used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When she chose to ride a horse, the captain knelt that she might place one small foot on his knee and thence leap into the saddle.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He had to be severe in denying some the right to stand guard around her tent as she slept, since all could not do so.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB Captain Mardux and his troopers felt themselves highly honored as escorts of the highest born and most beautiful woman in the world, when they departed from Persepolis with the Princess Athura.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He had to be severe in denying some the right to stand guard around her tent as she slept, since all could not do so.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB Captain Mardux and his troopers felt themselves highly honored as escorts of the highest born and most beautiful woman in the world, when they departed from Persepolis with the Princess Athura.
Athura
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From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB Captain Mardux and his troopers felt themselves highly honored as escorts of the highest born and most beautiful woman in the world, when they departed from Persepolis with the Princess Athura.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When she chose to ride in a litter, the captain had difficulty in choosing from the many volunteers those who should be carriers.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB Captain Mardux and his troopers felt themselves highly honored as escorts of the highest born and most beautiful woman in the world, when they departed from Persepolis with the Princess Athura.
brought into existence
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB Captain Mardux and his troopers felt themselves highly honored as escorts of the highest born and most beautiful woman in the world, when they departed from Persepolis with the Princess Athura.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB Captain Mardux and his troopers felt themselves highly honored as escorts of the highest born and most beautiful woman in the world, when they departed from Persepolis with the Princess Athura.
carriersnounUS /ˈkæriərz/
plural of “carrier” — someone whose employment involves carrying something
From this reading When she chose to ride in a litter, the captain had difficulty in choosing from the many volunteers those who should be carriers.
choosingverbUS /ˈtʃuːzɪŋ/
-ing form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading When she chose to ride in a litter, the captain had difficulty in choosing from the many volunteers those who should be carriers.
inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading When she chose to ride a horse, the captain knelt that she might place one small foot on his knee and thence leap into the saddle.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had to be severe in denying some the right to stand guard around her tent as she slept, since all could not do so.
deemedverbUS /diːmd/
past form of “deem” — keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
From this reading These hard-fisted, hard-riding sons of Persia deemed themselves guardians of a goddess; and all of them were her devotees.
denyingverbUS /dɪˈnaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading He had to be severe in denying some the right to stand guard around her tent as she slept, since all could not do so.
well in the past; former
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB Captain Mardux and his troopers felt themselves highly honored as escorts of the highest born and most beautiful woman in the world, when they departed from Persepolis with the Princess Athura.
devoteesnounUS /ˈdevəˈtiːz/
plural of “devotee” — an ardent follower and admirer
From this reading These hard-fisted, hard-riding sons of Persia deemed themselves guardians of a goddess; and all of them were her devotees.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading When she chose to ride in a litter, the captain had difficulty in choosing from the many volunteers those who should be carriers.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He had to be severe in denying some the right to stand guard around her tent as she slept, since all could not do so.
escortsnounUS /ˈeskɔːrts/
plural of “escort” — someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB Captain Mardux and his troopers felt themselves highly honored as escorts of the highest born and most beautiful woman in the world, when they departed from Persepolis with the Princess Athura.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB Captain Mardux and his troopers felt themselves highly honored as escorts of the highest born and most beautiful woman in the world, when they departed from Persepolis with the Princess Athura.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading When she chose to ride a horse, the captain knelt that she might place one small foot on his knee and thence leap into the saddle.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB Captain Mardux and his troopers felt themselves highly honored as escorts of the highest born and most beautiful woman in the world, when they departed from Persepolis with the Princess Athura.
goddessnounUS /ˈɡɑːdəs/
a female deity
From this reading These hard-fisted, hard-riding sons of Persia deemed themselves guardians of a goddess; and all of them were her devotees.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading He had to be severe in denying some the right to stand guard around her tent as she slept, since all could not do so.
guardiansnounUS /ˈɡɑːrdiənz/
plural of “guardian” — a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading These hard-fisted, hard-riding sons of Persia deemed themselves guardians of a goddess; and all of them were her devotees.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When she chose to ride in a litter, the captain had difficulty in choosing from the many volunteers those who should be carriers.
hard-fisted
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From this reading These hard-fisted, hard-riding sons of Persia deemed themselves guardians of a goddess; and all of them were her devotees.
hard-riding
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From this reading These hard-fisted, hard-riding sons of Persia deemed themselves guardians of a goddess; and all of them were her devotees.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had to be severe in denying some the right to stand guard around her tent as she slept, since all could not do so.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had to be severe in denying some the right to stand guard around her tent as she slept, since all could not do so.
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB Captain Mardux and his troopers felt themselves highly honored as escorts of the highest born and most beautiful woman in the world, when they departed from Persepolis with the Princess Athura.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB Captain Mardux and his troopers felt themselves highly honored as escorts of the highest born and most beautiful woman in the world, when they departed from Persepolis with the Princess Athura.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB Captain Mardux and his troopers felt themselves highly honored as escorts of the highest born and most beautiful woman in the world, when they departed from Persepolis with the Princess Athura.
honoredadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnərd/
having an illustrious reputation; respected
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB Captain Mardux and his troopers felt themselves highly honored as escorts of the highest born and most beautiful woman in the world, when they departed from Persepolis with the Princess Athura.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading When she chose to ride a horse, the captain knelt that she might place one small foot on his knee and thence leap into the saddle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB Captain Mardux and his troopers felt themselves highly honored as escorts of the highest born and most beautiful woman in the world, when they departed from Persepolis with the Princess Athura.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When she chose to ride a horse, the captain knelt that she might place one small foot on his knee and thence leap into the saddle.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading When she chose to ride a horse, the captain knelt that she might place one small foot on his knee and thence leap into the saddle.
kneltverbUS /nelt/
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading When she chose to ride a horse, the captain knelt that she might place one small foot on his knee and thence leap into the saddle.
leapnounUS /liːp/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading When she chose to ride a horse, the captain knelt that she might place one small foot on his knee and thence leap into the saddle.
litternounUS /ˈlɪtər/
the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
From this reading When she chose to ride in a litter, the captain had difficulty in choosing from the many volunteers those who should be carriers.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading When she chose to ride in a litter, the captain had difficulty in choosing from the many volunteers those who should be carriers.
Mardux
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From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB Captain Mardux and his troopers felt themselves highly honored as escorts of the highest born and most beautiful woman in the world, when they departed from Persepolis with the Princess Athura.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading When she chose to ride a horse, the captain knelt that she might place one small foot on his knee and thence leap into the saddle.
used to form the superlative
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB Captain Mardux and his troopers felt themselves highly honored as escorts of the highest born and most beautiful woman in the world, when they departed from Persepolis with the Princess Athura.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had to be severe in denying some the right to stand guard around her tent as she slept, since all could not do so.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB Captain Mardux and his troopers felt themselves highly honored as escorts of the highest born and most beautiful woman in the world, when they departed from Persepolis with the Princess Athura.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When she chose to ride a horse, the captain knelt that she might place one small foot on his knee and thence leap into the saddle.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When she chose to ride a horse, the captain knelt that she might place one small foot on his knee and thence leap into the saddle.
PersepolisnounUS /pərˈsepələs/
an ancient city that was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire; now in ruins
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB Captain Mardux and his troopers felt themselves highly honored as escorts of the highest born and most beautiful woman in the world, when they departed from Persepolis with the Princess Athura.
PersianounUS /ˈpɜːrʒə/
an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC
From this reading These hard-fisted, hard-riding sons of Persia deemed themselves guardians of a goddess; and all of them were her devotees.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading When she chose to ride a horse, the captain knelt that she might place one small foot on his knee and thence leap into the saddle.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB Captain Mardux and his troopers felt themselves highly honored as escorts of the highest born and most beautiful woman in the world, when they departed from Persepolis with the Princess Athura.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading When she chose to ride a horse, the captain knelt that she might place one small foot on his knee and thence leap into the saddle.
precisely, exactly
From this reading He had to be severe in denying some the right to stand guard around her tent as she slept, since all could not do so.
put a saddle on
From this reading When she chose to ride a horse, the captain knelt that she might place one small foot on his knee and thence leap into the saddle.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading He had to be severe in denying some the right to stand guard around her tent as she slept, since all could not do so.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she chose to ride a horse, the captain knelt that she might place one small foot on his knee and thence leap into the saddle.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading When she chose to ride in a litter, the captain had difficulty in choosing from the many volunteers those who should be carriers.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He had to be severe in denying some the right to stand guard around her tent as she slept, since all could not do so.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading He had to be severe in denying some the right to stand guard around her tent as she slept, since all could not do so.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When she chose to ride a horse, the captain knelt that she might place one small foot on his knee and thence leap into the saddle.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had to be severe in denying some the right to stand guard around her tent as she slept, since all could not do so.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He had to be severe in denying some the right to stand guard around her tent as she slept, since all could not do so.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading These hard-fisted, hard-riding sons of Persia deemed themselves guardians of a goddess; and all of them were her devotees.
SPIDER'S
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From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB Captain Mardux and his troopers felt themselves highly honored as escorts of the highest born and most beautiful woman in the world, when they departed from Persepolis with the Princess Athura.
be standing; be upright
From this reading He had to be severe in denying some the right to stand guard around her tent as she slept, since all could not do so.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading He had to be severe in denying some the right to stand guard around her tent as she slept, since all could not do so.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When she chose to ride a horse, the captain knelt that she might place one small foot on his knee and thence leap into the saddle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB Captain Mardux and his troopers felt themselves highly honored as escorts of the highest born and most beautiful woman in the world, when they departed from Persepolis with the Princess Athura.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading These hard-fisted, hard-riding sons of Persia deemed themselves guardians of a goddess; and all of them were her devotees.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB Captain Mardux and his troopers felt themselves highly honored as escorts of the highest born and most beautiful woman in the world, when they departed from Persepolis with the Princess Athura.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading When she chose to ride a horse, the captain knelt that she might place one small foot on his knee and thence leap into the saddle.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These hard-fisted, hard-riding sons of Persia deemed themselves guardians of a goddess; and all of them were her devotees.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB Captain Mardux and his troopers felt themselves highly honored as escorts of the highest born and most beautiful woman in the world, when they departed from Persepolis with the Princess Athura.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading When she chose to ride in a litter, the captain had difficulty in choosing from the many volunteers those who should be carriers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When she chose to ride a horse, the captain knelt that she might place one small foot on his knee and thence leap into the saddle.
troopersnounUS /ˈtruːpərz/
plural of “trooper” — a soldier in a motorized army unit
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB Captain Mardux and his troopers felt themselves highly honored as escorts of the highest born and most beautiful woman in the world, when they departed from Persepolis with the Princess Athura.
volunteersnounUS /ˌvɑːlənˈtɪrz/
plural of “volunteer” — (military) a person who freely enlists for service
From this reading When she chose to ride in a litter, the captain had difficulty in choosing from the many volunteers those who should be carriers.
WEBnounUS /web/
an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB Captain Mardux and his troopers felt themselves highly honored as escorts of the highest born and most beautiful woman in the world, when they departed from Persepolis with the Princess Athura.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These hard-fisted, hard-riding sons of Persia deemed themselves guardians of a goddess; and all of them were her devotees.
at the time that
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB Captain Mardux and his troopers felt themselves highly honored as escorts of the highest born and most beautiful woman in the world, when they departed from Persepolis with the Princess Athura.
which person or people
From this reading When she chose to ride in a litter, the captain had difficulty in choosing from the many volunteers those who should be carriers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB Captain Mardux and his troopers felt themselves highly honored as escorts of the highest born and most beautiful woman in the world, when they departed from Persepolis with the Princess Athura.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB Captain Mardux and his troopers felt themselves highly honored as escorts of the highest born and most beautiful woman in the world, when they departed from Persepolis with the Princess Athura.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading THE SPIDER’S WEB Captain Mardux and his troopers felt themselves highly honored as escorts of the highest born and most beautiful woman in the world, when they departed from Persepolis with the Princess Athura.
