touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading THE LAWS OF EDWARD I AND THE FIRST PARLIAMENT IN the days of Henry III, the barons had become powerful, and his son Edward I remembered the days of Stephen and how the great lords had destroyed "the good peace" of the realm, and he wisely framed the laws against them.
(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 Yet all the time, the priests took their share and the lands were still held by the barons, free of all dues to the King.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LAWS OF EDWARD I AND THE FIRST PARLIAMENT IN the days of Henry III, the barons had become powerful, and his son Edward I remembered the days of Stephen and how the great lords had destroyed "the good peace" of the realm, and he wisely framed the laws against them.
baronsnounUS /ˈbærənz/
plural of “baron” — a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading THE LAWS OF EDWARD I AND THE FIRST PARLIAMENT IN the days of Henry III, the barons had become powerful, and his son Edward I remembered the days of Stephen and how the great lords had destroyed "the good peace" of the realm, and he wisely framed the laws against them.
for the reason that
From this reading These lands were then "in the dead hand" because the Church held them for ever and owed nothing to the King.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading THE LAWS OF EDWARD I AND THE FIRST PARLIAMENT IN the days of Henry III, the barons had become powerful, and his son Edward I remembered the days of Stephen and how the great lords had destroyed "the good peace" of the realm, and he wisely framed the laws against them.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yet all the time, the priests took their share and the lands were still held by the barons, free of all dues to the King.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading They did not care to pay their taxes, so they pretended to give their lands to the Church.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading They did not care to pay their taxes, so they pretended to give their lands to the Church.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THE LAWS OF EDWARD I AND THE FIRST PARLIAMENT IN the days of Henry III, the barons had become powerful, and his son Edward I remembered the days of Stephen and how the great lords had destroyed "the good peace" of the realm, and he wisely framed the laws against them.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading These lands were then "in the dead hand" because the Church held them for ever and owed nothing to the King.
spoiled or ruined or demolished
From this reading THE LAWS OF EDWARD I AND THE FIRST PARLIAMENT IN the days of Henry III, the barons had become powerful, and his son Edward I remembered the days of Stephen and how the great lords had destroyed "the good peace" of the realm, and he wisely framed the laws against them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not care to pay their taxes, so they pretended to give their lands to the Church.
duesnounUS /duːz/
plural of “due” — that which is deserved or owed
From this reading Yet all the time, the priests took their share and the lands were still held by the barons, free of all dues to the King.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading THE LAWS OF EDWARD I AND THE FIRST PARLIAMENT IN the days of Henry III, the barons had become powerful, and his son Edward I remembered the days of Stephen and how the great lords had destroyed "the good peace" of the realm, and he wisely framed the laws against them.
at any time
From this reading These lands were then "in the dead hand" because the Church held them for ever and owed nothing to the King.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE LAWS OF EDWARD I AND THE FIRST PARLIAMENT IN the days of Henry III, the barons had become powerful, and his son Edward I remembered the days of Stephen and how the great lords had destroyed "the good peace" of the realm, and he wisely framed the laws against them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading These lands were then "in the dead hand" because the Church held them for ever and owed nothing to the King.
framedadjectiveUS /freɪmd/
provided with a frame
From this reading THE LAWS OF EDWARD I AND THE FIRST PARLIAMENT IN the days of Henry III, the barons had become powerful, and his son Edward I remembered the days of Stephen and how the great lords had destroyed "the good peace" of the realm, and he wisely framed the laws against them.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Yet all the time, the priests took their share and the lands were still held by the barons, free of all dues to the King.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading They did not care to pay their taxes, so they pretended to give their lands to the Church.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading THE LAWS OF EDWARD I AND THE FIRST PARLIAMENT IN the days of Henry III, the barons had become powerful, and his son Edward I remembered the days of Stephen and how the great lords had destroyed "the good peace" of the realm, and he wisely framed the laws against them.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE LAWS OF EDWARD I AND THE FIRST PARLIAMENT IN the days of Henry III, the barons had become powerful, and his son Edward I remembered the days of Stephen and how the great lords had destroyed "the good peace" of the realm, and he wisely framed the laws against them.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Now the King had grown poor and the barons had grown rich.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE LAWS OF EDWARD I AND THE FIRST PARLIAMENT IN the days of Henry III, the barons had become powerful, and his son Edward I remembered the days of Stephen and how the great lords had destroyed "the good peace" of the realm, and he wisely framed the laws against them.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading These lands were then "in the dead hand" because the Church held them for ever and owed nothing to the King.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE LAWS OF EDWARD I AND THE FIRST PARLIAMENT IN the days of Henry III, the barons had become powerful, and his son Edward I remembered the days of Stephen and how the great lords had destroyed "the good peace" of the realm, and he wisely framed the laws against them.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading These lands were then "in the dead hand" because the Church held them for ever and owed nothing to the King.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading THE LAWS OF EDWARD I AND THE FIRST PARLIAMENT IN the days of Henry III, the barons had become powerful, and his son Edward I remembered the days of Stephen and how the great lords had destroyed "the good peace" of the realm, and he wisely framed the laws against them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LAWS OF EDWARD I AND THE FIRST PARLIAMENT IN the days of Henry III, the barons had become powerful, and his son Edward I remembered the days of Stephen and how the great lords had destroyed "the good peace" of the realm, and he wisely framed the laws against them.
how
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From this reading THE LAWS OF EDWARD I AND THE FIRST PARLIAMENT IN the days of Henry III, the barons had become powerful, and his son Edward I remembered the days of Stephen and how the great lords had destroyed "the good peace" of the realm, and he wisely framed the laws against them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE LAWS OF EDWARD I AND THE FIRST PARLIAMENT IN the days of Henry III, the barons had become powerful, and his son Edward I remembered the days of Stephen and how the great lords had destroyed "the good peace" of the realm, and he wisely framed the laws against them.
IIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THE LAWS OF EDWARD I AND THE FIRST PARLIAMENT IN the days of Henry III, the barons had become powerful, and his son Edward I remembered the days of Stephen and how the great lords had destroyed "the good peace" of the realm, and he wisely framed the laws against them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LAWS OF EDWARD I AND THE FIRST PARLIAMENT IN the days of Henry III, the barons had become powerful, and his son Edward I remembered the days of Stephen and how the great lords had destroyed "the good peace" of the realm, and he wisely framed the laws against them.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Now the King had grown poor and the barons had grown rich.
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading They did not care to pay their taxes, so they pretended to give their lands to the Church.
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading THE LAWS OF EDWARD I AND THE FIRST PARLIAMENT IN the days of Henry III, the barons had become powerful, and his son Edward I remembered the days of Stephen and how the great lords had destroyed "the good peace" of the realm, and he wisely framed the laws against them.
lordsnounUS /lɔːrdz/
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading THE LAWS OF EDWARD I AND THE FIRST PARLIAMENT IN the days of Henry III, the barons had become powerful, and his son Edward I remembered the days of Stephen and how the great lords had destroyed "the good peace" of the realm, and he wisely framed the laws against them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They did not care to pay their taxes, so they pretended to give their lands to the Church.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading These lands were then "in the dead hand" because the Church held them for ever and owed nothing to the King.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now the King had grown poor and the barons had grown rich.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAWS OF EDWARD I AND THE FIRST PARLIAMENT IN the days of Henry III, the barons had become powerful, and his son Edward I remembered the days of Stephen and how the great lords had destroyed "the good peace" of the realm, and he wisely framed the laws against them.
owedverbUS /oʊd/
past form of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading These lands were then "in the dead hand" because the Church held them for ever and owed nothing to the King.
PARLIAMENTnounUS /ˈpɑːrləmənt/
a legislative assembly in certain countries
From this reading THE LAWS OF EDWARD I AND THE FIRST PARLIAMENT IN the days of Henry III, the barons had become powerful, and his son Edward I remembered the days of Stephen and how the great lords had destroyed "the good peace" of the realm, and he wisely framed the laws against them.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading They did not care to pay their taxes, so they pretended to give their lands to the Church.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading THE LAWS OF EDWARD I AND THE FIRST PARLIAMENT IN the days of Henry III, the barons had become powerful, and his son Edward I remembered the days of Stephen and how the great lords had destroyed "the good peace" of the realm, and he wisely framed the laws against them.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Now the King had grown poor and the barons had grown rich.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading THE LAWS OF EDWARD I AND THE FIRST PARLIAMENT IN the days of Henry III, the barons had become powerful, and his son Edward I remembered the days of Stephen and how the great lords had destroyed "the good peace" of the realm, and he wisely framed the laws against them.
pretendedadjectiveUS /priˈtendɪd/
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading They did not care to pay their taxes, so they pretended to give their lands to the Church.
priestsnounUS /priːsts/
plural of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading Yet all the time, the priests took their share and the lands were still held by the barons, free of all dues to the King.
realmnounUS /relm/
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading THE LAWS OF EDWARD I AND THE FIRST PARLIAMENT IN the days of Henry III, the barons had become powerful, and his son Edward I remembered the days of Stephen and how the great lords had destroyed "the good peace" of the realm, and he wisely framed the laws against them.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading THE LAWS OF EDWARD I AND THE FIRST PARLIAMENT IN the days of Henry III, the barons had become powerful, and his son Edward I remembered the days of Stephen and how the great lords had destroyed "the good peace" of the realm, and he wisely framed the laws against them.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Now the King had grown poor and the barons had grown rich.
have in common
From this reading Yet all the time, the priests took their share and the lands were still held by the barons, free of all dues to the King.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They did not care to pay their taxes, so they pretended to give their lands to the Church.
a male human offspring
From this reading THE LAWS OF EDWARD I AND THE FIRST PARLIAMENT IN the days of Henry III, the barons had become powerful, and his son Edward I remembered the days of Stephen and how the great lords had destroyed "the good peace" of the realm, and he wisely framed the laws against them.
StephennounUS /ˈstiːvən/
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading THE LAWS OF EDWARD I AND THE FIRST PARLIAMENT IN the days of Henry III, the barons had become powerful, and his son Edward I remembered the days of Stephen and how the great lords had destroyed "the good peace" of the realm, and he wisely framed the laws against them.
not in physical motion
From this reading Yet all the time, the priests took their share and the lands were still held by the barons, free of all dues to the King.
taxesnounUS /ˈtæksəz/
plural of “tax” — charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
From this reading They did not care to pay their taxes, so they pretended to give their lands to the Church.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAWS OF EDWARD I AND THE FIRST PARLIAMENT IN the days of Henry III, the barons had become powerful, and his son Edward I remembered the days of Stephen and how the great lords had destroyed "the good peace" of the realm, and he wisely framed the laws against them.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They did not care to pay their taxes, so they pretended to give their lands to the Church.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE LAWS OF EDWARD I AND THE FIRST PARLIAMENT IN the days of Henry III, the barons had become powerful, and his son Edward I remembered the days of Stephen and how the great lords had destroyed "the good peace" of the realm, and he wisely framed the laws against them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading These lands were then "in the dead hand" because the Church held them for ever and owed nothing to the King.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These lands were then "in the dead hand" because the Church held them for ever and owed nothing to the King.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They did not care to pay their taxes, so they pretended to give their lands to the Church.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Yet all the time, the priests took their share and the lands were still held by the barons, free of all dues to the King.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They did not care to pay their taxes, so they pretended to give their lands to the Church.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Yet all the time, the priests took their share and the lands were still held by the barons, free of all dues to the King.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These lands were then "in the dead hand" because the Church held them for ever and owed nothing to the King.
wiselyadverbUS /ˈwaɪzli/
in a wise manner
From this reading THE LAWS OF EDWARD I AND THE FIRST PARLIAMENT IN the days of Henry III, the barons had become powerful, and his son Edward I remembered the days of Stephen and how the great lords had destroyed "the good peace" of the realm, and he wisely framed the laws against them.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet all the time, the priests took their share and the lands were still held by the barons, free of all dues to the King.
