used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Thy mother was a piece of virtue, and She said--Thou wert my daughter; and thy father Was duke of Milan; and his only heir A princess;--no worse issued."
not being in a specified place
From this reading _Tempest._ My uncle Ro and myself had been travelling together in the East, and had been absent from home fully five years, when we reached Paris.
AlgiersnounUS /ælˈdʒɪrz/
an ancient port on the Mediterranean; the capital and largest city of Algeria
From this reading For eighteen months neither of us had seen a line from America, when we drove through the barriers, on our way from Egypt, via Algiers, Marseilles, and Lyons.
(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 Not once, in all that time, had we crossed our own track, in a way to enable us to pick up a straggling letter; and all our previous precautions to have the epistles meet us at different bankers in Italy, Turkey, and Malta, were thrown away.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading My uncle was an old traveller--I might almost say, an old resident--in Europe; for he had passed no less than twenty years of his fifty-nine off the American continent.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading For eighteen months neither of us had seen a line from America, when we drove through the barriers, on our way from Egypt, via Algiers, Marseilles, and Lyons.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading My uncle was an old traveller--I might almost say, an old resident--in Europe; for he had passed no less than twenty years of his fifty-nine off the American continent.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading My uncle was an old traveller--I might almost say, an old resident--in Europe; for he had passed no less than twenty years of his fifty-nine off the American continent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Thy mother was a piece of virtue, and She said--Thou wert my daughter; and thy father Was duke of Milan; and his only heir A princess;--no worse issued."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Not once, in all that time, had we crossed our own track, in a way to enable us to pick up a straggling letter; and all our previous precautions to have the epistles meet us at different bankers in Italy, Turkey, and Malta, were thrown away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Not once, in all that time, had we crossed our own track, in a way to enable us to pick up a straggling letter; and all our previous precautions to have the epistles meet us at different bankers in Italy, Turkey, and Malta, were thrown away.
bankersnounUS /ˈbæŋkərz/
plural of “banker” — a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
From this reading Not once, in all that time, had we crossed our own track, in a way to enable us to pick up a straggling letter; and all our previous precautions to have the epistles meet us at different bankers in Italy, Turkey, and Malta, were thrown away.
barriersnounUS /ˈbæriərz/
plural of “barrier” — a structure or object that impedes free movement
From this reading For eighteen months neither of us had seen a line from America, when we drove through the barriers, on our way from Egypt, via Algiers, Marseilles, and Lyons.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Tempest._ My uncle Ro and myself had been travelling together in the East, and had been absent from home fully five years, when we reached Paris.
continentnounUS /ˈkɑːntənənt/
one of the large landmasses of the earth
From this reading My uncle was an old traveller--I might almost say, an old resident--in Europe; for he had passed no less than twenty years of his fifty-nine off the American continent.
placed crosswise
From this reading Not once, in all that time, had we crossed our own track, in a way to enable us to pick up a straggling letter; and all our previous precautions to have the epistles meet us at different bankers in Italy, Turkey, and Malta, were thrown away.
a female human offspring
From this reading "Thy mother was a piece of virtue, and She said--Thou wert my daughter; and thy father Was duke of Milan; and his only heir A princess;--no worse issued."
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Not once, in all that time, had we crossed our own track, in a way to enable us to pick up a straggling letter; and all our previous precautions to have the epistles meet us at different bankers in Italy, Turkey, and Malta, were thrown away.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading For eighteen months neither of us had seen a line from America, when we drove through the barriers, on our way from Egypt, via Algiers, Marseilles, and Lyons.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading "Thy mother was a piece of virtue, and She said--Thou wert my daughter; and thy father Was duke of Milan; and his only heir A princess;--no worse issued."
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading _Tempest._ My uncle Ro and myself had been travelling together in the East, and had been absent from home fully five years, when we reached Paris.
EgyptnounUS /ˈiːdʒəpt/
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
From this reading For eighteen months neither of us had seen a line from America, when we drove through the barriers, on our way from Egypt, via Algiers, Marseilles, and Lyons.
being one more than seventeen
From this reading For eighteen months neither of us had seen a line from America, when we drove through the barriers, on our way from Egypt, via Algiers, Marseilles, and Lyons.
enableverbUS /eˈneɪbəl/
render capable or able for some task
From this reading Not once, in all that time, had we crossed our own track, in a way to enable us to pick up a straggling letter; and all our previous precautions to have the epistles meet us at different bankers in Italy, Turkey, and Malta, were thrown away.
epistles
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From this reading Not once, in all that time, had we crossed our own track, in a way to enable us to pick up a straggling letter; and all our previous precautions to have the epistles meet us at different bankers in Italy, Turkey, and Malta, were thrown away.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading My uncle was an old traveller--I might almost say, an old resident--in Europe; for he had passed no less than twenty years of his fifty-nine off the American continent.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Thy mother was a piece of virtue, and She said--Thou wert my daughter; and thy father Was duke of Milan; and his only heir A princess;--no worse issued."
fifty-nineadjective
being nine more than fifty
From this reading My uncle was an old traveller--I might almost say, an old resident--in Europe; for he had passed no less than twenty years of his fifty-nine off the American continent.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading _Tempest._ My uncle Ro and myself had been travelling together in the East, and had been absent from home fully five years, when we reached Paris.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For eighteen months neither of us had seen a line from America, when we drove through the barriers, on our way from Egypt, via Algiers, Marseilles, and Lyons.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Tempest._ My uncle Ro and myself had been travelling together in the East, and had been absent from home fully five years, when we reached Paris.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading _Tempest._ My uncle Ro and myself had been travelling together in the East, and had been absent from home fully five years, when we reached Paris.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Tempest._ My uncle Ro and myself had been travelling together in the East, and had been absent from home fully five years, when we reached Paris.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Not once, in all that time, had we crossed our own track, in a way to enable us to pick up a straggling letter; and all our previous precautions to have the epistles meet us at different bankers in Italy, Turkey, and Malta, were thrown away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My uncle was an old traveller--I might almost say, an old resident--in Europe; for he had passed no less than twenty years of his fifty-nine off the American continent.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading "Thy mother was a piece of virtue, and She said--Thou wert my daughter; and thy father Was duke of Milan; and his only heir A princess;--no worse issued."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Thy mother was a piece of virtue, and She said--Thou wert my daughter; and thy father Was duke of Milan; and his only heir A princess;--no worse issued."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading _Tempest._ My uncle Ro and myself had been travelling together in the East, and had been absent from home fully five years, when we reached Paris.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My uncle was an old traveller--I might almost say, an old resident--in Europe; for he had passed no less than twenty years of his fifty-nine off the American continent.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Tempest._ My uncle Ro and myself had been travelling together in the East, and had been absent from home fully five years, when we reached Paris.
issuedverbUS /ˈɪʃuːd/
past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading "Thy mother was a piece of virtue, and She said--Thou wert my daughter; and thy father Was duke of Milan; and his only heir A princess;--no worse issued."
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading Not once, in all that time, had we crossed our own track, in a way to enable us to pick up a straggling letter; and all our previous precautions to have the epistles meet us at different bankers in Italy, Turkey, and Malta, were thrown away.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading My uncle was an old traveller--I might almost say, an old resident--in Europe; for he had passed no less than twenty years of his fifty-nine off the American continent.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Not once, in all that time, had we crossed our own track, in a way to enable us to pick up a straggling letter; and all our previous precautions to have the epistles meet us at different bankers in Italy, Turkey, and Malta, were thrown away.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading For eighteen months neither of us had seen a line from America, when we drove through the barriers, on our way from Egypt, via Algiers, Marseilles, and Lyons.
LyonsnounUS /ˈlaɪənz/
a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon
From this reading For eighteen months neither of us had seen a line from America, when we drove through the barriers, on our way from Egypt, via Algiers, Marseilles, and Lyons.
MaltanounUS /ˈmɔːltə/
a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
From this reading Not once, in all that time, had we crossed our own track, in a way to enable us to pick up a straggling letter; and all our previous precautions to have the epistles meet us at different bankers in Italy, Turkey, and Malta, were thrown away.
MarseillesnounUS /mɑːrˈsaɪləs/
a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
From this reading For eighteen months neither of us had seen a line from America, when we drove through the barriers, on our way from Egypt, via Algiers, Marseilles, and Lyons.
come together
From this reading Not once, in all that time, had we crossed our own track, in a way to enable us to pick up a straggling letter; and all our previous precautions to have the epistles meet us at different bankers in Italy, Turkey, and Malta, were thrown away.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading My uncle was an old traveller--I might almost say, an old resident--in Europe; for he had passed no less than twenty years of his fifty-nine off the American continent.
MilannounUS /məˈlɑːn/
the capital of Lombardy in northern Italy; has been an international center of trade and industry since the Middle Ages
From this reading "Thy mother was a piece of virtue, and She said--Thou wert my daughter; and thy father Was duke of Milan; and his only heir A princess;--no worse issued."
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading For eighteen months neither of us had seen a line from America, when we drove through the barriers, on our way from Egypt, via Algiers, Marseilles, and Lyons.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Thy mother was a piece of virtue, and She said--Thou wert my daughter; and thy father Was duke of Milan; and his only heir A princess;--no worse issued."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Thy mother was a piece of virtue, and She said--Thou wert my daughter; and thy father Was duke of Milan; and his only heir A princess;--no worse issued."
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading _Tempest._ My uncle Ro and myself had been travelling together in the East, and had been absent from home fully five years, when we reached Paris.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading For eighteen months neither of us had seen a line from America, when we drove through the barriers, on our way from Egypt, via Algiers, Marseilles, and Lyons.
not any; not one
From this reading "Thy mother was a piece of virtue, and She said--Thou wert my daughter; and thy father Was duke of Milan; and his only heir A princess;--no worse issued."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not once, in all that time, had we crossed our own track, in a way to enable us to pick up a straggling letter; and all our previous precautions to have the epistles meet us at different bankers in Italy, Turkey, and Malta, were thrown away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Thy mother was a piece of virtue, and She said--Thou wert my daughter; and thy father Was duke of Milan; and his only heir A princess;--no worse issued."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading My uncle was an old traveller--I might almost say, an old resident--in Europe; for he had passed no less than twenty years of his fifty-nine off the American continent.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading My uncle was an old traveller--I might almost say, an old resident--in Europe; for he had passed no less than twenty years of his fifty-nine off the American continent.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For eighteen months neither of us had seen a line from America, when we drove through the barriers, on our way from Egypt, via Algiers, Marseilles, and Lyons.
on one occasion
From this reading Not once, in all that time, had we crossed our own track, in a way to enable us to pick up a straggling letter; and all our previous precautions to have the epistles meet us at different bankers in Italy, Turkey, and Malta, were thrown away.
and nothing more
From this reading "Thy mother was a piece of virtue, and She said--Thou wert my daughter; and thy father Was duke of Milan; and his only heir A princess;--no worse issued."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading For eighteen months neither of us had seen a line from America, when we drove through the barriers, on our way from Egypt, via Algiers, Marseilles, and Lyons.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Not once, in all that time, had we crossed our own track, in a way to enable us to pick up a straggling letter; and all our previous precautions to have the epistles meet us at different bankers in Italy, Turkey, and Malta, were thrown away.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading _Tempest._ My uncle Ro and myself had been travelling together in the East, and had been absent from home fully five years, when we reached Paris.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading My uncle was an old traveller--I might almost say, an old resident--in Europe; for he had passed no less than twenty years of his fifty-nine off the American continent.
select carefully from a group
From this reading Not once, in all that time, had we crossed our own track, in a way to enable us to pick up a straggling letter; and all our previous precautions to have the epistles meet us at different bankers in Italy, Turkey, and Malta, were thrown away.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading "Thy mother was a piece of virtue, and She said--Thou wert my daughter; and thy father Was duke of Milan; and his only heir A princess;--no worse issued."
precautionsnounUS /priˈkɔːʃənz/
plural of “precaution” — a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
From this reading Not once, in all that time, had we crossed our own track, in a way to enable us to pick up a straggling letter; and all our previous precautions to have the epistles meet us at different bankers in Italy, Turkey, and Malta, were thrown away.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading Not once, in all that time, had we crossed our own track, in a way to enable us to pick up a straggling letter; and all our previous precautions to have the epistles meet us at different bankers in Italy, Turkey, and Malta, were thrown away.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading "Thy mother was a piece of virtue, and She said--Thou wert my daughter; and thy father Was duke of Milan; and his only heir A princess;--no worse issued."
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading _Tempest._ My uncle Ro and myself had been travelling together in the East, and had been absent from home fully five years, when we reached Paris.
residentadjectiveUS /ˈrezɪdənt/
living in a particular place
From this reading My uncle was an old traveller--I might almost say, an old resident--in Europe; for he had passed no less than twenty years of his fifty-nine off the American continent.
RonounUS /roʊ/
an artificial language for international use that rejects all existing words and is based instead on an abstract analysis of ideas
From this reading _Tempest._ My uncle Ro and myself had been travelling together in the East, and had been absent from home fully five years, when we reached Paris.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Thy mother was a piece of virtue, and She said--Thou wert my daughter; and thy father Was duke of Milan; and his only heir A princess;--no worse issued."
express in words
From this reading My uncle was an old traveller--I might almost say, an old resident--in Europe; for he had passed no less than twenty years of his fifty-nine off the American continent.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading For eighteen months neither of us had seen a line from America, when we drove through the barriers, on our way from Egypt, via Algiers, Marseilles, and Lyons.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Thy mother was a piece of virtue, and She said--Thou wert my daughter; and thy father Was duke of Milan; and his only heir A princess;--no worse issued."
stragglingadjective
spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly
From this reading Not once, in all that time, had we crossed our own track, in a way to enable us to pick up a straggling letter; and all our previous precautions to have the epistles meet us at different bankers in Italy, Turkey, and Malta, were thrown away.
TempestnounUS /ˈtempəst/
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading _Tempest._ My uncle Ro and myself had been travelling together in the East, and had been absent from home fully five years, when we reached Paris.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading My uncle was an old traveller--I might almost say, an old resident--in Europe; for he had passed no less than twenty years of his fifty-nine off the American continent.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not once, in all that time, had we crossed our own track, in a way to enable us to pick up a straggling letter; and all our previous precautions to have the epistles meet us at different bankers in Italy, Turkey, and Malta, were thrown away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Tempest._ My uncle Ro and myself had been travelling together in the East, and had been absent from home fully five years, when we reached Paris.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thy mother was a piece of virtue, and She said--Thou wert my daughter; and thy father Was duke of Milan; and his only heir A princess;--no worse issued."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading For eighteen months neither of us had seen a line from America, when we drove through the barriers, on our way from Egypt, via Algiers, Marseilles, and Lyons.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading Not once, in all that time, had we crossed our own track, in a way to enable us to pick up a straggling letter; and all our previous precautions to have the epistles meet us at different bankers in Italy, Turkey, and Malta, were thrown away.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thy mother was a piece of virtue, and She said--Thou wert my daughter; and thy father Was duke of Milan; and his only heir A princess;--no worse issued."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Not once, in all that time, had we crossed our own track, in a way to enable us to pick up a straggling letter; and all our previous precautions to have the epistles meet us at different bankers in Italy, Turkey, and Malta, were thrown away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not once, in all that time, had we crossed our own track, in a way to enable us to pick up a straggling letter; and all our previous precautions to have the epistles meet us at different bankers in Italy, Turkey, and Malta, were thrown away.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading _Tempest._ My uncle Ro and myself had been travelling together in the East, and had been absent from home fully five years, when we reached Paris.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading Not once, in all that time, had we crossed our own track, in a way to enable us to pick up a straggling letter; and all our previous precautions to have the epistles meet us at different bankers in Italy, Turkey, and Malta, were thrown away.
travellernounUS /ˈtrævələr/
a person who changes location
From this reading My uncle was an old traveller--I might almost say, an old resident--in Europe; for he had passed no less than twenty years of his fifty-nine off the American continent.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading _Tempest._ My uncle Ro and myself had been travelling together in the East, and had been absent from home fully five years, when we reached Paris.
TurkeynounUS /ˈtɜːrki/
large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
From this reading Not once, in all that time, had we crossed our own track, in a way to enable us to pick up a straggling letter; and all our previous precautions to have the epistles meet us at different bankers in Italy, Turkey, and Malta, were thrown away.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading My uncle was an old traveller--I might almost say, an old resident--in Europe; for he had passed no less than twenty years of his fifty-nine off the American continent.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading _Tempest._ My uncle Ro and myself had been travelling together in the East, and had been absent from home fully five years, when we reached Paris.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Not once, in all that time, had we crossed our own track, in a way to enable us to pick up a straggling letter; and all our previous precautions to have the epistles meet us at different bankers in Italy, Turkey, and Malta, were thrown away.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For eighteen months neither of us had seen a line from America, when we drove through the barriers, on our way from Egypt, via Algiers, Marseilles, and Lyons.
viaprepositionUS /ˈvaɪə/
by way of; passing through
From this reading For eighteen months neither of us had seen a line from America, when we drove through the barriers, on our way from Egypt, via Algiers, Marseilles, and Lyons.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading "Thy mother was a piece of virtue, and She said--Thou wert my daughter; and thy father Was duke of Milan; and his only heir A princess;--no worse issued."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Thy mother was a piece of virtue, and She said--Thou wert my daughter; and thy father Was duke of Milan; and his only heir A princess;--no worse issued."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading For eighteen months neither of us had seen a line from America, when we drove through the barriers, on our way from Egypt, via Algiers, Marseilles, and Lyons.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Tempest._ My uncle Ro and myself had been travelling together in the East, and had been absent from home fully five years, when we reached Paris.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Not once, in all that time, had we crossed our own track, in a way to enable us to pick up a straggling letter; and all our previous precautions to have the epistles meet us at different bankers in Italy, Turkey, and Malta, were thrown away.
wertauxiliary verbUS /wɜːrt/
an old form of “were”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Thy mother was a piece of virtue, and She said--Thou wert my daughter; and thy father Was duke of Milan; and his only heir A princess;--no worse issued."
at the time that
From this reading _Tempest._ My uncle Ro and myself had been travelling together in the East, and had been absent from home fully five years, when we reached Paris.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading "Thy mother was a piece of virtue, and She said--Thou wert my daughter; and thy father Was duke of Milan; and his only heir A princess;--no worse issued."
a late time of life
From this reading _Tempest._ My uncle Ro and myself had been travelling together in the East, and had been absent from home fully five years, when we reached Paris.
