Chapter V · Chapter 5

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.

willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises

From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.

later than; following

From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.

united by being of the same opinion

From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.

in addition

From this reading Two others also came.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.

disposed or placed in a particular kind of order

From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.

playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment

From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.

next to; at the side of

From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The favourite himself was attended by the Earl of Ealing, a youngster who had his spurs to win, who thought it policy to serve the great time-server.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Two others also came.

past form of “challenge” — take exception to

From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.

plural of “crumb” — a very small quantity of something

From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.

a female human offspring

From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.

the first light of day

From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.

argue or speak in defense of

From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.

possessive form of “duke” — a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.

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From this reading The favourite himself was attended by the Earl of Ealing, a youngster who had his spurs to win, who thought it policy to serve the great time-server.

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

From this reading The favourite himself was attended by the Earl of Ealing, a youngster who had his spurs to win, who thought it policy to serve the great time-server.

a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.

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From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.

a competitor thought likely to win

From this reading The favourite himself was attended by the Earl of Ealing, a youngster who had his spurs to win, who thought it policy to serve the great time-server.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.

the state of being friends (or friendly)

From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.

in a gay manner

From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.

in a gallant manner

From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.

a man of refinement

From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading The favourite himself was attended by the Earl of Ealing, a youngster who had his spurs to win, who thought it policy to serve the great time-server.

a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading The favourite himself was attended by the Earl of Ealing, a youngster who had his spurs to win, who thought it policy to serve the great time-server.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The favourite himself was attended by the Earl of Ealing, a youngster who had his spurs to win, who thought it policy to serve the great time-server.

a largely agricultural county in central England

From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.

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From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.

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From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.

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From this reading Two others also came.

a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group

From this reading The favourite himself was attended by the Earl of Ealing, a youngster who had his spurs to win, who thought it policy to serve the great time-server.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.

past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.

at an earlier time or formerly

From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.

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From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.

serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading The favourite himself was attended by the Earl of Ealing, a youngster who had his spurs to win, who thought it policy to serve the great time-server.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.

in the near future

From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.

plural of “spur” — a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

From this reading The favourite himself was attended by the Earl of Ealing, a youngster who had his spurs to win, who thought it policy to serve the great time-server.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.

the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities

From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.

the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea

From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading The favourite himself was attended by the Earl of Ealing, a youngster who had his spurs to win, who thought it policy to serve the great time-server.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.

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From this reading The favourite himself was attended by the Earl of Ealing, a youngster who had his spurs to win, who thought it policy to serve the great time-server.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Two others also came.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The favourite himself was attended by the Earl of Ealing, a youngster who had his spurs to win, who thought it policy to serve the great time-server.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.

at the time that

From this reading As had been arranged when Lempriere challenged Leicester, they met soon after dawn among the trees beside the Thames.

which person or people

From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading A gentleman of the court, to whom the Duke's Daughter had previously presented Lempriere, gaily agreed to act as second, and gallantly attended the lord of Rozel in his adventurous enterprise.

in a willing manner

From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.

be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious

From this reading The favourite himself was attended by the Earl of Ealing, a youngster who had his spurs to win, who thought it policy to serve the great time-server.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading There were few at Court who had not some grudge against Leicester, few who would not willingly have done duty at such a time; for Leicester's friends were of fair-weather sort, ready to defend him, to support him, not for friendship but for the crumbs that dropped from the table of his power.

a young person of either sex

From this reading The favourite himself was attended by the Earl of Ealing, a youngster who had his spurs to win, who thought it policy to serve the great time-server.