used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Charles called Amael to his side, and noticing, as they rode, that the aged Breton continued preoccupied about Vortigern, the Emperor turned to the centenarian with a merry twinkle in his eye:
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Charles called Amael to his side, and noticing, as they rode, that the aged Breton continued preoccupied about Vortigern, the Emperor turned to the centenarian with a merry twinkle in his eye:
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Have you recovered from your prejudices against Charles the Fighter?
agedadjectiveUS /eɪdʒd/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading Charles called Amael to his side, and noticing, as they rode, that the aged Breton continued preoccupied about Vortigern, the Emperor turned to the centenarian with a merry twinkle in his eye:
Aix-la-ChapellenounUS /ˈeɪkslɑːʃəˈpel/
a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital
From this reading Led by the Emperor of the Franks, the cavalcade of hunters rode towards the pavilion where supper was to be partaken of before the return to Aix-la-Chapelle.
Amael
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From this reading Charles called Amael to his side, and noticing, as they rode, that the aged Breton continued preoccupied about Vortigern, the Emperor turned to the centenarian with a merry twinkle in his eye:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EMPEROR AND HOSTAGE.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Charles called Amael to his side, and noticing, as they rode, that the aged Breton continued preoccupied about Vortigern, the Emperor turned to the centenarian with a merry twinkle in his eye:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Led by the Emperor of the Franks, the cavalcade of hunters rode towards the pavilion where supper was to be partaken of before the return to Aix-la-Chapelle.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Led by the Emperor of the Franks, the cavalcade of hunters rode towards the pavilion where supper was to be partaken of before the return to Aix-la-Chapelle.
BretonnounUS /ˈbretən/
a native or inhabitant of Brittany (especially one who speaks the Breton language)
From this reading Charles called Amael to his side, and noticing, as they rode, that the aged Breton continued preoccupied about Vortigern, the Emperor turned to the centenarian with a merry twinkle in his eye:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Led by the Emperor of the Franks, the cavalcade of hunters rode towards the pavilion where supper was to be partaken of before the return to Aix-la-Chapelle.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Charles called Amael to his side, and noticing, as they rode, that the aged Breton continued preoccupied about Vortigern, the Emperor turned to the centenarian with a merry twinkle in his eye:
cavalcadenounUS /ˈkævəlkeɪd/
a procession of people traveling on horseback
From this reading Led by the Emperor of the Franks, the cavalcade of hunters rode towards the pavilion where supper was to be partaken of before the return to Aix-la-Chapelle.
centenariannounUS /ˌsentəˈneriən/
someone who is at least 100 years old
From this reading Charles called Amael to his side, and noticing, as they rode, that the aged Breton continued preoccupied about Vortigern, the Emperor turned to the centenarian with a merry twinkle in his eye:
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Charles called Amael to his side, and noticing, as they rode, that the aged Breton continued preoccupied about Vortigern, the Emperor turned to the centenarian with a merry twinkle in his eye:
without stop or interruption
From this reading Charles called Amael to his side, and noticing, as they rode, that the aged Breton continued preoccupied about Vortigern, the Emperor turned to the centenarian with a merry twinkle in his eye:
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "What do you think of this day?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you think of this day?
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading EMPEROR AND HOSTAGE.
the organ of sight
From this reading Charles called Amael to his side, and noticing, as they rode, that the aged Breton continued preoccupied about Vortigern, the Emperor turned to the centenarian with a merry twinkle in his eye:
FighternounUS /ˈfaɪtər/
someone who fights (or is fighting)
From this reading Have you recovered from your prejudices against Charles the Fighter?
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 Led by the Emperor of the Franks, the cavalcade of hunters rode towards the pavilion where supper was to be partaken of before the return to Aix-la-Chapelle.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Have you recovered from your prejudices against Charles the Fighter?
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you recovered from your prejudices against Charles the Fighter?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Charles called Amael to his side, and noticing, as they rode, that the aged Breton continued preoccupied about Vortigern, the Emperor turned to the centenarian with a merry twinkle in his eye:
HOSTAGEnounUS /ˈhɑːstɪdʒ/
a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
From this reading EMPEROR AND HOSTAGE.
huntersnounUS /ˈhʌntərz/
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading Led by the Emperor of the Franks, the cavalcade of hunters rode towards the pavilion where supper was to be partaken of before the return to Aix-la-Chapelle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Charles called Amael to his side, and noticing, as they rode, that the aged Breton continued preoccupied about Vortigern, the Emperor turned to the centenarian with a merry twinkle in his eye:
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 Led by the Emperor of the Franks, the cavalcade of hunters rode towards the pavilion where supper was to be partaken of before the return to Aix-la-Chapelle.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Charles called Amael to his side, and noticing, as they rode, that the aged Breton continued preoccupied about Vortigern, the Emperor turned to the centenarian with a merry twinkle in his eye:
noticingverbUS /ˈnoʊtɪsɪŋ/
-ing form of “notice” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading Charles called Amael to his side, and noticing, as they rode, that the aged Breton continued preoccupied about Vortigern, the Emperor turned to the centenarian with a merry twinkle in his eye:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Led by the Emperor of the Franks, the cavalcade of hunters rode towards the pavilion where supper was to be partaken of before the return to Aix-la-Chapelle.
partaken
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From this reading Led by the Emperor of the Franks, the cavalcade of hunters rode towards the pavilion where supper was to be partaken of before the return to Aix-la-Chapelle.
pavilionnounUS /pəˈvɪljən/
large and often sumptuous tent
From this reading Led by the Emperor of the Franks, the cavalcade of hunters rode towards the pavilion where supper was to be partaken of before the return to Aix-la-Chapelle.
prejudicesnounUS /ˈpredʒədɪsɪz/
plural of “prejudice” — a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
From this reading Have you recovered from your prejudices against Charles the Fighter?
preoccupiedadjectiveUS /priˈɑːkjəpaɪd/
deeply absorbed in thought
From this reading Charles called Amael to his side, and noticing, as they rode, that the aged Breton continued preoccupied about Vortigern, the Emperor turned to the centenarian with a merry twinkle in his eye:
freed from illness or injury
From this reading Have you recovered from your prejudices against Charles the Fighter?
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Led by the Emperor of the Franks, the cavalcade of hunters rode towards the pavilion where supper was to be partaken of before the return to Aix-la-Chapelle.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Led by the Emperor of the Franks, the cavalcade of hunters rode towards the pavilion where supper was to be partaken of before the return to Aix-la-Chapelle.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Charles called Amael to his side, and noticing, as they rode, that the aged Breton continued preoccupied about Vortigern, the Emperor turned to the centenarian with a merry twinkle in his eye:
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading Led by the Emperor of the Franks, the cavalcade of hunters rode towards the pavilion where supper was to be partaken of before the return to Aix-la-Chapelle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Charles called Amael to his side, and noticing, as they rode, that the aged Breton continued preoccupied about Vortigern, the Emperor turned to the centenarian with a merry twinkle in his eye:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Led by the Emperor of the Franks, the cavalcade of hunters rode towards the pavilion where supper was to be partaken of before the return to Aix-la-Chapelle.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Charles called Amael to his side, and noticing, as they rode, that the aged Breton continued preoccupied about Vortigern, the Emperor turned to the centenarian with a merry twinkle in his eye:
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "What do you think of this day?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What do you think of this day?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Led by the Emperor of the Franks, the cavalcade of hunters rode towards the pavilion where supper was to be partaken of before the return to Aix-la-Chapelle.
in the direction of
From this reading Led by the Emperor of the Franks, the cavalcade of hunters rode towards the pavilion where supper was to be partaken of before the return to Aix-la-Chapelle.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Charles called Amael to his side, and noticing, as they rode, that the aged Breton continued preoccupied about Vortigern, the Emperor turned to the centenarian with a merry twinkle in his eye:
twinkleverbUS /ˈtwɪŋkəl/
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Charles called Amael to his side, and noticing, as they rode, that the aged Breton continued preoccupied about Vortigern, the Emperor turned to the centenarian with a merry twinkle in his eye:
Vortigern
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From this reading Charles called Amael to his side, and noticing, as they rode, that the aged Breton continued preoccupied about Vortigern, the Emperor turned to the centenarian with a merry twinkle in his eye:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Led by the Emperor of the Franks, the cavalcade of hunters rode towards the pavilion where supper was to be partaken of before the return to Aix-la-Chapelle.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you think of this day?
in or at the place that
From this reading Led by the Emperor of the Franks, the cavalcade of hunters rode towards the pavilion where supper was to be partaken of before the return to Aix-la-Chapelle.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Charles called Amael to his side, and noticing, as they rode, that the aged Breton continued preoccupied about Vortigern, the Emperor turned to the centenarian with a merry twinkle in his eye:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you think of this day?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you recovered from your prejudices against Charles the Fighter?
