used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE KNIGHT'S STORY "_By a Woman Shall France Be Lost; By a Maid Shall It Be Redeemed._" _Old Prophecy._ MERLIN, THE MAGICIAN.
admittingverbUS /ædˈmɪtɪŋ/
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading In front there were but two windows, admitting but a scanty light.
in addition
From this reading The enclosure served also as kitchen garden and orchard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Close by the door, as was usual in that country, were piles of faggots and farm tools covered with mud and rust.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Close by the door, as was usual in that country, were piles of faggots and farm tools covered with mud and rust.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE KNIGHT'S STORY "_By a Woman Shall France Be Lost; By a Maid Shall It Be Redeemed._" _Old Prophecy._ MERLIN, THE MAGICIAN.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In front there were but two windows, admitting but a scanty light.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE KNIGHT'S STORY "_By a Woman Shall France Be Lost; By a Maid Shall It Be Redeemed._" _Old Prophecy._ MERLIN, THE MAGICIAN.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Close by the door, as was usual in that country, were piles of faggots and farm tools covered with mud and rust.
a small house with a single story
From this reading The house where Jeanne D'Arc lived was a stone cottage with the roof sloping from a height on one side half way to the ground on the other.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Close by the door, as was usual in that country, were piles of faggots and farm tools covered with mud and rust.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Close by the door, as was usual in that country, were piles of faggots and farm tools covered with mud and rust.
D'Arc
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From this reading The house where Jeanne D'Arc lived was a stone cottage with the roof sloping from a height on one side half way to the ground on the other.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Close by the door, as was usual in that country, were piles of faggots and farm tools covered with mud and rust.
enclosurenounUS /enˈkloʊʒər/
a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
From this reading The enclosure served also as kitchen garden and orchard.
faggots
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From this reading Close by the door, as was usual in that country, were piles of faggots and farm tools covered with mud and rust.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading Close by the door, as was usual in that country, were piles of faggots and farm tools covered with mud and rust.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading THE KNIGHT'S STORY "_By a Woman Shall France Be Lost; By a Maid Shall It Be Redeemed._" _Old Prophecy._ MERLIN, THE MAGICIAN.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The house where Jeanne D'Arc lived was a stone cottage with the roof sloping from a height on one side half way to the ground on the other.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading In front there were but two windows, admitting but a scanty light.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The enclosure served also as kitchen garden and orchard.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The house where Jeanne D'Arc lived was a stone cottage with the roof sloping from a height on one side half way to the ground on the other.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The house where Jeanne D'Arc lived was a stone cottage with the roof sloping from a height on one side half way to the ground on the other.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading The house where Jeanne D'Arc lived was a stone cottage with the roof sloping from a height on one side half way to the ground on the other.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The house where Jeanne D'Arc lived was a stone cottage with the roof sloping from a height on one side half way to the ground on the other.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In front there were but two windows, admitting but a scanty light.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE KNIGHT'S STORY "_By a Woman Shall France Be Lost; By a Maid Shall It Be Redeemed._" _Old Prophecy._ MERLIN, THE MAGICIAN.
Jeanne
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From this reading The house where Jeanne D'Arc lived was a stone cottage with the roof sloping from a height on one side half way to the ground on the other.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading The enclosure served also as kitchen garden and orchard.
KNIGHT'SnounUS /naɪts/
possessive form of “knight” — originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading THE KNIGHT'S STORY "_By a Woman Shall France Be Lost; By a Maid Shall It Be Redeemed._" _Old Prophecy._ MERLIN, THE MAGICIAN.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading In front there were but two windows, admitting but a scanty light.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading The house where Jeanne D'Arc lived was a stone cottage with the roof sloping from a height on one side half way to the ground on the other.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading THE KNIGHT'S STORY "_By a Woman Shall France Be Lost; By a Maid Shall It Be Redeemed._" _Old Prophecy._ MERLIN, THE MAGICIAN.
MAGICIANnounUS /məˈdʒɪʃ.ən/
A practitioner of magic and ancient arcane arts, often wielding deception and powerful spells.
From this reading THE KNIGHT'S STORY "_By a Woman Shall France Be Lost; By a Maid Shall It Be Redeemed._" _Old Prophecy._ MERLIN, THE MAGICIAN.
a female domestic
From this reading THE KNIGHT'S STORY "_By a Woman Shall France Be Lost; By a Maid Shall It Be Redeemed._" _Old Prophecy._ MERLIN, THE MAGICIAN.
MERLINnounUS /ˈmɜːrlɪn/
(Arthurian legend) the magician who acted as King Arthur's advisor
From this reading THE KNIGHT'S STORY "_By a Woman Shall France Be Lost; By a Maid Shall It Be Redeemed._" _Old Prophecy._ MERLIN, THE MAGICIAN.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading Close by the door, as was usual in that country, were piles of faggots and farm tools covered with mud and rust.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Close by the door, as was usual in that country, were piles of faggots and farm tools covered with mud and rust.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE KNIGHT'S STORY "_By a Woman Shall France Be Lost; By a Maid Shall It Be Redeemed._" _Old Prophecy._ MERLIN, THE MAGICIAN.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The house where Jeanne D'Arc lived was a stone cottage with the roof sloping from a height on one side half way to the ground on the other.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The house where Jeanne D'Arc lived was a stone cottage with the roof sloping from a height on one side half way to the ground on the other.
orchardnounUS /ˈɔːrtʃərd/
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading The enclosure served also as kitchen garden and orchard.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The house where Jeanne D'Arc lived was a stone cottage with the roof sloping from a height on one side half way to the ground on the other.
pilesnounUS /paɪlz/
venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter
From this reading Close by the door, as was usual in that country, were piles of faggots and farm tools covered with mud and rust.
ProphecynounUS /ˈprɒf.ə.si/
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading THE KNIGHT'S STORY "_By a Woman Shall France Be Lost; By a Maid Shall It Be Redeemed._" _Old Prophecy._ MERLIN, THE MAGICIAN.
RedeemedadjectiveUS /rɪˈdiːmd/
saved from the bondage of sin
From this reading THE KNIGHT'S STORY "_By a Woman Shall France Be Lost; By a Maid Shall It Be Redeemed._" _Old Prophecy._ MERLIN, THE MAGICIAN.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading The house where Jeanne D'Arc lived was a stone cottage with the roof sloping from a height on one side half way to the ground on the other.
rustverbUS /rʌst/
become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid
From this reading Close by the door, as was usual in that country, were piles of faggots and farm tools covered with mud and rust.
scantyadjectiveUS /ˈskænti/
lacking in magnitude or quantity
From this reading In front there were but two windows, admitting but a scanty light.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading The enclosure served also as kitchen garden and orchard.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading THE KNIGHT'S STORY "_By a Woman Shall France Be Lost; By a Maid Shall It Be Redeemed._" _Old Prophecy._ MERLIN, THE MAGICIAN.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The house where Jeanne D'Arc lived was a stone cottage with the roof sloping from a height on one side half way to the ground on the other.
slopingadjectiveUS /ˈsloʊpɪŋ/
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading The house where Jeanne D'Arc lived was a stone cottage with the roof sloping from a height on one side half way to the ground on the other.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The house where Jeanne D'Arc lived was a stone cottage with the roof sloping from a height on one side half way to the ground on the other.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE KNIGHT'S STORY "_By a Woman Shall France Be Lost; By a Maid Shall It Be Redeemed._" _Old Prophecy._ MERLIN, THE MAGICIAN.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Close by the door, as was usual in that country, were piles of faggots and farm tools covered with mud and rust.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KNIGHT'S STORY "_By a Woman Shall France Be Lost; By a Maid Shall It Be Redeemed._" _Old Prophecy._ MERLIN, THE MAGICIAN.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In front there were but two windows, admitting but a scanty light.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The house where Jeanne D'Arc lived was a stone cottage with the roof sloping from a height on one side half way to the ground on the other.
toolsnounUS /tuːlz/
plural of “tool” — an implement used in the practice of a vocation
From this reading Close by the door, as was usual in that country, were piles of faggots and farm tools covered with mud and rust.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In front there were but two windows, admitting but a scanty light.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Close by the door, as was usual in that country, were piles of faggots and farm tools covered with mud and rust.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house where Jeanne D'Arc lived was a stone cottage with the roof sloping from a height on one side half way to the ground on the other.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The house where Jeanne D'Arc lived was a stone cottage with the roof sloping from a height on one side half way to the ground on the other.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In front there were but two windows, admitting but a scanty light.
in or at the place that
From this reading The house where Jeanne D'Arc lived was a stone cottage with the roof sloping from a height on one side half way to the ground on the other.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading In front there were but two windows, admitting but a scanty light.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The house where Jeanne D'Arc lived was a stone cottage with the roof sloping from a height on one side half way to the ground on the other.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading THE KNIGHT'S STORY "_By a Woman Shall France Be Lost; By a Maid Shall It Be Redeemed._" _Old Prophecy._ MERLIN, THE MAGICIAN.
