used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Uther lay in Wales, in a wilderness, and prepared to march, to fight with Pascent.
afaradverbUS /əˈfɑːr/
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading Then they saw afar a marvellous star; it was broad, it was large, it was immense!
(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 in the eventime, the moon gan to shine, well nigh all as bright as the sunlight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Uther lay in Wales, in a wilderness, and prepared to march, to fight with Pascent.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then in the eventime, the moon gan to shine, well nigh all as bright as the sunlight.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Came from the star a gleam most fierce; at this gleam's end was a dragon fair, from this dragon's mouth came gleams enow!
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Then in the eventime, the moon gan to shine, well nigh all as bright as the sunlight.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Then they saw afar a marvellous star; it was broad, it was large, it was immense!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading From it came gleams terribly shining, the star is named in Latin, comet.
cometnounUS /ˈkɑːmət/
(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
From this reading From it came gleams terribly shining, the star is named in Latin, comet.
dragonnounUS /ˈdræɡən/
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading Came from the star a gleam most fierce; at this gleam's end was a dragon fair, from this dragon's mouth came gleams enow!
dragon'snounUS /ˈdræɡənz/
possessive form of “dragon” — a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading Came from the star a gleam most fierce; at this gleam's end was a dragon fair, from this dragon's mouth came gleams enow!
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Came from the star a gleam most fierce; at this gleam's end was a dragon fair, from this dragon's mouth came gleams enow!
enow
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From this reading Came from the star a gleam most fierce; at this gleam's end was a dragon fair, from this dragon's mouth came gleams enow!
eventime
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From this reading Then in the eventime, the moon gan to shine, well nigh all as bright as the sunlight.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Came from the star a gleam most fierce; at this gleam's end was a dragon fair, from this dragon's mouth came gleams enow!
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading Came from the star a gleam most fierce; at this gleam's end was a dragon fair, from this dragon's mouth came gleams enow!
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Uther lay in Wales, in a wilderness, and prepared to march, to fight with Pascent.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From it came gleams terribly shining, the star is named in Latin, comet.
ganverbUS /ɡæn/
inflected form of “gin” — separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin
From this reading Then in the eventime, the moon gan to shine, well nigh all as bright as the sunlight.
gleamverbUS /ɡliːm/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Came from the star a gleam most fierce; at this gleam's end was a dragon fair, from this dragon's mouth came gleams enow!
gleam's
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From this reading Came from the star a gleam most fierce; at this gleam's end was a dragon fair, from this dragon's mouth came gleams enow!
gleamsnounUS /ɡliːmz/
plural of “gleam” — an appearance of reflected light
From this reading From it came gleams terribly shining, the star is named in Latin, comet.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Then they saw afar a marvellous star; it was broad, it was large, it was immense!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Uther lay in Wales, in a wilderness, and prepared to march, to fight with Pascent.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From it came gleams terribly shining, the star is named in Latin, comet.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then they saw afar a marvellous star; it was broad, it was large, it was immense!
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then they saw afar a marvellous star; it was broad, it was large, it was immense!
LatinadjectiveUS /ˈlætən/
of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language
From this reading From it came gleams terribly shining, the star is named in Latin, comet.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Uther lay in Wales, in a wilderness, and prepared to march, to fight with Pascent.
march in a procession
From this reading Uther lay in Wales, in a wilderness, and prepared to march, to fight with Pascent.
marvellousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrvələs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Then they saw afar a marvellous star; it was broad, it was large, it was immense!
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading Then in the eventime, the moon gan to shine, well nigh all as bright as the sunlight.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Came from the star a gleam most fierce; at this gleam's end was a dragon fair, from this dragon's mouth came gleams enow!
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Came from the star a gleam most fierce; at this gleam's end was a dragon fair, from this dragon's mouth came gleams enow!
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading From it came gleams terribly shining, the star is named in Latin, comet.
nighadjectiveUS /naɪ/
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
From this reading Then in the eventime, the moon gan to shine, well nigh all as bright as the sunlight.
Pascent
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From this reading Uther lay in Wales, in a wilderness, and prepared to march, to fight with Pascent.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading Uther lay in Wales, in a wilderness, and prepared to march, to fight with Pascent.
cut with a saw
From this reading Then they saw afar a marvellous star; it was broad, it was large, it was immense!
shineverbUS /ʃaɪn/
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading Then in the eventime, the moon gan to shine, well nigh all as bright as the sunlight.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading From it came gleams terribly shining, the star is named in Latin, comet.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Then they saw afar a marvellous star; it was broad, it was large, it was immense!
the rays of the sun
From this reading Then in the eventime, the moon gan to shine, well nigh all as bright as the sunlight.
terriblyadverbUS /ˈterəbli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading From it came gleams terribly shining, the star is named in Latin, comet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then in the eventime, the moon gan to shine, well nigh all as bright as the sunlight.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then in the eventime, the moon gan to shine, well nigh all as bright as the sunlight.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then they saw afar a marvellous star; it was broad, it was large, it was immense!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Came from the star a gleam most fierce; at this gleam's end was a dragon fair, from this dragon's mouth came gleams enow!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Uther lay in Wales, in a wilderness, and prepared to march, to fight with Pascent.
Uther
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From this reading Uther lay in Wales, in a wilderness, and prepared to march, to fight with Pascent.
WalesnounUS /weɪlz/
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria
From this reading Uther lay in Wales, in a wilderness, and prepared to march, to fight with Pascent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then they saw afar a marvellous star; it was broad, it was large, it was immense!
(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 Then in the eventime, the moon gan to shine, well nigh all as bright as the sunlight.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading Uther lay in Wales, in a wilderness, and prepared to march, to fight with Pascent.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Uther lay in Wales, in a wilderness, and prepared to march, to fight with Pascent.
