adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
accompaniedadjectiveUS /əˈkʌmpənid/
having companions or an escort
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
agreeableadjectiveUS /əˈɡriːəbəl/
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading _Captain Fitzchrome_.—Nothing, in my present frame of mind, could be more agreeable to me.
Amore
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From this reading Or vieni, Amore, e quà meco t’assetta.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
ArchbishopnounUS /ˈɑːrtʃˈbɪʃəp/
a bishop of highest rank
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
BaldwinnounUS /ˈbɔːldwən/
United States author who was an outspoken critic of racism (1924-1987)
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
Barri
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From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
centurynounUS /ˈsentʃəri/
a period of 100 years
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
Chainmail
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From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _Captain Fitzchrome_.—Nothing, in my present frame of mind, could be more agreeable to me.
crusadenounUS /kruːˈseɪd/
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
enounUS /iː/
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading Or vieni, Amore, e quà meco t’assetta.
fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
Fitzchrome
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From this reading _Captain Fitzchrome_.—Nothing, in my present frame of mind, could be more agreeable to me.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
frameverbUS /freɪm/
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading _Captain Fitzchrome_.—Nothing, in my present frame of mind, could be more agreeable to me.
Giraldus
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From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
INNAMORATO
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From this reading ORLANDO INNAMORATO.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
LAKEnounUS /leɪk/
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading THE LAKE—THE RUIN.
lightsnounUS /laɪts/
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Captain Fitzchrome_.—Nothing, in my present frame of mind, could be more agreeable to me.
meco
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From this reading Or vieni, Amore, e quà meco t’assetta.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading _Captain Fitzchrome_.—Nothing, in my present frame of mind, could be more agreeable to me.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading _Captain Fitzchrome_.—Nothing, in my present frame of mind, could be more agreeable to me.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Captain Fitzchrome_.—Nothing, in my present frame of mind, could be more agreeable to me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading _Captain Fitzchrome_.—Nothing, in my present frame of mind, could be more agreeable to me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or vieni, Amore, e quà meco t’assetta.
ORLANDOnounUS /ɔːrˈlændoʊ/
a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World
From this reading ORLANDO INNAMORATO.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
picturesqueadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərəsk/
suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
poeticaladjectiveUS /poʊˈetɪkəl/
of or relating to poetry
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
preachverbUS /priːtʃ/
deliver a sermon
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
quà
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From this reading Or vieni, Amore, e quà meco t’assetta.
RUINnounUS /ˈruːən/
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading THE LAKE—THE RUIN.
shadowsnounUS /ˈʃædoʊz/
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
t'assetta
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From this reading Or vieni, Amore, e quà meco t’assetta.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAKE—THE RUIN.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
twelfthadjectiveUS /twelfθ/
coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
vieni
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From this reading Or vieni, Amore, e quà meco t’assetta.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Mr. Chainmail_.—Would it not be a fine thing, Captain, you being picturesque, and I poetical; you being for the lights and shadows of the present, and I for those of the past; if we were to go together over the ground which was travelled in the twelfth century by Giraldus de Barri, when he accompanied Archbishop Baldwin to preach the crusade?
