Chapter VI · Chapter 6

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Again and again King Burhred had bought them off, but this only brought fresh hordes down upon him, and at last, finding the struggle hopeless, he had gone as a pilgrim to Rome, where he had died.

anew

From this reading Again and again King Burhred had bought them off, but this only brought fresh hordes down upon him, and at last, finding the struggle hopeless, he had gone as a pilgrim to Rome, where he had died.

(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 Danes at Exeter, being now cut off from all hope of relief, asked for terms, and the king granted them their lives on condition of their promising to leave Wessex and not to return.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The Danes at Exeter, being now cut off from all hope of relief, asked for terms, and the king granted them their lives on condition of their promising to leave Wessex and not to return.

the Latin name for England

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading The Danes at Exeter, being now cut off from all hope of relief, asked for terms, and the king granted them their lives on condition of their promising to leave Wessex and not to return.

without a doubt

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The Danes at Exeter, being now cut off from all hope of relief, asked for terms, and the king granted them their lives on condition of their promising to leave Wessex and not to return.

an unofficial association of people or groups

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

plural of “band” — an unofficial association of people or groups

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading The Danes at Exeter, being now cut off from all hope of relief, asked for terms, and the king granted them their lives on condition of their promising to leave Wessex and not to return.

inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading Again and again King Burhred had bought them off, but this only brought fresh hordes down upon him, and at last, finding the struggle hopeless, he had gone as a pilgrim to Rome, where he had died.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

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From this reading Again and again King Burhred had bought them off, but this only brought fresh hordes down upon him, and at last, finding the struggle hopeless, he had gone as a pilgrim to Rome, where he had died.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading This promise they swore by their most solemn oaths to observe, and marching northward passed out of Wessex and settled near Gloucester.

past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading By this time all resistance to the Danes in Mercia had ceased.

a state at a particular time

From this reading The Danes at Exeter, being now cut off from all hope of relief, asked for terms, and the king granted them their lives on condition of their promising to leave Wessex and not to return.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading The Danes at Exeter, being now cut off from all hope of relief, asked for terms, and the king granted them their lives on condition of their promising to leave Wessex and not to return.

plural of “dane” — a native or inhabitant of Denmark

From this reading The Danes at Exeter, being now cut off from all hope of relief, asked for terms, and the king granted them their lives on condition of their promising to leave Wessex and not to return.

with great urgency

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Again and again King Burhred had bought them off, but this only brought fresh hordes down upon him, and at last, finding the struggle hopeless, he had gone as a pilgrim to Rome, where he had died.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Again and again King Burhred had bought them off, but this only brought fresh hordes down upon him, and at last, finding the struggle hopeless, he had gone as a pilgrim to Rome, where he had died.

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From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

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From this reading The Danes at Exeter, being now cut off from all hope of relief, asked for terms, and the king granted them their lives on condition of their promising to leave Wessex and not to return.

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading Again and again King Burhred had bought them off, but this only brought fresh hordes down upon him, and at last, finding the struggle hopeless, he had gone as a pilgrim to Rome, where he had died.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The Danes at Exeter, being now cut off from all hope of relief, asked for terms, and the king granted them their lives on condition of their promising to leave Wessex and not to return.

inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The Danes at Exeter, being now cut off from all hope of relief, asked for terms, and the king granted them their lives on condition of their promising to leave Wessex and not to return.

a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries

From this reading This promise they swore by their most solemn oaths to observe, and marching northward passed out of Wessex and settled near Gloucester.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Again and again King Burhred had bought them off, but this only brought fresh hordes down upon him, and at last, finding the struggle hopeless, he had gone as a pilgrim to Rome, where he had died.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading The Danes at Exeter, being now cut off from all hope of relief, asked for terms, and the king granted them their lives on condition of their promising to leave Wessex and not to return.

-ing form of “grant” — let have

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading The Danes at Exeter, being now cut off from all hope of relief, asked for terms, and the king granted them their lives on condition of their promising to leave Wessex and not to return.

without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success

From this reading Again and again King Burhred had bought them off, but this only brought fresh hordes down upon him, and at last, finding the struggle hopeless, he had gone as a pilgrim to Rome, where he had died.

plural of “horde” — a vast multitude

From this reading Again and again King Burhred had bought them off, but this only brought fresh hordes down upon him, and at last, finding the struggle hopeless, he had gone as a pilgrim to Rome, where he had died.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

plural of “invasion” — the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading The Danes at Exeter, being now cut off from all hope of relief, asked for terms, and the king granted them their lives on condition of their promising to leave Wessex and not to return.

large or big relative to something else

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

immediately past

From this reading Again and again King Burhred had bought them off, but this only brought fresh hordes down upon him, and at last, finding the struggle hopeless, he had gone as a pilgrim to Rome, where he had died.

go away from a place

From this reading The Danes at Exeter, being now cut off from all hope of relief, asked for terms, and the king granted them their lives on condition of their promising to leave Wessex and not to return.

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The Danes at Exeter, being now cut off from all hope of relief, asked for terms, and the king granted them their lives on condition of their promising to leave Wessex and not to return.

something that is lost

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

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 Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)

From this reading This promise they swore by their most solemn oaths to observe, and marching northward passed out of Wessex and settled near Gloucester.

past form of “massacre” — kill a large number of people indiscriminately

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

the force of workers available

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

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From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

used to form the superlative

From this reading This promise they swore by their most solemn oaths to observe, and marching northward passed out of Wessex and settled near Gloucester.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading This promise they swore by their most solemn oaths to observe, and marching northward passed out of Wessex and settled near Gloucester.

information about recent and important events

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

in a northern direction

From this reading This promise they swore by their most solemn oaths to observe, and marching northward passed out of Wessex and settled near Gloucester.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The Danes at Exeter, being now cut off from all hope of relief, asked for terms, and the king granted them their lives on condition of their promising to leave Wessex and not to return.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The Danes at Exeter, being now cut off from all hope of relief, asked for terms, and the king granted them their lives on condition of their promising to leave Wessex and not to return.

plural of “oath” — profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

From this reading This promise they swore by their most solemn oaths to observe, and marching northward passed out of Wessex and settled near Gloucester.

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading This promise they swore by their most solemn oaths to observe, and marching northward passed out of Wessex and settled near Gloucester.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Danes at Exeter, being now cut off from all hope of relief, asked for terms, and the king granted them their lives on condition of their promising to leave Wessex and not to return.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The Danes at Exeter, being now cut off from all hope of relief, asked for terms, and the king granted them their lives on condition of their promising to leave Wessex and not to return.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The Danes at Exeter, being now cut off from all hope of relief, asked for terms, and the king granted them their lives on condition of their promising to leave Wessex and not to return.

and nothing more

From this reading Again and again King Burhred had bought them off, but this only brought fresh hordes down upon him, and at last, finding the struggle hopeless, he had gone as a pilgrim to Rome, where he had died.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading This promise they swore by their most solemn oaths to observe, and marching northward passed out of Wessex and settled near Gloucester.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading This promise they swore by their most solemn oaths to observe, and marching northward passed out of Wessex and settled near Gloucester.

someone who journeys in foreign lands

From this reading Again and again King Burhred had bought them off, but this only brought fresh hordes down upon him, and at last, finding the struggle hopeless, he had gone as a pilgrim to Rome, where he had died.

having a point

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

make a promise or commitment

From this reading This promise they swore by their most solemn oaths to observe, and marching northward passed out of Wessex and settled near Gloucester.

showing possibility of achievement or excellence

From this reading The Danes at Exeter, being now cut off from all hope of relief, asked for terms, and the king granted them their lives on condition of their promising to leave Wessex and not to return.

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading The Danes at Exeter, being now cut off from all hope of relief, asked for terms, and the king granted them their lives on condition of their promising to leave Wessex and not to return.

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From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

From this reading By this time all resistance to the Danes in Mercia had ceased.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading The Danes at Exeter, being now cut off from all hope of relief, asked for terms, and the king granted them their lives on condition of their promising to leave Wessex and not to return.

capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire

From this reading Again and again King Burhred had bought them off, but this only brought fresh hordes down upon him, and at last, finding the struggle hopeless, he had gone as a pilgrim to Rome, where he had died.

plural of “saxon” — 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 Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

From this reading This promise they swore by their most solemn oaths to observe, and marching northward passed out of Wessex and settled near Gloucester.

plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

the killing of animals (as for food)

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises

From this reading This promise they swore by their most solemn oaths to observe, and marching northward passed out of Wessex and settled near Gloucester.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

make a strenuous or labored effort

From this reading Again and again King Burhred had bought them off, but this only brought fresh hordes down upon him, and at last, finding the struggle hopeless, he had gone as a pilgrim to Rome, where he had died.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities

From this reading This promise they swore by their most solemn oaths to observe, and marching northward passed out of Wessex and settled near Gloucester.

status with respect to the relations between people or groups

From this reading The Danes at Exeter, being now cut off from all hope of relief, asked for terms, and the king granted them their lives on condition of their promising to leave Wessex and not to return.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Danes at Exeter, being now cut off from all hope of relief, asked for terms, and the king granted them their lives on condition of their promising to leave Wessex and not to return.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The Danes at Exeter, being now cut off from all hope of relief, asked for terms, and the king granted them their lives on condition of their promising to leave Wessex and not to return.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The Danes at Exeter, being now cut off from all hope of relief, asked for terms, and the king granted them their lives on condition of their promising to leave Wessex and not to return.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading This promise they swore by their most solemn oaths to observe, and marching northward passed out of Wessex and settled near Gloucester.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This promise they swore by their most solemn oaths to observe, and marching northward passed out of Wessex and settled near Gloucester.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading By this time all resistance to the Danes in Mercia had ceased.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The Danes at Exeter, being now cut off from all hope of relief, asked for terms, and the king granted them their lives on condition of their promising to leave Wessex and not to return.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

a Saxon kingdom in southwestern England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century

From this reading The Danes at Exeter, being now cut off from all hope of relief, asked for terms, and the king granted them their lives on condition of their promising to leave Wessex and not to return.

in or at the place that

From this reading Again and again King Burhred had bought them off, but this only brought fresh hordes down upon him, and at last, finding the struggle hopeless, he had gone as a pilgrim to Rome, where he had died.

which person or people

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

From this reading Some of the Saxons thought that the king had been wrong in granting such easy terms, but he pointed out to the ealdormen who remonstrated with him that there were many other and larger bands of Danes in Mercia and Anglia, and that had he massacred the band at Exeter--and this he could not have done without the loss of many men, as assuredly the Danes would have fought desperately for their lives--the news of their slaughter would have brought upon him fresh invasions from all sides.