AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'A great gathering of Barons (to most of whom we had lent money) came to Bury, and there, after much talk and a thousand runnings-about, they made a roll of the New Laws that they would force on the King.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading 'A great gathering of Barons (to most of whom we had lent money) came to Bury, and there, after much talk and a thousand runnings-about, they made a roll of the New Laws that they would force on the King.
allowverbUS /əˈlaʊ/
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading If he swore to keep those Laws, they would allow him a little money.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'A great gathering of Barons (to most of whom we had lent money) came to Bury, and there, after much talk and a thousand runnings-about, they made a roll of the New Laws that they would force on the King.
BaronsnounUS /ˈbærənz/
plural of “baron” — a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading 'A great gathering of Barons (to most of whom we had lent money) came to Bury, and there, after much talk and a thousand runnings-about, they made a roll of the New Laws that they would force on the King.
BuryverbUS /ˈberi/
cover from sight
From this reading 'A great gathering of Barons (to most of whom we had lent money) came to Bury, and there, after much talk and a thousand runnings-about, they made a roll of the New Laws that they would force on the King.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'A great gathering of Barons (to most of whom we had lent money) came to Bury, and there, after much talk and a thousand runnings-about, they made a roll of the New Laws that they would force on the King.
forcenounUS /fɔːrs/
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading 'A great gathering of Barons (to most of whom we had lent money) came to Bury, and there, after much talk and a thousand runnings-about, they made a roll of the New Laws that they would force on the King.
gatheringnounUS /ˈɡæðərɪŋ/
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading 'A great gathering of Barons (to most of whom we had lent money) came to Bury, and there, after much talk and a thousand runnings-about, they made a roll of the New Laws that they would force on the King.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading That was the King's God--Money--to waste.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading 'A great gathering of Barons (to most of whom we had lent money) came to Bury, and there, after much talk and a thousand runnings-about, they made a roll of the New Laws that they would force on the King.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'A great gathering of Barons (to most of whom we had lent money) came to Bury, and there, after much talk and a thousand runnings-about, they made a roll of the New Laws that they would force on the King.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he swore to keep those Laws, they would allow him a little money.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If he swore to keep those Laws, they would allow him a little money.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he swore to keep those Laws, they would allow him a little money.
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading If he swore to keep those Laws, they would allow him a little money.
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading 'A great gathering of Barons (to most of whom we had lent money) came to Bury, and there, after much talk and a thousand runnings-about, they made a roll of the New Laws that they would force on the King.
King'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading That was the King's God--Money--to waste.
LawsnounUS /lɔːz/
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading 'A great gathering of Barons (to most of whom we had lent money) came to Bury, and there, after much talk and a thousand runnings-about, they made a roll of the New Laws that they would force on the King.
lentnounUS /lent/
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
From this reading 'A great gathering of Barons (to most of whom we had lent money) came to Bury, and there, after much talk and a thousand runnings-about, they made a roll of the New Laws that they would force on the King.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading If he swore to keep those Laws, they would allow him a little money.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading 'A great gathering of Barons (to most of whom we had lent money) came to Bury, and there, after much talk and a thousand runnings-about, they made a roll of the New Laws that they would force on the King.
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading 'A great gathering of Barons (to most of whom we had lent money) came to Bury, and there, after much talk and a thousand runnings-about, they made a roll of the New Laws that they would force on the King.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading 'A great gathering of Barons (to most of whom we had lent money) came to Bury, and there, after much talk and a thousand runnings-about, they made a roll of the New Laws that they would force on the King.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading 'A great gathering of Barons (to most of whom we had lent money) came to Bury, and there, after much talk and a thousand runnings-about, they made a roll of the New Laws that they would force on the King.
NewadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading 'A great gathering of Barons (to most of whom we had lent money) came to Bury, and there, after much talk and a thousand runnings-about, they made a roll of the New Laws that they would force on the King.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why not?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'A great gathering of Barons (to most of whom we had lent money) came to Bury, and there, after much talk and a thousand runnings-about, they made a roll of the New Laws that they would force on the King.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'A great gathering of Barons (to most of whom we had lent money) came to Bury, and there, after much talk and a thousand runnings-about, they made a roll of the New Laws that they would force on the King.
rollverbUS /roʊl/
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading 'A great gathering of Barons (to most of whom we had lent money) came to Bury, and there, after much talk and a thousand runnings-about, they made a roll of the New Laws that they would force on the King.
runnings-about
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From this reading 'A great gathering of Barons (to most of whom we had lent money) came to Bury, and there, after much talk and a thousand runnings-about, they made a roll of the New Laws that they would force on the King.
showedverbUS /ʃoʊd/
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading They showed us the roll of the New Laws.
sworeverbUS /swɔːr/
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading If he swore to keep those Laws, they would allow him a little money.
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading 'A great gathering of Barons (to most of whom we had lent money) came to Bury, and there, after much talk and a thousand runnings-about, they made a roll of the New Laws that they would force on the King.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'A great gathering of Barons (to most of whom we had lent money) came to Bury, and there, after much talk and a thousand runnings-about, they made a roll of the New Laws that they would force on the King.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'A great gathering of Barons (to most of whom we had lent money) came to Bury, and there, after much talk and a thousand runnings-about, they made a roll of the New Laws that they would force on the King.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading 'A great gathering of Barons (to most of whom we had lent money) came to Bury, and there, after much talk and a thousand runnings-about, they made a roll of the New Laws that they would force on the King.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'A great gathering of Barons (to most of whom we had lent money) came to Bury, and there, after much talk and a thousand runnings-about, they made a roll of the New Laws that they would force on the King.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading If he swore to keep those Laws, they would allow him a little money.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading 'A great gathering of Barons (to most of whom we had lent money) came to Bury, and there, after much talk and a thousand runnings-about, they made a roll of the New Laws that they would force on the King.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'A great gathering of Barons (to most of whom we had lent money) came to Bury, and there, after much talk and a thousand runnings-about, they made a roll of the New Laws that they would force on the King.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They showed us the roll of the New Laws.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was the King's God--Money--to waste.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading That was the King's God--Money--to waste.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'A great gathering of Barons (to most of whom we had lent money) came to Bury, and there, after much talk and a thousand runnings-about, they made a roll of the New Laws that they would force on the King.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'A great gathering of Barons (to most of whom we had lent money) came to Bury, and there, after much talk and a thousand runnings-about, they made a roll of the New Laws that they would force on the King.
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why not?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'A great gathering of Barons (to most of whom we had lent money) came to Bury, and there, after much talk and a thousand runnings-about, they made a roll of the New Laws that they would force on the King.
