used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ædric waved his hand to the good monk, and then sank back on his couch with a wistful look.
(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 "I shall soon come back and see thee; thou knowest; my leg is very nearly well now, thou hast cured it so wonderfully, and when I go back to Wihtea thou and brother Corman will come over and teach us all to be good."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ædric could scarcely refrain from tears, but, remembering how Ceolwulf would have laughed at him if he had given way to his emotion, he mastered his feelings, and smiled back at Father Dicoll.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Father Dicoll nodded and said, "As God wills it, my son."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ædric could scarcely refrain from tears, but, remembering how Ceolwulf would have laughed at him if he had given way to his emotion, he mastered his feelings, and smiled back at Father Dicoll.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then brother Corman got on to the raft, and, pushing off, began to row slowly away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Ædric could scarcely refrain from tears, but, remembering how Ceolwulf would have laughed at him if he had given way to his emotion, he mastered his feelings, and smiled back at Father Dicoll.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I shall soon come back and see thee; thou knowest; my leg is very nearly well now, thou hast cured it so wonderfully, and when I go back to Wihtea thou and brother Corman will come over and teach us all to be good."
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Then brother Corman got on to the raft, and, pushing off, began to row slowly away.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "I shall soon come back and see thee; thou knowest; my leg is very nearly well now, thou hast cured it so wonderfully, and when I go back to Wihtea thou and brother Corman will come over and teach us all to be good."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ædric could scarcely refrain from tears, but, remembering how Ceolwulf would have laughed at him if he had given way to his emotion, he mastered his feelings, and smiled back at Father Dicoll.
Ceolwulf
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From this reading Ædric could scarcely refrain from tears, but, remembering how Ceolwulf would have laughed at him if he had given way to his emotion, he mastered his feelings, and smiled back at Father Dicoll.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I shall soon come back and see thee; thou knowest; my leg is very nearly well now, thou hast cured it so wonderfully, and when I go back to Wihtea thou and brother Corman will come over and teach us all to be good."
Corman
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From this reading "I shall soon come back and see thee; thou knowest; my leg is very nearly well now, thou hast cured it so wonderfully, and when I go back to Wihtea thou and brother Corman will come over and teach us all to be good."
couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading Ædric waved his hand to the good monk, and then sank back on his couch with a wistful look.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Ædric could scarcely refrain from tears, but, remembering how Ceolwulf would have laughed at him if he had given way to his emotion, he mastered his feelings, and smiled back at Father Dicoll.
curedadjectiveUS /kjʊrd/
freed from illness or injury
From this reading "I shall soon come back and see thee; thou knowest; my leg is very nearly well now, thou hast cured it so wonderfully, and when I go back to Wihtea thou and brother Corman will come over and teach us all to be good."
Dicoll
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From this reading Ædric could scarcely refrain from tears, but, remembering how Ceolwulf would have laughed at him if he had given way to his emotion, he mastered his feelings, and smiled back at Father Dicoll.
any strong feeling
From this reading Ædric could scarcely refrain from tears, but, remembering how Ceolwulf would have laughed at him if he had given way to his emotion, he mastered his feelings, and smiled back at Father Dicoll.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Ædric could scarcely refrain from tears, but, remembering how Ceolwulf would have laughed at him if he had given way to his emotion, he mastered his feelings, and smiled back at Father Dicoll.
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading Ædric could scarcely refrain from tears, but, remembering how Ceolwulf would have laughed at him if he had given way to his emotion, he mastered his feelings, and smiled back at Father Dicoll.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ædric could scarcely refrain from tears, but, remembering how Ceolwulf would have laughed at him if he had given way to his emotion, he mastered his feelings, and smiled back at Father Dicoll.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Ædric could scarcely refrain from tears, but, remembering how Ceolwulf would have laughed at him if he had given way to his emotion, he mastered his feelings, and smiled back at Father Dicoll.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I shall soon come back and see thee; thou knowest; my leg is very nearly well now, thou hast cured it so wonderfully, and when I go back to Wihtea thou and brother Corman will come over and teach us all to be good."
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Father Dicoll nodded and said, "As God wills it, my son."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "I shall soon come back and see thee; thou knowest; my leg is very nearly well now, thou hast cured it so wonderfully, and when I go back to Wihtea thou and brother Corman will come over and teach us all to be good."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Then brother Corman got on to the raft, and, pushing off, began to row slowly away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ædric could scarcely refrain from tears, but, remembering how Ceolwulf would have laughed at him if he had given way to his emotion, he mastered his feelings, and smiled back at Father Dicoll.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Ædric waved his hand to the good monk, and then sank back on his couch with a wistful look.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading "I shall soon come back and see thee; thou knowest; my leg is very nearly well now, thou hast cured it so wonderfully, and when I go back to Wihtea thou and brother Corman will come over and teach us all to be good."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ædric could scarcely refrain from tears, but, remembering how Ceolwulf would have laughed at him if he had given way to his emotion, he mastered his feelings, and smiled back at Father Dicoll.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ædric could scarcely refrain from tears, but, remembering how Ceolwulf would have laughed at him if he had given way to his emotion, he mastered his feelings, and smiled back at Father Dicoll.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ædric could scarcely refrain from tears, but, remembering how Ceolwulf would have laughed at him if he had given way to his emotion, he mastered his feelings, and smiled back at Father Dicoll.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ædric could scarcely refrain from tears, but, remembering how Ceolwulf would have laughed at him if he had given way to his emotion, he mastered his feelings, and smiled back at Father Dicoll.
how
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From this reading Ædric could scarcely refrain from tears, but, remembering how Ceolwulf would have laughed at him if he had given way to his emotion, he mastered his feelings, and smiled back at Father Dicoll.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shall soon come back and see thee; thou knowest; my leg is very nearly well now, thou hast cured it so wonderfully, and when I go back to Wihtea thou and brother Corman will come over and teach us all to be good."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Ædric could scarcely refrain from tears, but, remembering how Ceolwulf would have laughed at him if he had given way to his emotion, he mastered his feelings, and smiled back at Father Dicoll.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I shall soon come back and see thee; thou knowest; my leg is very nearly well now, thou hast cured it so wonderfully, and when I go back to Wihtea thou and brother Corman will come over and teach us all to be good."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I shall soon come back and see thee; thou knowest; my leg is very nearly well now, thou hast cured it so wonderfully, and when I go back to Wihtea thou and brother Corman will come over and teach us all to be good."
knowest
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From this reading "I shall soon come back and see thee; thou knowest; my leg is very nearly well now, thou hast cured it so wonderfully, and when I go back to Wihtea thou and brother Corman will come over and teach us all to be good."
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Ædric could scarcely refrain from tears, but, remembering how Ceolwulf would have laughed at him if he had given way to his emotion, he mastered his feelings, and smiled back at Father Dicoll.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading "I shall soon come back and see thee; thou knowest; my leg is very nearly well now, thou hast cured it so wonderfully, and when I go back to Wihtea thou and brother Corman will come over and teach us all to be good."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Ædric waved his hand to the good monk, and then sank back on his couch with a wistful look.
masteredadjectiveUS /ˈmæstərd/
understood perfectly
From this reading Ædric could scarcely refrain from tears, but, remembering how Ceolwulf would have laughed at him if he had given way to his emotion, he mastered his feelings, and smiled back at Father Dicoll.
monknounUS /mʌŋk/
a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
From this reading Ædric waved his hand to the good monk, and then sank back on his couch with a wistful look.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I shall soon come back and see thee; thou knowest; my leg is very nearly well now, thou hast cured it so wonderfully, and when I go back to Wihtea thou and brother Corman will come over and teach us all to be good."
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "I shall soon come back and see thee; thou knowest; my leg is very nearly well now, thou hast cured it so wonderfully, and when I go back to Wihtea thou and brother Corman will come over and teach us all to be good."
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Father Dicoll nodded and said, "As God wills it, my son."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I shall soon come back and see thee; thou knowest; my leg is very nearly well now, thou hast cured it so wonderfully, and when I go back to Wihtea thou and brother Corman will come over and teach us all to be good."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then brother Corman got on to the raft, and, pushing off, began to row slowly away.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then brother Corman got on to the raft, and, pushing off, began to row slowly away.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I shall soon come back and see thee; thou knowest; my leg is very nearly well now, thou hast cured it so wonderfully, and when I go back to Wihtea thou and brother Corman will come over and teach us all to be good."
pushingnounUS /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading Then brother Corman got on to the raft, and, pushing off, began to row slowly away.
raftnounUS /ræft/
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading Then brother Corman got on to the raft, and, pushing off, began to row slowly away.
refrainverbUS /rɪˈfreɪn/
resist doing something
From this reading Ædric could scarcely refrain from tears, but, remembering how Ceolwulf would have laughed at him if he had given way to his emotion, he mastered his feelings, and smiled back at Father Dicoll.
rememberingnounUS /rɪˈmembərɪŋ/
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
From this reading Ædric could scarcely refrain from tears, but, remembering how Ceolwulf would have laughed at him if he had given way to his emotion, he mastered his feelings, and smiled back at Father Dicoll.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading Then brother Corman got on to the raft, and, pushing off, began to row slowly away.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Father Dicoll nodded and said, "As God wills it, my son."
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading Ædric waved his hand to the good monk, and then sank back on his couch with a wistful look.
only a very short time before
From this reading Ædric could scarcely refrain from tears, but, remembering how Ceolwulf would have laughed at him if he had given way to his emotion, he mastered his feelings, and smiled back at Father Dicoll.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I shall soon come back and see thee; thou knowest; my leg is very nearly well now, thou hast cured it so wonderfully, and when I go back to Wihtea thou and brother Corman will come over and teach us all to be good."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall soon come back and see thee; thou knowest; my leg is very nearly well now, thou hast cured it so wonderfully, and when I go back to Wihtea thou and brother Corman will come over and teach us all to be good."
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Then brother Corman got on to the raft, and, pushing off, began to row slowly away.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Ædric could scarcely refrain from tears, but, remembering how Ceolwulf would have laughed at him if he had given way to his emotion, he mastered his feelings, and smiled back at Father Dicoll.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I shall soon come back and see thee; thou knowest; my leg is very nearly well now, thou hast cured it so wonderfully, and when I go back to Wihtea thou and brother Corman will come over and teach us all to be good."
a male human offspring
From this reading Father Dicoll nodded and said, "As God wills it, my son."
in the near future
From this reading "I shall soon come back and see thee; thou knowest; my leg is very nearly well now, thou hast cured it so wonderfully, and when I go back to Wihtea thou and brother Corman will come over and teach us all to be good."
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading "I shall soon come back and see thee; thou knowest; my leg is very nearly well now, thou hast cured it so wonderfully, and when I go back to Wihtea thou and brother Corman will come over and teach us all to be good."
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Ædric could scarcely refrain from tears, but, remembering how Ceolwulf would have laughed at him if he had given way to his emotion, he mastered his feelings, and smiled back at Father Dicoll.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then brother Corman got on to the raft, and, pushing off, began to row slowly away.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "I shall soon come back and see thee; thou knowest; my leg is very nearly well now, thou hast cured it so wonderfully, and when I go back to Wihtea thou and brother Corman will come over and teach us all to be good."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then brother Corman got on to the raft, and, pushing off, began to row slowly away.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "I shall soon come back and see thee; thou knowest; my leg is very nearly well now, thou hast cured it so wonderfully, and when I go back to Wihtea thou and brother Corman will come over and teach us all to be good."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ædric could scarcely refrain from tears, but, remembering how Ceolwulf would have laughed at him if he had given way to his emotion, he mastered his feelings, and smiled back at Father Dicoll.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I shall soon come back and see thee; thou knowest; my leg is very nearly well now, thou hast cured it so wonderfully, and when I go back to Wihtea thou and brother Corman will come over and teach us all to be good."
precisely as stated
From this reading "I shall soon come back and see thee; thou knowest; my leg is very nearly well now, thou hast cured it so wonderfully, and when I go back to Wihtea thou and brother Corman will come over and teach us all to be good."
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading Ædric waved his hand to the good monk, and then sank back on his couch with a wistful look.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Ædric could scarcely refrain from tears, but, remembering how Ceolwulf would have laughed at him if he had given way to his emotion, he mastered his feelings, and smiled back at Father Dicoll.
(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 "I shall soon come back and see thee; thou knowest; my leg is very nearly well now, thou hast cured it so wonderfully, and when I go back to Wihtea thou and brother Corman will come over and teach us all to be good."
at the time that
From this reading "I shall soon come back and see thee; thou knowest; my leg is very nearly well now, thou hast cured it so wonderfully, and when I go back to Wihtea thou and brother Corman will come over and teach us all to be good."
Wihtea
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From this reading "I shall soon come back and see thee; thou knowest; my leg is very nearly well now, thou hast cured it so wonderfully, and when I go back to Wihtea thou and brother Corman will come over and teach us all to be good."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I shall soon come back and see thee; thou knowest; my leg is very nearly well now, thou hast cured it so wonderfully, and when I go back to Wihtea thou and brother Corman will come over and teach us all to be good."
willsnounUS /wɪlz/
plural of “will” — the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
From this reading Father Dicoll nodded and said, "As God wills it, my son."
wistfuladjectiveUS /ˈwɪstfəl/
showing pensive sadness
From this reading Ædric waved his hand to the good monk, and then sank back on his couch with a wistful look.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ædric waved his hand to the good monk, and then sank back on his couch with a wistful look.
wonderfullyadverbUS /ˈwʌndərfəli/
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading "I shall soon come back and see thee; thou knowest; my leg is very nearly well now, thou hast cured it so wonderfully, and when I go back to Wihtea thou and brother Corman will come over and teach us all to be good."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ædric could scarcely refrain from tears, but, remembering how Ceolwulf would have laughed at him if he had given way to his emotion, he mastered his feelings, and smiled back at Father Dicoll.
Ædric
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From this reading Ædric could scarcely refrain from tears, but, remembering how Ceolwulf would have laughed at him if he had given way to his emotion, he mastered his feelings, and smiled back at Father Dicoll.
