Chapter XV · Chapter 15

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

From this reading HOW KING MARK SENT SIR TRISTRAM TO FETCH HIM A WIFE When Sir Tristram had come back to Cornwall, he abode some time at the court of King Mark.

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading HOW KING MARK SENT SIR TRISTRAM TO FETCH HIM A WIFE When Sir Tristram had come back to Cornwall, he abode some time at the court of King Mark.

the quality of having a superior or more favorable position

From this reading Now in those days the Cornish knights were little esteemed, and none less than Mark himself, who was a coward, and never adventured himself in fair and open combat, seeking rather to attack by stealth and have his enemy at an advantage.

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From this reading Now in those days the Cornish knights were little esteemed, and none less than Mark himself, who was a coward, and never adventured himself in fair and open combat, seeking rather to attack by stealth and have his enemy at an advantage.

(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 But the fame of Sir Tristram increased daily, and all men spoke well of him.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Now in those days the Cornish knights were little esteemed, and none less than Mark himself, who was a coward, and never adventured himself in fair and open combat, seeking rather to attack by stealth and have his enemy at an advantage.

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

From this reading Now in those days the Cornish knights were little esteemed, and none less than Mark himself, who was a coward, and never adventured himself in fair and open combat, seeking rather to attack by stealth and have his enemy at an advantage.

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

From this reading He sought, therefore, how he might rid himself of Tristram even while he spoke him fair and made as if he loved him much, and at the last he bethought him how he might gain his end and no man be the wiser.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading HOW KING MARK SENT SIR TRISTRAM TO FETCH HIM A WIFE When Sir Tristram had come back to Cornwall, he abode some time at the court of King Mark.

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

From this reading Now in those days the Cornish knights were little esteemed, and none less than Mark himself, who was a coward, and never adventured himself in fair and open combat, seeking rather to attack by stealth and have his enemy at an advantage.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading HOW KING MARK SENT SIR TRISTRAM TO FETCH HIM A WIFE When Sir Tristram had come back to Cornwall, he abode some time at the court of King Mark.

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

From this reading He sought, therefore, how he might rid himself of Tristram even while he spoke him fair and made as if he loved him much, and at the last he bethought him how he might gain his end and no man be the wiser.

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From this reading He sought, therefore, how he might rid himself of Tristram even while he spoke him fair and made as if he loved him much, and at the last he bethought him how he might gain his end and no man be the wiser.

cause to be bored

From this reading So it came to pass that King Mark, knowing himself despised, grew fearful and jealous of the love that all men bore his nephew; for he seemed in their praise of him to hear his own reproach.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the fame of Sir Tristram increased daily, and all men spoke well of him.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Now in those days the Cornish knights were little esteemed, and none less than Mark himself, who was a coward, and never adventured himself in fair and open combat, seeking rather to attack by stealth and have his enemy at an advantage.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading So it came to pass that King Mark, knowing himself despised, grew fearful and jealous of the love that all men bore his nephew; for he seemed in their praise of him to hear his own reproach.

an engagement fought between two military forces

From this reading Now in those days the Cornish knights were little esteemed, and none less than Mark himself, who was a coward, and never adventured himself in fair and open combat, seeking rather to attack by stealth and have his enemy at an advantage.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading HOW KING MARK SENT SIR TRISTRAM TO FETCH HIM A WIFE When Sir Tristram had come back to Cornwall, he abode some time at the court of King Mark.

a Celtic language spoken in Cornwall

From this reading Now in those days the Cornish knights were little esteemed, and none less than Mark himself, who was a coward, and never adventured himself in fair and open combat, seeking rather to attack by stealth and have his enemy at an advantage.

a hilly county in southwestern England

From this reading HOW KING MARK SENT SIR TRISTRAM TO FETCH HIM A WIFE When Sir Tristram had come back to Cornwall, he abode some time at the court of King Mark.

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading HOW KING MARK SENT SIR TRISTRAM TO FETCH HIM A WIFE When Sir Tristram had come back to Cornwall, he abode some time at the court of King Mark.

a person who shows fear or timidity

From this reading Now in those days the Cornish knights were little esteemed, and none less than Mark himself, who was a coward, and never adventured himself in fair and open combat, seeking rather to attack by stealth and have his enemy at an advantage.

every day; without missing a day

From this reading But the fame of Sir Tristram increased daily, and all men spoke well of him.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Now in those days the Cornish knights were little esteemed, and none less than Mark himself, who was a coward, and never adventured himself in fair and open combat, seeking rather to attack by stealth and have his enemy at an advantage.

treated with dislike or contempt

From this reading So it came to pass that King Mark, knowing himself despised, grew fearful and jealous of the love that all men bore his nephew; for he seemed in their praise of him to hear his own reproach.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading He sought, therefore, how he might rid himself of Tristram even while he spoke him fair and made as if he loved him much, and at the last he bethought him how he might gain his end and no man be the wiser.

an opposing military force

From this reading Now in those days the Cornish knights were little esteemed, and none less than Mark himself, who was a coward, and never adventured himself in fair and open combat, seeking rather to attack by stealth and have his enemy at an advantage.

having an illustrious reputation; respected

From this reading Now in those days the Cornish knights were little esteemed, and none less than Mark himself, who was a coward, and never adventured himself in fair and open combat, seeking rather to attack by stealth and have his enemy at an advantage.

divisible by two

From this reading He sought, therefore, how he might rid himself of Tristram even while he spoke him fair and made as if he loved him much, and at the last he bethought him how he might gain his end and no man be the wiser.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading Now in those days the Cornish knights were little esteemed, and none less than Mark himself, who was a coward, and never adventured himself in fair and open combat, seeking rather to attack by stealth and have his enemy at an advantage.

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

From this reading But the fame of Sir Tristram increased daily, and all men spoke well of him.

experiencing or showing fear

From this reading So it came to pass that King Mark, knowing himself despised, grew fearful and jealous of the love that all men bore his nephew; for he seemed in their praise of him to hear his own reproach.

go or come after and bring or take back

From this reading HOW KING MARK SENT SIR TRISTRAM TO FETCH HIM A WIFE When Sir Tristram had come back to Cornwall, he abode some time at the court of King Mark.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading So it came to pass that King Mark, knowing himself despised, grew fearful and jealous of the love that all men bore his nephew; for he seemed in their praise of him to hear his own reproach.

obtain

From this reading He sought, therefore, how he might rid himself of Tristram even while he spoke him fair and made as if he loved him much, and at the last he bethought him how he might gain his end and no man be the wiser.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading So it came to pass that King Mark, knowing himself despised, grew fearful and jealous of the love that all men bore his nephew; for he seemed in their praise of him to hear his own reproach.

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

From this reading HOW KING MARK SENT SIR TRISTRAM TO FETCH HIM A WIFE When Sir Tristram had come back to Cornwall, he abode some time at the court of King Mark.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Now in those days the Cornish knights were little esteemed, and none less than Mark himself, who was a coward, and never adventured himself in fair and open combat, seeking rather to attack by stealth and have his enemy at an advantage.

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

From this reading HOW KING MARK SENT SIR TRISTRAM TO FETCH HIM A WIFE When Sir Tristram had come back to Cornwall, he abode some time at the court of King Mark.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading So it came to pass that King Mark, knowing himself despised, grew fearful and jealous of the love that all men bore his nephew; for he seemed in their praise of him to hear his own reproach.

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

From this reading HOW KING MARK SENT SIR TRISTRAM TO FETCH HIM A WIFE When Sir Tristram had come back to Cornwall, he abode some time at the court of King Mark.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Now in those days the Cornish knights were little esteemed, and none less than Mark himself, who was a coward, and never adventured himself in fair and open combat, seeking rather to attack by stealth and have his enemy at an advantage.

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

From this reading Now in those days the Cornish knights were little esteemed, and none less than Mark himself, who was a coward, and never adventured himself in fair and open combat, seeking rather to attack by stealth and have his enemy at an advantage.

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From this reading HOW KING MARK SENT SIR TRISTRAM TO FETCH HIM A WIFE When Sir Tristram had come back to Cornwall, he abode some time at the court of King Mark.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading He sought, therefore, how he might rid himself of Tristram even while he spoke him fair and made as if he loved him much, and at the last he bethought him how he might gain his end and no man be the wiser.

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

From this reading Now in those days the Cornish knights were little esteemed, and none less than Mark himself, who was a coward, and never adventured himself in fair and open combat, seeking rather to attack by stealth and have his enemy at an advantage.

made greater in size or amount or degree

From this reading But the fame of Sir Tristram increased daily, and all men spoke well of him.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading So it came to pass that King Mark, knowing himself despised, grew fearful and jealous of the love that all men bore his nephew; for he seemed in their praise of him to hear his own reproach.

showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages

From this reading So it came to pass that King Mark, knowing himself despised, grew fearful and jealous of the love that all men bore his nephew; for he seemed in their praise of him to hear his own reproach.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading HOW KING MARK SENT SIR TRISTRAM TO FETCH HIM A WIFE When Sir Tristram had come back to Cornwall, he abode some time at the court of King Mark.

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 Now in those days the Cornish knights were little esteemed, and none less than Mark himself, who was a coward, and never adventured himself in fair and open combat, seeking rather to attack by stealth and have his enemy at an advantage.

evidencing the possession of inside information

From this reading So it came to pass that King Mark, knowing himself despised, grew fearful and jealous of the love that all men bore his nephew; for he seemed in their praise of him to hear his own reproach.

immediately past

From this reading He sought, therefore, how he might rid himself of Tristram even while he spoke him fair and made as if he loved him much, and at the last he bethought him how he might gain his end and no man be the wiser.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Now in those days the Cornish knights were little esteemed, and none less than Mark himself, who was a coward, and never adventured himself in fair and open combat, seeking rather to attack by stealth and have his enemy at an advantage.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Now in those days the Cornish knights were little esteemed, and none less than Mark himself, who was a coward, and never adventured himself in fair and open combat, seeking rather to attack by stealth and have his enemy at an advantage.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading So it came to pass that King Mark, knowing himself despised, grew fearful and jealous of the love that all men bore his nephew; for he seemed in their praise of him to hear his own reproach.

held dear

From this reading He sought, therefore, how he might rid himself of Tristram even while he spoke him fair and made as if he loved him much, and at the last he bethought him how he might gain his end and no man be the wiser.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading He sought, therefore, how he might rid himself of Tristram even while he spoke him fair and made as if he loved him much, and at the last he bethought him how he might gain his end and no man be the wiser.

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

From this reading He sought, therefore, how he might rid himself of Tristram even while he spoke him fair and made as if he loved him much, and at the last he bethought him how he might gain his end and no man be the wiser.

attach a tag or label to

From this reading HOW KING MARK SENT SIR TRISTRAM TO FETCH HIM A WIFE When Sir Tristram had come back to Cornwall, he abode some time at the court of King Mark.

the force of workers available

From this reading But the fame of Sir Tristram increased daily, and all men spoke well of him.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading He sought, therefore, how he might rid himself of Tristram even while he spoke him fair and made as if he loved him much, and at the last he bethought him how he might gain his end and no man be the wiser.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading He sought, therefore, how he might rid himself of Tristram even while he spoke him fair and made as if he loved him much, and at the last he bethought him how he might gain his end and no man be the wiser.

a son of your brother or sister

From this reading So it came to pass that King Mark, knowing himself despised, grew fearful and jealous of the love that all men bore his nephew; for he seemed in their praise of him to hear his own reproach.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Now in those days the Cornish knights were little esteemed, and none less than Mark himself, who was a coward, and never adventured himself in fair and open combat, seeking rather to attack by stealth and have his enemy at an advantage.

not any; not one

From this reading He sought, therefore, how he might rid himself of Tristram even while he spoke him fair and made as if he loved him much, and at the last he bethought him how he might gain his end and no man be the wiser.

not one, and not any

From this reading Now in those days the Cornish knights were little esteemed, and none less than Mark himself, who was a coward, and never adventured himself in fair and open combat, seeking rather to attack by stealth and have his enemy at an advantage.

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

From this reading Now in those days the Cornish knights were little esteemed, and none less than Mark himself, who was a coward, and never adventured himself in fair and open combat, seeking rather to attack by stealth and have his enemy at an advantage.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading HOW KING MARK SENT SIR TRISTRAM TO FETCH HIM A WIFE When Sir Tristram had come back to Cornwall, he abode some time at the court of King Mark.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Now in those days the Cornish knights were little esteemed, and none less than Mark himself, who was a coward, and never adventured himself in fair and open combat, seeking rather to attack by stealth and have his enemy at an advantage.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading So it came to pass that King Mark, knowing himself despised, grew fearful and jealous of the love that all men bore his nephew; for he seemed in their praise of him to hear his own reproach.

go across or through

From this reading So it came to pass that King Mark, knowing himself despised, grew fearful and jealous of the love that all men bore his nephew; for he seemed in their praise of him to hear his own reproach.

an expression of approval and commendation

From this reading So it came to pass that King Mark, knowing himself despised, grew fearful and jealous of the love that all men bore his nephew; for he seemed in their praise of him to hear his own reproach.

on the contrary

From this reading Now in those days the Cornish knights were little esteemed, and none less than Mark himself, who was a coward, and never adventured himself in fair and open combat, seeking rather to attack by stealth and have his enemy at an advantage.

a mild rebuke or criticism

From this reading So it came to pass that King Mark, knowing himself despised, grew fearful and jealous of the love that all men bore his nephew; for he seemed in their praise of him to hear his own reproach.

relieve from

From this reading He sought, therefore, how he might rid himself of Tristram even while he spoke him fair and made as if he loved him much, and at the last he bethought him how he might gain his end and no man be the wiser.

the act of searching for something

From this reading Now in those days the Cornish knights were little esteemed, and none less than Mark himself, who was a coward, and never adventured himself in fair and open combat, seeking rather to attack by stealth and have his enemy at an advantage.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading So it came to pass that King Mark, knowing himself despised, grew fearful and jealous of the love that all men bore his nephew; for he seemed in their praise of him to hear his own reproach.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading HOW KING MARK SENT SIR TRISTRAM TO FETCH HIM A WIFE When Sir Tristram had come back to Cornwall, he abode some time at the court of King Mark.

term of address for a man

From this reading HOW KING MARK SENT SIR TRISTRAM TO FETCH HIM A WIFE When Sir Tristram had come back to Cornwall, he abode some time at the court of King Mark.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So it came to pass that King Mark, knowing himself despised, grew fearful and jealous of the love that all men bore his nephew; for he seemed in their praise of him to hear his own reproach.

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

From this reading HOW KING MARK SENT SIR TRISTRAM TO FETCH HIM A WIFE When Sir Tristram had come back to Cornwall, he abode some time at the court of King Mark.

that is looked for

From this reading He sought, therefore, how he might rid himself of Tristram even while he spoke him fair and made as if he loved him much, and at the last he bethought him how he might gain his end and no man be the wiser.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading But the fame of Sir Tristram increased daily, and all men spoke well of him.

avoiding detection by moving carefully

From this reading Now in those days the Cornish knights were little esteemed, and none less than Mark himself, who was a coward, and never adventured himself in fair and open combat, seeking rather to attack by stealth and have his enemy at an advantage.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Now in those days the Cornish knights were little esteemed, and none less than Mark himself, who was a coward, and never adventured himself in fair and open combat, seeking rather to attack by stealth and have his enemy at an advantage.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading So it came to pass that King Mark, knowing himself despised, grew fearful and jealous of the love that all men bore his nephew; for he seemed in their praise of him to hear his own reproach.

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

From this reading HOW KING MARK SENT SIR TRISTRAM TO FETCH HIM A WIFE When Sir Tristram had come back to Cornwall, he abode some time at the court of King Mark.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading So it came to pass that King Mark, knowing himself despised, grew fearful and jealous of the love that all men bore his nephew; for he seemed in their praise of him to hear his own reproach.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading He sought, therefore, how he might rid himself of Tristram even while he spoke him fair and made as if he loved him much, and at the last he bethought him how he might gain his end and no man be the wiser.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Now in those days the Cornish knights were little esteemed, and none less than Mark himself, who was a coward, and never adventured himself in fair and open combat, seeking rather to attack by stealth and have his enemy at an advantage.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading HOW KING MARK SENT SIR TRISTRAM TO FETCH HIM A WIFE When Sir Tristram had come back to Cornwall, he abode some time at the court of King Mark.

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

From this reading HOW KING MARK SENT SIR TRISTRAM TO FETCH HIM A WIFE When Sir Tristram had come back to Cornwall, he abode some time at the court of King Mark.

(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 KING MARK SENT SIR TRISTRAM TO FETCH HIM A WIFE When Sir Tristram had come back to Cornwall, he abode some time at the court of King Mark.

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

From this reading Now in those days the Cornish knights were little esteemed, and none less than Mark himself, who was a coward, and never adventured himself in fair and open combat, seeking rather to attack by stealth and have his enemy at an advantage.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading But the fame of Sir Tristram increased daily, and all men spoke well of him.

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

From this reading Now in those days the Cornish knights were little esteemed, and none less than Mark himself, who was a coward, and never adventured himself in fair and open combat, seeking rather to attack by stealth and have his enemy at an advantage.

at the time that

From this reading HOW KING MARK SENT SIR TRISTRAM TO FETCH HIM A WIFE When Sir Tristram had come back to Cornwall, he abode some time at the court of King Mark.

during the time that

From this reading He sought, therefore, how he might rid himself of Tristram even while he spoke him fair and made as if he loved him much, and at the last he bethought him how he might gain his end and no man be the wiser.

which person or people

From this reading Now in those days the Cornish knights were little esteemed, and none less than Mark himself, who was a coward, and never adventured himself in fair and open combat, seeking rather to attack by stealth and have his enemy at an advantage.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading HOW KING MARK SENT SIR TRISTRAM TO FETCH HIM A WIFE When Sir Tristram had come back to Cornwall, he abode some time at the court of King Mark.

comparative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading He sought, therefore, how he might rid himself of Tristram even while he spoke him fair and made as if he loved him much, and at the last he bethought him how he might gain his end and no man be the wiser.