used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Maid found herself face to face with the commander--that Sir William Glasdale, who had called her vile names a few days before, and had promised to burn her for a witch if once she fell into his hands.
(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 "Entrez, entrez--de la part de Dieu--all is yours!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thus spoke the Maid, as we rushed the tower of the boulevard, the English flying this way and that before us.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thus spoke the Maid, as we rushed the tower of the boulevard, the English flying this way and that before us.
have
From this reading "Now yield you, Classidas," she said; "I bear you no ill will.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Thus spoke the Maid, as we rushed the tower of the boulevard, the English flying this way and that before us.
boulevardnounUS /ˈbʊləvɑːrd/
a wide street or thoroughfare
From this reading Thus spoke the Maid, as we rushed the tower of the boulevard, the English flying this way and that before us.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading The Maid found herself face to face with the commander--that Sir William Glasdale, who had called her vile names a few days before, and had promised to burn her for a witch if once she fell into his hands.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she had no ill words for him, as she saw him, sword in hand, seeking to make a last stand upon the drawbridge leading to Les Tourelles.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The Maid found herself face to face with the commander--that Sir William Glasdale, who had called her vile names a few days before, and had promised to burn her for a witch if once she fell into his hands.
Classidas
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From this reading "Now yield you, Classidas," she said; "I bear you no ill will.
commandernounUS /kəˈmændər/
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading The Maid found herself face to face with the commander--that Sir William Glasdale, who had called her vile names a few days before, and had promised to burn her for a witch if once she fell into his hands.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The Maid found herself face to face with the commander--that Sir William Glasdale, who had called her vile names a few days before, and had promised to burn her for a witch if once she fell into his hands.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "Entrez, entrez--de la part de Dieu--all is yours!"
Dieu
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From this reading "Entrez, entrez--de la part de Dieu--all is yours!"
drawbridgenounUS /ˈdrɔːbrɪdʒ/
a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it
From this reading But she had no ill words for him, as she saw him, sword in hand, seeking to make a last stand upon the drawbridge leading to Les Tourelles.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Thus spoke the Maid, as we rushed the tower of the boulevard, the English flying this way and that before us.
Entrez
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From this reading "Entrez, entrez--de la part de Dieu--all is yours!"
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The Maid found herself face to face with the commander--that Sir William Glasdale, who had called her vile names a few days before, and had promised to burn her for a witch if once she fell into his hands.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The Maid found herself face to face with the commander--that Sir William Glasdale, who had called her vile names a few days before, and had promised to burn her for a witch if once she fell into his hands.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The Maid found herself face to face with the commander--that Sir William Glasdale, who had called her vile names a few days before, and had promised to burn her for a witch if once she fell into his hands.
moving swiftly
From this reading Thus spoke the Maid, as we rushed the tower of the boulevard, the English flying this way and that before us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Maid found herself face to face with the commander--that Sir William Glasdale, who had called her vile names a few days before, and had promised to burn her for a witch if once she fell into his hands.
set up or found
From this reading The Maid found herself face to face with the commander--that Sir William Glasdale, who had called her vile names a few days before, and had promised to burn her for a witch if once she fell into his hands.
Glasdale
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From this reading The Maid found herself face to face with the commander--that Sir William Glasdale, who had called her vile names a few days before, and had promised to burn her for a witch if once she fell into his hands.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Maid found herself face to face with the commander--that Sir William Glasdale, who had called her vile names a few days before, and had promised to burn her for a witch if once she fell into his hands.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading But she had no ill words for him, as she saw him, sword in hand, seeking to make a last stand upon the drawbridge leading to Les Tourelles.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The Maid found herself face to face with the commander--that Sir William Glasdale, who had called her vile names a few days before, and had promised to burn her for a witch if once she fell into his hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Maid found herself face to face with the commander--that Sir William Glasdale, who had called her vile names a few days before, and had promised to burn her for a witch if once she fell into his hands.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Maid found herself face to face with the commander--that Sir William Glasdale, who had called her vile names a few days before, and had promised to burn her for a witch if once she fell into his hands.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But she had no ill words for him, as she saw him, sword in hand, seeking to make a last stand upon the drawbridge leading to Les Tourelles.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Maid found herself face to face with the commander--that Sir William Glasdale, who had called her vile names a few days before, and had promised to burn her for a witch if once she fell into his hands.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now yield you, Classidas," she said; "I bear you no ill will.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The Maid found herself face to face with the commander--that Sir William Glasdale, who had called her vile names a few days before, and had promised to burn her for a witch if once she fell into his hands.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading But she had no ill words for him, as she saw him, sword in hand, seeking to make a last stand upon the drawbridge leading to Les Tourelles.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But she had no ill words for him, as she saw him, sword in hand, seeking to make a last stand upon the drawbridge leading to Les Tourelles.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Maid found herself face to face with the commander--that Sir William Glasdale, who had called her vile names a few days before, and had promised to burn her for a witch if once she fell into his hands.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Entrez, entrez--de la part de Dieu--all is yours!"
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading "Entrez, entrez--de la part de Dieu--all is yours!"
immediately past
From this reading But she had no ill words for him, as she saw him, sword in hand, seeking to make a last stand upon the drawbridge leading to Les Tourelles.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading But she had no ill words for him, as she saw him, sword in hand, seeking to make a last stand upon the drawbridge leading to Les Tourelles.
LesnounUS /les/
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading But she had no ill words for him, as she saw him, sword in hand, seeking to make a last stand upon the drawbridge leading to Les Tourelles.
a female domestic
From this reading Thus spoke the Maid, as we rushed the tower of the boulevard, the English flying this way and that before us.
engage in
From this reading But she had no ill words for him, as she saw him, sword in hand, seeking to make a last stand upon the drawbridge leading to Les Tourelles.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading The Maid found herself face to face with the commander--that Sir William Glasdale, who had called her vile names a few days before, and had promised to burn her for a witch if once she fell into his hands.
not any; not one
From this reading But she had no ill words for him, as she saw him, sword in hand, seeking to make a last stand upon the drawbridge leading to Les Tourelles.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now yield you, Classidas," she said; "I bear you no ill will.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thus spoke the Maid, as we rushed the tower of the boulevard, the English flying this way and that before us.
on one occasion
From this reading The Maid found herself face to face with the commander--that Sir William Glasdale, who had called her vile names a few days before, and had promised to burn her for a witch if once she fell into his hands.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "Entrez, entrez--de la part de Dieu--all is yours!"
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading The Maid found herself face to face with the commander--that Sir William Glasdale, who had called her vile names a few days before, and had promised to burn her for a witch if once she fell into his hands.
done under pressure
From this reading Thus spoke the Maid, as we rushed the tower of the boulevard, the English flying this way and that before us.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Now yield you, Classidas," she said; "I bear you no ill will.
cut with a saw
From this reading But she had no ill words for him, as she saw him, sword in hand, seeking to make a last stand upon the drawbridge leading to Les Tourelles.
the act of searching for something
From this reading But she had no ill words for him, as she saw him, sword in hand, seeking to make a last stand upon the drawbridge leading to Les Tourelles.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Maid found herself face to face with the commander--that Sir William Glasdale, who had called her vile names a few days before, and had promised to burn her for a witch if once she fell into his hands.
term of address for a man
From this reading The Maid found herself face to face with the commander--that Sir William Glasdale, who had called her vile names a few days before, and had promised to burn her for a witch if once she fell into his hands.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Thus spoke the Maid, as we rushed the tower of the boulevard, the English flying this way and that before us.
be standing; be upright
From this reading But she had no ill words for him, as she saw him, sword in hand, seeking to make a last stand upon the drawbridge leading to Les Tourelles.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading But she had no ill words for him, as she saw him, sword in hand, seeking to make a last stand upon the drawbridge leading to Les Tourelles.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thus spoke the Maid, as we rushed the tower of the boulevard, the English flying this way and that before us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus spoke the Maid, as we rushed the tower of the boulevard, the English flying this way and that before us.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Thus spoke the Maid, as we rushed the tower of the boulevard, the English flying this way and that before us.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus spoke the Maid, as we rushed the tower of the boulevard, the English flying this way and that before us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Maid found herself face to face with the commander--that Sir William Glasdale, who had called her vile names a few days before, and had promised to burn her for a witch if once she fell into his hands.
Tourelles
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From this reading But she had no ill words for him, as she saw him, sword in hand, seeking to make a last stand upon the drawbridge leading to Les Tourelles.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading Thus spoke the Maid, as we rushed the tower of the boulevard, the English flying this way and that before us.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But she had no ill words for him, as she saw him, sword in hand, seeking to make a last stand upon the drawbridge leading to Les Tourelles.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thus spoke the Maid, as we rushed the tower of the boulevard, the English flying this way and that before us.
vileadjectiveUS /vaɪl/
morally reprehensible
From this reading The Maid found herself face to face with the commander--that Sir William Glasdale, who had called her vile names a few days before, and had promised to burn her for a witch if once she fell into his hands.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Thus spoke the Maid, as we rushed the tower of the boulevard, the English flying this way and that before us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Thus spoke the Maid, as we rushed the tower of the boulevard, the English flying this way and that before us.
which person or people
From this reading The Maid found herself face to face with the commander--that Sir William Glasdale, who had called her vile names a few days before, and had promised to burn her for a witch if once she fell into his hands.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Now yield you, Classidas," she said; "I bear you no ill will.
William
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From this reading The Maid found herself face to face with the commander--that Sir William Glasdale, who had called her vile names a few days before, and had promised to burn her for a witch if once she fell into his hands.
witchnounUS /wɪtʃ/
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading The Maid found herself face to face with the commander--that Sir William Glasdale, who had called her vile names a few days before, and had promised to burn her for a witch if once she fell into his hands.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Maid found herself face to face with the commander--that Sir William Glasdale, who had called her vile names a few days before, and had promised to burn her for a witch if once she fell into his hands.
the words that are spoken
From this reading But she had no ill words for him, as she saw him, sword in hand, seeking to make a last stand upon the drawbridge leading to Les Tourelles.
be the cause or source of
From this reading "Now yield you, Classidas," she said; "I bear you no ill will.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now yield you, Classidas," she said; "I bear you no ill will.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "Entrez, entrez--de la part de Dieu--all is yours!"
