used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Of course it would be a difficult matter, as the man who declared he was Omar had produced the dagger as a token, besides talking of all sorts of things which happened when he was a child.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading But the king would not listen to his son’s voice, for he had always been accustomed to depend on his own judgment.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Of course it would be a difficult matter, as the man who declared he was Omar had produced the dagger as a token, besides talking of all sorts of things which happened when he was a child.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading But the king would not listen to his son’s voice, for he had always been accustomed to depend on his own judgment.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The queen, on her side, was plunged in grief, for she felt certain that an impostor had won her husband’s heart and taken the place of her real son.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The queen, on her side, was plunged in grief, for she felt certain that an impostor had won her husband’s heart and taken the place of her real son.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading He let the unhappy Omar be dragged from the hall, whilst he himself retired with Labakan to his own rooms, full of anger with the queen his wife, in spite of their many years of happy life together.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of course it would be a difficult matter, as the man who declared he was Omar had produced the dagger as a token, besides talking of all sorts of things which happened when he was a child.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He let the unhappy Omar be dragged from the hall, whilst he himself retired with Labakan to his own rooms, full of anger with the queen his wife, in spite of their many years of happy life together.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But the king would not listen to his son’s voice, for he had always been accustomed to depend on his own judgment.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading When the first shock was over she began to think how she could manage to convince the king of his mistake.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Of course it would be a difficult matter, as the man who declared he was Omar had produced the dagger as a token, besides talking of all sorts of things which happened when he was a child.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the king would not listen to his son’s voice, for he had always been accustomed to depend on his own judgment.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading The queen, on her side, was plunged in grief, for she felt certain that an impostor had won her husband’s heart and taken the place of her real son.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Of course it would be a difficult matter, as the man who declared he was Omar had produced the dagger as a token, besides talking of all sorts of things which happened when he was a child.
convinceverbUS /kənˈvɪns/
make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
From this reading When the first shock was over she began to think how she could manage to convince the king of his mistake.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When the first shock was over she began to think how she could manage to convince the king of his mistake.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course it would be a difficult matter, as the man who declared he was Omar had produced the dagger as a token, besides talking of all sorts of things which happened when he was a child.
daggernounUS /ˈdæɡ.ər/
A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
From this reading Of course it would be a difficult matter, as the man who declared he was Omar had produced the dagger as a token, besides talking of all sorts of things which happened when he was a child.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading Of course it would be a difficult matter, as the man who declared he was Omar had produced the dagger as a token, besides talking of all sorts of things which happened when he was a child.
dependverbUS /dɪˈpend/
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading But the king would not listen to his son’s voice, for he had always been accustomed to depend on his own judgment.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Of course it would be a difficult matter, as the man who declared he was Omar had produced the dagger as a token, besides talking of all sorts of things which happened when he was a child.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading He let the unhappy Omar be dragged from the hall, whilst he himself retired with Labakan to his own rooms, full of anger with the queen his wife, in spite of their many years of happy life together.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The queen, on her side, was plunged in grief, for she felt certain that an impostor had won her husband’s heart and taken the place of her real son.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When the first shock was over she began to think how she could manage to convince the king of his mistake.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the king would not listen to his son’s voice, for he had always been accustomed to depend on his own judgment.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He let the unhappy Omar be dragged from the hall, whilst he himself retired with Labakan to his own rooms, full of anger with the queen his wife, in spite of their many years of happy life together.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading He let the unhappy Omar be dragged from the hall, whilst he himself retired with Labakan to his own rooms, full of anger with the queen his wife, in spite of their many years of happy life together.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading The queen, on her side, was plunged in grief, for she felt certain that an impostor had won her husband’s heart and taken the place of her real son.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But the king would not listen to his son’s voice, for he had always been accustomed to depend on his own judgment.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading He let the unhappy Omar be dragged from the hall, whilst he himself retired with Labakan to his own rooms, full of anger with the queen his wife, in spite of their many years of happy life together.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Of course it would be a difficult matter, as the man who declared he was Omar had produced the dagger as a token, besides talking of all sorts of things which happened when he was a child.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading He let the unhappy Omar be dragged from the hall, whilst he himself retired with Labakan to his own rooms, full of anger with the queen his wife, in spite of their many years of happy life together.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the king would not listen to his son’s voice, for he had always been accustomed to depend on his own judgment.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The queen, on her side, was plunged in grief, for she felt certain that an impostor had won her husband’s heart and taken the place of her real son.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The queen, on her side, was plunged in grief, for she felt certain that an impostor had won her husband’s heart and taken the place of her real son.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He let the unhappy Omar be dragged from the hall, whilst he himself retired with Labakan to his own rooms, full of anger with the queen his wife, in spite of their many years of happy life together.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the king would not listen to his son’s voice, for he had always been accustomed to depend on his own judgment.
how
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From this reading When the first shock was over she began to think how she could manage to convince the king of his mistake.
husband'snounUS /ˈhʌzbəndz/
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading The queen, on her side, was plunged in grief, for she felt certain that an impostor had won her husband’s heart and taken the place of her real son.
impostornounUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːstər/
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
From this reading The queen, on her side, was plunged in grief, for she felt certain that an impostor had won her husband’s heart and taken the place of her real son.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He let the unhappy Omar be dragged from the hall, whilst he himself retired with Labakan to his own rooms, full of anger with the queen his wife, in spite of their many years of happy life together.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of course it would be a difficult matter, as the man who declared he was Omar had produced the dagger as a token, besides talking of all sorts of things which happened when he was a child.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading But the king would not listen to his son’s voice, for he had always been accustomed to depend on his own judgment.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading But the king would not listen to his son’s voice, for he had always been accustomed to depend on his own judgment.
Labakan
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From this reading He let the unhappy Omar be dragged from the hall, whilst he himself retired with Labakan to his own rooms, full of anger with the queen his wife, in spite of their many years of happy life together.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He let the unhappy Omar be dragged from the hall, whilst he himself retired with Labakan to his own rooms, full of anger with the queen his wife, in spite of their many years of happy life together.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He let the unhappy Omar be dragged from the hall, whilst he himself retired with Labakan to his own rooms, full of anger with the queen his wife, in spite of their many years of happy life together.
hear with intention
From this reading But the king would not listen to his son’s voice, for he had always been accustomed to depend on his own judgment.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Of course it would be a difficult matter, as the man who declared he was Omar had produced the dagger as a token, besides talking of all sorts of things which happened when he was a child.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading When the first shock was over she began to think how she could manage to convince the king of his mistake.
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 He let the unhappy Omar be dragged from the hall, whilst he himself retired with Labakan to his own rooms, full of anger with the queen his wife, in spite of their many years of happy life together.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Of course it would be a difficult matter, as the man who declared he was Omar had produced the dagger as a token, besides talking of all sorts of things which happened when he was a child.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading When the first shock was over she began to think how she could manage to convince the king of his mistake.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the king would not listen to his son’s voice, for he had always been accustomed to depend on his own judgment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He let the unhappy Omar be dragged from the hall, whilst he himself retired with Labakan to his own rooms, full of anger with the queen his wife, in spite of their many years of happy life together.
Omar
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From this reading He let the unhappy Omar be dragged from the hall, whilst he himself retired with Labakan to his own rooms, full of anger with the queen his wife, in spite of their many years of happy life together.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But the king would not listen to his son’s voice, for he had always been accustomed to depend on his own judgment.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When the first shock was over she began to think how she could manage to convince the king of his mistake.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading But the king would not listen to his son’s voice, for he had always been accustomed to depend on his own judgment.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The queen, on her side, was plunged in grief, for she felt certain that an impostor had won her husband’s heart and taken the place of her real son.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading The queen, on her side, was plunged in grief, for she felt certain that an impostor had won her husband’s heart and taken the place of her real son.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading Of course it would be a difficult matter, as the man who declared he was Omar had produced the dagger as a token, besides talking of all sorts of things which happened when he was a child.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading He let the unhappy Omar be dragged from the hall, whilst he himself retired with Labakan to his own rooms, full of anger with the queen his wife, in spite of their many years of happy life together.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading The queen, on her side, was plunged in grief, for she felt certain that an impostor had won her husband’s heart and taken the place of her real son.
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading He let the unhappy Omar be dragged from the hall, whilst he himself retired with Labakan to his own rooms, full of anger with the queen his wife, in spite of their many years of happy life together.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading He let the unhappy Omar be dragged from the hall, whilst he himself retired with Labakan to his own rooms, full of anger with the queen his wife, in spite of their many years of happy life together.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The queen, on her side, was plunged in grief, for she felt certain that an impostor had won her husband’s heart and taken the place of her real son.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading When the first shock was over she began to think how she could manage to convince the king of his mistake.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The queen, on her side, was plunged in grief, for she felt certain that an impostor had won her husband’s heart and taken the place of her real son.
a male human offspring
From this reading The queen, on her side, was plunged in grief, for she felt certain that an impostor had won her husband’s heart and taken the place of her real son.
son'snounUS /sʌnz/
possessive form of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading But the king would not listen to his son’s voice, for he had always been accustomed to depend on his own judgment.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Of course it would be a difficult matter, as the man who declared he was Omar had produced the dagger as a token, besides talking of all sorts of things which happened when he was a child.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading He let the unhappy Omar be dragged from the hall, whilst he himself retired with Labakan to his own rooms, full of anger with the queen his wife, in spite of their many years of happy life together.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The queen, on her side, was plunged in grief, for she felt certain that an impostor had won her husband’s heart and taken the place of her real son.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Of course it would be a difficult matter, as the man who declared he was Omar had produced the dagger as a token, besides talking of all sorts of things which happened when he was a child.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The queen, on her side, was plunged in grief, for she felt certain that an impostor had won her husband’s heart and taken the place of her real son.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the king would not listen to his son’s voice, for he had always been accustomed to depend on his own judgment.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He let the unhappy Omar be dragged from the hall, whilst he himself retired with Labakan to his own rooms, full of anger with the queen his wife, in spite of their many years of happy life together.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Of course it would be a difficult matter, as the man who declared he was Omar had produced the dagger as a token, besides talking of all sorts of things which happened when he was a child.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading When the first shock was over she began to think how she could manage to convince the king of his mistake.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the king would not listen to his son’s voice, for he had always been accustomed to depend on his own judgment.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading He let the unhappy Omar be dragged from the hall, whilst he himself retired with Labakan to his own rooms, full of anger with the queen his wife, in spite of their many years of happy life together.
tokennounUS /ˈtoʊkən/
an individual instance of a type of symbol
From this reading Of course it would be a difficult matter, as the man who declared he was Omar had produced the dagger as a token, besides talking of all sorts of things which happened when he was a child.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading He let the unhappy Omar be dragged from the hall, whilst he himself retired with Labakan to his own rooms, full of anger with the queen his wife, in spite of their many years of happy life together.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading But the king would not listen to his son’s voice, for he had always been accustomed to depend on his own judgment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The queen, on her side, was plunged in grief, for she felt certain that an impostor had won her husband’s heart and taken the place of her real son.
at the time that
From this reading When the first shock was over she began to think how she could manage to convince the king of his mistake.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Of course it would be a difficult matter, as the man who declared he was Omar had produced the dagger as a token, besides talking of all sorts of things which happened when he was a child.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading He let the unhappy Omar be dragged from the hall, whilst he himself retired with Labakan to his own rooms, full of anger with the queen his wife, in spite of their many years of happy life together.
which person or people
From this reading Of course it would be a difficult matter, as the man who declared he was Omar had produced the dagger as a token, besides talking of all sorts of things which happened when he was a child.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading He let the unhappy Omar be dragged from the hall, whilst he himself retired with Labakan to his own rooms, full of anger with the queen his wife, in spite of their many years of happy life together.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He let the unhappy Omar be dragged from the hall, whilst he himself retired with Labakan to his own rooms, full of anger with the queen his wife, in spite of their many years of happy life together.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading The queen, on her side, was plunged in grief, for she felt certain that an impostor had won her husband’s heart and taken the place of her real son.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But the king would not listen to his son’s voice, for he had always been accustomed to depend on his own judgment.
a late time of life
From this reading He let the unhappy Omar be dragged from the hall, whilst he himself retired with Labakan to his own rooms, full of anger with the queen his wife, in spite of their many years of happy life together.
