used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
AbbeynounUS /ˈæbi/
a church associated with a monastery or convent
From this reading The famous House of Tudor, in which the Plantagenet lines of York and Lancaster were united, is in many ways very closely connected with the Abbey.
(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 (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the Tudor sovereigns, except one, are buried in the Abbey.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
placed in a grave
From this reading All the Tudor sovereigns, except one, are buried in the Abbey.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this is not all, for the Abbey and the School owe their present establishment to Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth, as we shall find later on.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading The famous House of Tudor, in which the Plantagenet lines of York and Lancaster were united, is in many ways very closely connected with the Abbey.
being joined in close association
From this reading The famous House of Tudor, in which the Plantagenet lines of York and Lancaster were united, is in many ways very closely connected with the Abbey.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading But this is not all, for the Abbey and the School owe their present establishment to Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth, as we shall find later on.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
establishmentnounUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/
the act of forming or establishing something
From this reading But this is not all, for the Abbey and the School owe their present establishment to Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth, as we shall find later on.
apart from; not including
From this reading All the Tudor sovereigns, except one, are buried in the Abbey.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “_Fair is our lot—O goodly is our heritage!
widely known and esteemed
From this reading The famous House of Tudor, in which the Plantagenet lines of York and Lancaster were united, is in many ways very closely connected with the Abbey.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading But this is not all, for the Abbey and the School owe their present establishment to Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth, as we shall find later on.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
goodlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡʊdli/
large in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “_Fair is our lot—O goodly is our heritage!
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading But this is not all, for the Abbey and the School owe their present establishment to Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth, as we shall find later on.
heritagenounUS /ˈherətədʒ/
practices that are handed down from the past by tradition
From this reading “_Fair is our lot—O goodly is our heritage!
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The famous House of Tudor, in which the Plantagenet lines of York and Lancaster were united, is in many ways very closely connected with the Abbey.
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “_Fair is our lot—O goodly is our heritage!
KIPLINGnounUS /ˈkɪplɪŋ/
English author of novels and poetry who was born in India (1865-1936)
From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
LancasternounUS /ˈlænkæstər/
a city in northwestern England
From this reading The famous House of Tudor, in which the Plantagenet lines of York and Lancaster were united, is in many ways very closely connected with the Abbey.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading But this is not all, for the Abbey and the School owe their present establishment to Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth, as we shall find later on.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The famous House of Tudor, in which the Plantagenet lines of York and Lancaster were united, is in many ways very closely connected with the Abbey.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “_Fair is our lot—O goodly is our heritage!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
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 famous House of Tudor, in which the Plantagenet lines of York and Lancaster were united, is in many ways very closely connected with the Abbey.
mirthnounUS /mɜːrθ/
great merriment
From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
used to form the superlative
From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But this is not all, for the Abbey and the School owe their present establishment to Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth, as we shall find later on.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “_Fair is our lot—O goodly is our heritage!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But this is not all, for the Abbey and the School owe their present establishment to Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth, as we shall find later on.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All the Tudor sovereigns, except one, are buried in the Abbey.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “_Fair is our lot—O goodly is our heritage!
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading But this is not all, for the Abbey and the School owe their present establishment to Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth, as we shall find later on.
pathwaynounUS /ˈpæθweɪ/
a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain
From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
Plantagenetnoun
the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485
From this reading The famous House of Tudor, in which the Plantagenet lines of York and Lancaster were united, is in many ways very closely connected with the Abbey.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading But this is not all, for the Abbey and the School owe their present establishment to Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth, as we shall find later on.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading But this is not all, for the Abbey and the School owe their present establishment to Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth, as we shall find later on.
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From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
an educational institution
From this reading But this is not all, for the Abbey and the School owe their present establishment to Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth, as we shall find later on.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But this is not all, for the Abbey and the School owe their present establishment to Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth, as we shall find later on.
smote
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From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
sovereignsnounUS /ˈsɑːvrənz/
plural of “sovereign” — a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
From this reading All the Tudor sovereigns, except one, are buried in the Abbey.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But this is not all, for the Abbey and the School owe their present establishment to Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth, as we shall find later on.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this is not all, for the Abbey and the School owe their present establishment to Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth, as we shall find later on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
TudornounUS /ˈtuːdər/
an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603)
From this reading The famous House of Tudor, in which the Plantagenet lines of York and Lancaster were united, is in many ways very closely connected with the Abbey.
unitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading The famous House of Tudor, in which the Plantagenet lines of York and Lancaster were united, is in many ways very closely connected with the Abbey.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
precisely as stated
From this reading The famous House of Tudor, in which the Plantagenet lines of York and Lancaster were united, is in many ways very closely connected with the Abbey.
VIIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
From this reading But this is not all, for the Abbey and the School owe their present establishment to Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth, as we shall find later on.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading The famous House of Tudor, in which the Plantagenet lines of York and Lancaster were united, is in many ways very closely connected with the Abbey.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But this is not all, for the Abbey and the School owe their present establishment to Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth, as we shall find later on.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The famous House of Tudor, in which the Plantagenet lines of York and Lancaster were united, is in many ways very closely connected with the Abbey.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The famous House of Tudor, in which the Plantagenet lines of York and Lancaster were united, is in many ways very closely connected with the Abbey.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The famous House of Tudor, in which the Plantagenet lines of York and Lancaster were united, is in many ways very closely connected with the Abbey.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading The famous House of Tudor, in which the Plantagenet lines of York and Lancaster were united, is in many ways very closely connected with the Abbey.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading (Humble ye, my people, and be fearful in your mirth!) For the Lord our God Most High He hath made the deep as dry, He hath smote for us a pathway to the ends of all the earth._” RUDYARD KIPLING (_The Seven Seas_).
