used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The place lies in the middle of a vast, level heath, on the soft declivity of a rising ground, which on the other side falls away sharply down to a boggy dell.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "'The morning after the sacrificial feast at the Deep Moor, Landolf with the Billing and the free men travelled on to the May diet, which was to be held at the seven stone-houses, and before noon came to the place.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I have already described the stone-houses.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There are seven of them, a number which must have been held sacred among the Saxons.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There were an enormous crowd of free men assembled, priests, nobles, and commons.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "'The morning after the sacrificial feast at the Deep Moor, Landolf with the Billing and the free men travelled on to the May diet, which was to be held at the seven stone-houses, and before noon came to the place.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are seven of them, a number which must have been held sacred among the Saxons.
assembledverbUS /əˈsembəld/
past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading There were an enormous crowd of free men assembled, priests, nobles, and commons.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "'The morning after the sacrificial feast at the Deep Moor, Landolf with the Billing and the free men travelled on to the May diet, which was to be held at the seven stone-houses, and before noon came to the place.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The place lies in the middle of a vast, level heath, on the soft declivity of a rising ground, which on the other side falls away sharply down to a boggy dell.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "'The morning after the sacrificial feast at the Deep Moor, Landolf with the Billing and the free men travelled on to the May diet, which was to be held at the seven stone-houses, and before noon came to the place.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There are seven of them, a number which must have been held sacred among the Saxons.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "'The morning after the sacrificial feast at the Deep Moor, Landolf with the Billing and the free men travelled on to the May diet, which was to be held at the seven stone-houses, and before noon came to the place.
BillingnounUS /ˈbɪlɪŋ/
request for payment of a debt
From this reading "'The morning after the sacrificial feast at the Deep Moor, Landolf with the Billing and the free men travelled on to the May diet, which was to be held at the seven stone-houses, and before noon came to the place.
boggyadjective
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading The place lies in the middle of a vast, level heath, on the soft declivity of a rising ground, which on the other side falls away sharply down to a boggy dell.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "'The morning after the sacrificial feast at the Deep Moor, Landolf with the Billing and the free men travelled on to the May diet, which was to be held at the seven stone-houses, and before noon came to the place.
commonsnounUS /ˈkɑːmənz/
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
From this reading There were an enormous crowd of free men assembled, priests, nobles, and commons.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading There were an enormous crowd of free men assembled, priests, nobles, and commons.
declivitynoun
a downward slope or bend
From this reading The place lies in the middle of a vast, level heath, on the soft declivity of a rising ground, which on the other side falls away sharply down to a boggy dell.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading "'The morning after the sacrificial feast at the Deep Moor, Landolf with the Billing and the free men travelled on to the May diet, which was to be held at the seven stone-houses, and before noon came to the place.
dellnounUS /del/
a small wooded hollow
From this reading The place lies in the middle of a vast, level heath, on the soft declivity of a rising ground, which on the other side falls away sharply down to a boggy dell.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading I have already described the stone-houses.
dietnounUS /ˈdaɪət/
a prescribed selection of foods
From this reading "'The morning after the sacrificial feast at the Deep Moor, Landolf with the Billing and the free men travelled on to the May diet, which was to be held at the seven stone-houses, and before noon came to the place.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The place lies in the middle of a vast, level heath, on the soft declivity of a rising ground, which on the other side falls away sharply down to a boggy dell.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading There were an enormous crowd of free men assembled, priests, nobles, and commons.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading The place lies in the middle of a vast, level heath, on the soft declivity of a rising ground, which on the other side falls away sharply down to a boggy dell.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading "'The morning after the sacrificial feast at the Deep Moor, Landolf with the Billing and the free men travelled on to the May diet, which was to be held at the seven stone-houses, and before noon came to the place.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading "'The morning after the sacrificial feast at the Deep Moor, Landolf with the Billing and the free men travelled on to the May diet, which was to be held at the seven stone-houses, and before noon came to the place.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The place lies in the middle of a vast, level heath, on the soft declivity of a rising ground, which on the other side falls away sharply down to a boggy dell.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have already described the stone-houses.
heathnounUS /hiːθ/
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading The place lies in the middle of a vast, level heath, on the soft declivity of a rising ground, which on the other side falls away sharply down to a boggy dell.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading "'The morning after the sacrificial feast at the Deep Moor, Landolf with the Billing and the free men travelled on to the May diet, which was to be held at the seven stone-houses, and before noon came to the place.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have already described the stone-houses.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The place lies in the middle of a vast, level heath, on the soft declivity of a rising ground, which on the other side falls away sharply down to a boggy dell.
Landolf
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'The morning after the sacrificial feast at the Deep Moor, Landolf with the Billing and the free men travelled on to the May diet, which was to be held at the seven stone-houses, and before noon came to the place.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading The place lies in the middle of a vast, level heath, on the soft declivity of a rising ground, which on the other side falls away sharply down to a boggy dell.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading The place lies in the middle of a vast, level heath, on the soft declivity of a rising ground, which on the other side falls away sharply down to a boggy dell.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "'The morning after the sacrificial feast at the Deep Moor, Landolf with the Billing and the free men travelled on to the May diet, which was to be held at the seven stone-houses, and before noon came to the place.
the force of workers available
From this reading "'The morning after the sacrificial feast at the Deep Moor, Landolf with the Billing and the free men travelled on to the May diet, which was to be held at the seven stone-houses, and before noon came to the place.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading The place lies in the middle of a vast, level heath, on the soft declivity of a rising ground, which on the other side falls away sharply down to a boggy dell.
MoorverbUS /mʊr/
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading "'The morning after the sacrificial feast at the Deep Moor, Landolf with the Billing and the free men travelled on to the May diet, which was to be held at the seven stone-houses, and before noon came to the place.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "'The morning after the sacrificial feast at the Deep Moor, Landolf with the Billing and the free men travelled on to the May diet, which was to be held at the seven stone-houses, and before noon came to the place.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There are seven of them, a number which must have been held sacred among the Saxons.
noblesnounUS /ˈnoʊbəlz/
plural of “noble” — a titled peer of the realm
From this reading There were an enormous crowd of free men assembled, priests, nobles, and commons.
the middle of the day
From this reading "'The morning after the sacrificial feast at the Deep Moor, Landolf with the Billing and the free men travelled on to the May diet, which was to be held at the seven stone-houses, and before noon came to the place.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading There are seven of them, a number which must have been held sacred among the Saxons.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were an enormous crowd of free men assembled, priests, nobles, and commons.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "'The morning after the sacrificial feast at the Deep Moor, Landolf with the Billing and the free men travelled on to the May diet, which was to be held at the seven stone-houses, and before noon came to the place.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The place lies in the middle of a vast, level heath, on the soft declivity of a rising ground, which on the other side falls away sharply down to a boggy dell.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "'The morning after the sacrificial feast at the Deep Moor, Landolf with the Billing and the free men travelled on to the May diet, which was to be held at the seven stone-houses, and before noon came to the place.
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 There were an enormous crowd of free men assembled, priests, nobles, and commons.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading The place lies in the middle of a vast, level heath, on the soft declivity of a rising ground, which on the other side falls away sharply down to a boggy dell.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading There are seven of them, a number which must have been held sacred among the Saxons.
sacrificialadjectiveUS /ˌsækrəˈfɪʃəl/
used in or connected with a sacrifice
From this reading "'The morning after the sacrificial feast at the Deep Moor, Landolf with the Billing and the free men travelled on to the May diet, which was to be held at the seven stone-houses, and before noon came to the place.
SaxonsnounUS /ˈsæksənz/
plural of “saxon” — a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
From this reading There are seven of them, a number which must have been held sacred among the Saxons.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading "'The morning after the sacrificial feast at the Deep Moor, Landolf with the Billing and the free men travelled on to the May diet, which was to be held at the seven stone-houses, and before noon came to the place.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading The place lies in the middle of a vast, level heath, on the soft declivity of a rising ground, which on the other side falls away sharply down to a boggy dell.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The place lies in the middle of a vast, level heath, on the soft declivity of a rising ground, which on the other side falls away sharply down to a boggy dell.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The place lies in the middle of a vast, level heath, on the soft declivity of a rising ground, which on the other side falls away sharply down to a boggy dell.
stone-houses
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'The morning after the sacrificial feast at the Deep Moor, Landolf with the Billing and the free men travelled on to the May diet, which was to be held at the seven stone-houses, and before noon came to the place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'The morning after the sacrificial feast at the Deep Moor, Landolf with the Billing and the free men travelled on to the May diet, which was to be held at the seven stone-houses, and before noon came to the place.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There are seven of them, a number which must have been held sacred among the Saxons.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were an enormous crowd of free men assembled, priests, nobles, and commons.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'The morning after the sacrificial feast at the Deep Moor, Landolf with the Billing and the free men travelled on to the May diet, which was to be held at the seven stone-houses, and before noon came to the place.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading "'The morning after the sacrificial feast at the Deep Moor, Landolf with the Billing and the free men travelled on to the May diet, which was to be held at the seven stone-houses, and before noon came to the place.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The place lies in the middle of a vast, level heath, on the soft declivity of a rising ground, which on the other side falls away sharply down to a boggy dell.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'The morning after the sacrificial feast at the Deep Moor, Landolf with the Billing and the free men travelled on to the May diet, which was to be held at the seven stone-houses, and before noon came to the place.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were an enormous crowd of free men assembled, priests, nobles, and commons.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "'The morning after the sacrificial feast at the Deep Moor, Landolf with the Billing and the free men travelled on to the May diet, which was to be held at the seven stone-houses, and before noon came to the place.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "'The morning after the sacrificial feast at the Deep Moor, Landolf with the Billing and the free men travelled on to the May diet, which was to be held at the seven stone-houses, and before noon came to the place.
