Chapter IV

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading On New Year’s Eve the men of the Bishop’s household were sitting and drinking in the men’s hall, and Bentein had come in—he had been given a clerkship now with the Corpus Christi prebendary.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Arne had died almost at once.

surrounded by; in the company of

From this reading The men did not want him amongst them at first, but he had put Arne in mind that they were both from the same parish, and Arne had let him sit by him, and they had drunk together.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading On New Year’s Eve the men of the Bishop’s household were sitting and drinking in the men’s hall, and Bentein had come in—he had been given a clerkship now with the Corpus Christi prebendary.

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From this reading It was Bentein Priestson who had killed Arne.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The men did not want him amongst them at first, but he had put Arne in mind that they were both from the same parish, and Arne had let him sit by him, and they had drunk together.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading On New Year’s Eve the men of the Bishop’s household were sitting and drinking in the men’s hall, and Bentein had come in—he had been given a clerkship now with the Corpus Christi prebendary.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was Bentein Priestson who had killed Arne.

possessive form of “bishop” — a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ

From this reading On New Year’s Eve the men of the Bishop’s household were sitting and drinking in the men’s hall, and Bentein had come in—he had been given a clerkship now with the Corpus Christi prebendary.

the two together, not just one

From this reading The men did not want him amongst them at first, but he had put Arne in mind that they were both from the same parish, and Arne had let him sit by him, and they had drunk together.

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading But presently they had quarrelled and fought, and Arne had fallen on so fiercely that Bentein had snatched a knife from they table and stabbed him in the throat and then more than once in the breast.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The men did not want him amongst them at first, but he had put Arne in mind that they were both from the same parish, and Arne had let him sit by him, and they had drunk together.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The men did not want him amongst them at first, but he had put Arne in mind that they were both from the same parish, and Arne had let him sit by him, and they had drunk together.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading On New Year’s Eve the men of the Bishop’s household were sitting and drinking in the men’s hall, and Bentein had come in—he had been given a clerkship now with the Corpus Christi prebendary.

the job of clerk

From this reading On New Year’s Eve the men of the Bishop’s household were sitting and drinking in the men’s hall, and Bentein had come in—he had been given a clerkship now with the Corpus Christi prebendary.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading On New Year’s Eve the men of the Bishop’s household were sitting and drinking in the men’s hall, and Bentein had come in—he had been given a clerkship now with the Corpus Christi prebendary.

capital as contrasted with the income derived from it

From this reading On New Year’s Eve the men of the Bishop’s household were sitting and drinking in the men’s hall, and Bentein had come in—he had been given a clerkship now with the Corpus Christi prebendary.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading The men did not want him amongst them at first, but he had put Arne in mind that they were both from the same parish, and Arne had let him sit by him, and they had drunk together.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Arne had died almost at once.

the act of consuming liquids

From this reading On New Year’s Eve the men of the Bishop’s household were sitting and drinking in the men’s hall, and Bentein had come in—he had been given a clerkship now with the Corpus Christi prebendary.

stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)

From this reading The men did not want him amongst them at first, but he had put Arne in mind that they were both from the same parish, and Arne had let him sit by him, and they had drunk together.

(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

From this reading On New Year’s Eve the men of the Bishop’s household were sitting and drinking in the men’s hall, and Bentein had come in—he had been given a clerkship now with the Corpus Christi prebendary.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading But presently they had quarrelled and fought, and Arne had fallen on so fiercely that Bentein had snatched a knife from they table and stabbed him in the throat and then more than once in the breast.

in a physically fierce manner

From this reading But presently they had quarrelled and fought, and Arne had fallen on so fiercely that Bentein had snatched a knife from they table and stabbed him in the throat and then more than once in the breast.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The men did not want him amongst them at first, but he had put Arne in mind that they were both from the same parish, and Arne had let him sit by him, and they had drunk together.

inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading But presently they had quarrelled and fought, and Arne had fallen on so fiercely that Bentein had snatched a knife from they table and stabbed him in the throat and then more than once in the breast.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The men did not want him amongst them at first, but he had put Arne in mind that they were both from the same parish, and Arne had let him sit by him, and they had drunk together.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading On New Year’s Eve the men of the Bishop’s household were sitting and drinking in the men’s hall, and Bentein had come in—he had been given a clerkship now with the Corpus Christi prebendary.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It was Bentein Priestson who had killed Arne.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading On New Year’s Eve the men of the Bishop’s household were sitting and drinking in the men’s hall, and Bentein had come in—he had been given a clerkship now with the Corpus Christi prebendary.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading On New Year’s Eve the men of the Bishop’s household were sitting and drinking in the men’s hall, and Bentein had come in—he had been given a clerkship now with the Corpus Christi prebendary.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The men did not want him amongst them at first, but he had put Arne in mind that they were both from the same parish, and Arne had let him sit by him, and they had drunk together.

a social unit living together

From this reading On New Year’s Eve the men of the Bishop’s household were sitting and drinking in the men’s hall, and Bentein had come in—he had been given a clerkship now with the Corpus Christi prebendary.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading On New Year’s Eve the men of the Bishop’s household were sitting and drinking in the men’s hall, and Bentein had come in—he had been given a clerkship now with the Corpus Christi prebendary.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was Bentein Priestson who had killed Arne.

past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading It was Bentein Priestson who had killed Arne.

edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle

From this reading But presently they had quarrelled and fought, and Arne had fallen on so fiercely that Bentein had snatched a knife from they table and stabbed him in the throat and then more than once in the breast.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading The men did not want him amongst them at first, but he had put Arne in mind that they were both from the same parish, and Arne had let him sit by him, and they had drunk together.

the force of workers available

From this reading On New Year’s Eve the men of the Bishop’s household were sitting and drinking in the men’s hall, and Bentein had come in—he had been given a clerkship now with the Corpus Christi prebendary.

a public toilet for men

From this reading On New Year’s Eve the men of the Bishop’s household were sitting and drinking in the men’s hall, and Bentein had come in—he had been given a clerkship now with the Corpus Christi prebendary.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading The men did not want him amongst them at first, but he had put Arne in mind that they were both from the same parish, and Arne had let him sit by him, and they had drunk together.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading But presently they had quarrelled and fought, and Arne had fallen on so fiercely that Bentein had snatched a knife from they table and stabbed him in the throat and then more than once in the breast.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading On New Year’s Eve the men of the Bishop’s household were sitting and drinking in the men’s hall, and Bentein had come in—he had been given a clerkship now with the Corpus Christi prebendary.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The men did not want him amongst them at first, but he had put Arne in mind that they were both from the same parish, and Arne had let him sit by him, and they had drunk together.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading On New Year’s Eve the men of the Bishop’s household were sitting and drinking in the men’s hall, and Bentein had come in—he had been given a clerkship now with the Corpus Christi prebendary.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading On New Year’s Eve the men of the Bishop’s household were sitting and drinking in the men’s hall, and Bentein had come in—he had been given a clerkship now with the Corpus Christi prebendary.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On New Year’s Eve the men of the Bishop’s household were sitting and drinking in the men’s hall, and Bentein had come in—he had been given a clerkship now with the Corpus Christi prebendary.

on one occasion

From this reading But presently they had quarrelled and fought, and Arne had fallen on so fiercely that Bentein had snatched a knife from they table and stabbed him in the throat and then more than once in the breast.

a local church community

From this reading The men did not want him amongst them at first, but he had put Arne in mind that they were both from the same parish, and Arne had let him sit by him, and they had drunk together.

a canon who receives a prebend for serving the church

From this reading On New Year’s Eve the men of the Bishop’s household were sitting and drinking in the men’s hall, and Bentein had come in—he had been given a clerkship now with the Corpus Christi prebendary.

in the near future

From this reading But presently they had quarrelled and fought, and Arne had fallen on so fiercely that Bentein had snatched a knife from they table and stabbed him in the throat and then more than once in the breast.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was Bentein Priestson who had killed Arne.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The men did not want him amongst them at first, but he had put Arne in mind that they were both from the same parish, and Arne had let him sit by him, and they had drunk together.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But presently they had quarrelled and fought, and Arne had fallen on so fiercely that Bentein had snatched a knife from they table and stabbed him in the throat and then more than once in the breast.

Identical; not different.

From this reading The men did not want him amongst them at first, but he had put Arne in mind that they were both from the same parish, and Arne had let him sit by him, and they had drunk together.

be seated

From this reading The men did not want him amongst them at first, but he had put Arne in mind that they were both from the same parish, and Arne had let him sit by him, and they had drunk together.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading On New Year’s Eve the men of the Bishop’s household were sitting and drinking in the men’s hall, and Bentein had come in—he had been given a clerkship now with the Corpus Christi prebendary.

past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly

From this reading But presently they had quarrelled and fought, and Arne had fallen on so fiercely that Bentein had snatched a knife from they table and stabbed him in the throat and then more than once in the breast.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But presently they had quarrelled and fought, and Arne had fallen on so fiercely that Bentein had snatched a knife from they table and stabbed him in the throat and then more than once in the breast.

inflected form of “stab” — use a knife on

From this reading But presently they had quarrelled and fought, and Arne had fallen on so fiercely that Bentein had snatched a knife from they table and stabbed him in the throat and then more than once in the breast.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading But presently they had quarrelled and fought, and Arne had fallen on so fiercely that Bentein had snatched a knife from they table and stabbed him in the throat and then more than once in the breast.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading But presently they had quarrelled and fought, and Arne had fallen on so fiercely that Bentein had snatched a knife from they table and stabbed him in the throat and then more than once in the breast.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The men did not want him amongst them at first, but he had put Arne in mind that they were both from the same parish, and Arne had let him sit by him, and they had drunk together.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading On New Year’s Eve the men of the Bishop’s household were sitting and drinking in the men’s hall, and Bentein had come in—he had been given a clerkship now with the Corpus Christi prebendary.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The men did not want him amongst them at first, but he had put Arne in mind that they were both from the same parish, and Arne had let him sit by him, and they had drunk together.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading But presently they had quarrelled and fought, and Arne had fallen on so fiercely that Bentein had snatched a knife from they table and stabbed him in the throat and then more than once in the breast.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The men did not want him amongst them at first, but he had put Arne in mind that they were both from the same parish, and Arne had let him sit by him, and they had drunk together.

The passage at the back of the mouth.

From this reading But presently they had quarrelled and fought, and Arne had fallen on so fiercely that Bentein had snatched a knife from they table and stabbed him in the throat and then more than once in the breast.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading The men did not want him amongst them at first, but he had put Arne in mind that they were both from the same parish, and Arne had let him sit by him, and they had drunk together.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading The men did not want him amongst them at first, but he had put Arne in mind that they were both from the same parish, and Arne had let him sit by him, and they had drunk together.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was Bentein Priestson who had killed Arne.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading On New Year’s Eve the men of the Bishop’s household were sitting and drinking in the men’s hall, and Bentein had come in—he had been given a clerkship now with the Corpus Christi prebendary.

which person or people

From this reading It was Bentein Priestson who had killed Arne.

in the company of; together with

From this reading On New Year’s Eve the men of the Bishop’s household were sitting and drinking in the men’s hall, and Bentein had come in—he had been given a clerkship now with the Corpus Christi prebendary.

possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading On New Year’s Eve the men of the Bishop’s household were sitting and drinking in the men’s hall, and Bentein had come in—he had been given a clerkship now with the Corpus Christi prebendary.