used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now there was feasting enough, and somewhere they found at a thane’s house a great tent, and they set that up, so that Havelok and Goldberga might have their own court round them, as it were.
anew
From this reading Gladly did Berthun rid himself of war gear and take to his old trade again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PEACE, AND FAREWELL.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now there was feasting enough, and somewhere they found at a thane’s house a great tent, and they set that up, so that Havelok and Goldberga might have their own court round them, as it were.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now there was feasting enough, and somewhere they found at a thane’s house a great tent, and they set that up, so that Havelok and Goldberga might have their own court round them, as it were.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I suppose that the little Tetford valley had never heard the like sounds of rejoicing before.
Berthun
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From this reading Gladly did Berthun rid himself of war gear and take to his old trade again.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Near midnight a man came to me and said that a message had come to me from the other side, and I rose from the board and went out, to find Eglaf waiting for me in the moonlight.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Near midnight a man came to me and said that a message had come to me from the other side, and I rose from the board and went out, to find Eglaf waiting for me in the moonlight.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Near midnight a man came to me and said that a message had come to me from the other side, and I rose from the board and went out, to find Eglaf waiting for me in the moonlight.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Now there was feasting enough, and somewhere they found at a thane’s house a great tent, and they set that up, so that Havelok and Goldberga might have their own court round them, as it were.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Gladly did Berthun rid himself of war gear and take to his old trade again.
Eglaf
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From this reading Near midnight a man came to me and said that a message had come to me from the other side, and I rose from the board and went out, to find Eglaf waiting for me in the moonlight.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Now there was feasting enough, and somewhere they found at a thane’s house a great tent, and they set that up, so that Havelok and Goldberga might have their own court round them, as it were.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading PEACE, AND FAREWELL.
feastingnounUS /ˈfiːstɪŋ/
eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment)
From this reading Now there was feasting enough, and somewhere they found at a thane’s house a great tent, and they set that up, so that Havelok and Goldberga might have their own court round them, as it were.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Near midnight a man came to me and said that a message had come to me from the other side, and I rose from the board and went out, to find Eglaf waiting for me in the moonlight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Near midnight a man came to me and said that a message had come to me from the other side, and I rose from the board and went out, to find Eglaf waiting for me in the moonlight.
set up or found
From this reading Now there was feasting enough, and somewhere they found at a thane’s house a great tent, and they set that up, so that Havelok and Goldberga might have their own court round them, as it were.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Near midnight a man came to me and said that a message had come to me from the other side, and I rose from the board and went out, to find Eglaf waiting for me in the moonlight.
gearnounUS /ɡɪr/
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
From this reading Gladly did Berthun rid himself of war gear and take to his old trade again.
GladlyadverbUS /ˈɡlædli/
in a willing manner
From this reading Gladly did Berthun rid himself of war gear and take to his old trade again.
Goldberga
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From this reading Now there was feasting enough, and somewhere they found at a thane’s house a great tent, and they set that up, so that Havelok and Goldberga might have their own court round them, as it were.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Now there was feasting enough, and somewhere they found at a thane’s house a great tent, and they set that up, so that Havelok and Goldberga might have their own court round them, as it were.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I suppose that the little Tetford valley had never heard the like sounds of rejoicing before.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now there was feasting enough, and somewhere they found at a thane’s house a great tent, and they set that up, so that Havelok and Goldberga might have their own court round them, as it were.
Havelok
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From this reading Now there was feasting enough, and somewhere they found at a thane’s house a great tent, and they set that up, so that Havelok and Goldberga might have their own court round them, as it were.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I suppose that the little Tetford valley had never heard the like sounds of rejoicing before.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Gladly did Berthun rid himself of war gear and take to his old trade again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gladly did Berthun rid himself of war gear and take to his old trade again.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Now there was feasting enough, and somewhere they found at a thane’s house a great tent, and they set that up, so that Havelok and Goldberga might have their own court round them, as it were.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose that the little Tetford valley had never heard the like sounds of rejoicing before.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Near midnight a man came to me and said that a message had come to me from the other side, and I rose from the board and went out, to find Eglaf waiting for me in the moonlight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now there was feasting enough, and somewhere they found at a thane’s house a great tent, and they set that up, so that Havelok and Goldberga might have their own court round them, as it were.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I suppose that the little Tetford valley had never heard the like sounds of rejoicing before.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I suppose that the little Tetford valley had never heard the like sounds of rejoicing before.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Near midnight a man came to me and said that a message had come to me from the other side, and I rose from the board and went out, to find Eglaf waiting for me in the moonlight.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Near midnight a man came to me and said that a message had come to me from the other side, and I rose from the board and went out, to find Eglaf waiting for me in the moonlight.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading Near midnight a man came to me and said that a message had come to me from the other side, and I rose from the board and went out, to find Eglaf waiting for me in the moonlight.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading Near midnight a man came to me and said that a message had come to me from the other side, and I rose from the board and went out, to find Eglaf waiting for me in the moonlight.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Now there was feasting enough, and somewhere they found at a thane’s house a great tent, and they set that up, so that Havelok and Goldberga might have their own court round them, as it were.
the light of the Moon
From this reading Near midnight a man came to me and said that a message had come to me from the other side, and I rose from the board and went out, to find Eglaf waiting for me in the moonlight.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Near midnight a man came to me and said that a message had come to me from the other side, and I rose from the board and went out, to find Eglaf waiting for me in the moonlight.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I suppose that the little Tetford valley had never heard the like sounds of rejoicing before.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now there was feasting enough, and somewhere they found at a thane’s house a great tent, and they set that up, so that Havelok and Goldberga might have their own court round them, as it were.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gladly did Berthun rid himself of war gear and take to his old trade again.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Gladly did Berthun rid himself of war gear and take to his old trade again.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Near midnight a man came to me and said that a message had come to me from the other side, and I rose from the board and went out, to find Eglaf waiting for me in the moonlight.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Near midnight a man came to me and said that a message had come to me from the other side, and I rose from the board and went out, to find Eglaf waiting for me in the moonlight.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Now there was feasting enough, and somewhere they found at a thane’s house a great tent, and they set that up, so that Havelok and Goldberga might have their own court round them, as it were.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading PEACE, AND FAREWELL.
rejoicingnounUS /rɪˈdʒɔɪsɪŋ/
a feeling of great happiness
From this reading I suppose that the little Tetford valley had never heard the like sounds of rejoicing before.
relieve from
From this reading Gladly did Berthun rid himself of war gear and take to his old trade again.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Near midnight a man came to me and said that a message had come to me from the other side, and I rose from the board and went out, to find Eglaf waiting for me in the moonlight.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Now there was feasting enough, and somewhere they found at a thane’s house a great tent, and they set that up, so that Havelok and Goldberga might have their own court round them, as it were.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Near midnight a man came to me and said that a message had come to me from the other side, and I rose from the board and went out, to find Eglaf waiting for me in the moonlight.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Now there was feasting enough, and somewhere they found at a thane’s house a great tent, and they set that up, so that Havelok and Goldberga might have their own court round them, as it were.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Near midnight a man came to me and said that a message had come to me from the other side, and I rose from the board and went out, to find Eglaf waiting for me in the moonlight.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Now there was feasting enough, and somewhere they found at a thane’s house a great tent, and they set that up, so that Havelok and Goldberga might have their own court round them, as it were.
in or at or to some place
From this reading Now there was feasting enough, and somewhere they found at a thane’s house a great tent, and they set that up, so that Havelok and Goldberga might have their own court round them, as it were.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading I suppose that the little Tetford valley had never heard the like sounds of rejoicing before.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose that the little Tetford valley had never heard the like sounds of rejoicing before.
carry out
From this reading Gladly did Berthun rid himself of war gear and take to his old trade again.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading Now there was feasting enough, and somewhere they found at a thane’s house a great tent, and they set that up, so that Havelok and Goldberga might have their own court round them, as it were.
Tetford
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From this reading I suppose that the little Tetford valley had never heard the like sounds of rejoicing before.
thane's
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From this reading Now there was feasting enough, and somewhere they found at a thane’s house a great tent, and they set that up, so that Havelok and Goldberga might have their own court round them, as it were.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now there was feasting enough, and somewhere they found at a thane’s house a great tent, and they set that up, so that Havelok and Goldberga might have their own court round them, as it were.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I suppose that the little Tetford valley had never heard the like sounds of rejoicing before.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Now there was feasting enough, and somewhere they found at a thane’s house a great tent, and they set that up, so that Havelok and Goldberga might have their own court round them, as it were.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Now there was feasting enough, and somewhere they found at a thane’s house a great tent, and they set that up, so that Havelok and Goldberga might have their own court round them, as it were.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Now there was feasting enough, and somewhere they found at a thane’s house a great tent, and they set that up, so that Havelok and Goldberga might have their own court round them, as it were.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now there was feasting enough, and somewhere they found at a thane’s house a great tent, and they set that up, so that Havelok and Goldberga might have their own court round them, as it were.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gladly did Berthun rid himself of war gear and take to his old trade again.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading Gladly did Berthun rid himself of war gear and take to his old trade again.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Now there was feasting enough, and somewhere they found at a thane’s house a great tent, and they set that up, so that Havelok and Goldberga might have their own court round them, as it were.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading I suppose that the little Tetford valley had never heard the like sounds of rejoicing before.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Near midnight a man came to me and said that a message had come to me from the other side, and I rose from the board and went out, to find Eglaf waiting for me in the moonlight.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Gladly did Berthun rid himself of war gear and take to his old trade again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now there was feasting enough, and somewhere they found at a thane’s house a great tent, and they set that up, so that Havelok and Goldberga might have their own court round them, as it were.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Near midnight a man came to me and said that a message had come to me from the other side, and I rose from the board and went out, to find Eglaf waiting for me in the moonlight.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now there was feasting enough, and somewhere they found at a thane’s house a great tent, and they set that up, so that Havelok and Goldberga might have their own court round them, as it were.
