used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the same time that M. de Monsoreau fell under the sword of St. Luc, a flourish of trumpets sounded at the closed gates of Angers.
airsnounUS /erz/
affected manners intended to impress others
From this reading Certainly the airs played by the trumpets were fine, but they had not the virtue of those which made the walls of Jericho fall, for the gates did not open.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They sent to tell Bussy, who rose from his bed, and went to the prince, who immediately got into his.
ANGERSnounUS /ˈæŋɡərz/
plural of “anger” — a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading IN WHICH WE SEE THE QUEEN-MOTHER ENTER THE TOWN OF ANGERS, BUT NOT TRIUMPHANTLY.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading It was Catherine de Medicis, who arrived there with rather a large suite.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the same time that M. de Monsoreau fell under the sword of St. Luc, a flourish of trumpets sounded at the closed gates of Angers.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading They sent to tell Bussy, who rose from his bed, and went to the prince, who immediately got into his.
Bussy
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From this reading They sent to tell Bussy, who rose from his bed, and went to the prince, who immediately got into his.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading IN WHICH WE SEE THE QUEEN-MOTHER ENTER THE TOWN OF ANGERS, BUT NOT TRIUMPHANTLY.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Certainly the airs played by the trumpets were fine, but they had not the virtue of those which made the walls of Jericho fall, for the gates did not open.
CatherinenounUS /ˈkæθərən/
first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading It was Catherine de Medicis, who arrived there with rather a large suite.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Certainly the airs played by the trumpets were fine, but they had not the virtue of those which made the walls of Jericho fall, for the gates did not open.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading At the same time that M. de Monsoreau fell under the sword of St. Luc, a flourish of trumpets sounded at the closed gates of Angers.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading At the same time that M. de Monsoreau fell under the sword of St. Luc, a flourish of trumpets sounded at the closed gates of Angers.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Certainly the airs played by the trumpets were fine, but they had not the virtue of those which made the walls of Jericho fall, for the gates did not open.
to come or go into
From this reading IN WHICH WE SEE THE QUEEN-MOTHER ENTER THE TOWN OF ANGERS, BUT NOT TRIUMPHANTLY.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Certainly the airs played by the trumpets were fine, but they had not the virtue of those which made the walls of Jericho fall, for the gates did not open.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading At the same time that M. de Monsoreau fell under the sword of St. Luc, a flourish of trumpets sounded at the closed gates of Angers.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Certainly the airs played by the trumpets were fine, but they had not the virtue of those which made the walls of Jericho fall, for the gates did not open.
flourishverbUS /ˈflɜːrɪʃ/
grow vigorously
From this reading At the same time that M. de Monsoreau fell under the sword of St. Luc, a flourish of trumpets sounded at the closed gates of Angers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Certainly the airs played by the trumpets were fine, but they had not the virtue of those which made the walls of Jericho fall, for the gates did not open.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They sent to tell Bussy, who rose from his bed, and went to the prince, who immediately got into his.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading At the same time that M. de Monsoreau fell under the sword of St. Luc, a flourish of trumpets sounded at the closed gates of Angers.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They sent to tell Bussy, who rose from his bed, and went to the prince, who immediately got into his.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Certainly the airs played by the trumpets were fine, but they had not the virtue of those which made the walls of Jericho fall, for the gates did not open.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They sent to tell Bussy, who rose from his bed, and went to the prince, who immediately got into his.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading They sent to tell Bussy, who rose from his bed, and went to the prince, who immediately got into his.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH WE SEE THE QUEEN-MOTHER ENTER THE TOWN OF ANGERS, BUT NOT TRIUMPHANTLY.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They sent to tell Bussy, who rose from his bed, and went to the prince, who immediately got into his.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Catherine de Medicis, who arrived there with rather a large suite.
JerichonounUS /ˈdʒerɪkoʊ/
a village in Palestine near the north end of the Dead Sea; in the Old Testament it was the first place taken by the Israelites under Joshua as they entered the Promised Land
From this reading Certainly the airs played by the trumpets were fine, but they had not the virtue of those which made the walls of Jericho fall, for the gates did not open.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was Catherine de Medicis, who arrived there with rather a large suite.
Luc
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From this reading At the same time that M. de Monsoreau fell under the sword of St. Luc, a flourish of trumpets sounded at the closed gates of Angers.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading At the same time that M. de Monsoreau fell under the sword of St. Luc, a flourish of trumpets sounded at the closed gates of Angers.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Certainly the airs played by the trumpets were fine, but they had not the virtue of those which made the walls of Jericho fall, for the gates did not open.
Medicis
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From this reading It was Catherine de Medicis, who arrived there with rather a large suite.
Monsoreau
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From this reading At the same time that M. de Monsoreau fell under the sword of St. Luc, a flourish of trumpets sounded at the closed gates of Angers.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading IN WHICH WE SEE THE QUEEN-MOTHER ENTER THE TOWN OF ANGERS, BUT NOT TRIUMPHANTLY.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH WE SEE THE QUEEN-MOTHER ENTER THE TOWN OF ANGERS, BUT NOT TRIUMPHANTLY.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Certainly the airs played by the trumpets were fine, but they had not the virtue of those which made the walls of Jericho fall, for the gates did not open.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading Certainly the airs played by the trumpets were fine, but they had not the virtue of those which made the walls of Jericho fall, for the gates did not open.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading They sent to tell Bussy, who rose from his bed, and went to the prince, who immediately got into his.
QUEEN-MOTHER
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From this reading IN WHICH WE SEE THE QUEEN-MOTHER ENTER THE TOWN OF ANGERS, BUT NOT TRIUMPHANTLY.
on the contrary
From this reading It was Catherine de Medicis, who arrived there with rather a large suite.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading They sent to tell Bussy, who rose from his bed, and went to the prince, who immediately got into his.
Identical; not different.
From this reading At the same time that M. de Monsoreau fell under the sword of St. Luc, a flourish of trumpets sounded at the closed gates of Angers.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading IN WHICH WE SEE THE QUEEN-MOTHER ENTER THE TOWN OF ANGERS, BUT NOT TRIUMPHANTLY.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading They sent to tell Bussy, who rose from his bed, and went to the prince, who immediately got into his.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading At the same time that M. de Monsoreau fell under the sword of St. Luc, a flourish of trumpets sounded at the closed gates of Angers.
St
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From this reading At the same time that M. de Monsoreau fell under the sword of St. Luc, a flourish of trumpets sounded at the closed gates of Angers.
suitenounUS /swiːt/
a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
From this reading It was Catherine de Medicis, who arrived there with rather a large suite.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading At the same time that M. de Monsoreau fell under the sword of St. Luc, a flourish of trumpets sounded at the closed gates of Angers.
express in words
From this reading They sent to tell Bussy, who rose from his bed, and went to the prince, who immediately got into his.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the same time that M. de Monsoreau fell under the sword of St. Luc, a flourish of trumpets sounded at the closed gates of Angers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH WE SEE THE QUEEN-MOTHER ENTER THE TOWN OF ANGERS, BUT NOT TRIUMPHANTLY.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was Catherine de Medicis, who arrived there with rather a large suite.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They sent to tell Bussy, who rose from his bed, and went to the prince, who immediately got into his.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Certainly the airs played by the trumpets were fine, but they had not the virtue of those which made the walls of Jericho fall, for the gates did not open.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At the same time that M. de Monsoreau fell under the sword of St. Luc, a flourish of trumpets sounded at the closed gates of Angers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They sent to tell Bussy, who rose from his bed, and went to the prince, who immediately got into his.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading IN WHICH WE SEE THE QUEEN-MOTHER ENTER THE TOWN OF ANGERS, BUT NOT TRIUMPHANTLY.
TRIUMPHANTLYadverbUS /traɪˈʌmfəntli/
in a triumphant manner
From this reading IN WHICH WE SEE THE QUEEN-MOTHER ENTER THE TOWN OF ANGERS, BUT NOT TRIUMPHANTLY.
trumpetsnounUS /ˈtrʌmpəts/
pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids
From this reading At the same time that M. de Monsoreau fell under the sword of St. Luc, a flourish of trumpets sounded at the closed gates of Angers.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading At the same time that M. de Monsoreau fell under the sword of St. Luc, a flourish of trumpets sounded at the closed gates of Angers.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Certainly the airs played by the trumpets were fine, but they had not the virtue of those which made the walls of Jericho fall, for the gates did not open.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Certainly the airs played by the trumpets were fine, but they had not the virtue of those which made the walls of Jericho fall, for the gates did not open.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Catherine de Medicis, who arrived there with rather a large suite.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading IN WHICH WE SEE THE QUEEN-MOTHER ENTER THE TOWN OF ANGERS, BUT NOT TRIUMPHANTLY.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They sent to tell Bussy, who rose from his bed, and went to the prince, who immediately got into his.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Certainly the airs played by the trumpets were fine, but they had not the virtue of those which made the walls of Jericho fall, for the gates did not open.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH WE SEE THE QUEEN-MOTHER ENTER THE TOWN OF ANGERS, BUT NOT TRIUMPHANTLY.
which person or people
From this reading It was Catherine de Medicis, who arrived there with rather a large suite.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was Catherine de Medicis, who arrived there with rather a large suite.
