used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AT THE KING'S COMMAND Bivens's plan would have gone through without a hitch but for one thing.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading He had overlooked the fact that the Kingdom of Mammon in America has a king and that the present ruler is very much alive.
ambitiousadjectiveUS /æmˈbɪʃəs/
having a strong desire for success or achievement
From this reading A man of few words, of iron will, of fiery temper, of keen intellect, proud, ambitious, resourceful, bold, successful, a giant in physique, and a giant in personality.
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 He had overlooked the fact that the Kingdom of Mammon in America has a king and that the present ruler is very much alive.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He moves among men with the conscious tread of royalty, thinks big thoughts and does big deeds as quietly and effectively as small men do small ones, and then moves on to greater tasks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had overlooked the fact that the Kingdom of Mammon in America has a king and that the present ruler is very much alive.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This king has never been officially crowned and his laws are unwritten, but his rule is none the less real, and he is by far the most potent monarch Wall Street has ever known.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He moves among men with the conscious tread of royalty, thinks big thoughts and does big deeds as quietly and effectively as small men do small ones, and then moves on to greater tasks.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE KING'S COMMAND Bivens's plan would have gone through without a hitch but for one thing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This king has never been officially crowned and his laws are unwritten, but his rule is none the less real, and he is by far the most potent monarch Wall Street has ever known.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He moves among men with the conscious tread of royalty, thinks big thoughts and does big deeds as quietly and effectively as small men do small ones, and then moves on to greater tasks.
Bivens's
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From this reading AT THE KING'S COMMAND Bivens's plan would have gone through without a hitch but for one thing.
fearless and daring
From this reading A man of few words, of iron will, of fiery temper, of keen intellect, proud, ambitious, resourceful, bold, successful, a giant in physique, and a giant in personality.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading AT THE KING'S COMMAND Bivens's plan would have gone through without a hitch but for one thing.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This king has never been officially crowned and his laws are unwritten, but his rule is none the less real, and he is by far the most potent monarch Wall Street has ever known.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading AT THE KING'S COMMAND Bivens's plan would have gone through without a hitch but for one thing.
intentionally conceived
From this reading He moves among men with the conscious tread of royalty, thinks big thoughts and does big deeds as quietly and effectively as small men do small ones, and then moves on to greater tasks.
crownedadjectiveUS /kraʊnd/
having an (artificial) crown on a tooth
From this reading This king has never been officially crowned and his laws are unwritten, but his rule is none the less real, and he is by far the most potent monarch Wall Street has ever known.
performance of moral or religious acts
From this reading He moves among men with the conscious tread of royalty, thinks big thoughts and does big deeds as quietly and effectively as small men do small ones, and then moves on to greater tasks.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He moves among men with the conscious tread of royalty, thinks big thoughts and does big deeds as quietly and effectively as small men do small ones, and then moves on to greater tasks.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He moves among men with the conscious tread of royalty, thinks big thoughts and does big deeds as quietly and effectively as small men do small ones, and then moves on to greater tasks.
effectivelyadverbUS /ɪˈfektɪvli/
in an effective manner
From this reading He moves among men with the conscious tread of royalty, thinks big thoughts and does big deeds as quietly and effectively as small men do small ones, and then moves on to greater tasks.
at any time
From this reading This king has never been officially crowned and his laws are unwritten, but his rule is none the less real, and he is by far the most potent monarch Wall Street has ever known.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading He had overlooked the fact that the Kingdom of Mammon in America has a king and that the present ruler is very much alive.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading This king has never been officially crowned and his laws are unwritten, but his rule is none the less real, and he is by far the most potent monarch Wall Street has ever known.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A man of few words, of iron will, of fiery temper, of keen intellect, proud, ambitious, resourceful, bold, successful, a giant in physique, and a giant in personality.
fieryadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪəri/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading A man of few words, of iron will, of fiery temper, of keen intellect, proud, ambitious, resourceful, bold, successful, a giant in physique, and a giant in personality.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AT THE KING'S COMMAND Bivens's plan would have gone through without a hitch but for one thing.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading A man of few words, of iron will, of fiery temper, of keen intellect, proud, ambitious, resourceful, bold, successful, a giant in physique, and a giant in personality.
destroyed or killed
From this reading AT THE KING'S COMMAND Bivens's plan would have gone through without a hitch but for one thing.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading He moves among men with the conscious tread of royalty, thinks big thoughts and does big deeds as quietly and effectively as small men do small ones, and then moves on to greater tasks.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had overlooked the fact that the Kingdom of Mammon in America has a king and that the present ruler is very much alive.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had overlooked the fact that the Kingdom of Mammon in America has a king and that the present ruler is very much alive.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading AT THE KING'S COMMAND Bivens's plan would have gone through without a hitch but for one thing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had overlooked the fact that the Kingdom of Mammon in America has a king and that the present ruler is very much alive.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This king has never been officially crowned and his laws are unwritten, but his rule is none the less real, and he is by far the most potent monarch Wall Street has ever known.
hitchverbUS /hɪtʃ/
to hook or entangle
From this reading AT THE KING'S COMMAND Bivens's plan would have gone through without a hitch but for one thing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had overlooked the fact that the Kingdom of Mammon in America has a king and that the present ruler is very much alive.
intellectnounUS /ˈɪntəlekt/
knowledge and intellectual ability
From this reading A man of few words, of iron will, of fiery temper, of keen intellect, proud, ambitious, resourceful, bold, successful, a giant in physique, and a giant in personality.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading A man of few words, of iron will, of fiery temper, of keen intellect, proud, ambitious, resourceful, bold, successful, a giant in physique, and a giant in personality.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had overlooked the fact that the Kingdom of Mammon in America has a king and that the present ruler is very much alive.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading A man of few words, of iron will, of fiery temper, of keen intellect, proud, ambitious, resourceful, bold, successful, a giant in physique, and a giant in personality.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading He had overlooked the fact that the Kingdom of Mammon in America has a king and that the present ruler is very much alive.
KING'SnounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading AT THE KING'S COMMAND Bivens's plan would have gone through without a hitch but for one thing.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading He had overlooked the fact that the Kingdom of Mammon in America has a king and that the present ruler is very much alive.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading This king has never been officially crowned and his laws are unwritten, but his rule is none the less real, and he is by far the most potent monarch Wall Street has ever known.
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading This king has never been officially crowned and his laws are unwritten, but his rule is none the less real, and he is by far the most potent monarch Wall Street has ever known.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading This king has never been officially crowned and his laws are unwritten, but his rule is none the less real, and he is by far the most potent monarch Wall Street has ever known.
Mammonnoun
wealth regarded as an evil influence
From this reading He had overlooked the fact that the Kingdom of Mammon in America has a king and that the present ruler is very much alive.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A man of few words, of iron will, of fiery temper, of keen intellect, proud, ambitious, resourceful, bold, successful, a giant in physique, and a giant in personality.
the force of workers available
From this reading He moves among men with the conscious tread of royalty, thinks big thoughts and does big deeds as quietly and effectively as small men do small ones, and then moves on to greater tasks.
monarchnounUS /ˈmɑːnɑːrk/
a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
From this reading This king has never been officially crowned and his laws are unwritten, but his rule is none the less real, and he is by far the most potent monarch Wall Street has ever known.
used to form the superlative
From this reading This king has never been officially crowned and his laws are unwritten, but his rule is none the less real, and he is by far the most potent monarch Wall Street has ever known.
movesnounUS /muːvz/
plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something
From this reading He moves among men with the conscious tread of royalty, thinks big thoughts and does big deeds as quietly and effectively as small men do small ones, and then moves on to greater tasks.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He had overlooked the fact that the Kingdom of Mammon in America has a king and that the present ruler is very much alive.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading This king has never been officially crowned and his laws are unwritten, but his rule is none the less real, and he is by far the most potent monarch Wall Street has ever known.
not one, and not any
From this reading This king has never been officially crowned and his laws are unwritten, but his rule is none the less real, and he is by far the most potent monarch Wall Street has ever known.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had overlooked the fact that the Kingdom of Mammon in America has a king and that the present ruler is very much alive.
officiallyadverbUS /əˈfɪʃəli/
in an official role
From this reading This king has never been officially crowned and his laws are unwritten, but his rule is none the less real, and he is by far the most potent monarch Wall Street has ever known.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He moves among men with the conscious tread of royalty, thinks big thoughts and does big deeds as quietly and effectively as small men do small ones, and then moves on to greater tasks.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading AT THE KING'S COMMAND Bivens's plan would have gone through without a hitch but for one thing.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He moves among men with the conscious tread of royalty, thinks big thoughts and does big deeds as quietly and effectively as small men do small ones, and then moves on to greater tasks.
overlookedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərlʊkt/
not taken into account
From this reading He had overlooked the fact that the Kingdom of Mammon in America has a king and that the present ruler is very much alive.
personalitynounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈnælɪti/
the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
From this reading A man of few words, of iron will, of fiery temper, of keen intellect, proud, ambitious, resourceful, bold, successful, a giant in physique, and a giant in personality.
physiquenounUS /fəˈziːk/
constitution of the human body
From this reading A man of few words, of iron will, of fiery temper, of keen intellect, proud, ambitious, resourceful, bold, successful, a giant in physique, and a giant in personality.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading AT THE KING'S COMMAND Bivens's plan would have gone through without a hitch but for one thing.
potentadjectiveUS /ˈpoʊtənt/
having great influence
From this reading This king has never been officially crowned and his laws are unwritten, but his rule is none the less real, and he is by far the most potent monarch Wall Street has ever known.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He had overlooked the fact that the Kingdom of Mammon in America has a king and that the present ruler is very much alive.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading A man of few words, of iron will, of fiery temper, of keen intellect, proud, ambitious, resourceful, bold, successful, a giant in physique, and a giant in personality.
with low volume
From this reading He moves among men with the conscious tread of royalty, thinks big thoughts and does big deeds as quietly and effectively as small men do small ones, and then moves on to greater tasks.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading This king has never been officially crowned and his laws are unwritten, but his rule is none the less real, and he is by far the most potent monarch Wall Street has ever known.
resourcefuladjectiveUS /riˈsɔːrsfəl/
having inner resources; adroit or imaginative
From this reading A man of few words, of iron will, of fiery temper, of keen intellect, proud, ambitious, resourceful, bold, successful, a giant in physique, and a giant in personality.
royaltynounUS /ˈrɔɪəlti/
payment to the holder of a patent or copyright or resource for the right to use their property
From this reading He moves among men with the conscious tread of royalty, thinks big thoughts and does big deeds as quietly and effectively as small men do small ones, and then moves on to greater tasks.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading This king has never been officially crowned and his laws are unwritten, but his rule is none the less real, and he is by far the most potent monarch Wall Street has ever known.
rulernounUS /ˈruːlər/
a person who rules or commands
From this reading He had overlooked the fact that the Kingdom of Mammon in America has a king and that the present ruler is very much alive.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He moves among men with the conscious tread of royalty, thinks big thoughts and does big deeds as quietly and effectively as small men do small ones, and then moves on to greater tasks.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading This king has never been officially crowned and his laws are unwritten, but his rule is none the less real, and he is by far the most potent monarch Wall Street has ever known.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading A man of few words, of iron will, of fiery temper, of keen intellect, proud, ambitious, resourceful, bold, successful, a giant in physique, and a giant in personality.
tasksnounUS /tæsks/
plural of “task” — any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading He moves among men with the conscious tread of royalty, thinks big thoughts and does big deeds as quietly and effectively as small men do small ones, and then moves on to greater tasks.
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading A man of few words, of iron will, of fiery temper, of keen intellect, proud, ambitious, resourceful, bold, successful, a giant in physique, and a giant in personality.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had overlooked the fact that the Kingdom of Mammon in America has a king and that the present ruler is very much alive.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE KING'S COMMAND Bivens's plan would have gone through without a hitch but for one thing.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He moves among men with the conscious tread of royalty, thinks big thoughts and does big deeds as quietly and effectively as small men do small ones, and then moves on to greater tasks.
a special situation
From this reading AT THE KING'S COMMAND Bivens's plan would have gone through without a hitch but for one thing.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading He moves among men with the conscious tread of royalty, thinks big thoughts and does big deeds as quietly and effectively as small men do small ones, and then moves on to greater tasks.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This king has never been officially crowned and his laws are unwritten, but his rule is none the less real, and he is by far the most potent monarch Wall Street has ever known.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He moves among men with the conscious tread of royalty, thinks big thoughts and does big deeds as quietly and effectively as small men do small ones, and then moves on to greater tasks.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading AT THE KING'S COMMAND Bivens's plan would have gone through without a hitch but for one thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He moves among men with the conscious tread of royalty, thinks big thoughts and does big deeds as quietly and effectively as small men do small ones, and then moves on to greater tasks.
treadverbUS /tred/
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading He moves among men with the conscious tread of royalty, thinks big thoughts and does big deeds as quietly and effectively as small men do small ones, and then moves on to greater tasks.
unwrittenadjectiveUS /ənˈrɪtən/
based on custom rather than documentation
From this reading This king has never been officially crowned and his laws are unwritten, but his rule is none the less real, and he is by far the most potent monarch Wall Street has ever known.
precisely as stated
From this reading He had overlooked the fact that the Kingdom of Mammon in America has a king and that the present ruler is very much alive.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading This king has never been officially crowned and his laws are unwritten, but his rule is none the less real, and he is by far the most potent monarch Wall Street has ever known.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A man of few words, of iron will, of fiery temper, of keen intellect, proud, ambitious, resourceful, bold, successful, a giant in physique, and a giant in personality.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He moves among men with the conscious tread of royalty, thinks big thoughts and does big deeds as quietly and effectively as small men do small ones, and then moves on to greater tasks.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading AT THE KING'S COMMAND Bivens's plan would have gone through without a hitch but for one thing.
the words that are spoken
From this reading A man of few words, of iron will, of fiery temper, of keen intellect, proud, ambitious, resourceful, bold, successful, a giant in physique, and a giant in personality.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading AT THE KING'S COMMAND Bivens's plan would have gone through without a hitch but for one thing.
