used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The old priest received me, not effusively but with a most cordial welcome.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading That night I gave myself up to renewing my acquaintance with the priest, Daitetsu, by calling on him at Kaikanji temple, at the top of the stone steps.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am glad you have come.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The beautiful moon lured me out for a walk, and my feet brought me here, to be plain, Osho-san.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That night I gave myself up to renewing my acquaintance with the priest, Daitetsu, by calling on him at Kaikanji temple, at the top of the stone steps.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “The beautiful moon lured me out for a walk, and my feet brought me here, to be plain, Osho-san.”
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “The beautiful moon lured me out for a walk, and my feet brought me here, to be plain, Osho-san.”
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “The beautiful moon lured me out for a walk, and my feet brought me here, to be plain, Osho-san.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The old priest received me, not effusively but with a most cordial welcome.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That night I gave myself up to renewing my acquaintance with the priest, Daitetsu, by calling on him at Kaikanji temple, at the top of the stone steps.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading That night I gave myself up to renewing my acquaintance with the priest, Daitetsu, by calling on him at Kaikanji temple, at the top of the stone steps.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I am glad you have come.
cordialadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːrdʒəl/
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading The old priest received me, not effusively but with a most cordial welcome.
Daitetsu
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From this reading That night I gave myself up to renewing my acquaintance with the priest, Daitetsu, by calling on him at Kaikanji temple, at the top of the stone steps.
effusivelyadverbUS /ɪˈfjuːsɪvli/
in an effusive manner
From this reading The old priest received me, not effusively but with a most cordial welcome.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “The beautiful moon lured me out for a walk, and my feet brought me here, to be plain, Osho-san.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading You must find life very tedious in these parts?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “The beautiful moon lured me out for a walk, and my feet brought me here, to be plain, Osho-san.”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading That night I gave myself up to renewing my acquaintance with the priest, Daitetsu, by calling on him at Kaikanji temple, at the top of the stone steps.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “I am glad you have come.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I am glad you have come.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “The beautiful moon lured me out for a walk, and my feet brought me here, to be plain, Osho-san.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That night I gave myself up to renewing my acquaintance with the priest, Daitetsu, by calling on him at Kaikanji temple, at the top of the stone steps.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That night I gave myself up to renewing my acquaintance with the priest, Daitetsu, by calling on him at Kaikanji temple, at the top of the stone steps.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You must find life very tedious in these parts?”
Kaikanji
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From this reading That night I gave myself up to renewing my acquaintance with the priest, Daitetsu, by calling on him at Kaikanji temple, at the top of the stone steps.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading You must find life very tedious in these parts?”
luredverbUS /lʊrd/
past form of “lure” — provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
From this reading “The beautiful moon lured me out for a walk, and my feet brought me here, to be plain, Osho-san.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The old priest received me, not effusively but with a most cordial welcome.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading “The beautiful moon lured me out for a walk, and my feet brought me here, to be plain, Osho-san.”
used to form the superlative
From this reading The old priest received me, not effusively but with a most cordial welcome.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must find life very tedious in these parts?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That night I gave myself up to renewing my acquaintance with the priest, Daitetsu, by calling on him at Kaikanji temple, at the top of the stone steps.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading That night I gave myself up to renewing my acquaintance with the priest, Daitetsu, by calling on him at Kaikanji temple, at the top of the stone steps.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That night I gave myself up to renewing my acquaintance with the priest, Daitetsu, by calling on him at Kaikanji temple, at the top of the stone steps.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The old priest received me, not effusively but with a most cordial welcome.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That night I gave myself up to renewing my acquaintance with the priest, Daitetsu, by calling on him at Kaikanji temple, at the top of the stone steps.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old priest received me, not effusively but with a most cordial welcome.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That night I gave myself up to renewing my acquaintance with the priest, Daitetsu, by calling on him at Kaikanji temple, at the top of the stone steps.
Osho-san
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From this reading “The beautiful moon lured me out for a walk, and my feet brought me here, to be plain, Osho-san.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “The beautiful moon lured me out for a walk, and my feet brought me here, to be plain, Osho-san.”
the local environment
From this reading You must find life very tedious in these parts?”
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading “The beautiful moon lured me out for a walk, and my feet brought me here, to be plain, Osho-san.”
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading That night I gave myself up to renewing my acquaintance with the priest, Daitetsu, by calling on him at Kaikanji temple, at the top of the stone steps.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading The old priest received me, not effusively but with a most cordial welcome.
renewingadjectiveUS /rɪˈnuːɪŋ/
tending to impart new life and vigor to
From this reading That night I gave myself up to renewing my acquaintance with the priest, Daitetsu, by calling on him at Kaikanji temple, at the top of the stone steps.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading That night I gave myself up to renewing my acquaintance with the priest, Daitetsu, by calling on him at Kaikanji temple, at the top of the stone steps.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading That night I gave myself up to renewing my acquaintance with the priest, Daitetsu, by calling on him at Kaikanji temple, at the top of the stone steps.
tediousadjectiveUS /ˈtiːdiəs/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading You must find life very tedious in these parts?”
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading That night I gave myself up to renewing my acquaintance with the priest, Daitetsu, by calling on him at Kaikanji temple, at the top of the stone steps.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night I gave myself up to renewing my acquaintance with the priest, Daitetsu, by calling on him at Kaikanji temple, at the top of the stone steps.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That night I gave myself up to renewing my acquaintance with the priest, Daitetsu, by calling on him at Kaikanji temple, at the top of the stone steps.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading You must find life very tedious in these parts?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That night I gave myself up to renewing my acquaintance with the priest, Daitetsu, by calling on him at Kaikanji temple, at the top of the stone steps.
the upper part of anything
From this reading That night I gave myself up to renewing my acquaintance with the priest, Daitetsu, by calling on him at Kaikanji temple, at the top of the stone steps.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading That night I gave myself up to renewing my acquaintance with the priest, Daitetsu, by calling on him at Kaikanji temple, at the top of the stone steps.
precisely as stated
From this reading You must find life very tedious in these parts?”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “The beautiful moon lured me out for a walk, and my feet brought me here, to be plain, Osho-san.”
accept gladly
From this reading The old priest received me, not effusively but with a most cordial welcome.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That night I gave myself up to renewing my acquaintance with the priest, Daitetsu, by calling on him at Kaikanji temple, at the top of the stone steps.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I am glad you have come.
