used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JEANNE COMES TO HER KING "_Be not dismayed, for succor is at hand: A holy maid hither with me I bring, Which, by a vision sent to her from heaven, Ordained is to raise this tedious siege.
(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading Accordingly Sire Bertrand procured a scribe, and the maiden dictated the following letter:
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading "Gentle Dauphin,--I have ridden a hundred and fifty leagues to bring you aid from Messire, the King of Heaven.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And drive the English forth the bounds of France._" SHAKESPEARE.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading _Henry Sixth, First Part._ The King lay at Chinon, just six leagues from Fierbois, and Jeanne decided to write to him, asking permission to come to the town, for neither of the knights dared go further without his consent.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JEANNE COMES TO HER KING "_Be not dismayed, for succor is at hand: A holy maid hither with me I bring, Which, by a vision sent to her from heaven, Ordained is to raise this tedious siege.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading JEANNE COMES TO HER KING "_Be not dismayed, for succor is at hand: A holy maid hither with me I bring, Which, by a vision sent to her from heaven, Ordained is to raise this tedious siege.
Bertrand
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From this reading Accordingly Sire Bertrand procured a scribe, and the maiden dictated the following letter:
boundsnounUS /baʊndz/
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
From this reading And drive the English forth the bounds of France._" SHAKESPEARE.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading JEANNE COMES TO HER KING "_Be not dismayed, for succor is at hand: A holy maid hither with me I bring, Which, by a vision sent to her from heaven, Ordained is to raise this tedious siege.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading JEANNE COMES TO HER KING "_Be not dismayed, for succor is at hand: A holy maid hither with me I bring, Which, by a vision sent to her from heaven, Ordained is to raise this tedious siege.
Chinon
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From this reading _Henry Sixth, First Part._ The King lay at Chinon, just six leagues from Fierbois, and Jeanne decided to write to him, asking permission to come to the town, for neither of the knights dared go further without his consent.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _Henry Sixth, First Part._ The King lay at Chinon, just six leagues from Fierbois, and Jeanne decided to write to him, asking permission to come to the town, for neither of the knights dared go further without his consent.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading JEANNE COMES TO HER KING "_Be not dismayed, for succor is at hand: A holy maid hither with me I bring, Which, by a vision sent to her from heaven, Ordained is to raise this tedious siege.
permission to do something
From this reading _Henry Sixth, First Part._ The King lay at Chinon, just six leagues from Fierbois, and Jeanne decided to write to him, asking permission to come to the town, for neither of the knights dared go further without his consent.
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading _Henry Sixth, First Part._ The King lay at Chinon, just six leagues from Fierbois, and Jeanne decided to write to him, asking permission to come to the town, for neither of the knights dared go further without his consent.
DauphinnounUS /ˈdaʊfɪn/
formerly, the eldest son of the King of France and direct heir to the throne
From this reading "Gentle Dauphin,--I have ridden a hundred and fifty leagues to bring you aid from Messire, the King of Heaven.
recognizable; marked
From this reading _Henry Sixth, First Part._ The King lay at Chinon, just six leagues from Fierbois, and Jeanne decided to write to him, asking permission to come to the town, for neither of the knights dared go further without his consent.
dictatedadjectiveUS /dɪkˈteɪtɪd/
determined or decided upon as by an authority
From this reading Accordingly Sire Bertrand procured a scribe, and the maiden dictated the following letter:
dismayedadjectiveUS /dɪˈsmeɪd/
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading JEANNE COMES TO HER KING "_Be not dismayed, for succor is at hand: A holy maid hither with me I bring, Which, by a vision sent to her from heaven, Ordained is to raise this tedious siege.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading And drive the English forth the bounds of France._" SHAKESPEARE.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading And drive the English forth the bounds of France._" SHAKESPEARE.
Fierbois
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From this reading _Henry Sixth, First Part._ The King lay at Chinon, just six leagues from Fierbois, and Jeanne decided to write to him, asking permission to come to the town, for neither of the knights dared go further without his consent.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading "Gentle Dauphin,--I have ridden a hundred and fifty leagues to bring you aid from Messire, the King of Heaven.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _Henry Sixth, First Part._ The King lay at Chinon, just six leagues from Fierbois, and Jeanne decided to write to him, asking permission to come to the town, for neither of the knights dared go further without his consent.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Accordingly Sire Bertrand procured a scribe, and the maiden dictated the following letter:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading JEANNE COMES TO HER KING "_Be not dismayed, for succor is at hand: A holy maid hither with me I bring, Which, by a vision sent to her from heaven, Ordained is to raise this tedious siege.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And drive the English forth the bounds of France._" SHAKESPEARE.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading And drive the English forth the bounds of France._" SHAKESPEARE.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading JEANNE COMES TO HER KING "_Be not dismayed, for succor is at hand: A holy maid hither with me I bring, Which, by a vision sent to her from heaven, Ordained is to raise this tedious siege.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading _Henry Sixth, First Part._ The King lay at Chinon, just six leagues from Fierbois, and Jeanne decided to write to him, asking permission to come to the town, for neither of the knights dared go further without his consent.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading "Gentle Dauphin,--I have ridden a hundred and fifty leagues to bring you aid from Messire, the King of Heaven.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _Henry Sixth, First Part._ The King lay at Chinon, just six leagues from Fierbois, and Jeanne decided to write to him, asking permission to come to the town, for neither of the knights dared go further without his consent.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading JEANNE COMES TO HER KING "_Be not dismayed, for succor is at hand: A holy maid hither with me I bring, Which, by a vision sent to her from heaven, Ordained is to raise this tedious siege.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Gentle Dauphin,--I have ridden a hundred and fifty leagues to bring you aid from Messire, the King of Heaven.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading JEANNE COMES TO HER KING "_Be not dismayed, for succor is at hand: A holy maid hither with me I bring, Which, by a vision sent to her from heaven, Ordained is to raise this tedious siege.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading _Henry Sixth, First Part._ The King lay at Chinon, just six leagues from Fierbois, and Jeanne decided to write to him, asking permission to come to the town, for neither of the knights dared go further without his consent.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading JEANNE COMES TO HER KING "_Be not dismayed, for succor is at hand: A holy maid hither with me I bring, Which, by a vision sent to her from heaven, Ordained is to raise this tedious siege.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Henry Sixth, First Part._ The King lay at Chinon, just six leagues from Fierbois, and Jeanne decided to write to him, asking permission to come to the town, for neither of the knights dared go further without his consent.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Henry Sixth, First Part._ The King lay at Chinon, just six leagues from Fierbois, and Jeanne decided to write to him, asking permission to come to the town, for neither of the knights dared go further without his consent.
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading JEANNE COMES TO HER KING "_Be not dismayed, for succor is at hand: A holy maid hither with me I bring, Which, by a vision sent to her from heaven, Ordained is to raise this tedious siege.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading JEANNE COMES TO HER KING "_Be not dismayed, for succor is at hand: A holy maid hither with me I bring, Which, by a vision sent to her from heaven, Ordained is to raise this tedious siege.
ten 10s
From this reading "Gentle Dauphin,--I have ridden a hundred and fifty leagues to bring you aid from Messire, the King of Heaven.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading JEANNE COMES TO HER KING "_Be not dismayed, for succor is at hand: A holy maid hither with me I bring, Which, by a vision sent to her from heaven, Ordained is to raise this tedious siege.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JEANNE COMES TO HER KING "_Be not dismayed, for succor is at hand: A holy maid hither with me I bring, Which, by a vision sent to her from heaven, Ordained is to raise this tedious siege.
JEANNE
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From this reading JEANNE COMES TO HER KING "_Be not dismayed, for succor is at hand: A holy maid hither with me I bring, Which, by a vision sent to her from heaven, Ordained is to raise this tedious siege.
and nothing more
From this reading _Henry Sixth, First Part._ The King lay at Chinon, just six leagues from Fierbois, and Jeanne decided to write to him, asking permission to come to the town, for neither of the knights dared go further without his consent.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading JEANNE COMES TO HER KING "_Be not dismayed, for succor is at hand: A holy maid hither with me I bring, Which, by a vision sent to her from heaven, Ordained is to raise this tedious siege.
knightsnounUS /naɪts/
plural 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 _Henry Sixth, First Part._ The King lay at Chinon, just six leagues from Fierbois, and Jeanne decided to write to him, asking permission to come to the town, for neither of the knights dared go further without his consent.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _Henry Sixth, First Part._ The King lay at Chinon, just six leagues from Fierbois, and Jeanne decided to write to him, asking permission to come to the town, for neither of the knights dared go further without his consent.
leaguesnounUS /liːɡz/
plural of “league” — an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading _Henry Sixth, First Part._ The King lay at Chinon, just six leagues from Fierbois, and Jeanne decided to write to him, asking permission to come to the town, for neither of the knights dared go further without his consent.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Accordingly Sire Bertrand procured a scribe, and the maiden dictated the following letter:
a female domestic
From this reading JEANNE COMES TO HER KING "_Be not dismayed, for succor is at hand: A holy maid hither with me I bring, Which, by a vision sent to her from heaven, Ordained is to raise this tedious siege.
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading Accordingly Sire Bertrand procured a scribe, and the maiden dictated the following letter:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JEANNE COMES TO HER KING "_Be not dismayed, for succor is at hand: A holy maid hither with me I bring, Which, by a vision sent to her from heaven, Ordained is to raise this tedious siege.
Messire
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From this reading "Gentle Dauphin,--I have ridden a hundred and fifty leagues to bring you aid from Messire, the King of Heaven.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading _Henry Sixth, First Part._ The King lay at Chinon, just six leagues from Fierbois, and Jeanne decided to write to him, asking permission to come to the town, for neither of the knights dared go further without his consent.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading JEANNE COMES TO HER KING "_Be not dismayed, for succor is at hand: A holy maid hither with me I bring, Which, by a vision sent to her from heaven, Ordained is to raise this tedious siege.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And drive the English forth the bounds of France._" SHAKESPEARE.
OrdainedadjectiveUS /ɔːrˈdeɪnd/
fixed or established especially by order or command
From this reading JEANNE COMES TO HER KING "_Be not dismayed, for succor is at hand: A holy maid hither with me I bring, Which, by a vision sent to her from heaven, Ordained is to raise this tedious siege.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading _Henry Sixth, First Part._ The King lay at Chinon, just six leagues from Fierbois, and Jeanne decided to write to him, asking permission to come to the town, for neither of the knights dared go further without his consent.
approval to do something
From this reading _Henry Sixth, First Part._ The King lay at Chinon, just six leagues from Fierbois, and Jeanne decided to write to him, asking permission to come to the town, for neither of the knights dared go further without his consent.
procuredverbUS /proʊˈkjʊrd/
past form of “procure” — get by special effort
From this reading Accordingly Sire Bertrand procured a scribe, and the maiden dictated the following letter:
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading JEANNE COMES TO HER KING "_Be not dismayed, for succor is at hand: A holy maid hither with me I bring, Which, by a vision sent to her from heaven, Ordained is to raise this tedious siege.
riddenverbUS /ˈrɪdən/
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "Gentle Dauphin,--I have ridden a hundred and fifty leagues to bring you aid from Messire, the King of Heaven.
scribeverbUS /skraɪb/
score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking
From this reading Accordingly Sire Bertrand procured a scribe, and the maiden dictated the following letter:
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading JEANNE COMES TO HER KING "_Be not dismayed, for succor is at hand: A holy maid hither with me I bring, Which, by a vision sent to her from heaven, Ordained is to raise this tedious siege.
SHAKESPEAREnounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːr/
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading And drive the English forth the bounds of France._" SHAKESPEARE.
siegenounUS /siːdʒ/
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
From this reading JEANNE COMES TO HER KING "_Be not dismayed, for succor is at hand: A holy maid hither with me I bring, Which, by a vision sent to her from heaven, Ordained is to raise this tedious siege.
SireverbUS /ˈsaɪər/
make (offspring) by reproduction
From this reading Accordingly Sire Bertrand procured a scribe, and the maiden dictated the following letter:
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading _Henry Sixth, First Part._ The King lay at Chinon, just six leagues from Fierbois, and Jeanne decided to write to him, asking permission to come to the town, for neither of the knights dared go further without his consent.
SixthadjectiveUS /sɪksθ/
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading _Henry Sixth, First Part._ The King lay at Chinon, just six leagues from Fierbois, and Jeanne decided to write to him, asking permission to come to the town, for neither of the knights dared go further without his consent.
succornounUS /ˈsʌkər/
assistance in time of difficulty
From this reading JEANNE COMES TO HER KING "_Be not dismayed, for succor is at hand: A holy maid hither with me I bring, Which, by a vision sent to her from heaven, Ordained is to raise this tedious siege.
tediousadjectiveUS /ˈtiːdiəs/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading JEANNE COMES TO HER KING "_Be not dismayed, for succor is at hand: A holy maid hither with me I bring, Which, by a vision sent to her from heaven, Ordained is to raise this tedious siege.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And drive the English forth the bounds of France._" SHAKESPEARE.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading JEANNE COMES TO HER KING "_Be not dismayed, for succor is at hand: A holy maid hither with me I bring, Which, by a vision sent to her from heaven, Ordained is to raise this tedious siege.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JEANNE COMES TO HER KING "_Be not dismayed, for succor is at hand: A holy maid hither with me I bring, Which, by a vision sent to her from heaven, Ordained is to raise this tedious siege.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading _Henry Sixth, First Part._ The King lay at Chinon, just six leagues from Fierbois, and Jeanne decided to write to him, asking permission to come to the town, for neither of the knights dared go further without his consent.
a vivid mental image
From this reading JEANNE COMES TO HER KING "_Be not dismayed, for succor is at hand: A holy maid hither with me I bring, Which, by a vision sent to her from heaven, Ordained is to raise this tedious siege.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading JEANNE COMES TO HER KING "_Be not dismayed, for succor is at hand: A holy maid hither with me I bring, Which, by a vision sent to her from heaven, Ordained is to raise this tedious siege.
in the company of; together with
From this reading JEANNE COMES TO HER KING "_Be not dismayed, for succor is at hand: A holy maid hither with me I bring, Which, by a vision sent to her from heaven, Ordained is to raise this tedious siege.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading _Henry Sixth, First Part._ The King lay at Chinon, just six leagues from Fierbois, and Jeanne decided to write to him, asking permission to come to the town, for neither of the knights dared go further without his consent.
produce a literary work
From this reading _Henry Sixth, First Part._ The King lay at Chinon, just six leagues from Fierbois, and Jeanne decided to write to him, asking permission to come to the town, for neither of the knights dared go further without his consent.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Gentle Dauphin,--I have ridden a hundred and fifty leagues to bring you aid from Messire, the King of Heaven.
