the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was lying heavily upon the back seat, as one to whom this journey had become an insupportable burden.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The road from Samaria to Jerusalem hath many windings and there are hills to weary the wayfarer.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The road from Samaria to Jerusalem hath many windings and there are hills to weary the wayfarer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was lying heavily upon the back seat, as one to whom this journey had become an insupportable burden.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He was lying heavily upon the back seat, as one to whom this journey had become an insupportable burden.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading He was lying heavily upon the back seat, as one to whom this journey had become an insupportable burden.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading He was lying heavily upon the back seat, as one to whom this journey had become an insupportable burden.
Caius
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From this reading Climbing one of these slowly was the chariot of Caius of Thessalonica.
chariotnounUS /ˈtʃeriət/
a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage
From this reading Climbing one of these slowly was the chariot of Caius of Thessalonica.
ClimbingnounUS /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading Climbing one of these slowly was the chariot of Caius of Thessalonica.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "This long day draweth to its close, O jarl," he said to the horseman nearest him on the right.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "This long day draweth to its close, O jarl," he said to the horseman nearest him on the right.
draweth
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From this reading "This long day draweth to its close, O jarl," he said to the horseman nearest him on the right.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The road from Samaria to Jerusalem hath many windings and there are hills to weary the wayfarer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was lying heavily upon the back seat, as one to whom this journey had become an insupportable burden.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading The road from Samaria to Jerusalem hath many windings and there are hills to weary the wayfarer.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was lying heavily upon the back seat, as one to whom this journey had become an insupportable burden.
to a considerable degree
From this reading He was lying heavily upon the back seat, as one to whom this journey had become an insupportable burden.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The road from Samaria to Jerusalem hath many windings and there are hills to weary the wayfarer.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "This long day draweth to its close, O jarl," he said to the horseman nearest him on the right.
horsemannounUS /ˈhɔːrsmən/
a man skilled in equitation
From this reading "This long day draweth to its close, O jarl," he said to the horseman nearest him on the right.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE HOUSE OF PONTIUS THE SPEARMAN.
insupportableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnsəˈpɔːrtəbəl/
incapable of being justified or explained
From this reading He was lying heavily upon the back seat, as one to whom this journey had become an insupportable burden.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "This long day draweth to its close, O jarl," he said to the horseman nearest him on the right.
jarl
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From this reading "This long day draweth to its close, O jarl," he said to the horseman nearest him on the right.
JerusalemnounUS /dʒərˈuːsələm/
capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed)
From this reading The road from Samaria to Jerusalem hath many windings and there are hills to weary the wayfarer.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading He was lying heavily upon the back seat, as one to whom this journey had become an insupportable burden.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "This long day draweth to its close, O jarl," he said to the horseman nearest him on the right.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading He was lying heavily upon the back seat, as one to whom this journey had become an insupportable burden.
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 The road from Samaria to Jerusalem hath many windings and there are hills to weary the wayfarer.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading "This long day draweth to its close, O jarl," he said to the horseman nearest him on the right.
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 "This long day draweth to its close, O jarl," he said to the horseman nearest him on the right.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HOUSE OF PONTIUS THE SPEARMAN.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "This long day draweth to its close, O jarl," he said to the horseman nearest him on the right.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Climbing one of these slowly was the chariot of Caius of Thessalonica.
PONTIUS
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From this reading THE HOUSE OF PONTIUS THE SPEARMAN.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "This long day draweth to its close, O jarl," he said to the horseman nearest him on the right.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The road from Samaria to Jerusalem hath many windings and there are hills to weary the wayfarer.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "This long day draweth to its close, O jarl," he said to the horseman nearest him on the right.
SamarianounUS /ˌseɪmərˈiːə/
an ancient city in central Palestine founded in the 9th century BC as the capital of the northern Hebrew kingdom of Israel; the site is in present-day northwestern Jordan
From this reading The road from Samaria to Jerusalem hath many windings and there are hills to weary the wayfarer.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading He was lying heavily upon the back seat, as one to whom this journey had become an insupportable burden.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Climbing one of these slowly was the chariot of Caius of Thessalonica.
SPEARMAN
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From this reading THE HOUSE OF PONTIUS THE SPEARMAN.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOUSE OF PONTIUS THE SPEARMAN.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The road from Samaria to Jerusalem hath many windings and there are hills to weary the wayfarer.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Climbing one of these slowly was the chariot of Caius of Thessalonica.
Thessalonicanoun
a port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea; second largest city of Greece
From this reading Climbing one of these slowly was the chariot of Caius of Thessalonica.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He was lying heavily upon the back seat, as one to whom this journey had become an insupportable burden.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The road from Samaria to Jerusalem hath many windings and there are hills to weary the wayfarer.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He was lying heavily upon the back seat, as one to whom this journey had become an insupportable burden.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Climbing one of these slowly was the chariot of Caius of Thessalonica.
wayfarernoun
a pedestrian who walks from place to place
From this reading The road from Samaria to Jerusalem hath many windings and there are hills to weary the wayfarer.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading The road from Samaria to Jerusalem hath many windings and there are hills to weary the wayfarer.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was lying heavily upon the back seat, as one to whom this journey had become an insupportable burden.
windings
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From this reading The road from Samaria to Jerusalem hath many windings and there are hills to weary the wayfarer.
