used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a long time they heard Monte-Cristo and his men in hot pursuit of them, but the sound, growing fainter and fainter, had finally ceased.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Maldar and his Khouan followers had reached the desert with their captive.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Sultan concluded that the Count had been misled by some fancied indication and had taken a wrong direction.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For a long time they heard Monte-Cristo and his men in hot pursuit of them, but the sound, growing fainter and fainter, had finally ceased.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Sultan concluded that the Count had been misled by some fancied indication and had taken a wrong direction.
captivenounUS /ˈkæptɪv/
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Maldar and his Khouan followers had reached the desert with their captive.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading For a long time they heard Monte-Cristo and his men in hot pursuit of them, but the sound, growing fainter and fainter, had finally ceased.
something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading He therefore gave himself no further concern in regard to him.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading The Sultan concluded that the Count had been misled by some fancied indication and had taken a wrong direction.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading THE COUNT OF MONTE-CRISTO.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading Maldar and his Khouan followers had reached the desert with their captive.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading The Sultan concluded that the Count had been misled by some fancied indication and had taken a wrong direction.
fainteradjectiveUS /ˈfeɪntər/
comparative of “faint” — deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading For a long time they heard Monte-Cristo and his men in hot pursuit of them, but the sound, growing fainter and fainter, had finally ceased.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading The Sultan concluded that the Count had been misled by some fancied indication and had taken a wrong direction.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading For a long time they heard Monte-Cristo and his men in hot pursuit of them, but the sound, growing fainter and fainter, had finally ceased.
followersnounUS /ˈfɑːloʊərz/
a group of followers or enthusiasts
From this reading Maldar and his Khouan followers had reached the desert with their captive.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a long time they heard Monte-Cristo and his men in hot pursuit of them, but the sound, growing fainter and fainter, had finally ceased.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading He therefore gave himself no further concern in regard to him.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He therefore gave himself no further concern in regard to him.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading For a long time they heard Monte-Cristo and his men in hot pursuit of them, but the sound, growing fainter and fainter, had finally ceased.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Maldar and his Khouan followers had reached the desert with their captive.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He therefore gave himself no further concern in regard to him.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading For a long time they heard Monte-Cristo and his men in hot pursuit of them, but the sound, growing fainter and fainter, had finally ceased.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He therefore gave himself no further concern in regard to him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He therefore gave himself no further concern in regard to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Maldar and his Khouan followers had reached the desert with their captive.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading For a long time they heard Monte-Cristo and his men in hot pursuit of them, but the sound, growing fainter and fainter, had finally ceased.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a long time they heard Monte-Cristo and his men in hot pursuit of them, but the sound, growing fainter and fainter, had finally ceased.
indicationnounUS /ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən/
something that serves to indicate or suggest
From this reading The Sultan concluded that the Count had been misled by some fancied indication and had taken a wrong direction.
Khouan
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From this reading Maldar and his Khouan followers had reached the desert with their captive.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading For a long time they heard Monte-Cristo and his men in hot pursuit of them, but the sound, growing fainter and fainter, had finally ceased.
Maldar
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From this reading Maldar and his Khouan followers had reached the desert with their captive.
the force of workers available
From this reading For a long time they heard Monte-Cristo and his men in hot pursuit of them, but the sound, growing fainter and fainter, had finally ceased.
misledverbUS /mɪˈsled/
inflected form of “mislead” — lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
From this reading The Sultan concluded that the Count had been misled by some fancied indication and had taken a wrong direction.
MONTE-CRISTO
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From this reading THE COUNT OF MONTE-CRISTO.
not any; not one
From this reading He therefore gave himself no further concern in regard to him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COUNT OF MONTE-CRISTO.
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading For a long time they heard Monte-Cristo and his men in hot pursuit of them, but the sound, growing fainter and fainter, had finally ceased.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Maldar and his Khouan followers had reached the desert with their captive.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading He therefore gave himself no further concern in regard to him.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The Sultan concluded that the Count had been misled by some fancied indication and had taken a wrong direction.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading For a long time they heard Monte-Cristo and his men in hot pursuit of them, but the sound, growing fainter and fainter, had finally ceased.
SultannounUS /ˈsʌl.tən/
A noble monarch or supreme sovereign ruler of an Islamic country or empire.
From this reading The Sultan concluded that the Count had been misled by some fancied indication and had taken a wrong direction.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The Sultan concluded that the Count had been misled by some fancied indication and had taken a wrong direction.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Sultan concluded that the Count had been misled by some fancied indication and had taken a wrong direction.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COUNT OF MONTE-CRISTO.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Maldar and his Khouan followers had reached the desert with their captive.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For a long time they heard Monte-Cristo and his men in hot pursuit of them, but the sound, growing fainter and fainter, had finally ceased.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading He therefore gave himself no further concern in regard to him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a long time they heard Monte-Cristo and his men in hot pursuit of them, but the sound, growing fainter and fainter, had finally ceased.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For a long time they heard Monte-Cristo and his men in hot pursuit of them, but the sound, growing fainter and fainter, had finally ceased.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He therefore gave himself no further concern in regard to him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Maldar and his Khouan followers had reached the desert with their captive.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading The Sultan concluded that the Count had been misled by some fancied indication and had taken a wrong direction.
