Chapter III

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading It was now about ten o'clock in the morning, or a little after.

later than; following

From this reading It was now about ten o'clock in the morning, or a little after.

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From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

(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 "I don't like this at all, Sire," Sir John had muttered to the King.

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

From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

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

From this reading As soon as the body of the martyr had fallen into the flames, Sir John had wheeled round upon his horse, and, attended by his men, had trotted away, breaking through the crowd, who had rushed to the smouldering pyre and were pressing round it.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment

From this reading As soon as the body of the martyr had fallen into the flames, Sir John had wheeled round upon his horse, and, attended by his men, had trotted away, breaking through the crowd, who had rushed to the smouldering pyre and were pressing round it.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading As soon as the body of the martyr had fallen into the flames, Sir John had wheeled round upon his horse, and, attended by his men, had trotted away, breaking through the crowd, who had rushed to the smouldering pyre and were pressing round it.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading As soon as the body of the martyr had fallen into the flames, Sir John had wheeled round upon his horse, and, attended by his men, had trotted away, breaking through the crowd, who had rushed to the smouldering pyre and were pressing round it.

the act of breaking something

From this reading As soon as the body of the martyr had fallen into the flames, Sir John had wheeled round upon his horse, and, attended by his men, had trotted away, breaking through the crowd, who had rushed to the smouldering pyre and were pressing round it.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading As soon as the body of the martyr had fallen into the flames, Sir John had wheeled round upon his horse, and, attended by his men, had trotted away, breaking through the crowd, who had rushed to the smouldering pyre and were pressing round it.

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From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

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From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

From this reading As soon as the body of the martyr had fallen into the flames, Sir John had wheeled round upon his horse, and, attended by his men, had trotted away, breaking through the crowd, who had rushed to the smouldering pyre and were pressing round it.

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From this reading "I don't like this at all, Sire," Sir John had muttered to the King.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading As soon as the body of the martyr had fallen into the flames, Sir John had wheeled round upon his horse, and, attended by his men, had trotted away, breaking through the crowd, who had rushed to the smouldering pyre and were pressing round it.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke

From this reading As soon as the body of the martyr had fallen into the flames, Sir John had wheeled round upon his horse, and, attended by his men, had trotted away, breaking through the crowd, who had rushed to the smouldering pyre and were pressing round it.

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

destroyed or killed

From this reading They had gone some three hundred yards on to the Common at a quick pace.

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

From this reading As soon as the body of the martyr had fallen into the flames, Sir John had wheeled round upon his horse, and, attended by his men, had trotted away, breaking through the crowd, who had rushed to the smouldering pyre and were pressing round it.

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

From this reading As soon as the body of the martyr had fallen into the flames, Sir John had wheeled round upon his horse, and, attended by his men, had trotted away, breaking through the crowd, who had rushed to the smouldering pyre and were pressing round it.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading As soon as the body of the martyr had fallen into the flames, Sir John had wheeled round upon his horse, and, attended by his men, had trotted away, breaking through the crowd, who had rushed to the smouldering pyre and were pressing round it.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut

From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

ten 10s

From this reading They had gone some three hundred yards on to the Common at a quick pace.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I don't like this at all, Sire," Sir John had muttered to the King.

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

From this reading It was now about ten o'clock in the morning, or a little after.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading As soon as the body of the martyr had fallen into the flames, Sir John had wheeled round upon his horse, and, attended by his men, had trotted away, breaking through the crowd, who had rushed to the smouldering pyre and were pressing round it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was now about ten o'clock in the morning, or a little after.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

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 THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "I don't like this at all, Sire," Sir John had muttered to the King.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading It was now about ten o'clock in the morning, or a little after.

one who suffers for the sake of principle

From this reading As soon as the body of the martyr had fallen into the flames, Sir John had wheeled round upon his horse, and, attended by his men, had trotted away, breaking through the crowd, who had rushed to the smouldering pyre and were pressing round it.

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

the force of workers available

From this reading As soon as the body of the martyr had fallen into the flames, Sir John had wheeled round upon his horse, and, attended by his men, had trotted away, breaking through the crowd, who had rushed to the smouldering pyre and were pressing round it.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading It was now about ten o'clock in the morning, or a little after.

a form of address for a man

From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice

From this reading "I don't like this at all, Sire," Sir John had muttered to the King.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading It was now about ten o'clock in the morning, or a little after.

according to the clock

From this reading It was now about ten o'clock in the morning, or a little after.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It was now about ten o'clock in the morning, or a little after.

the rate of moving (especially walking or running)

From this reading They had gone some three hundred yards on to the Common at a quick pace.

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

From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

From this reading As soon as the body of the martyr had fallen into the flames, Sir John had wheeled round upon his horse, and, attended by his men, had trotted away, breaking through the crowd, who had rushed to the smouldering pyre and were pressing round it.

wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite

From this reading As soon as the body of the martyr had fallen into the flames, Sir John had wheeled round upon his horse, and, attended by his men, had trotted away, breaking through the crowd, who had rushed to the smouldering pyre and were pressing round it.

accomplished rapidly and without delay

From this reading They had gone some three hundred yards on to the Common at a quick pace.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading As soon as the body of the martyr had fallen into the flames, Sir John had wheeled round upon his horse, and, attended by his men, had trotted away, breaking through the crowd, who had rushed to the smouldering pyre and were pressing round it.

done under pressure

From this reading As soon as the body of the martyr had fallen into the flames, Sir John had wheeled round upon his horse, and, attended by his men, had trotted away, breaking through the crowd, who had rushed to the smouldering pyre and were pressing round it.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

term of address for a man

From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

make (offspring) by reproduction

From this reading "I don't like this at all, Sire," Sir John had muttered to the King.

showing scarcely suppressed anger

From this reading As soon as the body of the martyr had fallen into the flames, Sir John had wheeled round upon his horse, and, attended by his men, had trotted away, breaking through the crowd, who had rushed to the smouldering pyre and were pressing round it.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading They had gone some three hundred yards on to the Common at a quick pace.

in the near future

From this reading As soon as the body of the martyr had fallen into the flames, Sir John had wheeled round upon his horse, and, attended by his men, had trotted away, breaking through the crowd, who had rushed to the smouldering pyre and were pressing round it.

a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power

From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading It was now about ten o'clock in the morning, or a little after.

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

From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

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

From this reading They had gone some three hundred yards on to the Common at a quick pace.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "I don't like this at all, Sire," Sir John had muttered to the King.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading They had gone some three hundred yards on to the Common at a quick pace.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading As soon as the body of the martyr had fallen into the flames, Sir John had wheeled round upon his horse, and, attended by his men, had trotted away, breaking through the crowd, who had rushed to the smouldering pyre and were pressing round it.

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

From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace

From this reading As soon as the body of the martyr had fallen into the flames, Sir John had wheeled round upon his horse, and, attended by his men, had trotted away, breaking through the crowd, who had rushed to the smouldering pyre and were pressing round it.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading As soon as the body of the martyr had fallen into the flames, Sir John had wheeled round upon his horse, and, attended by his men, had trotted away, breaking through the crowd, who had rushed to the smouldering pyre and were pressing round it.

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was now about ten o'clock in the morning, or a little after.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading As soon as the body of the martyr had fallen into the flames, Sir John had wheeled round upon his horse, and, attended by his men, had trotted away, breaking through the crowd, who had rushed to the smouldering pyre and were pressing round it.

having wheels; often used in combination

From this reading As soon as the body of the martyr had fallen into the flames, Sir John had wheeled round upon his horse, and, attended by his men, had trotted away, breaking through the crowd, who had rushed to the smouldering pyre and were pressing round it.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

which person or people

From this reading As soon as the body of the martyr had fallen into the flames, Sir John had wheeled round upon his horse, and, attended by his men, had trotted away, breaking through the crowd, who had rushed to the smouldering pyre and were pressing round it.

open wide

From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE MEETING WITH JOHN HULL AT CHELMSFORD John Commendone, Sir John Shelton, and the King of Spain walked up a flight of broad stone steps, which led to the wide-open door of Mr. Peter Lacel's house on the far side of Aldham Common.

plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading They had gone some three hundred yards on to the Common at a quick pace.