used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Fenzile rose and went through the courtyard, past the little fountain with the orange-trees, past the staircase to the upper gallery, came to the barred iron gates, looked a moment, moved modestly back into the shadows....
Ahmet
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From this reading It is Ahmet Ali, with his attendants and a lot of people following him."
AlinounUS /ˈɑːli/
United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
From this reading It is Ahmet Ali, with his attendants and a lot of people following him."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fenzile rose and went through the courtyard, past the little fountain with the orange-trees, past the staircase to the upper gallery, came to the barred iron gates, looked a moment, moved modestly back into the shadows....
attendantsnounUS /əˈtendənts/
plural of “attendant” — someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading It is Ahmet Ali, with his attendants and a lot of people following him."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Fenzile rose and went through the courtyard, past the little fountain with the orange-trees, past the staircase to the upper gallery, came to the barred iron gates, looked a moment, moved modestly back into the shadows....
barredadjectiveUS /bɑːrd/
preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading Fenzile rose and went through the courtyard, past the little fountain with the orange-trees, past the staircase to the upper gallery, came to the barred iron gates, looked a moment, moved modestly back into the shadows....
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading "O look, _ya Zan_," her grave voice became excited.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Fenzile rose and went through the courtyard, past the little fountain with the orange-trees, past the staircase to the upper gallery, came to the barred iron gates, looked a moment, moved modestly back into the shadows....
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come quickly.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrt.jɑːrd/
An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by the walls of a house.
From this reading Fenzile rose and went through the courtyard, past the little fountain with the orange-trees, past the staircase to the upper gallery, came to the barred iron gates, looked a moment, moved modestly back into the shadows....
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading "O look, _ya Zan_," her grave voice became excited.
Fenzile
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From this reading Fenzile rose and went through the courtyard, past the little fountain with the orange-trees, past the staircase to the upper gallery, came to the barred iron gates, looked a moment, moved modestly back into the shadows....
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading It is Ahmet Ali, with his attendants and a lot of people following him."
fountainnounUS /ˈfaʊntən/
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
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gallerynounUS /ˈɡæləri/
spectators at a golf or tennis match
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United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading Fenzile rose and went through the courtyard, past the little fountain with the orange-trees, past the staircase to the upper gallery, came to the barred iron gates, looked a moment, moved modestly back into the shadows....
death of a person
From this reading "O look, _ya Zan_," her grave voice became excited.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "O look, _ya Zan_," her grave voice became excited.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is Ahmet Ali, with his attendants and a lot of people following him."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is Ahmet Ali, with his attendants and a lot of people following him."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading Fenzile rose and went through the courtyard, past the little fountain with the orange-trees, past the staircase to the upper gallery, came to the barred iron gates, looked a moment, moved modestly back into the shadows....
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is Ahmet Ali, with his attendants and a lot of people following him."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is Ahmet Ali, with his attendants and a lot of people following him."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Fenzile rose and went through the courtyard, past the little fountain with the orange-trees, past the staircase to the upper gallery, came to the barred iron gates, looked a moment, moved modestly back into the shadows....
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "O look, _ya Zan_," her grave voice became excited.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Fenzile rose and went through the courtyard, past the little fountain with the orange-trees, past the staircase to the upper gallery, came to the barred iron gates, looked a moment, moved modestly back into the shadows....
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading It is Ahmet Ali, with his attendants and a lot of people following him."
modestlyadverbUS /ˈmɑːdəstli/
with modesty; in a modest manner
From this reading Fenzile rose and went through the courtyard, past the little fountain with the orange-trees, past the staircase to the upper gallery, came to the barred iron gates, looked a moment, moved modestly back into the shadows....
a particular point in time
From this reading Fenzile rose and went through the courtyard, past the little fountain with the orange-trees, past the staircase to the upper gallery, came to the barred iron gates, looked a moment, moved modestly back into the shadows....
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Fenzile rose and went through the courtyard, past the little fountain with the orange-trees, past the staircase to the upper gallery, came to the barred iron gates, looked a moment, moved modestly back into the shadows....
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O look, _ya Zan_," her grave voice became excited.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is Ahmet Ali, with his attendants and a lot of people following him."
orange-trees
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From this reading Fenzile rose and went through the courtyard, past the little fountain with the orange-trees, past the staircase to the upper gallery, came to the barred iron gates, looked a moment, moved modestly back into the shadows....
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Fenzile rose and went through the courtyard, past the little fountain with the orange-trees, past the staircase to the upper gallery, came to the barred iron gates, looked a moment, moved modestly back into the shadows....
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It is Ahmet Ali, with his attendants and a lot of people following him."
with speed
From this reading "Come quickly.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Fenzile rose and went through the courtyard, past the little fountain with the orange-trees, past the staircase to the upper gallery, came to the barred iron gates, looked a moment, moved modestly back into the shadows....
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
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a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading Fenzile rose and went through the courtyard, past the little fountain with the orange-trees, past the staircase to the upper gallery, came to the barred iron gates, looked a moment, moved modestly back into the shadows....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fenzile rose and went through the courtyard, past the little fountain with the orange-trees, past the staircase to the upper gallery, came to the barred iron gates, looked a moment, moved modestly back into the shadows....
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Fenzile rose and went through the courtyard, past the little fountain with the orange-trees, past the staircase to the upper gallery, came to the barred iron gates, looked a moment, moved modestly back into the shadows....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fenzile rose and went through the courtyard, past the little fountain with the orange-trees, past the staircase to the upper gallery, came to the barred iron gates, looked a moment, moved modestly back into the shadows....
the topmost one of two
From this reading Fenzile rose and went through the courtyard, past the little fountain with the orange-trees, past the staircase to the upper gallery, came to the barred iron gates, looked a moment, moved modestly back into the shadows....
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "O look, _ya Zan_," her grave voice became excited.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Fenzile rose and went through the courtyard, past the little fountain with the orange-trees, past the staircase to the upper gallery, came to the barred iron gates, looked a moment, moved modestly back into the shadows....
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fenzile rose and went through the courtyard, past the little fountain with the orange-trees, past the staircase to the upper gallery, came to the barred iron gates, looked a moment, moved modestly back into the shadows....
ya
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From this reading "O look, _ya Zan_," her grave voice became excited.
Zan
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From this reading "O look, _ya Zan_," her grave voice became excited.
