AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MEETING Hugh, Grey Dick, and David, trudged up and down through the streets of Avignon.
Acour
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From this reading Again and again they asked at the inns whether a knight who bore the name of Acour, or de Noyon, or Cattrina, was or had been a guest there, but none whom they asked seemed to know anything of such a person.
administerverbUS /ədˈmɪnəstər/
work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
From this reading They asked it of physicians, some few of whom still remained alive, as they hurried from house to house to administer to the sick or dying.
AgainadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Again and again they asked at the inns whether a knight who bore the name of Acour, or de Noyon, or Cattrina, was or had been a guest there, but none whom they asked seemed to know anything of such a person.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading They asked it of physicians, some few of whom still remained alive, as they hurried from house to house to administer to the sick or dying.
AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 All that long day they trudged seeking news and finding little.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading They asked it of citizens, also of holy priests, good men who, careless of their own lives, followed biers or cartloads of dead destined to the plague pit or the river that they might pronounce over them the last blessings of the Church.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MEETING Hugh, Grey Dick, and David, trudged up and down through the streets of Avignon.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Again and again they asked at the inns whether a knight who bore the name of Acour, or de Noyon, or Cattrina, was or had been a guest there, but none whom they asked seemed to know anything of such a person.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They asked it of physicians, some few of whom still remained alive, as they hurried from house to house to administer to the sick or dying.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Again and again they asked at the inns whether a knight who bore the name of Acour, or de Noyon, or Cattrina, was or had been a guest there, but none whom they asked seemed to know anything of such a person.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Again and again they asked at the inns whether a knight who bore the name of Acour, or de Noyon, or Cattrina, was or had been a guest there, but none whom they asked seemed to know anything of such a person.
AvignonnounUS /ˈævɪnjɔːn/
a town in southeastern France on the Rhone River; the seat of the papacy from 1309 to 1378 and the residence of antipopes during the Great Schism
From this reading A MEETING Hugh, Grey Dick, and David, trudged up and down through the streets of Avignon.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Again and again they asked at the inns whether a knight who bore the name of Acour, or de Noyon, or Cattrina, was or had been a guest there, but none whom they asked seemed to know anything of such a person.
biersnounUS /biːrz/
plural of “bier” — a coffin along with its stand
From this reading They asked it of citizens, also of holy priests, good men who, careless of their own lives, followed biers or cartloads of dead destined to the plague pit or the river that they might pronounce over them the last blessings of the Church.
blessingsnounUS /ˈblesɪŋz/
plural of “blessing” — the formal act of approving
From this reading They asked it of citizens, also of holy priests, good men who, careless of their own lives, followed biers or cartloads of dead destined to the plague pit or the river that they might pronounce over them the last blessings of the Church.
boreverbUS /bɔːr/
cause to be bored
From this reading Again and again they asked at the inns whether a knight who bore the name of Acour, or de Noyon, or Cattrina, was or had been a guest there, but none whom they asked seemed to know anything of such a person.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Again and again they asked at the inns whether a knight who bore the name of Acour, or de Noyon, or Cattrina, was or had been a guest there, but none whom they asked seemed to know anything of such a person.
carelessadjectiveUS /ˈkerləs/
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading They asked it of citizens, also of holy priests, good men who, careless of their own lives, followed biers or cartloads of dead destined to the plague pit or the river that they might pronounce over them the last blessings of the Church.
cartloads
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From this reading They asked it of citizens, also of holy priests, good men who, careless of their own lives, followed biers or cartloads of dead destined to the plague pit or the river that they might pronounce over them the last blessings of the Church.
Cattrina
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From this reading Again and again they asked at the inns whether a knight who bore the name of Acour, or de Noyon, or Cattrina, was or had been a guest there, but none whom they asked seemed to know anything of such a person.
ChurchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading They asked it of citizens, also of holy priests, good men who, careless of their own lives, followed biers or cartloads of dead destined to the plague pit or the river that they might pronounce over them the last blessings of the Church.
citizensnounUS /ˈsɪtəzənz/
plural of “citizen” — a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading They asked it of citizens, also of holy priests, good men who, careless of their own lives, followed biers or cartloads of dead destined to the plague pit or the river that they might pronounce over them the last blessings of the Church.
DavidnounUS /ˈdeɪvɪd/
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading A MEETING Hugh, Grey Dick, and David, trudged up and down through the streets of Avignon.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading All that long day they trudged seeking news and finding little.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Again and again they asked at the inns whether a knight who bore the name of Acour, or de Noyon, or Cattrina, was or had been a guest there, but none whom they asked seemed to know anything of such a person.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading They asked it of citizens, also of holy priests, good men who, careless of their own lives, followed biers or cartloads of dead destined to the plague pit or the river that they might pronounce over them the last blessings of the Church.
destinedadjectiveUS /ˈdestɪnd/
headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”
From this reading They asked it of citizens, also of holy priests, good men who, careless of their own lives, followed biers or cartloads of dead destined to the plague pit or the river that they might pronounce over them the last blessings of the Church.
DicknounUS /dɪk/
someone who is a detective
From this reading A MEETING Hugh, Grey Dick, and David, trudged up and down through the streets of Avignon.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A MEETING Hugh, Grey Dick, and David, trudged up and down through the streets of Avignon.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading They asked it of physicians, some few of whom still remained alive, as they hurried from house to house to administer to the sick or dying.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading They asked it of physicians, some few of whom still remained alive, as they hurried from house to house to administer to the sick or dying.
findingnounUS /ˈfaɪndɪŋ/
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading All that long day they trudged seeking news and finding little.
followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading They asked it of citizens, also of holy priests, good men who, careless of their own lives, followed biers or cartloads of dead destined to the plague pit or the river that they might pronounce over them the last blessings of the Church.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They asked it of physicians, some few of whom still remained alive, as they hurried from house to house to administer to the sick or dying.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading They asked it of citizens, also of holy priests, good men who, careless of their own lives, followed biers or cartloads of dead destined to the plague pit or the river that they might pronounce over them the last blessings of the Church.
GreyadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading A MEETING Hugh, Grey Dick, and David, trudged up and down through the streets of Avignon.
guestnounUS /ɡest/
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading Again and again they asked at the inns whether a knight who bore the name of Acour, or de Noyon, or Cattrina, was or had been a guest there, but none whom they asked seemed to know anything of such a person.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Again and again they asked at the inns whether a knight who bore the name of Acour, or de Noyon, or Cattrina, was or had been a guest there, but none whom they asked seemed to know anything of such a person.
holynounUS /ˈhoʊli/
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading They asked it of citizens, also of holy priests, good men who, careless of their own lives, followed biers or cartloads of dead destined to the plague pit or the river that they might pronounce over them the last blessings of the Church.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading They asked it of physicians, some few of whom still remained alive, as they hurried from house to house to administer to the sick or dying.
Hugh
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MEETING Hugh, Grey Dick, and David, trudged up and down through the streets of Avignon.
hurriedadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːrid/
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading They asked it of physicians, some few of whom still remained alive, as they hurried from house to house to administer to the sick or dying.
innsnounUS /ɪnz/
plural of “inn” — a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading Again and again they asked at the inns whether a knight who bore the name of Acour, or de Noyon, or Cattrina, was or had been a guest there, but none whom they asked seemed to know anything of such a person.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They asked it of citizens, also of holy priests, good men who, careless of their own lives, followed biers or cartloads of dead destined to the plague pit or the river that they might pronounce over them the last blessings of the Church.
knightnounUS /naɪt/
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 Again and again they asked at the inns whether a knight who bore the name of Acour, or de Noyon, or Cattrina, was or had been a guest there, but none whom they asked seemed to know anything of such a person.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Again and again they asked at the inns whether a knight who bore the name of Acour, or de Noyon, or Cattrina, was or had been a guest there, but none whom they asked seemed to know anything of such a person.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading They asked it of citizens, also of holy priests, good men who, careless of their own lives, followed biers or cartloads of dead destined to the plague pit or the river that they might pronounce over them the last blessings of the Church.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading All that long day they trudged seeking news and finding little.
livesnounUS /lɪvz/
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading They asked it of citizens, also of holy priests, good men who, careless of their own lives, followed biers or cartloads of dead destined to the plague pit or the river that they might pronounce over them the last blessings of the Church.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading All that long day they trudged seeking news and finding little.
MEETINGnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading A MEETING Hugh, Grey Dick, and David, trudged up and down through the streets of Avignon.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading They asked it of citizens, also of holy priests, good men who, careless of their own lives, followed biers or cartloads of dead destined to the plague pit or the river that they might pronounce over them the last blessings of the Church.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They asked it of citizens, also of holy priests, good men who, careless of their own lives, followed biers or cartloads of dead destined to the plague pit or the river that they might pronounce over them the last blessings of the Church.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Again and again they asked at the inns whether a knight who bore the name of Acour, or de Noyon, or Cattrina, was or had been a guest there, but none whom they asked seemed to know anything of such a person.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading All that long day they trudged seeking news and finding little.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Again and again they asked at the inns whether a knight who bore the name of Acour, or de Noyon, or Cattrina, was or had been a guest there, but none whom they asked seemed to know anything of such a person.
Noyon
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again and again they asked at the inns whether a knight who bore the name of Acour, or de Noyon, or Cattrina, was or had been a guest there, but none whom they asked seemed to know anything of such a person.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MEETING Hugh, Grey Dick, and David, trudged up and down through the streets of Avignon.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Again and again they asked at the inns whether a knight who bore the name of Acour, or de Noyon, or Cattrina, was or had been a guest there, but none whom they asked seemed to know anything of such a person.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They asked it of citizens, also of holy priests, good men who, careless of their own lives, followed biers or cartloads of dead destined to the plague pit or the river that they might pronounce over them the last blessings of the Church.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading They asked it of citizens, also of holy priests, good men who, careless of their own lives, followed biers or cartloads of dead destined to the plague pit or the river that they might pronounce over them the last blessings of the Church.
personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/
a human being
From this reading Again and again they asked at the inns whether a knight who bore the name of Acour, or de Noyon, or Cattrina, was or had been a guest there, but none whom they asked seemed to know anything of such a person.
physiciansnounUS /fəˈzɪʃənz/
plural of “physician” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading They asked it of physicians, some few of whom still remained alive, as they hurried from house to house to administer to the sick or dying.
pitnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading They asked it of citizens, also of holy priests, good men who, careless of their own lives, followed biers or cartloads of dead destined to the plague pit or the river that they might pronounce over them the last blessings of the Church.
plagueverbUS /pleɪɡ/
cause to suffer a blight
From this reading They asked it of citizens, also of holy priests, good men who, careless of their own lives, followed biers or cartloads of dead destined to the plague pit or the river that they might pronounce over them the last blessings of the Church.
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 They asked it of citizens, also of holy priests, good men who, careless of their own lives, followed biers or cartloads of dead destined to the plague pit or the river that they might pronounce over them the last blessings of the Church.
pronounceverbUS /prəˈnaʊns/
speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
From this reading They asked it of citizens, also of holy priests, good men who, careless of their own lives, followed biers or cartloads of dead destined to the plague pit or the river that they might pronounce over them the last blessings of the Church.
remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading They asked it of physicians, some few of whom still remained alive, as they hurried from house to house to administer to the sick or dying.
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading They asked it of citizens, also of holy priests, good men who, careless of their own lives, followed biers or cartloads of dead destined to the plague pit or the river that they might pronounce over them the last blessings of the Church.
seekingnounUS /ˈsiːkɪŋ/
the act of searching for something
From this reading All that long day they trudged seeking news and finding little.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Again and again they asked at the inns whether a knight who bore the name of Acour, or de Noyon, or Cattrina, was or had been a guest there, but none whom they asked seemed to know anything of such a person.
sickadjectiveUS /sɪk/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading They asked it of physicians, some few of whom still remained alive, as they hurried from house to house to administer to the sick or dying.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They asked it of physicians, some few of whom still remained alive, as they hurried from house to house to administer to the sick or dying.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading They asked it of physicians, some few of whom still remained alive, as they hurried from house to house to administer to the sick or dying.
streetsnounUS /striːts/
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading A MEETING Hugh, Grey Dick, and David, trudged up and down through the streets of Avignon.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Again and again they asked at the inns whether a knight who bore the name of Acour, or de Noyon, or Cattrina, was or had been a guest there, but none whom they asked seemed to know anything of such a person.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that long day they trudged seeking news and finding little.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MEETING Hugh, Grey Dick, and David, trudged up and down through the streets of Avignon.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They asked it of citizens, also of holy priests, good men who, careless of their own lives, followed biers or cartloads of dead destined to the plague pit or the river that they might pronounce over them the last blessings of the Church.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They asked it of citizens, also of holy priests, good men who, careless of their own lives, followed biers or cartloads of dead destined to the plague pit or the river that they might pronounce over them the last blessings of the Church.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Again and again they asked at the inns whether a knight who bore the name of Acour, or de Noyon, or Cattrina, was or had been a guest there, but none whom they asked seemed to know anything of such a person.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All that long day they trudged seeking news and finding little.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A MEETING Hugh, Grey Dick, and David, trudged up and down through the streets of Avignon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Again and again they asked at the inns whether a knight who bore the name of Acour, or de Noyon, or Cattrina, was or had been a guest there, but none whom they asked seemed to know anything of such a person.
trudgedverbUS /trʌdʒd/
past form of “trudge” — walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
From this reading A MEETING Hugh, Grey Dick, and David, trudged up and down through the streets of Avignon.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A MEETING Hugh, Grey Dick, and David, trudged up and down through the streets of Avignon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Again and again they asked at the inns whether a knight who bore the name of Acour, or de Noyon, or Cattrina, was or had been a guest there, but none whom they asked seemed to know anything of such a person.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Again and again they asked at the inns whether a knight who bore the name of Acour, or de Noyon, or Cattrina, was or had been a guest there, but none whom they asked seemed to know anything of such a person.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Again and again they asked at the inns whether a knight who bore the name of Acour, or de Noyon, or Cattrina, was or had been a guest there, but none whom they asked seemed to know anything of such a person.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Again and again they asked at the inns whether a knight who bore the name of Acour, or de Noyon, or Cattrina, was or had been a guest there, but none whom they asked seemed to know anything of such a person.
