Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

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

From this reading Then a marvellous strange thing happened: for the Queen rose up and spake, in open Council, to the prelates and nobles of England.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading When she first arose (as afterwards I heard say) were there some murmurs that a woman should so speak; and divers up and down the hall rowned [whispered] one the other in the ear that it had been more seemly had she kept to her distaff.

(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 Which done, they called council of the prelates and nobles of the realm, being the Archbishop of Dublin and five bishops; the King's two brothers, my Lords of Norfolk and Kent; my Lord of Lancaster their cousin; and all the nobles then present in Bristol town: thus they gathered, the Duke on the right hand of the throne and the Queen on the left, the throne all empty.

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

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

a region of southwestern France between Bordeaux and the Pyrenees

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

a bishop of highest rank

From this reading Which done, they called council of the prelates and nobles of the realm, being the Archbishop of Dublin and five bishops; the King's two brothers, my Lords of Norfolk and Kent; my Lord of Lancaster their cousin; and all the nobles then present in Bristol town: thus they gathered, the Duke on the right hand of the throne and the Queen on the left, the throne all empty.

inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape

From this reading When she first arose (as afterwards I heard say) were there some murmurs that a woman should so speak; and divers up and down the hall rowned [whispered] one the other in the ear that it had been more seemly had she kept to her distaff.

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

From this reading When she first arose (as afterwards I heard say) were there some murmurs that a woman should so speak; and divers up and down the hall rowned [whispered] one the other in the ear that it had been more seemly had she kept to her distaff.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading When she first arose (as afterwards I heard say) were there some murmurs that a woman should so speak; and divers up and down the hall rowned [whispered] one the other in the ear that it had been more seemly had she kept to her distaff.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

plural of “bishop” — a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ

From this reading Which done, they called council of the prelates and nobles of the realm, being the Archbishop of Dublin and five bishops; the King's two brothers, my Lords of Norfolk and Kent; my Lord of Lancaster their cousin; and all the nobles then present in Bristol town: thus they gathered, the Duke on the right hand of the throne and the Queen on the left, the throne all empty.

an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading Which done, they called council of the prelates and nobles of the realm, being the Archbishop of Dublin and five bishops; the King's two brothers, my Lords of Norfolk and Kent; my Lord of Lancaster their cousin; and all the nobles then present in Bristol town: thus they gathered, the Duke on the right hand of the throne and the Queen on the left, the throne all empty.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But when she ended, so great was the witchery of her fair face, and the gramary [magic] of her silver voice, that scarce man was in the hall but was ready to live and die with her.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

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From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

a body serving in an administrative capacity

From this reading Which done, they called council of the prelates and nobles of the realm, being the Archbishop of Dublin and five bishops; the King's two brothers, my Lords of Norfolk and Kent; my Lord of Lancaster their cousin; and all the nobles then present in Bristol town: thus they gathered, the Duke on the right hand of the throne and the Queen on the left, the throne all empty.

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading Which done, they called council of the prelates and nobles of the realm, being the Archbishop of Dublin and five bishops; the King's two brothers, my Lords of Norfolk and Kent; my Lord of Lancaster their cousin; and all the nobles then present in Bristol town: thus they gathered, the Duke on the right hand of the throne and the Queen on the left, the throne all empty.

patron saint of shoemakers; he and his brother were martyred for trying to spread Christianity (3rd century)

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading But when she ended, so great was the witchery of her fair face, and the gramary [magic] of her silver voice, that scarce man was in the hall but was ready to live and die with her.

the sphere of work by women

From this reading When she first arose (as afterwards I heard say) were there some murmurs that a woman should so speak; and divers up and down the hall rowned [whispered] one the other in the ear that it had been more seemly had she kept to her distaff.

many and different

From this reading When she first arose (as afterwards I heard say) were there some murmurs that a woman should so speak; and divers up and down the hall rowned [whispered] one the other in the ear that it had been more seemly had she kept to her distaff.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Which done, they called council of the prelates and nobles of the realm, being the Archbishop of Dublin and five bishops; the King's two brothers, my Lords of Norfolk and Kent; my Lord of Lancaster their cousin; and all the nobles then present in Bristol town: thus they gathered, the Duke on the right hand of the throne and the Queen on the left, the throne all empty.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading When she first arose (as afterwards I heard say) were there some murmurs that a woman should so speak; and divers up and down the hall rowned [whispered] one the other in the ear that it had been more seemly had she kept to her distaff.

capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic

From this reading Which done, they called council of the prelates and nobles of the realm, being the Archbishop of Dublin and five bishops; the King's two brothers, my Lords of Norfolk and Kent; my Lord of Lancaster their cousin; and all the nobles then present in Bristol town: thus they gathered, the Duke on the right hand of the throne and the Queen on the left, the throne all empty.

a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading When she first arose (as afterwards I heard say) were there some murmurs that a woman should so speak; and divers up and down the hall rowned [whispered] one the other in the ear that it had been more seemly had she kept to her distaff.

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading Which done, they called council of the prelates and nobles of the realm, being the Archbishop of Dublin and five bishops; the King's two brothers, my Lords of Norfolk and Kent; my Lord of Lancaster their cousin; and all the nobles then present in Bristol town: thus they gathered, the Duke on the right hand of the throne and the Queen on the left, the throne all empty.

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading But when she ended, so great was the witchery of her fair face, and the gramary [magic] of her silver voice, that scarce man was in the hall but was ready to live and die with her.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading Then a marvellous strange thing happened: for the Queen rose up and spake, in open Council, to the prelates and nobles of England.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading But when she ended, so great was the witchery of her fair face, and the gramary [magic] of her silver voice, that scarce man was in the hall but was ready to live and die with her.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading But when she ended, so great was the witchery of her fair face, and the gramary [magic] of her silver voice, that scarce man was in the hall but was ready to live and die with her.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading When she first arose (as afterwards I heard say) were there some murmurs that a woman should so speak; and divers up and down the hall rowned [whispered] one the other in the ear that it had been more seemly had she kept to her distaff.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading Which done, they called council of the prelates and nobles of the realm, being the Archbishop of Dublin and five bishops; the King's two brothers, my Lords of Norfolk and Kent; my Lord of Lancaster their cousin; and all the nobles then present in Bristol town: thus they gathered, the Duke on the right hand of the throne and the Queen on the left, the throne all empty.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Then a marvellous strange thing happened: for the Queen rose up and spake, in open Council, to the prelates and nobles of England.

brought together in one place

From this reading Which done, they called council of the prelates and nobles of the realm, being the Archbishop of Dublin and five bishops; the King's two brothers, my Lords of Norfolk and Kent; my Lord of Lancaster their cousin; and all the nobles then present in Bristol town: thus they gathered, the Duke on the right hand of the throne and the Queen on the left, the throne all empty.

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From this reading But when she ended, so great was the witchery of her fair face, and the gramary [magic] of her silver voice, that scarce man was in the hall but was ready to live and die with her.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

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

From this reading When she first arose (as afterwards I heard say) were there some murmurs that a woman should so speak; and divers up and down the hall rowned [whispered] one the other in the ear that it had been more seemly had she kept to her distaff.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Which done, they called council of the prelates and nobles of the realm, being the Archbishop of Dublin and five bishops; the King's two brothers, my Lords of Norfolk and Kent; my Lord of Lancaster their cousin; and all the nobles then present in Bristol town: thus they gathered, the Duke on the right hand of the throne and the Queen on the left, the throne all empty.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading Then a marvellous strange thing happened: for the Queen rose up and spake, in open Council, to the prelates and nobles of England.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading When she first arose (as afterwards I heard say) were there some murmurs that a woman should so speak; and divers up and down the hall rowned [whispered] one the other in the ear that it had been more seemly had she kept to her distaff.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

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

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

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

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When she first arose (as afterwards I heard say) were there some murmurs that a woman should so speak; and divers up and down the hall rowned [whispered] one the other in the ear that it had been more seemly had she kept to her distaff.

a small worthless amount

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans

From this reading Which done, they called council of the prelates and nobles of the realm, being the Archbishop of Dublin and five bishops; the King's two brothers, my Lords of Norfolk and Kent; my Lord of Lancaster their cousin; and all the nobles then present in Bristol town: thus they gathered, the Duke on the right hand of the throne and the Queen on the left, the throne all empty.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading When she first arose (as afterwards I heard say) were there some murmurs that a woman should so speak; and divers up and down the hall rowned [whispered] one the other in the ear that it had been more seemly had she kept to her distaff.

possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Which done, they called council of the prelates and nobles of the realm, being the Archbishop of Dublin and five bishops; the King's two brothers, my Lords of Norfolk and Kent; my Lord of Lancaster their cousin; and all the nobles then present in Bristol town: thus they gathered, the Duke on the right hand of the throne and the Queen on the left, the throne all empty.

a city in northwestern England

From this reading Which done, they called council of the prelates and nobles of the realm, being the Archbishop of Dublin and five bishops; the King's two brothers, my Lords of Norfolk and Kent; my Lord of Lancaster their cousin; and all the nobles then present in Bristol town: thus they gathered, the Duke on the right hand of the throne and the Queen on the left, the throne all empty.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Which done, they called council of the prelates and nobles of the realm, being the Archbishop of Dublin and five bishops; the King's two brothers, my Lords of Norfolk and Kent; my Lord of Lancaster their cousin; and all the nobles then present in Bristol town: thus they gathered, the Duke on the right hand of the throne and the Queen on the left, the throne all empty.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading But when she ended, so great was the witchery of her fair face, and the gramary [magic] of her silver voice, that scarce man was in the hall but was ready to live and die with her.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Which done, they called council of the prelates and nobles of the realm, being the Archbishop of Dublin and five bishops; the King's two brothers, my Lords of Norfolk and Kent; my Lord of Lancaster their cousin; and all the nobles then present in Bristol town: thus they gathered, the Duke on the right hand of the throne and the Queen on the left, the throne all empty.

any art that invokes supernatural powers

From this reading But when she ended, so great was the witchery of her fair face, and the gramary [magic] of her silver voice, that scarce man was in the hall but was ready to live and die with her.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading Then a marvellous strange thing happened: for the Queen rose up and spake, in open Council, to the prelates and nobles of England.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading When she first arose (as afterwards I heard say) were there some murmurs that a woman should so speak; and divers up and down the hall rowned [whispered] one the other in the ear that it had been more seemly had she kept to her distaff.

the next day

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

plural of “murmur” — a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

From this reading When she first arose (as afterwards I heard say) were there some murmurs that a woman should so speak; and divers up and down the hall rowned [whispered] one the other in the ear that it had been more seemly had she kept to her distaff.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

as follows

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

plural of “noble” — a titled peer of the realm

From this reading Which done, they called council of the prelates and nobles of the realm, being the Archbishop of Dublin and five bishops; the King's two brothers, my Lords of Norfolk and Kent; my Lord of Lancaster their cousin; and all the nobles then present in Bristol town: thus they gathered, the Duke on the right hand of the throne and the Queen on the left, the throne all empty.

port city located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay; headquarters of the Atlantic fleet of the United States Navy

From this reading Which done, they called council of the prelates and nobles of the realm, being the Archbishop of Dublin and five bishops; the King's two brothers, my Lords of Norfolk and Kent; my Lord of Lancaster their cousin; and all the nobles then present in Bristol town: thus they gathered, the Duke on the right hand of the throne and the Queen on the left, the throne all empty.

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

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

the month following September and preceding November

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading When she first arose (as afterwards I heard say) were there some murmurs that a woman should so speak; and divers up and down the hall rowned [whispered] one the other in the ear that it had been more seemly had she kept to her distaff.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Then a marvellous strange thing happened: for the Queen rose up and spake, in open Council, to the prelates and nobles of England.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading When she first arose (as afterwards I heard say) were there some murmurs that a woman should so speak; and divers up and down the hall rowned [whispered] one the other in the ear that it had been more seemly had she kept to her distaff.

plural of “prelate” — a senior clergyman and dignitary

From this reading Which done, they called council of the prelates and nobles of the realm, being the Archbishop of Dublin and five bishops; the King's two brothers, my Lords of Norfolk and Kent; my Lord of Lancaster their cousin; and all the nobles then present in Bristol town: thus they gathered, the Duke on the right hand of the throne and the Queen on the left, the throne all empty.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Which done, they called council of the prelates and nobles of the realm, being the Archbishop of Dublin and five bishops; the King's two brothers, my Lords of Norfolk and Kent; my Lord of Lancaster their cousin; and all the nobles then present in Bristol town: thus they gathered, the Duke on the right hand of the throne and the Queen on the left, the throne all empty.

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading But when she ended, so great was the witchery of her fair face, and the gramary [magic] of her silver voice, that scarce man was in the hall but was ready to live and die with her.

a domain in which something is dominant

From this reading Which done, they called council of the prelates and nobles of the realm, being the Archbishop of Dublin and five bishops; the King's two brothers, my Lords of Norfolk and Kent; my Lord of Lancaster their cousin; and all the nobles then present in Bristol town: thus they gathered, the Duke on the right hand of the throne and the Queen on the left, the throne all empty.

precisely, exactly

From this reading Which done, they called council of the prelates and nobles of the realm, being the Archbishop of Dublin and five bishops; the King's two brothers, my Lords of Norfolk and Kent; my Lord of Lancaster their cousin; and all the nobles then present in Bristol town: thus they gathered, the Duke on the right hand of the throne and the Queen on the left, the throne all empty.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Then a marvellous strange thing happened: for the Queen rose up and spake, in open Council, to the prelates and nobles of England.

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From this reading When she first arose (as afterwards I heard say) were there some murmurs that a woman should so speak; and divers up and down the hall rowned [whispered] one the other in the ear that it had been more seemly had she kept to her distaff.

a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

express in words

From this reading When she first arose (as afterwards I heard say) were there some murmurs that a woman should so speak; and divers up and down the hall rowned [whispered] one the other in the ear that it had been more seemly had she kept to her distaff.

only a very short time before

From this reading But when she ended, so great was the witchery of her fair face, and the gramary [magic] of her silver voice, that scarce man was in the hall but was ready to live and die with her.

according with custom or propriety

From this reading When she first arose (as afterwards I heard say) were there some murmurs that a woman should so speak; and divers up and down the hall rowned [whispered] one the other in the ear that it had been more seemly had she kept to her distaff.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When she first arose (as afterwards I heard say) were there some murmurs that a woman should so speak; and divers up and down the hall rowned [whispered] one the other in the ear that it had been more seemly had she kept to her distaff.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading When she first arose (as afterwards I heard say) were there some murmurs that a woman should so speak; and divers up and down the hall rowned [whispered] one the other in the ear that it had been more seemly had she kept to her distaff.

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading But when she ended, so great was the witchery of her fair face, and the gramary [magic] of her silver voice, that scarce man was in the hall but was ready to live and die with her.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading When she first arose (as afterwards I heard say) were there some murmurs that a woman should so speak; and divers up and down the hall rowned [whispered] one the other in the ear that it had been more seemly had she kept to her distaff.

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

From this reading When she first arose (as afterwards I heard say) were there some murmurs that a woman should so speak; and divers up and down the hall rowned [whispered] one the other in the ear that it had been more seemly had she kept to her distaff.

a male human offspring

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

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From this reading Then a marvellous strange thing happened: for the Queen rose up and spake, in open Council, to the prelates and nobles of England.

express in speech

From this reading When she first arose (as afterwards I heard say) were there some murmurs that a woman should so speak; and divers up and down the hall rowned [whispered] one the other in the ear that it had been more seemly had she kept to her distaff.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading Then a marvellous strange thing happened: for the Queen rose up and spake, in open Council, to the prelates and nobles of England.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When she first arose (as afterwards I heard say) were there some murmurs that a woman should so speak; and divers up and down the hall rowned [whispered] one the other in the ear that it had been more seemly had she kept to her distaff.

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

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Which done, they called council of the prelates and nobles of the realm, being the Archbishop of Dublin and five bishops; the King's two brothers, my Lords of Norfolk and Kent; my Lord of Lancaster their cousin; and all the nobles then present in Bristol town: thus they gathered, the Duke on the right hand of the throne and the Queen on the left, the throne all empty.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Which done, they called council of the prelates and nobles of the realm, being the Archbishop of Dublin and five bishops; the King's two brothers, my Lords of Norfolk and Kent; my Lord of Lancaster their cousin; and all the nobles then present in Bristol town: thus they gathered, the Duke on the right hand of the throne and the Queen on the left, the throne all empty.

in or at that place or location

From this reading When she first arose (as afterwards I heard say) were there some murmurs that a woman should so speak; and divers up and down the hall rowned [whispered] one the other in the ear that it had been more seemly had she kept to her distaff.

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

From this reading Which done, they called council of the prelates and nobles of the realm, being the Archbishop of Dublin and five bishops; the King's two brothers, my Lords of Norfolk and Kent; my Lord of Lancaster their cousin; and all the nobles then present in Bristol town: thus they gathered, the Duke on the right hand of the throne and the Queen on the left, the throne all empty.

a special situation

From this reading Then a marvellous strange thing happened: for the Queen rose up and spake, in open Council, to the prelates and nobles of England.

the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.

From this reading Which done, they called council of the prelates and nobles of the realm, being the Archbishop of Dublin and five bishops; the King's two brothers, my Lords of Norfolk and Kent; my Lord of Lancaster their cousin; and all the nobles then present in Bristol town: thus they gathered, the Duke on the right hand of the throne and the Queen on the left, the throne all empty.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Which done, they called council of the prelates and nobles of the realm, being the Archbishop of Dublin and five bishops; the King's two brothers, my Lords of Norfolk and Kent; my Lord of Lancaster their cousin; and all the nobles then present in Bristol town: thus they gathered, the Duke on the right hand of the throne and the Queen on the left, the throne all empty.

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

From this reading Then a marvellous strange thing happened: for the Queen rose up and spake, in open Council, to the prelates and nobles of England.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading Which done, they called council of the prelates and nobles of the realm, being the Archbishop of Dublin and five bishops; the King's two brothers, my Lords of Norfolk and Kent; my Lord of Lancaster their cousin; and all the nobles then present in Bristol town: thus they gathered, the Duke on the right hand of the throne and the Queen on the left, the throne all empty.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Which done, they called council of the prelates and nobles of the realm, being the Archbishop of Dublin and five bishops; the King's two brothers, my Lords of Norfolk and Kent; my Lord of Lancaster their cousin; and all the nobles then present in Bristol town: thus they gathered, the Duke on the right hand of the throne and the Queen on the left, the throne all empty.

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

From this reading Then a marvellous strange thing happened: for the Queen rose up and spake, in open Council, to the prelates and nobles of England.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading But when she ended, so great was the witchery of her fair face, and the gramary [magic] of her silver voice, that scarce man was in the hall but was ready to live and die with her.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

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

From this reading But when she ended, so great was the witchery of her fair face, and the gramary [magic] of her silver voice, that scarce man was in the hall but was ready to live and die with her.

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

From this reading When she first arose (as afterwards I heard say) were there some murmurs that a woman should so speak; and divers up and down the hall rowned [whispered] one the other in the ear that it had been more seemly had she kept to her distaff.

at the time that

From this reading When she first arose (as afterwards I heard say) were there some murmurs that a woman should so speak; and divers up and down the hall rowned [whispered] one the other in the ear that it had been more seemly had she kept to her distaff.

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

From this reading Which done, they called council of the prelates and nobles of the realm, being the Archbishop of Dublin and five bishops; the King's two brothers, my Lords of Norfolk and Kent; my Lord of Lancaster their cousin; and all the nobles then present in Bristol town: thus they gathered, the Duke on the right hand of the throne and the Queen on the left, the throne all empty.

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From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords

From this reading When she first arose (as afterwards I heard say) were there some murmurs that a woman should so speak; and divers up and down the hall rowned [whispered] one the other in the ear that it had been more seemly had she kept to her distaff.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The morrow of Saint Crispin, namely, the 26th day of October, the Queen and her son, now Duke of Aquitaine--whom man whilome called Earl of Chester--came into the great hall of Bristol Castle, and sat in state: I Cicely being behind the Queen's chair, and Jack in waiting on my Lord the Duke.

the art of sorcery

From this reading But when she ended, so great was the witchery of her fair face, and the gramary [magic] of her silver voice, that scarce man was in the hall but was ready to live and die with her.

in the company of; together with

From this reading But when she ended, so great was the witchery of her fair face, and the gramary [magic] of her silver voice, that scarce man was in the hall but was ready to live and die with her.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading When she first arose (as afterwards I heard say) were there some murmurs that a woman should so speak; and divers up and down the hall rowned [whispered] one the other in the ear that it had been more seemly had she kept to her distaff.