used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There Tristram learnt all knightly exercises, so that there was none could equal him as harper or hunter; and after seven years, being by then a youth of nineteen, he returned to his own land of Liones.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading Then Mark, the Cornish King, called together his barons and knights to take counsel; and by their advice, he made answer that he would pay no tribute, and bade King Anguish send a stout knight to fight for his right if he still dared claim aught of the land of Cornwall.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There Tristram learnt all knightly exercises, so that there was none could equal him as harper or hunter; and after seven years, being by then a youth of nineteen, he returned to his own land of Liones.
(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 There Tristram learnt all knightly exercises, so that there was none could equal him as harper or hunter; and after seven years, being by then a youth of nineteen, he returned to his own land of Liones.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There Tristram learnt all knightly exercises, so that there was none could equal him as harper or hunter; and after seven years, being by then a youth of nineteen, he returned to his own land of Liones.
extreme mental distress
From this reading It chanced, in those days, that King Anguish of Ireland sent to Cornwall, demanding the tribute paid him in former times by that land.
react verbally
From this reading Then Mark, the Cornish King, called together his barons and knights to take counsel; and by their advice, he made answer that he would pay no tribute, and bade King Anguish send a stout knight to fight for his right if he still dared claim aught of the land of Cornwall.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There Tristram learnt all knightly exercises, so that there was none could equal him as harper or hunter; and after seven years, being by then a youth of nineteen, he returned to his own land of Liones.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HOW TRISTRAM FOUGHT WITH SIR MARHAUS OF IRELAND Now King Meliodas, though he had pardoned the Queen, would keep his son Tristram no longer at the court, but sent him into France.
aughtnounUS /ɔːt/
a quantity of no importance
From this reading Then Mark, the Cornish King, called together his barons and knights to take counsel; and by their advice, he made answer that he would pay no tribute, and bade King Anguish send a stout knight to fight for his right if he still dared claim aught of the land of Cornwall.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading Then Mark, the Cornish King, called together his barons and knights to take counsel; and by their advice, he made answer that he would pay no tribute, and bade King Anguish send a stout knight to fight for his right if he still dared claim aught of the land of Cornwall.
baronsnounUS /ˈbærənz/
plural of “baron” — a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading Then Mark, the Cornish King, called together his barons and knights to take counsel; and by their advice, he made answer that he would pay no tribute, and bade King Anguish send a stout knight to fight for his right if he still dared claim aught of the land of Cornwall.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There Tristram learnt all knightly exercises, so that there was none could equal him as harper or hunter; and after seven years, being by then a youth of nineteen, he returned to his own land of Liones.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Forthwith there came from Ireland Sir Marhaus, brother of the Queen of Ireland.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading HOW TRISTRAM FOUGHT WITH SIR MARHAUS OF IRELAND Now King Meliodas, though he had pardoned the Queen, would keep his son Tristram no longer at the court, but sent him into France.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There Tristram learnt all knightly exercises, so that there was none could equal him as harper or hunter; and after seven years, being by then a youth of nineteen, he returned to his own land of Liones.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Then Mark, the Cornish King, called together his barons and knights to take counsel; and by their advice, he made answer that he would pay no tribute, and bade King Anguish send a stout knight to fight for his right if he still dared claim aught of the land of Cornwall.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Forthwith there came from Ireland Sir Marhaus, brother of the Queen of Ireland.
chancedverbUS /tʃænst/
past form of “chance” — be the case by chance
From this reading It chanced, in those days, that King Anguish of Ireland sent to Cornwall, demanding the tribute paid him in former times by that land.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading Then Mark, the Cornish King, called together his barons and knights to take counsel; and by their advice, he made answer that he would pay no tribute, and bade King Anguish send a stout knight to fight for his right if he still dared claim aught of the land of Cornwall.
CornishnounUS /ˈkɔːrnɪʃ/
a Celtic language spoken in Cornwall
From this reading Then Mark, the Cornish King, called together his barons and knights to take counsel; and by their advice, he made answer that he would pay no tribute, and bade King Anguish send a stout knight to fight for his right if he still dared claim aught of the land of Cornwall.
CornwallnounUS /ˈkɔːrnwɔːl/
a hilly county in southwestern England
From this reading It chanced, in those days, that King Anguish of Ireland sent to Cornwall, demanding the tribute paid him in former times by that land.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There Tristram learnt all knightly exercises, so that there was none could equal him as harper or hunter; and after seven years, being by then a youth of nineteen, he returned to his own land of Liones.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading Then Mark, the Cornish King, called together his barons and knights to take counsel; and by their advice, he made answer that he would pay no tribute, and bade King Anguish send a stout knight to fight for his right if he still dared claim aught of the land of Cornwall.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading HOW TRISTRAM FOUGHT WITH SIR MARHAUS OF IRELAND Now King Meliodas, though he had pardoned the Queen, would keep his son Tristram no longer at the court, but sent him into France.
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading Then Mark, the Cornish King, called together his barons and knights to take counsel; and by their advice, he made answer that he would pay no tribute, and bade King Anguish send a stout knight to fight for his right if he still dared claim aught of the land of Cornwall.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It chanced, in those days, that King Anguish of Ireland sent to Cornwall, demanding the tribute paid him in former times by that land.
demandingadjectiveUS /dɪˈmændɪŋ/
requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill
From this reading It chanced, in those days, that King Anguish of Ireland sent to Cornwall, demanding the tribute paid him in former times by that land.
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading There Tristram learnt all knightly exercises, so that there was none could equal him as harper or hunter; and after seven years, being by then a youth of nineteen, he returned to his own land of Liones.
exercisesnounUS /ˈeksərsaɪzəz/
plural of “exercise” — the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading There Tristram learnt all knightly exercises, so that there was none could equal him as harper or hunter; and after seven years, being by then a youth of nineteen, he returned to his own land of Liones.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Then Mark, the Cornish King, called together his barons and knights to take counsel; and by their advice, he made answer that he would pay no tribute, and bade King Anguish send a stout knight to fight for his right if he still dared claim aught of the land of Cornwall.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then Mark, the Cornish King, called together his barons and knights to take counsel; and by their advice, he made answer that he would pay no tribute, and bade King Anguish send a stout knight to fight for his right if he still dared claim aught of the land of Cornwall.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading It chanced, in those days, that King Anguish of Ireland sent to Cornwall, demanding the tribute paid him in former times by that land.
ForthwithadverbUS /ˈfɔːrˈθwɪθ/
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Forthwith there came from Ireland Sir Marhaus, brother of the Queen of Ireland.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading HOW TRISTRAM FOUGHT WITH SIR MARHAUS OF IRELAND Now King Meliodas, though he had pardoned the Queen, would keep his son Tristram no longer at the court, but sent him into France.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading HOW TRISTRAM FOUGHT WITH SIR MARHAUS OF IRELAND Now King Meliodas, though he had pardoned the Queen, would keep his son Tristram no longer at the court, but sent him into France.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Forthwith there came from Ireland Sir Marhaus, brother of the Queen of Ireland.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HOW TRISTRAM FOUGHT WITH SIR MARHAUS OF IRELAND Now King Meliodas, though he had pardoned the Queen, would keep his son Tristram no longer at the court, but sent him into France.
harpernounUS /ˈhɑːrpər/
someone who plays the harp
From this reading There Tristram learnt all knightly exercises, so that there was none could equal him as harper or hunter; and after seven years, being by then a youth of nineteen, he returned to his own land of Liones.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW TRISTRAM FOUGHT WITH SIR MARHAUS OF IRELAND Now King Meliodas, though he had pardoned the Queen, would keep his son Tristram no longer at the court, but sent him into France.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOW TRISTRAM FOUGHT WITH SIR MARHAUS OF IRELAND Now King Meliodas, though he had pardoned the Queen, would keep his son Tristram no longer at the court, but sent him into France.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW TRISTRAM FOUGHT WITH SIR MARHAUS OF IRELAND Now King Meliodas, though he had pardoned the Queen, would keep his son Tristram no longer at the court, but sent him into France.
HOW
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From this reading HOW TRISTRAM FOUGHT WITH SIR MARHAUS OF IRELAND Now King Meliodas, though he had pardoned the Queen, would keep his son Tristram no longer at the court, but sent him into France.
hunternounUS /ˈhʌntər/
someone who hunts game
From this reading There Tristram learnt all knightly exercises, so that there was none could equal him as harper or hunter; and after seven years, being by then a youth of nineteen, he returned to his own land of Liones.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then Mark, the Cornish King, called together his barons and knights to take counsel; and by their advice, he made answer that he would pay no tribute, and bade King Anguish send a stout knight to fight for his right if he still dared claim aught of the land of Cornwall.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It chanced, in those days, that King Anguish of Ireland sent to Cornwall, demanding the tribute paid him in former times by that land.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading HOW TRISTRAM FOUGHT WITH SIR MARHAUS OF IRELAND Now King Meliodas, though he had pardoned the Queen, would keep his son Tristram no longer at the court, but sent him into France.
IRELANDnounUS /ˈaɪərlənd/
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
From this reading HOW TRISTRAM FOUGHT WITH SIR MARHAUS OF IRELAND Now King Meliodas, though he had pardoned the Queen, would keep his son Tristram no longer at the court, but sent him into France.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It chanced, in those days, that King Anguish of Ireland sent to Cornwall, demanding the tribute paid him in former times by that land.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading HOW TRISTRAM FOUGHT WITH SIR MARHAUS OF IRELAND Now King Meliodas, though he had pardoned the Queen, would keep his son Tristram no longer at the court, but sent him into France.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading HOW TRISTRAM FOUGHT WITH SIR MARHAUS OF IRELAND Now King Meliodas, though he had pardoned the Queen, would keep his son Tristram no longer at the court, but sent him into France.
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 Then Mark, the Cornish King, called together his barons and knights to take counsel; and by their advice, he made answer that he would pay no tribute, and bade King Anguish send a stout knight to fight for his right if he still dared claim aught of the land of Cornwall.
knightlyadjectiveUS /ˈnaɪtli/
characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages
From this reading There Tristram learnt all knightly exercises, so that there was none could equal him as harper or hunter; and after seven years, being by then a youth of nineteen, he returned to his own land of Liones.
plural of “knight” — 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 Then Mark, the Cornish King, called together his barons and knights to take counsel; and by their advice, he made answer that he would pay no tribute, and bade King Anguish send a stout knight to fight for his right if he still dared claim aught of the land of Cornwall.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading There Tristram learnt all knightly exercises, so that there was none could equal him as harper or hunter; and after seven years, being by then a youth of nineteen, he returned to his own land of Liones.
learntverbUS /lɜːrnt/
inflected form of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills
From this reading There Tristram learnt all knightly exercises, so that there was none could equal him as harper or hunter; and after seven years, being by then a youth of nineteen, he returned to his own land of Liones.
Liones
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From this reading There Tristram learnt all knightly exercises, so that there was none could equal him as harper or hunter; and after seven years, being by then a youth of nineteen, he returned to his own land of Liones.
for more time
From this reading HOW TRISTRAM FOUGHT WITH SIR MARHAUS OF IRELAND Now King Meliodas, though he had pardoned the Queen, would keep his son Tristram no longer at the court, but sent him into France.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Then Mark, the Cornish King, called together his barons and knights to take counsel; and by their advice, he made answer that he would pay no tribute, and bade King Anguish send a stout knight to fight for his right if he still dared claim aught of the land of Cornwall.
MARHAUS
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From this reading HOW TRISTRAM FOUGHT WITH SIR MARHAUS OF IRELAND Now King Meliodas, though he had pardoned the Queen, would keep his son Tristram no longer at the court, but sent him into France.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Then Mark, the Cornish King, called together his barons and knights to take counsel; and by their advice, he made answer that he would pay no tribute, and bade King Anguish send a stout knight to fight for his right if he still dared claim aught of the land of Cornwall.
Meliodas
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From this reading HOW TRISTRAM FOUGHT WITH SIR MARHAUS OF IRELAND Now King Meliodas, though he had pardoned the Queen, would keep his son Tristram no longer at the court, but sent him into France.
nineteennounUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading There Tristram learnt all knightly exercises, so that there was none could equal him as harper or hunter; and after seven years, being by then a youth of nineteen, he returned to his own land of Liones.
not any; not one
From this reading HOW TRISTRAM FOUGHT WITH SIR MARHAUS OF IRELAND Now King Meliodas, though he had pardoned the Queen, would keep his son Tristram no longer at the court, but sent him into France.
not one, and not any
From this reading There Tristram learnt all knightly exercises, so that there was none could equal him as harper or hunter; and after seven years, being by then a youth of nineteen, he returned to his own land of Liones.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading HOW TRISTRAM FOUGHT WITH SIR MARHAUS OF IRELAND Now King Meliodas, though he had pardoned the Queen, would keep his son Tristram no longer at the court, but sent him into France.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW TRISTRAM FOUGHT WITH SIR MARHAUS OF IRELAND Now King Meliodas, though he had pardoned the Queen, would keep his son Tristram no longer at the court, but sent him into France.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There Tristram learnt all knightly exercises, so that there was none could equal him as harper or hunter; and after seven years, being by then a youth of nineteen, he returned to his own land of Liones.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading There Tristram learnt all knightly exercises, so that there was none could equal him as harper or hunter; and after seven years, being by then a youth of nineteen, he returned to his own land of Liones.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading It chanced, in those days, that King Anguish of Ireland sent to Cornwall, demanding the tribute paid him in former times by that land.
pardonedverbUS /ˈpɑːrdənd/
past form of “pardon” — accept an excuse for
From this reading HOW TRISTRAM FOUGHT WITH SIR MARHAUS OF IRELAND Now King Meliodas, though he had pardoned the Queen, would keep his son Tristram no longer at the court, but sent him into France.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Then Mark, the Cornish King, called together his barons and knights to take counsel; and by their advice, he made answer that he would pay no tribute, and bade King Anguish send a stout knight to fight for his right if he still dared claim aught of the land of Cornwall.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading HOW TRISTRAM FOUGHT WITH SIR MARHAUS OF IRELAND Now King Meliodas, though he had pardoned the Queen, would keep his son Tristram no longer at the court, but sent him into France.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading There Tristram learnt all knightly exercises, so that there was none could equal him as harper or hunter; and after seven years, being by then a youth of nineteen, he returned to his own land of Liones.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Then Mark, the Cornish King, called together his barons and knights to take counsel; and by their advice, he made answer that he would pay no tribute, and bade King Anguish send a stout knight to fight for his right if he still dared claim aught of the land of Cornwall.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Then Mark, the Cornish King, called together his barons and knights to take counsel; and by their advice, he made answer that he would pay no tribute, and bade King Anguish send a stout knight to fight for his right if he still dared claim aught of the land of Cornwall.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading HOW TRISTRAM FOUGHT WITH SIR MARHAUS OF IRELAND Now King Meliodas, though he had pardoned the Queen, would keep his son Tristram no longer at the court, but sent him into France.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading There Tristram learnt all knightly exercises, so that there was none could equal him as harper or hunter; and after seven years, being by then a youth of nineteen, he returned to his own land of Liones.
term of address for a man
From this reading HOW TRISTRAM FOUGHT WITH SIR MARHAUS OF IRELAND Now King Meliodas, though he had pardoned the Queen, would keep his son Tristram no longer at the court, but sent him into France.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There Tristram learnt all knightly exercises, so that there was none could equal him as harper or hunter; and after seven years, being by then a youth of nineteen, he returned to his own land of Liones.
a male human offspring
From this reading HOW TRISTRAM FOUGHT WITH SIR MARHAUS OF IRELAND Now King Meliodas, though he had pardoned the Queen, would keep his son Tristram no longer at the court, but sent him into France.
not in physical motion
From this reading Then Mark, the Cornish King, called together his barons and knights to take counsel; and by their advice, he made answer that he would pay no tribute, and bade King Anguish send a stout knight to fight for his right if he still dared claim aught of the land of Cornwall.
dependable
From this reading Then Mark, the Cornish King, called together his barons and knights to take counsel; and by their advice, he made answer that he would pay no tribute, and bade King Anguish send a stout knight to fight for his right if he still dared claim aught of the land of Cornwall.
carry out
From this reading Then Mark, the Cornish King, called together his barons and knights to take counsel; and by their advice, he made answer that he would pay no tribute, and bade King Anguish send a stout knight to fight for his right if he still dared claim aught of the land of Cornwall.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There Tristram learnt all knightly exercises, so that there was none could equal him as harper or hunter; and after seven years, being by then a youth of nineteen, he returned to his own land of Liones.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW TRISTRAM FOUGHT WITH SIR MARHAUS OF IRELAND Now King Meliodas, though he had pardoned the Queen, would keep his son Tristram no longer at the court, but sent him into France.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then Mark, the Cornish King, called together his barons and knights to take counsel; and by their advice, he made answer that he would pay no tribute, and bade King Anguish send a stout knight to fight for his right if he still dared claim aught of the land of Cornwall.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading There Tristram learnt all knightly exercises, so that there was none could equal him as harper or hunter; and after seven years, being by then a youth of nineteen, he returned to his own land of Liones.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There Tristram learnt all knightly exercises, so that there was none could equal him as harper or hunter; and after seven years, being by then a youth of nineteen, he returned to his own land of Liones.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It chanced, in those days, that King Anguish of Ireland sent to Cornwall, demanding the tribute paid him in former times by that land.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading HOW TRISTRAM FOUGHT WITH SIR MARHAUS OF IRELAND Now King Meliodas, though he had pardoned the Queen, would keep his son Tristram no longer at the court, but sent him into France.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading It chanced, in those days, that King Anguish of Ireland sent to Cornwall, demanding the tribute paid him in former times by that land.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There Tristram learnt all knightly exercises, so that there was none could equal him as harper or hunter; and after seven years, being by then a youth of nineteen, he returned to his own land of Liones.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Then Mark, the Cornish King, called together his barons and knights to take counsel; and by their advice, he made answer that he would pay no tribute, and bade King Anguish send a stout knight to fight for his right if he still dared claim aught of the land of Cornwall.
tributenounUS /ˈtrɪbjuːt/
something given or done as an expression of esteem
From this reading It chanced, in those days, that King Anguish of Ireland sent to Cornwall, demanding the tribute paid him in former times by that land.
TRISTRAMnounUS /ˈtrɪstrəm/
(Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
From this reading HOW TRISTRAM FOUGHT WITH SIR MARHAUS OF IRELAND Now King Meliodas, though he had pardoned the Queen, would keep his son Tristram no longer at the court, but sent him into France.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There Tristram learnt all knightly exercises, so that there was none could equal him as harper or hunter; and after seven years, being by then a youth of nineteen, he returned to his own land of Liones.
in the company of; together with
From this reading HOW TRISTRAM FOUGHT WITH SIR MARHAUS OF IRELAND Now King Meliodas, though he had pardoned the Queen, would keep his son Tristram no longer at the court, but sent him into France.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading HOW TRISTRAM FOUGHT WITH SIR MARHAUS OF IRELAND Now King Meliodas, though he had pardoned the Queen, would keep his son Tristram no longer at the court, but sent him into France.
a late time of life
From this reading There Tristram learnt all knightly exercises, so that there was none could equal him as harper or hunter; and after seven years, being by then a youth of nineteen, he returned to his own land of Liones.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading There Tristram learnt all knightly exercises, so that there was none could equal him as harper or hunter; and after seven years, being by then a youth of nineteen, he returned to his own land of Liones.
