used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When the high feast was spread before the king and queen, and all the Knights of the Round Table were in their places, there entered the hall a poor man in mean attire, and with him a young man, whose clothing also was mean, but he was tall and straight, with a comely and noble countenance.
(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 He had caused it to be proclaimed through all the land that on the day of his marriage he would give to any man any gift that he might ask that was within his means and not unreasonable.
in addition
From this reading When the high feast was spread before the king and queen, and all the Knights of the Round Table were in their places, there entered the hall a poor man in mean attire, and with him a young man, whose clothing also was mean, but he was tall and straight, with a comely and noble countenance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had caused it to be proclaimed through all the land that on the day of his marriage he would give to any man any gift that he might ask that was within his means and not unreasonable.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He had caused it to be proclaimed through all the land that on the day of his marriage he would give to any man any gift that he might ask that was within his means and not unreasonable.
any thing at all
From this reading The old man went up to the king, and craved a boon at his hands; and King Arthur said he would grant him anything that did not impair his realm or his honour.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading The old man went up to the king, and craved a boon at his hands; and King Arthur said he would grant him anything that did not impair his realm or his honour.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He had caused it to be proclaimed through all the land that on the day of his marriage he would give to any man any gift that he might ask that was within his means and not unreasonable.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE lady Guenever having come to Camelot, the king was wedded to her with great solemnity at the Church of St. Stephen there.
attirenounUS /əˈtaɪər/
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
From this reading When the high feast was spread before the king and queen, and all the Knights of the Round Table were in their places, there entered the hall a poor man in mean attire, and with him a young man, whose clothing also was mean, but he was tall and straight, with a comely and noble countenance.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had caused it to be proclaimed through all the land that on the day of his marriage he would give to any man any gift that he might ask that was within his means and not unreasonable.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When the high feast was spread before the king and queen, and all the Knights of the Round Table were in their places, there entered the hall a poor man in mean attire, and with him a young man, whose clothing also was mean, but he was tall and straight, with a comely and noble countenance.
boonnounUS /buːn/
a desirable state
From this reading The old man went up to the king, and craved a boon at his hands; and King Arthur said he would grant him anything that did not impair his realm or his honour.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When the high feast was spread before the king and queen, and all the Knights of the Round Table were in their places, there entered the hall a poor man in mean attire, and with him a young man, whose clothing also was mean, but he was tall and straight, with a comely and noble countenance.
CamelotnounUS /ˈkæməlɑːt/
(Arthurian legend) the capital of King Arthur's kingdom; according to the legend, truth and goodness and beauty reigned there
From this reading THE lady Guenever having come to Camelot, the king was wedded to her with great solemnity at the Church of St. Stephen there.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading He had caused it to be proclaimed through all the land that on the day of his marriage he would give to any man any gift that he might ask that was within his means and not unreasonable.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading THE lady Guenever having come to Camelot, the king was wedded to her with great solemnity at the Church of St. Stephen there.
clothingnounUS /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading When the high feast was spread before the king and queen, and all the Knights of the Round Table were in their places, there entered the hall a poor man in mean attire, and with him a young man, whose clothing also was mean, but he was tall and straight, with a comely and noble countenance.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE lady Guenever having come to Camelot, the king was wedded to her with great solemnity at the Church of St. Stephen there.
comelyadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmli/
according with custom or propriety
From this reading When the high feast was spread before the king and queen, and all the Knights of the Round Table were in their places, there entered the hall a poor man in mean attire, and with him a young man, whose clothing also was mean, but he was tall and straight, with a comely and noble countenance.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading When the high feast was spread before the king and queen, and all the Knights of the Round Table were in their places, there entered the hall a poor man in mean attire, and with him a young man, whose clothing also was mean, but he was tall and straight, with a comely and noble countenance.
cravedadjectiveUS /kreɪvd/
wanted intensely
From this reading The old man went up to the king, and craved a boon at his hands; and King Arthur said he would grant him anything that did not impair his realm or his honour.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He had caused it to be proclaimed through all the land that on the day of his marriage he would give to any man any gift that he might ask that was within his means and not unreasonable.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The old man went up to the king, and craved a boon at his hands; and King Arthur said he would grant him anything that did not impair his realm or his honour.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading When the high feast was spread before the king and queen, and all the Knights of the Round Table were in their places, there entered the hall a poor man in mean attire, and with him a young man, whose clothing also was mean, but he was tall and straight, with a comely and noble countenance.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading When the high feast was spread before the king and queen, and all the Knights of the Round Table were in their places, there entered the hall a poor man in mean attire, and with him a young man, whose clothing also was mean, but he was tall and straight, with a comely and noble countenance.
something acquired without compensation
From this reading He had caused it to be proclaimed through all the land that on the day of his marriage he would give to any man any gift that he might ask that was within his means and not unreasonable.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He had caused it to be proclaimed through all the land that on the day of his marriage he would give to any man any gift that he might ask that was within his means and not unreasonable.
let have
From this reading The old man went up to the king, and craved a boon at his hands; and King Arthur said he would grant him anything that did not impair his realm or his honour.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE lady Guenever having come to Camelot, the king was wedded to her with great solemnity at the Church of St. Stephen there.
Guenever
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From this reading THE lady Guenever having come to Camelot, the king was wedded to her with great solemnity at the Church of St. Stephen there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had caused it to be proclaimed through all the land that on the day of his marriage he would give to any man any gift that he might ask that was within his means and not unreasonable.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading When the high feast was spread before the king and queen, and all the Knights of the Round Table were in their places, there entered the hall a poor man in mean attire, and with him a young man, whose clothing also was mean, but he was tall and straight, with a comely and noble countenance.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The old man went up to the king, and craved a boon at his hands; and King Arthur said he would grant him anything that did not impair his realm or his honour.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading THE lady Guenever having come to Camelot, the king was wedded to her with great solemnity at the Church of St. Stephen there.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had caused it to be proclaimed through all the land that on the day of his marriage he would give to any man any gift that he might ask that was within his means and not unreasonable.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE lady Guenever having come to Camelot, the king was wedded to her with great solemnity at the Church of St. Stephen there.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Sir,” said the old man, “I ask nothing but that you should make my son here a knight.”
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading When the high feast was spread before the king and queen, and all the Knights of the Round Table were in their places, there entered the hall a poor man in mean attire, and with him a young man, whose clothing also was mean, but he was tall and straight, with a comely and noble countenance.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the high feast was spread before the king and queen, and all the Knights of the Round Table were in their places, there entered the hall a poor man in mean attire, and with him a young man, whose clothing also was mean, but he was tall and straight, with a comely and noble countenance.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had caused it to be proclaimed through all the land that on the day of his marriage he would give to any man any gift that he might ask that was within his means and not unreasonable.
the state of being honored
From this reading The old man went up to the king, and craved a boon at his hands; and King Arthur said he would grant him anything that did not impair his realm or his honour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Sir,” said the old man, “I ask nothing but that you should make my son here a knight.”
impairverbUS /ˌɪmˈper/
make worse or less effective
From this reading The old man went up to the king, and craved a boon at his hands; and King Arthur said he would grant him anything that did not impair his realm or his honour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the high feast was spread before the king and queen, and all the Knights of the Round Table were in their places, there entered the hall a poor man in mean attire, and with him a young man, whose clothing also was mean, but he was tall and straight, with a comely and noble countenance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had caused it to be proclaimed through all the land that on the day of his marriage he would give to any man any gift that he might ask that was within his means and not unreasonable.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading THE lady Guenever having come to Camelot, the king was wedded to her with great solemnity at the Church of St. Stephen there.
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 “Sir,” said the old man, “I ask nothing but that you should make my son here a knight.”
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 When the high feast was spread before the king and queen, and all the Knights of the Round Table were in their places, there entered the hall a poor man in mean attire, and with him a young man, whose clothing also was mean, but he was tall and straight, with a comely and noble countenance.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading THE lady Guenever having come to Camelot, the king was wedded to her with great solemnity at the Church of St. Stephen there.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading He had caused it to be proclaimed through all the land that on the day of his marriage he would give to any man any gift that he might ask that was within his means and not unreasonable.
engage in
From this reading “Sir,” said the old man, “I ask nothing but that you should make my son here a knight.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He had caused it to be proclaimed through all the land that on the day of his marriage he would give to any man any gift that he might ask that was within his means and not unreasonable.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading He had caused it to be proclaimed through all the land that on the day of his marriage he would give to any man any gift that he might ask that was within his means and not unreasonable.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading When the high feast was spread before the king and queen, and all the Knights of the Round Table were in their places, there entered the hall a poor man in mean attire, and with him a young man, whose clothing also was mean, but he was tall and straight, with a comely and noble countenance.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading He had caused it to be proclaimed through all the land that on the day of his marriage he would give to any man any gift that he might ask that was within his means and not unreasonable.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He had caused it to be proclaimed through all the land that on the day of his marriage he would give to any man any gift that he might ask that was within his means and not unreasonable.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Sir,” said the old man, “I ask nothing but that you should make my son here a knight.”
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading When the high feast was spread before the king and queen, and all the Knights of the Round Table were in their places, there entered the hall a poor man in mean attire, and with him a young man, whose clothing also was mean, but he was tall and straight, with a comely and noble countenance.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had caused it to be proclaimed through all the land that on the day of his marriage he would give to any man any gift that he might ask that was within his means and not unreasonable.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Sir,” said the old man, “I ask nothing but that you should make my son here a knight.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE lady Guenever having come to Camelot, the king was wedded to her with great solemnity at the Church of St. Stephen there.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old man went up to the king, and craved a boon at his hands; and King Arthur said he would grant him anything that did not impair his realm or his honour.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had caused it to be proclaimed through all the land that on the day of his marriage he would give to any man any gift that he might ask that was within his means and not unreasonable.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The old man went up to the king, and craved a boon at his hands; and King Arthur said he would grant him anything that did not impair his realm or his honour.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading When the high feast was spread before the king and queen, and all the Knights of the Round Table were in their places, there entered the hall a poor man in mean attire, and with him a young man, whose clothing also was mean, but he was tall and straight, with a comely and noble countenance.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading When the high feast was spread before the king and queen, and all the Knights of the Round Table were in their places, there entered the hall a poor man in mean attire, and with him a young man, whose clothing also was mean, but he was tall and straight, with a comely and noble countenance.
proclaimedadjectiveUS /proʊˈkleɪmd/
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading He had caused it to be proclaimed through all the land that on the day of his marriage he would give to any man any gift that he might ask that was within his means and not unreasonable.
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 When the high feast was spread before the king and queen, and all the Knights of the Round Table were in their places, there entered the hall a poor man in mean attire, and with him a young man, whose clothing also was mean, but he was tall and straight, with a comely and noble countenance.
realmnounUS /relm/
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading The old man went up to the king, and craved a boon at his hands; and King Arthur said he would grant him anything that did not impair his realm or his honour.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading When the high feast was spread before the king and queen, and all the Knights of the Round Table were in their places, there entered the hall a poor man in mean attire, and with him a young man, whose clothing also was mean, but he was tall and straight, with a comely and noble countenance.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The old man went up to the king, and craved a boon at his hands; and King Arthur said he would grant him anything that did not impair his realm or his honour.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Sir,” said the old man, “I ask nothing but that you should make my son here a knight.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Sir,” said the old man, “I ask nothing but that you should make my son here a knight.”
solemnitynounUS /səˈlemnəti/
a trait of dignified seriousness
From this reading THE lady Guenever having come to Camelot, the king was wedded to her with great solemnity at the Church of St. Stephen there.
a male human offspring
From this reading “Sir,” said the old man, “I ask nothing but that you should make my son here a knight.”
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading When the high feast was spread before the king and queen, and all the Knights of the Round Table were in their places, there entered the hall a poor man in mean attire, and with him a young man, whose clothing also was mean, but he was tall and straight, with a comely and noble countenance.
St
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From this reading THE lady Guenever having come to Camelot, the king was wedded to her with great solemnity at the Church of St. Stephen there.
StephennounUS /ˈstiːvən/
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading THE lady Guenever having come to Camelot, the king was wedded to her with great solemnity at the Church of St. Stephen there.
successive (without a break)
From this reading When the high feast was spread before the king and queen, and all the Knights of the Round Table were in their places, there entered the hall a poor man in mean attire, and with him a young man, whose clothing also was mean, but he was tall and straight, with a comely and noble countenance.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading When the high feast was spread before the king and queen, and all the Knights of the Round Table were in their places, there entered the hall a poor man in mean attire, and with him a young man, whose clothing also was mean, but he was tall and straight, with a comely and noble countenance.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading When the high feast was spread before the king and queen, and all the Knights of the Round Table were in their places, there entered the hall a poor man in mean attire, and with him a young man, whose clothing also was mean, but he was tall and straight, with a comely and noble countenance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had caused it to be proclaimed through all the land that on the day of his marriage he would give to any man any gift that he might ask that was within his means and not unreasonable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE lady Guenever having come to Camelot, the king was wedded to her with great solemnity at the Church of St. Stephen there.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When the high feast was spread before the king and queen, and all the Knights of the Round Table were in their places, there entered the hall a poor man in mean attire, and with him a young man, whose clothing also was mean, but he was tall and straight, with a comely and noble countenance.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE lady Guenever having come to Camelot, the king was wedded to her with great solemnity at the Church of St. Stephen there.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He had caused it to be proclaimed through all the land that on the day of his marriage he would give to any man any gift that he might ask that was within his means and not unreasonable.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE lady Guenever having come to Camelot, the king was wedded to her with great solemnity at the Church of St. Stephen there.
unreasonableadjectiveUS /ənˈriːznəbəl/
not reasonable; not showing good judgment
From this reading He had caused it to be proclaimed through all the land that on the day of his marriage he would give to any man any gift that he might ask that was within his means and not unreasonable.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The old man went up to the king, and craved a boon at his hands; and King Arthur said he would grant him anything that did not impair his realm or his honour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE lady Guenever having come to Camelot, the king was wedded to her with great solemnity at the Church of St. Stephen there.
weddedadjectiveUS /ˈwedɪd/
having been taken in marriage
From this reading THE lady Guenever having come to Camelot, the king was wedded to her with great solemnity at the Church of St. Stephen there.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The old man went up to the king, and craved a boon at his hands; and King Arthur said he would grant him anything that did not impair his realm or his honour.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When the high feast was spread before the king and queen, and all the Knights of the Round Table were in their places, there entered the hall a poor man in mean attire, and with him a young man, whose clothing also was mean, but he was tall and straight, with a comely and noble countenance.
at the time that
From this reading When the high feast was spread before the king and queen, and all the Knights of the Round Table were in their places, there entered the hall a poor man in mean attire, and with him a young man, whose clothing also was mean, but he was tall and straight, with a comely and noble countenance.
belonging to which person
From this reading When the high feast was spread before the king and queen, and all the Knights of the Round Table were in their places, there entered the hall a poor man in mean attire, and with him a young man, whose clothing also was mean, but he was tall and straight, with a comely and noble countenance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE lady Guenever having come to Camelot, the king was wedded to her with great solemnity at the Church of St. Stephen there.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading He had caused it to be proclaimed through all the land that on the day of his marriage he would give to any man any gift that he might ask that was within his means and not unreasonable.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had caused it to be proclaimed through all the land that on the day of his marriage he would give to any man any gift that he might ask that was within his means and not unreasonable.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Sir,” said the old man, “I ask nothing but that you should make my son here a knight.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading When the high feast was spread before the king and queen, and all the Knights of the Round Table were in their places, there entered the hall a poor man in mean attire, and with him a young man, whose clothing also was mean, but he was tall and straight, with a comely and noble countenance.
