used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Earl Douglas rode before his men, his armour glittering like a burning coal, and never was such a bold baron.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Earl Douglas rode before his men, his armour glittering like a burning coal, and never was such a bold baron.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Then answered Lord Percy, "We will not tell thee whose men we are, and we will hunt here in spite of thee.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Tell me whose men ye are," said he, "and who gave ye leave to hunt in Cheviot without word asked of me?"
armournounUS /ˈɑːrmər/
a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles
From this reading Earl Douglas rode before his men, his armour glittering like a burning coal, and never was such a bold baron.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Tell me whose men ye are," said he, "and who gave ye leave to hunt in Cheviot without word asked of me?"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We have killed the fattest harts in Cheviot and will carry them away."
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading Earl Douglas rode before his men, his armour glittering like a burning coal, and never was such a bold baron.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Earl Douglas rode before his men, his armour glittering like a burning coal, and never was such a bold baron.
fearless and daring
From this reading Earl Douglas rode before his men, his armour glittering like a burning coal, and never was such a bold baron.
the act of burning something
From this reading Earl Douglas rode before his men, his armour glittering like a burning coal, and never was such a bold baron.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By my troth," said Douglas, "one of us shall die this day.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading We have killed the fattest harts in Cheviot and will carry them away."
CheviotnounUS /ˈʃeviət/
hardy hornless sheep of the Cheviot Hills noted for its short thick wool
From this reading "Tell me whose men ye are," said he, "and who gave ye leave to hunt in Cheviot without word asked of me?"
coalnounUS /koʊl/
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading Earl Douglas rode before his men, his armour glittering like a burning coal, and never was such a bold baron.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "By my troth," said Douglas, "one of us shall die this day.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "By my troth," said Douglas, "one of us shall die this day.
DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading Earl Douglas rode before his men, his armour glittering like a burning coal, and never was such a bold baron.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading Earl Douglas rode before his men, his armour glittering like a burning coal, and never was such a bold baron.
fattestadjectiveUS /ˈfætəst/
superlative of “fat” — having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading We have killed the fattest harts in Cheviot and will carry them away."
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Tell me whose men ye are," said he, "and who gave ye leave to hunt in Cheviot without word asked of me?"
glitteringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading Earl Douglas rode before his men, his armour glittering like a burning coal, and never was such a bold baron.
hartsnounUS /hɑːrts/
plural of “hart” — United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
From this reading We have killed the fattest harts in Cheviot and will carry them away."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have killed the fattest harts in Cheviot and will carry them away."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Tell me whose men ye are," said he, "and who gave ye leave to hunt in Cheviot without word asked of me?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Then answered Lord Percy, "We will not tell thee whose men we are, and we will hunt here in spite of thee.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Earl Douglas rode before his men, his armour glittering like a burning coal, and never was such a bold baron.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading "Tell me whose men ye are," said he, "and who gave ye leave to hunt in Cheviot without word asked of me?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Tell me whose men ye are," said he, "and who gave ye leave to hunt in Cheviot without word asked of me?"
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading We have killed the fattest harts in Cheviot and will carry them away."
go away from a place
From this reading "Tell me whose men ye are," said he, "and who gave ye leave to hunt in Cheviot without word asked of me?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Earl Douglas rode before his men, his armour glittering like a burning coal, and never was such a bold baron.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Then answered Lord Percy, "We will not tell thee whose men we are, and we will hunt here in spite of thee.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell me whose men ye are," said he, "and who gave ye leave to hunt in Cheviot without word asked of me?"
the force of workers available
From this reading Earl Douglas rode before his men, his armour glittering like a burning coal, and never was such a bold baron.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "By my troth," said Douglas, "one of us shall die this day.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Earl Douglas rode before his men, his armour glittering like a burning coal, and never was such a bold baron.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then answered Lord Percy, "We will not tell thee whose men we are, and we will hunt here in spite of thee.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Tell me whose men ye are," said he, "and who gave ye leave to hunt in Cheviot without word asked of me?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "By my troth," said Douglas, "one of us shall die this day.
PercynounUS /ˈpɜːrsi/
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading Then answered Lord Percy, "We will not tell thee whose men we are, and we will hunt here in spite of thee.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Earl Douglas rode before his men, his armour glittering like a burning coal, and never was such a bold baron.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Tell me whose men ye are," said he, "and who gave ye leave to hunt in Cheviot without word asked of me?"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "By my troth," said Douglas, "one of us shall die this day.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading Then answered Lord Percy, "We will not tell thee whose men we are, and we will hunt here in spite of thee.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Earl Douglas rode before his men, his armour glittering like a burning coal, and never was such a bold baron.
express in words
From this reading "Tell me whose men ye are," said he, "and who gave ye leave to hunt in Cheviot without word asked of me?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We have killed the fattest harts in Cheviot and will carry them away."
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Then answered Lord Percy, "We will not tell thee whose men we are, and we will hunt here in spite of thee.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We have killed the fattest harts in Cheviot and will carry them away."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then answered Lord Percy, "We will not tell thee whose men we are, and we will hunt here in spite of thee.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "By my troth," said Douglas, "one of us shall die this day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Tell me whose men ye are," said he, "and who gave ye leave to hunt in Cheviot without word asked of me?"
trothnounUS /troʊθ/
a mutual promise to marry
From this reading "By my troth," said Douglas, "one of us shall die this day.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "By my troth," said Douglas, "one of us shall die this day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Earl Douglas rode before his men, his armour glittering like a burning coal, and never was such a bold baron.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Then answered Lord Percy, "We will not tell thee whose men we are, and we will hunt here in spite of thee.
which person or people
From this reading "Tell me whose men ye are," said he, "and who gave ye leave to hunt in Cheviot without word asked of me?"
belonging to which person
From this reading "Tell me whose men ye are," said he, "and who gave ye leave to hunt in Cheviot without word asked of me?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Then answered Lord Percy, "We will not tell thee whose men we are, and we will hunt here in spite of thee.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Tell me whose men ye are," said he, "and who gave ye leave to hunt in Cheviot without word asked of me?"
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "Tell me whose men ye are," said he, "and who gave ye leave to hunt in Cheviot without word asked of me?"
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Tell me whose men ye are," said he, "and who gave ye leave to hunt in Cheviot without word asked of me?"
