Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading Rather, does discretion prompt the appending, without any gloss or scholia, of this fragment, which deals with _The Judging of Jurgen._ Now a court was held by the Philistines to decide whether or no King Jurgen should be relegated to limbo.

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

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one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Rather, does discretion prompt the appending, without any gloss or scholia, of this fragment, which deals with _The Judging of Jurgen._ Now a court was held by the Philistines to decide whether or no King Jurgen should be relegated to limbo.

third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

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From this reading Rather, does discretion prompt the appending, without any gloss or scholia, of this fragment, which deals with _The Judging of Jurgen._ Now a court was held by the Philistines to decide whether or no King Jurgen should be relegated to limbo.

state categorically

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undisputed credibility

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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

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relevant relation or interconnection

From this reading With the creature came pages, in black and white, bearing a sword, a staff and a lance.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading With the creature came pages, in black and white, bearing a sword, a staff and a lance.

showing who or what does the action

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

From this reading And when the judges were prepared for judging, there came into the court a great tumblebug, rolling in front of him his loved and properly housed young ones.

plural of “claim” — an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

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a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

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education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

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an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading Rather, does discretion prompt the appending, without any gloss or scholia, of this fragment, which deals with _The Judging of Jurgen._ Now a court was held by the Philistines to decide whether or no King Jurgen should be relegated to limbo.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading With the creature came pages, in black and white, bearing a sword, a staff and a lance.

plural of “deal” — a particular instance of buying or selling

From this reading Rather, does discretion prompt the appending, without any gloss or scholia, of this fragment, which deals with _The Judging of Jurgen._ Now a court was held by the Philistines to decide whether or no King Jurgen should be relegated to limbo.

reach, make, or come to a decision about something

From this reading Rather, does discretion prompt the appending, without any gloss or scholia, of this fragment, which deals with _The Judging of Jurgen._ Now a court was held by the Philistines to decide whether or no King Jurgen should be relegated to limbo.

-ing form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict

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freedom to act or judge on one's own

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the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Rather, does discretion prompt the appending, without any gloss or scholia, of this fragment, which deals with _The Judging of Jurgen._ Now a court was held by the Philistines to decide whether or no King Jurgen should be relegated to limbo.

one or the other of two

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-ing form of “endorse” — be behind; approve of

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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

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preceding all others in time or space or degree

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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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A small part broken or separated off something larger.

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the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading And when the judges were prepared for judging, there came into the court a great tumblebug, rolling in front of him his loved and properly housed young ones.

an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text

From this reading Rather, does discretion prompt the appending, without any gloss or scholia, of this fragment, which deals with _The Judging of Jurgen._ Now a court was held by the Philistines to decide whether or no King Jurgen should be relegated to limbo.

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

From this reading And when the judges were prepared for judging, there came into the court a great tumblebug, rolling in front of him his loved and properly housed young ones.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading Rather, does discretion prompt the appending, without any gloss or scholia, of this fragment, which deals with _The Judging of Jurgen._ Now a court was held by the Philistines to decide whether or no King Jurgen should be relegated to limbo.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

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greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

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the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And when the judges were prepared for judging, there came into the court a great tumblebug, rolling in front of him his loved and properly housed young ones.

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

From this reading And when the judges were prepared for judging, there came into the court a great tumblebug, rolling in front of him his loved and properly housed young ones.

the aggregate of past events

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past form of “house” — contain or cover

From this reading And when the judges were prepared for judging, there came into the court a great tumblebug, rolling in front of him his loved and properly housed young ones.

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

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moving to the inside of something

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belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

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a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges

From this reading And when the judges were prepared for judging, there came into the court a great tumblebug, rolling in front of him his loved and properly housed young ones.

the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions

From this reading Rather, does discretion prompt the appending, without any gloss or scholia, of this fragment, which deals with _The Judging of Jurgen._ Now a court was held by the Philistines to decide whether or no King Jurgen should be relegated to limbo.

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

From this reading Rather, does discretion prompt the appending, without any gloss or scholia, of this fragment, which deals with _The Judging of Jurgen._ Now a court was held by the Philistines to decide whether or no King Jurgen should be relegated to limbo.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Rather, does discretion prompt the appending, without any gloss or scholia, of this fragment, which deals with _The Judging of Jurgen._ Now a court was held by the Philistines to decide whether or no King Jurgen should be relegated to limbo.

a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

From this reading With the creature came pages, in black and white, bearing a sword, a staff and a lance.

the state of being disregarded or forgotten

From this reading Rather, does discretion prompt the appending, without any gloss or scholia, of this fragment, which deals with _The Judging of Jurgen._ Now a court was held by the Philistines to decide whether or no King Jurgen should be relegated to limbo.

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

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held dear

From this reading And when the judges were prepared for judging, there came into the court a great tumblebug, rolling in front of him his loved and properly housed young ones.

not any; not one

From this reading Rather, does discretion prompt the appending, without any gloss or scholia, of this fragment, which deals with _The Judging of Jurgen._ Now a court was held by the Philistines to decide whether or no King Jurgen should be relegated to limbo.

not one thing; not anything

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

From this reading Rather, does discretion prompt the appending, without any gloss or scholia, of this fragment, which deals with _The Judging of Jurgen._ Now a court was held by the Philistines to decide whether or no King Jurgen should be relegated to limbo.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading And when the judges were prepared for judging, there came into the court a great tumblebug, rolling in front of him his loved and properly housed young ones.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

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plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading With the creature came pages, in black and white, bearing a sword, a staff and a lance.

plural of “philistine” — a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits

From this reading Rather, does discretion prompt the appending, without any gloss or scholia, of this fragment, which deals with _The Judging of Jurgen._ Now a court was held by the Philistines to decide whether or no King Jurgen should be relegated to limbo.

made ready or fit or suitable beforehand

From this reading And when the judges were prepared for judging, there came into the court a great tumblebug, rolling in front of him his loved and properly housed young ones.

give an incentive for action

From this reading Rather, does discretion prompt the appending, without any gloss or scholia, of this fragment, which deals with _The Judging of Jurgen._ Now a court was held by the Philistines to decide whether or no King Jurgen should be relegated to limbo.

in the right manner; correctly; suitably

From this reading And when the judges were prepared for judging, there came into the court a great tumblebug, rolling in front of him his loved and properly housed young ones.

put into a certain place or abstract location

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on the contrary

From this reading Rather, does discretion prompt the appending, without any gloss or scholia, of this fragment, which deals with _The Judging of Jurgen._ Now a court was held by the Philistines to decide whether or no King Jurgen should be relegated to limbo.

past form of “relegate” — refer to another person for decision or judgment

From this reading Rather, does discretion prompt the appending, without any gloss or scholia, of this fragment, which deals with _The Judging of Jurgen._ Now a court was held by the Philistines to decide whether or no King Jurgen should be relegated to limbo.

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

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uttered with a trill

From this reading And when the judges were prepared for judging, there came into the court a great tumblebug, rolling in front of him his loved and properly housed young ones.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

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plural of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines

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a marginal note written by a scholiast (a commentator on ancient or classical literature)

From this reading Rather, does discretion prompt the appending, without any gloss or scholia, of this fragment, which deals with _The Judging of Jurgen._ Now a court was held by the Philistines to decide whether or no King Jurgen should be relegated to limbo.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Rather, does discretion prompt the appending, without any gloss or scholia, of this fragment, which deals with _The Judging of Jurgen._ Now a court was held by the Philistines to decide whether or no King Jurgen should be relegated to limbo.

personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task

From this reading With the creature came pages, in black and white, bearing a sword, a staff and a lance.

a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

From this reading With the creature came pages, in black and white, bearing a sword, a staff and a lance.

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

From this reading For this fragment was, of course, unknown when the High History was first put into English, and there in consequence appears, here, little to be won either by endorsing or denying its claims to authenticity.

in or at that place or location

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the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

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

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

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any of various dung beetles

From this reading And when the judges were prepared for judging, there came into the court a great tumblebug, rolling in front of him his loved and properly housed young ones.

not known

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

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

From this reading And when the judges were prepared for judging, there came into the court a great tumblebug, rolling in front of him his loved and properly housed young ones.

used to ask for information about something

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at the time that

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used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading Rather, does discretion prompt the appending, without any gloss or scholia, of this fragment, which deals with _The Judging of Jurgen._ Now a court was held by the Philistines to decide whether or no King Jurgen should be relegated to limbo.

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

From this reading Rather, does discretion prompt the appending, without any gloss or scholia, of this fragment, which deals with _The Judging of Jurgen._ Now a court was held by the Philistines to decide whether or no King Jurgen should be relegated to limbo.

a Caucasian

From this reading With the creature came pages, in black and white, bearing a sword, a staff and a lance.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Rather, does discretion prompt the appending, without any gloss or scholia, of this fragment, which deals with _The Judging of Jurgen._ Now a court was held by the Philistines to decide whether or no King Jurgen should be relegated to limbo.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Rather, does discretion prompt the appending, without any gloss or scholia, of this fragment, which deals with _The Judging of Jurgen._ Now a court was held by the Philistines to decide whether or no King Jurgen should be relegated to limbo.

the basic unit of money in South Korea

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(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading And when the judges were prepared for judging, there came into the court a great tumblebug, rolling in front of him his loved and properly housed young ones.