used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading However, as he embraced De Coucy at parting, according to the custom of the day, he whispered in his ear: "The besants we brought from the Holy Land are in my chamber.
(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 If you love me, De Coucy, remember that we are brothers, and have all things in common.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading However, as he embraced De Coucy at parting, according to the custom of the day, he whispered in his ear: "The besants we brought from the Holy Land are in my chamber.
arrangementsnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənts/
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading In the hurry of such a moment there had been no time for many of those arrangements between the two friends, which the Count d'Auvergne much wished to have made.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading However, as he embraced De Coucy at parting, according to the custom of the day, he whispered in his ear: "The besants we brought from the Holy Land are in my chamber.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
Auvergnenoun
a region in central France
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the hurry of such a moment there had been no time for many of those arrangements between the two friends, which the Count d'Auvergne much wished to have made.
besants
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From this reading However, as he embraced De Coucy at parting, according to the custom of the day, he whispered in his ear: "The besants we brought from the Holy Land are in my chamber.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In the hurry of such a moment there had been no time for many of those arrangements between the two friends, which the Count d'Auvergne much wished to have made.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading If you love me, De Coucy, remember that we are brothers, and have all things in common.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading However, as he embraced De Coucy at parting, according to the custom of the day, he whispered in his ear: "The besants we brought from the Holy Land are in my chamber.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading However, as he embraced De Coucy at parting, according to the custom of the day, he whispered in his ear: "The besants we brought from the Holy Land are in my chamber.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
Coucy
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From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading In the hurry of such a moment there had been no time for many of those arrangements between the two friends, which the Count d'Auvergne much wished to have made.
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading However, as he embraced De Coucy at parting, according to the custom of the day, he whispered in his ear: "The besants we brought from the Holy Land are in my chamber.
d'Auvergne
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From this reading In the hurry of such a moment there had been no time for many of those arrangements between the two friends, which the Count d'Auvergne much wished to have made.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading However, as he embraced De Coucy at parting, according to the custom of the day, he whispered in his ear: "The besants we brought from the Holy Land are in my chamber.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
the act of departing
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
dwellingnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋ/
housing that someone is living in
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading However, as he embraced De Coucy at parting, according to the custom of the day, he whispered in his ear: "The besants we brought from the Holy Land are in my chamber.
embracedverbUS /emˈbreɪst/
past form of “embrace” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading However, as he embraced De Coucy at parting, according to the custom of the day, he whispered in his ear: "The besants we brought from the Holy Land are in my chamber.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I shall find you here at my return.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
friend'snounUS /frendz/
possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading In the hurry of such a moment there had been no time for many of those arrangements between the two friends, which the Count d'Auvergne much wished to have made.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading However, as he embraced De Coucy at parting, according to the custom of the day, he whispered in his ear: "The besants we brought from the Holy Land are in my chamber.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the hurry of such a moment there had been no time for many of those arrangements between the two friends, which the Count d'Auvergne much wished to have made.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the hurry of such a moment there had been no time for many of those arrangements between the two friends, which the Count d'Auvergne much wished to have made.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However, as he embraced De Coucy at parting, according to the custom of the day, he whispered in his ear: "The besants we brought from the Holy Land are in my chamber.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I shall find you here at my return.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading However, as he embraced De Coucy at parting, according to the custom of the day, he whispered in his ear: "The besants we brought from the Holy Land are in my chamber.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, as he embraced De Coucy at parting, according to the custom of the day, he whispered in his ear: "The besants we brought from the Holy Land are in my chamber.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading In the hurry of such a moment there had been no time for many of those arrangements between the two friends, which the Count d'Auvergne much wished to have made.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall find you here at my return.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you love me, De Coucy, remember that we are brothers, and have all things in common.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading However, as he embraced De Coucy at parting, according to the custom of the day, he whispered in his ear: "The besants we brought from the Holy Land are in my chamber.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading If you love me, De Coucy, remember that we are brothers, and have all things in common.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In the hurry of such a moment there had been no time for many of those arrangements between the two friends, which the Count d'Auvergne much wished to have made.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading In the hurry of such a moment there had been no time for many of those arrangements between the two friends, which the Count d'Auvergne much wished to have made.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you love me, De Coucy, remember that we are brothers, and have all things in common.
a particular point in time
From this reading In the hurry of such a moment there had been no time for many of those arrangements between the two friends, which the Count d'Auvergne much wished to have made.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading In the hurry of such a moment there had been no time for many of those arrangements between the two friends, which the Count d'Auvergne much wished to have made.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading However, as he embraced De Coucy at parting, according to the custom of the day, he whispered in his ear: "The besants we brought from the Holy Land are in my chamber.
not any; not one
From this reading In the hurry of such a moment there had been no time for many of those arrangements between the two friends, which the Count d'Auvergne much wished to have made.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
on one occasion
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
the act of departing politely
From this reading However, as he embraced De Coucy at parting, according to the custom of the day, he whispered in his ear: "The besants we brought from the Holy Land are in my chamber.
To recall to mind.
From this reading If you love me, De Coucy, remember that we are brothers, and have all things in common.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall find you here at my return.
term of address for a man
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In the hurry of such a moment there had been no time for many of those arrangements between the two friends, which the Count d'Auvergne much wished to have made.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If you love me, De Coucy, remember that we are brothers, and have all things in common.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In the hurry of such a moment there had been no time for many of those arrangements between the two friends, which the Count d'Auvergne much wished to have made.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading If you love me, De Coucy, remember that we are brothers, and have all things in common.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In the hurry of such a moment there had been no time for many of those arrangements between the two friends, which the Count d'Auvergne much wished to have made.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In the hurry of such a moment there had been no time for many of those arrangements between the two friends, which the Count d'Auvergne much wished to have made.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In the hurry of such a moment there had been no time for many of those arrangements between the two friends, which the Count d'Auvergne much wished to have made.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the hurry of such a moment there had been no time for many of those arrangements between the two friends, which the Count d'Auvergne much wished to have made.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading However, as he embraced De Coucy at parting, according to the custom of the day, he whispered in his ear: "The besants we brought from the Holy Land are in my chamber.
which person or people
From this reading We must now once more go back a little in our history and return to Sir Guy de Coucy, who, on the morning of his friend's departure for Auvergne, stood at the door of their common dwelling to see him set out.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading In the hurry of such a moment there had been no time for many of those arrangements between the two friends, which the Count d'Auvergne much wished to have made.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you love me, De Coucy, remember that we are brothers, and have all things in common.
