used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
(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 _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
brachets
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From this reading And so when Sir Dinas went out on hunting she slipped down by a towel, and took with her two brachets, and so she went to the knight that she loved.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And so when Sir Dinas went out on hunting she slipped down by a towel, and took with her two brachets, and so she went to the knight that she loved.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And when Sir Dinas came home and missed his lady, and his brachets, then was he more wroth for his brachets than for the lady.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
a boy or man
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past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
Dinadan
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From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
Dinas
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From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And so when Sir Dinas went out on hunting she slipped down by a towel, and took with her two brachets, and so she went to the knight that she loved.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And when Sir Dinas came home and missed his lady, and his brachets, then was he more wroth for his brachets than for the lady.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when Sir Dinas came home and missed his lady, and his brachets, then was he more wroth for his brachets than for the lady.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And so when Sir Dinas went out on hunting she slipped down by a towel, and took with her two brachets, and so she went to the knight that she loved.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And when Sir Dinas came home and missed his lady, and his brachets, then was he more wroth for his brachets than for the lady.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading And when Sir Dinas came home and missed his lady, and his brachets, then was he more wroth for his brachets than for the lady.
How
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From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading And so when Sir Dinas went out on hunting she slipped down by a towel, and took with her two brachets, and so she went to the knight that she loved.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
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 _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
go away from a place
From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
held dear
From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading And when Sir Dinas came home and missed his lady, and his brachets, then was he more wroth for his brachets than for the lady.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And when Sir Dinas came home and missed his lady, and his brachets, then was he more wroth for his brachets than for the lady.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And so when Sir Dinas went out on hunting she slipped down by a towel, and took with her two brachets, and so she went to the knight that she loved.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And so when Sir Dinas went out on hunting she slipped down by a towel, and took with her two brachets, and so she went to the knight that she loved.
Palamides
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From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
term of address for a man
From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading And so when Sir Dinas went out on hunting she slipped down by a towel, and took with her two brachets, and so she went to the knight that she loved.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so when Sir Dinas went out on hunting she slipped down by a towel, and took with her two brachets, and so she went to the knight that she loved.
express in speech
From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And when Sir Dinas came home and missed his lady, and his brachets, then was he more wroth for his brachets than for the lady.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And so when Sir Dinas went out on hunting she slipped down by a towel, and took with her two brachets, and so she went to the knight that she loved.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading And so when Sir Dinas went out on hunting she slipped down by a towel, and took with her two brachets, and so she went to the knight that she loved.
towelnounUS /ˈtaʊəl/
a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
From this reading And so when Sir Dinas went out on hunting she slipped down by a towel, and took with her two brachets, and so she went to the knight that she loved.
TristramnounUS /ˈtrɪstrəm/
(Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading And so when Sir Dinas went out on hunting she slipped down by a towel, and took with her two brachets, and so she went to the knight that she loved.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And when Sir Dinas came home and missed his lady, and his brachets, then was he more wroth for his brachets than for the lady.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And so when Sir Dinas went out on hunting she slipped down by a towel, and took with her two brachets, and so she went to the knight that she loved.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
at the time that
From this reading And so when Sir Dinas went out on hunting she slipped down by a towel, and took with her two brachets, and so she went to the knight that she loved.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And so when Sir Dinas went out on hunting she slipped down by a towel, and took with her two brachets, and so she went to the knight that she loved.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading _How after that Sir Tristram, Sir Palamides, and Sir Dinadan had been long in prison they were delivered._ Now leave we off this tale and speak we of Sir Dinas that loved a lady within the castle, and she loved another knight better than him.
wrothadjective
vehemently incensed and condemnatory
From this reading And when Sir Dinas came home and missed his lady, and his brachets, then was he more wroth for his brachets than for the lady.
XLnoun
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four
From this reading XL.
