adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was a merciless King at first.
acknowledgingverbUS /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “acknowledge” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was a merciless King at first.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
bringsverbUS /brɪŋz/
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading ‘He who brings me the head of one of my enemies,’ he used to say, ‘shall be dearer to me than a brother.’
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading ‘He who brings me the head of one of my enemies,’ he used to say, ‘shall be dearer to me than a brother.’
brothersnounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading And he was so severe in hunting down his enemies, that he must have got together a pretty large family of these dear brothers.
CANUTEnoun
king of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him; on the death of Edmund II, Canute became king of all England (994-1035)
From this reading ENGLAND UNDER CANUTE THE DANE Canute reigned eighteen years.
chiefsnounUS /tʃiːfs/
plural of “chief” — a person who is in charge
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
claspedverbUS /klæspt/
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
DANEnounUS /deɪn/
a native or inhabitant of Denmark
From this reading ENGLAND UNDER CANUTE THE DANE Canute reigned eighteen years.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading And he was so severe in hunting down his enemies, that he must have got together a pretty large family of these dear brothers.
deareradjectiveUS /ˈdɪrər/
comparative of “dear” — dearly loved
From this reading ‘He who brings me the head of one of my enemies,’ he used to say, ‘shall be dearer to me than a brother.’
denouncedverbUS /dɪˈnaʊnst/
past form of “denounce” — speak out against
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And he was so severe in hunting down his enemies, that he must have got together a pretty large family of these dear brothers.
eighteenadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːn/
being one more than seventeen
From this reading ENGLAND UNDER CANUTE THE DANE Canute reigned eighteen years.
enemiesnounUS /ˈenəmiz/
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading ‘He who brings me the head of one of my enemies,’ he used to say, ‘shall be dearer to me than a brother.’
ENGLANDnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading ENGLAND UNDER CANUTE THE DANE Canute reigned eighteen years.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading And he was so severe in hunting down his enemies, that he must have got together a pretty large family of these dear brothers.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He was a merciless King at first.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And he was so severe in hunting down his enemies, that he must have got together a pretty large family of these dear brothers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And he was so severe in hunting down his enemies, that he must have got together a pretty large family of these dear brothers.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a merciless King at first.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading ‘He who brings me the head of one of my enemies,’ he used to say, ‘shall be dearer to me than a brother.’
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And he was so severe in hunting down his enemies, that he must have got together a pretty large family of these dear brothers.
huntingnounUS /ˈhʌntɪŋ/
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading And he was so severe in hunting down his enemies, that he must have got together a pretty large family of these dear brothers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading He was a merciless King at first.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And he was so severe in hunting down his enemies, that he must have got together a pretty large family of these dear brothers.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
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 After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘He who brings me the head of one of my enemies,’ he used to say, ‘shall be dearer to me than a brother.’
mercilessadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrsələs/
having or showing no mercy
From this reading He was a merciless King at first.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And he was so severe in hunting down his enemies, that he must have got together a pretty large family of these dear brothers.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘He who brings me the head of one of my enemies,’ he used to say, ‘shall be dearer to me than a brother.’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘He who brings me the head of one of my enemies,’ he used to say, ‘shall be dearer to me than a brother.’
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading And he was so severe in hunting down his enemies, that he must have got together a pretty large family of these dear brothers.
reignedverbUS /reɪnd/
past form of “reign” — have sovereign power
From this reading ENGLAND UNDER CANUTE THE DANE Canute reigned eighteen years.
relationsnounUS /riˈleɪʃənz/
mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
SaxonnounUS /ˈsæksən/
a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading ‘He who brings me the head of one of my enemies,’ he used to say, ‘shall be dearer to me than a brother.’
severeadjectiveUS /səˈvɪr/
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading And he was so severe in hunting down his enemies, that he must have got together a pretty large family of these dear brothers.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ‘He who brings me the head of one of my enemies,’ he used to say, ‘shall be dearer to me than a brother.’
sinceritynounUS /sɪnˈserəti/
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
slewverbUS /sluː/
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And he was so severe in hunting down his enemies, that he must have got together a pretty large family of these dear brothers.
sworeverbUS /swɔːr/
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading ‘He who brings me the head of one of my enemies,’ he used to say, ‘shall be dearer to me than a brother.’
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And he was so severe in hunting down his enemies, that he must have got together a pretty large family of these dear brothers.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ENGLAND UNDER CANUTE THE DANE Canute reigned eighteen years.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And he was so severe in hunting down his enemies, that he must have got together a pretty large family of these dear brothers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading And he was so severe in hunting down his enemies, that he must have got together a pretty large family of these dear brothers.
tokennounUS /ˈtoʊkən/
an individual instance of a type of symbol
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading ENGLAND UNDER CANUTE THE DANE Canute reigned eighteen years.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading ‘He who brings me the head of one of my enemies,’ he used to say, ‘shall be dearer to me than a brother.’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a merciless King at first.
welladverbUS /wel/
(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 After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading ‘He who brings me the head of one of my enemies,’ he used to say, ‘shall be dearer to me than a brother.’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After he had clasped the hands of the Saxon chiefs, in token of the sincerity with which he swore to be just and good to them in return for their acknowledging him, he denounced and slew many of them, as well as many relations of the late King.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading ENGLAND UNDER CANUTE THE DANE Canute reigned eighteen years.
