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From this reading And this Temur is an able and brave man, as he hath already proven on many occasions.{1} The Great Kaan hath also twenty-five other sons by his concubines; and these are good and valiant soldiers, and each of them is a great chief.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He left a son behind him, however, whose name is TEMUR, and he is to be the Great Kaan and Emperor after the death of his Grandfather, as is but right; he being the child of the Great Kaan’s eldest son.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading And this Temur is an able and brave man, as he hath already proven on many occasions.{1} The Great Kaan hath also twenty-five other sons by his concubines; and these are good and valiant soldiers, and each of them is a great chief.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And this Chinkin, as the Eldest Son of the Kaan, was to have reigned after his father’s death; but, as it came to pass, he died.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading And this Temur is an able and brave man, as he hath already proven on many occasions.{1} The Great Kaan hath also twenty-five other sons by his concubines; and these are good and valiant soldiers, and each of them is a great chief.
in addition
From this reading And this Temur is an able and brave man, as he hath already proven on many occasions.{1} The Great Kaan hath also twenty-five other sons by his concubines; and these are good and valiant soldiers, and each of them is a great chief.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And this Temur is an able and brave man, as he hath already proven on many occasions.{1} The Great Kaan hath also twenty-five other sons by his concubines; and these are good and valiant soldiers, and each of them is a great chief.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this Chinkin, as the Eldest Son of the Kaan, was to have reigned after his father’s death; but, as it came to pass, he died.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And this Temur is an able and brave man, as he hath already proven on many occasions.{1} The Great Kaan hath also twenty-five other sons by his concubines; and these are good and valiant soldiers, and each of them is a great chief.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And this Chinkin, as the Eldest Son of the Kaan, was to have reigned after his father’s death; but, as it came to pass, he died.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He left a son behind him, however, whose name is TEMUR, and he is to be the Great Kaan and Emperor after the death of his Grandfather, as is but right; he being the child of the Great Kaan’s eldest son.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He left a son behind him, however, whose name is TEMUR, and he is to be the Great Kaan and Emperor after the death of his Grandfather, as is but right; he being the child of the Great Kaan’s eldest son.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He left a son behind him, however, whose name is TEMUR, and he is to be the Great Kaan and Emperor after the death of his Grandfather, as is but right; he being the child of the Great Kaan’s eldest son.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading And this Temur is an able and brave man, as he hath already proven on many occasions.{1} The Great Kaan hath also twenty-five other sons by his concubines; and these are good and valiant soldiers, and each of them is a great chief.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And this Chinkin, as the Eldest Son of the Kaan, was to have reigned after his father’s death; but, as it came to pass, he died.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Emperor hath, by those four wives of his, twenty-two male children; the eldest of whom was called CHINKIN for the love of the good Chinghis Kaan, the first Lord of the Tartars.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The Emperor hath, by those four wives of his, twenty-two male children; the eldest of whom was called CHINKIN for the love of the good Chinghis Kaan, the first Lord of the Tartars.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And this Chinkin, as the Eldest Son of the Kaan, was to have reigned after his father’s death; but, as it came to pass, he died.
a person who is in charge
From this reading And this Temur is an able and brave man, as he hath already proven on many occasions.{1} The Great Kaan hath also twenty-five other sons by his concubines; and these are good and valiant soldiers, and each of them is a great chief.
a young person of either sex
From this reading He left a son behind him, however, whose name is TEMUR, and he is to be the Great Kaan and Emperor after the death of his Grandfather, as is but right; he being the child of the Great Kaan’s eldest son.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The Emperor hath, by those four wives of his, twenty-two male children; the eldest of whom was called CHINKIN for the love of the good Chinghis Kaan, the first Lord of the Tartars.
Chinghis
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From this reading The Emperor hath, by those four wives of his, twenty-two male children; the eldest of whom was called CHINKIN for the love of the good Chinghis Kaan, the first Lord of the Tartars.
CHINKIN
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From this reading The Emperor hath, by those four wives of his, twenty-two male children; the eldest of whom was called CHINKIN for the love of the good Chinghis Kaan, the first Lord of the Tartars.
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading CONCERNING THE GREAT KAAN’S SONS.
concubinesnounUS /ˈkɑːnkjəbaɪnz/
plural of “concubine” — a woman who cohabits with an important man
From this reading And this Temur is an able and brave man, as he hath already proven on many occasions.{1} The Great Kaan hath also twenty-five other sons by his concubines; and these are good and valiant soldiers, and each of them is a great chief.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading And this Chinkin, as the Eldest Son of the Kaan, was to have reigned after his father’s death; but, as it came to pass, he died.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading And this Chinkin, as the Eldest Son of the Kaan, was to have reigned after his father’s death; but, as it came to pass, he died.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading And this Temur is an able and brave man, as he hath already proven on many occasions.{1} The Great Kaan hath also twenty-five other sons by his concubines; and these are good and valiant soldiers, and each of them is a great chief.
eldestadjectiveUS /ˈeldəst/
first in order of birth
From this reading The Emperor hath, by those four wives of his, twenty-two male children; the eldest of whom was called CHINKIN for the love of the good Chinghis Kaan, the first Lord of the Tartars.
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading The Emperor hath, by those four wives of his, twenty-two male children; the eldest of whom was called CHINKIN for the love of the good Chinghis Kaan, the first Lord of the Tartars.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading And this Chinkin, as the Eldest Son of the Kaan, was to have reigned after his father’s death; but, as it came to pass, he died.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The Emperor hath, by those four wives of his, twenty-two male children; the eldest of whom was called CHINKIN for the love of the good Chinghis Kaan, the first Lord of the Tartars.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Emperor hath, by those four wives of his, twenty-two male children; the eldest of whom was called CHINKIN for the love of the good Chinghis Kaan, the first Lord of the Tartars.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The Emperor hath, by those four wives of his, twenty-two male children; the eldest of whom was called CHINKIN for the love of the good Chinghis Kaan, the first Lord of the Tartars.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The Emperor hath, by those four wives of his, twenty-two male children; the eldest of whom was called CHINKIN for the love of the good Chinghis Kaan, the first Lord of the Tartars.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading He left a son behind him, however, whose name is TEMUR, and he is to be the Great Kaan and Emperor after the death of his Grandfather, as is but right; he being the child of the Great Kaan’s eldest son.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading CONCERNING THE GREAT KAAN’S SONS.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading The Emperor hath, by those four wives of his, twenty-two male children; the eldest of whom was called CHINKIN for the love of the good Chinghis Kaan, the first Lord of the Tartars.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And this Chinkin, as the Eldest Son of the Kaan, was to have reigned after his father’s death; but, as it came to pass, he died.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And this Chinkin, as the Eldest Son of the Kaan, was to have reigned after his father’s death; but, as it came to pass, he died.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He left a son behind him, however, whose name is TEMUR, and he is to be the Great Kaan and Emperor after the death of his Grandfather, as is but right; he being the child of the Great Kaan’s eldest son.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Emperor hath, by those four wives of his, twenty-two male children; the eldest of whom was called CHINKIN for the love of the good Chinghis Kaan, the first Lord of the Tartars.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He left a son behind him, however, whose name is TEMUR, and he is to be the Great Kaan and Emperor after the death of his Grandfather, as is but right; he being the child of the Great Kaan’s eldest son.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He left a son behind him, however, whose name is TEMUR, and he is to be the Great Kaan and Emperor after the death of his Grandfather, as is but right; he being the child of the Great Kaan’s eldest son.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And this Chinkin, as the Eldest Son of the Kaan, was to have reigned after his father’s death; but, as it came to pass, he died.
Kaan
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From this reading The Emperor hath, by those four wives of his, twenty-two male children; the eldest of whom was called CHINKIN for the love of the good Chinghis Kaan, the first Lord of the Tartars.
KAAN'S
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From this reading CONCERNING THE GREAT KAAN’S SONS.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading He left a son behind him, however, whose name is TEMUR, and he is to be the Great Kaan and Emperor after the death of his Grandfather, as is but right; he being the child of the Great Kaan’s eldest son.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The Emperor hath, by those four wives of his, twenty-two male children; the eldest of whom was called CHINKIN for the love of the good Chinghis Kaan, the first Lord of the Tartars.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The Emperor hath, by those four wives of his, twenty-two male children; the eldest of whom was called CHINKIN for the love of the good Chinghis Kaan, the first Lord of the Tartars.
malenounUS /meɪl/
an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes
From this reading The Emperor hath, by those four wives of his, twenty-two male children; the eldest of whom was called CHINKIN for the love of the good Chinghis Kaan, the first Lord of the Tartars.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And this Temur is an able and brave man, as he hath already proven on many occasions.{1} The Great Kaan hath also twenty-five other sons by his concubines; and these are good and valiant soldiers, and each of them is a great chief.
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 And this Temur is an able and brave man, as he hath already proven on many occasions.{1} The Great Kaan hath also twenty-five other sons by his concubines; and these are good and valiant soldiers, and each of them is a great chief.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He left a son behind him, however, whose name is TEMUR, and he is to be the Great Kaan and Emperor after the death of his Grandfather, as is but right; he being the child of the Great Kaan’s eldest son.
something you have to do
From this reading And this Temur is an able and brave man, as he hath already proven on many occasions.{1} The Great Kaan hath also twenty-five other sons by his concubines; and these are good and valiant soldiers, and each of them is a great chief.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Emperor hath, by those four wives of his, twenty-two male children; the eldest of whom was called CHINKIN for the love of the good Chinghis Kaan, the first Lord of the Tartars.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And this Temur is an able and brave man, as he hath already proven on many occasions.{1} The Great Kaan hath also twenty-five other sons by his concubines; and these are good and valiant soldiers, and each of them is a great chief.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And this Temur is an able and brave man, as he hath already proven on many occasions.{1} The Great Kaan hath also twenty-five other sons by his concubines; and these are good and valiant soldiers, and each of them is a great chief.
go across or through
From this reading And this Chinkin, as the Eldest Son of the Kaan, was to have reigned after his father’s death; but, as it came to pass, he died.
provenadjectiveUS /ˈpruːvən/
established beyond doubt
From this reading And this Temur is an able and brave man, as he hath already proven on many occasions.{1} The Great Kaan hath also twenty-five other sons by his concubines; and these are good and valiant soldiers, and each of them is a great chief.
reignedverbUS /reɪnd/
past form of “reign” — have sovereign power
From this reading And this Chinkin, as the Eldest Son of the Kaan, was to have reigned after his father’s death; but, as it came to pass, he died.
precisely, exactly
From this reading He left a son behind him, however, whose name is TEMUR, and he is to be the Great Kaan and Emperor after the death of his Grandfather, as is but right; he being the child of the Great Kaan’s eldest son.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading And this Temur is an able and brave man, as he hath already proven on many occasions.{1} The Great Kaan hath also twenty-five other sons by his concubines; and these are good and valiant soldiers, and each of them is a great chief.
a male human offspring
From this reading And this Chinkin, as the Eldest Son of the Kaan, was to have reigned after his father’s death; but, as it came to pass, he died.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading CONCERNING THE GREAT KAAN’S SONS.
TartarsnounUS /ˈtɑːrtərz/
plural of “tartar” — a salt used especially in baking powder
From this reading The Emperor hath, by those four wives of his, twenty-two male children; the eldest of whom was called CHINKIN for the love of the good Chinghis Kaan, the first Lord of the Tartars.
TEMUR
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From this reading He left a son behind him, however, whose name is TEMUR, and he is to be the Great Kaan and Emperor after the death of his Grandfather, as is but right; he being the child of the Great Kaan’s eldest son.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONCERNING THE GREAT KAAN’S SONS.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And this Temur is an able and brave man, as he hath already proven on many occasions.{1} The Great Kaan hath also twenty-five other sons by his concubines; and these are good and valiant soldiers, and each of them is a great chief.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And this Temur is an able and brave man, as he hath already proven on many occasions.{1} The Great Kaan hath also twenty-five other sons by his concubines; and these are good and valiant soldiers, and each of them is a great chief.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this Chinkin, as the Eldest Son of the Kaan, was to have reigned after his father’s death; but, as it came to pass, he died.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The Emperor hath, by those four wives of his, twenty-two male children; the eldest of whom was called CHINKIN for the love of the good Chinghis Kaan, the first Lord of the Tartars.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And this Chinkin, as the Eldest Son of the Kaan, was to have reigned after his father’s death; but, as it came to pass, he died.
twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/
being five more than twenty
From this reading And this Temur is an able and brave man, as he hath already proven on many occasions.{1} The Great Kaan hath also twenty-five other sons by his concubines; and these are good and valiant soldiers, and each of them is a great chief.
twenty-twonounUS /ˈtwentituː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one
From this reading The Emperor hath, by those four wives of his, twenty-two male children; the eldest of whom was called CHINKIN for the love of the good Chinghis Kaan, the first Lord of the Tartars.
valiantadjUS /ˈvæl.jənt/
Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)
From this reading And this Temur is an able and brave man, as he hath already proven on many occasions.{1} The Great Kaan hath also twenty-five other sons by his concubines; and these are good and valiant soldiers, and each of them is a great chief.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Emperor hath, by those four wives of his, twenty-two male children; the eldest of whom was called CHINKIN for the love of the good Chinghis Kaan, the first Lord of the Tartars.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Emperor hath, by those four wives of his, twenty-two male children; the eldest of whom was called CHINKIN for the love of the good Chinghis Kaan, the first Lord of the Tartars.
belonging to which person
From this reading He left a son behind him, however, whose name is TEMUR, and he is to be the Great Kaan and Emperor after the death of his Grandfather, as is but right; he being the child of the Great Kaan’s eldest son.
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The Emperor hath, by those four wives of his, twenty-two male children; the eldest of whom was called CHINKIN for the love of the good Chinghis Kaan, the first Lord of the Tartars.
