touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And felt the heart all the while pouring live strength into his breast and beating against his skin.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading And felt the heart all the while pouring live strength into his breast and beating against his skin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, putting on the gear of the English knight, he went off to the towns of Bruges, Lille, and Ghent, thieving and ravishing everywhere.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Then he went back to his own castle with the five-and-twenty bezants and the arms of the knight of England.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When he sounded the horn there came to him his mother, who, seeing him so gilt over, was overcome with joy, and cried: "He brings us riches, as he promised."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And came back from each expedition with much booty.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading And felt the heart all the while pouring live strength into his breast and beating against his skin.
bezants
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From this reading Then he went back to his own castle with the five-and-twenty bezants and the arms of the knight of England.
bootynounUS /ˈbuːti/
goods or money obtained illegally
From this reading And came back from each expedition with much booty.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading And felt the heart all the while pouring live strength into his breast and beating against his skin.
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading When he sounded the horn there came to him his mother, who, seeing him so gilt over, was overcome with joy, and cried: "He brings us riches, as he promised."
BrugesnounUS /ˈbruːdʒɪz/
a city in northwestern Belgium that is connected by canal to the North Sea; in the 13th century it was a leading member of the Hanseatic League; the old city (known as the City of Bridges) is a popular tourist attraction
From this reading And, putting on the gear of the English knight, he went off to the towns of Bruges, Lille, and Ghent, thieving and ravishing everywhere.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And came back from each expedition with much booty.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Then he went back to his own castle with the five-and-twenty bezants and the arms of the knight of England.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading When he sounded the horn there came to him his mother, who, seeing him so gilt over, was overcome with joy, and cried: "He brings us riches, as he promised."
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading And came back from each expedition with much booty.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Then he went back to his own castle with the five-and-twenty bezants and the arms of the knight of 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 And, putting on the gear of the English knight, he went off to the towns of Bruges, Lille, and Ghent, thieving and ravishing everywhere.
to or in any or all places
From this reading And, putting on the gear of the English knight, he went off to the towns of Bruges, Lille, and Ghent, thieving and ravishing everywhere.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading And came back from each expedition with much booty.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading And felt the heart all the while pouring live strength into his breast and beating against his skin.
five-and-twenty
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From this reading Then he went back to his own castle with the five-and-twenty bezants and the arms of the knight of England.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And came back from each expedition with much booty.
gearnounUS /ɡɪr/
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
From this reading And, putting on the gear of the English knight, he went off to the towns of Bruges, Lille, and Ghent, thieving and ravishing everywhere.
GhentnounUS /ɡent/
port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry
From this reading And, putting on the gear of the English knight, he went off to the towns of Bruges, Lille, and Ghent, thieving and ravishing everywhere.
giltadjectiveUS /ɡɪlt/
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading When he sounded the horn there came to him his mother, who, seeing him so gilt over, was overcome with joy, and cried: "He brings us riches, as he promised."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And, putting on the gear of the English knight, he went off to the towns of Bruges, Lille, and Ghent, thieving and ravishing everywhere.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading And felt the heart all the while pouring live strength into his breast and beating against his skin.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When he sounded the horn there came to him his mother, who, seeing him so gilt over, was overcome with joy, and cried: "He brings us riches, as he promised."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And felt the heart all the while pouring live strength into his breast and beating against his skin.
hornnounUS /hɔːrn/
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading When he sounded the horn there came to him his mother, who, seeing him so gilt over, was overcome with joy, and cried: "He brings us riches, as he promised."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And felt the heart all the while pouring live strength into his breast and beating against his skin.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading When he sounded the horn there came to him his mother, who, seeing him so gilt over, was overcome with joy, and cried: "He brings us riches, as he promised."
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 And, putting on the gear of the English knight, he went off to the towns of Bruges, Lille, and Ghent, thieving and ravishing everywhere.
LillenounUS /lɪl/
an industrial city in northern France near the Belgian border; was the medieval capital of Flanders
From this reading And, putting on the gear of the English knight, he went off to the towns of Bruges, Lille, and Ghent, thieving and ravishing everywhere.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading And felt the heart all the while pouring live strength into his breast and beating against his skin.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading When he sounded the horn there came to him his mother, who, seeing him so gilt over, was overcome with joy, and cried: "He brings us riches, as he promised."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading And came back from each expedition with much booty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And, putting on the gear of the English knight, he went off to the towns of Bruges, Lille, and Ghent, thieving and ravishing everywhere.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And, putting on the gear of the English knight, he went off to the towns of Bruges, Lille, and Ghent, thieving and ravishing everywhere.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And, putting on the gear of the English knight, he went off to the towns of Bruges, Lille, and Ghent, thieving and ravishing everywhere.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When he sounded the horn there came to him his mother, who, seeing him so gilt over, was overcome with joy, and cried: "He brings us riches, as he promised."
win a victory over
From this reading When he sounded the horn there came to him his mother, who, seeing him so gilt over, was overcome with joy, and cried: "He brings us riches, as he promised."
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Then he went back to his own castle with the five-and-twenty bezants and the arms of the knight of England.
pouringadjectiveUS /ˈpɔːrɪŋ/
flowing profusely
From this reading And felt the heart all the while pouring live strength into his breast and beating against his skin.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading When he sounded the horn there came to him his mother, who, seeing him so gilt over, was overcome with joy, and cried: "He brings us riches, as he promised."
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading And, putting on the gear of the English knight, he went off to the towns of Bruges, Lille, and Ghent, thieving and ravishing everywhere.
ravishingadjectiveUS /ˈrævɪʃɪŋ/
stunningly beautiful
From this reading And, putting on the gear of the English knight, he went off to the towns of Bruges, Lille, and Ghent, thieving and ravishing everywhere.
richesnounUS /ˈrɪtʃəz/
an abundance of material possessions and resources
From this reading When he sounded the horn there came to him his mother, who, seeing him so gilt over, was overcome with joy, and cried: "He brings us riches, as he promised."
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading When he sounded the horn there came to him his mother, who, seeing him so gilt over, was overcome with joy, and cried: "He brings us riches, as he promised."
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading And felt the heart all the while pouring live strength into his breast and beating against his skin.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When he sounded the horn there came to him his mother, who, seeing him so gilt over, was overcome with joy, and cried: "He brings us riches, as he promised."
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading When he sounded the horn there came to him his mother, who, seeing him so gilt over, was overcome with joy, and cried: "He brings us riches, as he promised."
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading And felt the heart all the while pouring live strength into his breast and beating against his skin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And, putting on the gear of the English knight, he went off to the towns of Bruges, Lille, and Ghent, thieving and ravishing everywhere.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he went back to his own castle with the five-and-twenty bezants and the arms of the knight of England.
in or at that place or location
From this reading When he sounded the horn there came to him his mother, who, seeing him so gilt over, was overcome with joy, and cried: "He brings us riches, as he promised."
thievingnounUS /ˈθiːvɪŋ/
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading And, putting on the gear of the English knight, he went off to the towns of Bruges, Lille, and Ghent, thieving and ravishing everywhere.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And, putting on the gear of the English knight, he went off to the towns of Bruges, Lille, and Ghent, thieving and ravishing everywhere.
townsnounUS /taʊnz/
plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading And, putting on the gear of the English knight, he went off to the towns of Bruges, Lille, and Ghent, thieving and ravishing everywhere.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When he sounded the horn there came to him his mother, who, seeing him so gilt over, was overcome with joy, and cried: "He brings us riches, as he promised."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he sounded the horn there came to him his mother, who, seeing him so gilt over, was overcome with joy, and cried: "He brings us riches, as he promised."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And, putting on the gear of the English knight, he went off to the towns of Bruges, Lille, and Ghent, thieving and ravishing everywhere.
at the time that
From this reading When he sounded the horn there came to him his mother, who, seeing him so gilt over, was overcome with joy, and cried: "He brings us riches, as he promised."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And felt the heart all the while pouring live strength into his breast and beating against his skin.
which person or people
From this reading When he sounded the horn there came to him his mother, who, seeing him so gilt over, was overcome with joy, and cried: "He brings us riches, as he promised."
in the company of; together with
From this reading And came back from each expedition with much booty.
