used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The combination was distasteful; and, having a tyrant at command, we applied to the king and had the place enclosed in our tapu.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was one of the few favours which Tembinok' visibly boggled about granting, and it may be conceived how little popular it made the strangers.
afieldadverbUS /əˈfiːld/
far away from home or one's usual surroundings
From this reading Many villagers passed us daily going afield; but they fetched a wide circuit round our tapu, and seemed to avert their looks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading KING AND COMMONS We saw but little of the commons of the isle.
concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles
From this reading The combination was distasteful; and, having a tyrant at command, we applied to the king and had the place enclosed in our tapu.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first we met them at the well, where they washed their linen and we drew water for the table.
avertverbUS /əˈvɜːrt/
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
From this reading Many villagers passed us daily going afield; but they fetched a wide circuit round our tapu, and seemed to avert their looks.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was one of the few favours which Tembinok' visibly boggled about granting, and it may be conceived how little popular it made the strangers.
boggledverbUS /ˈbɑːɡəld/
past form of “boggle” — startle with amazement or fear
From this reading It was one of the few favours which Tembinok' visibly boggled about granting, and it may be conceived how little popular it made the strangers.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading KING AND COMMONS We saw but little of the commons of the isle.
circuitnounUS /ˈsɜːrkət/
an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
From this reading Many villagers passed us daily going afield; but they fetched a wide circuit round our tapu, and seemed to avert their looks.
combinationnounUS /ˌkɑːmbəˈneɪʃən/
a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
From this reading The combination was distasteful; and, having a tyrant at command, we applied to the king and had the place enclosed in our tapu.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading The combination was distasteful; and, having a tyrant at command, we applied to the king and had the place enclosed in our tapu.
COMMONSnounUS /ˈkɑːmənz/
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
From this reading KING AND COMMONS We saw but little of the commons of the isle.
conceivedverbUS /kənˈsiːvd/
past form of “conceive” — have the idea for
From this reading It was one of the few favours which Tembinok' visibly boggled about granting, and it may be conceived how little popular it made the strangers.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading Many villagers passed us daily going afield; but they fetched a wide circuit round our tapu, and seemed to avert their looks.
distastefuladjectiveUS /dɪˈsteɪstfəl/
not pleasing in odor or taste
From this reading The combination was distasteful; and, having a tyrant at command, we applied to the king and had the place enclosed in our tapu.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading At first we met them at the well, where they washed their linen and we drew water for the table.
enclosedadjectiveUS /enˈkloʊzd/
closed in or surrounded or included within
From this reading The combination was distasteful; and, having a tyrant at command, we applied to the king and had the place enclosed in our tapu.
favoursnounUS /ˈfeɪvərz/
plural of “favour” — a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading It was one of the few favours which Tembinok' visibly boggled about granting, and it may be conceived how little popular it made the strangers.
fetchedverbUS /fetʃt/
past form of “fetch” — go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading Many villagers passed us daily going afield; but they fetched a wide circuit round our tapu, and seemed to avert their looks.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading It was one of the few favours which Tembinok' visibly boggled about granting, and it may be conceived how little popular it made the strangers.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first we met them at the well, where they washed their linen and we drew water for the table.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At first we met them at the well, where they washed their linen and we drew water for the table.
the act of departing
From this reading Many villagers passed us daily going afield; but they fetched a wide circuit round our tapu, and seemed to avert their looks.
grantingverbUS /ˈɡræntɪŋ/
-ing form of “grant” — let have
From this reading It was one of the few favours which Tembinok' visibly boggled about granting, and it may be conceived how little popular it made the strangers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The combination was distasteful; and, having a tyrant at command, we applied to the king and had the place enclosed in our tapu.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The combination was distasteful; and, having a tyrant at command, we applied to the king and had the place enclosed in our tapu.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was one of the few favours which Tembinok' visibly boggled about granting, and it may be conceived how little popular it made the strangers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The combination was distasteful; and, having a tyrant at command, we applied to the king and had the place enclosed in our tapu.
islenounUS /aɪl/
a small island
From this reading KING AND COMMONS We saw but little of the commons of the isle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was one of the few favours which Tembinok' visibly boggled about granting, and it may be conceived how little popular it made the strangers.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading KING AND COMMONS We saw but little of the commons of the isle.
linennounUS /ˈlɪnən/
a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
From this reading At first we met them at the well, where they washed their linen and we drew water for the table.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading KING AND COMMONS We saw but little of the commons of the isle.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Many villagers passed us daily going afield; but they fetched a wide circuit round our tapu, and seemed to avert their looks.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was one of the few favours which Tembinok' visibly boggled about granting, and it may be conceived how little popular it made the strangers.
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 Many villagers passed us daily going afield; but they fetched a wide circuit round our tapu, and seemed to avert their looks.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It was one of the few favours which Tembinok' visibly boggled about granting, and it may be conceived how little popular it made the strangers.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading At first we met them at the well, where they washed their linen and we drew water for the table.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading KING AND COMMONS We saw but little of the commons of the isle.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one of the few favours which Tembinok' visibly boggled about granting, and it may be conceived how little popular it made the strangers.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The combination was distasteful; and, having a tyrant at command, we applied to the king and had the place enclosed in our tapu.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Many villagers passed us daily going afield; but they fetched a wide circuit round our tapu, and seemed to avert their looks.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The combination was distasteful; and, having a tyrant at command, we applied to the king and had the place enclosed in our tapu.
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading It was one of the few favours which Tembinok' visibly boggled about granting, and it may be conceived how little popular it made the strangers.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Many villagers passed us daily going afield; but they fetched a wide circuit round our tapu, and seemed to avert their looks.
cut with a saw
From this reading KING AND COMMONS We saw but little of the commons of the isle.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Many villagers passed us daily going afield; but they fetched a wide circuit round our tapu, and seemed to avert their looks.
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading It was one of the few favours which Tembinok' visibly boggled about granting, and it may be conceived how little popular it made the strangers.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading At first we met them at the well, where they washed their linen and we drew water for the table.
tapu
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The combination was distasteful; and, having a tyrant at command, we applied to the king and had the place enclosed in our tapu.
Tembinok
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was one of the few favours which Tembinok' visibly boggled about granting, and it may be conceived how little popular it made the strangers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KING AND COMMONS We saw but little of the commons of the isle.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At first we met them at the well, where they washed their linen and we drew water for the table.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At first we met them at the well, where they washed their linen and we drew water for the table.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first we met them at the well, where they washed their linen and we drew water for the table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The combination was distasteful; and, having a tyrant at command, we applied to the king and had the place enclosed in our tapu.
tyrantnounUS /ˈtaɪrənt/
a cruel and oppressive dictator
From this reading The combination was distasteful; and, having a tyrant at command, we applied to the king and had the place enclosed in our tapu.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Many villagers passed us daily going afield; but they fetched a wide circuit round our tapu, and seemed to avert their looks.
villagersnounUS /ˈvɪlɪdʒərz/
plural of “villager” — one who has lived in a village most of their life
From this reading Many villagers passed us daily going afield; but they fetched a wide circuit round our tapu, and seemed to avert their looks.
visiblyadverbUS /ˈvɪzəbli/
in a visible manner
From this reading It was one of the few favours which Tembinok' visibly boggled about granting, and it may be conceived how little popular it made the strangers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The combination was distasteful; and, having a tyrant at command, we applied to the king and had the place enclosed in our tapu.
washedadjectiveUS /wɑːʃt/
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading At first we met them at the well, where they washed their linen and we drew water for the table.
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 At first we met them at the well, where they washed their linen and we drew water for the table.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading KING AND COMMONS We saw but little of the commons of the isle.
(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 At first we met them at the well, where they washed their linen and we drew water for the table.
in or at the place that
From this reading At first we met them at the well, where they washed their linen and we drew water for the table.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was one of the few favours which Tembinok' visibly boggled about granting, and it may be conceived how little popular it made the strangers.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Many villagers passed us daily going afield; but they fetched a wide circuit round our tapu, and seemed to avert their looks.
