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From this reading His complexion is white and red, the eyes black and fine,{1} the nose well formed and well set on.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He is of a good stature, neither tall nor short, but of a middle height.
(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 He has a becoming amount of flesh, and is very shapely in all his limbs.
a quantity of money
From this reading He has a becoming amount of flesh, and is very shapely in all his limbs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He has a becoming amount of flesh, and is very shapely in all his limbs.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading The personal appearance of the Great Kaan, Lord of Lords, whose name is Cublay, is such as I shall now tell you.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The personal appearance of the Great Kaan, Lord of Lords, whose name is Cublay, is such as I shall now tell you.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading He has a becoming amount of flesh, and is very shapely in all his limbs.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading His complexion is white and red, the eyes black and fine,{1} the nose well formed and well set on.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He is of a good stature, neither tall nor short, but of a middle height.
complexionnounUS /kəmˈplekʃən/
the coloring of a person's face
From this reading His complexion is white and red, the eyes black and fine,{1} the nose well formed and well set on.
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading CONCERNING THE PERSON OF THE GREAT KAAN.
Cublay
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From this reading The personal appearance of the Great Kaan, Lord of Lords, whose name is Cublay, is such as I shall now tell you.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His complexion is white and red, the eyes black and fine,{1} the nose well formed and well set on.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading His complexion is white and red, the eyes black and fine,{1} the nose well formed and well set on.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading He has a becoming amount of flesh, and is very shapely in all his limbs.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading His complexion is white and red, the eyes black and fine,{1} the nose well formed and well set on.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He is of a good stature, neither tall nor short, but of a middle height.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading CONCERNING THE PERSON OF THE GREAT KAAN.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has a becoming amount of flesh, and is very shapely in all his limbs.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is of a good stature, neither tall nor short, but of a middle height.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading He is of a good stature, neither tall nor short, but of a middle height.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He has a becoming amount of flesh, and is very shapely in all his limbs.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The personal appearance of the Great Kaan, Lord of Lords, whose name is Cublay, is such as I shall now tell you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He has a becoming amount of flesh, and is very shapely in all his limbs.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The personal appearance of the Great Kaan, Lord of Lords, whose name is Cublay, is such as I shall now tell you.
KAAN
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From this reading CONCERNING THE PERSON OF THE GREAT KAAN.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading He has a becoming amount of flesh, and is very shapely in all his limbs.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The personal appearance of the Great Kaan, Lord of Lords, whose name is Cublay, is such as I shall now tell you.
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The personal appearance of the Great Kaan, Lord of Lords, whose name is Cublay, is such as I shall now tell you.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading He is of a good stature, neither tall nor short, but of a middle height.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The personal appearance of the Great Kaan, Lord of Lords, whose name is Cublay, is such as I shall now tell you.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading He is of a good stature, neither tall nor short, but of a middle height.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He is of a good stature, neither tall nor short, but of a middle height.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading His complexion is white and red, the eyes black and fine,{1} the nose well formed and well set on.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The personal appearance of the Great Kaan, Lord of Lords, whose name is Cublay, is such as I shall now tell you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONCERNING THE PERSON OF THE GREAT KAAN.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His complexion is white and red, the eyes black and fine,{1} the nose well formed and well set on.
a human being
From this reading CONCERNING THE PERSON OF THE GREAT KAAN.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading The personal appearance of the Great Kaan, Lord of Lords, whose name is Cublay, is such as I shall now tell you.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading His complexion is white and red, the eyes black and fine,{1} the nose well formed and well set on.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading His complexion is white and red, the eyes black and fine,{1} the nose well formed and well set on.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The personal appearance of the Great Kaan, Lord of Lords, whose name is Cublay, is such as I shall now tell you.
shapelyadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪpli/
having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape
From this reading He has a becoming amount of flesh, and is very shapely in all his limbs.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading He is of a good stature, neither tall nor short, but of a middle height.
staturenounUS /ˈstætʃər/
high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement
From this reading He is of a good stature, neither tall nor short, but of a middle height.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The personal appearance of the Great Kaan, Lord of Lords, whose name is Cublay, is such as I shall now tell you.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading He is of a good stature, neither tall nor short, but of a middle height.
express in words
From this reading The personal appearance of the Great Kaan, Lord of Lords, whose name is Cublay, is such as I shall now tell you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONCERNING THE PERSON OF THE GREAT KAAN.
precisely as stated
From this reading He has a becoming amount of flesh, and is very shapely in all his limbs.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading His complexion is white and red, the eyes black and fine,{1} the nose well formed and well set on.
a Caucasian
From this reading His complexion is white and red, the eyes black and fine,{1} the nose well formed and well set on.
belonging to which person
From this reading The personal appearance of the Great Kaan, Lord of Lords, whose name is Cublay, is such as I shall now tell you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The personal appearance of the Great Kaan, Lord of Lords, whose name is Cublay, is such as I shall now tell you.
