used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE BEHAVIOUR OF THE STUDENT.--A SUMMER SCENE--ARAM’S CONVERSATION WITH WALTER, AND SUBSEQUENT COLLOQUY WITH HIMSELF.
anew
From this reading Several days elapsed before the family of the manor-house encountered Aram again.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “The soft season, the firmament serene, The loun illuminate air, and firth amene The silver-scalit fishes on the grete O’er-thwart clear streams sprinkillond for the heat,” --Gawin Douglas.
amene
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From this reading “The soft season, the firmament serene, The loun illuminate air, and firth amene The silver-scalit fishes on the grete O’er-thwart clear streams sprinkillond for the heat,” --Gawin Douglas.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BEHAVIOUR OF THE STUDENT.--A SUMMER SCENE--ARAM’S CONVERSATION WITH WALTER, AND SUBSEQUENT COLLOQUY WITH HIMSELF.
Aramnoun
the biblical name for ancient Syria
From this reading Several days elapsed before the family of the manor-house encountered Aram again.
ARAM'S
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From this reading THE BEHAVIOUR OF THE STUDENT.--A SUMMER SCENE--ARAM’S CONVERSATION WITH WALTER, AND SUBSEQUENT COLLOQUY WITH HIMSELF.
auro
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From this reading “Ilia subter Caecum vulnus habes; sed lato balteus auro Praetegit.”
balteus
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From this reading “Ilia subter Caecum vulnus habes; sed lato balteus auro Praetegit.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Several days elapsed before the family of the manor-house encountered Aram again.
BEHAVIOURnounUS /bɪˈheɪvjər/
the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
From this reading THE BEHAVIOUR OF THE STUDENT.--A SUMMER SCENE--ARAM’S CONVERSATION WITH WALTER, AND SUBSEQUENT COLLOQUY WITH HIMSELF.
Caecumnoun
the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens
From this reading “Ilia subter Caecum vulnus habes; sed lato balteus auro Praetegit.”
rid of obstructions
From this reading “The soft season, the firmament serene, The loun illuminate air, and firth amene The silver-scalit fishes on the grete O’er-thwart clear streams sprinkillond for the heat,” --Gawin Douglas.
COLLOQUYnounUS /ˈkɑːləkwi/
a conversation especially a formal one
From this reading THE BEHAVIOUR OF THE STUDENT.--A SUMMER SCENE--ARAM’S CONVERSATION WITH WALTER, AND SUBSEQUENT COLLOQUY WITH HIMSELF.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading THE BEHAVIOUR OF THE STUDENT.--A SUMMER SCENE--ARAM’S CONVERSATION WITH WALTER, AND SUBSEQUENT COLLOQUY WITH HIMSELF.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Several days elapsed before the family of the manor-house encountered Aram again.
DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading “The soft season, the firmament serene, The loun illuminate air, and firth amene The silver-scalit fishes on the grete O’er-thwart clear streams sprinkillond for the heat,” --Gawin Douglas.
elapsedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæpst/
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading Several days elapsed before the family of the manor-house encountered Aram again.
encounteredverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntərd/
past form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading Several days elapsed before the family of the manor-house encountered Aram again.
a social unit living together
From this reading Several days elapsed before the family of the manor-house encountered Aram again.
firmamentnoun
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading “The soft season, the firmament serene, The loun illuminate air, and firth amene The silver-scalit fishes on the grete O’er-thwart clear streams sprinkillond for the heat,” --Gawin Douglas.
firthnounUS /fɜːrθ/
English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context (1890-1960)
From this reading “The soft season, the firmament serene, The loun illuminate air, and firth amene The silver-scalit fishes on the grete O’er-thwart clear streams sprinkillond for the heat,” --Gawin Douglas.
fishesnounUS /ˈfɪʃəz/
plural of “fish” — any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading “The soft season, the firmament serene, The loun illuminate air, and firth amene The silver-scalit fishes on the grete O’er-thwart clear streams sprinkillond for the heat,” --Gawin Douglas.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “The soft season, the firmament serene, The loun illuminate air, and firth amene The silver-scalit fishes on the grete O’er-thwart clear streams sprinkillond for the heat,” --Gawin Douglas.
Gawin
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From this reading “The soft season, the firmament serene, The loun illuminate air, and firth amene The silver-scalit fishes on the grete O’er-thwart clear streams sprinkillond for the heat,” --Gawin Douglas.
grete
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From this reading “The soft season, the firmament serene, The loun illuminate air, and firth amene The silver-scalit fishes on the grete O’er-thwart clear streams sprinkillond for the heat,” --Gawin Douglas.
habes
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From this reading “Ilia subter Caecum vulnus habes; sed lato balteus auro Praetegit.”
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading “The soft season, the firmament serene, The loun illuminate air, and firth amene The silver-scalit fishes on the grete O’er-thwart clear streams sprinkillond for the heat,” --Gawin Douglas.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE BEHAVIOUR OF THE STUDENT.--A SUMMER SCENE--ARAM’S CONVERSATION WITH WALTER, AND SUBSEQUENT COLLOQUY WITH HIMSELF.
Ilia
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From this reading “Ilia subter Caecum vulnus habes; sed lato balteus auro Praetegit.”
illuminateverbUS /ɪˈluː.mɪ.neɪt/
To light up or make clear; to decorate a manuscript with gold, silver, or brilliant colors.
From this reading “The soft season, the firmament serene, The loun illuminate air, and firth amene The silver-scalit fishes on the grete O’er-thwart clear streams sprinkillond for the heat,” --Gawin Douglas.
lato
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From this reading “Ilia subter Caecum vulnus habes; sed lato balteus auro Praetegit.”
loun
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From this reading “The soft season, the firmament serene, The loun illuminate air, and firth amene The silver-scalit fishes on the grete O’er-thwart clear streams sprinkillond for the heat,” --Gawin Douglas.
manor-house
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From this reading Several days elapsed before the family of the manor-house encountered Aram again.
O'er-thwart
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From this reading “The soft season, the firmament serene, The loun illuminate air, and firth amene The silver-scalit fishes on the grete O’er-thwart clear streams sprinkillond for the heat,” --Gawin Douglas.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BEHAVIOUR OF THE STUDENT.--A SUMMER SCENE--ARAM’S CONVERSATION WITH WALTER, AND SUBSEQUENT COLLOQUY WITH HIMSELF.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “The soft season, the firmament serene, The loun illuminate air, and firth amene The silver-scalit fishes on the grete O’er-thwart clear streams sprinkillond for the heat,” --Gawin Douglas.
Persius
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From this reading --Persius.
Praetegit
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From this reading “Ilia subter Caecum vulnus habes; sed lato balteus auro Praetegit.”
the place where some action occurs
From this reading THE BEHAVIOUR OF THE STUDENT.--A SUMMER SCENE--ARAM’S CONVERSATION WITH WALTER, AND SUBSEQUENT COLLOQUY WITH HIMSELF.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading “The soft season, the firmament serene, The loun illuminate air, and firth amene The silver-scalit fishes on the grete O’er-thwart clear streams sprinkillond for the heat,” --Gawin Douglas.
sed
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From this reading “Ilia subter Caecum vulnus habes; sed lato balteus auro Praetegit.”
sereneadjectiveUS /sərˈiːn/
not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading “The soft season, the firmament serene, The loun illuminate air, and firth amene The silver-scalit fishes on the grete O’er-thwart clear streams sprinkillond for the heat,” --Gawin Douglas.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Several days elapsed before the family of the manor-house encountered Aram again.
silver-scalit
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From this reading “The soft season, the firmament serene, The loun illuminate air, and firth amene The silver-scalit fishes on the grete O’er-thwart clear streams sprinkillond for the heat,” --Gawin Douglas.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading “The soft season, the firmament serene, The loun illuminate air, and firth amene The silver-scalit fishes on the grete O’er-thwart clear streams sprinkillond for the heat,” --Gawin Douglas.
sprinkillond
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From this reading “The soft season, the firmament serene, The loun illuminate air, and firth amene The silver-scalit fishes on the grete O’er-thwart clear streams sprinkillond for the heat,” --Gawin Douglas.
streamsnounUS /striːmz/
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading “The soft season, the firmament serene, The loun illuminate air, and firth amene The silver-scalit fishes on the grete O’er-thwart clear streams sprinkillond for the heat,” --Gawin Douglas.
STUDENTnounUS /ˈstuːdənt/
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading THE BEHAVIOUR OF THE STUDENT.--A SUMMER SCENE--ARAM’S CONVERSATION WITH WALTER, AND SUBSEQUENT COLLOQUY WITH HIMSELF.
SUBSEQUENTadjectiveUS /ˈsʌbsəkwənt/
following in time or order
From this reading THE BEHAVIOUR OF THE STUDENT.--A SUMMER SCENE--ARAM’S CONVERSATION WITH WALTER, AND SUBSEQUENT COLLOQUY WITH HIMSELF.
subter
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From this reading “Ilia subter Caecum vulnus habes; sed lato balteus auro Praetegit.”
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading THE BEHAVIOUR OF THE STUDENT.--A SUMMER SCENE--ARAM’S CONVERSATION WITH WALTER, AND SUBSEQUENT COLLOQUY WITH HIMSELF.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEHAVIOUR OF THE STUDENT.--A SUMMER SCENE--ARAM’S CONVERSATION WITH WALTER, AND SUBSEQUENT COLLOQUY WITH HIMSELF.
vulnus
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From this reading “Ilia subter Caecum vulnus habes; sed lato balteus auro Praetegit.”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading THE BEHAVIOUR OF THE STUDENT.--A SUMMER SCENE--ARAM’S CONVERSATION WITH WALTER, AND SUBSEQUENT COLLOQUY WITH HIMSELF.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE BEHAVIOUR OF THE STUDENT.--A SUMMER SCENE--ARAM’S CONVERSATION WITH WALTER, AND SUBSEQUENT COLLOQUY WITH HIMSELF.