used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then the Lord Richard said, "This is not a light matter, father; a great estate, craving your pardon, cannot thus pass by word of mouth."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then the Lord Richard dismounted from his horse, and bade the monk enter and speak with him at large; but he would not.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then the Lord Richard dismounted from his horse, and bade the monk enter and speak with him at large; but he would not.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading Then the Lord Richard dismounted from his horse, and bade the monk enter and speak with him at large; but he would not.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then the Lord Richard said, "Father, be it so, then; but should the Lord Robert return and claim the estate, it is his."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then the Lord Richard dismounted from his horse, and bade the monk enter and speak with him at large; but he would not.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then the Lord Richard said, "This is not a light matter, father; a great estate, craving your pardon, cannot thus pass by word of mouth."
cannot
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From this reading Then the Lord Richard said, "This is not a light matter, father; a great estate, craving your pardon, cannot thus pass by word of mouth."
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading Then the Lord Richard said, "Father, be it so, then; but should the Lord Robert return and claim the estate, it is his."
cravingnounUS /ˈkreɪvɪŋ/
an intense desire for some particular thing
From this reading Then the Lord Richard said, "This is not a light matter, father; a great estate, craving your pardon, cannot thus pass by word of mouth."
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Then the monk said, "He will not return; he is dead to the world."
dismounted
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From this reading Then the Lord Richard dismounted from his horse, and bade the monk enter and speak with him at large; but he would not.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading "And it shall not," said the monk, "the Lord Robert shall send you due quittance."
to come or go into
From this reading Then the Lord Richard dismounted from his horse, and bade the monk enter and speak with him at large; but he would not.
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading Then the Lord Richard said, "This is not a light matter, father; a great estate, craving your pardon, cannot thus pass by word of mouth."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Then the Lord Richard said, "This is not a light matter, father; a great estate, craving your pardon, cannot thus pass by word of mouth."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then the Lord Richard dismounted from his horse, and bade the monk enter and speak with him at large; but he would not.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Then the Lord Richard said, "This is not a light matter, father; a great estate, craving your pardon, cannot thus pass by word of mouth."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then the Lord Richard dismounted from his horse, and bade the monk enter and speak with him at large; but he would not.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then the Lord Richard dismounted from his horse, and bade the monk enter and speak with him at large; but he would not.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then the Lord Richard dismounted from his horse, and bade the monk enter and speak with him at large; but he would not.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Then the Lord Richard dismounted from his horse, and bade the monk enter and speak with him at large; but he would not.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then the Lord Richard said, "This is not a light matter, father; a great estate, craving your pardon, cannot thus pass by word of mouth."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And it shall not," said the monk, "the Lord Robert shall send you due quittance."
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then the Lord Richard dismounted from his horse, and bade the monk enter and speak with him at large; but he would not.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Then the Lord Richard said, "This is not a light matter, father; a great estate, craving your pardon, cannot thus pass by word of mouth."
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Then the Lord Richard dismounted from his horse, and bade the monk enter and speak with him at large; but he would not.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Then the Lord Richard said, "This is not a light matter, father; a great estate, craving your pardon, cannot thus pass by word of mouth."
monknounUS /mʌŋk/
a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
From this reading Then the Lord Richard dismounted from his horse, and bade the monk enter and speak with him at large; but he would not.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Then the Lord Richard said, "This is not a light matter, father; a great estate, craving your pardon, cannot thus pass by word of mouth."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then the Lord Richard dismounted from his horse, and bade the monk enter and speak with him at large; but he would not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then the Lord Richard said, "This is not a light matter, father; a great estate, craving your pardon, cannot thus pass by word of mouth."
accept an excuse for
From this reading Then the Lord Richard said, "This is not a light matter, father; a great estate, craving your pardon, cannot thus pass by word of mouth."
go across or through
From this reading Then the Lord Richard said, "This is not a light matter, father; a great estate, craving your pardon, cannot thus pass by word of mouth."
quittancenoun
a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt
From this reading "And it shall not," said the monk, "the Lord Robert shall send you due quittance."
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Then the Lord Richard said, "Father, be it so, then; but should the Lord Robert return and claim the estate, it is his."
Richard
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From this reading Then the Lord Richard dismounted from his horse, and bade the monk enter and speak with him at large; but he would not.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading "And it shall not," said the monk, "the Lord Robert shall send you due quittance."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then the Lord Richard said, "This is not a light matter, father; a great estate, craving your pardon, cannot thus pass by word of mouth."
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "And it shall not," said the monk, "the Lord Robert shall send you due quittance."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "And it shall not," said the monk, "the Lord Robert shall send you due quittance."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Then the Lord Richard said, "Father, be it so, then; but should the Lord Robert return and claim the estate, it is his."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then the Lord Richard said, "Father, be it so, then; but should the Lord Robert return and claim the estate, it is his."
express in speech
From this reading Then the Lord Richard dismounted from his horse, and bade the monk enter and speak with him at large; but he would not.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then the Lord Richard dismounted from his horse, and bade the monk enter and speak with him at large; but he would not.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the Lord Richard dismounted from his horse, and bade the monk enter and speak with him at large; but he would not.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then the Lord Richard said, "This is not a light matter, father; a great estate, craving your pardon, cannot thus pass by word of mouth."
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Then the Lord Richard said, "This is not a light matter, father; a great estate, craving your pardon, cannot thus pass by word of mouth."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then the monk said, "He will not return; he is dead to the world."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Then the monk said, "He will not return; he is dead to the world."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then the Lord Richard dismounted from his horse, and bade the monk enter and speak with him at large; but he would not.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Then the Lord Richard said, "This is not a light matter, father; a great estate, craving your pardon, cannot thus pass by word of mouth."
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Then the monk said, "He will not return; he is dead to the world."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then the Lord Richard dismounted from his horse, and bade the monk enter and speak with him at large; but he would not.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And it shall not," said the monk, "the Lord Robert shall send you due quittance."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then the Lord Richard said, "This is not a light matter, father; a great estate, craving your pardon, cannot thus pass by word of mouth."
