used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Herndon had been gone from Borlaam for a year, before this day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A year before--the seventeenth of the reign of the Seigneur Krellig--a band of looters had roared through his home village in Zonnigog, destroying and killing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It had been a high score for the Herndon family--his father and mother killed in the first sally, his young brother stolen as a slave, his sister raped and ultimately put to death.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading A year before--the seventeenth of the reign of the Seigneur Krellig--a band of looters had roared through his home village in Zonnigog, destroying and killing.
Barr
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From this reading And only Barr Herndon had escaped, taking with him twenty thousand stellors of his family's fortune and killing eight of the Seigneur's best men before departing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Herndon had been gone from Borlaam for a year, before this day.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Herndon had been gone from Borlaam for a year, before this day.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading And only Barr Herndon had escaped, taking with him twenty thousand stellors of his family's fortune and killing eight of the Seigneur's best men before departing.
Borlaam
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From this reading Herndon had been gone from Borlaam for a year, before this day.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading It had been a high score for the Herndon family--his father and mother killed in the first sally, his young brother stolen as a slave, his sister raped and ultimately put to death.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading The village had been burned.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Herndon had been gone from Borlaam for a year, before this day.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading It had been a high score for the Herndon family--his father and mother killed in the first sally, his young brother stolen as a slave, his sister raped and ultimately put to death.
departingverbUS /dɪˈpɑːrtɪŋ/
-ing form of “depart” — move away from a place into another direction
From this reading And only Barr Herndon had escaped, taking with him twenty thousand stellors of his family's fortune and killing eight of the Seigneur's best men before departing.
destroyingverbUS /dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “destroy” — do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading A year before--the seventeenth of the reign of the Seigneur Krellig--a band of looters had roared through his home village in Zonnigog, destroying and killing.
being one more than seven
From this reading And only Barr Herndon had escaped, taking with him twenty thousand stellors of his family's fortune and killing eight of the Seigneur's best men before departing.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading And only Barr Herndon had escaped, taking with him twenty thousand stellors of his family's fortune and killing eight of the Seigneur's best men before departing.
a social unit living together
From this reading It had been a high score for the Herndon family--his father and mother killed in the first sally, his young brother stolen as a slave, his sister raped and ultimately put to death.
family'snounUS /ˈfæməliz/
possessive form of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading And only Barr Herndon had escaped, taking with him twenty thousand stellors of his family's fortune and killing eight of the Seigneur's best men before departing.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading It had been a high score for the Herndon family--his father and mother killed in the first sally, his young brother stolen as a slave, his sister raped and ultimately put to death.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It had been a high score for the Herndon family--his father and mother killed in the first sally, his young brother stolen as a slave, his sister raped and ultimately put to death.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Herndon had been gone from Borlaam for a year, before this day.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading And only Barr Herndon had escaped, taking with him twenty thousand stellors of his family's fortune and killing eight of the Seigneur's best men before departing.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Herndon had been gone from Borlaam for a year, before this day.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Herndon had been gone from Borlaam for a year, before this day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Herndon had been gone from Borlaam for a year, before this day.
Herndon
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From this reading Herndon had been gone from Borlaam for a year, before this day.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It had been a high score for the Herndon family--his father and mother killed in the first sally, his young brother stolen as a slave, his sister raped and ultimately put to death.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And only Barr Herndon had escaped, taking with him twenty thousand stellors of his family's fortune and killing eight of the Seigneur's best men before departing.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A year before--the seventeenth of the reign of the Seigneur Krellig--a band of looters had roared through his home village in Zonnigog, destroying and killing.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading A year before--the seventeenth of the reign of the Seigneur Krellig--a band of looters had roared through his home village in Zonnigog, destroying and killing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A year before--the seventeenth of the reign of the Seigneur Krellig--a band of looters had roared through his home village in Zonnigog, destroying and killing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been a high score for the Herndon family--his father and mother killed in the first sally, his young brother stolen as a slave, his sister raped and ultimately put to death.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading It had been a high score for the Herndon family--his father and mother killed in the first sally, his young brother stolen as a slave, his sister raped and ultimately put to death.
killingnounUS /ˈkɪlɪŋ/
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading A year before--the seventeenth of the reign of the Seigneur Krellig--a band of looters had roared through his home village in Zonnigog, destroying and killing.
Krellig
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From this reading A year before--the seventeenth of the reign of the Seigneur Krellig--a band of looters had roared through his home village in Zonnigog, destroying and killing.
lootersnounUS /ˈluːtərz/
plural of “looter” — someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
From this reading A year before--the seventeenth of the reign of the Seigneur Krellig--a band of looters had roared through his home village in Zonnigog, destroying and killing.
the force of workers available
From this reading And only Barr Herndon had escaped, taking with him twenty thousand stellors of his family's fortune and killing eight of the Seigneur's best men before departing.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading It had been a high score for the Herndon family--his father and mother killed in the first sally, his young brother stolen as a slave, his sister raped and ultimately put to death.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A year before--the seventeenth of the reign of the Seigneur Krellig--a band of looters had roared through his home village in Zonnigog, destroying and killing.
and nothing more
From this reading And only Barr Herndon had escaped, taking with him twenty thousand stellors of his family's fortune and killing eight of the Seigneur's best men before departing.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It had been a high score for the Herndon family--his father and mother killed in the first sally, his young brother stolen as a slave, his sister raped and ultimately put to death.
rapedadjectiveUS /reɪpt/
having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence
From this reading It had been a high score for the Herndon family--his father and mother killed in the first sally, his young brother stolen as a slave, his sister raped and ultimately put to death.
reignverbUS /reɪn/
have sovereign power
From this reading A year before--the seventeenth of the reign of the Seigneur Krellig--a band of looters had roared through his home village in Zonnigog, destroying and killing.
roaredverbUS /rɔːrd/
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading A year before--the seventeenth of the reign of the Seigneur Krellig--a band of looters had roared through his home village in Zonnigog, destroying and killing.
witty remark
From this reading It had been a high score for the Herndon family--his father and mother killed in the first sally, his young brother stolen as a slave, his sister raped and ultimately put to death.
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading It had been a high score for the Herndon family--his father and mother killed in the first sally, his young brother stolen as a slave, his sister raped and ultimately put to death.
Seigneurnoun
a man of rank in the ancient regime
From this reading A year before--the seventeenth of the reign of the Seigneur Krellig--a band of looters had roared through his home village in Zonnigog, destroying and killing.
Seigneur's
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From this reading And only Barr Herndon had escaped, taking with him twenty thousand stellors of his family's fortune and killing eight of the Seigneur's best men before departing.
seventeenthadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the sixteenth in position
From this reading A year before--the seventeenth of the reign of the Seigneur Krellig--a band of looters had roared through his home village in Zonnigog, destroying and killing.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading It had been a high score for the Herndon family--his father and mother killed in the first sally, his young brother stolen as a slave, his sister raped and ultimately put to death.
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading It had been a high score for the Herndon family--his father and mother killed in the first sally, his young brother stolen as a slave, his sister raped and ultimately put to death.
stellors
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From this reading And only Barr Herndon had escaped, taking with him twenty thousand stellors of his family's fortune and killing eight of the Seigneur's best men before departing.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading It had been a high score for the Herndon family--his father and mother killed in the first sally, his young brother stolen as a slave, his sister raped and ultimately put to death.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading And only Barr Herndon had escaped, taking with him twenty thousand stellors of his family's fortune and killing eight of the Seigneur's best men before departing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A year before--the seventeenth of the reign of the Seigneur Krellig--a band of looters had roared through his home village in Zonnigog, destroying and killing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Herndon had been gone from Borlaam for a year, before this day.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading And only Barr Herndon had escaped, taking with him twenty thousand stellors of his family's fortune and killing eight of the Seigneur's best men before departing.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A year before--the seventeenth of the reign of the Seigneur Krellig--a band of looters had roared through his home village in Zonnigog, destroying and killing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had been a high score for the Herndon family--his father and mother killed in the first sally, his young brother stolen as a slave, his sister raped and ultimately put to death.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading And only Barr Herndon had escaped, taking with him twenty thousand stellors of his family's fortune and killing eight of the Seigneur's best men before departing.
ultimatelyadverbUS /ˈʌltəmətli/
as the end result of a succession or process
From this reading It had been a high score for the Herndon family--his father and mother killed in the first sally, his young brother stolen as a slave, his sister raped and ultimately put to death.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading A year before--the seventeenth of the reign of the Seigneur Krellig--a band of looters had roared through his home village in Zonnigog, destroying and killing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And only Barr Herndon had escaped, taking with him twenty thousand stellors of his family's fortune and killing eight of the Seigneur's best men before departing.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Herndon had been gone from Borlaam for a year, before this day.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading It had been a high score for the Herndon family--his father and mother killed in the first sally, his young brother stolen as a slave, his sister raped and ultimately put to death.
Zonnigog
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From this reading A year before--the seventeenth of the reign of the Seigneur Krellig--a band of looters had roared through his home village in Zonnigog, destroying and killing.
