Chapter XXI

from one side of something to the other

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From this reading There also Emperor Alexius gave the Crusaders chill greeting, and earned many curses.

in addition

From this reading There also Emperor Alexius gave the Crusaders chill greeting, and earned many curses.

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

From this reading HOW THEY SLEW THE FIRST INFIDEL Richard and Mary made the toilsome journey across Lombardy and Dalmatia with trials enough to expiate many sins, before Count Raymond's host reached Constantinople.

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

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading HOW THEY SLEW THE FIRST INFIDEL Richard and Mary made the toilsome journey across Lombardy and Dalmatia with trials enough to expiate many sins, before Count Raymond's host reached Constantinople.

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From this reading Here for the first time he learned the fate of the first peasant hordes,--how, to save his city from ruin, Alexius had ferried them across the Bosphorus.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

troops trained to fight on horseback

From this reading Left then to the Turks' tender mercies, the Sultan of Nicæa had pounced upon them with his light cavalry and cut them short in their sins.

coldness due to a cold environment

From this reading There also Emperor Alexius gave the Crusaders chill greeting, and earned many curses.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

plural of “comer” — someone with a promising future

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

the largest city and former capital of Turkey

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determine the number or amount of

From this reading HOW THEY SLEW THE FIRST INFIDEL Richard and Mary made the toilsome journey across Lombardy and Dalmatia with trials enough to expiate many sins, before Count Raymond's host reached Constantinople.

plural of “crusader” — a disputant who advocates reform

From this reading There also Emperor Alexius gave the Crusaders chill greeting, and earned many curses.

plural of “curse” — profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

From this reading There also Emperor Alexius gave the Crusaders chill greeting, and earned many curses.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading Left then to the Turks' tender mercies, the Sultan of Nicæa had pounced upon them with his light cavalry and cut them short in their sins.

a historical region of Croatia on the Adriatic Sea; mountainous with many islands

From this reading HOW THEY SLEW THE FIRST INFIDEL Richard and Mary made the toilsome journey across Lombardy and Dalmatia with trials enough to expiate many sins, before Count Raymond's host reached Constantinople.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

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From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action

From this reading There also Emperor Alexius gave the Crusaders chill greeting, and earned many curses.

the male ruler of an empire

From this reading There also Emperor Alexius gave the Crusaders chill greeting, and earned many curses.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading HOW THEY SLEW THE FIRST INFIDEL Richard and Mary made the toilsome journey across Lombardy and Dalmatia with trials enough to expiate many sins, before Count Raymond's host reached Constantinople.

make amends for

From this reading HOW THEY SLEW THE FIRST INFIDEL Richard and Mary made the toilsome journey across Lombardy and Dalmatia with trials enough to expiate many sins, before Count Raymond's host reached Constantinople.

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading Here for the first time he learned the fate of the first peasant hordes,--how, to save his city from ruin, Alexius had ferried them across the Bosphorus.

inflected form of “ferry” — transport from one place to another

From this reading Here for the first time he learned the fate of the first peasant hordes,--how, to save his city from ruin, Alexius had ferried them across the Bosphorus.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading HOW THEY SLEW THE FIRST INFIDEL Richard and Mary made the toilsome journey across Lombardy and Dalmatia with trials enough to expiate many sins, before Count Raymond's host reached Constantinople.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Here for the first time he learned the fate of the first peasant hordes,--how, to save his city from ruin, Alexius had ferried them across the Bosphorus.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Here for the first time he learned the fate of the first peasant hordes,--how, to save his city from ruin, Alexius had ferried them across the Bosphorus.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading There also Emperor Alexius gave the Crusaders chill greeting, and earned many curses.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

From this reading There also Emperor Alexius gave the Crusaders chill greeting, and earned many curses.

prudent

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

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

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

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

From this reading Here for the first time he learned the fate of the first peasant hordes,--how, to save his city from ruin, Alexius had ferried them across the Bosphorus.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here for the first time he learned the fate of the first peasant hordes,--how, to save his city from ruin, Alexius had ferried them across the Bosphorus.

one retired from society for religious reasons

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

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

From this reading Here for the first time he learned the fate of the first peasant hordes,--how, to save his city from ruin, Alexius had ferried them across the Bosphorus.

plural of “horde” — a vast multitude

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there

From this reading HOW THEY SLEW THE FIRST INFIDEL Richard and Mary made the toilsome journey across Lombardy and Dalmatia with trials enough to expiate many sins, before Count Raymond's host reached Constantinople.

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From this reading HOW THEY SLEW THE FIRST INFIDEL Richard and Mary made the toilsome journey across Lombardy and Dalmatia with trials enough to expiate many sins, before Count Raymond's host reached Constantinople.

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

From this reading Left then to the Turks' tender mercies, the Sultan of Nicæa had pounced upon them with his light cavalry and cut them short in their sins.

a person who does not acknowledge your god

From this reading HOW THEY SLEW THE FIRST INFIDEL Richard and Mary made the toilsome journey across Lombardy and Dalmatia with trials enough to expiate many sins, before Count Raymond's host reached Constantinople.

plural of “infidel” — a person who does not acknowledge your god

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading HOW THEY SLEW THE FIRST INFIDEL Richard and Mary made the toilsome journey across Lombardy and Dalmatia with trials enough to expiate many sins, before Count Raymond's host reached Constantinople.

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From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading Here for the first time he learned the fate of the first peasant hordes,--how, to save his city from ruin, Alexius had ferried them across the Bosphorus.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

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 Left then to the Turks' tender mercies, the Sultan of Nicæa had pounced upon them with his light cavalry and cut them short in their sins.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Left then to the Turks' tender mercies, the Sultan of Nicæa had pounced upon them with his light cavalry and cut them short in their sins.

set afire or burning

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

plural of “locust” — migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

a region of north central Italy bordering Switzerland

From this reading HOW THEY SLEW THE FIRST INFIDEL Richard and Mary made the toilsome journey across Lombardy and Dalmatia with trials enough to expiate many sins, before Count Raymond's host reached Constantinople.

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From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading HOW THEY SLEW THE FIRST INFIDEL Richard and Mary made the toilsome journey across Lombardy and Dalmatia with trials enough to expiate many sins, before Count Raymond's host reached Constantinople.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading HOW THEY SLEW THE FIRST INFIDEL Richard and Mary made the toilsome journey across Lombardy and Dalmatia with trials enough to expiate many sins, before Count Raymond's host reached Constantinople.

be amazed at

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading HOW THEY SLEW THE FIRST INFIDEL Richard and Mary made the toilsome journey across Lombardy and Dalmatia with trials enough to expiate many sins, before Count Raymond's host reached Constantinople.

plural of “mercy” — leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

From this reading Left then to the Turks' tender mercies, the Sultan of Nicæa had pounced upon them with his light cavalry and cut them short in their sins.

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

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From this reading Left then to the Turks' tender mercies, the Sultan of Nicæa had pounced upon them with his light cavalry and cut them short in their sins.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

a country person

From this reading Here for the first time he learned the fate of the first peasant hordes,--how, to save his city from ruin, Alexius had ferried them across the Bosphorus.

disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

past form of “pounce” — move down on as if in an attack

From this reading Left then to the Turks' tender mercies, the Sultan of Nicæa had pounced upon them with his light cavalry and cut them short in their sins.

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From this reading HOW THEY SLEW THE FIRST INFIDEL Richard and Mary made the toilsome journey across Lombardy and Dalmatia with trials enough to expiate many sins, before Count Raymond's host reached Constantinople.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

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From this reading HOW THEY SLEW THE FIRST INFIDEL Richard and Mary made the toilsome journey across Lombardy and Dalmatia with trials enough to expiate many sins, before Count Raymond's host reached Constantinople.

an abundance of material possessions and resources

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading Here for the first time he learned the fate of the first peasant hordes,--how, to save his city from ruin, Alexius had ferried them across the Bosphorus.

having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

except for; apart from

From this reading Here for the first time he learned the fate of the first peasant hordes,--how, to save his city from ruin, Alexius had ferried them across the Bosphorus.

cut with a saw

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading Left then to the Turks' tender mercies, the Sultan of Nicæa had pounced upon them with his light cavalry and cut them short in their sins.

plural of “sin” — estrangement from god

From this reading HOW THEY SLEW THE FIRST INFIDEL Richard and Mary made the toilsome journey across Lombardy and Dalmatia with trials enough to expiate many sins, before Count Raymond's host reached Constantinople.

turn sharply; change direction abruptly

From this reading HOW THEY SLEW THE FIRST INFIDEL Richard and Mary made the toilsome journey across Lombardy and Dalmatia with trials enough to expiate many sins, before Count Raymond's host reached Constantinople.

plural of “suburb” — a residential district located on the outskirts of a city

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

A noble monarch or supreme sovereign ruler of an Islamic country or empire.

From this reading Left then to the Turks' tender mercies, the Sultan of Nicæa had pounced upon them with his light cavalry and cut them short in their sins.

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading Left then to the Turks' tender mercies, the Sultan of Nicæa had pounced upon them with his light cavalry and cut them short in their sins.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

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

From this reading HOW THEY SLEW THE FIRST INFIDEL Richard and Mary made the toilsome journey across Lombardy and Dalmatia with trials enough to expiate many sins, before Count Raymond's host reached Constantinople.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Left then to the Turks' tender mercies, the Sultan of Nicæa had pounced upon them with his light cavalry and cut them short in their sins.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Here for the first time he learned the fate of the first peasant hordes,--how, to save his city from ruin, Alexius had ferried them across the Bosphorus.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Left then to the Turks' tender mercies, the Sultan of Nicæa had pounced upon them with his light cavalry and cut them short in their sins.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There also Emperor Alexius gave the Crusaders chill greeting, and earned many curses.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading HOW THEY SLEW THE FIRST INFIDEL Richard and Mary made the toilsome journey across Lombardy and Dalmatia with trials enough to expiate many sins, before Count Raymond's host reached Constantinople.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Here for the first time he learned the fate of the first peasant hordes,--how, to save his city from ruin, Alexius had ferried them across the Bosphorus.

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

From this reading HOW THEY SLEW THE FIRST INFIDEL Richard and Mary made the toilsome journey across Lombardy and Dalmatia with trials enough to expiate many sins, before Count Raymond's host reached Constantinople.

characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

From this reading HOW THEY SLEW THE FIRST INFIDEL Richard and Mary made the toilsome journey across Lombardy and Dalmatia with trials enough to expiate many sins, before Count Raymond's host reached Constantinople.

plural of “trial” — the act of testing something

From this reading HOW THEY SLEW THE FIRST INFIDEL Richard and Mary made the toilsome journey across Lombardy and Dalmatia with trials enough to expiate many sins, before Count Raymond's host reached Constantinople.

plural of “turk” — a native or inhabitant of Turkey

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a formal word for “on”

From this reading Left then to the Turks' tender mercies, the Sultan of Nicæa had pounced upon them with his light cavalry and cut them short in their sins.

precisely as stated

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

German conductor (1876-1962)

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

in a wary manner

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

at the time that

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.

in the company of; together with

From this reading HOW THEY SLEW THE FIRST INFIDEL Richard and Mary made the toilsome journey across Lombardy and Dalmatia with trials enough to expiate many sins, before Count Raymond's host reached Constantinople.

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet when Richard saw the riches of the "City guarded of God," and heard how the first hordes, led by Peter the Hermit and Walter Lackpenny, had lighted like locusts on its suburbs, and had sacked palace and church as though despoiling very infidels, Longsword did not marvel that Alexius thought needful to deal warily with later comers.