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From this reading The Norman conquest of England, in the 11th century, made a break in the natural growth of the English language and literature.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Norman conquest of England, in the 11th century, made a break in the natural growth of the English language and literature.
(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 During all this time there were two languages spoken in England.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Norman conquest of England, in the 11th century, made a break in the natural growth of the English language and literature.
Anglo-Saxonnoun
a native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman Conquest
From this reading The Old English or Anglo-Saxon had been a purely Germanic speech, with a complicated grammar and a full set of inflections.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading For three hundred years following the battle of Hastings this native tongue was driven from the king's court and the courts of law, from Parliament, school, and university.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Old English or Anglo-Saxon had been a purely Germanic speech, with a complicated grammar and a full set of inflections.
terminate
From this reading The Norman conquest of England, in the 11th century, made a break in the natural growth of the English language and literature.
a period of 100 years
From this reading The Norman conquest of England, in the 11th century, made a break in the natural growth of the English language and literature.
CHAUCERnounUS /ˈtʃɔːsər/
English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
From this reading FROM THE CONQUEST TO CHAUCER.
complicatedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmpləkeɪtəd/
difficult to analyze or understand
From this reading The Old English or Anglo-Saxon had been a purely Germanic speech, with a complicated grammar and a full set of inflections.
CONQUESTnounUS /ˈkɑːŋkwest/
the act of conquering
From this reading FROM THE CONQUEST TO CHAUCER.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading For three hundred years following the battle of Hastings this native tongue was driven from the king's court and the courts of law, from Parliament, school, and university.
courtsnounUS /kɔːrts/
plural of “court” — an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading For three hundred years following the battle of Hastings this native tongue was driven from the king's court and the courts of law, from Parliament, school, and university.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading For three hundred years following the battle of Hastings this native tongue was driven from the king's court and the courts of law, from Parliament, school, and university.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During all this time there were two languages spoken in England.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading The Norman conquest of England, in the 11th century, made a break in the natural growth of the English language and literature.
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 The Norman conquest of England, in the 11th century, made a break in the natural growth of the English language and literature.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading For three hundred years following the battle of Hastings this native tongue was driven from the king's court and the courts of law, from Parliament, school, and university.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For three hundred years following the battle of Hastings this native tongue was driven from the king's court and the courts of law, from Parliament, school, and university.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM THE CONQUEST TO CHAUCER.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The Old English or Anglo-Saxon had been a purely Germanic speech, with a complicated grammar and a full set of inflections.
GermanicadjectiveUS /dʒərˈmænɪk/
of or relating to the language of Germans
From this reading The Old English or Anglo-Saxon had been a purely Germanic speech, with a complicated grammar and a full set of inflections.
grammarnounUS /ˈɡræmər/
the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
From this reading The Old English or Anglo-Saxon had been a purely Germanic speech, with a complicated grammar and a full set of inflections.
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(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 The Norman conquest of England, in the 11th century, made a break in the natural growth of the English language and literature.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Old English or Anglo-Saxon had been a purely Germanic speech, with a complicated grammar and a full set of inflections.
HastingsnounUS /ˈheɪstɪŋz/
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading For three hundred years following the battle of Hastings this native tongue was driven from the king's court and the courts of law, from Parliament, school, and university.
ten 10s
From this reading For three hundred years following the battle of Hastings this native tongue was driven from the king's court and the courts of law, from Parliament, school, and university.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Norman conquest of England, in the 11th century, made a break in the natural growth of the English language and literature.
inflectionsnounUS /ˌɪnˈflekʃənz/
plural of “inflection” — a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
From this reading The Old English or Anglo-Saxon had been a purely Germanic speech, with a complicated grammar and a full set of inflections.
king'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading For three hundred years following the battle of Hastings this native tongue was driven from the king's court and the courts of law, from Parliament, school, and university.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading The Norman conquest of England, in the 11th century, made a break in the natural growth of the English language and literature.
languagesnounUS /ˈlæŋɡwədʒəz/
plural of “language” — a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading During all this time there were two languages spoken in England.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading For three hundred years following the battle of Hastings this native tongue was driven from the king's court and the courts of law, from Parliament, school, and university.
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading The Norman conquest of England, in the 11th century, made a break in the natural growth of the English language and literature.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The Norman conquest of England, in the 11th century, made a break in the natural growth of the English language and literature.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading For three hundred years following the battle of Hastings this native tongue was driven from the king's court and the courts of law, from Parliament, school, and university.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading The Norman conquest of England, in the 11th century, made a break in the natural growth of the English language and literature.
NormannounUS /ˈnɔːrmən/
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading The Norman conquest of England, in the 11th century, made a break in the natural growth of the English language and literature.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Norman conquest of England, in the 11th century, made a break in the natural growth of the English language and literature.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The Old English or Anglo-Saxon had been a purely Germanic speech, with a complicated grammar and a full set of inflections.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Old English or Anglo-Saxon had been a purely Germanic speech, with a complicated grammar and a full set of inflections.
ParliamentnounUS /ˈpɑːrləmənt/
a legislative assembly in certain countries
From this reading For three hundred years following the battle of Hastings this native tongue was driven from the king's court and the courts of law, from Parliament, school, and university.
purelyadverbUS /ˈpjʊrli/
restricted to something
From this reading The Old English or Anglo-Saxon had been a purely Germanic speech, with a complicated grammar and a full set of inflections.
an educational institution
From this reading For three hundred years following the battle of Hastings this native tongue was driven from the king's court and the courts of law, from Parliament, school, and university.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The Old English or Anglo-Saxon had been a purely Germanic speech, with a complicated grammar and a full set of inflections.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading The Old English or Anglo-Saxon had been a purely Germanic speech, with a complicated grammar and a full set of inflections.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading During all this time there were two languages spoken in England.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROM THE CONQUEST TO CHAUCER.
in or at that place or location
From this reading During all this time there were two languages spoken in England.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For three hundred years following the battle of Hastings this native tongue was driven from the king's court and the courts of law, from Parliament, school, and university.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading For three hundred years following the battle of Hastings this native tongue was driven from the king's court and the courts of law, from Parliament, school, and university.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading During all this time there were two languages spoken in England.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM THE CONQUEST TO CHAUCER.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading For three hundred years following the battle of Hastings this native tongue was driven from the king's court and the courts of law, from Parliament, school, and university.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading During all this time there were two languages spoken in England.
universitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading For three hundred years following the battle of Hastings this native tongue was driven from the king's court and the courts of law, from Parliament, school, and university.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For three hundred years following the battle of Hastings this native tongue was driven from the king's court and the courts of law, from Parliament, school, and university.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading During all this time there were two languages spoken in England.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Old English or Anglo-Saxon had been a purely Germanic speech, with a complicated grammar and a full set of inflections.
a late time of life
From this reading For three hundred years following the battle of Hastings this native tongue was driven from the king's court and the courts of law, from Parliament, school, and university.
