used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And first for Media: a gallant gentleman and king.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Odo And Its Lord Time now to enter upon some further description of the island and its lord.
believerbUS /bɪˈlaɪ/
be in contradiction with
From this reading Nor in person, did he belie his origin.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In his endless pedigree, reckoning deities by decimals, innumerable kings, and scores of great heroes, chiefs, and priests.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading From a goodly stock he came.
chiefsnounUS /tʃiːfs/
plural of “chief” — a person who is in charge
From this reading In his endless pedigree, reckoning deities by decimals, innumerable kings, and scores of great heroes, chiefs, and priests.
decimalsnounUS /ˈdesəməlz/
plural of “decimal” — a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10
From this reading In his endless pedigree, reckoning deities by decimals, innumerable kings, and scores of great heroes, chiefs, and priests.
deitiesnounUS /ˈdiːətiz/
plural of “deity” — any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
From this reading In his endless pedigree, reckoning deities by decimals, innumerable kings, and scores of great heroes, chiefs, and priests.
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading Odo And Its Lord Time now to enter upon some further description of the island and its lord.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Nor in person, did he belie his origin.
endlessadjectiveUS /ˈendləs/
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading In his endless pedigree, reckoning deities by decimals, innumerable kings, and scores of great heroes, chiefs, and priests.
to come or go into
From this reading Odo And Its Lord Time now to enter upon some further description of the island and its lord.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading And first for Media: a gallant gentleman and king.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And first for Media: a gallant gentleman and king.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From a goodly stock he came.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Odo And Its Lord Time now to enter upon some further description of the island and its lord.
unflinching in battle or action
From this reading And first for Media: a gallant gentleman and king.
a man of refinement
From this reading And first for Media: a gallant gentleman and king.
goodlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡʊdli/
large in amount or extent or degree
From this reading From a goodly stock he came.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading In his endless pedigree, reckoning deities by decimals, innumerable kings, and scores of great heroes, chiefs, and priests.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From a goodly stock he came.
heroesnounUS /ˈhɪroʊz/
plural of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading In his endless pedigree, reckoning deities by decimals, innumerable kings, and scores of great heroes, chiefs, and priests.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his endless pedigree, reckoning deities by decimals, innumerable kings, and scores of great heroes, chiefs, and priests.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his endless pedigree, reckoning deities by decimals, innumerable kings, and scores of great heroes, chiefs, and priests.
innumerableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnuːmərəbəl/
too numerous to be counted
From this reading In his endless pedigree, reckoning deities by decimals, innumerable kings, and scores of great heroes, chiefs, and priests.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Odo And Its Lord Time now to enter upon some further description of the island and its lord.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Odo And Its Lord Time now to enter upon some further description of the island and its lord.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading And first for Media: a gallant gentleman and king.
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading In his endless pedigree, reckoning deities by decimals, innumerable kings, and scores of great heroes, chiefs, and priests.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Odo And Its Lord Time now to enter upon some further description of the island and its lord.
MedianounUS /ˈmiːdiə/
plural of “medium” — a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
From this reading And first for Media: a gallant gentleman and king.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor in person, did he belie his origin.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Odo And Its Lord Time now to enter upon some further description of the island and its lord.
Odonoun
French pope from 1088 to 1099 whose sermons called for the First Crusade (1042-1099)
From this reading Odo And Its Lord Time now to enter upon some further description of the island and its lord.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Odo And Its Lord Time now to enter upon some further description of the island and its lord.
originnounUS /ˈɔːrədʒən/
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading Nor in person, did he belie his origin.
pedigreenounUS /ˈpedəɡri/
the descendants of one individual
From this reading In his endless pedigree, reckoning deities by decimals, innumerable kings, and scores of great heroes, chiefs, and priests.
a human being
From this reading Nor in person, did he belie his origin.
priestsnounUS /priːsts/
plural of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading In his endless pedigree, reckoning deities by decimals, innumerable kings, and scores of great heroes, chiefs, and priests.
reckoningnounUS /ˈrekənɪŋ/
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
From this reading In his endless pedigree, reckoning deities by decimals, innumerable kings, and scores of great heroes, chiefs, and priests.
scoresnounUS /skɔːrz/
a large number or amount
From this reading In his endless pedigree, reckoning deities by decimals, innumerable kings, and scores of great heroes, chiefs, and priests.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Odo And Its Lord Time now to enter upon some further description of the island and its lord.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading From a goodly stock he came.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Odo And Its Lord Time now to enter upon some further description of the island and its lord.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Odo And Its Lord Time now to enter upon some further description of the island and its lord.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Odo And Its Lord Time now to enter upon some further description of the island and its lord.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Odo And Its Lord Time now to enter upon some further description of the island and its lord.
