used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading (Nothing can be more absurd than to call Henry the Eighth a Protestant.) Our own prioress might be said to have died in the same cause.
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading (Nothing can be more absurd than to call Henry the Eighth a Protestant.) Our own prioress might be said to have died in the same cause.
acknowledgeverbUS /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒ/
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading We heard before of the execution of the Bishop of Rochester, who laid down his gray head upon the block because he would not acknowledge the king to be pope—for that is what it amounted to.
anew
From this reading THE LIGHTNING STRIKES AGAIN.
(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 With the spring came rumors of renewed attacks upon the religious foundations all over the country.
amountedverbUS /əˈmaʊntɪd/
past form of “amount” — be tantamount or equivalent to
From this reading We heard before of the execution of the Bishop of Rochester, who laid down his gray head upon the block because he would not acknowledge the king to be pope—for that is what it amounted to.
attacksnounUS /əˈtæks/
plural of “attack” — (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading With the spring came rumors of renewed attacks upon the religious foundations all over the country.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We heard before of the execution of the Bishop of Rochester, who laid down his gray head upon the block because he would not acknowledge the king to be pope—for that is what it amounted to.
for the reason that
From this reading We heard before of the execution of the Bishop of Rochester, who laid down his gray head upon the block because he would not acknowledge the king to be pope—for that is what it amounted to.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We heard before of the execution of the Bishop of Rochester, who laid down his gray head upon the block because he would not acknowledge the king to be pope—for that is what it amounted to.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading We heard before of the execution of the Bishop of Rochester, who laid down his gray head upon the block because he would not acknowledge the king to be pope—for that is what it amounted to.
blocknounUS /blɑːk/
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading We heard before of the execution of the Bishop of Rochester, who laid down his gray head upon the block because he would not acknowledge the king to be pope—for that is what it amounted to.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading (Nothing can be more absurd than to call Henry the Eighth a Protestant.) Our own prioress might be said to have died in the same cause.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading With the spring came rumors of renewed attacks upon the religious foundations all over the country.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading (Nothing can be more absurd than to call Henry the Eighth a Protestant.) Our own prioress might be said to have died in the same cause.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading (Nothing can be more absurd than to call Henry the Eighth a Protestant.) Our own prioress might be said to have died in the same cause.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading With the spring came rumors of renewed attacks upon the religious foundations all over the country.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading (Nothing can be more absurd than to call Henry the Eighth a Protestant.) Our own prioress might be said to have died in the same cause.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading We heard before of the execution of the Bishop of Rochester, who laid down his gray head upon the block because he would not acknowledge the king to be pope—for that is what it amounted to.
EighthadjectiveUS /eɪtθ/
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
From this reading (Nothing can be more absurd than to call Henry the Eighth a Protestant.) Our own prioress might be said to have died in the same cause.
executionnounUS /ˌeksəˈkjuːʃən/
putting a condemned person to death
From this reading We heard before of the execution of the Bishop of Rochester, who laid down his gray head upon the block because he would not acknowledge the king to be pope—for that is what it amounted to.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We heard before of the execution of the Bishop of Rochester, who laid down his gray head upon the block because he would not acknowledge the king to be pope—for that is what it amounted to.
foundationsnounUS /faʊnˈdeɪʃənz/
plural of “foundation” — the basis on which something is grounded
From this reading With the spring came rumors of renewed attacks upon the religious foundations all over the country.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading We heard before of the execution of the Bishop of Rochester, who laid down his gray head upon the block because he would not acknowledge the king to be pope—for that is what it amounted to.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading (Nothing can be more absurd than to call Henry the Eighth a Protestant.) Our own prioress might be said to have died in the same cause.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We heard before of the execution of the Bishop of Rochester, who laid down his gray head upon the block because he would not acknowledge the king to be pope—for that is what it amounted to.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading We heard before of the execution of the Bishop of Rochester, who laid down his gray head upon the block because he would not acknowledge the king to be pope—for that is what it amounted to.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading We heard before of the execution of the Bishop of Rochester, who laid down his gray head upon the block because he would not acknowledge the king to be pope—for that is what it amounted to.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading (Nothing can be more absurd than to call Henry the Eighth a Protestant.) Our own prioress might be said to have died in the same cause.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We heard before of the execution of the Bishop of Rochester, who laid down his gray head upon the block because he would not acknowledge the king to be pope—for that is what it amounted to.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (Nothing can be more absurd than to call Henry the Eighth a Protestant.) Our own prioress might be said to have died in the same cause.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We heard before of the execution of the Bishop of Rochester, who laid down his gray head upon the block because he would not acknowledge the king to be pope—for that is what it amounted to.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We heard before of the execution of the Bishop of Rochester, who laid down his gray head upon the block because he would not acknowledge the king to be pope—for that is what it amounted to.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading We heard before of the execution of the Bishop of Rochester, who laid down his gray head upon the block because he would not acknowledge the king to be pope—for that is what it amounted to.
set down according to a plan
From this reading We heard before of the execution of the Bishop of Rochester, who laid down his gray head upon the block because he would not acknowledge the king to be pope—for that is what it amounted to.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading THE LIGHTNING STRIKES AGAIN.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE old man was right.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading (Nothing can be more absurd than to call Henry the Eighth a Protestant.) Our own prioress might be said to have died in the same cause.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading (Nothing can be more absurd than to call Henry the Eighth a Protestant.) Our own prioress might be said to have died in the same cause.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We heard before of the execution of the Bishop of Rochester, who laid down his gray head upon the block because he would not acknowledge the king to be pope—for that is what it amounted to.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading (Nothing can be more absurd than to call Henry the Eighth a Protestant.) Our own prioress might be said to have died in the same cause.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the spring came rumors of renewed attacks upon the religious foundations all over the country.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE old man was right.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading (Nothing can be more absurd than to call Henry the Eighth a Protestant.) Our own prioress might be said to have died in the same cause.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading With the spring came rumors of renewed attacks upon the religious foundations all over the country.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading (Nothing can be more absurd than to call Henry the Eighth a Protestant.) Our own prioress might be said to have died in the same cause.
popenounUS /poʊp/
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading We heard before of the execution of the Bishop of Rochester, who laid down his gray head upon the block because he would not acknowledge the king to be pope—for that is what it amounted to.
prioressnoun
the superior of a group of nuns
From this reading (Nothing can be more absurd than to call Henry the Eighth a Protestant.) Our own prioress might be said to have died in the same cause.
ProtestantnounUS /ˈprɑːtəstənt/
an adherent of Protestantism
From this reading (Nothing can be more absurd than to call Henry the Eighth a Protestant.) Our own prioress might be said to have died in the same cause.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading With the spring came rumors of renewed attacks upon the religious foundations all over the country.
renewedadjectiveUS /rɪˈnuːd/
restored to a new condition
From this reading With the spring came rumors of renewed attacks upon the religious foundations all over the country.
precisely, exactly
From this reading THE old man was right.
RochesternounUS /ˈrɑːtʃestər/
a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry
From this reading We heard before of the execution of the Bishop of Rochester, who laid down his gray head upon the block because he would not acknowledge the king to be pope—for that is what it amounted to.
rumorsnounUS /ˈruːmərz/
plural of “rumor” — gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading With the spring came rumors of renewed attacks upon the religious foundations all over the country.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading (Nothing can be more absurd than to call Henry the Eighth a Protestant.) Our own prioress might be said to have died in the same cause.
Identical; not different.
From this reading (Nothing can be more absurd than to call Henry the Eighth a Protestant.) Our own prioress might be said to have died in the same cause.
the season of growth
From this reading With the spring came rumors of renewed attacks upon the religious foundations all over the country.
STRIKESnounUS /straɪks/
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading THE LIGHTNING STRIKES AGAIN.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading (Nothing can be more absurd than to call Henry the Eighth a Protestant.) Our own prioress might be said to have died in the same cause.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We heard before of the execution of the Bishop of Rochester, who laid down his gray head upon the block because he would not acknowledge the king to be pope—for that is what it amounted to.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LIGHTNING STRIKES AGAIN.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We heard before of the execution of the Bishop of Rochester, who laid down his gray head upon the block because he would not acknowledge the king to be pope—for that is what it amounted to.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading With the spring came rumors of renewed attacks upon the religious foundations all over the country.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE old man was right.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We heard before of the execution of the Bishop of Rochester, who laid down his gray head upon the block because he would not acknowledge the king to be pope—for that is what it amounted to.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We heard before of the execution of the Bishop of Rochester, who laid down his gray head upon the block because he would not acknowledge the king to be pope—for that is what it amounted to.
which person or people
From this reading We heard before of the execution of the Bishop of Rochester, who laid down his gray head upon the block because he would not acknowledge the king to be pope—for that is what it amounted to.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the spring came rumors of renewed attacks upon the religious foundations all over the country.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We heard before of the execution of the Bishop of Rochester, who laid down his gray head upon the block because he would not acknowledge the king to be pope—for that is what it amounted to.
