used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had declared himself a claimant for the throne and any one had the right to kill him.
adventurernounUS /ædˈventʃərər/
a person who enjoys taking risks
From this reading Desperate was now the position of the youthful adventurer.
(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 They would rather have killed them all and thus earned the king's favor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had declared himself a claimant for the throne and any one had the right to kill him.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He had declared himself a claimant for the throne and any one had the right to kill him.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading The peasants hated his robber band and he could get none to join him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had young Sverre been a man of common mind his enterprise must now have reached its end.
claimantnounUS /ˈkleɪmənt/
someone who claims a benefit or right or title
From this reading He had declared himself a claimant for the throne and any one had the right to kill him.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Had young Sverre been a man of common mind his enterprise must now have reached its end.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The peasants hated his robber band and he could get none to join him.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading He had declared himself a claimant for the throne and any one had the right to kill him.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading Desperate was now the position of the youthful adventurer.
earnedadjectiveUS /ɜːrnd/
gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action
From this reading They would rather have killed them all and thus earned the king's favor.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Had young Sverre been a man of common mind his enterprise must now have reached its end.
enterprisenounUS /ˈentərpraɪz/
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading Had young Sverre been a man of common mind his enterprise must now have reached its end.
promote over another
From this reading They would rather have killed them all and thus earned the king's favor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had declared himself a claimant for the throne and any one had the right to kill him.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The peasants hated his robber band and he could get none to join him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had declared himself a claimant for the throne and any one had the right to kill him.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading The peasants hated his robber band and he could get none to join him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They would rather have killed them all and thus earned the king's favor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had declared himself a claimant for the throne and any one had the right to kill him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had declared himself a claimant for the throne and any one had the right to kill him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had declared himself a claimant for the throne and any one had the right to kill him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The peasants hated his robber band and he could get none to join him.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Had young Sverre been a man of common mind his enterprise must now have reached its end.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading The peasants hated his robber band and he could get none to join him.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading He had declared himself a claimant for the throne and any one had the right to kill him.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading They would rather have killed them all and thus earned the king's favor.
king'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading They would rather have killed them all and thus earned the king's favor.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Had young Sverre been a man of common mind his enterprise must now have reached its end.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Had young Sverre been a man of common mind his enterprise must now have reached its end.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Had young Sverre been a man of common mind his enterprise must now have reached its end.
not one, and not any
From this reading The peasants hated his robber band and he could get none to join him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Desperate was now the position of the youthful adventurer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Desperate was now the position of the youthful adventurer.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had declared himself a claimant for the throne and any one had the right to kill him.
peasantsnounUS /ˈpezənts/
plural of “peasant” — a country person
From this reading The peasants hated his robber band and he could get none to join him.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading Desperate was now the position of the youthful adventurer.
on the contrary
From this reading They would rather have killed them all and thus earned the king's favor.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Had young Sverre been a man of common mind his enterprise must now have reached its end.
precisely, exactly
From this reading He had declared himself a claimant for the throne and any one had the right to kill him.
robbernounUS /ˈrɑːbər/
a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
From this reading The peasants hated his robber band and he could get none to join him.
Sverre
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From this reading Had young Sverre been a man of common mind his enterprise must now have reached its end.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Desperate was now the position of the youthful adventurer.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They would rather have killed them all and thus earned the king's favor.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would rather have killed them all and thus earned the king's favor.
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading He had declared himself a claimant for the throne and any one had the right to kill him.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading They would rather have killed them all and thus earned the king's favor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had declared himself a claimant for the throne and any one had the right to kill him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Desperate was now the position of the youthful adventurer.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They would rather have killed them all and thus earned the king's favor.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Had young Sverre been a man of common mind his enterprise must now have reached its end.
youthfuladjectiveUS /ˈjuːθfəl/
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading Desperate was now the position of the youthful adventurer.
