used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In those days a messenger came riding post to Bourne.
Alftruda
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From this reading The Countess Judith wished to visit the tomb of her late husband, Earl Waltheof; and asked hospitality on her road of Hereward and Alftruda.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Countess Judith wished to visit the tomb of her late husband, Earl Waltheof; and asked hospitality on her road of Hereward and Alftruda.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading The Countess Judith wished to visit the tomb of her late husband, Earl Waltheof; and asked hospitality on her road of Hereward and Alftruda.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Of course she would come with a great train, and the trouble and expense would be great.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading HOW HEREWARD GOT THE BEST OF HIS SOUL’S PRICE.
BournenounUS /bɔːrn/
an archaic term for a boundary
From this reading In those days a messenger came riding post to Bourne.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the hospitality of those days, when money was scarce, and wine scarcer still, was unbounded, and a matter of course; and Alftruda was overjoyed.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In those days a messenger came riding post to Bourne.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Of course she would come with a great train, and the trouble and expense would be great.
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading The Countess Judith wished to visit the tomb of her late husband, Earl Waltheof; and asked hospitality on her road of Hereward and Alftruda.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course she would come with a great train, and the trouble and expense would be great.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading In those days a messenger came riding post to Bourne.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading The Countess Judith wished to visit the tomb of her late husband, Earl Waltheof; and asked hospitality on her road of Hereward and Alftruda.
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading Of course she would come with a great train, and the trouble and expense would be great.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading HOW HEREWARD GOT THE BEST OF HIS SOUL’S PRICE.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Of course she would come with a great train, and the trouble and expense would be great.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Countess Judith wished to visit the tomb of her late husband, Earl Waltheof; and asked hospitality on her road of Hereward and Alftruda.
HEREWARD
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From this reading HOW HEREWARD GOT THE BEST OF HIS SOUL’S PRICE.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW HEREWARD GOT THE BEST OF HIS SOUL’S PRICE.
hospitalitynounUS /ˌhɑːspəˈtæləti/
kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
From this reading The Countess Judith wished to visit the tomb of her late husband, Earl Waltheof; and asked hospitality on her road of Hereward and Alftruda.
HOW
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From this reading HOW HEREWARD GOT THE BEST OF HIS SOUL’S PRICE.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading The Countess Judith wished to visit the tomb of her late husband, Earl Waltheof; and asked hospitality on her road of Hereward and Alftruda.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In those days a messenger came riding post to Bourne.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading The Countess Judith wished to visit the tomb of her late husband, Earl Waltheof; and asked hospitality on her road of Hereward and Alftruda.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading The Countess Judith wished to visit the tomb of her late husband, Earl Waltheof; and asked hospitality on her road of Hereward and Alftruda.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading But the hospitality of those days, when money was scarce, and wine scarcer still, was unbounded, and a matter of course; and Alftruda was overjoyed.
a person who carries a message
From this reading In those days a messenger came riding post to Bourne.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading But the hospitality of those days, when money was scarce, and wine scarcer still, was unbounded, and a matter of course; and Alftruda was overjoyed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW HEREWARD GOT THE BEST OF HIS SOUL’S PRICE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Countess Judith wished to visit the tomb of her late husband, Earl Waltheof; and asked hospitality on her road of Hereward and Alftruda.
overjoyedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊvərˈdʒɔɪd/
extremely joyful
From this reading But the hospitality of those days, when money was scarce, and wine scarcer still, was unbounded, and a matter of course; and Alftruda was overjoyed.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading In those days a messenger came riding post to Bourne.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading HOW HEREWARD GOT THE BEST OF HIS SOUL’S PRICE.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading In those days a messenger came riding post to Bourne.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The Countess Judith wished to visit the tomb of her late husband, Earl Waltheof; and asked hospitality on her road of Hereward and Alftruda.
only a very short time before
From this reading But the hospitality of those days, when money was scarce, and wine scarcer still, was unbounded, and a matter of course; and Alftruda was overjoyed.
scarceradjectiveUS /ˈskersər/
comparative of “scarce” — deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
From this reading But the hospitality of those days, when money was scarce, and wine scarcer still, was unbounded, and a matter of course; and Alftruda was overjoyed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of course she would come with a great train, and the trouble and expense would be great.
SOUL'S
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From this reading HOW HEREWARD GOT THE BEST OF HIS SOUL’S PRICE.
not in physical motion
From this reading But the hospitality of those days, when money was scarce, and wine scarcer still, was unbounded, and a matter of course; and Alftruda was overjoyed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW HEREWARD GOT THE BEST OF HIS SOUL’S PRICE.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In those days a messenger came riding post to Bourne.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In those days a messenger came riding post to Bourne.
tombnounUS /tuːm/
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading The Countess Judith wished to visit the tomb of her late husband, Earl Waltheof; and asked hospitality on her road of Hereward and Alftruda.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Of course she would come with a great train, and the trouble and expense would be great.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Of course she would come with a great train, and the trouble and expense would be great.
unboundedadjectiveUS /ənˈbaʊndɪd/
seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
From this reading But the hospitality of those days, when money was scarce, and wine scarcer still, was unbounded, and a matter of course; and Alftruda was overjoyed.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading The Countess Judith wished to visit the tomb of her late husband, Earl Waltheof; and asked hospitality on her road of Hereward and Alftruda.
Waltheof
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From this reading The Countess Judith wished to visit the tomb of her late husband, Earl Waltheof; and asked hospitality on her road of Hereward and Alftruda.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the hospitality of those days, when money was scarce, and wine scarcer still, was unbounded, and a matter of course; and Alftruda was overjoyed.
at the time that
From this reading But the hospitality of those days, when money was scarce, and wine scarcer still, was unbounded, and a matter of course; and Alftruda was overjoyed.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading But the hospitality of those days, when money was scarce, and wine scarcer still, was unbounded, and a matter of course; and Alftruda was overjoyed.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading The Countess Judith wished to visit the tomb of her late husband, Earl Waltheof; and asked hospitality on her road of Hereward and Alftruda.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Of course she would come with a great train, and the trouble and expense would be great.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Of course she would come with a great train, and the trouble and expense would be great.
