used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It happened on a day, that three men came to the other side of the river, and stood there, so that the guards came to Alexander and told him of it, and he came to the bank over against them.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The river was very broad so that men could just see across it from one bank to another, and it was full of all manner of living beasts, crocodiles, scorpions, and snakes, so that men dare not swim in it nor drive in their horses.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It happened on a day, that three men came to the other side of the river, and stood there, so that the guards came to Alexander and told him of it, and he came to the bank over against them.
AlexandernounUS /ˌæləɡˈzændər/
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading It happened on a day, that three men came to the other side of the river, and stood there, so that the guards came to Alexander and told him of it, and he came to the bank over against them.
(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 The river was very broad so that men could just see across it from one bank to another, and it was full of all manner of living beasts, crocodiles, scorpions, and snakes, so that men dare not swim in it nor drive in their horses.
AMAZONSnounUS /ˈæməzɑːnz/
plural of “amazon” — a large strong and aggressive woman
From this reading LEARNT FROM THEM: AND OF THE COMING OF THE AMAZONS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LEARNT FROM THEM: AND OF THE COMING OF THE AMAZONS.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The river was very broad so that men could just see across it from one bank to another, and it was full of all manner of living beasts, crocodiles, scorpions, and snakes, so that men dare not swim in it nor drive in their horses.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Then the king bade one of his nobles ask them who they were, whence they came, and what was their wish; and they answered, “We be Brahmans, that never thought or did harm, and we bear a message from our lord Dindimus to the lord of this army, Sir Alexander of Greece.”
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading Now the tale tells that by this time the army was encamped near the great river of India, the river Ganges.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Then the king bade one of his nobles ask them who they were, whence they came, and what was their wish; and they answered, “We be Brahmans, that never thought or did harm, and we bear a message from our lord Dindimus to the lord of this army, Sir Alexander of Greece.”
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading Then the king bade one of his nobles ask them who they were, whence they came, and what was their wish; and they answered, “We be Brahmans, that never thought or did harm, and we bear a message from our lord Dindimus to the lord of this army, Sir Alexander of Greece.”
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading The river was very broad so that men could just see across it from one bank to another, and it was full of all manner of living beasts, crocodiles, scorpions, and snakes, so that men dare not swim in it nor drive in their horses.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then the king bade one of his nobles ask them who they were, whence they came, and what was their wish; and they answered, “We be Brahmans, that never thought or did harm, and we bear a message from our lord Dindimus to the lord of this army, Sir Alexander of Greece.”
have
From this reading Then the king bade one of his nobles ask them who they were, whence they came, and what was their wish; and they answered, “We be Brahmans, that never thought or did harm, and we bear a message from our lord Dindimus to the lord of this army, Sir Alexander of Greece.”
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The river was very broad so that men could just see across it from one bank to another, and it was full of all manner of living beasts, crocodiles, scorpions, and snakes, so that men dare not swim in it nor drive in their horses.
Brahmans
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the king bade one of his nobles ask them who they were, whence they came, and what was their wish; and they answered, “We be Brahmans, that never thought or did harm, and we bear a message from our lord Dindimus to the lord of this army, Sir Alexander of Greece.”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The river was very broad so that men could just see across it from one bank to another, and it was full of all manner of living beasts, crocodiles, scorpions, and snakes, so that men dare not swim in it nor drive in their horses.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now the tale tells that by this time the army was encamped near the great river of India, the river Ganges.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It happened on a day, that three men came to the other side of the river, and stood there, so that the guards came to Alexander and told him of it, and he came to the bank over against them.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading LEARNT FROM THEM: AND OF THE COMING OF THE AMAZONS.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The river was very broad so that men could just see across it from one bank to another, and it was full of all manner of living beasts, crocodiles, scorpions, and snakes, so that men dare not swim in it nor drive in their horses.
crocodilesnounUS /ˈkrɑːkədaɪlz/
plural of “crocodile” — large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters
From this reading The river was very broad so that men could just see across it from one bank to another, and it was full of all manner of living beasts, crocodiles, scorpions, and snakes, so that men dare not swim in it nor drive in their horses.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading The river was very broad so that men could just see across it from one bank to another, and it was full of all manner of living beasts, crocodiles, scorpions, and snakes, so that men dare not swim in it nor drive in their horses.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It happened on a day, that three men came to the other side of the river, and stood there, so that the guards came to Alexander and told him of it, and he came to the bank over against them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Then the king bade one of his nobles ask them who they were, whence they came, and what was their wish; and they answered, “We be Brahmans, that never thought or did harm, and we bear a message from our lord Dindimus to the lord of this army, Sir Alexander of Greece.”
Dindimus
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the king bade one of his nobles ask them who they were, whence they came, and what was their wish; and they answered, “We be Brahmans, that never thought or did harm, and we bear a message from our lord Dindimus to the lord of this army, Sir Alexander of Greece.”
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading The river was very broad so that men could just see across it from one bank to another, and it was full of all manner of living beasts, crocodiles, scorpions, and snakes, so that men dare not swim in it nor drive in their horses.
encampedverbUS /ɪnˈkæmpt/
past form of “encamp” — live in or as if in a tent
From this reading Now the tale tells that by this time the army was encamped near the great river of India, the river Ganges.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading LEARNT FROM THEM: AND OF THE COMING OF THE AMAZONS.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The river was very broad so that men could just see across it from one bank to another, and it was full of all manner of living beasts, crocodiles, scorpions, and snakes, so that men dare not swim in it nor drive in their horses.
GangesnounUS /ˈɡændʒiz/
an Asian river; rises in the Himalayas and flows east into the Bay of Bengal; a sacred river of the Hindus
From this reading Now the tale tells that by this time the army was encamped near the great river of India, the river Ganges.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Now the tale tells that by this time the army was encamped near the great river of India, the river Ganges.
GreecenounUS /ɡriːs/
a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
From this reading Then the king bade one of his nobles ask them who they were, whence they came, and what was their wish; and they answered, “We be Brahmans, that never thought or did harm, and we bear a message from our lord Dindimus to the lord of this army, Sir Alexander of Greece.”
guardsnounUS /ɡɑːrdz/
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading It happened on a day, that three men came to the other side of the river, and stood there, so that the guards came to Alexander and told him of it, and he came to the bank over against them.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading It happened on a day, that three men came to the other side of the river, and stood there, so that the guards came to Alexander and told him of it, and he came to the bank over against them.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading Then the king bade one of his nobles ask them who they were, whence they came, and what was their wish; and they answered, “We be Brahmans, that never thought or did harm, and we bear a message from our lord Dindimus to the lord of this army, Sir Alexander of Greece.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It happened on a day, that three men came to the other side of the river, and stood there, so that the guards came to Alexander and told him of it, and he came to the bank over against them.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It happened on a day, that three men came to the other side of the river, and stood there, so that the guards came to Alexander and told him of it, and he came to the bank over against them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then the king bade one of his nobles ask them who they were, whence they came, and what was their wish; and they answered, “We be Brahmans, that never thought or did harm, and we bear a message from our lord Dindimus to the lord of this army, Sir Alexander of Greece.”
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The river was very broad so that men could just see across it from one bank to another, and it was full of all manner of living beasts, crocodiles, scorpions, and snakes, so that men dare not swim in it nor drive in their horses.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The river was very broad so that men could just see across it from one bank to another, and it was full of all manner of living beasts, crocodiles, scorpions, and snakes, so that men dare not swim in it nor drive in their horses.
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading Now the tale tells that by this time the army was encamped near the great river of India, the river Ganges.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The river was very broad so that men could just see across it from one bank to another, and it was full of all manner of living beasts, crocodiles, scorpions, and snakes, so that men dare not swim in it nor drive in their horses.
and nothing more
From this reading The river was very broad so that men could just see across it from one bank to another, and it was full of all manner of living beasts, crocodiles, scorpions, and snakes, so that men dare not swim in it nor drive in their horses.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Then the king bade one of his nobles ask them who they were, whence they came, and what was their wish; and they answered, “We be Brahmans, that never thought or did harm, and we bear a message from our lord Dindimus to the lord of this army, Sir Alexander of Greece.”
LEARNTverbUS /lɜːrnt/
inflected form of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills
From this reading LEARNT FROM THEM: AND OF THE COMING OF THE AMAZONS.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading The river was very broad so that men could just see across it from one bank to another, and it was full of all manner of living beasts, crocodiles, scorpions, and snakes, so that men dare not swim in it nor drive in their horses.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Then the king bade one of his nobles ask them who they were, whence they came, and what was their wish; and they answered, “We be Brahmans, that never thought or did harm, and we bear a message from our lord Dindimus to the lord of this army, Sir Alexander of Greece.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The river was very broad so that men could just see across it from one bank to another, and it was full of all manner of living beasts, crocodiles, scorpions, and snakes, so that men dare not swim in it nor drive in their horses.
the force of workers available
From this reading The river was very broad so that men could just see across it from one bank to another, and it was full of all manner of living beasts, crocodiles, scorpions, and snakes, so that men dare not swim in it nor drive in their horses.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading Then the king bade one of his nobles ask them who they were, whence they came, and what was their wish; and they answered, “We be Brahmans, that never thought or did harm, and we bear a message from our lord Dindimus to the lord of this army, Sir Alexander of Greece.”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Now the tale tells that by this time the army was encamped near the great river of India, the river Ganges.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Then the king bade one of his nobles ask them who they were, whence they came, and what was their wish; and they answered, “We be Brahmans, that never thought or did harm, and we bear a message from our lord Dindimus to the lord of this army, Sir Alexander of Greece.”
noblesnounUS /ˈnoʊbəlz/
plural of “noble” — a titled peer of the realm
From this reading Then the king bade one of his nobles ask them who they were, whence they came, and what was their wish; and they answered, “We be Brahmans, that never thought or did harm, and we bear a message from our lord Dindimus to the lord of this army, Sir Alexander of Greece.”
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The river was very broad so that men could just see across it from one bank to another, and it was full of all manner of living beasts, crocodiles, scorpions, and snakes, so that men dare not swim in it nor drive in their horses.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The river was very broad so that men could just see across it from one bank to another, and it was full of all manner of living beasts, crocodiles, scorpions, and snakes, so that men dare not swim in it nor drive in their horses.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now the tale tells that by this time the army was encamped near the great river of India, the river Ganges.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LEARNT FROM THEM: AND OF THE COMING OF THE AMAZONS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It happened on a day, that three men came to the other side of the river, and stood there, so that the guards came to Alexander and told him of it, and he came to the bank over against them.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The river was very broad so that men could just see across it from one bank to another, and it was full of all manner of living beasts, crocodiles, scorpions, and snakes, so that men dare not swim in it nor drive in their horses.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then the king bade one of his nobles ask them who they were, whence they came, and what was their wish; and they answered, “We be Brahmans, that never thought or did harm, and we bear a message from our lord Dindimus to the lord of this army, Sir Alexander of Greece.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It happened on a day, that three men came to the other side of the river, and stood there, so that the guards came to Alexander and told him of it, and he came to the bank over against them.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Then the king bade one of his nobles ask them who they were, whence they came, and what was their wish; and they answered, “We be Brahmans, that never thought or did harm, and we bear a message from our lord Dindimus to the lord of this army, Sir Alexander of Greece.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It happened on a day, that three men came to the other side of the river, and stood there, so that the guards came to Alexander and told him of it, and he came to the bank over against them.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Now the tale tells that by this time the army was encamped near the great river of India, the river Ganges.
scorpionsnounUS /ˈskɔːrpiənz/
plural of “scorpion” — (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
From this reading The river was very broad so that men could just see across it from one bank to another, and it was full of all manner of living beasts, crocodiles, scorpions, and snakes, so that men dare not swim in it nor drive in their horses.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The river was very broad so that men could just see across it from one bank to another, and it was full of all manner of living beasts, crocodiles, scorpions, and snakes, so that men dare not swim in it nor drive in their horses.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading It happened on a day, that three men came to the other side of the river, and stood there, so that the guards came to Alexander and told him of it, and he came to the bank over against them.
term of address for a man
From this reading Then the king bade one of his nobles ask them who they were, whence they came, and what was their wish; and they answered, “We be Brahmans, that never thought or did harm, and we bear a message from our lord Dindimus to the lord of this army, Sir Alexander of Greece.”
snakesnounUS /sneɪks/
plural of “snake” — limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading The river was very broad so that men could just see across it from one bank to another, and it was full of all manner of living beasts, crocodiles, scorpions, and snakes, so that men dare not swim in it nor drive in their horses.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The river was very broad so that men could just see across it from one bank to another, and it was full of all manner of living beasts, crocodiles, scorpions, and snakes, so that men dare not swim in it nor drive in their horses.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading It happened on a day, that three men came to the other side of the river, and stood there, so that the guards came to Alexander and told him of it, and he came to the bank over against them.
swimverbUS /swɪm/
travel through water
From this reading The river was very broad so that men could just see across it from one bank to another, and it was full of all manner of living beasts, crocodiles, scorpions, and snakes, so that men dare not swim in it nor drive in their horses.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Now the tale tells that by this time the army was encamped near the great river of India, the river Ganges.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading Now the tale tells that by this time the army was encamped near the great river of India, the river Ganges.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now the tale tells that by this time the army was encamped near the great river of India, the river Ganges.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LEARNT FROM THEM: AND OF THE COMING OF THE AMAZONS.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The river was very broad so that men could just see across it from one bank to another, and it was full of all manner of living beasts, crocodiles, scorpions, and snakes, so that men dare not swim in it nor drive in their horses.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading LEARNT FROM THEM: AND OF THE COMING OF THE AMAZONS.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the king bade one of his nobles ask them who they were, whence they came, and what was their wish; and they answered, “We be Brahmans, that never thought or did harm, and we bear a message from our lord Dindimus to the lord of this army, Sir Alexander of Greece.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading It happened on a day, that three men came to the other side of the river, and stood there, so that the guards came to Alexander and told him of it, and he came to the bank over against them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then the king bade one of his nobles ask them who they were, whence they came, and what was their wish; and they answered, “We be Brahmans, that never thought or did harm, and we bear a message from our lord Dindimus to the lord of this army, Sir Alexander of Greece.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now the tale tells that by this time the army was encamped near the great river of India, the river Ganges.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Then the king bade one of his nobles ask them who they were, whence they came, and what was their wish; and they answered, “We be Brahmans, that never thought or did harm, and we bear a message from our lord Dindimus to the lord of this army, Sir Alexander of Greece.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It happened on a day, that three men came to the other side of the river, and stood there, so that the guards came to Alexander and told him of it, and he came to the bank over against them.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Now the tale tells that by this time the army was encamped near the great river of India, the river Ganges.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The river was very broad so that men could just see across it from one bank to another, and it was full of all manner of living beasts, crocodiles, scorpions, and snakes, so that men dare not swim in it nor drive in their horses.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading It happened on a day, that three men came to the other side of the river, and stood there, so that the guards came to Alexander and told him of it, and he came to the bank over against them.
precisely as stated
From this reading The river was very broad so that men could just see across it from one bank to another, and it was full of all manner of living beasts, crocodiles, scorpions, and snakes, so that men dare not swim in it nor drive in their horses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now the tale tells that by this time the army was encamped near the great river of India, the river Ganges.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Then the king bade one of his nobles ask them who they were, whence they came, and what was their wish; and they answered, “We be Brahmans, that never thought or did harm, and we bear a message from our lord Dindimus to the lord of this army, Sir Alexander of Greece.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then the king bade one of his nobles ask them who they were, whence they came, and what was their wish; and they answered, “We be Brahmans, that never thought or did harm, and we bear a message from our lord Dindimus to the lord of this army, Sir Alexander of Greece.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then the king bade one of his nobles ask them who they were, whence they came, and what was their wish; and they answered, “We be Brahmans, that never thought or did harm, and we bear a message from our lord Dindimus to the lord of this army, Sir Alexander of Greece.”
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Then the king bade one of his nobles ask them who they were, whence they came, and what was their wish; and they answered, “We be Brahmans, that never thought or did harm, and we bear a message from our lord Dindimus to the lord of this army, Sir Alexander of Greece.”
which person or people
From this reading Then the king bade one of his nobles ask them who they were, whence they came, and what was their wish; and they answered, “We be Brahmans, that never thought or did harm, and we bear a message from our lord Dindimus to the lord of this army, Sir Alexander of Greece.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Then the king bade one of his nobles ask them who they were, whence they came, and what was their wish; and they answered, “We be Brahmans, that never thought or did harm, and we bear a message from our lord Dindimus to the lord of this army, Sir Alexander of Greece.”
