used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Philip called the miserable monarch to account for the death of Arthur, and, as a result, John lost his French possessions.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Philip called the miserable monarch to account for the death of Arthur, and, as a result, John lost his French possessions.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading MAGNA CHARTA INTRODUCED: SLIGHT DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN OVERCOMING AN UNPOPULAR AND UNREASONABLE PREJUDICE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MAGNA CHARTA INTRODUCED: SLIGHT DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN OVERCOMING AN UNPOPULAR AND UNREASONABLE PREJUDICE.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Philip called the miserable monarch to account for the death of Arthur, and, as a result, John lost his French possessions.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Philip called the miserable monarch to account for the death of Arthur, and, as a result, John lost his French possessions.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hence the weak and wicked son of Henry Plantagenet, since called Lackland, ceased to be a tax-payer in France, and proved to a curious world that a court fool in his household was superfluous.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading John now became mixed up in a fracas with the Roman pontiff, who would have been justified in giving him a Roman punch.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading John now became mixed up in a fracas with the Roman pontiff, who would have been justified in giving him a Roman punch.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Philip called the miserable monarch to account for the death of Arthur, and, as a result, John lost his French possessions.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading Hence the weak and wicked son of Henry Plantagenet, since called Lackland, ceased to be a tax-payer in France, and proved to a curious world that a court fool in his household was superfluous.
CHARTA
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From this reading MAGNA CHARTA INTRODUCED: SLIGHT DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN OVERCOMING AN UNPOPULAR AND UNREASONABLE PREJUDICE.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Hence the weak and wicked son of Henry Plantagenet, since called Lackland, ceased to be a tax-payer in France, and proved to a curious world that a court fool in his household was superfluous.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Hence the weak and wicked son of Henry Plantagenet, since called Lackland, ceased to be a tax-payer in France, and proved to a curious world that a court fool in his household was superfluous.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Philip called the miserable monarch to account for the death of Arthur, and, as a result, John lost his French possessions.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Why he did not, no Roman knows.
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading MAGNA CHARTA INTRODUCED: SLIGHT DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN OVERCOMING AN UNPOPULAR AND UNREASONABLE PREJUDICE.
ENCOUNTEREDverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntərd/
past form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading MAGNA CHARTA INTRODUCED: SLIGHT DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN OVERCOMING AN UNPOPULAR AND UNREASONABLE PREJUDICE.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Hence the weak and wicked son of Henry Plantagenet, since called Lackland, ceased to be a tax-payer in France, and proved to a curious world that a court fool in his household was superfluous.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Philip called the miserable monarch to account for the death of Arthur, and, as a result, John lost his French possessions.
fracasnounUS /ˈfreɪkəs/
noisy quarrel
From this reading John now became mixed up in a fracas with the Roman pontiff, who would have been justified in giving him a Roman punch.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading Hence the weak and wicked son of Henry Plantagenet, since called Lackland, ceased to be a tax-payer in France, and proved to a curious world that a court fool in his household was superfluous.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Philip called the miserable monarch to account for the death of Arthur, and, as a result, John lost his French possessions.
the act of giving
From this reading John now became mixed up in a fracas with the Roman pontiff, who would have been justified in giving him a Roman punch.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading John now became mixed up in a fracas with the Roman pontiff, who would have been justified in giving him a Roman punch.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why he did not, no Roman knows.
for this reason
From this reading Hence the weak and wicked son of Henry Plantagenet, since called Lackland, ceased to be a tax-payer in France, and proved to a curious world that a court fool in his household was superfluous.
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 Hence the weak and wicked son of Henry Plantagenet, since called Lackland, ceased to be a tax-payer in France, and proved to a curious world that a court fool in his household was superfluous.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading John now became mixed up in a fracas with the Roman pontiff, who would have been justified in giving him a Roman punch.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Philip called the miserable monarch to account for the death of Arthur, and, as a result, John lost his French possessions.
a social unit living together
From this reading Hence the weak and wicked son of Henry Plantagenet, since called Lackland, ceased to be a tax-payer in France, and proved to a curious world that a court fool in his household was superfluous.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MAGNA CHARTA INTRODUCED: SLIGHT DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN OVERCOMING AN UNPOPULAR AND UNREASONABLE PREJUDICE.
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading MAGNA CHARTA INTRODUCED: SLIGHT DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN OVERCOMING AN UNPOPULAR AND UNREASONABLE PREJUDICE.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Philip called the miserable monarch to account for the death of Arthur, and, as a result, John lost his French possessions.
justifiedadjectiveUS /ˈdʒʌstəfaɪd/
having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
From this reading John now became mixed up in a fracas with the Roman pontiff, who would have been justified in giving him a Roman punch.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Why he did not, no Roman knows.
Lackland
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From this reading Hence the weak and wicked son of Henry Plantagenet, since called Lackland, ceased to be a tax-payer in France, and proved to a curious world that a court fool in his household was superfluous.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Philip called the miserable monarch to account for the death of Arthur, and, as a result, John lost his French possessions.
MAGNA
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From this reading MAGNA CHARTA INTRODUCED: SLIGHT DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN OVERCOMING AN UNPOPULAR AND UNREASONABLE PREJUDICE.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading Philip called the miserable monarch to account for the death of Arthur, and, as a result, John lost his French possessions.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading John now became mixed up in a fracas with the Roman pontiff, who would have been justified in giving him a Roman punch.
monarchnounUS /ˈmɑːnɑːrk/
a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
From this reading Philip called the miserable monarch to account for the death of Arthur, and, as a result, John lost his French possessions.
not any; not one
From this reading Why he did not, no Roman knows.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why he did not, no Roman knows.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading John now became mixed up in a fracas with the Roman pontiff, who would have been justified in giving him a Roman punch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Philip called the miserable monarch to account for the death of Arthur, and, as a result, John lost his French possessions.
OVERCOMINGverbUS /ˈoʊvərkʌmɪŋ/
-ing form of “overcome” — win a victory over
From this reading MAGNA CHARTA INTRODUCED: SLIGHT DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN OVERCOMING AN UNPOPULAR AND UNREASONABLE PREJUDICE.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Philip called the miserable monarch to account for the death of Arthur, and, as a result, John lost his French possessions.
Plantagenetnoun
the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485
From this reading Hence the weak and wicked son of Henry Plantagenet, since called Lackland, ceased to be a tax-payer in France, and proved to a curious world that a court fool in his household was superfluous.
pontiffnounUS /ˈpɑːntəf/
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading John now became mixed up in a fracas with the Roman pontiff, who would have been justified in giving him a Roman punch.
possessionsnounUS /pəˈzeʃənz/
plural of “possession” — the act of having and controlling property
From this reading Philip called the miserable monarch to account for the death of Arthur, and, as a result, John lost his French possessions.
PREJUDICEnounUS /ˈpredʒədɪs/
a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
From this reading MAGNA CHARTA INTRODUCED: SLIGHT DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN OVERCOMING AN UNPOPULAR AND UNREASONABLE PREJUDICE.
established beyond doubt
From this reading Hence the weak and wicked son of Henry Plantagenet, since called Lackland, ceased to be a tax-payer in France, and proved to a curious world that a court fool in his household was superfluous.
punchverbUS /pʌntʃ/
deliver a quick blow to
From this reading John now became mixed up in a fracas with the Roman pontiff, who would have been justified in giving him a Roman punch.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Philip called the miserable monarch to account for the death of Arthur, and, as a result, John lost his French possessions.
RomanadjectiveUS /ˈroʊmən/
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading John now became mixed up in a fracas with the Roman pontiff, who would have been justified in giving him a Roman punch.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Hence the weak and wicked son of Henry Plantagenet, since called Lackland, ceased to be a tax-payer in France, and proved to a curious world that a court fool in his household was superfluous.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading MAGNA CHARTA INTRODUCED: SLIGHT DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN OVERCOMING AN UNPOPULAR AND UNREASONABLE PREJUDICE.
a male human offspring
From this reading Hence the weak and wicked son of Henry Plantagenet, since called Lackland, ceased to be a tax-payer in France, and proved to a curious world that a court fool in his household was superfluous.
superfluousadjectiveUS /ˈsuːpərflwʌs/
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading Hence the weak and wicked son of Henry Plantagenet, since called Lackland, ceased to be a tax-payer in France, and proved to a curious world that a court fool in his household was superfluous.
tax-payer
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From this reading Hence the weak and wicked son of Henry Plantagenet, since called Lackland, ceased to be a tax-payer in France, and proved to a curious world that a court fool in his household was superfluous.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hence the weak and wicked son of Henry Plantagenet, since called Lackland, ceased to be a tax-payer in France, and proved to a curious world that a court fool in his household was superfluous.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Philip called the miserable monarch to account for the death of Arthur, and, as a result, John lost his French possessions.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Philip called the miserable monarch to account for the death of Arthur, and, as a result, John lost his French possessions.
UNPOPULARadjectiveUS /ˌʌnˈpɑːpjələr/
regarded with disfavor or lacking general approval
From this reading MAGNA CHARTA INTRODUCED: SLIGHT DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN OVERCOMING AN UNPOPULAR AND UNREASONABLE PREJUDICE.
UNREASONABLEadjectiveUS /ənˈriːznəbəl/
not reasonable; not showing good judgment
From this reading MAGNA CHARTA INTRODUCED: SLIGHT DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN OVERCOMING AN UNPOPULAR AND UNREASONABLE PREJUDICE.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading John now became mixed up in a fracas with the Roman pontiff, who would have been justified in giving him a Roman punch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hence the weak and wicked son of Henry Plantagenet, since called Lackland, ceased to be a tax-payer in France, and proved to a curious world that a court fool in his household was superfluous.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading Hence the weak and wicked son of Henry Plantagenet, since called Lackland, ceased to be a tax-payer in France, and proved to a curious world that a court fool in his household was superfluous.
which person or people
From this reading John now became mixed up in a fracas with the Roman pontiff, who would have been justified in giving him a Roman punch.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why he did not, no Roman knows.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading Hence the weak and wicked son of Henry Plantagenet, since called Lackland, ceased to be a tax-payer in France, and proved to a curious world that a court fool in his household was superfluous.
in the company of; together with
From this reading John now became mixed up in a fracas with the Roman pontiff, who would have been justified in giving him a Roman punch.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Hence the weak and wicked son of Henry Plantagenet, since called Lackland, ceased to be a tax-payer in France, and proved to a curious world that a court fool in his household was superfluous.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading John now became mixed up in a fracas with the Roman pontiff, who would have been justified in giving him a Roman punch.
