used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They flung a jibing message to the Vaudois, bidding them have patience, and wait for them there until Easter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then, as the days grew cold and dark, the French retired to seek winter quarters.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And then, as the days grew cold and dark, the French retired to seek winter quarters.
Balsille
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From this reading But, meanwhile, how was the Rock of Balsille to be provisioned?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But, meanwhile, how was the Rock of Balsille to be provisioned?
biddingnounUS /ˈbɪdɪŋ/
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading They flung a jibing message to the Vaudois, bidding them have patience, and wait for them there until Easter.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading The enemy had burned the corn-stacks and granges in the valley, and had carried off every eatable thing to be found.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, meanwhile, how was the Rock of Balsille to be provisioned?
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The enemy had burned the corn-stacks and granges in the valley, and had carried off every eatable thing to be found.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading And then, as the days grew cold and dark, the French retired to seek winter quarters.
corn-stacks
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From this reading The enemy had burned the corn-stacks and granges in the valley, and had carried off every eatable thing to be found.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading And then, as the days grew cold and dark, the French retired to seek winter quarters.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading And then, as the days grew cold and dark, the French retired to seek winter quarters.
EasternounUS /ˈiːstər/
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
From this reading They flung a jibing message to the Vaudois, bidding them have patience, and wait for them there until Easter.
eatableadjectiveUS /ˈiːtəbəl/
suitable for use as food
From this reading The enemy had burned the corn-stacks and granges in the valley, and had carried off every eatable thing to be found.
an opposing military force
From this reading The enemy had burned the corn-stacks and granges in the valley, and had carried off every eatable thing to be found.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The enemy had burned the corn-stacks and granges in the valley, and had carried off every eatable thing to be found.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading They flung a jibing message to the Vaudois, bidding them have patience, and wait for them there until Easter.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The siege for weeks went on--uselessly.
set up or found
From this reading The enemy had burned the corn-stacks and granges in the valley, and had carried off every eatable thing to be found.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading And then, as the days grew cold and dark, the French retired to seek winter quarters.
grangesnounUS /ˈɡreɪndʒɪz/
plural of “grange” — an outlying farm
From this reading The enemy had burned the corn-stacks and granges in the valley, and had carried off every eatable thing to be found.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading And then, as the days grew cold and dark, the French retired to seek winter quarters.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The enemy had burned the corn-stacks and granges in the valley, and had carried off every eatable thing to be found.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They flung a jibing message to the Vaudois, bidding them have patience, and wait for them there until Easter.
how
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From this reading But, meanwhile, how was the Rock of Balsille to be provisioned?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The enemy had burned the corn-stacks and granges in the valley, and had carried off every eatable thing to be found.
jibing
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From this reading They flung a jibing message to the Vaudois, bidding them have patience, and wait for them there until Easter.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading But, meanwhile, how was the Rock of Balsille to be provisioned?
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading They flung a jibing message to the Vaudois, bidding them have patience, and wait for them there until Easter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But, meanwhile, how was the Rock of Balsille to be provisioned?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The enemy had burned the corn-stacks and granges in the valley, and had carried off every eatable thing to be found.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The siege for weeks went on--uselessly.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading They flung a jibing message to the Vaudois, bidding them have patience, and wait for them there until Easter.
provisioned
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From this reading But, meanwhile, how was the Rock of Balsille to be provisioned?
housing available for people to live in
From this reading And then, as the days grew cold and dark, the French retired to seek winter quarters.
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading And then, as the days grew cold and dark, the French retired to seek winter quarters.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading But, meanwhile, how was the Rock of Balsille to be provisioned?
try to get or reach
From this reading And then, as the days grew cold and dark, the French retired to seek winter quarters.
siegenounUS /siːdʒ/
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
From this reading The siege for weeks went on--uselessly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The siege for weeks went on--uselessly.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They flung a jibing message to the Vaudois, bidding them have patience, and wait for them there until Easter.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then, as the days grew cold and dark, the French retired to seek winter quarters.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They flung a jibing message to the Vaudois, bidding them have patience, and wait for them there until Easter.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They flung a jibing message to the Vaudois, bidding them have patience, and wait for them there until Easter.
a special situation
From this reading The enemy had burned the corn-stacks and granges in the valley, and had carried off every eatable thing to be found.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then, as the days grew cold and dark, the French retired to seek winter quarters.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They flung a jibing message to the Vaudois, bidding them have patience, and wait for them there until Easter.
uselesslyadverb
in a useless manner
From this reading The siege for weeks went on--uselessly.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading The enemy had burned the corn-stacks and granges in the valley, and had carried off every eatable thing to be found.
Vaudoisnoun
a Christian sect of dissenters that originated in southern France in the late 12th century adopted Calvinist doctrines in the 16th century
From this reading They flung a jibing message to the Vaudois, bidding them have patience, and wait for them there until Easter.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading They flung a jibing message to the Vaudois, bidding them have patience, and wait for them there until Easter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, meanwhile, how was the Rock of Balsille to be provisioned?
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The siege for weeks went on--uselessly.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The siege for weeks went on--uselessly.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading And then, as the days grew cold and dark, the French retired to seek winter quarters.
