used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HOW OLIVER AND HIS COMRADES FARED The Saracens that had charge of Oliver and the other knights did not halt till they came to a rich city, Aygremore by name.
AdmiralnounUS /ˈædmərəl/
the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading Brullant answered, "I have no such tidings for you, Sir Admiral.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW OLIVER AND HIS COMRADES FARED The Saracens that had charge of Oliver and the other knights did not halt till they came to a rich city, Aygremore by name.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Brullant answered, "I have no such tidings for you, Sir Admiral.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Being arrived there they made a great braying of trumpets at the gate.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Being arrived there they made a great braying of trumpets at the gate.
Aygremore
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From this reading HOW OLIVER AND HIS COMRADES FARED The Saracens that had charge of Oliver and the other knights did not halt till they came to a rich city, Aygremore by name.
Balan
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From this reading Balan, who was father to Fierabras, hearing this came to the gate, and seeing there Brullant, said to him, "Tell me, Brullant, my friend, how you have fared.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being arrived there they made a great braying of trumpets at the gate.
braying
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From this reading Being arrived there they made a great braying of trumpets at the gate.
Brullant
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From this reading Balan, who was father to Fierabras, hearing this came to the gate, and seeing there Brullant, said to him, "Tell me, Brullant, my friend, how you have fared.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading HOW OLIVER AND HIS COMRADES FARED The Saracens that had charge of Oliver and the other knights did not halt till they came to a rich city, Aygremore by name.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading HOW OLIVER AND HIS COMRADES FARED The Saracens that had charge of Oliver and the other knights did not halt till they came to a rich city, Aygremore by name.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading HOW OLIVER AND HIS COMRADES FARED The Saracens that had charge of Oliver and the other knights did not halt till they came to a rich city, Aygremore by name.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Have you taken King Charles, and put his Peers to flight?"
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading HOW OLIVER AND HIS COMRADES FARED The Saracens that had charge of Oliver and the other knights did not halt till they came to a rich city, Aygremore by name.
plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading HOW OLIVER AND HIS COMRADES FARED The Saracens that had charge of Oliver and the other knights did not halt till they came to a rich city, Aygremore by name.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading HOW OLIVER AND HIS COMRADES FARED The Saracens that had charge of Oliver and the other knights did not halt till they came to a rich city, Aygremore by name.
FAREDverbUS /ferd/
past form of “fare” — proceed or get along
From this reading HOW OLIVER AND HIS COMRADES FARED The Saracens that had charge of Oliver and the other knights did not halt till they came to a rich city, Aygremore by name.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Balan, who was father to Fierabras, hearing this came to the gate, and seeing there Brullant, said to him, "Tell me, Brullant, my friend, how you have fared.
Fierabras
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From this reading Balan, who was father to Fierabras, hearing this came to the gate, and seeing there Brullant, said to him, "Tell me, Brullant, my friend, how you have fared.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading Have you taken King Charles, and put his Peers to flight?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Brullant answered, "I have no such tidings for you, Sir Admiral.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Balan, who was father to Fierabras, hearing this came to the gate, and seeing there Brullant, said to him, "Tell me, Brullant, my friend, how you have fared.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Being arrived there they made a great braying of trumpets at the gate.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Being arrived there they made a great braying of trumpets at the gate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HOW OLIVER AND HIS COMRADES FARED The Saracens that had charge of Oliver and the other knights did not halt till they came to a rich city, Aygremore by name.
haltverbUS /hɔːlt/
cause to stop
From this reading HOW OLIVER AND HIS COMRADES FARED The Saracens that had charge of Oliver and the other knights did not halt till they came to a rich city, Aygremore by name.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Balan, who was father to Fierabras, hearing this came to the gate, and seeing there Brullant, said to him, "Tell me, Brullant, my friend, how you have fared.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading Balan, who was father to Fierabras, hearing this came to the gate, and seeing there Brullant, said to him, "Tell me, Brullant, my friend, how you have fared.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Balan, who was father to Fierabras, hearing this came to the gate, and seeing there Brullant, said to him, "Tell me, Brullant, my friend, how you have fared.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW OLIVER AND HIS COMRADES FARED The Saracens that had charge of Oliver and the other knights did not halt till they came to a rich city, Aygremore by name.
HOW
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From this reading HOW OLIVER AND HIS COMRADES FARED The Saracens that had charge of Oliver and the other knights did not halt till they came to a rich city, Aygremore by name.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Brullant answered, "I have no such tidings for you, Sir Admiral.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Have you taken King Charles, and put his Peers to flight?"
knightsnounUS /naɪts/
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 HOW OLIVER AND HIS COMRADES FARED The Saracens that had charge of Oliver and the other knights did not halt till they came to a rich city, Aygremore by name.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Being arrived there they made a great braying of trumpets at the gate.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Balan, who was father to Fierabras, hearing this came to the gate, and seeing there Brullant, said to him, "Tell me, Brullant, my friend, how you have fared.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Balan, who was father to Fierabras, hearing this came to the gate, and seeing there Brullant, said to him, "Tell me, Brullant, my friend, how you have fared.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading HOW OLIVER AND HIS COMRADES FARED The Saracens that had charge of Oliver and the other knights did not halt till they came to a rich city, Aygremore by name.
not any; not one
From this reading Brullant answered, "I have no such tidings for you, Sir Admiral.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading HOW OLIVER AND HIS COMRADES FARED The Saracens that had charge of Oliver and the other knights did not halt till they came to a rich city, Aygremore by name.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW OLIVER AND HIS COMRADES FARED The Saracens that had charge of Oliver and the other knights did not halt till they came to a rich city, Aygremore by name.
OLIVERnounUS /ˈɑːləvər/
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading HOW OLIVER AND HIS COMRADES FARED The Saracens that had charge of Oliver and the other knights did not halt till they came to a rich city, Aygremore by name.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading HOW OLIVER AND HIS COMRADES FARED The Saracens that had charge of Oliver and the other knights did not halt till they came to a rich city, Aygremore by name.
PeersnounUS /pɪrz/
plural of “peer” — a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading Have you taken King Charles, and put his Peers to flight?"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Have you taken King Charles, and put his Peers to flight?"
possessing material wealth
From this reading HOW OLIVER AND HIS COMRADES FARED The Saracens that had charge of Oliver and the other knights did not halt till they came to a rich city, Aygremore by name.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Balan, who was father to Fierabras, hearing this came to the gate, and seeing there Brullant, said to him, "Tell me, Brullant, my friend, how you have fared.
SaracensnounUS /ˈserəsənz/
plural of “saracen” — (historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire
From this reading HOW OLIVER AND HIS COMRADES FARED The Saracens that had charge of Oliver and the other knights did not halt till they came to a rich city, Aygremore by name.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Balan, who was father to Fierabras, hearing this came to the gate, and seeing there Brullant, said to him, "Tell me, Brullant, my friend, how you have fared.
term of address for a man
From this reading Brullant answered, "I have no such tidings for you, Sir Admiral.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Brullant answered, "I have no such tidings for you, Sir Admiral.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Have you taken King Charles, and put his Peers to flight?"
express in words
From this reading Balan, who was father to Fierabras, hearing this came to the gate, and seeing there Brullant, said to him, "Tell me, Brullant, my friend, how you have fared.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HOW OLIVER AND HIS COMRADES FARED The Saracens that had charge of Oliver and the other knights did not halt till they came to a rich city, Aygremore by name.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW OLIVER AND HIS COMRADES FARED The Saracens that had charge of Oliver and the other knights did not halt till they came to a rich city, Aygremore by name.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Being arrived there they made a great braying of trumpets at the gate.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW OLIVER AND HIS COMRADES FARED The Saracens that had charge of Oliver and the other knights did not halt till they came to a rich city, Aygremore by name.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Balan, who was father to Fierabras, hearing this came to the gate, and seeing there Brullant, said to him, "Tell me, Brullant, my friend, how you have fared.
tidingsnounUS /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading Brullant answered, "I have no such tidings for you, Sir Admiral.
up to a particular time
From this reading HOW OLIVER AND HIS COMRADES FARED The Saracens that had charge of Oliver and the other knights did not halt till they came to a rich city, Aygremore by name.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW OLIVER AND HIS COMRADES FARED The Saracens that had charge of Oliver and the other knights did not halt till they came to a rich city, Aygremore by name.
trumpetsnounUS /ˈtrʌmpəts/
pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids
From this reading Being arrived there they made a great braying of trumpets at the gate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Balan, who was father to Fierabras, hearing this came to the gate, and seeing there Brullant, said to him, "Tell me, Brullant, my friend, how you have fared.
which person or people
From this reading Balan, who was father to Fierabras, hearing this came to the gate, and seeing there Brullant, said to him, "Tell me, Brullant, my friend, how you have fared.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Balan, who was father to Fierabras, hearing this came to the gate, and seeing there Brullant, said to him, "Tell me, Brullant, my friend, how you have fared.
