used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But he was a very great King and had wrought greatly.
amendmentnounUS /əˈmendmənt/
the act of amending or correcting
From this reading Henry was to show contrition and repentance, desire for pardon and the promise of amendment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Down in their cellar the Archbishop and Lascelles wrought many days at this very long piece of writing.
ArchbishopnounUS /ˈɑːrtʃˈbɪʃəp/
a bishop of highest rank
From this reading Down in their cellar the Archbishop and Lascelles wrought many days at this very long piece of writing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But they made it too humble to suit her, for she would not have her lord to crawl, as if in the dust upon his belly, so she told the Archbishop.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Down in their cellar the Archbishop and Lascelles wrought many days at this very long piece of writing.
bellynounUS /ˈbeli/
the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
From this reading But they made it too humble to suit her, for she would not have her lord to crawl, as if in the dust upon his belly, so she told the Archbishop.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they made it too humble to suit her, for she would not have her lord to crawl, as if in the dust upon his belly, so she told the Archbishop.
cellarnounUS /ˈselər/
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading Down in their cellar the Archbishop and Lascelles wrought many days at this very long piece of writing.
contritionnounUS /kənˈtrɪʃən/
sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
From this reading Henry was to show contrition and repentance, desire for pardon and the promise of amendment.
crawlverbUS /krɔːl/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading But they made it too humble to suit her, for she would not have her lord to crawl, as if in the dust upon his belly, so she told the Archbishop.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Down in their cellar the Archbishop and Lascelles wrought many days at this very long piece of writing.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Henry was to show contrition and repentance, desire for pardon and the promise of amendment.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Down in their cellar the Archbishop and Lascelles wrought many days at this very long piece of writing.
remove the dust from
From this reading But they made it too humble to suit her, for she would not have her lord to crawl, as if in the dust upon his belly, so she told the Archbishop.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But they made it too humble to suit her, for she would not have her lord to crawl, as if in the dust upon his belly, so she told the Archbishop.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading But he was a very great King and had wrought greatly.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading But he was a very great King and had wrought greatly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But he was a very great King and had wrought greatly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But they made it too humble to suit her, for she would not have her lord to crawl, as if in the dust upon his belly, so she told the Archbishop.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he was a very great King and had wrought greatly.
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 Henry was to show contrition and repentance, desire for pardon and the promise of amendment.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What occupied her most was the writing of the King's letter to the Pope.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But they made it too humble to suit her, for she would not have her lord to crawl, as if in the dust upon his belly, so she told the Archbishop.
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading But they made it too humble to suit her, for she would not have her lord to crawl, as if in the dust upon his belly, so she told the Archbishop.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But they made it too humble to suit her, for she would not have her lord to crawl, as if in the dust upon his belly, so she told the Archbishop.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Down in their cellar the Archbishop and Lascelles wrought many days at this very long piece of writing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But they made it too humble to suit her, for she would not have her lord to crawl, as if in the dust upon his belly, so she told the Archbishop.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading But he was a very great King and had wrought greatly.
King'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading What occupied her most was the writing of the King's letter to the Pope.
Lascelles
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From this reading Down in their cellar the Archbishop and Lascelles wrought many days at this very long piece of writing.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading What occupied her most was the writing of the King's letter to the Pope.
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 Down in their cellar the Archbishop and Lascelles wrought many days at this very long piece of writing.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading But they made it too humble to suit her, for she would not have her lord to crawl, as if in the dust upon his belly, so she told the Archbishop.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But they made it too humble to suit her, for she would not have her lord to crawl, as if in the dust upon his belly, so she told the Archbishop.
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 Down in their cellar the Archbishop and Lascelles wrought many days at this very long piece of writing.
used to form the superlative
From this reading What occupied her most was the writing of the King's letter to the Pope.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But they made it too humble to suit her, for she would not have her lord to crawl, as if in the dust upon his belly, so she told the Archbishop.
held or filled or in use
From this reading What occupied her most was the writing of the King's letter to the Pope.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What occupied her most was the writing of the King's letter to the Pope.
accept an excuse for
From this reading Henry was to show contrition and repentance, desire for pardon and the promise of amendment.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading Down in their cellar the Archbishop and Lascelles wrought many days at this very long piece of writing.
PopenounUS /poʊp/
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading What occupied her most was the writing of the King's letter to the Pope.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading Henry was to show contrition and repentance, desire for pardon and the promise of amendment.
repentancenounUS /rɪˈpentəns/
remorse for your past conduct
From this reading Henry was to show contrition and repentance, desire for pardon and the promise of amendment.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they made it too humble to suit her, for she would not have her lord to crawl, as if in the dust upon his belly, so she told the Archbishop.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Henry was to show contrition and repentance, desire for pardon and the promise of amendment.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But they made it too humble to suit her, for she would not have her lord to crawl, as if in the dust upon his belly, so she told the Archbishop.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading But they made it too humble to suit her, for she would not have her lord to crawl, as if in the dust upon his belly, so she told the Archbishop.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What occupied her most was the writing of the King's letter to the Pope.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Down in their cellar the Archbishop and Lascelles wrought many days at this very long piece of writing.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they made it too humble to suit her, for she would not have her lord to crawl, as if in the dust upon his belly, so she told the Archbishop.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Down in their cellar the Archbishop and Lascelles wrought many days at this very long piece of writing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What occupied her most was the writing of the King's letter to the Pope.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading But they made it too humble to suit her, for she would not have her lord to crawl, as if in the dust upon his belly, so she told the Archbishop.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading But they made it too humble to suit her, for she would not have her lord to crawl, as if in the dust upon his belly, so she told the Archbishop.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But they made it too humble to suit her, for she would not have her lord to crawl, as if in the dust upon his belly, so she told the Archbishop.
precisely as stated
From this reading Down in their cellar the Archbishop and Lascelles wrought many days at this very long piece of writing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What occupied her most was the writing of the King's letter to the Pope.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What occupied her most was the writing of the King's letter to the Pope.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But they made it too humble to suit her, for she would not have her lord to crawl, as if in the dust upon his belly, so she told the Archbishop.
the act of creating written works
From this reading What occupied her most was the writing of the King's letter to the Pope.
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading Down in their cellar the Archbishop and Lascelles wrought many days at this very long piece of writing.
