used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We next went to the Temple Church, and, finding the door ajar, made free to enter beneath its Norman arches, which admitted us into a circular vestibule, very ancient and beautiful.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading On the floor of the vestibule lay about half a score of Templars,--the representatives of the warlike priests who built this church and formerly held these precincts,--all in chain armor, grasping their swords, and with their shields beside them.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading We next went to the Temple Church, and, finding the door ajar, made free to enter beneath its Norman arches, which admitted us into a circular vestibule, very ancient and beautiful.
ajaradjectiveUS /əˈdʒɑːr/
slightly open
From this reading We next went to the Temple Church, and, finding the door ajar, made free to enter beneath its Norman arches, which admitted us into a circular vestibule, very ancient and beautiful.
(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 On the floor of the vestibule lay about half a score of Templars,--the representatives of the warlike priests who built this church and formerly held these precincts,--all in chain armor, grasping their swords, and with their shields beside them.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading We next went to the Temple Church, and, finding the door ajar, made free to enter beneath its Norman arches, which admitted us into a circular vestibule, very ancient and beautiful.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We next went to the Temple Church, and, finding the door ajar, made free to enter beneath its Norman arches, which admitted us into a circular vestibule, very ancient and beautiful.
archesnounUS /ˈɑːrtʃəz/
plural of “arch” — a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading We next went to the Temple Church, and, finding the door ajar, made free to enter beneath its Norman arches, which admitted us into a circular vestibule, very ancient and beautiful.
armornounUS /ˈɑːrmər/
protective covering made of metal and used in combat
From this reading On the floor of the vestibule lay about half a score of Templars,--the representatives of the warlike priests who built this church and formerly held these precincts,--all in chain armor, grasping their swords, and with their shields beside them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I think I have seen nowhere else such well-preserved monumental knights as these.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading We next went to the Temple Church, and, finding the door ajar, made free to enter beneath its Norman arches, which admitted us into a circular vestibule, very ancient and beautiful.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading We next went to the Temple Church, and, finding the door ajar, made free to enter beneath its Norman arches, which admitted us into a circular vestibule, very ancient and beautiful.
next to; at the side of
From this reading On the floor of the vestibule lay about half a score of Templars,--the representatives of the warlike priests who built this church and formerly held these precincts,--all in chain armor, grasping their swords, and with their shields beside them.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading In the body of the church beyond we saw a boy sitting, but nobody either forbade or invited our entrance.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading In the body of the church beyond we saw a boy sitting, but nobody either forbade or invited our entrance.
a youthful male person
From this reading In the body of the church beyond we saw a boy sitting, but nobody either forbade or invited our entrance.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading On the floor of the vestibule lay about half a score of Templars,--the representatives of the warlike priests who built this church and formerly held these precincts,--all in chain armor, grasping their swords, and with their shields beside them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the body of the church beyond we saw a boy sitting, but nobody either forbade or invited our entrance.
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading On the floor of the vestibule lay about half a score of Templars,--the representatives of the warlike priests who built this church and formerly held these precincts,--all in chain armor, grasping their swords, and with their shields beside them.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading We next went to the Temple Church, and, finding the door ajar, made free to enter beneath its Norman arches, which admitted us into a circular vestibule, very ancient and beautiful.
circularadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrkjələr/
having the shape or form of a circle
From this reading We next went to the Temple Church, and, finding the door ajar, made free to enter beneath its Norman arches, which admitted us into a circular vestibule, very ancient and beautiful.
cross-leggedadverb
with the legs crossed
From this reading Except two or three, they lay cross-legged, in token that they had really fought for the Holy Sepulchre.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading We next went to the Temple Church, and, finding the door ajar, made free to enter beneath its Norman arches, which admitted us into a circular vestibule, very ancient and beautiful.
one or the other of two
From this reading In the body of the church beyond we saw a boy sitting, but nobody either forbade or invited our entrance.
else
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From this reading I think I have seen nowhere else such well-preserved monumental knights as these.
to come or go into
From this reading We next went to the Temple Church, and, finding the door ajar, made free to enter beneath its Norman arches, which admitted us into a circular vestibule, very ancient and beautiful.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading In the body of the church beyond we saw a boy sitting, but nobody either forbade or invited our entrance.
apart from; not including
From this reading Except two or three, they lay cross-legged, in token that they had really fought for the Holy Sepulchre.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading We next went to the Temple Church, and, finding the door ajar, made free to enter beneath its Norman arches, which admitted us into a circular vestibule, very ancient and beautiful.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading On the floor of the vestibule lay about half a score of Templars,--the representatives of the warlike priests who built this church and formerly held these precincts,--all in chain armor, grasping their swords, and with their shields beside them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Except two or three, they lay cross-legged, in token that they had really fought for the Holy Sepulchre.
forbadeverbUS /fərˈbeɪd/
inflected form of “forbid” — command against
From this reading In the body of the church beyond we saw a boy sitting, but nobody either forbade or invited our entrance.
at a previous time
From this reading On the floor of the vestibule lay about half a score of Templars,--the representatives of the warlike priests who built this church and formerly held these precincts,--all in chain armor, grasping their swords, and with their shields beside them.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Except two or three, they lay cross-legged, in token that they had really fought for the Holy Sepulchre.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading We next went to the Temple Church, and, finding the door ajar, made free to enter beneath its Norman arches, which admitted us into a circular vestibule, very ancient and beautiful.
graspingnounUS /ˈɡræspɪŋ/
understanding with difficulty
From this reading On the floor of the vestibule lay about half a score of Templars,--the representatives of the warlike priests who built this church and formerly held these precincts,--all in chain armor, grasping their swords, and with their shields beside them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Except two or three, they lay cross-legged, in token that they had really fought for the Holy Sepulchre.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading On the floor of the vestibule lay about half a score of Templars,--the representatives of the warlike priests who built this church and formerly held these precincts,--all in chain armor, grasping their swords, and with their shields beside them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I think I have seen nowhere else such well-preserved monumental knights as these.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading On the floor of the vestibule lay about half a score of Templars,--the representatives of the warlike priests who built this church and formerly held these precincts,--all in chain armor, grasping their swords, and with their shields beside them.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading Except two or three, they lay cross-legged, in token that they had really fought for the Holy Sepulchre.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think I have seen nowhere else such well-preserved monumental knights as these.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the body of the church beyond we saw a boy sitting, but nobody either forbade or invited our entrance.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We next went to the Temple Church, and, finding the door ajar, made free to enter beneath its Norman arches, which admitted us into a circular vestibule, very ancient and beautiful.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading In the body of the church beyond we saw a boy sitting, but nobody either forbade or invited our entrance.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading We next went to the Temple Church, and, finding the door ajar, made free to enter beneath its Norman arches, which admitted us into a circular vestibule, very ancient and beautiful.
plural of “knight” — 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 I think I have seen nowhere else such well-preserved monumental knights as these.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading On the floor of the vestibule lay about half a score of Templars,--the representatives of the warlike priests who built this church and formerly held these precincts,--all in chain armor, grasping their swords, and with their shields beside them.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading We next went to the Temple Church, and, finding the door ajar, made free to enter beneath its Norman arches, which admitted us into a circular vestibule, very ancient and beautiful.
monumentaladjectiveUS /ˌmɑːnjəˈmentəl/
relating or belonging to or serving as a monument
From this reading I think I have seen nowhere else such well-preserved monumental knights as these.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading We next went to the Temple Church, and, finding the door ajar, made free to enter beneath its Norman arches, which admitted us into a circular vestibule, very ancient and beautiful.
no person; not anyone
From this reading In the body of the church beyond we saw a boy sitting, but nobody either forbade or invited our entrance.
NormannounUS /ˈnɔːrmən/
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading We next went to the Temple Church, and, finding the door ajar, made free to enter beneath its Norman arches, which admitted us into a circular vestibule, very ancient and beautiful.
nowherenounUS /ˈnoʊwer/
an insignificant place
From this reading I think I have seen nowhere else such well-preserved monumental knights as these.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the body of the church beyond we saw a boy sitting, but nobody either forbade or invited our entrance.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the floor of the vestibule lay about half a score of Templars,--the representatives of the warlike priests who built this church and formerly held these precincts,--all in chain armor, grasping their swords, and with their shields beside them.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the body of the church beyond we saw a boy sitting, but nobody either forbade or invited our entrance.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In the body of the church beyond we saw a boy sitting, but nobody either forbade or invited our entrance.
precinctsnounUS /ˈpriːsɪŋkts/
plural of “precinct” — a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
From this reading On the floor of the vestibule lay about half a score of Templars,--the representatives of the warlike priests who built this church and formerly held these precincts,--all in chain armor, grasping their swords, and with their shields beside them.
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 On the floor of the vestibule lay about half a score of Templars,--the representatives of the warlike priests who built this church and formerly held these precincts,--all in chain armor, grasping their swords, and with their shields beside them.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Except two or three, they lay cross-legged, in token that they had really fought for the Holy Sepulchre.
representativesnounUS /ˌreprəˈzentətɪvz/
plural of “representative” — a person who represents others
From this reading On the floor of the vestibule lay about half a score of Templars,--the representatives of the warlike priests who built this church and formerly held these precincts,--all in chain armor, grasping their swords, and with their shields beside them.
cut with a saw
From this reading In the body of the church beyond we saw a boy sitting, but nobody either forbade or invited our entrance.
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading On the floor of the vestibule lay about half a score of Templars,--the representatives of the warlike priests who built this church and formerly held these precincts,--all in chain armor, grasping their swords, and with their shields beside them.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I think I have seen nowhere else such well-preserved monumental knights as these.
Sepulchrenoun
a chamber that is used as a grave
From this reading Except two or three, they lay cross-legged, in token that they had really fought for the Holy Sepulchre.
shieldsnounUS /ʃiːldz/
plural of “shield” — a protective covering or structure
From this reading On the floor of the vestibule lay about half a score of Templars,--the representatives of the warlike priests who built this church and formerly held these precincts,--all in chain armor, grasping their swords, and with their shields beside them.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading In the body of the church beyond we saw a boy sitting, but nobody either forbade or invited our entrance.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I think I have seen nowhere else such well-preserved monumental knights as these.
swordsnounUS /sɔːrdz/
plural of “sword” — a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading On the floor of the vestibule lay about half a score of Templars,--the representatives of the warlike priests who built this church and formerly held these precincts,--all in chain armor, grasping their swords, and with their shields beside them.
TemplarsnounUS /ˈtemplərz/
plural of “templar” — a knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher
From this reading On the floor of the vestibule lay about half a score of Templars,--the representatives of the warlike priests who built this church and formerly held these precincts,--all in chain armor, grasping their swords, and with their shields beside them.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading We next went to the Temple Church, and, finding the door ajar, made free to enter beneath its Norman arches, which admitted us into a circular vestibule, very ancient and beautiful.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Except two or three, they lay cross-legged, in token that they had really fought for the Holy Sepulchre.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We next went to the Temple Church, and, finding the door ajar, made free to enter beneath its Norman arches, which admitted us into a circular vestibule, very ancient and beautiful.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On the floor of the vestibule lay about half a score of Templars,--the representatives of the warlike priests who built this church and formerly held these precincts,--all in chain armor, grasping their swords, and with their shields beside them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On the floor of the vestibule lay about half a score of Templars,--the representatives of the warlike priests who built this church and formerly held these precincts,--all in chain armor, grasping their swords, and with their shields beside them.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading On the floor of the vestibule lay about half a score of Templars,--the representatives of the warlike priests who built this church and formerly held these precincts,--all in chain armor, grasping their swords, and with their shields beside them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Except two or three, they lay cross-legged, in token that they had really fought for the Holy Sepulchre.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think I have seen nowhere else such well-preserved monumental knights as these.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On the floor of the vestibule lay about half a score of Templars,--the representatives of the warlike priests who built this church and formerly held these precincts,--all in chain armor, grasping their swords, and with their shields beside them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Except two or three, they lay cross-legged, in token that they had really fought for the Holy Sepulchre.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We next went to the Temple Church, and, finding the door ajar, made free to enter beneath its Norman arches, which admitted us into a circular vestibule, very ancient and beautiful.
tokennounUS /ˈtoʊkən/
an individual instance of a type of symbol
From this reading Except two or three, they lay cross-legged, in token that they had really fought for the Holy Sepulchre.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Except two or three, they lay cross-legged, in token that they had really fought for the Holy Sepulchre.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We next went to the Temple Church, and, finding the door ajar, made free to enter beneath its Norman arches, which admitted us into a circular vestibule, very ancient and beautiful.
precisely as stated
From this reading We next went to the Temple Church, and, finding the door ajar, made free to enter beneath its Norman arches, which admitted us into a circular vestibule, very ancient and beautiful.
vestibulenounUS /ˈvestɪbjuːl/
a large entrance or reception room or area
From this reading We next went to the Temple Church, and, finding the door ajar, made free to enter beneath its Norman arches, which admitted us into a circular vestibule, very ancient and beautiful.
warlikeadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːrlaɪk/
disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
From this reading On the floor of the vestibule lay about half a score of Templars,--the representatives of the warlike priests who built this church and formerly held these precincts,--all in chain armor, grasping their swords, and with their shields beside them.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We next went to the Temple Church, and, finding the door ajar, made free to enter beneath its Norman arches, which admitted us into a circular vestibule, very ancient and beautiful.
well-preservedadjective
used of older persons who are healthy
From this reading I think I have seen nowhere else such well-preserved monumental knights as these.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We next went to the Temple Church, and, finding the door ajar, made free to enter beneath its Norman arches, which admitted us into a circular vestibule, very ancient and beautiful.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We next went to the Temple Church, and, finding the door ajar, made free to enter beneath its Norman arches, which admitted us into a circular vestibule, very ancient and beautiful.
which person or people
From this reading On the floor of the vestibule lay about half a score of Templars,--the representatives of the warlike priests who built this church and formerly held these precincts,--all in chain armor, grasping their swords, and with their shields beside them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the floor of the vestibule lay about half a score of Templars,--the representatives of the warlike priests who built this church and formerly held these precincts,--all in chain armor, grasping their swords, and with their shields beside them.
