Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading At first I thought I would drive the flock to the monastery, which lay some six stages distant, and relate all to the monks, and confess how I had, all unwittingly, slain my own father; and beg for absolution for myself, and for a Christian grave for my dear father.

the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance

From this reading At first I thought I would drive the flock to the monastery, which lay some six stages distant, and relate all to the monks, and confess how I had, all unwittingly, slain my own father; and beg for absolution for myself, and for a Christian grave for my dear father.

later than; following

From this reading And neither would they allow me to burn him, after the custom of the heathen people, because the heathen gods would thus be brought much into remembrance.

anew

From this reading And when the sun again arose I considered what I should now do.

(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 When now my dear father was dead, whom I myself had slain, I wept bitterly, and lay all night by the side of the dead.

make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading And neither would they allow me to burn him, after the custom of the heathen people, because the heathen gods would thus be brought much into remembrance.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading When now my dear father was dead, whom I myself had slain, I wept bitterly, and lay all night by the side of the dead.

inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape

From this reading And when the sun again arose I considered what I should now do.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At first I thought I would drive the flock to the monastery, which lay some six stages distant, and relate all to the monks, and confess how I had, all unwittingly, slain my own father; and beg for absolution for myself, and for a Christian grave for my dear father.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading And neither would they allow me to burn him, after the custom of the heathen people, because the heathen gods would thus be brought much into remembrance.

for the reason that

From this reading And neither would they allow me to burn him, after the custom of the heathen people, because the heathen gods would thus be brought much into remembrance.

call upon in supplication; entreat

From this reading At first I thought I would drive the flock to the monastery, which lay some six stages distant, and relate all to the monks, and confess how I had, all unwittingly, slain my own father; and beg for absolution for myself, and for a Christian grave for my dear father.

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From this reading But I bethought me that the monks would not bury my father with Christian honours, since he had died a heathen.

with bitterness; in a resentful manner

From this reading When now my dear father was dead, whom I myself had slain, I wept bitterly, and lay all night by the side of the dead.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading And neither would they allow me to burn him, after the custom of the heathen people, because the heathen gods would thus be brought much into remembrance.

To consume or be consumed by fire.

From this reading And neither would they allow me to burn him, after the custom of the heathen people, because the heathen gods would thus be brought much into remembrance.

cover from sight

From this reading But I bethought me that the monks would not bury my father with Christian honours, since he had died a heathen.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But I bethought me that the monks would not bury my father with Christian honours, since he had died a heathen.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading When now my dear father was dead, whom I myself had slain, I wept bitterly, and lay all night by the side of the dead.

relating to or characteristic of Christianity

From this reading At first I thought I would drive the flock to the monastery, which lay some six stages distant, and relate all to the monks, and confess how I had, all unwittingly, slain my own father; and beg for absolution for myself, and for a Christian grave for my dear father.

confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

From this reading At first I thought I would drive the flock to the monastery, which lay some six stages distant, and relate all to the monks, and confess how I had, all unwittingly, slain my own father; and beg for absolution for myself, and for a Christian grave for my dear father.

carefully weighed

From this reading And when the sun again arose I considered what I should now do.

accepted or habitual practice

From this reading And neither would they allow me to burn him, after the custom of the heathen people, because the heathen gods would thus be brought much into remembrance.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading When now my dear father was dead, whom I myself had slain, I wept bitterly, and lay all night by the side of the dead.

dearly loved

From this reading When now my dear father was dead, whom I myself had slain, I wept bitterly, and lay all night by the side of the dead.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading But I bethought me that the monks would not bury my father with Christian honours, since he had died a heathen.

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading At first I thought I would drive the flock to the monastery, which lay some six stages distant, and relate all to the monks, and confess how I had, all unwittingly, slain my own father; and beg for absolution for myself, and for a Christian grave for my dear father.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading And when the sun again arose I considered what I should now do.

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading At first I thought I would drive the flock to the monastery, which lay some six stages distant, and relate all to the monks, and confess how I had, all unwittingly, slain my own father; and beg for absolution for myself, and for a Christian grave for my dear father.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading When now my dear father was dead, whom I myself had slain, I wept bitterly, and lay all night by the side of the dead.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading At first I thought I would drive the flock to the monastery, which lay some six stages distant, and relate all to the monks, and confess how I had, all unwittingly, slain my own father; and beg for absolution for myself, and for a Christian grave for my dear father.

a church congregation guided by a pastor

From this reading At first I thought I would drive the flock to the monastery, which lay some six stages distant, and relate all to the monks, and confess how I had, all unwittingly, slain my own father; and beg for absolution for myself, and for a Christian grave for my dear father.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading At first I thought I would drive the flock to the monastery, which lay some six stages distant, and relate all to the monks, and confess how I had, all unwittingly, slain my own father; and beg for absolution for myself, and for a Christian grave for my dear father.

plural of “god” — 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 And neither would they allow me to burn him, after the custom of the heathen people, because the heathen gods would thus be brought much into remembrance.

death of a person

From this reading At first I thought I would drive the flock to the monastery, which lay some six stages distant, and relate all to the monks, and confess how I had, all unwittingly, slain my own father; and beg for absolution for myself, and for a Christian grave for my dear father.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading When now my dear father was dead, whom I myself had slain, I wept bitterly, and lay all night by the side of the dead.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But I bethought me that the monks would not bury my father with Christian honours, since he had died a heathen.

a person who does not acknowledge your god

From this reading But I bethought me that the monks would not bury my father with Christian honours, since he had died a heathen.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And neither would they allow me to burn him, after the custom of the heathen people, because the heathen gods would thus be brought much into remembrance.

a university degree with honors

From this reading But I bethought me that the monks would not bury my father with Christian honours, since he had died a heathen.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At first I thought I would drive the flock to the monastery, which lay some six stages distant, and relate all to the monks, and confess how I had, all unwittingly, slain my own father; and beg for absolution for myself, and for a Christian grave for my dear father.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading When now my dear father was dead, whom I myself had slain, I wept bitterly, and lay all night by the side of the dead.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading And neither would they allow me to burn him, after the custom of the heathen people, because the heathen gods would thus be brought much into remembrance.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading When now my dear father was dead, whom I myself had slain, I wept bitterly, and lay all night by the side of the dead.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But I bethought me that the monks would not bury my father with Christian honours, since he had died a heathen.

the residence of a religious community

From this reading At first I thought I would drive the flock to the monastery, which lay some six stages distant, and relate all to the monks, and confess how I had, all unwittingly, slain my own father; and beg for absolution for myself, and for a Christian grave for my dear father.

plural of “monk” — a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

From this reading At first I thought I would drive the flock to the monastery, which lay some six stages distant, and relate all to the monks, and confess how I had, all unwittingly, slain my own father; and beg for absolution for myself, and for a Christian grave for my dear father.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading And neither would they allow me to burn him, after the custom of the heathen people, because the heathen gods would thus be brought much into remembrance.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading When now my dear father was dead, whom I myself had slain, I wept bitterly, and lay all night by the side of the dead.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading When now my dear father was dead, whom I myself had slain, I wept bitterly, and lay all night by the side of the dead.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading And neither would they allow me to burn him, after the custom of the heathen people, because the heathen gods would thus be brought much into remembrance.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading When now my dear father was dead, whom I myself had slain, I wept bitterly, and lay all night by the side of the dead.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But I bethought me that the monks would not bury my father with Christian honours, since he had died a heathen.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading When now my dear father was dead, whom I myself had slain, I wept bitterly, and lay all night by the side of the dead.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When now my dear father was dead, whom I myself had slain, I wept bitterly, and lay all night by the side of the dead.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading At first I thought I would drive the flock to the monastery, which lay some six stages distant, and relate all to the monks, and confess how I had, all unwittingly, slain my own father; and beg for absolution for myself, and for a Christian grave for my dear father.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading And neither would they allow me to burn him, after the custom of the heathen people, because the heathen gods would thus be brought much into remembrance.

make a logical or causal connection

From this reading At first I thought I would drive the flock to the monastery, which lay some six stages distant, and relate all to the monks, and confess how I had, all unwittingly, slain my own father; and beg for absolution for myself, and for a Christian grave for my dear father.

the ability to recall past occurrences

From this reading And neither would they allow me to burn him, after the custom of the heathen people, because the heathen gods would thus be brought much into remembrance.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading And when the sun again arose I considered what I should now do.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading When now my dear father was dead, whom I myself had slain, I wept bitterly, and lay all night by the side of the dead.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading But I bethought me that the monks would not bury my father with Christian honours, since he had died a heathen.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading At first I thought I would drive the flock to the monastery, which lay some six stages distant, and relate all to the monks, and confess how I had, all unwittingly, slain my own father; and beg for absolution for myself, and for a Christian grave for my dear father.

people who have been slain (as in battle)

From this reading When now my dear father was dead, whom I myself had slain, I wept bitterly, and lay all night by the side of the dead.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading At first I thought I would drive the flock to the monastery, which lay some six stages distant, and relate all to the monks, and confess how I had, all unwittingly, slain my own father; and beg for absolution for myself, and for a Christian grave for my dear father.

plural of “stage” — any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading At first I thought I would drive the flock to the monastery, which lay some six stages distant, and relate all to the monks, and confess how I had, all unwittingly, slain my own father; and beg for absolution for myself, and for a Christian grave for my dear father.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading And when the sun again arose I considered what I should now do.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But I bethought me that the monks would not bury my father with Christian honours, since he had died a heathen.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading When now my dear father was dead, whom I myself had slain, I wept bitterly, and lay all night by the side of the dead.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And neither would they allow me to burn him, after the custom of the heathen people, because the heathen gods would thus be brought much into remembrance.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading At first I thought I would drive the flock to the monastery, which lay some six stages distant, and relate all to the monks, and confess how I had, all unwittingly, slain my own father; and beg for absolution for myself, and for a Christian grave for my dear father.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading And neither would they allow me to burn him, after the custom of the heathen people, because the heathen gods would thus be brought much into remembrance.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading At first I thought I would drive the flock to the monastery, which lay some six stages distant, and relate all to the monks, and confess how I had, all unwittingly, slain my own father; and beg for absolution for myself, and for a Christian grave for my dear father.

without knowledge or intention

From this reading At first I thought I would drive the flock to the monastery, which lay some six stages distant, and relate all to the monks, and confess how I had, all unwittingly, slain my own father; and beg for absolution for myself, and for a Christian grave for my dear father.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading When now my dear father was dead, whom I myself had slain, I wept bitterly, and lay all night by the side of the dead.

inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

From this reading When now my dear father was dead, whom I myself had slain, I wept bitterly, and lay all night by the side of the dead.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading And when the sun again arose I considered what I should now do.

at the time that

From this reading When now my dear father was dead, whom I myself had slain, I wept bitterly, and lay all night by the side of the dead.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading At first I thought I would drive the flock to the monastery, which lay some six stages distant, and relate all to the monks, and confess how I had, all unwittingly, slain my own father; and beg for absolution for myself, and for a Christian grave for my dear father.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading When now my dear father was dead, whom I myself had slain, I wept bitterly, and lay all night by the side of the dead.

in the company of; together with

From this reading But I bethought me that the monks would not bury my father with Christian honours, since he had died a heathen.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading At first I thought I would drive the flock to the monastery, which lay some six stages distant, and relate all to the monks, and confess how I had, all unwittingly, slain my own father; and beg for absolution for myself, and for a Christian grave for my dear father.