used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Whirlpools "Quo Vadis" With Fire and Sword The Deluge Pan Michael Children of the Soil Hania, and Other Stories Sielanka, a Forest Picture and Other Stories The Knights of the Cross Without Dogma On the Field of Glory Author of "With Fire and Sword," "The Deluge," "Quo Vadis," "Children of the Soil," "Without Dogma," Etc.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Gronski arrived at the Jastrzeb manor-house about midnight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whirlpools "Quo Vadis" With Fire and Sword The Deluge Pan Michael Children of the Soil Hania, and Other Stories Sielanka, a Forest Picture and Other Stories The Knights of the Cross Without Dogma On the Field of Glory Author of "With Fire and Sword," "The Deluge," "Quo Vadis," "Children of the Soil," "Without Dogma," Etc.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Gronski arrived at the Jastrzeb manor-house about midnight.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gronski arrived at the Jastrzeb manor-house about midnight.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Whirlpools "Quo Vadis" With Fire and Sword The Deluge Pan Michael Children of the Soil Hania, and Other Stories Sielanka, a Forest Picture and Other Stories The Knights of the Cross Without Dogma On the Field of Glory Author of "With Fire and Sword," "The Deluge," "Quo Vadis," "Children of the Soil," "Without Dogma," Etc.
CAMBRIDGEnounUS /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/
a university in England
From this reading THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Whirlpools "Quo Vadis" With Fire and Sword The Deluge Pan Michael Children of the Soil Hania, and Other Stories Sielanka, a Forest Picture and Other Stories The Knights of the Cross Without Dogma On the Field of Glory Author of "With Fire and Sword," "The Deluge," "Quo Vadis," "Children of the Soil," "Without Dogma," Etc.
travel across or pass over
From this reading Whirlpools "Quo Vadis" With Fire and Sword The Deluge Pan Michael Children of the Soil Hania, and Other Stories Sielanka, a Forest Picture and Other Stories The Knights of the Cross Without Dogma On the Field of Glory Author of "With Fire and Sword," "The Deluge," "Quo Vadis," "Children of the Soil," "Without Dogma," Etc.
DelugenounUS /ˈdeljuːdʒ/
an overwhelming number or amount
From this reading Whirlpools "Quo Vadis" With Fire and Sword The Deluge Pan Michael Children of the Soil Hania, and Other Stories Sielanka, a Forest Picture and Other Stories The Knights of the Cross Without Dogma On the Field of Glory Author of "With Fire and Sword," "The Deluge," "Quo Vadis," "Children of the Soil," "Without Dogma," Etc.
DogmanounUS /ˈdɑːɡmə/
a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
From this reading Whirlpools "Quo Vadis" With Fire and Sword The Deluge Pan Michael Children of the Soil Hania, and Other Stories Sielanka, a Forest Picture and Other Stories The Knights of the Cross Without Dogma On the Field of Glory Author of "With Fire and Sword," "The Deluge," "Quo Vadis," "Children of the Soil," "Without Dogma," Etc.
Etc
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a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Whirlpools "Quo Vadis" With Fire and Sword The Deluge Pan Michael Children of the Soil Hania, and Other Stories Sielanka, a Forest Picture and Other Stories The Knights of the Cross Without Dogma On the Field of Glory Author of "With Fire and Sword," "The Deluge," "Quo Vadis," "Children of the Soil," "Without Dogma," Etc.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Whirlpools "Quo Vadis" With Fire and Sword The Deluge Pan Michael Children of the Soil Hania, and Other Stories Sielanka, a Forest Picture and Other Stories The Knights of the Cross Without Dogma On the Field of Glory Author of "With Fire and Sword," "The Deluge," "Quo Vadis," "Children of the Soil," "Without Dogma," Etc.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading PART FIRST.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
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a state of high honor
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Gronski
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From this reading Gronski arrived at the Jastrzeb manor-house about midnight.
Hania
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Jastrzeb
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From this reading Gronski arrived at the Jastrzeb manor-house about midnight.
KnightsnounUS /naɪts/
plural of “knight” — 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 Whirlpools "Quo Vadis" With Fire and Sword The Deluge Pan Michael Children of the Soil Hania, and Other Stories Sielanka, a Forest Picture and Other Stories The Knights of the Cross Without Dogma On the Field of Glory Author of "With Fire and Sword," "The Deluge," "Quo Vadis," "Children of the Soil," "Without Dogma," Etc.
manor-house
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From this reading Gronski arrived at the Jastrzeb manor-house about midnight.
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading Whirlpools "Quo Vadis" With Fire and Sword The Deluge Pan Michael Children of the Soil Hania, and Other Stories Sielanka, a Forest Picture and Other Stories The Knights of the Cross Without Dogma On the Field of Glory Author of "With Fire and Sword," "The Deluge," "Quo Vadis," "Children of the Soil," "Without Dogma," Etc.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading Gronski arrived at the Jastrzeb manor-house about midnight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whirlpools "Quo Vadis" With Fire and Sword The Deluge Pan Michael Children of the Soil Hania, and Other Stories Sielanka, a Forest Picture and Other Stories The Knights of the Cross Without Dogma On the Field of Glory Author of "With Fire and Sword," "The Deluge," "Quo Vadis," "Children of the Soil," "Without Dogma," Etc.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Whirlpools "Quo Vadis" With Fire and Sword The Deluge Pan Michael Children of the Soil Hania, and Other Stories Sielanka, a Forest Picture and Other Stories The Knights of the Cross Without Dogma On the Field of Glory Author of "With Fire and Sword," "The Deluge," "Quo Vadis," "Children of the Soil," "Without Dogma," Etc.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Whirlpools "Quo Vadis" With Fire and Sword The Deluge Pan Michael Children of the Soil Hania, and Other Stories Sielanka, a Forest Picture and Other Stories The Knights of the Cross Without Dogma On the Field of Glory Author of "With Fire and Sword," "The Deluge," "Quo Vadis," "Children of the Soil," "Without Dogma," Etc.
PanverbUS /pæn/
make a sweeping movement
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something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading PART FIRST.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Whirlpools "Quo Vadis" With Fire and Sword The Deluge Pan Michael Children of the Soil Hania, and Other Stories Sielanka, a Forest Picture and Other Stories The Knights of the Cross Without Dogma On the Field of Glory Author of "With Fire and Sword," "The Deluge," "Quo Vadis," "Children of the Soil," "Without Dogma," Etc.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
Quo
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1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
Sielanka
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the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading Whirlpools "Quo Vadis" With Fire and Sword The Deluge Pan Michael Children of the Soil Hania, and Other Stories Sielanka, a Forest Picture and Other Stories The Knights of the Cross Without Dogma On the Field of Glory Author of "With Fire and Sword," "The Deluge," "Quo Vadis," "Children of the Soil," "Without Dogma," Etc.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Whirlpools "Quo Vadis" With Fire and Sword The Deluge Pan Michael Children of the Soil Hania, and Other Stories Sielanka, a Forest Picture and Other Stories The Knights of the Cross Without Dogma On the Field of Glory Author of "With Fire and Sword," "The Deluge," "Quo Vadis," "Children of the Soil," "Without Dogma," Etc.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading Whirlpools "Quo Vadis" With Fire and Sword The Deluge Pan Michael Children of the Soil Hania, and Other Stories Sielanka, a Forest Picture and Other Stories The Knights of the Cross Without Dogma On the Field of Glory Author of "With Fire and Sword," "The Deluge," "Quo Vadis," "Children of the Soil," "Without Dogma," Etc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whirlpools "Quo Vadis" With Fire and Sword The Deluge Pan Michael Children of the Soil Hania, and Other Stories Sielanka, a Forest Picture and Other Stories The Knights of the Cross Without Dogma On the Field of Glory Author of "With Fire and Sword," "The Deluge," "Quo Vadis," "Children of the Soil," "Without Dogma," Etc.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
UNIVERSITYnounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
Vadis
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From this reading Whirlpools "Quo Vadis" With Fire and Sword The Deluge Pan Michael Children of the Soil Hania, and Other Stories Sielanka, a Forest Picture and Other Stories The Knights of the Cross Without Dogma On the Field of Glory Author of "With Fire and Sword," "The Deluge," "Quo Vadis," "Children of the Soil," "Without Dogma," Etc.
WhirlpoolsnounUS /ˈwɜːrlpuːlz/
plural of “whirlpool” — a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
From this reading Whirlpools "Quo Vadis" With Fire and Sword The Deluge Pan Michael Children of the Soil Hania, and Other Stories Sielanka, a Forest Picture and Other Stories The Knights of the Cross Without Dogma On the Field of Glory Author of "With Fire and Sword," "The Deluge," "Quo Vadis," "Children of the Soil," "Without Dogma," Etc.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Whirlpools "Quo Vadis" With Fire and Sword The Deluge Pan Michael Children of the Soil Hania, and Other Stories Sielanka, a Forest Picture and Other Stories The Knights of the Cross Without Dogma On the Field of Glory Author of "With Fire and Sword," "The Deluge," "Quo Vadis," "Children of the Soil," "Without Dogma," Etc.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
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