adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There came a man by middle day, He spied his sport and went away, And brought the king that very night, And brake my bower and slew my knight.
ableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəl/
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Bellaise was a very comfortable little nunnery, which only received richly dowered inmates, and was therefore able to maintain them in much ease, though without giving occasion to a breath of scandal.
accusednounUS /əˈkjuːzd/
a defendant in a criminal proceeding
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The Border Widow’s Lament *[footnote: Bellaise is not meant for a type of all nunneries, but of the condition to which many of the lesser ones had come before the general reaction and purification of the seventeenth century.]
amazedadjectiveUS /əˈmeɪzd/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There came a man by middle day, He spied his sport and went away, And brought the king that very night, And brake my bower and slew my knight.
Angevinnoun
a resident of Anjou
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
Anjounoun
a former province of western France in the Loire valley
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
appanagenoun
any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There came a man by middle day, He spied his sport and went away, And brought the king that very night, And brake my bower and slew my knight.
Barbe
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From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The Border Widow’s Lament *[footnote: Bellaise is not meant for a type of all nunneries, but of the condition to which many of the lesser ones had come before the general reaction and purification of the seventeenth century.]
Bellaise
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From this reading The Border Widow’s Lament *[footnote: Bellaise is not meant for a type of all nunneries, but of the condition to which many of the lesser ones had come before the general reaction and purification of the seventeenth century.]
BernardnounUS /bərˈnɑːrd/
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
Bienheureuse
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From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
Bocage
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From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
BordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading The Border Widow’s Lament *[footnote: Bellaise is not meant for a type of all nunneries, but of the condition to which many of the lesser ones had come before the general reaction and purification of the seventeenth century.]
bowernounUS /ˈbaʊər/
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading There came a man by middle day, He spied his sport and went away, And brought the king that very night, And brake my bower and slew my knight.
brakenounUS /breɪk/
a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
From this reading There came a man by middle day, He spied his sport and went away, And brought the king that very night, And brake my bower and slew my knight.
breathnounUS /breθ/
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Bellaise was a very comfortable little nunnery, which only received richly dowered inmates, and was therefore able to maintain them in much ease, though without giving occasion to a breath of scandal.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading There came a man by middle day, He spied his sport and went away, And brought the king that very night, And brake my bower and slew my knight.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Border Widow’s Lament *[footnote: Bellaise is not meant for a type of all nunneries, but of the condition to which many of the lesser ones had come before the general reaction and purification of the seventeenth century.]
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There came a man by middle day, He spied his sport and went away, And brought the king that very night, And brake my bower and slew my knight.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There came a man by middle day, He spied his sport and went away, And brought the king that very night, And brake my bower and slew my knight.
Cecily
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From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
centurynounUS /ˈsentʃəri/
a period of 100 years
From this reading The Border Widow’s Lament *[footnote: Bellaise is not meant for a type of all nunneries, but of the condition to which many of the lesser ones had come before the general reaction and purification of the seventeenth century.]
chambernounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbər/
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
chantedadjectiveUS /ˈtʃæntɪd/
sung or uttered rhythmically in a monotone
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
chapelnounUS /ˈtʃæpəl/
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
choirnounUS /ˈkwaɪər/
a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
CisterciannounUS /sɪˈstɜːrʃən/
member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Border Widow’s Lament *[footnote: Bellaise is not meant for a type of all nunneries, but of the condition to which many of the lesser ones had come before the general reaction and purification of the seventeenth century.]
comfortableadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading Bellaise was a very comfortable little nunnery, which only received richly dowered inmates, and was therefore able to maintain them in much ease, though without giving occasion to a breath of scandal.
Complinenoun
last of the seven canonical hours just before retiring
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
conditionnounUS /kənˈdɪʃən/
a state at a particular time
From this reading The Border Widow’s Lament *[footnote: Bellaise is not meant for a type of all nunneries, but of the condition to which many of the lesser ones had come before the general reaction and purification of the seventeenth century.]
convenientadjectiveUS /kənˈviːnjənt/
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
ConventnounUS /ˈkɑːnvənt/
a religious residence especially for nuns
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
conventually
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From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
dailyadverbUS /ˈdeɪli/
every day; without missing a day
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
daughtersnounUS /ˈdɔːtərz/
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading There came a man by middle day, He spied his sport and went away, And brought the king that very night, And brake my bower and slew my knight.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
doweredadjective
supplied with a dower or dowry
From this reading Bellaise was a very comfortable little nunnery, which only received richly dowered inmates, and was therefore able to maintain them in much ease, though without giving occasion to a breath of scandal.
dueadjectiveUS /duː/
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
easeverbUS /iːz/
move gently or carefully
From this reading Bellaise was a very comfortable little nunnery, which only received richly dowered inmates, and was therefore able to maintain them in much ease, though without giving occasion to a breath of scandal.
entertainmentnounUS /ˌentərˈteɪnmənt/
an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
entireadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtaɪər/
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
Eustacie
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From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
footnotenounUS /ˈfʊtnoʊt/
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading The Border Widow’s Lament *[footnote: Bellaise is not meant for a type of all nunneries, but of the condition to which many of the lesser ones had come before the general reaction and purification of the seventeenth century.]
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Border Widow’s Lament *[footnote: Bellaise is not meant for a type of all nunneries, but of the condition to which many of the lesser ones had come before the general reaction and purification of the seventeenth century.]
forenoonnoun
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
FoundedverbUS /ˈfaʊndɪd/
past form of “found” — set up or found
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
foundressnoun
a woman founder
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
fulfillingverbUS /fʊlˈfɪlɪŋ/
inflected form of “fulfil” — put in effect
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
generaladjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading The Border Widow’s Lament *[footnote: Bellaise is not meant for a type of all nunneries, but of the condition to which many of the lesser ones had come before the general reaction and purification of the seventeenth century.]
givingnounUS /ˈɡɪvɪŋ/
the act of giving
From this reading Bellaise was a very comfortable little nunnery, which only received richly dowered inmates, and was therefore able to maintain them in much ease, though without giving occasion to a breath of scandal.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Border Widow’s Lament *[footnote: Bellaise is not meant for a type of all nunneries, but of the condition to which many of the lesser ones had come before the general reaction and purification of the seventeenth century.]
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There came a man by middle day, He spied his sport and went away, And brought the king that very night, And brake my bower and slew my knight.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There came a man by middle day, He spied his sport and went away, And brought the king that very night, And brake my bower and slew my knight.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
hymnnounUS /hɪm/
a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
inmatesnounUS /ˈɪnmeɪts/
plural of “inmate” — one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)
From this reading Bellaise was a very comfortable little nunnery, which only received richly dowered inmates, and was therefore able to maintain them in much ease, though without giving occasion to a breath of scandal.
intentionsnounUS /ˌɪnˈtentʃənz/
plural of “intention” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Border Widow’s Lament *[footnote: Bellaise is not meant for a type of all nunneries, but of the condition to which many of the lesser ones had come before the general reaction and purification of the seventeenth century.]
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
kingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading There came a man by middle day, He spied his sport and went away, And brought the king that very night, And brake my bower and slew my knight.
knightnounUS /naɪt/
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 There came a man by middle day, He spied his sport and went away, And brought the king that very night, And brake my bower and slew my knight.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
LanounUS /lɑː/
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
LamentverbUS /ləˈment/
express grief verbally
From this reading The Border Widow’s Lament *[footnote: Bellaise is not meant for a type of all nunneries, but of the condition to which many of the lesser ones had come before the general reaction and purification of the seventeenth century.]
LatinadjectiveUS /ˈlætən/
of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
lesseradjectiveUS /ˈlesər/
of less size or importance
From this reading The Border Widow’s Lament *[footnote: Bellaise is not meant for a type of all nunneries, but of the condition to which many of the lesser ones had come before the general reaction and purification of the seventeenth century.]
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Bellaise was a very comfortable little nunnery, which only received richly dowered inmates, and was therefore able to maintain them in much ease, though without giving occasion to a breath of scandal.
LouisnounUS /ˈluːɪs/
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
lumpingverbUS /ˈlʌmpɪŋ/
-ing form of “lump” — put together indiscriminately
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
MadamenounUS /ˈmædəm/
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
maintainverbUS /meɪnˈteɪn/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Bellaise was a very comfortable little nunnery, which only received richly dowered inmates, and was therefore able to maintain them in much ease, though without giving occasion to a breath of scandal.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There came a man by middle day, He spied his sport and went away, And brought the king that very night, And brake my bower and slew my knight.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The Border Widow’s Lament *[footnote: Bellaise is not meant for a type of all nunneries, but of the condition to which many of the lesser ones had come before the general reaction and purification of the seventeenth century.]
Marie
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From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
meantverbUS /ment/
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading The Border Widow’s Lament *[footnote: Bellaise is not meant for a type of all nunneries, but of the condition to which many of the lesser ones had come before the general reaction and purification of the seventeenth century.]
MereadjectiveUS /mɪr/
being nothing more than specified
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
middlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading There came a man by middle day, He spied his sport and went away, And brought the king that very night, And brake my bower and slew my knight.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Bellaise was a very comfortable little nunnery, which only received richly dowered inmates, and was therefore able to maintain them in much ease, though without giving occasion to a breath of scandal.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There came a man by middle day, He spied his sport and went away, And brought the king that very night, And brake my bower and slew my knight.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading There came a man by middle day, He spied his sport and went away, And brought the king that very night, And brake my bower and slew my knight.
ninenounUS /naɪn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Border Widow’s Lament *[footnote: Bellaise is not meant for a type of all nunneries, but of the condition to which many of the lesser ones had come before the general reaction and purification of the seventeenth century.]
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
nunneries
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Border Widow’s Lament *[footnote: Bellaise is not meant for a type of all nunneries, but of the condition to which many of the lesser ones had come before the general reaction and purification of the seventeenth century.]
nunnerynounUS /ˈnʌnəri/
the convent of a community of nuns
From this reading Bellaise was a very comfortable little nunnery, which only received richly dowered inmates, and was therefore able to maintain them in much ease, though without giving occasion to a breath of scandal.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
occasionnounUS /əˈkeɪʒən/
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading Bellaise was a very comfortable little nunnery, which only received richly dowered inmates, and was therefore able to maintain them in much ease, though without giving occasion to a breath of scandal.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Border Widow’s Lament *[footnote: Bellaise is not meant for a type of all nunneries, but of the condition to which many of the lesser ones had come before the general reaction and purification of the seventeenth century.]
onesnounUS /wʌnz/
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The Border Widow’s Lament *[footnote: Bellaise is not meant for a type of all nunneries, but of the condition to which many of the lesser ones had come before the general reaction and purification of the seventeenth century.]
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Bellaise was a very comfortable little nunnery, which only received richly dowered inmates, and was therefore able to maintain them in much ease, though without giving occasion to a breath of scandal.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
patronnounUS /ˈpeɪtrən/
a regular customer
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
practicenounUS /ˈpræktəs/
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
purificationnounUS /ˌpjʊrəfəˈkeɪʃən/
the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
From this reading The Border Widow’s Lament *[footnote: Bellaise is not meant for a type of all nunneries, but of the condition to which many of the lesser ones had come before the general reaction and purification of the seventeenth century.]
reactionnounUS /riˈækʃən/
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
From this reading The Border Widow’s Lament *[footnote: Bellaise is not meant for a type of all nunneries, but of the condition to which many of the lesser ones had come before the general reaction and purification of the seventeenth century.]
receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Bellaise was a very comfortable little nunnery, which only received richly dowered inmates, and was therefore able to maintain them in much ease, though without giving occasion to a breath of scandal.
Ribaumont
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From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
richlyadverbUS /ˈrɪtʃli/
to an ample degree or in an ample manner
From this reading Bellaise was a very comfortable little nunnery, which only received richly dowered inmates, and was therefore able to maintain them in much ease, though without giving occasion to a breath of scandal.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
scandalnounUS /ˈskændəl/
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
From this reading Bellaise was a very comfortable little nunnery, which only received richly dowered inmates, and was therefore able to maintain them in much ease, though without giving occasion to a breath of scandal.
Seraphine
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From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
seventeenthadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the sixteenth in position
From this reading The Border Widow’s Lament *[footnote: Bellaise is not meant for a type of all nunneries, but of the condition to which many of the lesser ones had come before the general reaction and purification of the seventeenth century.]
sistersnounUS /ˈsɪstərz/
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
slewverbUS /sluː/
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
From this reading There came a man by middle day, He spied his sport and went away, And brought the king that very night, And brake my bower and slew my knight.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
spiedverbUS /spaɪd/
inflected form of “spy” — catch sight of
From this reading There came a man by middle day, He spied his sport and went away, And brought the king that very night, And brake my bower and slew my knight.
sportnounUS /spɔːrt/
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading There came a man by middle day, He spied his sport and went away, And brought the king that very night, And brake my bower and slew my knight.
St
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From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
superfluousadjectiveUS /ˈsuːpərflwʌs/
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There came a man by middle day, He spied his sport and went away, And brought the king that very night, And brake my bower and slew my knight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There came a man by middle day, He spied his sport and went away, And brought the king that very night, And brake my bower and slew my knight.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Bellaise was a very comfortable little nunnery, which only received richly dowered inmates, and was therefore able to maintain them in much ease, though without giving occasion to a breath of scandal.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There came a man by middle day, He spied his sport and went away, And brought the king that very night, And brake my bower and slew my knight.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Bellaise was a very comfortable little nunnery, which only received richly dowered inmates, and was therefore able to maintain them in much ease, though without giving occasion to a breath of scandal.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Bellaise was a very comfortable little nunnery, which only received richly dowered inmates, and was therefore able to maintain them in much ease, though without giving occasion to a breath of scandal.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Border Widow’s Lament *[footnote: Bellaise is not meant for a type of all nunneries, but of the condition to which many of the lesser ones had come before the general reaction and purification of the seventeenth century.]
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
typenounUS /taɪp/
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading The Border Widow’s Lament *[footnote: Bellaise is not meant for a type of all nunneries, but of the condition to which many of the lesser ones had come before the general reaction and purification of the seventeenth century.]
undisturbedadjectiveUS /ˌʌndɪˈstɜːrbd/
untroubled by interference or disturbance
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading There came a man by middle day, He spied his sport and went away, And brought the king that very night, And brake my bower and slew my knight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That same Latin hymn which Cecily St. John daily chanted in her own chamber was due from the choir of Cistercian sisters in the chapel of the Convent of Our Lady at Bellaise, in the Bocage of Anjou; but there was a convenient practice of lumping together the entire night and forenoon hours at nine o’clock in the morning, and all the evening ones at Compline, so that the sisters might have undisturbed sleep at night and entertainment by day.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading There came a man by middle day, He spied his sport and went away, And brought the king that very night, And brake my bower and slew my knight.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Border Widow’s Lament *[footnote: Bellaise is not meant for a type of all nunneries, but of the condition to which many of the lesser ones had come before the general reaction and purification of the seventeenth century.]
Widow'snounUS /ˈwɪdoʊz/
possessive form of “widow” — a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading The Border Widow’s Lament *[footnote: Bellaise is not meant for a type of all nunneries, but of the condition to which many of the lesser ones had come before the general reaction and purification of the seventeenth century.]
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Bellaise was a very comfortable little nunnery, which only received richly dowered inmates, and was therefore able to maintain them in much ease, though without giving occasion to a breath of scandal.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Founded by a daughter of the first Angevin Ribaumont, it had become a sort of appanage for the superfluous daughters of the house, and nothing would more have amazed its present head, Eustacie Barbe de Ribaumont,--conventually known as La Mere Marie Seraphine de St.-Louis, and to the world as Madame de Bellaise,--than to be accused of not fulfilling the intentions of the Bienheureuse Barbe, the foundress, or of her patron St. Bernard.
