used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
(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 I know not an odder thing than that all the knights should be riding in one direction and all the esquires in another!”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I know not an odder thing than that all the knights should be riding in one direction and all the esquires in another!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading I know not an odder thing than that all the knights should be riding in one direction and all the esquires in another!”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This is the strangest thing that ever I saw, that a jongleur should be here and not there!”
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading I know not an odder thing than that all the knights should be riding in one direction and all the esquires in another!”
EsquirenounUS /ˈeskwaɪr/
(Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood
From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
esquires
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From this reading I know not an odder thing than that all the knights should be riding in one direction and all the esquires in another!”
at any time
From this reading This is the strangest thing that ever I saw, that a jongleur should be here and not there!”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
Garin
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From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Two odd things in one day is good measure,” said Garin.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
HERD-GIRL
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From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading This is the strangest thing that ever I saw, that a jongleur should be here and not there!”
holdsnounUS /hoʊldz/
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This is the strangest thing that ever I saw, that a jongleur should be here and not there!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
a message received and understood
From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
JONGLEURnoun
a singer of folk songs
From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
joustnounUS /dʒaʊst/
a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
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 “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
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 I know not an odder thing than that all the knights should be riding in one direction and all the esquires in another!”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know not an odder thing than that all the knights should be riding in one direction and all the esquires in another!”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “Two odd things in one day is good measure,” said Garin.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This is the strangest thing that ever I saw, that a jongleur should be here and not there!”
not divisible by two
From this reading “Two odd things in one day is good measure,” said Garin.
odderadjectiveUS /ˈɑːdər/
comparative of “odd” — not divisible by two
From this reading I know not an odder thing than that all the knights should be riding in one direction and all the esquires in another!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I know not an odder thing than that all the knights should be riding in one direction and all the esquires in another!”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading I know not an odder thing than that all the knights should be riding in one direction and all the esquires in another!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
cut with a saw
From this reading This is the strangest thing that ever I saw, that a jongleur should be here and not there!”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading This is the strangest thing that ever I saw, that a jongleur should be here and not there!”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
strangestadjectiveUS /ˈstreɪndʒɪst/
superlative of “strange” — being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading This is the strangest thing that ever I saw, that a jongleur should be here and not there!”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I know not an odder thing than that all the knights should be riding in one direction and all the esquires in another!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This is the strangest thing that ever I saw, that a jongleur should be here and not there!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
a special situation
From this reading This is the strangest thing that ever I saw, that a jongleur should be here and not there!”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “Two odd things in one day is good measure,” said Garin.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
to-day
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
tourneynounUS /ˈtɜːrni/
a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
From this reading “Esquire,” said the other, “I have certain information that the prince holds to-day a great tourney, and that every knight and baron in forty miles around has gone to the joust.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading THE JONGLEUR AND THE HERD-GIRL “JONGLEUR,” said Garin, “some miles from this spot there is a feast day in a fair town.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “Two odd things in one day is good measure,” said Garin.
