used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a few minutes after rode forth furiously from the gateways of the castle seven knights, all brothers, and crying out, "Knight, keep thee," bore down all at once upon Sir Galahad.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In a few minutes after rode forth furiously from the gateways of the castle seven knights, all brothers, and crying out, "Knight, keep thee," bore down all at once upon Sir Galahad.
(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 In a few minutes after rode forth furiously from the gateways of the castle seven knights, all brothers, and crying out, "Knight, keep thee," bore down all at once upon Sir Galahad.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading But thrusting forth his spear, he smote the foremost to the earth, so that his neck was almost broken, and warded with his shield the spears of all the others, which every one brake off from it, and shivered into pieces.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At that came out to him an ancient man, in priest's vestments, saying, "Behold, sir, here, the keys of this castle."
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading At that came out to him an ancient man, in priest's vestments, saying, "Behold, sir, here, the keys of this castle."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Go thou," said Galahad, "and hasten with my message."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In a few minutes after rode forth furiously from the gateways of the castle seven knights, all brothers, and crying out, "Knight, keep thee," bore down all at once upon Sir Galahad.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Then he drew out his sword, and set upon them hard and fiercely, and by his wondrous force drave them before him, and chased them to the castle gate, and there he slew them.
see with attention
From this reading At that came out to him an ancient man, in priest's vestments, saying, "Behold, sir, here, the keys of this castle."
cause to be bored
From this reading In a few minutes after rode forth furiously from the gateways of the castle seven knights, all brothers, and crying out, "Knight, keep thee," bore down all at once upon Sir Galahad.
brakenounUS /breɪk/
a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
From this reading But thrusting forth his spear, he smote the foremost to the earth, so that his neck was almost broken, and warded with his shield the spears of all the others, which every one brake off from it, and shivered into pieces.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading But thrusting forth his spear, he smote the foremost to the earth, so that his neck was almost broken, and warded with his shield the spears of all the others, which every one brake off from it, and shivered into pieces.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading In a few minutes after rode forth furiously from the gateways of the castle seven knights, all brothers, and crying out, "Knight, keep thee," bore down all at once upon Sir Galahad.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But thrusting forth his spear, he smote the foremost to the earth, so that his neck was almost broken, and warded with his shield the spears of all the others, which every one brake off from it, and shivered into pieces.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then he drew out his sword, and set upon them hard and fiercely, and by his wondrous force drave them before him, and chased them to the castle gate, and there he slew them.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At that came out to him an ancient man, in priest's vestments, saying, "Behold, sir, here, the keys of this castle."
a large and stately mansion
From this reading In a few minutes after rode forth furiously from the gateways of the castle seven knights, all brothers, and crying out, "Knight, keep thee," bore down all at once upon Sir Galahad.
chasednounUS /tʃeɪst/
a person who is being chased
From this reading Then he drew out his sword, and set upon them hard and fiercely, and by his wondrous force drave them before him, and chased them to the castle gate, and there he slew them.
demanding attention
From this reading In a few minutes after rode forth furiously from the gateways of the castle seven knights, all brothers, and crying out, "Knight, keep thee," bore down all at once upon Sir Galahad.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading In a few minutes after rode forth furiously from the gateways of the castle seven knights, all brothers, and crying out, "Knight, keep thee," bore down all at once upon Sir Galahad.
drave
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From this reading Then he drew out his sword, and set upon them hard and fiercely, and by his wondrous force drave them before him, and chased them to the castle gate, and there he slew them.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Then he drew out his sword, and set upon them hard and fiercely, and by his wondrous force drave them before him, and chased them to the castle gate, and there he slew them.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading But thrusting forth his spear, he smote the foremost to the earth, so that his neck was almost broken, and warded with his shield the spears of all the others, which every one brake off from it, and shivered into pieces.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But thrusting forth his spear, he smote the foremost to the earth, so that his neck was almost broken, and warded with his shield the spears of all the others, which every one brake off from it, and shivered into pieces.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading In a few minutes after rode forth furiously from the gateways of the castle seven knights, all brothers, and crying out, "Knight, keep thee," bore down all at once upon Sir Galahad.
fiercelyadverbUS /ˈfɪrsli/
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading Then he drew out his sword, and set upon them hard and fiercely, and by his wondrous force drave them before him, and chased them to the castle gate, and there he slew them.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading Then he drew out his sword, and set upon them hard and fiercely, and by his wondrous force drave them before him, and chased them to the castle gate, and there he slew them.
foremostadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmoʊst/
ranking above all others
From this reading But thrusting forth his spear, he smote the foremost to the earth, so that his neck was almost broken, and warded with his shield the spears of all the others, which every one brake off from it, and shivered into pieces.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading In a few minutes after rode forth furiously from the gateways of the castle seven knights, all brothers, and crying out, "Knight, keep thee," bore down all at once upon Sir Galahad.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In a few minutes after rode forth furiously from the gateways of the castle seven knights, all brothers, and crying out, "Knight, keep thee," bore down all at once upon Sir Galahad.
furiouslyadverbUS /ˈfjʊriəsli/
(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner
From this reading In a few minutes after rode forth furiously from the gateways of the castle seven knights, all brothers, and crying out, "Knight, keep thee," bore down all at once upon Sir Galahad.
GalahadnounUS /ˈɡæləhæd/
(Arthurian legend) the most virtuous knight of the Round Table; was able to see the Holy Grail
From this reading "Go thou," said Galahad, "and hasten with my message."
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Then he drew out his sword, and set upon them hard and fiercely, and by his wondrous force drave them before him, and chased them to the castle gate, and there he slew them.
gatewaysnounUS /ˈɡeɪtweɪz/
plural of “gateway” — an entrance that can be closed by a gate
From this reading In a few minutes after rode forth furiously from the gateways of the castle seven knights, all brothers, and crying out, "Knight, keep thee," bore down all at once upon Sir Galahad.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go thou," said Galahad, "and hasten with my message."
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Then he drew out his sword, and set upon them hard and fiercely, and by his wondrous force drave them before him, and chased them to the castle gate, and there he slew them.
hastenverbUS /ˈheɪsən/
act or move at high speed
From this reading "Go thou," said Galahad, "and hasten with my message."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But thrusting forth his spear, he smote the foremost to the earth, so that his neck was almost broken, and warded with his shield the spears of all the others, which every one brake off from it, and shivered into pieces.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading At that came out to him an ancient man, in priest's vestments, saying, "Behold, sir, here, the keys of this castle."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then he drew out his sword, and set upon them hard and fiercely, and by his wondrous force drave them before him, and chased them to the castle gate, and there he slew them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But thrusting forth his spear, he smote the foremost to the earth, so that his neck was almost broken, and warded with his shield the spears of all the others, which every one brake off from it, and shivered into pieces.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a few minutes after rode forth furiously from the gateways of the castle seven knights, all brothers, and crying out, "Knight, keep thee," bore down all at once upon Sir Galahad.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But thrusting forth his spear, he smote the foremost to the earth, so that his neck was almost broken, and warded with his shield the spears of all the others, which every one brake off from it, and shivered into pieces.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But thrusting forth his spear, he smote the foremost to the earth, so that his neck was almost broken, and warded with his shield the spears of all the others, which every one brake off from it, and shivered into pieces.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading In a few minutes after rode forth furiously from the gateways of the castle seven knights, all brothers, and crying out, "Knight, keep thee," bore down all at once upon Sir Galahad.
keysnounUS /kiːz/
plural of “key” — metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading At that came out to him an ancient man, in priest's vestments, saying, "Behold, sir, here, the keys of this castle."
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 In a few minutes after rode forth furiously from the gateways of the castle seven knights, all brothers, and crying out, "Knight, keep thee," bore down all at once upon Sir Galahad.
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 In a few minutes after rode forth furiously from the gateways of the castle seven knights, all brothers, and crying out, "Knight, keep thee," bore down all at once upon Sir Galahad.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading At that came out to him an ancient man, in priest's vestments, saying, "Behold, sir, here, the keys of this castle."
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading "Go thou," said Galahad, "and hasten with my message."
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading In a few minutes after rode forth furiously from the gateways of the castle seven knights, all brothers, and crying out, "Knight, keep thee," bore down all at once upon Sir Galahad.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Go thou," said Galahad, "and hasten with my message."
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading But thrusting forth his spear, he smote the foremost to the earth, so that his neck was almost broken, and warded with his shield the spears of all the others, which every one brake off from it, and shivered into pieces.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a few minutes after rode forth furiously from the gateways of the castle seven knights, all brothers, and crying out, "Knight, keep thee," bore down all at once upon Sir Galahad.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But thrusting forth his spear, he smote the foremost to the earth, so that his neck was almost broken, and warded with his shield the spears of all the others, which every one brake off from it, and shivered into pieces.
on one occasion
From this reading In a few minutes after rode forth furiously from the gateways of the castle seven knights, all brothers, and crying out, "Knight, keep thee," bore down all at once upon Sir Galahad.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But thrusting forth his spear, he smote the foremost to the earth, so that his neck was almost broken, and warded with his shield the spears of all the others, which every one brake off from it, and shivered into pieces.
others
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From this reading But thrusting forth his spear, he smote the foremost to the earth, so that his neck was almost broken, and warded with his shield the spears of all the others, which every one brake off from it, and shivered into pieces.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In a few minutes after rode forth furiously from the gateways of the castle seven knights, all brothers, and crying out, "Knight, keep thee," bore down all at once upon Sir Galahad.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading But thrusting forth his spear, he smote the foremost to the earth, so that his neck was almost broken, and warded with his shield the spears of all the others, which every one brake off from it, and shivered into pieces.
priest'snounUS /priːsts/
possessive form of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading At that came out to him an ancient man, in priest's vestments, saying, "Behold, sir, here, the keys of this castle."
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading In a few minutes after rode forth furiously from the gateways of the castle seven knights, all brothers, and crying out, "Knight, keep thee," bore down all at once upon Sir Galahad.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Go thou," said Galahad, "and hasten with my message."
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading At that came out to him an ancient man, in priest's vestments, saying, "Behold, sir, here, the keys of this castle."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Then he drew out his sword, and set upon them hard and fiercely, and by his wondrous force drave them before him, and chased them to the castle gate, and there he slew them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading In a few minutes after rode forth furiously from the gateways of the castle seven knights, all brothers, and crying out, "Knight, keep thee," bore down all at once upon Sir Galahad.
shieldnounUS /ʃiːld/
a protective covering or structure
From this reading But thrusting forth his spear, he smote the foremost to the earth, so that his neck was almost broken, and warded with his shield the spears of all the others, which every one brake off from it, and shivered into pieces.
shiveredverbUS /ˈʃɪvərd/
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading But thrusting forth his spear, he smote the foremost to the earth, so that his neck was almost broken, and warded with his shield the spears of all the others, which every one brake off from it, and shivered into pieces.
term of address for a man
From this reading In a few minutes after rode forth furiously from the gateways of the castle seven knights, all brothers, and crying out, "Knight, keep thee," bore down all at once upon Sir Galahad.
slewverbUS /sluː/
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
From this reading Then he drew out his sword, and set upon them hard and fiercely, and by his wondrous force drave them before him, and chased them to the castle gate, and there he slew them.
smote
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From this reading But thrusting forth his spear, he smote the foremost to the earth, so that his neck was almost broken, and warded with his shield the spears of all the others, which every one brake off from it, and shivered into pieces.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But thrusting forth his spear, he smote the foremost to the earth, so that his neck was almost broken, and warded with his shield the spears of all the others, which every one brake off from it, and shivered into pieces.
spearnounUS /spɪr/
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading But thrusting forth his spear, he smote the foremost to the earth, so that his neck was almost broken, and warded with his shield the spears of all the others, which every one brake off from it, and shivered into pieces.
spearsnounUS /spɪrz/
plural of “spear” — a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading But thrusting forth his spear, he smote the foremost to the earth, so that his neck was almost broken, and warded with his shield the spears of all the others, which every one brake off from it, and shivered into pieces.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading Then he drew out his sword, and set upon them hard and fiercely, and by his wondrous force drave them before him, and chased them to the castle gate, and there he slew them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But thrusting forth his spear, he smote the foremost to the earth, so that his neck was almost broken, and warded with his shield the spears of all the others, which every one brake off from it, and shivered into pieces.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a few minutes after rode forth furiously from the gateways of the castle seven knights, all brothers, and crying out, "Knight, keep thee," bore down all at once upon Sir Galahad.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading In a few minutes after rode forth furiously from the gateways of the castle seven knights, all brothers, and crying out, "Knight, keep thee," bore down all at once upon Sir Galahad.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then he drew out his sword, and set upon them hard and fiercely, and by his wondrous force drave them before him, and chased them to the castle gate, and there he slew them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he drew out his sword, and set upon them hard and fiercely, and by his wondrous force drave them before him, and chased them to the castle gate, and there he slew them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then he drew out his sword, and set upon them hard and fiercely, and by his wondrous force drave them before him, and chased them to the castle gate, and there he slew them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At that came out to him an ancient man, in priest's vestments, saying, "Behold, sir, here, the keys of this castle."
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Go thou," said Galahad, "and hasten with my message."
thrustingnounUS /ˈθrʌstɪŋ/
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
From this reading But thrusting forth his spear, he smote the foremost to the earth, so that his neck was almost broken, and warded with his shield the spears of all the others, which every one brake off from it, and shivered into pieces.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But thrusting forth his spear, he smote the foremost to the earth, so that his neck was almost broken, and warded with his shield the spears of all the others, which every one brake off from it, and shivered into pieces.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In a few minutes after rode forth furiously from the gateways of the castle seven knights, all brothers, and crying out, "Knight, keep thee," bore down all at once upon Sir Galahad.
vestmentsnounUS /ˈvestments/
plural of “vestment” — gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy
From this reading At that came out to him an ancient man, in priest's vestments, saying, "Behold, sir, here, the keys of this castle."
wardedverbUS /ˈwɔːrdɪd/
past form of “ward” — watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
From this reading But thrusting forth his spear, he smote the foremost to the earth, so that his neck was almost broken, and warded with his shield the spears of all the others, which every one brake off from it, and shivered into pieces.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But thrusting forth his spear, he smote the foremost to the earth, so that his neck was almost broken, and warded with his shield the spears of all the others, which every one brake off from it, and shivered into pieces.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But thrusting forth his spear, he smote the foremost to the earth, so that his neck was almost broken, and warded with his shield the spears of all the others, which every one brake off from it, and shivered into pieces.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Go thou," said Galahad, "and hasten with my message."
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Then he drew out his sword, and set upon them hard and fiercely, and by his wondrous force drave them before him, and chased them to the castle gate, and there he slew them.
