used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Every light laugh in the proverbial ease of the social Normans rang on his ear like the joy of a ghastly Sabbat.
(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 All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The stately mirth of the evening banquet seemed to Harold as the malign revel of some demoniac orgy.
banquetnounUS /ˈbæŋkwət/
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading The stately mirth of the evening banquet seemed to Harold as the malign revel of some demoniac orgy.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
boomedverbUS /buːmd/
past form of “boom” — make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
uttered without voice
From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
rid of obstructions
From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
combinedadjectiveUS /kəmˈbaɪnd/
made or joined or united into one
From this reading The irritation of his recent and neglected wound combined with his mental excitement to quicken, yet to confuse, his faculties.
conceiveverbUS /kənˈsiːv/
have the idea for
From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
confuseverbUS /kənˈfjuːz/
mistake one thing for another
From this reading The irritation of his recent and neglected wound combined with his mental excitement to quicken, yet to confuse, his faculties.
dark-browed
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From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
demoniacnoun
someone who acts as if possessed by a demon
From this reading The stately mirth of the evening banquet seemed to Harold as the malign revel of some demoniac orgy.
emanating from God
From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Every light laugh in the proverbial ease of the social Normans rang on his ear like the joy of a ghastly Sabbat.
move gently or carefully
From this reading Every light laugh in the proverbial ease of the social Normans rang on his ear like the joy of a ghastly Sabbat.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading He thought he read in every face the exultation over the sale of England.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The stately mirth of the evening banquet seemed to Harold as the malign revel of some demoniac orgy.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He thought he read in every face the exultation over the sale of England.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading The irritation of his recent and neglected wound combined with his mental excitement to quicken, yet to confuse, his faculties.
exultationnoun
a feeling of extreme joy
From this reading He thought he read in every face the exultation over the sale of England.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He thought he read in every face the exultation over the sale of England.
facultiesnounUS /ˈfækəltiz/
plural of “faculty” — one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading The irritation of his recent and neglected wound combined with his mental excitement to quicken, yet to confuse, his faculties.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
ghastlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡæstli/
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading Every light laugh in the proverbial ease of the social Normans rang on his ear like the joy of a ghastly Sabbat.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
Harold
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From this reading The stately mirth of the evening banquet seemed to Harold as the malign revel of some demoniac orgy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought he read in every face the exultation over the sale of England.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Every light laugh in the proverbial ease of the social Normans rang on his ear like the joy of a ghastly Sabbat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He thought he read in every face the exultation over the sale of England.
interchangenounUS /ˌɪntərˈtʃeɪndʒ/
a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams
From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
irritationnounUS /ˌɪrɪˈteɪʃən/
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading The irritation of his recent and neglected wound combined with his mental excitement to quicken, yet to confuse, his faculties.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Every light laugh in the proverbial ease of the social Normans rang on his ear like the joy of a ghastly Sabbat.
keennessnoun
a quick and penetrating intelligence
From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
large-breasted
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From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Every light laugh in the proverbial ease of the social Normans rang on his ear like the joy of a ghastly Sabbat.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Every light laugh in the proverbial ease of the social Normans rang on his ear like the joy of a ghastly Sabbat.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Every light laugh in the proverbial ease of the social Normans rang on his ear like the joy of a ghastly Sabbat.
lowestadjectiveUS /ˈloʊəst/
lowest in rank or importance
From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
magneticadjectiveUS /mæɡˈnetɪk/
of or relating to or caused by magnetism
From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
malignadjectiveUS /məˈlaɪn/
evil or harmful in nature or influence
From this reading The stately mirth of the evening banquet seemed to Harold as the malign revel of some demoniac orgy.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading The irritation of his recent and neglected wound combined with his mental excitement to quicken, yet to confuse, his faculties.
mirthnounUS /mɜːrθ/
great merriment
From this reading The stately mirth of the evening banquet seemed to Harold as the malign revel of some demoniac orgy.
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
neglectedadjectiveUS /nəˈɡlektəd/
disregarded
From this reading The irritation of his recent and neglected wound combined with his mental excitement to quicken, yet to confuse, his faculties.
Normans
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From this reading Every light laugh in the proverbial ease of the social Normans rang on his ear like the joy of a ghastly Sabbat.
Odonoun
French pope from 1088 to 1099 whose sermons called for the First Crusade (1042-1099)
From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The stately mirth of the evening banquet seemed to Harold as the malign revel of some demoniac orgy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Every light laugh in the proverbial ease of the social Normans rang on his ear like the joy of a ghastly Sabbat.
orgynounUS /ˈɔːrdʒi/
any act of immoderate indulgence
From this reading The stately mirth of the evening banquet seemed to Harold as the malign revel of some demoniac orgy.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He thought he read in every face the exultation over the sale of England.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
preternaturallyadverb
in a supernatural manner
From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
proverbialadjectiveUS /prəˈvɜːrbiəl/
of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb
From this reading Every light laugh in the proverbial ease of the social Normans rang on his ear like the joy of a ghastly Sabbat.
quickenverbUS /ˈkwɪkən/
move faster
From this reading The irritation of his recent and neglected wound combined with his mental excitement to quicken, yet to confuse, his faculties.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Every light laugh in the proverbial ease of the social Normans rang on his ear like the joy of a ghastly Sabbat.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading He thought he read in every face the exultation over the sale of England.
recentadjectiveUS /ˈriːsənt/
new
From this reading The irritation of his recent and neglected wound combined with his mental excitement to quicken, yet to confuse, his faculties.
revelverbUS /ˈrevəl/
take delight in
From this reading The stately mirth of the evening banquet seemed to Harold as the malign revel of some demoniac orgy.
Sabbatnoun
a midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery; in the Middle Ages it was supposed to be a demonic orgy
From this reading Every light laugh in the proverbial ease of the social Normans rang on his ear like the joy of a ghastly Sabbat.
salenounUS /seɪl/
a particular instance of selling
From this reading He thought he read in every face the exultation over the sale of England.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The stately mirth of the evening banquet seemed to Harold as the malign revel of some demoniac orgy.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
sharpenedadjectiveUS /ˈʃɑːrpənd/
having the point made sharp
From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading Every light laugh in the proverbial ease of the social Normans rang on his ear like the joy of a ghastly Sabbat.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The stately mirth of the evening banquet seemed to Harold as the malign revel of some demoniac orgy.
statelyadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪtli/
impressive in appearance
From this reading The stately mirth of the evening banquet seemed to Harold as the malign revel of some demoniac orgy.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The stately mirth of the evening banquet seemed to Harold as the malign revel of some demoniac orgy.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought he read in every face the exultation over the sale of England.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The stately mirth of the evening banquet seemed to Harold as the malign revel of some demoniac orgy.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
a vivid mental image
From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
warriornounUS /ˈwɔːriər/
someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
William
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From this reading All his senses preternaturally sharpened to that magnetic keenness in which we less hear and see than conceive and divine, the lowest murmur William breathed in the ear of Odo boomed clear to his own; the slightest interchange of glance between some dark-browed priest and large-breasted warrior, flashed upon his vision.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The irritation of his recent and neglected wound combined with his mental excitement to quicken, yet to confuse, his faculties.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading The irritation of his recent and neglected wound combined with his mental excitement to quicken, yet to confuse, his faculties.
but in spite of that
From this reading The irritation of his recent and neglected wound combined with his mental excitement to quicken, yet to confuse, his faculties.
