used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Reformation, however, caused a new tho brief literary era, especially in Denmark, where the mother tongue was again accorded its proper place, and the people again began to think of a national future.
accordedverbUS /əˈkɔːrdɪd/
past form of “accord” — go together
From this reading The Reformation, however, caused a new tho brief literary era, especially in Denmark, where the mother tongue was again accorded its proper place, and the people again began to think of a national future.
anew
From this reading The Reformation, however, caused a new tho brief literary era, especially in Denmark, where the mother tongue was again accorded its proper place, and the people again began to think of a national future.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries two great spiritual movements spread over Europe, the Renaissance and the Reformation.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The former was confined principally to southern Europe, and did not influence the life or literature of the Scandinavian countries to any great extent.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The Reformation, however, caused a new tho brief literary era, especially in Denmark, where the mother tongue was again accorded its proper place, and the people again began to think of a national future.
of short duration or distance
From this reading The Reformation, however, caused a new tho brief literary era, especially in Denmark, where the mother tongue was again accorded its proper place, and the people again began to think of a national future.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading The Reformation, however, caused a new tho brief literary era, especially in Denmark, where the mother tongue was again accorded its proper place, and the people again began to think of a national future.
centuriesnounUS /ˈsentʃəriz/
plural of “century” — a period of 100 years
From this reading In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries two great spiritual movements spread over Europe, the Renaissance and the Reformation.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading THE EVENING TIMES COMPANY GRAND FORKS, N. D.
confinedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaɪnd/
not invading healthy tissue
From this reading The former was confined principally to southern Europe, and did not influence the life or literature of the Scandinavian countries to any great extent.
conspiredverbUS /kənˈspaɪərd/
past form of “conspire” — engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
From this reading Much had conspired to make the people of Europe lose faith in the old ideas.
countriesnounUS /ˈkʌntriz/
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The former was confined principally to southern Europe, and did not influence the life or literature of the Scandinavian countries to any great extent.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading THE EVENING TIMES COMPANY GRAND FORKS, N. D.
DenmarknounUS /ˈdenmɑːrk/
a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea
From this reading The Reformation, however, caused a new tho brief literary era, especially in Denmark, where the mother tongue was again accorded its proper place, and the people again began to think of a national future.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The former was confined principally to southern Europe, and did not influence the life or literature of the Scandinavian countries to any great extent.
eranounUS /ˈerə/
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading The Reformation, however, caused a new tho brief literary era, especially in Denmark, where the mother tongue was again accorded its proper place, and the people again began to think of a national future.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading The Reformation, however, caused a new tho brief literary era, especially in Denmark, where the mother tongue was again accorded its proper place, and the people again began to think of a national future.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries two great spiritual movements spread over Europe, the Renaissance and the Reformation.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading THE EVENING TIMES COMPANY GRAND FORKS, N. D.
the point or degree to which something extends
From this reading The former was confined principally to southern Europe, and did not influence the life or literature of the Scandinavian countries to any great extent.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Much had conspired to make the people of Europe lose faith in the old ideas.
fifteenthadjectiveUS /fɪfˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position
From this reading In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries two great spiritual movements spread over Europe, the Renaissance and the Reformation.
FORKSnounUS /fɔːrks/
plural of “fork” — cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading THE EVENING TIMES COMPANY GRAND FORKS, N. D.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading The former was confined principally to southern Europe, and did not influence the life or literature of the Scandinavian countries to any great extent.
yet to be or coming
From this reading The Reformation, however, caused a new tho brief literary era, especially in Denmark, where the mother tongue was again accorded its proper place, and the people again began to think of a national future.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading THE EVENING TIMES COMPANY GRAND FORKS, N. D.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries two great spiritual movements spread over Europe, the Renaissance and the Reformation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Much had conspired to make the people of Europe lose faith in the old ideas.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The Reformation, however, caused a new tho brief literary era, especially in Denmark, where the mother tongue was again accorded its proper place, and the people again began to think of a national future.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Much had conspired to make the people of Europe lose faith in the old ideas.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries two great spiritual movements spread over Europe, the Renaissance and the Reformation.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading The former was confined principally to southern Europe, and did not influence the life or literature of the Scandinavian countries to any great extent.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Reformation, however, caused a new tho brief literary era, especially in Denmark, where the mother tongue was again accorded its proper place, and the people again began to think of a national future.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The former was confined principally to southern Europe, and did not influence the life or literature of the Scandinavian countries to any great extent.
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading The Reformation, however, caused a new tho brief literary era, especially in Denmark, where the mother tongue was again accorded its proper place, and the people again began to think of a national future.
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading The former was confined principally to southern Europe, and did not influence the life or literature of the Scandinavian countries to any great extent.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Much had conspired to make the people of Europe lose faith in the old ideas.
engage in
From this reading Much had conspired to make the people of Europe lose faith in the old ideas.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The Reformation, however, caused a new tho brief literary era, especially in Denmark, where the mother tongue was again accorded its proper place, and the people again began to think of a national future.
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries two great spiritual movements spread over Europe, the Renaissance and the Reformation.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Much had conspired to make the people of Europe lose faith in the old ideas.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading THE EVENING TIMES COMPANY GRAND FORKS, N. D.
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading The Reformation, however, caused a new tho brief literary era, especially in Denmark, where the mother tongue was again accorded its proper place, and the people again began to think of a national future.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The Reformation, however, caused a new tho brief literary era, especially in Denmark, where the mother tongue was again accorded its proper place, and the people again began to think of a national future.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The former was confined principally to southern Europe, and did not influence the life or literature of the Scandinavian countries to any great extent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The former was confined principally to southern Europe, and did not influence the life or literature of the Scandinavian countries to any great extent.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Much had conspired to make the people of Europe lose faith in the old ideas.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The former was confined principally to southern Europe, and did not influence the life or literature of the Scandinavian countries to any great extent.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries two great spiritual movements spread over Europe, the Renaissance and the Reformation.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The Reformation, however, caused a new tho brief literary era, especially in Denmark, where the mother tongue was again accorded its proper place, and the people again began to think of a national future.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The Reformation, however, caused a new tho brief literary era, especially in Denmark, where the mother tongue was again accorded its proper place, and the people again began to think of a national future.
principallyadverbUS /ˈprɪnsɪpli/
for the most part
From this reading The former was confined principally to southern Europe, and did not influence the life or literature of the Scandinavian countries to any great extent.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading The Reformation, however, caused a new tho brief literary era, especially in Denmark, where the mother tongue was again accorded its proper place, and the people again began to think of a national future.
ReformationnounUS /ˌref.əˈmeɪ.ʃən/
The action or process of reforming an institution, practice, or individual's character.
From this reading In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries two great spiritual movements spread over Europe, the Renaissance and the Reformation.
RenaissancenounUS /ˌrenəˈsɑːns/
the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries
From this reading In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries two great spiritual movements spread over Europe, the Renaissance and the Reformation.
ScandinavianadjectiveUS /ˌskændɪˈneɪviən/
of or relating to Scandinavia or its peoples or cultures
From this reading The former was confined principally to southern Europe, and did not influence the life or literature of the Scandinavian countries to any great extent.
sixteenthadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːnθ/
coming next after the fifteenth in position
From this reading In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries two great spiritual movements spread over Europe, the Renaissance and the Reformation.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The former was confined principally to southern Europe, and did not influence the life or literature of the Scandinavian countries to any great extent.
spiritualadjectiveUS /ˈspɪrɪtʃuːəl/
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries two great spiritual movements spread over Europe, the Renaissance and the Reformation.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries two great spiritual movements spread over Europe, the Renaissance and the Reformation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EVENING TIMES COMPANY GRAND FORKS, N. D.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading The Reformation, however, caused a new tho brief literary era, especially in Denmark, where the mother tongue was again accorded its proper place, and the people again began to think of a national future.
thonounUS /ðoʊ/
a branch of the Tai languages
From this reading The Reformation, however, caused a new tho brief literary era, especially in Denmark, where the mother tongue was again accorded its proper place, and the people again began to think of a national future.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading THE EVENING TIMES COMPANY GRAND FORKS, N. D.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The former was confined principally to southern Europe, and did not influence the life or literature of the Scandinavian countries to any great extent.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading The Reformation, however, caused a new tho brief literary era, especially in Denmark, where the mother tongue was again accorded its proper place, and the people again began to think of a national future.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries two great spiritual movements spread over Europe, the Renaissance and the Reformation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The former was confined principally to southern Europe, and did not influence the life or literature of the Scandinavian countries to any great extent.
in or at the place that
From this reading The Reformation, however, caused a new tho brief literary era, especially in Denmark, where the mother tongue was again accorded its proper place, and the people again began to think of a national future.
