used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The lord of Owari, the most devoted of Hieyas' allies, had commanded every able-bodied man in his principality to take up arms; so that there was not a laborer left upon his lands.
able-bodiedadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəlˈbɑːdid/
having a strong healthy body
From this reading The lord of Owari, the most devoted of Hieyas' allies, had commanded every able-bodied man in his principality to take up arms; so that there was not a laborer left upon his lands.
alliesnounUS /ˈælaɪz/
the alliance of nations that fought the Axis in World War II and which (with subsequent additions) signed the charter of the United Nations in 1945
From this reading The lord of Owari, the most devoted of Hieyas' allies, had commanded every able-bodied man in his principality to take up arms; so that there was not a laborer left upon his lands.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In less than two months, as Signenari had stated, Hieyas had made himself dreaded; he had at his beck and call an army which public report numbered at five hundred thousand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In less than two months, as Signenari had stated, Hieyas had made himself dreaded; he had at his beck and call an army which public report numbered at five hundred thousand.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The lord of Owari, the most devoted of Hieyas' allies, had commanded every able-bodied man in his principality to take up arms; so that there was not a laborer left upon his lands.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading In less than two months, as Signenari had stated, Hieyas had made himself dreaded; he had at his beck and call an army which public report numbered at five hundred thousand.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In less than two months, as Signenari had stated, Hieyas had made himself dreaded; he had at his beck and call an army which public report numbered at five hundred thousand.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In less than two months, as Signenari had stated, Hieyas had made himself dreaded; he had at his beck and call an army which public report numbered at five hundred thousand.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading The Prince of Tosa was powerfully entrenched in the large Island of Shikoku, lying to the south of the kingdom, opposite Osaka Bay.
becknounUS /bek/
a beckoning gesture
From this reading In less than two months, as Signenari had stated, Hieyas had made himself dreaded; he had at his beck and call an army which public report numbered at five hundred thousand.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading The provinces of Sagama, Mikawa, and Sourouga, which belonged to him, had furnished large bodies of soldiers.
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The provinces of Sagama, Mikawa, and Sourouga, which belonged to him, had furnished large bodies of soldiers.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading In less than two months, as Signenari had stated, Hieyas had made himself dreaded; he had at his beck and call an army which public report numbered at five hundred thousand.
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading The lord of Owari, the most devoted of Hieyas' allies, had commanded every able-bodied man in his principality to take up arms; so that there was not a laborer left upon his lands.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading The lord of Owari, the most devoted of Hieyas' allies, had commanded every able-bodied man in his principality to take up arms; so that there was not a laborer left upon his lands.
dreadedadjectiveUS /ˈdredɪd/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading In less than two months, as Signenari had stated, Hieyas had made himself dreaded; he had at his beck and call an army which public report numbered at five hundred thousand.
entrenchedadjectiveUS /enˈtrentʃt/
dug in
From this reading The Prince of Tosa was powerfully entrenched in the large Island of Shikoku, lying to the south of the kingdom, opposite Osaka Bay.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The lord of Owari, the most devoted of Hieyas' allies, had commanded every able-bodied man in his principality to take up arms; so that there was not a laborer left upon his lands.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading In less than two months, as Signenari had stated, Hieyas had made himself dreaded; he had at his beck and call an army which public report numbered at five hundred thousand.
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading The provinces of Sagama, Mikawa, and Sourouga, which belonged to him, had furnished large bodies of soldiers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In less than two months, as Signenari had stated, Hieyas had made himself dreaded; he had at his beck and call an army which public report numbered at five hundred thousand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In less than two months, as Signenari had stated, Hieyas had made himself dreaded; he had at his beck and call an army which public report numbered at five hundred thousand.
Hieyas
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From this reading In less than two months, as Signenari had stated, Hieyas had made himself dreaded; he had at his beck and call an army which public report numbered at five hundred thousand.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The provinces of Sagama, Mikawa, and Sourouga, which belonged to him, had furnished large bodies of soldiers.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In less than two months, as Signenari had stated, Hieyas had made himself dreaded; he had at his beck and call an army which public report numbered at five hundred thousand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In less than two months, as Signenari had stated, Hieyas had made himself dreaded; he had at his beck and call an army which public report numbered at five hundred thousand.
ten 10s
From this reading In less than two months, as Signenari had stated, Hieyas had made himself dreaded; he had at his beck and call an army which public report numbered at five hundred thousand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In less than two months, as Signenari had stated, Hieyas had made himself dreaded; he had at his beck and call an army which public report numbered at five hundred thousand.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading The Prince of Tosa was powerfully entrenched in the large Island of Shikoku, lying to the south of the kingdom, opposite Osaka Bay.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading The Prince of Tosa was powerfully entrenched in the large Island of Shikoku, lying to the south of the kingdom, opposite Osaka Bay.
laborernounUS /ˈleɪbərər/
someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
From this reading The lord of Owari, the most devoted of Hieyas' allies, had commanded every able-bodied man in his principality to take up arms; so that there was not a laborer left upon his lands.
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The lord of Owari, the most devoted of Hieyas' allies, had commanded every able-bodied man in his principality to take up arms; so that there was not a laborer left upon his lands.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The provinces of Sagama, Mikawa, and Sourouga, which belonged to him, had furnished large bodies of soldiers.
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 The lord of Owari, the most devoted of Hieyas' allies, had commanded every able-bodied man in his principality to take up arms; so that there was not a laborer left upon his lands.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading In less than two months, as Signenari had stated, Hieyas had made himself dreaded; he had at his beck and call an army which public report numbered at five hundred thousand.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The lord of Owari, the most devoted of Hieyas' allies, had commanded every able-bodied man in his principality to take up arms; so that there was not a laborer left upon his lands.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading The Prince of Tosa was powerfully entrenched in the large Island of Shikoku, lying to the south of the kingdom, opposite Osaka Bay.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In less than two months, as Signenari had stated, Hieyas had made himself dreaded; he had at his beck and call an army which public report numbered at five hundred thousand.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The lord of Owari, the most devoted of Hieyas' allies, had commanded every able-bodied man in his principality to take up arms; so that there was not a laborer left upon his lands.
Mikawa
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From this reading The provinces of Sagama, Mikawa, and Sourouga, which belonged to him, had furnished large bodies of soldiers.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading In less than two months, as Signenari had stated, Hieyas had made himself dreaded; he had at his beck and call an army which public report numbered at five hundred thousand.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The lord of Owari, the most devoted of Hieyas' allies, had commanded every able-bodied man in his principality to take up arms; so that there was not a laborer left upon his lands.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The lord of Owari, the most devoted of Hieyas' allies, had commanded every able-bodied man in his principality to take up arms; so that there was not a laborer left upon his lands.
numberedverbUS /ˈnʌmbərd/
past form of “number” — add up in number or quantity
From this reading In less than two months, as Signenari had stated, Hieyas had made himself dreaded; he had at his beck and call an army which public report numbered at five hundred thousand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The provinces of Sagama, Mikawa, and Sourouga, which belonged to him, had furnished large bodies of soldiers.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading The Prince of Tosa was powerfully entrenched in the large Island of Shikoku, lying to the south of the kingdom, opposite Osaka Bay.
OsakanounUS /oʊˈsɑːkə/
port city on southern Honshu on Osaka Bay; a commercial and industrial center of Japan
From this reading The Prince of Tosa was powerfully entrenched in the large Island of Shikoku, lying to the south of the kingdom, opposite Osaka Bay.
Owari
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From this reading The lord of Owari, the most devoted of Hieyas' allies, had commanded every able-bodied man in his principality to take up arms; so that there was not a laborer left upon his lands.
powerfullyadverbUS /ˈpaʊərfli/
in a powerful manner
From this reading The Prince of Tosa was powerfully entrenched in the large Island of Shikoku, lying to the south of the kingdom, opposite Osaka Bay.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading The Prince of Tosa was powerfully entrenched in the large Island of Shikoku, lying to the south of the kingdom, opposite Osaka Bay.
principalitynounUS /ˌprɪnsɪˈpælɪti/
territory ruled by a prince
From this reading The lord of Owari, the most devoted of Hieyas' allies, had commanded every able-bodied man in his principality to take up arms; so that there was not a laborer left upon his lands.
provincesnounUS /ˈprɑːvənsəz/
plural of “province” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading The provinces of Sagama, Mikawa, and Sourouga, which belonged to him, had furnished large bodies of soldiers.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading In less than two months, as Signenari had stated, Hieyas had made himself dreaded; he had at his beck and call an army which public report numbered at five hundred thousand.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading In less than two months, as Signenari had stated, Hieyas had made himself dreaded; he had at his beck and call an army which public report numbered at five hundred thousand.
Sagama
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From this reading The provinces of Sagama, Mikawa, and Sourouga, which belonged to him, had furnished large bodies of soldiers.
Shikokunoun
the smallest of the four main islands of Japan; to the south of Honshu and to the east of Kyushu; separated from Honshu by the Inland Sea; forested and mountainous
From this reading The Prince of Tosa was powerfully entrenched in the large Island of Shikoku, lying to the south of the kingdom, opposite Osaka Bay.
Signenari
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From this reading In less than two months, as Signenari had stated, Hieyas had made himself dreaded; he had at his beck and call an army which public report numbered at five hundred thousand.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The lord of Owari, the most devoted of Hieyas' allies, had commanded every able-bodied man in his principality to take up arms; so that there was not a laborer left upon his lands.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading The provinces of Sagama, Mikawa, and Sourouga, which belonged to him, had furnished large bodies of soldiers.
Sourouga
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From this reading The provinces of Sagama, Mikawa, and Sourouga, which belonged to him, had furnished large bodies of soldiers.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The Prince of Tosa was powerfully entrenched in the large Island of Shikoku, lying to the south of the kingdom, opposite Osaka Bay.
statedadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪtɪd/
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading In less than two months, as Signenari had stated, Hieyas had made himself dreaded; he had at his beck and call an army which public report numbered at five hundred thousand.
carry out
From this reading The lord of Owari, the most devoted of Hieyas' allies, had commanded every able-bodied man in his principality to take up arms; so that there was not a laborer left upon his lands.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In less than two months, as Signenari had stated, Hieyas had made himself dreaded; he had at his beck and call an army which public report numbered at five hundred thousand.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The lord of Owari, the most devoted of Hieyas' allies, had commanded every able-bodied man in his principality to take up arms; so that there was not a laborer left upon his lands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE USURPER.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The lord of Owari, the most devoted of Hieyas' allies, had commanded every able-bodied man in his principality to take up arms; so that there was not a laborer left upon his lands.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading In less than two months, as Signenari had stated, Hieyas had made himself dreaded; he had at his beck and call an army which public report numbered at five hundred thousand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The provinces of Sagama, Mikawa, and Sourouga, which belonged to him, had furnished large bodies of soldiers.
Tosa
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From this reading The Prince of Tosa was powerfully entrenched in the large Island of Shikoku, lying to the south of the kingdom, opposite Osaka Bay.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In less than two months, as Signenari had stated, Hieyas had made himself dreaded; he had at his beck and call an army which public report numbered at five hundred thousand.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The lord of Owari, the most devoted of Hieyas' allies, had commanded every able-bodied man in his principality to take up arms; so that there was not a laborer left upon his lands.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The lord of Owari, the most devoted of Hieyas' allies, had commanded every able-bodied man in his principality to take up arms; so that there was not a laborer left upon his lands.
USURPERnoun
one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another
From this reading THE USURPER.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The lord of Owari, the most devoted of Hieyas' allies, had commanded every able-bodied man in his principality to take up arms; so that there was not a laborer left upon his lands.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In less than two months, as Signenari had stated, Hieyas had made himself dreaded; he had at his beck and call an army which public report numbered at five hundred thousand.
