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From this reading It was nearly sunset on the second day of the great battle of Badon Hill.(63) The long, desperate fight was over, and the great British champion had turned back for a time the tide of Saxon invasion.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was nearly sunset on the second day of the great battle of Badon Hill.(63) The long, desperate fight was over, and the great British champion had turned back for a time the tide of Saxon invasion.
(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 heathen dead lay, rank by rank, as they had fallen, every man in his place, in the great wedge-like formation which had resisted all the efforts of the Britons during the first day of the struggle, and had been with difficulty broken through on the second.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading The King was sitting amidst a circle of his knights on the top of the hill, resting from his toils.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was nearly sunset on the second day of the great battle of Badon Hill.(63) The long, desperate fight was over, and the great British champion had turned back for a time the tide of Saxon invasion.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The heathen dead lay, rank by rank, as they had fallen, every man in his place, in the great wedge-like formation which had resisted all the efforts of the Britons during the first day of the struggle, and had been with difficulty broken through on the second.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT LAST.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It was nearly sunset on the second day of the great battle of Badon Hill.(63) The long, desperate fight was over, and the great British champion had turned back for a time the tide of Saxon invasion.
Badon
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From this reading It was nearly sunset on the second day of the great battle of Badon Hill.(63) The long, desperate fight was over, and the great British champion had turned back for a time the tide of Saxon invasion.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading It was nearly sunset on the second day of the great battle of Badon Hill.(63) The long, desperate fight was over, and the great British champion had turned back for a time the tide of Saxon invasion.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The heathen dead lay, rank by rank, as they had fallen, every man in his place, in the great wedge-like formation which had resisted all the efforts of the Britons during the first day of the struggle, and had been with difficulty broken through on the second.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading His cross-hilted sword stood fixed in the ground before him.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading It was nearly sunset on the second day of the great battle of Badon Hill.(63) The long, desperate fight was over, and the great British champion had turned back for a time the tide of Saxon invasion.
BritonsnounUS /ˈbrɪtənz/
plural of “briton” — a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
From this reading The heathen dead lay, rank by rank, as they had fallen, every man in his place, in the great wedge-like formation which had resisted all the efforts of the Britons during the first day of the struggle, and had been with difficulty broken through on the second.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The heathen dead lay, rank by rank, as they had fallen, every man in his place, in the great wedge-like formation which had resisted all the efforts of the Britons during the first day of the struggle, and had been with difficulty broken through on the second.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The heathen dead lay, rank by rank, as they had fallen, every man in his place, in the great wedge-like formation which had resisted all the efforts of the Britons during the first day of the struggle, and had been with difficulty broken through on the second.
championnounUS /ˈtʃæmpiən/
someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading It was nearly sunset on the second day of the great battle of Badon Hill.(63) The long, desperate fight was over, and the great British champion had turned back for a time the tide of Saxon invasion.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading The King was sitting amidst a circle of his knights on the top of the hill, resting from his toils.
cross-hilted
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From this reading His cross-hilted sword stood fixed in the ground before him.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was nearly sunset on the second day of the great battle of Badon Hill.(63) The long, desperate fight was over, and the great British champion had turned back for a time the tide of Saxon invasion.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The heathen dead lay, rank by rank, as they had fallen, every man in his place, in the great wedge-like formation which had resisted all the efforts of the Britons during the first day of the struggle, and had been with difficulty broken through on the second.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading It was nearly sunset on the second day of the great battle of Badon Hill.(63) The long, desperate fight was over, and the great British champion had turned back for a time the tide of Saxon invasion.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading The heathen dead lay, rank by rank, as they had fallen, every man in his place, in the great wedge-like formation which had resisted all the efforts of the Britons during the first day of the struggle, and had been with difficulty broken through on the second.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The heathen dead lay, rank by rank, as they had fallen, every man in his place, in the great wedge-like formation which had resisted all the efforts of the Britons during the first day of the struggle, and had been with difficulty broken through on the second.
plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading The heathen dead lay, rank by rank, as they had fallen, every man in his place, in the great wedge-like formation which had resisted all the efforts of the Britons during the first day of the struggle, and had been with difficulty broken through on the second.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The heathen dead lay, rank by rank, as they had fallen, every man in his place, in the great wedge-like formation which had resisted all the efforts of the Britons during the first day of the struggle, and had been with difficulty broken through on the second.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading The heathen dead lay, rank by rank, as they had fallen, every man in his place, in the great wedge-like formation which had resisted all the efforts of the Britons during the first day of the struggle, and had been with difficulty broken through on the second.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading It was nearly sunset on the second day of the great battle of Badon Hill.(63) The long, desperate fight was over, and the great British champion had turned back for a time the tide of Saxon invasion.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The heathen dead lay, rank by rank, as they had fallen, every man in his place, in the great wedge-like formation which had resisted all the efforts of the Britons during the first day of the struggle, and had been with difficulty broken through on the second.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading His cross-hilted sword stood fixed in the ground before him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was nearly sunset on the second day of the great battle of Badon Hill.(63) The long, desperate fight was over, and the great British champion had turned back for a time the tide of Saxon invasion.
formationnounUS /fɔːrˈmeɪʃən/
an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
From this reading The heathen dead lay, rank by rank, as they had fallen, every man in his place, in the great wedge-like formation which had resisted all the efforts of the Britons during the first day of the struggle, and had been with difficulty broken through on the second.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The King was sitting amidst a circle of his knights on the top of the hill, resting from his toils.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was nearly sunset on the second day of the great battle of Badon Hill.(63) The long, desperate fight was over, and the great British champion had turned back for a time the tide of Saxon invasion.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading His cross-hilted sword stood fixed in the ground before him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was nearly sunset on the second day of the great battle of Badon Hill.(63) The long, desperate fight was over, and the great British champion had turned back for a time the tide of Saxon invasion.
heathennounUS /ˈhiːðən/
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading The heathen dead lay, rank by rank, as they had fallen, every man in his place, in the great wedge-like formation which had resisted all the efforts of the Britons during the first day of the struggle, and had been with difficulty broken through on the second.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading It was nearly sunset on the second day of the great battle of Badon Hill.(63) The long, desperate fight was over, and the great British champion had turned back for a time the tide of Saxon invasion.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His cross-hilted sword stood fixed in the ground before him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The heathen dead lay, rank by rank, as they had fallen, every man in his place, in the great wedge-like formation which had resisted all the efforts of the Britons during the first day of the struggle, and had been with difficulty broken through on the second.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The heathen dead lay, rank by rank, as they had fallen, every man in his place, in the great wedge-like formation which had resisted all the efforts of the Britons during the first day of the struggle, and had been with difficulty broken through on the second.
invasionnounUS /ˌɪnˈveɪʒən/
the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
From this reading It was nearly sunset on the second day of the great battle of Badon Hill.(63) The long, desperate fight was over, and the great British champion had turned back for a time the tide of Saxon invasion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nearly sunset on the second day of the great battle of Badon Hill.(63) The long, desperate fight was over, and the great British champion had turned back for a time the tide of Saxon invasion.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The King was sitting amidst a circle of his knights on the top of the hill, resting from his toils.
knightsnounUS /naɪts/
plural of “knight” — originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading The King was sitting amidst a circle of his knights on the top of the hill, resting from his toils.
immediately past
From this reading AT LAST.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The heathen dead lay, rank by rank, as they had fallen, every man in his place, in the great wedge-like formation which had resisted all the efforts of the Britons during the first day of the struggle, and had been with difficulty broken through on the second.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It was nearly sunset on the second day of the great battle of Badon Hill.(63) The long, desperate fight was over, and the great British champion had turned back for a time the tide of Saxon invasion.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The heathen dead lay, rank by rank, as they had fallen, every man in his place, in the great wedge-like formation which had resisted all the efforts of the Britons during the first day of the struggle, and had been with difficulty broken through on the second.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It was nearly sunset on the second day of the great battle of Badon Hill.(63) The long, desperate fight was over, and the great British champion had turned back for a time the tide of Saxon invasion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was nearly sunset on the second day of the great battle of Badon Hill.(63) The long, desperate fight was over, and the great British champion had turned back for a time the tide of Saxon invasion.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was nearly sunset on the second day of the great battle of Badon Hill.(63) The long, desperate fight was over, and the great British champion had turned back for a time the tide of Saxon invasion.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was nearly sunset on the second day of the great battle of Badon Hill.(63) The long, desperate fight was over, and the great British champion had turned back for a time the tide of Saxon invasion.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The heathen dead lay, rank by rank, as they had fallen, every man in his place, in the great wedge-like formation which had resisted all the efforts of the Britons during the first day of the struggle, and had been with difficulty broken through on the second.
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading The heathen dead lay, rank by rank, as they had fallen, every man in his place, in the great wedge-like formation which had resisted all the efforts of the Britons during the first day of the struggle, and had been with difficulty broken through on the second.
resistedverbUS /rɪˈzɪstɪd/
past form of “resist” — elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading The heathen dead lay, rank by rank, as they had fallen, every man in his place, in the great wedge-like formation which had resisted all the efforts of the Britons during the first day of the struggle, and had been with difficulty broken through on the second.
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The King was sitting amidst a circle of his knights on the top of the hill, resting from his toils.
SaxonnounUS /ˈsæksən/
a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
From this reading It was nearly sunset on the second day of the great battle of Badon Hill.(63) The long, desperate fight was over, and the great British champion had turned back for a time the tide of Saxon invasion.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading It was nearly sunset on the second day of the great battle of Badon Hill.(63) The long, desperate fight was over, and the great British champion had turned back for a time the tide of Saxon invasion.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading The King was sitting amidst a circle of his knights on the top of the hill, resting from his toils.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading His cross-hilted sword stood fixed in the ground before him.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading The heathen dead lay, rank by rank, as they had fallen, every man in his place, in the great wedge-like formation which had resisted all the efforts of the Britons during the first day of the struggle, and had been with difficulty broken through on the second.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading It was nearly sunset on the second day of the great battle of Badon Hill.(63) The long, desperate fight was over, and the great British champion had turned back for a time the tide of Saxon invasion.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading His cross-hilted sword stood fixed in the ground before him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was nearly sunset on the second day of the great battle of Badon Hill.(63) The long, desperate fight was over, and the great British champion had turned back for a time the tide of Saxon invasion.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The heathen dead lay, rank by rank, as they had fallen, every man in his place, in the great wedge-like formation which had resisted all the efforts of the Britons during the first day of the struggle, and had been with difficulty broken through on the second.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The heathen dead lay, rank by rank, as they had fallen, every man in his place, in the great wedge-like formation which had resisted all the efforts of the Britons during the first day of the struggle, and had been with difficulty broken through on the second.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading It was nearly sunset on the second day of the great battle of Badon Hill.(63) The long, desperate fight was over, and the great British champion had turned back for a time the tide of Saxon invasion.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was nearly sunset on the second day of the great battle of Badon Hill.(63) The long, desperate fight was over, and the great British champion had turned back for a time the tide of Saxon invasion.
toilsnounUS /tɔɪlz/
plural of “toil” — productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
From this reading The King was sitting amidst a circle of his knights on the top of the hill, resting from his toils.
the upper part of anything
From this reading The King was sitting amidst a circle of his knights on the top of the hill, resting from his toils.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading It was nearly sunset on the second day of the great battle of Badon Hill.(63) The long, desperate fight was over, and the great British champion had turned back for a time the tide of Saxon invasion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was nearly sunset on the second day of the great battle of Badon Hill.(63) The long, desperate fight was over, and the great British champion had turned back for a time the tide of Saxon invasion.
wedge-like
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From this reading The heathen dead lay, rank by rank, as they had fallen, every man in his place, in the great wedge-like formation which had resisted all the efforts of the Britons during the first day of the struggle, and had been with difficulty broken through on the second.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The heathen dead lay, rank by rank, as they had fallen, every man in his place, in the great wedge-like formation which had resisted all the efforts of the Britons during the first day of the struggle, and had been with difficulty broken through on the second.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The heathen dead lay, rank by rank, as they had fallen, every man in his place, in the great wedge-like formation which had resisted all the efforts of the Britons during the first day of the struggle, and had been with difficulty broken through on the second.
