used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He expected to encounter the first resistance there; and indeed a considerable armed band did meet him near the city gate, but not with hostile design.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading The War with John Arthur advanced unmolested with his little force on the road to Anjou, via Touraine, until he reached Tours.
(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 As soon as the Duke came in sight they loudly shouted, “Hail, all hail, Arthur Plantagenet, King of England!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He expected to encounter the first resistance there; and indeed a considerable armed band did meet him near the city gate, but not with hostile design.
Anjounoun
a former province of western France in the Loire valley
From this reading The War with John Arthur advanced unmolested with his little force on the road to Anjou, via Touraine, until he reached Tours.
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading He expected to encounter the first resistance there; and indeed a considerable armed band did meet him near the city gate, but not with hostile design.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading The War with John Arthur advanced unmolested with his little force on the road to Anjou, via Touraine, until he reached Tours.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as the Duke came in sight they loudly shouted, “Hail, all hail, Arthur Plantagenet, King of England!”
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading He expected to encounter the first resistance there; and indeed a considerable armed band did meet him near the city gate, but not with hostile design.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both surprised and delighted, Arthur entered the hospitable city.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He expected to encounter the first resistance there; and indeed a considerable armed band did meet him near the city gate, but not with hostile design.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As soon as the Duke came in sight they loudly shouted, “Hail, all hail, Arthur Plantagenet, King of England!”
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading He expected to encounter the first resistance there; and indeed a considerable armed band did meet him near the city gate, but not with hostile design.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They were knights of Anjou and Poitou, who had deserted King John and come out of the city to welcome Arthur.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He expected to encounter the first resistance there; and indeed a considerable armed band did meet him near the city gate, but not with hostile design.
greatly pleased
From this reading Both surprised and delighted, Arthur entered the hospitable city.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading They were knights of Anjou and Poitou, who had deserted King John and come out of the city to welcome Arthur.
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading He expected to encounter the first resistance there; and indeed a considerable armed band did meet him near the city gate, but not with hostile design.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He expected to encounter the first resistance there; and indeed a considerable armed band did meet him near the city gate, but not with hostile design.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading As soon as the Duke came in sight they loudly shouted, “Hail, all hail, Arthur Plantagenet, King of England!”
encounterverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
come together
From this reading He expected to encounter the first resistance there; and indeed a considerable armed band did meet him near the city gate, but not with hostile design.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading As soon as the Duke came in sight they loudly shouted, “Hail, all hail, Arthur Plantagenet, King of England!”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Both surprised and delighted, Arthur entered the hospitable city.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading He expected to encounter the first resistance there; and indeed a considerable armed band did meet him near the city gate, but not with hostile design.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He expected to encounter the first resistance there; and indeed a considerable armed band did meet him near the city gate, but not with hostile design.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading The War with John Arthur advanced unmolested with his little force on the road to Anjou, via Touraine, until he reached Tours.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading He expected to encounter the first resistance there; and indeed a considerable armed band did meet him near the city gate, but not with hostile design.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were knights of Anjou and Poitou, who had deserted King John and come out of the city to welcome Arthur.
HailverbUS /heɪl/
praise vociferously
From this reading As soon as the Duke came in sight they loudly shouted, “Hail, all hail, Arthur Plantagenet, King of England!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The War with John Arthur advanced unmolested with his little force on the road to Anjou, via Touraine, until he reached Tours.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He expected to encounter the first resistance there; and indeed a considerable armed band did meet him near the city gate, but not with hostile design.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The War with John Arthur advanced unmolested with his little force on the road to Anjou, via Touraine, until he reached Tours.
hospitableadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːˈspɪtəbəl/
favorable to life and growth
From this reading Both surprised and delighted, Arthur entered the hospitable city.
hostileadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːstəl/
characterized by enmity or ill will
From this reading He expected to encounter the first resistance there; and indeed a considerable armed band did meet him near the city gate, but not with hostile design.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As soon as the Duke came in sight they loudly shouted, “Hail, all hail, Arthur Plantagenet, King of England!”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading He expected to encounter the first resistance there; and indeed a considerable armed band did meet him near the city gate, but not with hostile design.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading The War with John Arthur advanced unmolested with his little force on the road to Anjou, via Touraine, until he reached Tours.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading They were knights of Anjou and Poitou, who had deserted King John and come out of the city to welcome Arthur.
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 They were knights of Anjou and Poitou, who had deserted King John and come out of the city to welcome Arthur.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The War with John Arthur advanced unmolested with his little force on the road to Anjou, via Touraine, until he reached Tours.
loudlyadverbUS /ˈlaʊdli/
with relatively high volume
From this reading As soon as the Duke came in sight they loudly shouted, “Hail, all hail, Arthur Plantagenet, King of England!”
come together
From this reading He expected to encounter the first resistance there; and indeed a considerable armed band did meet him near the city gate, but not with hostile design.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading He expected to encounter the first resistance there; and indeed a considerable armed band did meet him near the city gate, but not with hostile design.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He expected to encounter the first resistance there; and indeed a considerable armed band did meet him near the city gate, but not with hostile design.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were knights of Anjou and Poitou, who had deserted King John and come out of the city to welcome Arthur.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The War with John Arthur advanced unmolested with his little force on the road to Anjou, via Touraine, until he reached Tours.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They were knights of Anjou and Poitou, who had deserted King John and come out of the city to welcome Arthur.
Plantagenetnoun
the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485
From this reading As soon as the Duke came in sight they loudly shouted, “Hail, all hail, Arthur Plantagenet, King of England!”
Poitounoun
a low-lying region of west central France on the Bay of Biscay
From this reading They were knights of Anjou and Poitou, who had deserted King John and come out of the city to welcome Arthur.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The War with John Arthur advanced unmolested with his little force on the road to Anjou, via Touraine, until he reached Tours.
resistancenounUS /rɪˈzɪstəns/
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading He expected to encounter the first resistance there; and indeed a considerable armed band did meet him near the city gate, but not with hostile design.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The War with John Arthur advanced unmolested with his little force on the road to Anjou, via Touraine, until he reached Tours.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading As soon as the Duke came in sight they loudly shouted, “Hail, all hail, Arthur Plantagenet, King of England!”
an instance of visual perception
From this reading As soon as the Duke came in sight they loudly shouted, “Hail, all hail, Arthur Plantagenet, King of England!”
in the near future
From this reading As soon as the Duke came in sight they loudly shouted, “Hail, all hail, Arthur Plantagenet, King of England!”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading Both surprised and delighted, Arthur entered the hospitable city.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The War with John Arthur advanced unmolested with his little force on the road to Anjou, via Touraine, until he reached Tours.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He expected to encounter the first resistance there; and indeed a considerable armed band did meet him near the city gate, but not with hostile design.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were knights of Anjou and Poitou, who had deserted King John and come out of the city to welcome Arthur.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The War with John Arthur advanced unmolested with his little force on the road to Anjou, via Touraine, until he reached Tours.
Touraine
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From this reading The War with John Arthur advanced unmolested with his little force on the road to Anjou, via Touraine, until he reached Tours.
ToursnounUS /tʊrz/
an industrial city in western France on the Loire River
From this reading The War with John Arthur advanced unmolested with his little force on the road to Anjou, via Touraine, until he reached Tours.
unmolestedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnməˈlestɪd/
not interfered with, disturbed, or harmed
From this reading The War with John Arthur advanced unmolested with his little force on the road to Anjou, via Touraine, until he reached Tours.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The War with John Arthur advanced unmolested with his little force on the road to Anjou, via Touraine, until he reached Tours.
viaprepositionUS /ˈvaɪə/
by way of; passing through
From this reading The War with John Arthur advanced unmolested with his little force on the road to Anjou, via Touraine, until he reached Tours.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading The War with John Arthur advanced unmolested with his little force on the road to Anjou, via Touraine, until he reached Tours.
accept gladly
From this reading They were knights of Anjou and Poitou, who had deserted King John and come out of the city to welcome Arthur.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were knights of Anjou and Poitou, who had deserted King John and come out of the city to welcome Arthur.
which person or people
From this reading They were knights of Anjou and Poitou, who had deserted King John and come out of the city to welcome Arthur.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The War with John Arthur advanced unmolested with his little force on the road to Anjou, via Touraine, until he reached Tours.
