used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Here lies an evil-errant knight, Well bruised in many a fray, Whose courser, Rozinante hight, Long bore him many a way.
AcademiciannounUS /ˌækədəˈmɪʃən/
someone elected to honorary membership in an academy
From this reading _Cachidiablo, Academician of Argamasilla, on the Sepulture of Don Quixote._ EPITAPH.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Here lies an evil-errant knight, Well bruised in many a fray, Whose courser, Rozinante hight, Long bore him many a way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Close by his loving master's side Lies booby Sancho Panza, A trusty squire of courage tried, And true as ever man saw.
Argamasilla
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From this reading _Cachidiablo, Academician of Argamasilla, on the Sepulture of Don Quixote._ EPITAPH.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Close by his loving master's side Lies booby Sancho Panza, A trusty squire of courage tried, And true as ever man saw.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading _Tiquitoc, Academician of Argamasilla, on the sepulture of Dulcinea del Toboso._ Dulcinea, fat and fleshy, lies Beneath this frozen stone; But, since to frightful death a prize, Reduced to skin and bone.
bonenounUS /boʊn/
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading _Tiquitoc, Academician of Argamasilla, on the sepulture of Dulcinea del Toboso._ Dulcinea, fat and fleshy, lies Beneath this frozen stone; But, since to frightful death a prize, Reduced to skin and bone.
boobynounUS /ˈbuːbi/
an ignorant or foolish person
From this reading Close by his loving master's side Lies booby Sancho Panza, A trusty squire of courage tried, And true as ever man saw.
cause to be bored
From this reading Here lies an evil-errant knight, Well bruised in many a fray, Whose courser, Rozinante hight, Long bore him many a way.
bruisedverbUS /bruːzd/
past form of “bruise” — injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
From this reading Here lies an evil-errant knight, Well bruised in many a fray, Whose courser, Rozinante hight, Long bore him many a way.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Tiquitoc, Academician of Argamasilla, on the sepulture of Dulcinea del Toboso._ Dulcinea, fat and fleshy, lies Beneath this frozen stone; But, since to frightful death a prize, Reduced to skin and bone.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Close by his loving master's side Lies booby Sancho Panza, A trusty squire of courage tried, And true as ever man saw.
Cachidiablo
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From this reading _Cachidiablo, Academician of Argamasilla, on the Sepulture of Don Quixote._ EPITAPH.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Of goodly parentage she came, And had the lady in her; She was the great Don Quixote's flame, But only death could win her.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Close by his loving master's side Lies booby Sancho Panza, A trusty squire of courage tried, And true as ever man saw.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Of goodly parentage she came, And had the lady in her; She was the great Don Quixote's flame, But only death could win her.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading Close by his loving master's side Lies booby Sancho Panza, A trusty squire of courage tried, And true as ever man saw.
coursernounUS /ˈkɔːrsər/
a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey
From this reading Here lies an evil-errant knight, Well bruised in many a fray, Whose courser, Rozinante hight, Long bore him many a way.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading _Tiquitoc, Academician of Argamasilla, on the sepulture of Dulcinea del Toboso._ Dulcinea, fat and fleshy, lies Beneath this frozen stone; But, since to frightful death a prize, Reduced to skin and bone.
del
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From this reading _Tiquitoc, Academician of Argamasilla, on the sepulture of Dulcinea del Toboso._ Dulcinea, fat and fleshy, lies Beneath this frozen stone; But, since to frightful death a prize, Reduced to skin and bone.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading _Cachidiablo, Academician of Argamasilla, on the Sepulture of Don Quixote._ EPITAPH.
DulcineanounUS /ˌdʌlsɪˈniːə/
a woman who is a man's sweetheart
From this reading _Tiquitoc, Academician of Argamasilla, on the sepulture of Dulcinea del Toboso._ Dulcinea, fat and fleshy, lies Beneath this frozen stone; But, since to frightful death a prize, Reduced to skin and bone.
EPITAPHnounUS /ˈepətæf/
an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
From this reading _Cachidiablo, Academician of Argamasilla, on the Sepulture of Don Quixote._ EPITAPH.
at any time
From this reading Close by his loving master's side Lies booby Sancho Panza, A trusty squire of courage tried, And true as ever man saw.
evil-errant
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From this reading Here lies an evil-errant knight, Well bruised in many a fray, Whose courser, Rozinante hight, Long bore him many a way.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading _Tiquitoc, Academician of Argamasilla, on the sepulture of Dulcinea del Toboso._ Dulcinea, fat and fleshy, lies Beneath this frozen stone; But, since to frightful death a prize, Reduced to skin and bone.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading Of goodly parentage she came, And had the lady in her; She was the great Don Quixote's flame, But only death could win her.
fleshyadjectiveUS /ˈfleʃi/
usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
From this reading _Tiquitoc, Academician of Argamasilla, on the sepulture of Dulcinea del Toboso._ Dulcinea, fat and fleshy, lies Beneath this frozen stone; But, since to frightful death a prize, Reduced to skin and bone.
frayverbUS /freɪ/
wear away by rubbing
From this reading Here lies an evil-errant knight, Well bruised in many a fray, Whose courser, Rozinante hight, Long bore him many a way.
frightfuladjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtfəl/
provoking horror
From this reading _Tiquitoc, Academician of Argamasilla, on the sepulture of Dulcinea del Toboso._ Dulcinea, fat and fleshy, lies Beneath this frozen stone; But, since to frightful death a prize, Reduced to skin and bone.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading _Tiquitoc, Academician of Argamasilla, on the sepulture of Dulcinea del Toboso._ Dulcinea, fat and fleshy, lies Beneath this frozen stone; But, since to frightful death a prize, Reduced to skin and bone.
goodlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡʊdli/
large in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Of goodly parentage she came, And had the lady in her; She was the great Don Quixote's flame, But only death could win her.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Of goodly parentage she came, And had the lady in her; She was the great Don Quixote's flame, But only death could win her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of goodly parentage she came, And had the lady in her; She was the great Don Quixote's flame, But only death could win her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Of goodly parentage she came, And had the lady in her; She was the great Don Quixote's flame, But only death could win her.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here lies an evil-errant knight, Well bruised in many a fray, Whose courser, Rozinante hight, Long bore him many a way.
hight
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From this reading Here lies an evil-errant knight, Well bruised in many a fray, Whose courser, Rozinante hight, Long bore him many a way.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Here lies an evil-errant knight, Well bruised in many a fray, Whose courser, Rozinante hight, Long bore him many a way.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Close by his loving master's side Lies booby Sancho Panza, A trusty squire of courage tried, And true as ever man saw.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here lies an evil-errant knight, Well bruised in many a fray, Whose courser, Rozinante hight, Long bore him many a way.
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 Here lies an evil-errant knight, Well bruised in many a fray, Whose courser, Rozinante hight, Long bore him many a way.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Of goodly parentage she came, And had the lady in her; She was the great Don Quixote's flame, But only death could win her.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading Here lies an evil-errant knight, Well bruised in many a fray, Whose courser, Rozinante hight, Long bore him many a way.
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 Here lies an evil-errant knight, Well bruised in many a fray, Whose courser, Rozinante hight, Long bore him many a way.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading Close by his loving master's side Lies booby Sancho Panza, A trusty squire of courage tried, And true as ever man saw.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Close by his loving master's side Lies booby Sancho Panza, A trusty squire of courage tried, And true as ever man saw.
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 Here lies an evil-errant knight, Well bruised in many a fray, Whose courser, Rozinante hight, Long bore him many a way.
master'snounUS /ˈmæstərz/
possessive form of “master” — an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Close by his loving master's side Lies booby Sancho Panza, A trusty squire of courage tried, And true as ever man saw.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Cachidiablo, Academician of Argamasilla, on the Sepulture of Don Quixote._ EPITAPH.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Cachidiablo, Academician of Argamasilla, on the Sepulture of Don Quixote._ EPITAPH.
and nothing more
From this reading Of goodly parentage she came, And had the lady in her; She was the great Don Quixote's flame, But only death could win her.
Panza
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From this reading Close by his loving master's side Lies booby Sancho Panza, A trusty squire of courage tried, And true as ever man saw.
parentagenounUS /ˈperəntədʒ/
the state of being a parent
From this reading Of goodly parentage she came, And had the lady in her; She was the great Don Quixote's flame, But only death could win her.
prizenounUS /praɪz/
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading _Tiquitoc, Academician of Argamasilla, on the sepulture of Dulcinea del Toboso._ Dulcinea, fat and fleshy, lies Beneath this frozen stone; But, since to frightful death a prize, Reduced to skin and bone.
Quixote
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From this reading _Cachidiablo, Academician of Argamasilla, on the Sepulture of Don Quixote._ EPITAPH.
Quixote's
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From this reading Of goodly parentage she came, And had the lady in her; She was the great Don Quixote's flame, But only death could win her.
ReducedadjectiveUS /rəˈduːst/
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading _Tiquitoc, Academician of Argamasilla, on the sepulture of Dulcinea del Toboso._ Dulcinea, fat and fleshy, lies Beneath this frozen stone; But, since to frightful death a prize, Reduced to skin and bone.
Rozinante
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From this reading Here lies an evil-errant knight, Well bruised in many a fray, Whose courser, Rozinante hight, Long bore him many a way.
Sancho
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From this reading Close by his loving master's side Lies booby Sancho Panza, A trusty squire of courage tried, And true as ever man saw.
cut with a saw
From this reading Close by his loving master's side Lies booby Sancho Panza, A trusty squire of courage tried, And true as ever man saw.
Sepulturenoun
the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
From this reading _Cachidiablo, Academician of Argamasilla, on the Sepulture of Don Quixote._ EPITAPH.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of goodly parentage she came, And had the lady in her; She was the great Don Quixote's flame, But only death could win her.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Close by his loving master's side Lies booby Sancho Panza, A trusty squire of courage tried, And true as ever man saw.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading _Tiquitoc, Academician of Argamasilla, on the sepulture of Dulcinea del Toboso._ Dulcinea, fat and fleshy, lies Beneath this frozen stone; But, since to frightful death a prize, Reduced to skin and bone.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading _Tiquitoc, Academician of Argamasilla, on the sepulture of Dulcinea del Toboso._ Dulcinea, fat and fleshy, lies Beneath this frozen stone; But, since to frightful death a prize, Reduced to skin and bone.
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading Close by his loving master's side Lies booby Sancho Panza, A trusty squire of courage tried, And true as ever man saw.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading _Tiquitoc, Academician of Argamasilla, on the sepulture of Dulcinea del Toboso._ Dulcinea, fat and fleshy, lies Beneath this frozen stone; But, since to frightful death a prize, Reduced to skin and bone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Cachidiablo, Academician of Argamasilla, on the Sepulture of Don Quixote._ EPITAPH.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Tiquitoc, Academician of Argamasilla, on the sepulture of Dulcinea del Toboso._ Dulcinea, fat and fleshy, lies Beneath this frozen stone; But, since to frightful death a prize, Reduced to skin and bone.
Tiquitoc
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From this reading _Tiquitoc, Academician of Argamasilla, on the sepulture of Dulcinea del Toboso._ Dulcinea, fat and fleshy, lies Beneath this frozen stone; But, since to frightful death a prize, Reduced to skin and bone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Tiquitoc, Academician of Argamasilla, on the sepulture of Dulcinea del Toboso._ Dulcinea, fat and fleshy, lies Beneath this frozen stone; But, since to frightful death a prize, Reduced to skin and bone.
Toboso
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From this reading _Tiquitoc, Academician of Argamasilla, on the sepulture of Dulcinea del Toboso._ Dulcinea, fat and fleshy, lies Beneath this frozen stone; But, since to frightful death a prize, Reduced to skin and bone.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Close by his loving master's side Lies booby Sancho Panza, A trusty squire of courage tried, And true as ever man saw.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Close by his loving master's side Lies booby Sancho Panza, A trusty squire of courage tried, And true as ever man saw.
trustynounUS /ˈtrʌsti/
a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges
From this reading Close by his loving master's side Lies booby Sancho Panza, A trusty squire of courage tried, And true as ever man saw.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of goodly parentage she came, And had the lady in her; She was the great Don Quixote's flame, But only death could win her.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Here lies an evil-errant knight, Well bruised in many a fray, Whose courser, Rozinante hight, Long bore him many a way.
(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 Here lies an evil-errant knight, Well bruised in many a fray, Whose courser, Rozinante hight, Long bore him many a way.
belonging to which person
From this reading Here lies an evil-errant knight, Well bruised in many a fray, Whose courser, Rozinante hight, Long bore him many a way.
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading Of goodly parentage she came, And had the lady in her; She was the great Don Quixote's flame, But only death could win her.
