used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading About the middle of the sixteenth century a great religious quarrel arose in France, because some of the people wished to leave the Roman Catholic Church and found a new religion.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About the middle of the sixteenth century a great religious quarrel arose in France, because some of the people wished to leave the Roman Catholic Church and found a new religion.
anew
From this reading These people were called Huguenots, and the king of France and the priests of the Church, and most of the great noblemen, thought they would be doing a very nice and good thing if they could make the Huguenots come back into the Church again and be satisfied with their old faith.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About the middle of the sixteenth century a great religious quarrel arose in France, because some of the people wished to leave the Roman Catholic Church and found a new religion.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading About the middle of the sixteenth century a great religious quarrel arose in France, because some of the people wished to leave the Roman Catholic Church and found a new religion.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading These people were called Huguenots, and the king of France and the priests of the Church, and most of the great noblemen, thought they would be doing a very nice and good thing if they could make the Huguenots come back into the Church again and be satisfied with their old faith.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading These people were called Huguenots, and the king of France and the priests of the Church, and most of the great noblemen, thought they would be doing a very nice and good thing if they could make the Huguenots come back into the Church again and be satisfied with their old faith.
for the reason that
From this reading About the middle of the sixteenth century a great religious quarrel arose in France, because some of the people wished to leave the Roman Catholic Church and found a new religion.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading They were shot and burned and hanged--men and women and little helpless children; and the more Huguenots were murdered, the more the king thought that he was doing God good service.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So many cruel things were done by the king and his ministers, and the poor Huguenots had a very hard time of it.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading These people were called Huguenots, and the king of France and the priests of the Church, and most of the great noblemen, thought they would be doing a very nice and good thing if they could make the Huguenots come back into the Church again and be satisfied with their old faith.
CatholicadjectiveUS /ˈkæθlɪk/
of or relating to or supporting Catholicism
From this reading About the middle of the sixteenth century a great religious quarrel arose in France, because some of the people wished to leave the Roman Catholic Church and found a new religion.
a period of 100 years
From this reading About the middle of the sixteenth century a great religious quarrel arose in France, because some of the people wished to leave the Roman Catholic Church and found a new religion.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading They were shot and burned and hanged--men and women and little helpless children; and the more Huguenots were murdered, the more the king thought that he was doing God good service.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading About the middle of the sixteenth century a great religious quarrel arose in France, because some of the people wished to leave the Roman Catholic Church and found a new religion.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading These people were called Huguenots, and the king of France and the priests of the Church, and most of the great noblemen, thought they would be doing a very nice and good thing if they could make the Huguenots come back into the Church again and be satisfied with their old faith.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading These people were called Huguenots, and the king of France and the priests of the Church, and most of the great noblemen, thought they would be doing a very nice and good thing if they could make the Huguenots come back into the Church again and be satisfied with their old faith.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading So many cruel things were done by the king and his ministers, and the poor Huguenots had a very hard time of it.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading These people were called Huguenots, and the king of France and the priests of the Church, and most of the great noblemen, thought they would be doing a very nice and good thing if they could make the Huguenots come back into the Church again and be satisfied with their old faith.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading So many cruel things were done by the king and his ministers, and the poor Huguenots had a very hard time of it.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading These people were called Huguenots, and the king of France and the priests of the Church, and most of the great noblemen, thought they would be doing a very nice and good thing if they could make the Huguenots come back into the Church again and be satisfied with their old faith.
set up or found
From this reading About the middle of the sixteenth century a great religious quarrel arose in France, because some of the people wished to leave the Roman Catholic Church and found a new religion.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading About the middle of the sixteenth century a great religious quarrel arose in France, because some of the people wished to leave the Roman Catholic Church and found a new religion.
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 They were shot and burned and hanged--men and women and little helpless children; and the more Huguenots were murdered, the more the king thought that he was doing God good service.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading These people were called Huguenots, and the king of France and the priests of the Church, and most of the great noblemen, thought they would be doing a very nice and good thing if they could make the Huguenots come back into the Church again and be satisfied with their old faith.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading About the middle of the sixteenth century a great religious quarrel arose in France, because some of the people wished to leave the Roman Catholic Church and found a new religion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So many cruel things were done by the king and his ministers, and the poor Huguenots had a very hard time of it.
hangedverbUS /hæŋd/
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading They were shot and burned and hanged--men and women and little helpless children; and the more Huguenots were murdered, the more the king thought that he was doing God good service.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading So many cruel things were done by the king and his ministers, and the poor Huguenots had a very hard time of it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were shot and burned and hanged--men and women and little helpless children; and the more Huguenots were murdered, the more the king thought that he was doing God good service.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading They were shot and burned and hanged--men and women and little helpless children; and the more Huguenots were murdered, the more the king thought that he was doing God good service.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So many cruel things were done by the king and his ministers, and the poor Huguenots had a very hard time of it.
HUGUENOTSnounUS /ˈhjuːɡənɑːts/
plural of “huguenot” — a French Calvinist of the 16th or 17th centuries
From this reading THE HUGUENOTS.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading These people were called Huguenots, and the king of France and the priests of the Church, and most of the great noblemen, thought they would be doing a very nice and good thing if they could make the Huguenots come back into the Church again and be satisfied with their old faith.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading About the middle of the sixteenth century a great religious quarrel arose in France, because some of the people wished to leave the Roman Catholic Church and found a new religion.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading These people were called Huguenots, and the king of France and the priests of the Church, and most of the great noblemen, thought they would be doing a very nice and good thing if they could make the Huguenots come back into the Church again and be satisfied with their old faith.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So many cruel things were done by the king and his ministers, and the poor Huguenots had a very hard time of it.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading These people were called Huguenots, and the king of France and the priests of the Church, and most of the great noblemen, thought they would be doing a very nice and good thing if they could make the Huguenots come back into the Church again and be satisfied with their old faith.
go away from a place
From this reading About the middle of the sixteenth century a great religious quarrel arose in France, because some of the people wished to leave the Roman Catholic Church and found a new religion.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They were shot and burned and hanged--men and women and little helpless children; and the more Huguenots were murdered, the more the king thought that he was doing God good service.
engage in
From this reading These people were called Huguenots, and the king of France and the priests of the Church, and most of the great noblemen, thought they would be doing a very nice and good thing if they could make the Huguenots come back into the Church again and be satisfied with their old faith.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading So many cruel things were done by the king and his ministers, and the poor Huguenots had a very hard time of it.
the force of workers available
From this reading They were shot and burned and hanged--men and women and little helpless children; and the more Huguenots were murdered, the more the king thought that he was doing God good service.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading About the middle of the sixteenth century a great religious quarrel arose in France, because some of the people wished to leave the Roman Catholic Church and found a new religion.
ministersnounUS /ˈmɪnəstərz/
plural of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading So many cruel things were done by the king and his ministers, and the poor Huguenots had a very hard time of it.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading They were shot and burned and hanged--men and women and little helpless children; and the more Huguenots were murdered, the more the king thought that he was doing God good service.
used to form the superlative
From this reading These people were called Huguenots, and the king of France and the priests of the Church, and most of the great noblemen, thought they would be doing a very nice and good thing if they could make the Huguenots come back into the Church again and be satisfied with their old faith.
murderedadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrdərd/
killed unlawfully
From this reading They were shot and burned and hanged--men and women and little helpless children; and the more Huguenots were murdered, the more the king thought that he was doing God good service.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading About the middle of the sixteenth century a great religious quarrel arose in France, because some of the people wished to leave the Roman Catholic Church and found a new religion.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading These people were called Huguenots, and the king of France and the priests of the Church, and most of the great noblemen, thought they would be doing a very nice and good thing if they could make the Huguenots come back into the Church again and be satisfied with their old faith.
noblemen
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From this reading These people were called Huguenots, and the king of France and the priests of the Church, and most of the great noblemen, thought they would be doing a very nice and good thing if they could make the Huguenots come back into the Church again and be satisfied with their old faith.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading About the middle of the sixteenth century a great religious quarrel arose in France, because some of the people wished to leave the Roman Catholic Church and found a new religion.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading These people were called Huguenots, and the king of France and the priests of the Church, and most of the great noblemen, thought they would be doing a very nice and good thing if they could make the Huguenots come back into the Church again and be satisfied with their old faith.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading About the middle of the sixteenth century a great religious quarrel arose in France, because some of the people wished to leave the Roman Catholic Church and found a new religion.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading So many cruel things were done by the king and his ministers, and the poor Huguenots had a very hard time of it.
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 These people were called Huguenots, and the king of France and the priests of the Church, and most of the great noblemen, thought they would be doing a very nice and good thing if they could make the Huguenots come back into the Church again and be satisfied with their old faith.
an angry dispute
From this reading About the middle of the sixteenth century a great religious quarrel arose in France, because some of the people wished to leave the Roman Catholic Church and found a new religion.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading About the middle of the sixteenth century a great religious quarrel arose in France, because some of the people wished to leave the Roman Catholic Church and found a new religion.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading About the middle of the sixteenth century a great religious quarrel arose in France, because some of the people wished to leave the Roman Catholic Church and found a new religion.
RomanadjectiveUS /ˈroʊmən/
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading About the middle of the sixteenth century a great religious quarrel arose in France, because some of the people wished to leave the Roman Catholic Church and found a new religion.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading These people were called Huguenots, and the king of France and the priests of the Church, and most of the great noblemen, thought they would be doing a very nice and good thing if they could make the Huguenots come back into the Church again and be satisfied with their old faith.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading They were shot and burned and hanged--men and women and little helpless children; and the more Huguenots were murdered, the more the king thought that he was doing God good service.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading They were shot and burned and hanged--men and women and little helpless children; and the more Huguenots were murdered, the more the king thought that he was doing God good service.
sixteenthadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːnθ/
coming next after the fifteenth in position
From this reading About the middle of the sixteenth century a great religious quarrel arose in France, because some of the people wished to leave the Roman Catholic Church and found a new religion.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So many cruel things were done by the king and his ministers, and the poor Huguenots had a very hard time of it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading About the middle of the sixteenth century a great religious quarrel arose in France, because some of the people wished to leave the Roman Catholic Church and found a new religion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were shot and burned and hanged--men and women and little helpless children; and the more Huguenots were murdered, the more the king thought that he was doing God good service.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HUGUENOTS.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading These people were called Huguenots, and the king of France and the priests of the Church, and most of the great noblemen, thought they would be doing a very nice and good thing if they could make the Huguenots come back into the Church again and be satisfied with their old faith.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These people were called Huguenots, and the king of France and the priests of the Church, and most of the great noblemen, thought they would be doing a very nice and good thing if they could make the Huguenots come back into the Church again and be satisfied with their old faith.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These people were called Huguenots, and the king of France and the priests of the Church, and most of the great noblemen, thought they would be doing a very nice and good thing if they could make the Huguenots come back into the Church again and be satisfied with their old faith.
a special situation
From this reading These people were called Huguenots, and the king of France and the priests of the Church, and most of the great noblemen, thought they would be doing a very nice and good thing if they could make the Huguenots come back into the Church again and be satisfied with their old faith.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading So many cruel things were done by the king and his ministers, and the poor Huguenots had a very hard time of it.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading These people were called Huguenots, and the king of France and the priests of the Church, and most of the great noblemen, thought they would be doing a very nice and good thing if they could make the Huguenots come back into the Church again and be satisfied with their old faith.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading So many cruel things were done by the king and his ministers, and the poor Huguenots had a very hard time of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About the middle of the sixteenth century a great religious quarrel arose in France, because some of the people wished to leave the Roman Catholic Church and found a new religion.
precisely as stated
From this reading These people were called Huguenots, and the king of France and the priests of the Church, and most of the great noblemen, thought they would be doing a very nice and good thing if they could make the Huguenots come back into the Church again and be satisfied with their old faith.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were shot and burned and hanged--men and women and little helpless children; and the more Huguenots were murdered, the more the king thought that he was doing God good service.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These people were called Huguenots, and the king of France and the priests of the Church, and most of the great noblemen, thought they would be doing a very nice and good thing if they could make the Huguenots come back into the Church again and be satisfied with their old faith.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading About the middle of the sixteenth century a great religious quarrel arose in France, because some of the people wished to leave the Roman Catholic Church and found a new religion.
in the company of; together with
From this reading These people were called Huguenots, and the king of France and the priests of the Church, and most of the great noblemen, thought they would be doing a very nice and good thing if they could make the Huguenots come back into the Church again and be satisfied with their old faith.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading They were shot and burned and hanged--men and women and little helpless children; and the more Huguenots were murdered, the more the king thought that he was doing God good service.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading These people were called Huguenots, and the king of France and the priests of the Church, and most of the great noblemen, thought they would be doing a very nice and good thing if they could make the Huguenots come back into the Church again and be satisfied with their old faith.
