used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The first who came was Henry, Earl of Lancaster, surnamed Wryneck, brother to the Earl Thomas who had been beheaded, and father of the Duke of Lancaster who makes so conspicuous a figure in the following history.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading The news of her arrival, being spread abroad, soon came to the knowledge of those lords by whose advice she had returned.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading The news of her arrival, being spread abroad, soon came to the knowledge of those lords by whose advice she had returned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first who came was Henry, Earl of Lancaster, surnamed Wryneck, brother to the Earl Thomas who had been beheaded, and father of the Duke of Lancaster who makes so conspicuous a figure in the following history.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading This Earl Henry was attended by a great number of men at arms.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading The news of her arrival, being spread abroad, soon came to the knowledge of those lords by whose advice she had returned.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They got themselves ready as soon as possible to join her son, whom they wished to have for their sovereign.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This Earl Henry was attended by a great number of men at arms.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading This Earl Henry was attended by a great number of men at arms.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The first who came was Henry, Earl of Lancaster, surnamed Wryneck, brother to the Earl Thomas who had been beheaded, and father of the Duke of Lancaster who makes so conspicuous a figure in the following history.
beheadedadjectiveUS /bɪˈhedɪd/
having had the head cut off
From this reading The first who came was Henry, Earl of Lancaster, surnamed Wryneck, brother to the Earl Thomas who had been beheaded, and father of the Duke of Lancaster who makes so conspicuous a figure in the following history.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The news of her arrival, being spread abroad, soon came to the knowledge of those lords by whose advice she had returned.
BESIEGES
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From this reading THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND BESIEGES HER HUSBAND IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL.
BRISTOLnounUS /ˈbrɪstəl/
an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon
From this reading THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND BESIEGES HER HUSBAND IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The first who came was Henry, Earl of Lancaster, surnamed Wryneck, brother to the Earl Thomas who had been beheaded, and father of the Duke of Lancaster who makes so conspicuous a figure in the following history.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The news of her arrival, being spread abroad, soon came to the knowledge of those lords by whose advice she had returned.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The news of her arrival, being spread abroad, soon came to the knowledge of those lords by whose advice she had returned.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND BESIEGES HER HUSBAND IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL.
conspicuousadjectiveUS /kənˈspɪkjuːəs/
obvious to the eye or mind
From this reading The first who came was Henry, Earl of Lancaster, surnamed Wryneck, brother to the Earl Thomas who had been beheaded, and father of the Duke of Lancaster who makes so conspicuous a figure in the following history.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading The first who came was Henry, Earl of Lancaster, surnamed Wryneck, brother to the Earl Thomas who had been beheaded, and father of the Duke of Lancaster who makes so conspicuous a figure in the following history.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading The first who came was Henry, Earl of Lancaster, surnamed Wryneck, brother to the Earl Thomas who had been beheaded, and father of the Duke of Lancaster who makes so conspicuous a figure in the following history.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND BESIEGES HER HUSBAND IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The first who came was Henry, Earl of Lancaster, surnamed Wryneck, brother to the Earl Thomas who had been beheaded, and father of the Duke of Lancaster who makes so conspicuous a figure in the following history.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading The first who came was Henry, Earl of Lancaster, surnamed Wryneck, brother to the Earl Thomas who had been beheaded, and father of the Duke of Lancaster who makes so conspicuous a figure in the following history.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first who came was Henry, Earl of Lancaster, surnamed Wryneck, brother to the Earl Thomas who had been beheaded, and father of the Duke of Lancaster who makes so conspicuous a figure in the following history.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The first who came was Henry, Earl of Lancaster, surnamed Wryneck, brother to the Earl Thomas who had been beheaded, and father of the Duke of Lancaster who makes so conspicuous a figure in the following history.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They got themselves ready as soon as possible to join her son, whom they wished to have for their sovereign.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They got themselves ready as soon as possible to join her son, whom they wished to have for their sovereign.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading This Earl Henry was attended by a great number of men at arms.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The news of her arrival, being spread abroad, soon came to the knowledge of those lords by whose advice she had returned.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They got themselves ready as soon as possible to join her son, whom they wished to have for their sovereign.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading The first who came was Henry, Earl of Lancaster, surnamed Wryneck, brother to the Earl Thomas who had been beheaded, and father of the Duke of Lancaster who makes so conspicuous a figure in the following history.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND BESIEGES HER HUSBAND IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading The first who came was Henry, Earl of Lancaster, surnamed Wryneck, brother to the Earl Thomas who had been beheaded, and father of the Duke of Lancaster who makes so conspicuous a figure in the following history.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND BESIEGES HER HUSBAND IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND BESIEGES HER HUSBAND IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading They got themselves ready as soon as possible to join her son, whom they wished to have for their sovereign.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading The news of her arrival, being spread abroad, soon came to the knowledge of those lords by whose advice she had returned.
LancasternounUS /ˈlænkæstər/
a city in northwestern England
From this reading The first who came was Henry, Earl of Lancaster, surnamed Wryneck, brother to the Earl Thomas who had been beheaded, and father of the Duke of Lancaster who makes so conspicuous a figure in the following history.
lordsnounUS /lɔːrdz/
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The news of her arrival, being spread abroad, soon came to the knowledge of those lords by whose advice she had returned.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading The first who came was Henry, Earl of Lancaster, surnamed Wryneck, brother to the Earl Thomas who had been beheaded, and father of the Duke of Lancaster who makes so conspicuous a figure in the following history.
the force of workers available
From this reading This Earl Henry was attended by a great number of men at arms.
information about recent and important events
From this reading The news of her arrival, being spread abroad, soon came to the knowledge of those lords by whose advice she had returned.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading This Earl Henry was attended by a great number of men at arms.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND BESIEGES HER HUSBAND IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading They got themselves ready as soon as possible to join her son, whom they wished to have for their sovereign.
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 THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND BESIEGES HER HUSBAND IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading They got themselves ready as soon as possible to join her son, whom they wished to have for their sovereign.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The news of her arrival, being spread abroad, soon came to the knowledge of those lords by whose advice she had returned.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The news of her arrival, being spread abroad, soon came to the knowledge of those lords by whose advice she had returned.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The first who came was Henry, Earl of Lancaster, surnamed Wryneck, brother to the Earl Thomas who had been beheaded, and father of the Duke of Lancaster who makes so conspicuous a figure in the following history.
a male human offspring
From this reading They got themselves ready as soon as possible to join her son, whom they wished to have for their sovereign.
in the near future
From this reading The news of her arrival, being spread abroad, soon came to the knowledge of those lords by whose advice she had returned.
sovereignadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːv.rən/
Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.
From this reading They got themselves ready as soon as possible to join her son, whom they wished to have for their sovereign.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading The news of her arrival, being spread abroad, soon came to the knowledge of those lords by whose advice she had returned.
surnamed
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From this reading The first who came was Henry, Earl of Lancaster, surnamed Wryneck, brother to the Earl Thomas who had been beheaded, and father of the Duke of Lancaster who makes so conspicuous a figure in the following history.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND BESIEGES HER HUSBAND IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They got themselves ready as soon as possible to join her son, whom they wished to have for their sovereign.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They got themselves ready as soon as possible to join her son, whom they wished to have for their sovereign.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They got themselves ready as soon as possible to join her son, whom they wished to have for their sovereign.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This Earl Henry was attended by a great number of men at arms.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading The first who came was Henry, Earl of Lancaster, surnamed Wryneck, brother to the Earl Thomas who had been beheaded, and father of the Duke of Lancaster who makes so conspicuous a figure in the following history.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The news of her arrival, being spread abroad, soon came to the knowledge of those lords by whose advice she had returned.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The news of her arrival, being spread abroad, soon came to the knowledge of those lords by whose advice she had returned.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first who came was Henry, Earl of Lancaster, surnamed Wryneck, brother to the Earl Thomas who had been beheaded, and father of the Duke of Lancaster who makes so conspicuous a figure in the following history.
which person or people
From this reading The first who came was Henry, Earl of Lancaster, surnamed Wryneck, brother to the Earl Thomas who had been beheaded, and father of the Duke of Lancaster who makes so conspicuous a figure in the following history.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They got themselves ready as soon as possible to join her son, whom they wished to have for their sovereign.
belonging to which person
From this reading The news of her arrival, being spread abroad, soon came to the knowledge of those lords by whose advice she had returned.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading They got themselves ready as soon as possible to join her son, whom they wished to have for their sovereign.
Wrynecknoun
an unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted
From this reading The first who came was Henry, Earl of Lancaster, surnamed Wryneck, brother to the Earl Thomas who had been beheaded, and father of the Duke of Lancaster who makes so conspicuous a figure in the following history.
