Chapter XIX

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

From this reading Only there, in Gethsemane garden-- He sat, a slight, dark man with a worn, handsome face, beneath a cedar in his castle garden.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Had it been true, that frightful story, were Mark and Westforest treacherous, Silver Cross down in the mire, evened and more than evened with Hugh across the river, he would have gone not to Canterbury only, but to Rome, to Palestine!

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

From this reading Had it been true, that frightful story, were Mark and Westforest treacherous, Silver Cross down in the mire, evened and more than evened with Hugh across the river, he would have gone not to Canterbury only, but to Rome, to Palestine!

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As soon as might be, Montjoy would go that pilgrimage to Canterbury.

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

From this reading As soon as might be, Montjoy would go that pilgrimage to Canterbury.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Had it been true, that frightful story, were Mark and Westforest treacherous, Silver Cross down in the mire, evened and more than evened with Hugh across the river, he would have gone not to Canterbury only, but to Rome, to Palestine!

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading Only there, in Gethsemane garden-- He sat, a slight, dark man with a worn, handsome face, beneath a cedar in his castle garden.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Had it been true, that frightful story, were Mark and Westforest treacherous, Silver Cross down in the mire, evened and more than evened with Hugh across the river, he would have gone not to Canterbury only, but to Rome, to Palestine!

a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church

From this reading As soon as might be, Montjoy would go that pilgrimage to Canterbury.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading Only there, in Gethsemane garden-- He sat, a slight, dark man with a worn, handsome face, beneath a cedar in his castle garden.

any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars

From this reading Only there, in Gethsemane garden-- He sat, a slight, dark man with a worn, handsome face, beneath a cedar in his castle garden.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading This was lord’s corner.

travel across or pass over

From this reading Had it been true, that frightful story, were Mark and Westforest treacherous, Silver Cross down in the mire, evened and more than evened with Hugh across the river, he would have gone not to Canterbury only, but to Rome, to Palestine!

absence of light or illumination

From this reading Only there, in Gethsemane garden-- He sat, a slight, dark man with a worn, handsome face, beneath a cedar in his castle garden.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Had it been true, that frightful story, were Mark and Westforest treacherous, Silver Cross down in the mire, evened and more than evened with Hugh across the river, he would have gone not to Canterbury only, but to Rome, to Palestine!

past form of “even” — make level or straight

From this reading Had it been true, that frightful story, were Mark and Westforest treacherous, Silver Cross down in the mire, evened and more than evened with Hugh across the river, he would have gone not to Canterbury only, but to Rome, to Palestine!

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Only there, in Gethsemane garden-- He sat, a slight, dark man with a worn, handsome face, beneath a cedar in his castle garden.

provoking horror

From this reading Had it been true, that frightful story, were Mark and Westforest treacherous, Silver Cross down in the mire, evened and more than evened with Hugh across the river, he would have gone not to Canterbury only, but to Rome, to Palestine!

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Only there, in Gethsemane garden-- He sat, a slight, dark man with a worn, handsome face, beneath a cedar in his castle garden.

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From this reading Only there, in Gethsemane garden-- He sat, a slight, dark man with a worn, handsome face, beneath a cedar in his castle garden.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading As soon as might be, Montjoy would go that pilgrimage to Canterbury.

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 A castle, God wot, is a public place!

destroyed or killed

From this reading Had it been true, that frightful story, were Mark and Westforest treacherous, Silver Cross down in the mire, evened and more than evened with Hugh across the river, he would have gone not to Canterbury only, but to Rome, to Palestine!

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

From this reading Had it been true, that frightful story, were Mark and Westforest treacherous, Silver Cross down in the mire, evened and more than evened with Hugh across the river, he would have gone not to Canterbury only, but to Rome, to Palestine!

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading Only there, in Gethsemane garden-- He sat, a slight, dark man with a worn, handsome face, beneath a cedar in his castle garden.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Had it been true, that frightful story, were Mark and Westforest treacherous, Silver Cross down in the mire, evened and more than evened with Hugh across the river, he would have gone not to Canterbury only, but to Rome, to Palestine!

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

From this reading Had it been true, that frightful story, were Mark and Westforest treacherous, Silver Cross down in the mire, evened and more than evened with Hugh across the river, he would have gone not to Canterbury only, but to Rome, to Palestine!

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Only there, in Gethsemane garden-- He sat, a slight, dark man with a worn, handsome face, beneath a cedar in his castle garden.

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

From this reading Had it been true, that frightful story, were Mark and Westforest treacherous, Silver Cross down in the mire, evened and more than evened with Hugh across the river, he would have gone not to Canterbury only, but to Rome, to Palestine!

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Had it been true, that frightful story, were Mark and Westforest treacherous, Silver Cross down in the mire, evened and more than evened with Hugh across the river, he would have gone not to Canterbury only, but to Rome, to Palestine!

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

From this reading A castle, God wot, is a public place!

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Had it been true, that frightful story, were Mark and Westforest treacherous, Silver Cross down in the mire, evened and more than evened with Hugh across the river, he would have gone not to Canterbury only, but to Rome, to Palestine!

possessive form of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading This was lord’s corner.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Only there, in Gethsemane garden-- He sat, a slight, dark man with a worn, handsome face, beneath a cedar in his castle garden.

attach a tag or label to

From this reading Had it been true, that frightful story, were Mark and Westforest treacherous, Silver Cross down in the mire, evened and more than evened with Hugh across the river, he would have gone not to Canterbury only, but to Rome, to Palestine!

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading As soon as might be, Montjoy would go that pilgrimage to Canterbury.

a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

From this reading Had it been true, that frightful story, were Mark and Westforest treacherous, Silver Cross down in the mire, evened and more than evened with Hugh across the river, he would have gone not to Canterbury only, but to Rome, to Palestine!

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

From this reading As soon as might be, Montjoy would go that pilgrimage to Canterbury.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Had it been true, that frightful story, were Mark and Westforest treacherous, Silver Cross down in the mire, evened and more than evened with Hugh across the river, he would have gone not to Canterbury only, but to Rome, to Palestine!

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Had it been true, that frightful story, were Mark and Westforest treacherous, Silver Cross down in the mire, evened and more than evened with Hugh across the river, he would have gone not to Canterbury only, but to Rome, to Palestine!

and nothing more

From this reading Had it been true, that frightful story, were Mark and Westforest treacherous, Silver Cross down in the mire, evened and more than evened with Hugh across the river, he would have gone not to Canterbury only, but to Rome, to Palestine!

a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948

From this reading Had it been true, that frightful story, were Mark and Westforest treacherous, Silver Cross down in the mire, evened and more than evened with Hugh across the river, he would have gone not to Canterbury only, but to Rome, to Palestine!

a journey to a sacred place

From this reading As soon as might be, Montjoy would go that pilgrimage to Canterbury.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading A castle, God wot, is a public place!

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading A castle, God wot, is a public place!

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Had it been true, that frightful story, were Mark and Westforest treacherous, Silver Cross down in the mire, evened and more than evened with Hugh across the river, he would have gone not to Canterbury only, but to Rome, to Palestine!

capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire

From this reading Had it been true, that frightful story, were Mark and Westforest treacherous, Silver Cross down in the mire, evened and more than evened with Hugh across the river, he would have gone not to Canterbury only, but to Rome, to Palestine!

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Only there, in Gethsemane garden-- He sat, a slight, dark man with a worn, handsome face, beneath a cedar in his castle garden.

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading Had it been true, that frightful story, were Mark and Westforest treacherous, Silver Cross down in the mire, evened and more than evened with Hugh across the river, he would have gone not to Canterbury only, but to Rome, to Palestine!

a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

From this reading Only there, in Gethsemane garden-- He sat, a slight, dark man with a worn, handsome face, beneath a cedar in his castle garden.

in the near future

From this reading As soon as might be, Montjoy would go that pilgrimage to Canterbury.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Had it been true, that frightful story, were Mark and Westforest treacherous, Silver Cross down in the mire, evened and more than evened with Hugh across the river, he would have gone not to Canterbury only, but to Rome, to Palestine!

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Had it been true, that frightful story, were Mark and Westforest treacherous, Silver Cross down in the mire, evened and more than evened with Hugh across the river, he would have gone not to Canterbury only, but to Rome, to Palestine!

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading As soon as might be, Montjoy would go that pilgrimage to Canterbury.

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

From this reading Had it been true, that frightful story, were Mark and Westforest treacherous, Silver Cross down in the mire, evened and more than evened with Hugh across the river, he would have gone not to Canterbury only, but to Rome, to Palestine!

in or at that place or location

From this reading Only there, in Gethsemane garden-- He sat, a slight, dark man with a worn, handsome face, beneath a cedar in his castle garden.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This was lord’s corner.

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

From this reading As soon as might be, Montjoy would go that pilgrimage to Canterbury.

dangerously unstable and unpredictable

From this reading Had it been true, that frightful story, were Mark and Westforest treacherous, Silver Cross down in the mire, evened and more than evened with Hugh across the river, he would have gone not to Canterbury only, but to Rome, to Palestine!

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading Had it been true, that frightful story, were Mark and Westforest treacherous, Silver Cross down in the mire, evened and more than evened with Hugh across the river, he would have gone not to Canterbury only, but to Rome, to Palestine!

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

From this reading This was lord’s corner.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Had it been true, that frightful story, were Mark and Westforest treacherous, Silver Cross down in the mire, evened and more than evened with Hugh across the river, he would have gone not to Canterbury only, but to Rome, to Palestine!

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

From this reading Had it been true, that frightful story, were Mark and Westforest treacherous, Silver Cross down in the mire, evened and more than evened with Hugh across the river, he would have gone not to Canterbury only, but to Rome, to Palestine!

in the company of; together with

From this reading Had it been true, that frightful story, were Mark and Westforest treacherous, Silver Cross down in the mire, evened and more than evened with Hugh across the river, he would have gone not to Canterbury only, but to Rome, to Palestine!

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading Only there, in Gethsemane garden-- He sat, a slight, dark man with a worn, handsome face, beneath a cedar in his castle garden.

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

From this reading A castle, God wot, is a public place!

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

From this reading As soon as might be, Montjoy would go that pilgrimage to Canterbury.