actsnounUS /ækts/
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading Cutha was slain, the Saxons were defeated--these were the two first acts of the Black Horse--cried the followers of Cormac; the rest would follow, and Britain would soon be again in the hands of its own people.
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From this reading Cutha was slain, the Saxons were defeated--these were the two first acts of the Black Horse--cried the followers of Cormac; the rest would follow, and Britain would soon be again in the hands of its own people.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cutha was slain, the Saxons were defeated--these were the two first acts of the Black Horse--cried the followers of Cormac; the rest would follow, and Britain would soon be again in the hands of its own people.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Cutha was slain, the Saxons were defeated--these were the two first acts of the Black Horse--cried the followers of Cormac; the rest would follow, and Britain would soon be again in the hands of its own people.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading THE BLACK HORSE.
BritainnounUS /ˈbrɪtən/
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
From this reading Cutha was slain, the Saxons were defeated--these were the two first acts of the Black Horse--cried the followers of Cormac; the rest would follow, and Britain would soon be again in the hands of its own people.
Cormac
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From this reading Cutha was slain, the Saxons were defeated--these were the two first acts of the Black Horse--cried the followers of Cormac; the rest would follow, and Britain would soon be again in the hands of its own people.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Cutha was slain, the Saxons were defeated--these were the two first acts of the Black Horse--cried the followers of Cormac; the rest would follow, and Britain would soon be again in the hands of its own people.
Cutha
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From this reading Cutha was slain!
defeatedadjectiveUS /dɪˈfiːtəd/
beaten or overcome; not victorious
From this reading The Saxons were defeated!
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading These were the magic words that men were repeating to each other.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Cutha was slain, the Saxons were defeated--these were the two first acts of the Black Horse--cried the followers of Cormac; the rest would follow, and Britain would soon be again in the hands of its own people.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Cutha was slain, the Saxons were defeated--these were the two first acts of the Black Horse--cried the followers of Cormac; the rest would follow, and Britain would soon be again in the hands of its own people.
followersnounUS /ˈfɑːloʊərz/
a group of followers or enthusiasts
From this reading Cutha was slain, the Saxons were defeated--these were the two first acts of the Black Horse--cried the followers of Cormac; the rest would follow, and Britain would soon be again in the hands of its own people.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Cutha was slain, the Saxons were defeated--these were the two first acts of the Black Horse--cried the followers of Cormac; the rest would follow, and Britain would soon be again in the hands of its own people.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading THE BLACK HORSE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cutha was slain, the Saxons were defeated--these were the two first acts of the Black Horse--cried the followers of Cormac; the rest would follow, and Britain would soon be again in the hands of its own people.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Cutha was slain, the Saxons were defeated--these were the two first acts of the Black Horse--cried the followers of Cormac; the rest would follow, and Britain would soon be again in the hands of its own people.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading These were the magic words that men were repeating to each other.
the force of workers available
From this reading These were the magic words that men were repeating to each other.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cutha was slain, the Saxons were defeated--these were the two first acts of the Black Horse--cried the followers of Cormac; the rest would follow, and Britain would soon be again in the hands of its own people.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading These were the magic words that men were repeating to each other.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Cutha was slain, the Saxons were defeated--these were the two first acts of the Black Horse--cried the followers of Cormac; the rest would follow, and Britain would soon be again in the hands of its own people.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Cutha was slain, the Saxons were defeated--these were the two first acts of the Black Horse--cried the followers of Cormac; the rest would follow, and Britain would soon be again in the hands of its own people.
repeatingnounUS /rɪˈpiːtɪŋ/
the act of doing or performing again
From this reading These were the magic words that men were repeating to each other.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Cutha was slain, the Saxons were defeated--these were the two first acts of the Black Horse--cried the followers of Cormac; the rest would follow, and Britain would soon be again in the hands of its own people.
SaxonsnounUS /ˈsæksənz/
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 The Saxons were defeated!
slainnounUS /sleɪn/
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading Cutha was slain!
in the near future
From this reading Cutha was slain, the Saxons were defeated--these were the two first acts of the Black Horse--cried the followers of Cormac; the rest would follow, and Britain would soon be again in the hands of its own people.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading These were the magic words that men were repeating to each other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLACK HORSE.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were the magic words that men were repeating to each other.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These were the magic words that men were repeating to each other.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Cutha was slain, the Saxons were defeated--these were the two first acts of the Black Horse--cried the followers of Cormac; the rest would follow, and Britain would soon be again in the hands of its own people.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cutha was slain!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Saxons were defeated!
the words that are spoken
From this reading These were the magic words that men were repeating to each other.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Cutha was slain, the Saxons were defeated--these were the two first acts of the Black Horse--cried the followers of Cormac; the rest would follow, and Britain would soon be again in the hands of its own people.
