alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading We could hear little news except from such ships as put in from along the coast, and the first news that came was when Godwine returned from Bosham.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So concerning her and them my mind was at rest.
athelings
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From this reading It was thought that he would let her go back to Normandy, keeping the athelings as hostages.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It was thought that he would let her go back to Normandy, keeping the athelings as hostages.
bideverbUS /baɪd/
dwell
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
Bosham
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From this reading We could hear little news except from such ships as put in from along the coast, and the first news that came was when Godwine returned from Bosham.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We could hear little news except from such ships as put in from along the coast, and the first news that came was when Godwine returned from Bosham.
Cnutnoun
king of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him; on the death of Edmund II, Canute became king of all England (994-1035)
From this reading The Danes had taken the queen to Winchester in high honour, and there she was living in some sort of state, which pleased her well enough, until word came from Cnut concerning her.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading We could hear little news except from such ships as put in from along the coast, and the first news that came was when Godwine returned from Bosham.
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading The Danes had taken the queen to Winchester in high honour, and there she was living in some sort of state, which pleased her well enough, until word came from Cnut concerning her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We could hear little news except from such ships as put in from along the coast, and the first news that came was when Godwine returned from Bosham.
DanesnounUS /deɪnz/
plural of “dane” — a native or inhabitant of Denmark
From this reading The Danes had taken the queen to Winchester in high honour, and there she was living in some sort of state, which pleased her well enough, until word came from Cnut concerning her.
Egil
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From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The Danes had taken the queen to Winchester in high honour, and there she was living in some sort of state, which pleased her well enough, until word came from Cnut concerning her.
apart from; not including
From this reading We could hear little news except from such ships as put in from along the coast, and the first news that came was when Godwine returned from Bosham.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading We could hear little news except from such ships as put in from along the coast, and the first news that came was when Godwine returned from Bosham.
foenounUS /foʊ/
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We could hear little news except from such ships as put in from along the coast, and the first news that came was when Godwine returned from Bosham.
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
Godwine
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From this reading We could hear little news except from such ships as put in from along the coast, and the first news that came was when Godwine returned from Bosham.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading We could hear little news except from such ships as put in from along the coast, and the first news that came was when Godwine returned from Bosham.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Danes had taken the queen to Winchester in high honour, and there she was living in some sort of state, which pleased her well enough, until word came from Cnut concerning her.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The Danes had taken the queen to Winchester in high honour, and there she was living in some sort of state, which pleased her well enough, until word came from Cnut concerning her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
the state of being honored
From this reading The Danes had taken the queen to Winchester in high honour, and there she was living in some sort of state, which pleased her well enough, until word came from Cnut concerning her.
hostagesnounUS /ˈhɑːstədʒəz/
plural of “hostage” — a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
From this reading It was thought that he would let her go back to Normandy, keeping the athelings as hostages.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was thought that he would let her go back to Normandy, keeping the athelings as hostages.
conformity or harmony
From this reading It was thought that he would let her go back to Normandy, keeping the athelings as hostages.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It was thought that he would let her go back to Normandy, keeping the athelings as hostages.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We could hear little news except from such ships as put in from along the coast, and the first news that came was when Godwine returned from Bosham.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading The Danes had taken the queen to Winchester in high honour, and there she was living in some sort of state, which pleased her well enough, until word came from Cnut concerning her.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading So concerning her and them my mind was at rest.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
information about recent and important events
From this reading We could hear little news except from such ships as put in from along the coast, and the first news that came was when Godwine returned from Bosham.
NormandynounUS /ˈnɔːrməndi/
a former province of northwestern France on the English channel; divided into Haute-Normandie and Basse-Normandie
From this reading It was thought that he would let her go back to Normandy, keeping the athelings as hostages.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
on one occasion
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
over-heavily
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From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading The Danes had taken the queen to Winchester in high honour, and there she was living in some sort of state, which pleased her well enough, until word came from Cnut concerning her.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We could hear little news except from such ships as put in from along the coast, and the first news that came was when Godwine returned from Bosham.
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 The Danes had taken the queen to Winchester in high honour, and there she was living in some sort of state, which pleased her well enough, until word came from Cnut concerning her.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading So concerning her and them my mind was at rest.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading We could hear little news except from such ships as put in from along the coast, and the first news that came was when Godwine returned from Bosham.
express in words
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Danes had taken the queen to Winchester in high honour, and there she was living in some sort of state, which pleased her well enough, until word came from Cnut concerning her.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading We could hear little news except from such ships as put in from along the coast, and the first news that came was when Godwine returned from Bosham.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So concerning her and them my mind was at rest.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The Danes had taken the queen to Winchester in high honour, and there she was living in some sort of state, which pleased her well enough, until word came from Cnut concerning her.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading The Danes had taken the queen to Winchester in high honour, and there she was living in some sort of state, which pleased her well enough, until word came from Cnut concerning her.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading The Danes had taken the queen to Winchester in high honour, and there she was living in some sort of state, which pleased her well enough, until word came from Cnut concerning her.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We could hear little news except from such ships as put in from along the coast, and the first news that came was when Godwine returned from Bosham.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The Danes had taken the queen to Winchester in high honour, and there she was living in some sort of state, which pleased her well enough, until word came from Cnut concerning her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So concerning her and them my mind was at rest.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The Danes had taken the queen to Winchester in high honour, and there she was living in some sort of state, which pleased her well enough, until word came from Cnut concerning her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It was thought that he would let her go back to Normandy, keeping the athelings as hostages.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The Danes had taken the queen to Winchester in high honour, and there she was living in some sort of state, which pleased her well enough, until word came from Cnut concerning her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We could hear little news except from such ships as put in from along the coast, and the first news that came was when Godwine returned from Bosham.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We could hear little news except from such ships as put in from along the coast, and the first news that came was when Godwine returned from Bosham.
(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 The Danes had taken the queen to Winchester in high honour, and there she was living in some sort of state, which pleased her well enough, until word came from Cnut concerning her.
at the time that
From this reading We could hear little news except from such ships as put in from along the coast, and the first news that came was when Godwine returned from Bosham.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading That generous foe of mine, Egil--if indeed I should not call him my friend, as he named me once--had set two months as the time in which I must bide in peace, and I will not say that this space seemed likely to go over-heavily for me.
WinchesternounUS /ˈwɪntʃestər/
a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire
From this reading The Danes had taken the queen to Winchester in high honour, and there she was living in some sort of state, which pleased her well enough, until word came from Cnut concerning her.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The Danes had taken the queen to Winchester in high honour, and there she was living in some sort of state, which pleased her well enough, until word came from Cnut concerning her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was thought that he would let her go back to Normandy, keeping the athelings as hostages.
