used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading So when the heralds blew, Sir Mador rode forth, and took oath that Queen Guinevere was guilty of Sir Patrice's death, and his oath he would prove with his body against any who would say the contrary.
(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 Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading So when the heralds blew, Sir Mador rode forth, and took oath that Queen Guinevere was guilty of Sir Patrice's death, and his oath he would prove with his body against any who would say the contrary.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that were some well pleased, but others rested passing wroth.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading And when the day was come, the king and queen and all the knights went to the meadow beside Westminster, where the battle should be fought.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
next to; at the side of
From this reading And when the day was come, the king and queen and all the knights went to the meadow beside Westminster, where the battle should be fought.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading So when the heralds blew, Sir Mador rode forth, and took oath that Queen Guinevere was guilty of Sir Patrice's death, and his oath he would prove with his body against any who would say the contrary.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading So when the heralds blew, Sir Mador rode forth, and took oath that Queen Guinevere was guilty of Sir Patrice's death, and his oath he would prove with his body against any who would say the contrary.
Bors
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From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
burntadjectiveUS /bɜːrnt/
ruined by overcooking
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At that were some well pleased, but others rested passing wroth.
championnounUS /ˈtʃæmpiən/
someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And when the day was come, the king and queen and all the knights went to the meadow beside Westminster, where the battle should be fought.
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading So when the heralds blew, Sir Mador rode forth, and took oath that Queen Guinevere was guilty of Sir Patrice's death, and his oath he would prove with his body against any who would say the contrary.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And when the day was come, the king and queen and all the knights went to the meadow beside Westminster, where the battle should be fought.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading So when the heralds blew, Sir Mador rode forth, and took oath that Queen Guinevere was guilty of Sir Patrice's death, and his oath he would prove with his body against any who would say the contrary.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
at any time
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
start firing a weapon
From this reading Then the queen was put in ward, and a great fire was made round the iron stake, where she must be burnt if Sir Mador won the day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So when the heralds blew, Sir Mador rode forth, and took oath that Queen Guinevere was guilty of Sir Patrice's death, and his oath he would prove with his body against any who would say the contrary.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading And when the day was come, the king and queen and all the knights went to the meadow beside Westminster, where the battle should be fought.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Then the queen was put in ward, and a great fire was made round the iron stake, where she must be burnt if Sir Mador won the day.
guiltlessadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪltlɪs/
free from evil or guilt
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading So when the heralds blew, Sir Mador rode forth, and took oath that Queen Guinevere was guilty of Sir Patrice's death, and his oath he would prove with his body against any who would say the contrary.
Guineverenoun
(Arthurian legend) wife of King Arthur; in some versions of the legend she became Lancelot's lover and that led to the end of the Knights of the Round Table
From this reading So when the heralds blew, Sir Mador rode forth, and took oath that Queen Guinevere was guilty of Sir Patrice's death, and his oath he would prove with his body against any who would say the contrary.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So when the heralds blew, Sir Mador rode forth, and took oath that Queen Guinevere was guilty of Sir Patrice's death, and his oath he would prove with his body against any who would say the contrary.
heraldsnounUS /ˈherəldz/
plural of “herald” — (formal) a person who announces important news
From this reading So when the heralds blew, Sir Mador rode forth, and took oath that Queen Guinevere was guilty of Sir Patrice's death, and his oath he would prove with his body against any who would say the contrary.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So when the heralds blew, Sir Mador rode forth, and took oath that Queen Guinevere was guilty of Sir Patrice's death, and his oath he would prove with his body against any who would say the contrary.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then the queen was put in ward, and a great fire was made round the iron stake, where she must be burnt if Sir Mador won the day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then the queen was put in ward, and a great fire was made round the iron stake, where she must be burnt if Sir Mador won the day.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading Then the queen was put in ward, and a great fire was made round the iron stake, where she must be burnt if Sir Mador won the day.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading And when the day was come, the king and queen and all the knights went to the meadow beside Westminster, where the battle should be fought.
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 Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
lordsnounUS /lɔːrdz/
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Then the queen was put in ward, and a great fire was made round the iron stake, where she must be burnt if Sir Mador won the day.
Mador
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From this reading Then the queen was put in ward, and a great fire was made round the iron stake, where she must be burnt if Sir Mador won the day.
meadownounUS /ˈmedoʊ/
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading And when the day was come, the king and queen and all the knights went to the meadow beside Westminster, where the battle should be fought.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Then the queen was put in ward, and a great fire was made round the iron stake, where she must be burnt if Sir Mador won the day.
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
oathnounUS /oʊθ/
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading So when the heralds blew, Sir Mador rode forth, and took oath that Queen Guinevere was guilty of Sir Patrice's death, and his oath he would prove with his body against any who would say the contrary.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
others
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From this reading At that were some well pleased, but others rested passing wroth.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading At that were some well pleased, but others rested passing wroth.
Patrice's
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From this reading So when the heralds blew, Sir Mador rode forth, and took oath that Queen Guinevere was guilty of Sir Patrice's death, and his oath he would prove with his body against any who would say the contrary.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading At that were some well pleased, but others rested passing wroth.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading So when the heralds blew, Sir Mador rode forth, and took oath that Queen Guinevere was guilty of Sir Patrice's death, and his oath he would prove with his body against any who would say the contrary.
established beyond doubt
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Then the queen was put in ward, and a great fire was made round the iron stake, where she must be burnt if Sir Mador won the day.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading And when the day was come, the king and queen and all the knights went to the meadow beside Westminster, where the battle should be fought.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading At that were some well pleased, but others rested passing wroth.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading So when the heralds blew, Sir Mador rode forth, and took oath that Queen Guinevere was guilty of Sir Patrice's death, and his oath he would prove with his body against any who would say the contrary.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Then the queen was put in ward, and a great fire was made round the iron stake, where she must be burnt if Sir Mador won the day.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
express in words
From this reading So when the heralds blew, Sir Mador rode forth, and took oath that Queen Guinevere was guilty of Sir Patrice's death, and his oath he would prove with his body against any who would say the contrary.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And when the day was come, the king and queen and all the knights went to the meadow beside Westminster, where the battle should be fought.
term of address for a man
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading At that were some well pleased, but others rested passing wroth.
stakenounUS /steɪk/
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading Then the queen was put in ward, and a great fire was made round the iron stake, where she must be burnt if Sir Mador won the day.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that were some well pleased, but others rested passing wroth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And when the day was come, the king and queen and all the knights went to the meadow beside Westminster, where the battle should be fought.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading So when the heralds blew, Sir Mador rode forth, and took oath that Queen Guinevere was guilty of Sir Patrice's death, and his oath he would prove with his body against any who would say the contrary.
treasonnounUS /ˈtriːzən/
a crime that undermines the offender's government
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
wardnounUS /wɔːrd/
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading Then the queen was put in ward, and a great fire was made round the iron stake, where she must be burnt if Sir Mador won the day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And when the day was come, the king and queen and all the knights went to the meadow beside Westminster, where the battle should be fought.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading At that were some well pleased, but others rested passing wroth.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And when the day was come, the king and queen and all the knights went to the meadow beside Westminster, where the battle should be fought.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
WestminsternounUS /ˌwestˈmɪnstər/
a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey
From this reading And when the day was come, the king and queen and all the knights went to the meadow beside Westminster, where the battle should be fought.
at the time that
From this reading And when the day was come, the king and queen and all the knights went to the meadow beside Westminster, where the battle should be fought.
in or at the place that
From this reading And when the day was come, the king and queen and all the knights went to the meadow beside Westminster, where the battle should be fought.
whereforeadverbUS /werˈfɔːr/
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
which person or people
From this reading So when the heralds blew, Sir Mador rode forth, and took oath that Queen Guinevere was guilty of Sir Patrice's death, and his oath he would prove with his body against any who would say the contrary.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
in the company of; together with
From this reading So when the heralds blew, Sir Mador rode forth, and took oath that Queen Guinevere was guilty of Sir Patrice's death, and his oath he would prove with his body against any who would say the contrary.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading Then the queen was put in ward, and a great fire was made round the iron stake, where she must be burnt if Sir Mador won the day.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading So when the heralds blew, Sir Mador rode forth, and took oath that Queen Guinevere was guilty of Sir Patrice's death, and his oath he would prove with his body against any who would say the contrary.
wrothadjective
vehemently incensed and condemnatory
From this reading At that were some well pleased, but others rested passing wroth.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Then said Sir Bors, "Wit ye will, fair lords, it were a shame to us all to suffer so fair and noble a lady to be burnt for lack of a champion, for ever hath she proved herself a lover of good knights; wherefore I doubt not she is guiltless of this treason."
