Chapter IV

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading In our last chapter I spoke of that Geoffrey of Monmouth who about the middle of the twelfth century wrote a history--mostly apocryphal--in which was imbedded a germ of the King Arthur fables.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading In our last chapter I spoke of that Geoffrey of Monmouth who about the middle of the twelfth century wrote a history--mostly apocryphal--in which was imbedded a germ of the King Arthur fables.

abundant wealth

From this reading We traced these fables, growing under the successive touches of Wace and Map and Layamon into full-fledged legends, repeated over and over; and finally, with splendid affluence of color appearing on the literary horizon of our own day.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading We traced these fables, growing under the successive touches of Wace and Map and Layamon into full-fledged legends, repeated over and over; and finally, with splendid affluence of color appearing on the literary horizon of our own day.

being of questionable authenticity

From this reading In our last chapter I spoke of that Geoffrey of Monmouth who about the middle of the twelfth century wrote a history--mostly apocryphal--in which was imbedded a germ of the King Arthur fables.

formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action

From this reading We traced these fables, growing under the successive touches of Wace and Map and Layamon into full-fledged legends, repeated over and over; and finally, with splendid affluence of color appearing on the literary horizon of our own day.

elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)

From this reading In our last chapter I spoke of that Geoffrey of Monmouth who about the middle of the twelfth century wrote a history--mostly apocryphal--in which was imbedded a germ of the King Arthur fables.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I spoke of King Richard I. and of his song loving, and of his blood loving, and of his royal frankness: then of John, that renegade brother of his--of how he granted _Magna Charta_, killed poor Prince Arthur, and stirred such a current of war as caused the loss of Normandy to England.

past form of “associate” — make a logical or causal connection

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried

From this reading _Roger Bacon._ Starting now from about the same point in time where we left off, our opening scene will take us to the old University town of Oxford.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading I spoke of King Richard I. and of his song loving, and of his blood loving, and of his royal frankness: then of John, that renegade brother of his--of how he granted _Magna Charta_, killed poor Prince Arthur, and stirred such a current of war as caused the loss of Normandy to England.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading I spoke of King Richard I. and of his song loving, and of his blood loving, and of his royal frankness: then of John, that renegade brother of his--of how he granted _Magna Charta_, killed poor Prince Arthur, and stirred such a current of war as caused the loss of Normandy to England.

past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

From this reading I spoke of King Richard I. and of his song loving, and of his blood loving, and of his royal frankness: then of John, that renegade brother of his--of how he granted _Magna Charta_, killed poor Prince Arthur, and stirred such a current of war as caused the loss of Normandy to England.

a period of 100 years

From this reading In our last chapter I spoke of that Geoffrey of Monmouth who about the middle of the twelfth century wrote a history--mostly apocryphal--in which was imbedded a germ of the King Arthur fables.

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading In our last chapter I spoke of that Geoffrey of Monmouth who about the middle of the twelfth century wrote a history--mostly apocryphal--in which was imbedded a germ of the King Arthur fables.

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From this reading I spoke of King Richard I. and of his song loving, and of his blood loving, and of his royal frankness: then of John, that renegade brother of his--of how he granted _Magna Charta_, killed poor Prince Arthur, and stirred such a current of war as caused the loss of Normandy to England.

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

From this reading We traced these fables, growing under the successive touches of Wace and Map and Layamon into full-fledged legends, repeated over and over; and finally, with splendid affluence of color appearing on the literary horizon of our own day.

a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

combining into a solid mass

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

a flow of electricity through a conductor

From this reading I spoke of King Richard I. and of his song loving, and of his blood loving, and of his royal frankness: then of John, that renegade brother of his--of how he granted _Magna Charta_, killed poor Prince Arthur, and stirred such a current of war as caused the loss of Normandy to England.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading We traced these fables, growing under the successive touches of Wace and Map and Layamon into full-fledged legends, repeated over and over; and finally, with splendid affluence of color appearing on the literary horizon of our own day.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading I spoke of King Richard I. and of his song loving, and of his blood loving, and of his royal frankness: then of John, that renegade brother of his--of how he granted _Magna Charta_, killed poor Prince Arthur, and stirred such a current of war as caused the loss of Normandy to England.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

plural of “fable” — a deliberately false or improbable account

From this reading In our last chapter I spoke of that Geoffrey of Monmouth who about the middle of the twelfth century wrote a history--mostly apocryphal--in which was imbedded a germ of the King Arthur fables.

(of market animals) made ready for market

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading We traced these fables, growing under the successive touches of Wace and Map and Layamon into full-fledged legends, repeated over and over; and finally, with splendid affluence of color appearing on the literary horizon of our own day.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

set up or found

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

From this reading I spoke of King Richard I. and of his song loving, and of his blood loving, and of his royal frankness: then of John, that renegade brother of his--of how he granted _Magna Charta_, killed poor Prince Arthur, and stirred such a current of war as caused the loss of Normandy to England.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _Roger Bacon._ Starting now from about the same point in time where we left off, our opening scene will take us to the old University town of Oxford.

(of a bird) having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly

From this reading We traced these fables, growing under the successive touches of Wace and Map and Layamon into full-fledged legends, repeated over and over; and finally, with splendid affluence of color appearing on the literary horizon of our own day.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In our last chapter I spoke of that Geoffrey of Monmouth who about the middle of the twelfth century wrote a history--mostly apocryphal--in which was imbedded a germ of the King Arthur fables.

anything that provides inspiration for later work

From this reading In our last chapter I spoke of that Geoffrey of Monmouth who about the middle of the twelfth century wrote a history--mostly apocryphal--in which was imbedded a germ of the King Arthur fables.

a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading I spoke of King Richard I. and of his song loving, and of his blood loving, and of his royal frankness: then of John, that renegade brother of his--of how he granted _Magna Charta_, killed poor Prince Arthur, and stirred such a current of war as caused the loss of Normandy to England.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading We traced these fables, growing under the successive touches of Wace and Map and Layamon into full-fledged legends, repeated over and over; and finally, with splendid affluence of color appearing on the literary horizon of our own day.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I spoke of King Richard I. and of his song loving, and of his blood loving, and of his royal frankness: then of John, that renegade brother of his--of how he granted _Magna Charta_, killed poor Prince Arthur, and stirred such a current of war as caused the loss of Normandy to England.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading I spoke of King Richard I. and of his song loving, and of his blood loving, and of his royal frankness: then of John, that renegade brother of his--of how he granted _Magna Charta_, killed poor Prince Arthur, and stirred such a current of war as caused the loss of Normandy to England.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading In our last chapter I spoke of that Geoffrey of Monmouth who about the middle of the twelfth century wrote a history--mostly apocryphal--in which was imbedded a germ of the King Arthur fables.

the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

From this reading We traced these fables, growing under the successive touches of Wace and Map and Layamon into full-fledged legends, repeated over and over; and finally, with splendid affluence of color appearing on the literary horizon of our own day.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

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From this reading I spoke of King Richard I. and of his song loving, and of his blood loving, and of his royal frankness: then of John, that renegade brother of his--of how he granted _Magna Charta_, killed poor Prince Arthur, and stirred such a current of war as caused the loss of Normandy to England.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading In our last chapter I spoke of that Geoffrey of Monmouth who about the middle of the twelfth century wrote a history--mostly apocryphal--in which was imbedded a germ of the King Arthur fables.

not in action or at work

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

inflected form of “imbed” — fix or set securely or deeply

From this reading In our last chapter I spoke of that Geoffrey of Monmouth who about the middle of the twelfth century wrote a history--mostly apocryphal--in which was imbedded a germ of the King Arthur fables.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In our last chapter I spoke of that Geoffrey of Monmouth who about the middle of the twelfth century wrote a history--mostly apocryphal--in which was imbedded a germ of the King Arthur fables.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading We traced these fables, growing under the successive touches of Wace and Map and Layamon into full-fledged legends, repeated over and over; and finally, with splendid affluence of color appearing on the literary horizon of our own day.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading I spoke of King Richard I. and of his song loving, and of his blood loving, and of his royal frankness: then of John, that renegade brother of his--of how he granted _Magna Charta_, killed poor Prince Arthur, and stirred such a current of war as caused the loss of Normandy to England.

past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading I spoke of King Richard I. and of his song loving, and of his blood loving, and of his royal frankness: then of John, that renegade brother of his--of how he granted _Magna Charta_, killed poor Prince Arthur, and stirred such a current of war as caused the loss of Normandy to England.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading In our last chapter I spoke of that Geoffrey of Monmouth who about the middle of the twelfth century wrote a history--mostly apocryphal--in which was imbedded a germ of the King Arthur fables.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

immediately past

From this reading In our last chapter I spoke of that Geoffrey of Monmouth who about the middle of the twelfth century wrote a history--mostly apocryphal--in which was imbedded a germ of the King Arthur fables.

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From this reading We traced these fables, growing under the successive touches of Wace and Map and Layamon into full-fledged legends, repeated over and over; and finally, with splendid affluence of color appearing on the literary horizon of our own day.

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 _Roger Bacon._ Starting now from about the same point in time where we left off, our opening scene will take us to the old University town of Oxford.

plural of “legend” — a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

From this reading We traced these fables, growing under the successive touches of Wace and Map and Layamon into full-fledged legends, repeated over and over; and finally, with splendid affluence of color appearing on the literary horizon of our own day.

plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

of or relating to or characteristic of literature

From this reading We traced these fables, growing under the successive touches of Wace and Map and Layamon into full-fledged legends, repeated over and over; and finally, with splendid affluence of color appearing on the literary horizon of our own day.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

something that is lost

From this reading I spoke of King Richard I. and of his song loving, and of his blood loving, and of his royal frankness: then of John, that renegade brother of his--of how he granted _Magna Charta_, killed poor Prince Arthur, and stirred such a current of war as caused the loss of Normandy to England.

feeling or showing love and affection

From this reading I spoke of King Richard I. and of his song loving, and of his blood loving, and of his royal frankness: then of John, that renegade brother of his--of how he granted _Magna Charta_, killed poor Prince Arthur, and stirred such a current of war as caused the loss of Normandy to England.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

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From this reading I spoke of King Richard I. and of his song loving, and of his blood loving, and of his royal frankness: then of John, that renegade brother of his--of how he granted _Magna Charta_, killed poor Prince Arthur, and stirred such a current of war as caused the loss of Normandy to England.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

make a map of; show or establish the features of details of

From this reading We traced these fables, growing under the successive touches of Wace and Map and Layamon into full-fledged legends, repeated over and over; and finally, with splendid affluence of color appearing on the literary horizon of our own day.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading In our last chapter I spoke of that Geoffrey of Monmouth who about the middle of the twelfth century wrote a history--mostly apocryphal--in which was imbedded a germ of the King Arthur fables.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In our last chapter I spoke of that Geoffrey of Monmouth who about the middle of the twelfth century wrote a history--mostly apocryphal--in which was imbedded a germ of the King Arthur fables.

in large part; mainly or chiefly

From this reading In our last chapter I spoke of that Geoffrey of Monmouth who about the middle of the twelfth century wrote a history--mostly apocryphal--in which was imbedded a germ of the King Arthur fables.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

a former province of northwestern France on the English channel; divided into Haute-Normandie and Basse-Normandie

From this reading I spoke of King Richard I. and of his song loving, and of his blood loving, and of his royal frankness: then of John, that renegade brother of his--of how he granted _Magna Charta_, killed poor Prince Arthur, and stirred such a current of war as caused the loss of Normandy to England.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading _Roger Bacon._ Starting now from about the same point in time where we left off, our opening scene will take us to the old University town of Oxford.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In our last chapter I spoke of that Geoffrey of Monmouth who about the middle of the twelfth century wrote a history--mostly apocryphal--in which was imbedded a germ of the King Arthur fables.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading _Roger Bacon._ Starting now from about the same point in time where we left off, our opening scene will take us to the old University town of Oxford.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading _Roger Bacon._ Starting now from about the same point in time where we left off, our opening scene will take us to the old University town of Oxford.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading We traced these fables, growing under the successive touches of Wace and Map and Layamon into full-fledged legends, repeated over and over; and finally, with splendid affluence of color appearing on the literary horizon of our own day.

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

an open or empty space in or between things

From this reading _Roger Bacon._ Starting now from about the same point in time where we left off, our opening scene will take us to the old University town of Oxford.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading In our last chapter I spoke of that Geoffrey of Monmouth who about the middle of the twelfth century wrote a history--mostly apocryphal--in which was imbedded a germ of the King Arthur fables.

above and across; more than

From this reading We traced these fables, growing under the successive touches of Wace and Map and Layamon into full-fledged legends, repeated over and over; and finally, with splendid affluence of color appearing on the literary horizon of our own day.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading We traced these fables, growing under the successive touches of Wace and Map and Layamon into full-fledged legends, repeated over and over; and finally, with splendid affluence of color appearing on the literary horizon of our own day.

a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University

From this reading _Roger Bacon._ Starting now from about the same point in time where we left off, our opening scene will take us to the old University town of Oxford.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading _Roger Bacon._ Starting now from about the same point in time where we left off, our opening scene will take us to the old University town of Oxford.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading I spoke of King Richard I. and of his song loving, and of his blood loving, and of his royal frankness: then of John, that renegade brother of his--of how he granted _Magna Charta_, killed poor Prince Arthur, and stirred such a current of war as caused the loss of Normandy to England.

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading I spoke of King Richard I. and of his song loving, and of his blood loving, and of his royal frankness: then of John, that renegade brother of his--of how he granted _Magna Charta_, killed poor Prince Arthur, and stirred such a current of war as caused the loss of Normandy to England.

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw

From this reading I spoke of King Richard I. and of his song loving, and of his blood loving, and of his royal frankness: then of John, that renegade brother of his--of how he granted _Magna Charta_, killed poor Prince Arthur, and stirred such a current of war as caused the loss of Normandy to England.

recurring again and again

From this reading We traced these fables, growing under the successive touches of Wace and Map and Layamon into full-fledged legends, repeated over and over; and finally, with splendid affluence of color appearing on the literary horizon of our own day.

having corresponding sounds especially terminal sounds

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I spoke of King Richard I. and of his song loving, and of his blood loving, and of his royal frankness: then of John, that renegade brother of his--of how he granted _Magna Charta_, killed poor Prince Arthur, and stirred such a current of war as caused the loss of Normandy to England.

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Roger Bacon._ Starting now from about the same point in time where we left off, our opening scene will take us to the old University town of Oxford.

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading I spoke of King Richard I. and of his song loving, and of his blood loving, and of his royal frankness: then of John, that renegade brother of his--of how he granted _Magna Charta_, killed poor Prince Arthur, and stirred such a current of war as caused the loss of Normandy to England.

Identical; not different.

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading _Roger Bacon._ Starting now from about the same point in time where we left off, our opening scene will take us to the old University town of Oxford.

concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

term of address for a man

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

a short musical composition with words

From this reading I spoke of King Richard I. and of his song loving, and of his blood loving, and of his royal frankness: then of John, that renegade brother of his--of how he granted _Magna Charta_, killed poor Prince Arthur, and stirred such a current of war as caused the loss of Normandy to England.

having great beauty and splendor

From this reading We traced these fables, growing under the successive touches of Wace and Map and Layamon into full-fledged legends, repeated over and over; and finally, with splendid affluence of color appearing on the literary horizon of our own day.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading In our last chapter I spoke of that Geoffrey of Monmouth who about the middle of the twelfth century wrote a history--mostly apocryphal--in which was imbedded a germ of the King Arthur fables.

(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear

From this reading _Roger Bacon._ Starting now from about the same point in time where we left off, our opening scene will take us to the old University town of Oxford.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading I spoke of King Richard I. and of his song loving, and of his blood loving, and of his royal frankness: then of John, that renegade brother of his--of how he granted _Magna Charta_, killed poor Prince Arthur, and stirred such a current of war as caused the loss of Normandy to England.

in regular succession without gaps

From this reading We traced these fables, growing under the successive touches of Wace and Map and Layamon into full-fledged legends, repeated over and over; and finally, with splendid affluence of color appearing on the literary horizon of our own day.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading I spoke of King Richard I. and of his song loving, and of his blood loving, and of his royal frankness: then of John, that renegade brother of his--of how he granted _Magna Charta_, killed poor Prince Arthur, and stirred such a current of war as caused the loss of Normandy to England.

carry out

From this reading _Roger Bacon._ Starting now from about the same point in time where we left off, our opening scene will take us to the old University town of Oxford.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In our last chapter I spoke of that Geoffrey of Monmouth who about the middle of the twelfth century wrote a history--mostly apocryphal--in which was imbedded a germ of the King Arthur fables.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading In our last chapter I spoke of that Geoffrey of Monmouth who about the middle of the twelfth century wrote a history--mostly apocryphal--in which was imbedded a germ of the King Arthur fables.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading I spoke of King Richard I. and of his song loving, and of his blood loving, and of his royal frankness: then of John, that renegade brother of his--of how he granted _Magna Charta_, killed poor Prince Arthur, and stirred such a current of war as caused the loss of Normandy to England.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading We traced these fables, growing under the successive touches of Wace and Map and Layamon into full-fledged legends, repeated over and over; and finally, with splendid affluence of color appearing on the literary horizon of our own day.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading _Roger Bacon._ Starting now from about the same point in time where we left off, our opening scene will take us to the old University town of Oxford.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I spoke of King Richard I. and of his song loving, and of his blood loving, and of his royal frankness: then of John, that renegade brother of his--of how he granted _Magna Charta_, killed poor Prince Arthur, and stirred such a current of war as caused the loss of Normandy to England.

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

plural of “touch” — the event of something coming in contact with the body

From this reading We traced these fables, growing under the successive touches of Wace and Map and Layamon into full-fledged legends, repeated over and over; and finally, with splendid affluence of color appearing on the literary horizon of our own day.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading _Roger Bacon._ Starting now from about the same point in time where we left off, our opening scene will take us to the old University town of Oxford.

past form of “trace” — follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something

From this reading We traced these fables, growing under the successive touches of Wace and Map and Layamon into full-fledged legends, repeated over and over; and finally, with splendid affluence of color appearing on the literary horizon of our own day.

coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position

From this reading In our last chapter I spoke of that Geoffrey of Monmouth who about the middle of the twelfth century wrote a history--mostly apocryphal--in which was imbedded a germ of the King Arthur fables.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading We traced these fables, growing under the successive touches of Wace and Map and Layamon into full-fledged legends, repeated over and over; and finally, with splendid affluence of color appearing on the literary horizon of our own day.

the body of faculty and students at a university

From this reading _Roger Bacon._ Starting now from about the same point in time where we left off, our opening scene will take us to the old University town of Oxford.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Roger Bacon._ Starting now from about the same point in time where we left off, our opening scene will take us to the old University town of Oxford.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We traced these fables, growing under the successive touches of Wace and Map and Layamon into full-fledged legends, repeated over and over; and finally, with splendid affluence of color appearing on the literary horizon of our own day.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading I spoke of King Richard I. and of his song loving, and of his blood loving, and of his royal frankness: then of John, that renegade brother of his--of how he granted _Magna Charta_, killed poor Prince Arthur, and stirred such a current of war as caused the loss of Normandy to England.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In our last chapter I spoke of that Geoffrey of Monmouth who about the middle of the twelfth century wrote a history--mostly apocryphal--in which was imbedded a germ of the King Arthur fables.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We traced these fables, growing under the successive touches of Wace and Map and Layamon into full-fledged legends, repeated over and over; and finally, with splendid affluence of color appearing on the literary horizon of our own day.

in or at the place that

From this reading _Roger Bacon._ Starting now from about the same point in time where we left off, our opening scene will take us to the old University town of Oxford.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading In our last chapter I spoke of that Geoffrey of Monmouth who about the middle of the twelfth century wrote a history--mostly apocryphal--in which was imbedded a germ of the King Arthur fables.

which person or people

From this reading In our last chapter I spoke of that Geoffrey of Monmouth who about the middle of the twelfth century wrote a history--mostly apocryphal--in which was imbedded a germ of the King Arthur fables.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading _Roger Bacon._ Starting now from about the same point in time where we left off, our opening scene will take us to the old University town of Oxford.

in the company of; together with

From this reading We traced these fables, growing under the successive touches of Wace and Map and Layamon into full-fledged legends, repeated over and over; and finally, with splendid affluence of color appearing on the literary horizon of our own day.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading I spoke of the connection of this loss with the consolidation of the language; of how Robert of Gloucester made a rhyming history that was in a new English; of how the name of Sir John Mandeville was associated with great lies, in the same tongue; how the religious houses made books, and fattened on the best of the land, and grew corrupt; and last--of how we, if we had lived in those days, would have found disport for our idle hours and consolation for our serious ones.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading In our last chapter I spoke of that Geoffrey of Monmouth who about the middle of the twelfth century wrote a history--mostly apocryphal--in which was imbedded a germ of the King Arthur fables.