used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Without a word more he turned, and spurred his horse at the Saracens.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Without a word more he turned, and spurred his horse at the Saracens.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The Saracens expected the city gates to open and a body of Franks to come forth to destroy them, and without waiting another moment they turned and fled.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Without a word more he turned, and spurred his horse at the Saracens.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading So sudden and fierce was his attack that the foremost riders fell back on those behind, who were thrown into confusion, while William's sword swept him a path to the centre, where the prisoners stood bound.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading So sudden and fierce was his attack that the foremost riders fell back on those behind, who were thrown into confusion, while William's sword swept him a path to the centre, where the prisoners stood bound.
battlementsnounUS /ˈbætəlmənts/
plural of “battlement” — a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
From this reading "Oh, fair lord," called Gibourc, who from the battlements had watched the fight, "come back, come back, for now indeed you may enter."
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading So sudden and fierce was his attack that the foremost riders fell back on those behind, who were thrown into confusion, while William's sword swept him a path to the centre, where the prisoners stood bound.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The Saracens expected the city gates to open and a body of Franks to come forth to destroy them, and without waiting another moment they turned and fled.
confined by bonds
From this reading So sudden and fierce was his attack that the foremost riders fell back on those behind, who were thrown into confusion, while William's sword swept him a path to the centre, where the prisoners stood bound.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Oh, fair lord," called Gibourc, who from the battlements had watched the fight, "come back, come back, for now indeed you may enter."
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading So sudden and fierce was his attack that the foremost riders fell back on those behind, who were thrown into confusion, while William's sword swept him a path to the centre, where the prisoners stood bound.
chainsnounUS /tʃeɪnz/
metal shackles; for hands or legs
From this reading And William heard her voice, and left the Saracens to go where they would while he struck the chains off the prisoners, and led them to the gates of Orange, when he himself rode back to the Saracens.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The Saracens expected the city gates to open and a body of Franks to come forth to destroy them, and without waiting another moment they turned and fled.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Saracens expected the city gates to open and a body of Franks to come forth to destroy them, and without waiting another moment they turned and fled.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading So sudden and fierce was his attack that the foremost riders fell back on those behind, who were thrown into confusion, while William's sword swept him a path to the centre, where the prisoners stood bound.
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading The Saracens expected the city gates to open and a body of Franks to come forth to destroy them, and without waiting another moment they turned and fled.
to come or go into
From this reading "Oh, fair lord," called Gibourc, who from the battlements had watched the fight, "come back, come back, for now indeed you may enter."
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading The Saracens expected the city gates to open and a body of Franks to come forth to destroy them, and without waiting another moment they turned and fled.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "Oh, fair lord," called Gibourc, who from the battlements had watched the fight, "come back, come back, for now indeed you may enter."
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading So sudden and fierce was his attack that the foremost riders fell back on those behind, who were thrown into confusion, while William's sword swept him a path to the centre, where the prisoners stood bound.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading So sudden and fierce was his attack that the foremost riders fell back on those behind, who were thrown into confusion, while William's sword swept him a path to the centre, where the prisoners stood bound.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading "Oh, fair lord," called Gibourc, who from the battlements had watched the fight, "come back, come back, for now indeed you may enter."
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading The Saracens expected the city gates to open and a body of Franks to come forth to destroy them, and without waiting another moment they turned and fled.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Oh, fair lord," called Gibourc, who from the battlements had watched the fight, "come back, come back, for now indeed you may enter."
foremostadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmoʊst/
ranking above all others
From this reading So sudden and fierce was his attack that the foremost riders fell back on those behind, who were thrown into confusion, while William's sword swept him a path to the centre, where the prisoners stood bound.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The Saracens expected the city gates to open and a body of Franks to come forth to destroy them, and without waiting another moment they turned and fled.
FranksnounUS /fræŋks/
plural of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
From this reading The Saracens expected the city gates to open and a body of Franks to come forth to destroy them, and without waiting another moment they turned and fled.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Oh, fair lord," called Gibourc, who from the battlements had watched the fight, "come back, come back, for now indeed you may enter."
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading The Saracens expected the city gates to open and a body of Franks to come forth to destroy them, and without waiting another moment they turned and fled.
Gibourc
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From this reading "Oh, fair lord," called Gibourc, who from the battlements had watched the fight, "come back, come back, for now indeed you may enter."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And William heard her voice, and left the Saracens to go where they would while he struck the chains off the prisoners, and led them to the gates of Orange, when he himself rode back to the Saracens.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Oh, fair lord," called Gibourc, who from the battlements had watched the fight, "come back, come back, for now indeed you may enter."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Without a word more he turned, and spurred his horse at the Saracens.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading And William heard her voice, and left the Saracens to go where they would while he struck the chains off the prisoners, and led them to the gates of Orange, when he himself rode back to the Saracens.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And William heard her voice, and left the Saracens to go where they would while he struck the chains off the prisoners, and led them to the gates of Orange, when he himself rode back to the Saracens.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So sudden and fierce was his attack that the foremost riders fell back on those behind, who were thrown into confusion, while William's sword swept him a path to the centre, where the prisoners stood bound.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And William heard her voice, and left the Saracens to go where they would while he struck the chains off the prisoners, and led them to the gates of Orange, when he himself rode back to the Saracens.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Without a word more he turned, and spurred his horse at the Saracens.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Without a word more he turned, and spurred his horse at the Saracens.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Oh, fair lord," called Gibourc, who from the battlements had watched the fight, "come back, come back, for now indeed you may enter."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So sudden and fierce was his attack that the foremost riders fell back on those behind, who were thrown into confusion, while William's sword swept him a path to the centre, where the prisoners stood bound.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading And William heard her voice, and left the Saracens to go where they would while he struck the chains off the prisoners, and led them to the gates of Orange, when he himself rode back to the Saracens.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading And William heard her voice, and left the Saracens to go where they would while he struck the chains off the prisoners, and led them to the gates of Orange, when he himself rode back to the Saracens.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "Oh, fair lord," called Gibourc, who from the battlements had watched the fight, "come back, come back, for now indeed you may enter."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Oh, fair lord," called Gibourc, who from the battlements had watched the fight, "come back, come back, for now indeed you may enter."
a particular point in time
From this reading The Saracens expected the city gates to open and a body of Franks to come forth to destroy them, and without waiting another moment they turned and fled.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Without a word more he turned, and spurred his horse at the Saracens.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Oh, fair lord," called Gibourc, who from the battlements had watched the fight, "come back, come back, for now indeed you may enter."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Saracens expected the city gates to open and a body of Franks to come forth to destroy them, and without waiting another moment they turned and fled.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And William heard her voice, and left the Saracens to go where they would while he struck the chains off the prisoners, and led them to the gates of Orange, when he himself rode back to the Saracens.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, fair lord," called Gibourc, who from the battlements had watched the fight, "come back, come back, for now indeed you may enter."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So sudden and fierce was his attack that the foremost riders fell back on those behind, who were thrown into confusion, while William's sword swept him a path to the centre, where the prisoners stood bound.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The Saracens expected the city gates to open and a body of Franks to come forth to destroy them, and without waiting another moment they turned and fled.
OrangenounUS /ˈɔːrəndʒ/
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading And William heard her voice, and left the Saracens to go where they would while he struck the chains off the prisoners, and led them to the gates of Orange, when he himself rode back to the Saracens.
a course of conduct
From this reading So sudden and fierce was his attack that the foremost riders fell back on those behind, who were thrown into confusion, while William's sword swept him a path to the centre, where the prisoners stood bound.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading So sudden and fierce was his attack that the foremost riders fell back on those behind, who were thrown into confusion, while William's sword swept him a path to the centre, where the prisoners stood bound.
ridersnounUS /ˈraɪdərz/
plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading So sudden and fierce was his attack that the foremost riders fell back on those behind, who were thrown into confusion, while William's sword swept him a path to the centre, where the prisoners stood bound.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading And William heard her voice, and left the Saracens to go where they would while he struck the chains off the prisoners, and led them to the gates of Orange, when he himself rode back to the Saracens.
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 Without a word more he turned, and spurred his horse at the Saracens.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So sudden and fierce was his attack that the foremost riders fell back on those behind, who were thrown into confusion, while William's sword swept him a path to the centre, where the prisoners stood bound.
spurredverbUS /spɜːrd/
inflected form of “spur” — incite or stimulate
From this reading Without a word more he turned, and spurred his horse at the Saracens.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading So sudden and fierce was his attack that the foremost riders fell back on those behind, who were thrown into confusion, while William's sword swept him a path to the centre, where the prisoners stood bound.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading And William heard her voice, and left the Saracens to go where they would while he struck the chains off the prisoners, and led them to the gates of Orange, when he himself rode back to the Saracens.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading So sudden and fierce was his attack that the foremost riders fell back on those behind, who were thrown into confusion, while William's sword swept him a path to the centre, where the prisoners stood bound.
possessing sweep
From this reading So sudden and fierce was his attack that the foremost riders fell back on those behind, who were thrown into confusion, while William's sword swept him a path to the centre, where the prisoners stood bound.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading So sudden and fierce was his attack that the foremost riders fell back on those behind, who were thrown into confusion, while William's sword swept him a path to the centre, where the prisoners stood bound.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So sudden and fierce was his attack that the foremost riders fell back on those behind, who were thrown into confusion, while William's sword swept him a path to the centre, where the prisoners stood bound.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Without a word more he turned, and spurred his horse at the Saracens.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Saracens expected the city gates to open and a body of Franks to come forth to destroy them, and without waiting another moment they turned and fled.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Saracens expected the city gates to open and a body of Franks to come forth to destroy them, and without waiting another moment they turned and fled.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading So sudden and fierce was his attack that the foremost riders fell back on those behind, who were thrown into confusion, while William's sword swept him a path to the centre, where the prisoners stood bound.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading So sudden and fierce was his attack that the foremost riders fell back on those behind, who were thrown into confusion, while William's sword swept him a path to the centre, where the prisoners stood bound.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So sudden and fierce was his attack that the foremost riders fell back on those behind, who were thrown into confusion, while William's sword swept him a path to the centre, where the prisoners stood bound.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Without a word more he turned, and spurred his horse at the Saracens.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading And William heard her voice, and left the Saracens to go where they would while he struck the chains off the prisoners, and led them to the gates of Orange, when he himself rode back to the Saracens.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading The Saracens expected the city gates to open and a body of Franks to come forth to destroy them, and without waiting another moment they turned and fled.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So sudden and fierce was his attack that the foremost riders fell back on those behind, who were thrown into confusion, while William's sword swept him a path to the centre, where the prisoners stood bound.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading "Oh, fair lord," called Gibourc, who from the battlements had watched the fight, "come back, come back, for now indeed you may enter."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So sudden and fierce was his attack that the foremost riders fell back on those behind, who were thrown into confusion, while William's sword swept him a path to the centre, where the prisoners stood bound.
at the time that
From this reading And William heard her voice, and left the Saracens to go where they would while he struck the chains off the prisoners, and led them to the gates of Orange, when he himself rode back to the Saracens.
in or at the place that
From this reading So sudden and fierce was his attack that the foremost riders fell back on those behind, who were thrown into confusion, while William's sword swept him a path to the centre, where the prisoners stood bound.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading So sudden and fierce was his attack that the foremost riders fell back on those behind, who were thrown into confusion, while William's sword swept him a path to the centre, where the prisoners stood bound.
which person or people
From this reading So sudden and fierce was his attack that the foremost riders fell back on those behind, who were thrown into confusion, while William's sword swept him a path to the centre, where the prisoners stood bound.
William
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And William heard her voice, and left the Saracens to go where they would while he struck the chains off the prisoners, and led them to the gates of Orange, when he himself rode back to the Saracens.
William'snounUS /ˈwɪljəmz/
possessive form of “williams” — United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading So sudden and fierce was his attack that the foremost riders fell back on those behind, who were thrown into confusion, while William's sword swept him a path to the centre, where the prisoners stood bound.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without a word more he turned, and spurred his horse at the Saracens.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Without a word more he turned, and spurred his horse at the Saracens.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And William heard her voice, and left the Saracens to go where they would while he struck the chains off the prisoners, and led them to the gates of Orange, when he himself rode back to the Saracens.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, fair lord," called Gibourc, who from the battlements had watched the fight, "come back, come back, for now indeed you may enter."
