Chapter XX · Chapter 20

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

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From this reading Who so grimly eager as mighty Walkyn, his heavy axe lightly a-swing, his long legs schooling themselves to his comrade's slower time and pace?

bright with a steady but subdued shining

From this reading Who so utterly content as Black Roger, oft glancing from Beltane's figure in the van to the files of his pike-men, their slung shields agleam, their spears well sloped?

(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 And who among them all so merry as Giles o' the Bow at the head of his sturdy archers?

a narrow street with walls on both sides

From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading And who among them all so merry as Giles o' the Bow at the head of his sturdy archers?

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

plural of “archer” — a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow

From this reading And who among them all so merry as Giles o' the Bow at the head of his sturdy archers?

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading And who among them all so merry as Giles o' the Bow at the head of his sturdy archers?

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading And who among them all so merry as Giles o' the Bow at the head of his sturdy archers?

an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle

From this reading Who so grimly eager as mighty Walkyn, his heavy axe lightly a-swing, his long legs schooling themselves to his comrade's slower time and pace?

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From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

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From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

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From this reading Who so utterly content as Black Roger, oft glancing from Beltane's figure in the van to the files of his pike-men, their slung shields agleam, their spears well sloped?

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Who so utterly content as Black Roger, oft glancing from Beltane's figure in the van to the files of his pike-men, their slung shields agleam, their spears well sloped?

lacking or showing a lack of due concern

From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

From this reading And who among them all so merry as Giles o' the Bow at the head of his sturdy archers?

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Oft trolling some merry stave or turning with some quip or jape upon his tongue, but with eyes quick to mark the rhythmic swing of broad, mail-clad shoulders, eyes critical, yet eyes of pride.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

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From this reading Who so grimly eager as mighty Walkyn, his heavy axe lightly a-swing, his long legs schooling themselves to his comrade's slower time and pace?

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading Who so utterly content as Black Roger, oft glancing from Beltane's figure in the van to the files of his pike-men, their slung shields agleam, their spears well sloped?

marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws

From this reading Oft trolling some merry stave or turning with some quip or jape upon his tongue, but with eyes quick to mark the rhythmic swing of broad, mail-clad shoulders, eyes critical, yet eyes of pride.

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From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy

From this reading Who so grimly eager as mighty Walkyn, his heavy axe lightly a-swing, his long legs schooling themselves to his comrade's slower time and pace?

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

plural of “echo” — the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves

From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Oft trolling some merry stave or turning with some quip or jape upon his tongue, but with eyes quick to mark the rhythmic swing of broad, mail-clad shoulders, eyes critical, yet eyes of pride.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading Who so utterly content as Black Roger, oft glancing from Beltane's figure in the van to the files of his pike-men, their slung shields agleam, their spears well sloped?

plural of “file” — a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together

From this reading Who so utterly content as Black Roger, oft glancing from Beltane's figure in the van to the files of his pike-men, their slung shields agleam, their spears well sloped?

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Who so utterly content as Black Roger, oft glancing from Beltane's figure in the van to the files of his pike-men, their slung shields agleam, their spears well sloped?

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From this reading And who among them all so merry as Giles o' the Bow at the head of his sturdy archers?

plural of “glade” — a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area

From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading Who so utterly content as Black Roger, oft glancing from Beltane's figure in the van to the files of his pike-men, their slung shields agleam, their spears well sloped?

in a grim implacable manner

From this reading Who so grimly eager as mighty Walkyn, his heavy axe lightly a-swing, his long legs schooling themselves to his comrade's slower time and pace?

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading And who among them all so merry as Giles o' the Bow at the head of his sturdy archers?

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading Who so grimly eager as mighty Walkyn, his heavy axe lightly a-swing, his long legs schooling themselves to his comrade's slower time and pace?

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading And who among them all so merry as Giles o' the Bow at the head of his sturdy archers?

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From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Who so utterly content as Black Roger, oft glancing from Beltane's figure in the van to the files of his pike-men, their slung shields agleam, their spears well sloped?

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading Oft trolling some merry stave or turning with some quip or jape upon his tongue, but with eyes quick to mark the rhythmic swing of broad, mail-clad shoulders, eyes critical, yet eyes of pride.

showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

having or covered with leaves

From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

staying power

From this reading Who so grimly eager as mighty Walkyn, his heavy axe lightly a-swing, his long legs schooling themselves to his comrade's slower time and pace?

without good reason

From this reading Who so grimly eager as mighty Walkyn, his heavy axe lightly a-swing, his long legs schooling themselves to his comrade's slower time and pace?

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 HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

wearing protective mail

From this reading Oft trolling some merry stave or turning with some quip or jape upon his tongue, but with eyes quick to mark the rhythmic swing of broad, mail-clad shoulders, eyes critical, yet eyes of pride.

march in a procession

From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

attach a tag or label to

From this reading Oft trolling some merry stave or turning with some quip or jape upon his tongue, but with eyes quick to mark the rhythmic swing of broad, mail-clad shoulders, eyes critical, yet eyes of pride.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading And who among them all so merry as Giles o' the Bow at the head of his sturdy archers?

having or showing great strength or force or intensity

From this reading Who so grimly eager as mighty Walkyn, his heavy axe lightly a-swing, his long legs schooling themselves to his comrade's slower time and pace?

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading And who among them all so merry as Giles o' the Bow at the head of his sturdy archers?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Oft trolling some merry stave or turning with some quip or jape upon his tongue, but with eyes quick to mark the rhythmic swing of broad, mail-clad shoulders, eyes critical, yet eyes of pride.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Oft trolling some merry stave or turning with some quip or jape upon his tongue, but with eyes quick to mark the rhythmic swing of broad, mail-clad shoulders, eyes critical, yet eyes of pride.

the rate of moving (especially walking or running)

From this reading Who so grimly eager as mighty Walkyn, his heavy axe lightly a-swing, his long legs schooling themselves to his comrade's slower time and pace?

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From this reading Who so utterly content as Black Roger, oft glancing from Beltane's figure in the van to the files of his pike-men, their slung shields agleam, their spears well sloped?

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading Oft trolling some merry stave or turning with some quip or jape upon his tongue, but with eyes quick to mark the rhythmic swing of broad, mail-clad shoulders, eyes critical, yet eyes of pride.

accomplished rapidly and without delay

From this reading Oft trolling some merry stave or turning with some quip or jape upon his tongue, but with eyes quick to mark the rhythmic swing of broad, mail-clad shoulders, eyes critical, yet eyes of pride.

make jokes or quips

From this reading Oft trolling some merry stave or turning with some quip or jape upon his tongue, but with eyes quick to mark the rhythmic swing of broad, mail-clad shoulders, eyes critical, yet eyes of pride.

recurring with measured regularity

From this reading Oft trolling some merry stave or turning with some quip or jape upon his tongue, but with eyes quick to mark the rhythmic swing of broad, mail-clad shoulders, eyes critical, yet eyes of pride.

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From this reading Who so utterly content as Black Roger, oft glancing from Beltane's figure in the van to the files of his pike-men, their slung shields agleam, their spears well sloped?

the act of teaching at school

From this reading Who so grimly eager as mighty Walkyn, his heavy axe lightly a-swing, his long legs schooling themselves to his comrade's slower time and pace?

quiet, dark, or concealed

From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

plural of “shield” — a protective covering or structure

From this reading Who so utterly content as Black Roger, oft glancing from Beltane's figure in the van to the files of his pike-men, their slung shields agleam, their spears well sloped?

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading Oft trolling some merry stave or turning with some quip or jape upon his tongue, but with eyes quick to mark the rhythmic swing of broad, mail-clad shoulders, eyes critical, yet eyes of pride.

having an oblique or slanted direction

From this reading Who so utterly content as Black Roger, oft glancing from Beltane's figure in the van to the files of his pike-men, their slung shields agleam, their spears well sloped?

more slowly

From this reading Who so grimly eager as mighty Walkyn, his heavy axe lightly a-swing, his long legs schooling themselves to his comrade's slower time and pace?

inflected form of “sling” — hurl as if with a sling

From this reading Who so utterly content as Black Roger, oft glancing from Beltane's figure in the van to the files of his pike-men, their slung shields agleam, their spears well sloped?

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading And who among them all so merry as Giles o' the Bow at the head of his sturdy archers?

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From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Oft trolling some merry stave or turning with some quip or jape upon his tongue, but with eyes quick to mark the rhythmic swing of broad, mail-clad shoulders, eyes critical, yet eyes of pride.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

plural of “spear” — a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

From this reading Who so utterly content as Black Roger, oft glancing from Beltane's figure in the van to the files of his pike-men, their slung shields agleam, their spears well sloped?

(music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written

From this reading Oft trolling some merry stave or turning with some quip or jape upon his tongue, but with eyes quick to mark the rhythmic swing of broad, mail-clad shoulders, eyes critical, yet eyes of pride.

-ing form of “stride” — walk with long steps

From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

From this reading And who among them all so merry as Giles o' the Bow at the head of his sturdy archers?

move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting

From this reading Oft trolling some merry stave or turning with some quip or jape upon his tongue, but with eyes quick to mark the rhythmic swing of broad, mail-clad shoulders, eyes critical, yet eyes of pride.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading And who among them all so merry as Giles o' the Bow at the head of his sturdy archers?

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading Who so grimly eager as mighty Walkyn, his heavy axe lightly a-swing, his long legs schooling themselves to his comrade's slower time and pace?

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Who so grimly eager as mighty Walkyn, his heavy axe lightly a-swing, his long legs schooling themselves to his comrade's slower time and pace?

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading Oft trolling some merry stave or turning with some quip or jape upon his tongue, but with eyes quick to mark the rhythmic swing of broad, mail-clad shoulders, eyes critical, yet eyes of pride.

a line or route along which something travels or moves

From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

angling by drawing a baited line through the water

From this reading Oft trolling some merry stave or turning with some quip or jape upon his tongue, but with eyes quick to mark the rhythmic swing of broad, mail-clad shoulders, eyes critical, yet eyes of pride.

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading Oft trolling some merry stave or turning with some quip or jape upon his tongue, but with eyes quick to mark the rhythmic swing of broad, mail-clad shoulders, eyes critical, yet eyes of pride.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Oft trolling some merry stave or turning with some quip or jape upon his tongue, but with eyes quick to mark the rhythmic swing of broad, mail-clad shoulders, eyes critical, yet eyes of pride.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading Who so utterly content as Black Roger, oft glancing from Beltane's figure in the van to the files of his pike-men, their slung shields agleam, their spears well sloped?

any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

From this reading Who so utterly content as Black Roger, oft glancing from Beltane's figure in the van to the files of his pike-men, their slung shields agleam, their spears well sloped?

Risen from sleep; conscious.

From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

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From this reading Who so grimly eager as mighty Walkyn, his heavy axe lightly a-swing, his long legs schooling themselves to his comrade's slower time and pace?

(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 Who so utterly content as Black Roger, oft glancing from Beltane's figure in the van to the files of his pike-men, their slung shields agleam, their spears well sloped?

ordered well

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which person or people

From this reading And who among them all so merry as Giles o' the Bow at the head of his sturdy archers?

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Oft trolling some merry stave or turning with some quip or jape upon his tongue, but with eyes quick to mark the rhythmic swing of broad, mail-clad shoulders, eyes critical, yet eyes of pride.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading HOW THEY CAME TO BELSAYE Through broad glades deep-hid within the wild; by shady alleyway and leafy track they held their march south and by east, a close, well-ordered company striding long and free and waking the solitudes to a blithe babblement of laughing echoes.

but in spite of that

From this reading Oft trolling some merry stave or turning with some quip or jape upon his tongue, but with eyes quick to mark the rhythmic swing of broad, mail-clad shoulders, eyes critical, yet eyes of pride.