used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Which way are we going now?" demanded the knight; "I should judge towards Canterbury."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
have
From this reading "A little to the left we bear now," replied Longpole; "and yet the left is become the right, for by going left we get right off his land, my lord."
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading "A little to the left we bear now," replied Longpole; "and yet the left is become the right, for by going left we get right off his land, my lord."
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
terminate
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
the act of breaking something
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Call me not my lord, Heartley," said Darnley.
CanterburynounUS /ˈkæntərberi/
a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church
From this reading "Which way are we going now?" demanded the knight; "I should judge towards Canterbury."
cunningadjectiveUS /ˈkʌnɪŋ/
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
Darnley
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From this reading "Call me not my lord, Heartley," said Darnley.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
dearly loved
From this reading Welcome, he said: Oh, long expected, to my dear embrace!--Dryden.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Which way are we going now?" demanded the knight; "I should judge towards Canterbury."
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
increase twofold
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
DrydennounUS /ˈdraɪdən/
the outstanding poet and dramatist of the Restoration (1631-1700)
From this reading Welcome, he said: Oh, long expected, to my dear embrace!--Dryden.
embraceverbUS /emˈbreɪs/
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading Welcome, he said: Oh, long expected, to my dear embrace!--Dryden.
estatesnounUS /ɪˈsteɪts/
plural of “estate” — everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Welcome, he said: Oh, long expected, to my dear embrace!--Dryden.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "A little to the left we bear now," replied Longpole; "and yet the left is become the right, for by going left we get right off his land, my lord."
the act of departing
From this reading "Which way are we going now?" demanded the knight; "I should judge towards Canterbury."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Welcome, he said: Oh, long expected, to my dear embrace!--Dryden.
Heartley
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From this reading "Call me not my lord, Heartley," said Darnley.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
horsemennounUS /ˈhɔːrsmən/
plural of “horseman” — a man skilled in equitation
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Which way are we going now?" demanded the knight; "I should judge towards Canterbury."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "A little to the left we bear now," replied Longpole; "and yet the left is become the right, for by going left we get right off his land, my lord."
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading "Which way are we going now?" demanded the knight; "I should judge towards Canterbury."
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading "Which way are we going now?" demanded the knight; "I should judge towards Canterbury."
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "A little to the left we bear now," replied Longpole; "and yet the left is become the right, for by going left we get right off his land, my lord."
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "A little to the left we bear now," replied Longpole; "and yet the left is become the right, for by going left we get right off his land, my lord."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Welcome, he said: Oh, long expected, to my dear embrace!--Dryden.
Longpole
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From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "A little to the left we bear now," replied Longpole; "and yet the left is become the right, for by going left we get right off his land, my lord."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Call me not my lord, Heartley," said Darnley.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Welcome, he said: Oh, long expected, to my dear embrace!--Dryden.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Which way are we going now?" demanded the knight; "I should judge towards Canterbury."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "A little to the left we bear now," replied Longpole; "and yet the left is become the right, for by going left we get right off his land, my lord."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Welcome, he said: Oh, long expected, to my dear embrace!--Dryden.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
Payan
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From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "A little to the left we bear now," replied Longpole; "and yet the left is become the right, for by going left we get right off his land, my lord."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "A little to the left we bear now," replied Longpole; "and yet the left is become the right, for by going left we get right off his land, my lord."
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Welcome, he said: Oh, long expected, to my dear embrace!--Dryden.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Which way are we going now?" demanded the knight; "I should judge towards Canterbury."
term of address for a man
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
up to a particular time
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Welcome, he said: Oh, long expected, to my dear embrace!--Dryden.
in the direction of
From this reading "Which way are we going now?" demanded the knight; "I should judge towards Canterbury."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Which way are we going now?" demanded the knight; "I should judge towards Canterbury."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
accept gladly
From this reading Welcome, he said: Oh, long expected, to my dear embrace!--Dryden.
at the time that
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Which way are we going now?" demanded the knight; "I should judge towards Canterbury."
Wileton
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From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "We must not think ourselves safe," said Longpole, when they had got about two miles from the park, "till we have put five estates between us and that double cunning fox, Sir Payan Wileton; for by break of day his horsemen will be out in every direction, and he will not mind breaking a little law to have us."
but in spite of that
From this reading "A little to the left we bear now," replied Longpole; "and yet the left is become the right, for by going left we get right off his land, my lord."
