used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A little after ten o'clock at night, a party of some five-and-twenty persons, escorting one of the large horse-litters of the day, stopped in the court-yard of the old Castle of St. Florent.
admissionnounUS /ædˈmɪʃən/
the act of admitting someone to enter
From this reading One or two servants came forth to meet them, and instantly recognized De Brecy's right to admission.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading "My indignation at that woman's duplicity," whispered Agnes Sorel, as they advanced, "has made me very thirsty.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A little after ten o'clock at night, a party of some five-and-twenty persons, escorting one of the large horse-litters of the day, stopped in the court-yard of the old Castle of St. Florent.
Agnes
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From this reading Lights were procured; and the young nobleman himself, handing Agnes Sorel from the litter, led her into the great hall, while Jacques C[oe]ur followed with Jeanne de Vendôme.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One or two servants came forth to meet them, and instantly recognized De Brecy's right to admission.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "My indignation at that woman's duplicity," whispered Agnes Sorel, as they advanced, "has made me very thirsty.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A little after ten o'clock at night, a party of some five-and-twenty persons, escorting one of the large horse-litters of the day, stopped in the court-yard of the old Castle of St. Florent.
Brecy's
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From this reading One or two servants came forth to meet them, and instantly recognized De Brecy's right to admission.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Let them bring me some water, my friend."
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Lights were procured; and the young nobleman himself, handing Agnes Sorel from the litter, led her into the great hall, while Jacques C[oe]ur followed with Jeanne de Vendôme.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading One or two servants came forth to meet them, and instantly recognized De Brecy's right to admission.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading A little after ten o'clock at night, a party of some five-and-twenty persons, escorting one of the large horse-litters of the day, stopped in the court-yard of the old Castle of St. Florent.
court-yard
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From this reading A little after ten o'clock at night, a party of some five-and-twenty persons, escorting one of the large horse-litters of the day, stopped in the court-yard of the old Castle of St. Florent.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A little after ten o'clock at night, a party of some five-and-twenty persons, escorting one of the large horse-litters of the day, stopped in the court-yard of the old Castle of St. Florent.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading One or two servants came forth to meet them, and instantly recognized De Brecy's right to admission.
duplicitynounUS /duːˈplɪsɪti/
a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
From this reading "My indignation at that woman's duplicity," whispered Agnes Sorel, as they advanced, "has made me very thirsty.
escortingverbUS /ˈeskɔːrtɪŋ/
-ing form of “escort” — accompany as an escort
From this reading A little after ten o'clock at night, a party of some five-and-twenty persons, escorting one of the large horse-litters of the day, stopped in the court-yard of the old Castle of St. Florent.
five-and-twenty
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From this reading A little after ten o'clock at night, a party of some five-and-twenty persons, escorting one of the large horse-litters of the day, stopped in the court-yard of the old Castle of St. Florent.
Florent
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From this reading A little after ten o'clock at night, a party of some five-and-twenty persons, escorting one of the large horse-litters of the day, stopped in the court-yard of the old Castle of St. Florent.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Lights were procured; and the young nobleman himself, handing Agnes Sorel from the litter, led her into the great hall, while Jacques C[oe]ur followed with Jeanne de Vendôme.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading One or two servants came forth to meet them, and instantly recognized De Brecy's right to admission.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Let them bring me some water, my friend."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lights were procured; and the young nobleman himself, handing Agnes Sorel from the litter, led her into the great hall, while Jacques C[oe]ur followed with Jeanne de Vendôme.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Lights were procured; and the young nobleman himself, handing Agnes Sorel from the litter, led her into the great hall, while Jacques C[oe]ur followed with Jeanne de Vendôme.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Lights were procured; and the young nobleman himself, handing Agnes Sorel from the litter, led her into the great hall, while Jacques C[oe]ur followed with Jeanne de Vendôme.
handingverbUS /ˈhændɪŋ/
-ing form of “hand” — place into the hands or custody of
From this reading Lights were procured; and the young nobleman himself, handing Agnes Sorel from the litter, led her into the great hall, while Jacques C[oe]ur followed with Jeanne de Vendôme.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My indignation at that woman's duplicity," whispered Agnes Sorel, as they advanced, "has made me very thirsty.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lights were procured; and the young nobleman himself, handing Agnes Sorel from the litter, led her into the great hall, while Jacques C[oe]ur followed with Jeanne de Vendôme.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lights were procured; and the young nobleman himself, handing Agnes Sorel from the litter, led her into the great hall, while Jacques C[oe]ur followed with Jeanne de Vendôme.
horse-litters
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From this reading A little after ten o'clock at night, a party of some five-and-twenty persons, escorting one of the large horse-litters of the day, stopped in the court-yard of the old Castle of St. Florent.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A little after ten o'clock at night, a party of some five-and-twenty persons, escorting one of the large horse-litters of the day, stopped in the court-yard of the old Castle of St. Florent.
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading "My indignation at that woman's duplicity," whispered Agnes Sorel, as they advanced, "has made me very thirsty.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading One or two servants came forth to meet them, and instantly recognized De Brecy's right to admission.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lights were procured; and the young nobleman himself, handing Agnes Sorel from the litter, led her into the great hall, while Jacques C[oe]ur followed with Jeanne de Vendôme.
Jacques
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From this reading Lights were procured; and the young nobleman himself, handing Agnes Sorel from the litter, led her into the great hall, while Jacques C[oe]ur followed with Jeanne de Vendôme.
Jeanne
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From this reading Lights were procured; and the young nobleman himself, handing Agnes Sorel from the litter, led her into the great hall, while Jacques C[oe]ur followed with Jeanne de Vendôme.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A little after ten o'clock at night, a party of some five-and-twenty persons, escorting one of the large horse-litters of the day, stopped in the court-yard of the old Castle of St. Florent.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Lights were procured; and the young nobleman himself, handing Agnes Sorel from the litter, led her into the great hall, while Jacques C[oe]ur followed with Jeanne de Vendôme.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let them bring me some water, my friend."
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading Lights were procured; and the young nobleman himself, handing Agnes Sorel from the litter, led her into the great hall, while Jacques C[oe]ur followed with Jeanne de Vendôme.
litternounUS /ˈlɪtər/
the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
From this reading Lights were procured; and the young nobleman himself, handing Agnes Sorel from the litter, led her into the great hall, while Jacques C[oe]ur followed with Jeanne de Vendôme.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A little after ten o'clock at night, a party of some five-and-twenty persons, escorting one of the large horse-litters of the day, stopped in the court-yard of the old Castle of St. Florent.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "My indignation at that woman's duplicity," whispered Agnes Sorel, as they advanced, "has made me very thirsty.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "My indignation at that woman's duplicity," whispered Agnes Sorel, as they advanced, "has made me very thirsty.
come together
From this reading One or two servants came forth to meet them, and instantly recognized De Brecy's right to admission.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My indignation at that woman's duplicity," whispered Agnes Sorel, as they advanced, "has made me very thirsty.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A little after ten o'clock at night, a party of some five-and-twenty persons, escorting one of the large horse-litters of the day, stopped in the court-yard of the old Castle of St. Florent.
noblemannounUS /ˈnoʊbəlmən/
a titled peer of the realm
From this reading Lights were procured; and the young nobleman himself, handing Agnes Sorel from the litter, led her into the great hall, while Jacques C[oe]ur followed with Jeanne de Vendôme.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading A little after ten o'clock at night, a party of some five-and-twenty persons, escorting one of the large horse-litters of the day, stopped in the court-yard of the old Castle of St. Florent.
oe
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From this reading Lights were procured; and the young nobleman himself, handing Agnes Sorel from the litter, led her into the great hall, while Jacques C[oe]ur followed with Jeanne de Vendôme.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A little after ten o'clock at night, a party of some five-and-twenty persons, escorting one of the large horse-litters of the day, stopped in the court-yard of the old Castle of St. Florent.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading A little after ten o'clock at night, a party of some five-and-twenty persons, escorting one of the large horse-litters of the day, stopped in the court-yard of the old Castle of St. Florent.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A little after ten o'clock at night, a party of some five-and-twenty persons, escorting one of the large horse-litters of the day, stopped in the court-yard of the old Castle of St. Florent.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading One or two servants came forth to meet them, and instantly recognized De Brecy's right to admission.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading A little after ten o'clock at night, a party of some five-and-twenty persons, escorting one of the large horse-litters of the day, stopped in the court-yard of the old Castle of St. Florent.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading A little after ten o'clock at night, a party of some five-and-twenty persons, escorting one of the large horse-litters of the day, stopped in the court-yard of the old Castle of St. Florent.
procuredverbUS /proʊˈkjʊrd/
past form of “procure” — get by special effort
From this reading Lights were procured; and the young nobleman himself, handing Agnes Sorel from the litter, led her into the great hall, while Jacques C[oe]ur followed with Jeanne de Vendôme.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading One or two servants came forth to meet them, and instantly recognized De Brecy's right to admission.
precisely, exactly
From this reading One or two servants came forth to meet them, and instantly recognized De Brecy's right to admission.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading One or two servants came forth to meet them, and instantly recognized De Brecy's right to admission.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A little after ten o'clock at night, a party of some five-and-twenty persons, escorting one of the large horse-litters of the day, stopped in the court-yard of the old Castle of St. Florent.
Sorel
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From this reading Lights were procured; and the young nobleman himself, handing Agnes Sorel from the litter, led her into the great hall, while Jacques C[oe]ur followed with Jeanne de Vendôme.
St
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From this reading A little after ten o'clock at night, a party of some five-and-twenty persons, escorting one of the large horse-litters of the day, stopped in the court-yard of the old Castle of St. Florent.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading A little after ten o'clock at night, a party of some five-and-twenty persons, escorting one of the large horse-litters of the day, stopped in the court-yard of the old Castle of St. Florent.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading A little after ten o'clock at night, a party of some five-and-twenty persons, escorting one of the large horse-litters of the day, stopped in the court-yard of the old Castle of St. Florent.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "My indignation at that woman's duplicity," whispered Agnes Sorel, as they advanced, "has made me very thirsty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A little after ten o'clock at night, a party of some five-and-twenty persons, escorting one of the large horse-litters of the day, stopped in the court-yard of the old Castle of St. Florent.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One or two servants came forth to meet them, and instantly recognized De Brecy's right to admission.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My indignation at that woman's duplicity," whispered Agnes Sorel, as they advanced, "has made me very thirsty.
thirstyadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːrsti/
needing moisture
From this reading "My indignation at that woman's duplicity," whispered Agnes Sorel, as they advanced, "has made me very thirsty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One or two servants came forth to meet them, and instantly recognized De Brecy's right to admission.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading One or two servants came forth to meet them, and instantly recognized De Brecy's right to admission.
urnounUS /ɜːr/
an ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates River
From this reading Lights were procured; and the young nobleman himself, handing Agnes Sorel from the litter, led her into the great hall, while Jacques C[oe]ur followed with Jeanne de Vendôme.
Vendôme
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From this reading Lights were procured; and the young nobleman himself, handing Agnes Sorel from the litter, led her into the great hall, while Jacques C[oe]ur followed with Jeanne de Vendôme.
precisely as stated
From this reading "My indignation at that woman's duplicity," whispered Agnes Sorel, as they advanced, "has made me very thirsty.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Let them bring me some water, my friend."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lights were procured; and the young nobleman himself, handing Agnes Sorel from the litter, led her into the great hall, while Jacques C[oe]ur followed with Jeanne de Vendôme.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Lights were procured; and the young nobleman himself, handing Agnes Sorel from the litter, led her into the great hall, while Jacques C[oe]ur followed with Jeanne de Vendôme.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "My indignation at that woman's duplicity," whispered Agnes Sorel, as they advanced, "has made me very thirsty.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lights were procured; and the young nobleman himself, handing Agnes Sorel from the litter, led her into the great hall, while Jacques C[oe]ur followed with Jeanne de Vendôme.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "My indignation at that woman's duplicity," whispered Agnes Sorel, as they advanced, "has made me very thirsty.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Lights were procured; and the young nobleman himself, handing Agnes Sorel from the litter, led her into the great hall, while Jacques C[oe]ur followed with Jeanne de Vendôme.
