used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Its hills were white with marble and green with gardens, and traced and spotted and flecked with gold; its thoroughfares were bright with color--white, purple, yellow, scarlet--like a field of roses and amarantus.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading One day, about mid-afternoon, the old capital lay glowing in the sunlight.
amarantus
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From this reading Its hills were white with marble and green with gardens, and traced and spotted and flecked with gold; its thoroughfares were bright with color--white, purple, yellow, scarlet--like a field of roses and amarantus.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Its hills were white with marble and green with gardens, and traced and spotted and flecked with gold; its thoroughfares were bright with color--white, purple, yellow, scarlet--like a field of roses and amarantus.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The fashionable day had begun; knight and lady were now making and receiving visits.
cause to be bored
From this reading Five litters and some forty slaves, who bore and followed them, were waiting in the court of the palace of the Lady Lucia.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Its hills were white with marble and green with gardens, and traced and spotted and flecked with gold; its thoroughfares were bright with color--white, purple, yellow, scarlet--like a field of roses and amarantus.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Those days it was near twelve o'clock by the great dial of history.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading One day, about mid-afternoon, the old capital lay glowing in the sunlight.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading Its hills were white with marble and green with gardens, and traced and spotted and flecked with gold; its thoroughfares were bright with color--white, purple, yellow, scarlet--like a field of roses and amarantus.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Five litters and some forty slaves, who bore and followed them, were waiting in the court of the palace of the Lady Lucia.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day, about mid-afternoon, the old capital lay glowing in the sunlight.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Those days it was near twelve o'clock by the great dial of history.
dialnounUS /ˈdaɪəl/
the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
From this reading Those days it was near twelve o'clock by the great dial of history.
fashionableadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənəbəl/
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading The fashionable day had begun; knight and lady were now making and receiving visits.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Its hills were white with marble and green with gardens, and traced and spotted and flecked with gold; its thoroughfares were bright with color--white, purple, yellow, scarlet--like a field of roses and amarantus.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Five litters and some forty slaves, who bore and followed them, were waiting in the court of the palace of the Lady Lucia.
fleckedadjective
having a pattern of dots
From this reading Its hills were white with marble and green with gardens, and traced and spotted and flecked with gold; its thoroughfares were bright with color--white, purple, yellow, scarlet--like a field of roses and amarantus.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Five litters and some forty slaves, who bore and followed them, were waiting in the court of the palace of the Lady Lucia.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading Five litters and some forty slaves, who bore and followed them, were waiting in the court of the palace of the Lady Lucia.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Its hills were white with marble and green with gardens, and traced and spotted and flecked with gold; its thoroughfares were bright with color--white, purple, yellow, scarlet--like a field of roses and amarantus.
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading One day, about mid-afternoon, the old capital lay glowing in the sunlight.
coins made of gold
From this reading Its hills were white with marble and green with gardens, and traced and spotted and flecked with gold; its thoroughfares were bright with color--white, purple, yellow, scarlet--like a field of roses and amarantus.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Those days it was near twelve o'clock by the great dial of history.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Its hills were white with marble and green with gardens, and traced and spotted and flecked with gold; its thoroughfares were bright with color--white, purple, yellow, scarlet--like a field of roses and amarantus.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fashionable day had begun; knight and lady were now making and receiving visits.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Its hills were white with marble and green with gardens, and traced and spotted and flecked with gold; its thoroughfares were bright with color--white, purple, yellow, scarlet--like a field of roses and amarantus.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading Those days it was near twelve o'clock by the great dial of history.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One day, about mid-afternoon, the old capital lay glowing in the sunlight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Those days it was near twelve o'clock by the great dial of history.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its hills were white with marble and green with gardens, and traced and spotted and flecked with gold; its thoroughfares were bright with color--white, purple, yellow, scarlet--like a field of roses and amarantus.
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading The fashionable day had begun; knight and lady were now making and receiving visits.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The fashionable day had begun; knight and lady were now making and receiving visits.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading One day, about mid-afternoon, the old capital lay glowing in the sunlight.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Its hills were white with marble and green with gardens, and traced and spotted and flecked with gold; its thoroughfares were bright with color--white, purple, yellow, scarlet--like a field of roses and amarantus.
littersnounUS /ˈlɪtərz/
plural of “litter” — the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
From this reading Five litters and some forty slaves, who bore and followed them, were waiting in the court of the palace of the Lady Lucia.
Lucia
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From this reading Five litters and some forty slaves, who bore and followed them, were waiting in the court of the palace of the Lady Lucia.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The fashionable day had begun; knight and lady were now making and receiving visits.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading Its hills were white with marble and green with gardens, and traced and spotted and flecked with gold; its thoroughfares were bright with color--white, purple, yellow, scarlet--like a field of roses and amarantus.
mid-afternoon
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From this reading One day, about mid-afternoon, the old capital lay glowing in the sunlight.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Those days it was near twelve o'clock by the great dial of history.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The fashionable day had begun; knight and lady were now making and receiving visits.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Those days it was near twelve o'clock by the great dial of history.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Those days it was near twelve o'clock by the great dial of history.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading One day, about mid-afternoon, the old capital lay glowing in the sunlight.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day, about mid-afternoon, the old capital lay glowing in the sunlight.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Five litters and some forty slaves, who bore and followed them, were waiting in the court of the palace of the Lady Lucia.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading Its hills were white with marble and green with gardens, and traced and spotted and flecked with gold; its thoroughfares were bright with color--white, purple, yellow, scarlet--like a field of roses and amarantus.
receivingverbUS /rəˈsiːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading The fashionable day had begun; knight and lady were now making and receiving visits.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Its hills were white with marble and green with gardens, and traced and spotted and flecked with gold; its thoroughfares were bright with color--white, purple, yellow, scarlet--like a field of roses and amarantus.
scarletnounUS /ˈskɑːrlət/
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
From this reading Its hills were white with marble and green with gardens, and traced and spotted and flecked with gold; its thoroughfares were bright with color--white, purple, yellow, scarlet--like a field of roses and amarantus.
plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone
From this reading Five litters and some forty slaves, who bore and followed them, were waiting in the court of the palace of the Lady Lucia.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Five litters and some forty slaves, who bore and followed them, were waiting in the court of the palace of the Lady Lucia.
spottedadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːtɪd/
having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
From this reading Its hills were white with marble and green with gardens, and traced and spotted and flecked with gold; its thoroughfares were bright with color--white, purple, yellow, scarlet--like a field of roses and amarantus.
the rays of the sun
From this reading One day, about mid-afternoon, the old capital lay glowing in the sunlight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Those days it was near twelve o'clock by the great dial of history.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Five litters and some forty slaves, who bore and followed them, were waiting in the court of the palace of the Lady Lucia.
thoroughfaresnounUS /ˈθɜːroʊferz/
plural of “thoroughfare” — a public road from one place to another
From this reading Its hills were white with marble and green with gardens, and traced and spotted and flecked with gold; its thoroughfares were bright with color--white, purple, yellow, scarlet--like a field of roses and amarantus.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those days it was near twelve o'clock by the great dial of history.
tracedverbUS /treɪst/
past form of “trace” — follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
From this reading Its hills were white with marble and green with gardens, and traced and spotted and flecked with gold; its thoroughfares were bright with color--white, purple, yellow, scarlet--like a field of roses and amarantus.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Those days it was near twelve o'clock by the great dial of history.
visitsnounUS /ˈvɪzɪts/
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading The fashionable day had begun; knight and lady were now making and receiving visits.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Five litters and some forty slaves, who bore and followed them, were waiting in the court of the palace of the Lady Lucia.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Those days it was near twelve o'clock by the great dial of history.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Its hills were white with marble and green with gardens, and traced and spotted and flecked with gold; its thoroughfares were bright with color--white, purple, yellow, scarlet--like a field of roses and amarantus.
a Caucasian
From this reading Its hills were white with marble and green with gardens, and traced and spotted and flecked with gold; its thoroughfares were bright with color--white, purple, yellow, scarlet--like a field of roses and amarantus.
which person or people
From this reading Five litters and some forty slaves, who bore and followed them, were waiting in the court of the palace of the Lady Lucia.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Its hills were white with marble and green with gardens, and traced and spotted and flecked with gold; its thoroughfares were bright with color--white, purple, yellow, scarlet--like a field of roses and amarantus.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Its hills were white with marble and green with gardens, and traced and spotted and flecked with gold; its thoroughfares were bright with color--white, purple, yellow, scarlet--like a field of roses and amarantus.
