used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They'll be here in a few minutes.
anew
From this reading “Then they are just the very fellows we want,” I said to Lucia; “there's enough of them, with us, to put the boat off this ledge into the water again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “They are some of the king's fisherfolk,” said Tepi, scanning them closely; “that is their village, Only fishermen and two of the king's pilots live here.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “They are some of the king's fisherfolk,” said Tepi, scanning them closely; “that is their village, Only fishermen and two of the king's pilots live here.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They'll be here in a few minutes.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “Then they are just the very fellows we want,” I said to Lucia; “there's enough of them, with us, to put the boat off this ledge into the water again.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Niàbon, do you think we can be seen from the king's village?
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading “They are some of the king's fisherfolk,” said Tepi, scanning them closely; “that is their village, Only fishermen and two of the king's pilots live here.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Niàbon, do you think we can be seen from the king's village?
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Then they are just the very fellows we want,” I said to Lucia; “there's enough of them, with us, to put the boat off this ledge into the water again.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “Then they are just the very fellows we want,” I said to Lucia; “there's enough of them, with us, to put the boat off this ledge into the water again.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading They'll be here in a few minutes.
fisherfolk
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From this reading “They are some of the king's fisherfolk,” said Tepi, scanning them closely; “that is their village, Only fishermen and two of the king's pilots live here.
fishermennounUS /ˈfɪʃərmɪn/
plural of “fisherman” — someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading “They are some of the king's fisherfolk,” said Tepi, scanning them closely; “that is their village, Only fishermen and two of the king's pilots live here.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Niàbon, do you think we can be seen from the king's village?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have heard them spoken of many times.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I have heard them spoken of many times.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “They are some of the king's fisherfolk,” said Tepi, scanning them closely; “that is their village, Only fishermen and two of the king's pilots live here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have heard them spoken of many times.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They'll be here in a few minutes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Then they are just the very fellows we want,” I said to Lucia; “there's enough of them, with us, to put the boat off this ledge into the water again.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “They are some of the king's fisherfolk,” said Tepi, scanning them closely; “that is their village, Only fishermen and two of the king's pilots live here.
and nothing more
From this reading “Then they are just the very fellows we want,” I said to Lucia; “there's enough of them, with us, to put the boat off this ledge into the water again.
king'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “They are some of the king's fisherfolk,” said Tepi, scanning them closely; “that is their village, Only fishermen and two of the king's pilots live here.
ledgenounUS /ledʒ/
a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
From this reading “Then they are just the very fellows we want,” I said to Lucia; “there's enough of them, with us, to put the boat off this ledge into the water again.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “They are some of the king's fisherfolk,” said Tepi, scanning them closely; “that is their village, Only fishermen and two of the king's pilots live here.
Lucia
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From this reading “Then they are just the very fellows we want,” I said to Lucia; “there's enough of them, with us, to put the boat off this ledge into the water again.
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 I have heard them spoken of many times.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading They'll be here in a few minutes.
Niàbon
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From this reading Niàbon, do you think we can be seen from the king's village?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “They are some of the king's fisherfolk,” said Tepi, scanning them closely; “that is their village, Only fishermen and two of the king's pilots live here.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Then they are just the very fellows we want,” I said to Lucia; “there's enough of them, with us, to put the boat off this ledge into the water again.
and nothing more
From this reading “They are some of the king's fisherfolk,” said Tepi, scanning them closely; “that is their village, Only fishermen and two of the king's pilots live here.
pilotsnounUS /ˈpaɪləts/
plural of “pilot” — someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
From this reading “They are some of the king's fisherfolk,” said Tepi, scanning them closely; “that is their village, Only fishermen and two of the king's pilots live here.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Then they are just the very fellows we want,” I said to Lucia; “there's enough of them, with us, to put the boat off this ledge into the water again.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “They are some of the king's fisherfolk,” said Tepi, scanning them closely; “that is their village, Only fishermen and two of the king's pilots live here.
scanningnounUS /ˈskænɪŋ/
the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer
From this reading “They are some of the king's fisherfolk,” said Tepi, scanning them closely; “that is their village, Only fishermen and two of the king's pilots live here.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Niàbon, do you think we can be seen from the king's village?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “They are some of the king's fisherfolk,” said Tepi, scanning them closely; “that is their village, Only fishermen and two of the king's pilots live here.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading I have heard them spoken of many times.”
Tepi
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From this reading “They are some of the king's fisherfolk,” said Tepi, scanning them closely; “that is their village, Only fishermen and two of the king's pilots live here.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “They are some of the king's fisherfolk,” said Tepi, scanning them closely; “that is their village, Only fishermen and two of the king's pilots live here.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “They are some of the king's fisherfolk,” said Tepi, scanning them closely; “that is their village, Only fishermen and two of the king's pilots live here.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “They are some of the king's fisherfolk,” said Tepi, scanning them closely; “that is their village, Only fishermen and two of the king's pilots live here.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “They are some of the king's fisherfolk,” said Tepi, scanning them closely; “that is their village, Only fishermen and two of the king's pilots live here.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then they are just the very fellows we want,” I said to Lucia; “there's enough of them, with us, to put the boat off this ledge into the water again.
there's
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From this reading “Then they are just the very fellows we want,” I said to Lucia; “there's enough of them, with us, to put the boat off this ledge into the water again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They are some of the king's fisherfolk,” said Tepi, scanning them closely; “that is their village, Only fishermen and two of the king's pilots live here.
They'll
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From this reading They'll be here in a few minutes.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Niàbon, do you think we can be seen from the king's village?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Then they are just the very fellows we want,” I said to Lucia; “there's enough of them, with us, to put the boat off this ledge into the water again.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading I have heard them spoken of many times.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Then they are just the very fellows we want,” I said to Lucia; “there's enough of them, with us, to put the boat off this ledge into the water again.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “They are some of the king's fisherfolk,” said Tepi, scanning them closely; “that is their village, Only fishermen and two of the king's pilots live here.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Then they are just the very fellows we want,” I said to Lucia; “there's enough of them, with us, to put the boat off this ledge into the water again.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Then they are just the very fellows we want,” I said to Lucia; “there's enough of them, with us, to put the boat off this ledge into the water again.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading “They are some of the king's fisherfolk,” said Tepi, scanning them closely; “that is their village, Only fishermen and two of the king's pilots live here.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Then they are just the very fellows we want,” I said to Lucia; “there's enough of them, with us, to put the boat off this ledge into the water again.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “Then they are just the very fellows we want,” I said to Lucia; “there's enough of them, with us, to put the boat off this ledge into the water again.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Then they are just the very fellows we want,” I said to Lucia; “there's enough of them, with us, to put the boat off this ledge into the water again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Then they are just the very fellows we want,” I said to Lucia; “there's enough of them, with us, to put the boat off this ledge into the water again.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Niàbon, do you think we can be seen from the king's village?
