used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir Uwaine her son saved him._ The mean while Morgan le Fay had wend king Arthur had been dead.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading _How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir Uwaine her son saved him._ The mean while Morgan le Fay had wend king Arthur had been dead.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir Uwaine her son saved him._ The mean while Morgan le Fay had wend king Arthur had been dead.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading O Madam, said the damsel, and ye slay my lord, ye can never escape.
a boy or man
From this reading CHAP.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
damselnounUS /ˈdæmzəl/
a young unmarried woman
From this reading O Madam, said the damsel, and ye slay my lord, ye can never escape.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading _How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir Uwaine her son saved him._ The mean while Morgan le Fay had wend king Arthur had been dead.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading O Madam, said the damsel, and ye slay my lord, ye can never escape.
espied
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From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
FaynounUS /feɪ/
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading _How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir Uwaine her son saved him._ The mean while Morgan le Fay had wend king Arthur had been dead.
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir Uwaine her son saved him._ The mean while Morgan le Fay had wend king Arthur had been dead.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir Uwaine her son saved him._ The mean while Morgan le Fay had wend king Arthur had been dead.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir Uwaine her son saved him._ The mean while Morgan le Fay had wend king Arthur had been dead.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir Uwaine her son saved him._ The mean while Morgan le Fay had wend king Arthur had been dead.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
How
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From this reading _How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir Uwaine her son saved him._ The mean while Morgan le Fay had wend king Arthur had been dead.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading _How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir Uwaine her son saved him._ The mean while Morgan le Fay had wend king Arthur had been dead.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading _How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir Uwaine her son saved him._ The mean while Morgan le Fay had wend king Arthur had been dead.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading _How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir Uwaine her son saved him._ The mean while Morgan le Fay had wend king Arthur had been dead.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading O Madam, said the damsel, and ye slay my lord, ye can never escape.
lord'snounUS /lɔːrdz/
possessive form of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
a woman of refinement
From this reading O Madam, said the damsel, and ye slay my lord, ye can never escape.
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading _How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir Uwaine her son saved him._ The mean while Morgan le Fay had wend king Arthur had been dead.
MorgannounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading _How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir Uwaine her son saved him._ The mean while Morgan le Fay had wend king Arthur had been dead.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O Madam, said the damsel, and ye slay my lord, ye can never escape.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading _How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir Uwaine her son saved him._ The mean while Morgan le Fay had wend king Arthur had been dead.
cut with a saw
From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
term of address for a man
From this reading _How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir Uwaine her son saved him._ The mean while Morgan le Fay had wend king Arthur had been dead.
slainnounUS /sleɪn/
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading _How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir Uwaine her son saved him._ The mean while Morgan le Fay had wend king Arthur had been dead.
slayverbUS /sleɪ/
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
the state of being asleep
From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
a male human offspring
From this reading _How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir Uwaine her son saved him._ The mean while Morgan le Fay had wend king Arthur had been dead.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir Uwaine her son saved him._ The mean while Morgan le Fay had wend king Arthur had been dead.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading So on a day she espied king Uriens lay in his bed sleeping, then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said: Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.
Uriens
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From this reading _How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir Uwaine her son saved him._ The mean while Morgan le Fay had wend king Arthur had been dead.
Uwaine
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From this reading _How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir Uwaine her son saved him._ The mean while Morgan le Fay had wend king Arthur had been dead.
wendverbUS /wend/
direct one's course or way
From this reading _How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir Uwaine her son saved him._ The mean while Morgan le Fay had wend king Arthur had been dead.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading _How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir Uwaine her son saved him._ The mean while Morgan le Fay had wend king Arthur had been dead.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _How Morgan would have slain Sir Uriens her husband, and how Sir Uwaine her son saved him._ The mean while Morgan le Fay had wend king Arthur had been dead.
XIIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading XIII.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading O Madam, said the damsel, and ye slay my lord, ye can never escape.
