used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But there was no help for it, and they retired with a very crestfallen air.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading But there was no help for it, and they retired with a very crestfallen air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But only the Captain of the Wight, and Ralph, with the rest of the esquires, and the Marshal de Rieux, dismounted.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Dicky Cheke and Maurice Woodville were ordered to take their lords’ horse, with the other animals, to the rear, and bring them back when the fight was over.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Dicky Cheke and Maurice Woodville were ordered to take their lords’ horse, with the other animals, to the rear, and bring them back when the fight was over.
barelyadverbUS /ˈberli/
only a very short time before
From this reading The dismounted knights and esquires had barely time to get inside the square of pike men when the fluttering pennons of the enemies’ men-at-arms could be seen over the brow of the hill.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The dismounted knights and esquires had barely time to get inside the square of pike men when the fluttering pennons of the enemies’ men-at-arms could be seen over the brow of the hill.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading This was grievous news to the two boys.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Dicky Cheke and Maurice Woodville were ordered to take their lords’ horse, with the other animals, to the rear, and bring them back when the fight was over.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading The dismounted knights and esquires had barely time to get inside the square of pike men when the fluttering pennons of the enemies’ men-at-arms could be seen over the brow of the hill.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But only the Captain of the Wight, and Ralph, with the rest of the esquires, and the Marshal de Rieux, dismounted.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading But only the Captain of the Wight, and Ralph, with the rest of the esquires, and the Marshal de Rieux, dismounted.
Cheke
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From this reading Dicky Cheke and Maurice Woodville were ordered to take their lords’ horse, with the other animals, to the rear, and bring them back when the fight was over.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The dismounted knights and esquires had barely time to get inside the square of pike men when the fluttering pennons of the enemies’ men-at-arms could be seen over the brow of the hill.
crestfallenadjectiveUS /ˈkrestfɔːlən/
brought low in spirit
From this reading But there was no help for it, and they retired with a very crestfallen air.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading But only the Captain of the Wight, and Ralph, with the rest of the esquires, and the Marshal de Rieux, dismounted.
DickynounUS /ˈdɪki/
a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
From this reading Dicky Cheke and Maurice Woodville were ordered to take their lords’ horse, with the other animals, to the rear, and bring them back when the fight was over.
dismounted
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From this reading But only the Captain of the Wight, and Ralph, with the rest of the esquires, and the Marshal de Rieux, dismounted.
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading The dismounted knights and esquires had barely time to get inside the square of pike men when the fluttering pennons of the enemies’ men-at-arms could be seen over the brow of the hill.
esquires
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From this reading But only the Captain of the Wight, and Ralph, with the rest of the esquires, and the Marshal de Rieux, dismounted.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Dicky Cheke and Maurice Woodville were ordered to take their lords’ horse, with the other animals, to the rear, and bring them back when the fight was over.
flutteringnounUS /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/
the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading The dismounted knights and esquires had barely time to get inside the square of pike men when the fluttering pennons of the enemies’ men-at-arms could be seen over the brow of the hill.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But there was no help for it, and they retired with a very crestfallen air.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The dismounted knights and esquires had barely time to get inside the square of pike men when the fluttering pennons of the enemies’ men-at-arms could be seen over the brow of the hill.
grievousadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːvəs/
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
From this reading This was grievous news to the two boys.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The dismounted knights and esquires had barely time to get inside the square of pike men when the fluttering pennons of the enemies’ men-at-arms could be seen over the brow of the hill.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading But there was no help for it, and they retired with a very crestfallen air.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The dismounted knights and esquires had barely time to get inside the square of pike men when the fluttering pennons of the enemies’ men-at-arms could be seen over the brow of the hill.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Dicky Cheke and Maurice Woodville were ordered to take their lords’ horse, with the other animals, to the rear, and bring them back when the fight was over.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading The dismounted knights and esquires had barely time to get inside the square of pike men when the fluttering pennons of the enemies’ men-at-arms could be seen over the brow of the hill.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But there was no help for it, and they retired with a very crestfallen air.
knightsnounUS /naɪts/
plural of “knight” — originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading The dismounted knights and esquires had barely time to get inside the square of pike men when the fluttering pennons of the enemies’ men-at-arms could be seen over the brow of the hill.
lordsnounUS /lɔːrdz/
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Dicky Cheke and Maurice Woodville were ordered to take their lords’ horse, with the other animals, to the rear, and bring them back when the fight was over.
MarshalverbUS /ˈmɑːrʃəl/
place in proper rank
From this reading But only the Captain of the Wight, and Ralph, with the rest of the esquires, and the Marshal de Rieux, dismounted.
Maurice
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From this reading Dicky Cheke and Maurice Woodville were ordered to take their lords’ horse, with the other animals, to the rear, and bring them back when the fight was over.
the force of workers available
From this reading The dismounted knights and esquires had barely time to get inside the square of pike men when the fluttering pennons of the enemies’ men-at-arms could be seen over the brow of the hill.
men-at-arms
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From this reading The dismounted knights and esquires had barely time to get inside the square of pike men when the fluttering pennons of the enemies’ men-at-arms could be seen over the brow of the hill.
information about recent and important events
From this reading This was grievous news to the two boys.
not any; not one
From this reading But there was no help for it, and they retired with a very crestfallen air.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But only the Captain of the Wight, and Ralph, with the rest of the esquires, and the Marshal de Rieux, dismounted.
and nothing more
From this reading But only the Captain of the Wight, and Ralph, with the rest of the esquires, and the Marshal de Rieux, dismounted.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading Dicky Cheke and Maurice Woodville were ordered to take their lords’ horse, with the other animals, to the rear, and bring them back when the fight was over.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Dicky Cheke and Maurice Woodville were ordered to take their lords’ horse, with the other animals, to the rear, and bring them back when the fight was over.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Dicky Cheke and Maurice Woodville were ordered to take their lords’ horse, with the other animals, to the rear, and bring them back when the fight was over.
pennons
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From this reading The dismounted knights and esquires had barely time to get inside the square of pike men when the fluttering pennons of the enemies’ men-at-arms could be seen over the brow of the hill.
pikenounUS /paɪk/
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
From this reading The dismounted knights and esquires had barely time to get inside the square of pike men when the fluttering pennons of the enemies’ men-at-arms could be seen over the brow of the hill.
Ralph
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From this reading But only the Captain of the Wight, and Ralph, with the rest of the esquires, and the Marshal de Rieux, dismounted.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading Dicky Cheke and Maurice Woodville were ordered to take their lords’ horse, with the other animals, to the rear, and bring them back when the fight was over.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading But only the Captain of the Wight, and Ralph, with the rest of the esquires, and the Marshal de Rieux, dismounted.
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading But there was no help for it, and they retired with a very crestfallen air.
Rieux
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From this reading But only the Captain of the Wight, and Ralph, with the rest of the esquires, and the Marshal de Rieux, dismounted.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The dismounted knights and esquires had barely time to get inside the square of pike men when the fluttering pennons of the enemies’ men-at-arms could be seen over the brow of the hill.
make square
From this reading The dismounted knights and esquires had barely time to get inside the square of pike men when the fluttering pennons of the enemies’ men-at-arms could be seen over the brow of the hill.
carry out
From this reading Dicky Cheke and Maurice Woodville were ordered to take their lords’ horse, with the other animals, to the rear, and bring them back when the fight was over.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But only the Captain of the Wight, and Ralph, with the rest of the esquires, and the Marshal de Rieux, dismounted.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Dicky Cheke and Maurice Woodville were ordered to take their lords’ horse, with the other animals, to the rear, and bring them back when the fight was over.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Dicky Cheke and Maurice Woodville were ordered to take their lords’ horse, with the other animals, to the rear, and bring them back when the fight was over.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But there was no help for it, and they retired with a very crestfallen air.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But there was no help for it, and they retired with a very crestfallen air.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was grievous news to the two boys.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The dismounted knights and esquires had barely time to get inside the square of pike men when the fluttering pennons of the enemies’ men-at-arms could be seen over the brow of the hill.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dicky Cheke and Maurice Woodville were ordered to take their lords’ horse, with the other animals, to the rear, and bring them back when the fight was over.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading This was grievous news to the two boys.
precisely as stated
From this reading But there was no help for it, and they retired with a very crestfallen air.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dicky Cheke and Maurice Woodville were ordered to take their lords’ horse, with the other animals, to the rear, and bring them back when the fight was over.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dicky Cheke and Maurice Woodville were ordered to take their lords’ horse, with the other animals, to the rear, and bring them back when the fight was over.
at the time that
From this reading Dicky Cheke and Maurice Woodville were ordered to take their lords’ horse, with the other animals, to the rear, and bring them back when the fight was over.
WightnounUS /waɪt/
a human being; “wight” is an archaic term
From this reading But only the Captain of the Wight, and Ralph, with the rest of the esquires, and the Marshal de Rieux, dismounted.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But only the Captain of the Wight, and Ralph, with the rest of the esquires, and the Marshal de Rieux, dismounted.
Woodville
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From this reading Dicky Cheke and Maurice Woodville were ordered to take their lords’ horse, with the other animals, to the rear, and bring them back when the fight was over.
