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From this reading Published November, 1920.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As for the youth who had tried to steal the white horse that the King owned, he was bound hand and foot and taken into the castle of the King.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for the youth who had tried to steal the white horse that the King owned, he was bound hand and foot and taken into the castle of the King.
Berwick
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next to; at the side of
From this reading There he was thrown down beside the trestles of the great table, and the hot wax from the candles that lighted the supper board dripped down upon him.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading There he was thrown down beside the trestles of the great table, and the hot wax from the candles that lighted the supper board dripped down upon him.
confined by bonds
From this reading As for the youth who had tried to steal the white horse that the King owned, he was bound hand and foot and taken into the castle of the King.
candlesnounUS /ˈkændəlz/
plural of “candle” — stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading There he was thrown down beside the trestles of the great table, and the hot wax from the candles that lighted the supper board dripped down upon him.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading As for the youth who had tried to steal the white horse that the King owned, he was bound hand and foot and taken into the castle of the King.
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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CushingnounUS /ˈkʊʃɪŋ/
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
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being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading There he was thrown down beside the trestles of the great table, and the hot wax from the candles that lighted the supper board dripped down upon him.
drippedverbUS /drɪpt/
inflected form of “drip” — fall in drops
From this reading There he was thrown down beside the trestles of the great table, and the hot wax from the candles that lighted the supper board dripped down upon him.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading As for the youth who had tried to steal the white horse that the King owned, he was bound hand and foot and taken into the castle of the King.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for the youth who had tried to steal the white horse that the King owned, he was bound hand and foot and taken into the castle of the King.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There he was thrown down beside the trestles of the great table, and the hot wax from the candles that lighted the supper board dripped down upon him.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There he was thrown down beside the trestles of the great table, and the hot wax from the candles that lighted the supper board dripped down upon him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As for the youth who had tried to steal the white horse that the King owned, he was bound hand and foot and taken into the castle of the King.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading As for the youth who had tried to steal the white horse that the King owned, he was bound hand and foot and taken into the castle of the King.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As for the youth who had tried to steal the white horse that the King owned, he was bound hand and foot and taken into the castle of the King.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There he was thrown down beside the trestles of the great table, and the hot wax from the candles that lighted the supper board dripped down upon him.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading As for the youth who had tried to steal the white horse that the King owned, he was bound hand and foot and taken into the castle of the King.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading There he was thrown down beside the trestles of the great table, and the hot wax from the candles that lighted the supper board dripped down upon him.
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As for the youth who had tried to steal the white horse that the King owned, he was bound hand and foot and taken into the castle of the King.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
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a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading As for the youth who had tried to steal the white horse that the King owned, he was bound hand and foot and taken into the castle of the King.
set afire or burning
From this reading There he was thrown down beside the trestles of the great table, and the hot wax from the candles that lighted the supper board dripped down upon him.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
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Norwood
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NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading Published November, 1920.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As for the youth who had tried to steal the white horse that the King owned, he was bound hand and foot and taken into the castle of the King.
ownedadjectiveUS /oʊnd/
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading As for the youth who had tried to steal the white horse that the King owned, he was bound hand and foot and taken into the castle of the King.
exert pressure or force to or upon
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prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Published November, 1920.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
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stealverbUS /stiːl/
take without the owner's consent
From this reading As for the youth who had tried to steal the white horse that the King owned, he was bound hand and foot and taken into the castle of the King.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading There he was thrown down beside the trestles of the great table, and the hot wax from the candles that lighted the supper board dripped down upon him.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading There he was thrown down beside the trestles of the great table, and the hot wax from the candles that lighted the supper board dripped down upon him.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading As for the youth who had tried to steal the white horse that the King owned, he was bound hand and foot and taken into the castle of the King.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As for the youth who had tried to steal the white horse that the King owned, he was bound hand and foot and taken into the castle of the King.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As for the youth who had tried to steal the white horse that the King owned, he was bound hand and foot and taken into the castle of the King.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There he was thrown down beside the trestles of the great table, and the hot wax from the candles that lighted the supper board dripped down upon him.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading There he was thrown down beside the trestles of the great table, and the hot wax from the candles that lighted the supper board dripped down upon him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As for the youth who had tried to steal the white horse that the King owned, he was bound hand and foot and taken into the castle of the King.
trestles
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From this reading There he was thrown down beside the trestles of the great table, and the hot wax from the candles that lighted the supper board dripped down upon him.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading As for the youth who had tried to steal the white horse that the King owned, he was bound hand and foot and taken into the castle of the King.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There he was thrown down beside the trestles of the great table, and the hot wax from the candles that lighted the supper board dripped down upon him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As for the youth who had tried to steal the white horse that the King owned, he was bound hand and foot and taken into the castle of the King.
waxverbUS /wæks/
cover with wax
From this reading There he was thrown down beside the trestles of the great table, and the hot wax from the candles that lighted the supper board dripped down upon him.
a Caucasian
From this reading As for the youth who had tried to steal the white horse that the King owned, he was bound hand and foot and taken into the castle of the King.
which person or people
From this reading As for the youth who had tried to steal the white horse that the King owned, he was bound hand and foot and taken into the castle of the King.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading As for the youth who had tried to steal the white horse that the King owned, he was bound hand and foot and taken into the castle of the King.
