Chapter XVII

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From this reading 705, the time of that now misty and vague monarch, King Ina.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading SHERBORNE MUCH remains in pleasant Sherborne to tell of that time when it was a cathedral city, and when, after it had lost that high dignity, it was of scarce less importance as the home of a powerful Abbey.

a church associated with a monastery or convent

From this reading SHERBORNE MUCH remains in pleasant Sherborne to tell of that time when it was a cathedral city, and when, after it had lost that high dignity, it was of scarce less importance as the home of a powerful Abbey.

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From this reading The Yeo had not yet obtained that name, and was merely spoken of in descriptive and admiratory phrase as the _Seir burne_, an Anglo-Saxon description for a bright and clear brook which has crystallised here and at several other places in the country, into a place-name.

later than; following

From this reading SHERBORNE MUCH remains in pleasant Sherborne to tell of that time when it was a cathedral city, and when, after it had lost that high dignity, it was of scarce less importance as the home of a powerful Abbey.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The Yeo had not yet obtained that name, and was merely spoken of in descriptive and admiratory phrase as the _Seir burne_, an Anglo-Saxon description for a bright and clear brook which has crystallised here and at several other places in the country, into a place-name.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading SHERBORNE MUCH remains in pleasant Sherborne to tell of that time when it was a cathedral city, and when, after it had lost that high dignity, it was of scarce less importance as the home of a powerful Abbey.

a native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman Conquest

From this reading The Yeo had not yet obtained that name, and was merely spoken of in descriptive and admiratory phrase as the _Seir burne_, an Anglo-Saxon description for a bright and clear brook which has crystallised here and at several other places in the country, into a place-name.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading SHERBORNE MUCH remains in pleasant Sherborne to tell of that time when it was a cathedral city, and when, after it had lost that high dignity, it was of scarce less importance as the home of a powerful Abbey.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The Yeo had not yet obtained that name, and was merely spoken of in descriptive and admiratory phrase as the _Seir burne_, an Anglo-Saxon description for a bright and clear brook which has crystallised here and at several other places in the country, into a place-name.

past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

From this reading It was the pleasing, well-watered and sheltered situation, in the vale where the little Yeo or Ivel runs—the stream which, passing through Yeovil, gives that town its name—that first attracted the religious in A.D.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading The Yeo had not yet obtained that name, and was merely spoken of in descriptive and admiratory phrase as the _Seir burne_, an Anglo-Saxon description for a bright and clear brook which has crystallised here and at several other places in the country, into a place-name.

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading The Yeo had not yet obtained that name, and was merely spoken of in descriptive and admiratory phrase as the _Seir burne_, an Anglo-Saxon description for a bright and clear brook which has crystallised here and at several other places in the country, into a place-name.

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From this reading The Yeo had not yet obtained that name, and was merely spoken of in descriptive and admiratory phrase as the _Seir burne_, an Anglo-Saxon description for a bright and clear brook which has crystallised here and at several other places in the country, into a place-name.

any large and important church

From this reading SHERBORNE MUCH remains in pleasant Sherborne to tell of that time when it was a cathedral city, and when, after it had lost that high dignity, it was of scarce less importance as the home of a powerful Abbey.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading SHERBORNE MUCH remains in pleasant Sherborne to tell of that time when it was a cathedral city, and when, after it had lost that high dignity, it was of scarce less importance as the home of a powerful Abbey.

rid of obstructions

From this reading The Yeo had not yet obtained that name, and was merely spoken of in descriptive and admiratory phrase as the _Seir burne_, an Anglo-Saxon description for a bright and clear brook which has crystallised here and at several other places in the country, into a place-name.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading The Yeo had not yet obtained that name, and was merely spoken of in descriptive and admiratory phrase as the _Seir burne_, an Anglo-Saxon description for a bright and clear brook which has crystallised here and at several other places in the country, into a place-name.

having become fixed and definite in form

From this reading The Yeo had not yet obtained that name, and was merely spoken of in descriptive and admiratory phrase as the _Seir burne_, an Anglo-Saxon description for a bright and clear brook which has crystallised here and at several other places in the country, into a place-name.

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading It was the pleasing, well-watered and sheltered situation, in the vale where the little Yeo or Ivel runs—the stream which, passing through Yeovil, gives that town its name—that first attracted the religious in A.D.

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading The Yeo had not yet obtained that name, and was merely spoken of in descriptive and admiratory phrase as the _Seir burne_, an Anglo-Saxon description for a bright and clear brook which has crystallised here and at several other places in the country, into a place-name.

serving to describe or inform or characterized by description

From this reading The Yeo had not yet obtained that name, and was merely spoken of in descriptive and admiratory phrase as the _Seir burne_, an Anglo-Saxon description for a bright and clear brook which has crystallised here and at several other places in the country, into a place-name.

the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect

From this reading SHERBORNE MUCH remains in pleasant Sherborne to tell of that time when it was a cathedral city, and when, after it had lost that high dignity, it was of scarce less importance as the home of a powerful Abbey.

divisible by two

From this reading Even in the City of London there is a Sherborne Lane, where no stream now flows, the successor, however, of a pleasant lane, where in Anglo-Saxon times a tributary of the Wall Brook flowed.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading It was the pleasing, well-watered and sheltered situation, in the vale where the little Yeo or Ivel runs—the stream which, passing through Yeovil, gives that town its name—that first attracted the religious in A.D.

past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream

From this reading Even in the City of London there is a Sherborne Lane, where no stream now flows, the successor, however, of a pleasant lane, where in Anglo-Saxon times a tributary of the Wall Brook flowed.

plural of “flow” — the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

From this reading Even in the City of London there is a Sherborne Lane, where no stream now flows, the successor, however, of a pleasant lane, where in Anglo-Saxon times a tributary of the Wall Brook flowed.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The Yeo had not yet obtained that name, and was merely spoken of in descriptive and admiratory phrase as the _Seir burne_, an Anglo-Saxon description for a bright and clear brook which has crystallised here and at several other places in the country, into a place-name.

plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

From this reading It was the pleasing, well-watered and sheltered situation, in the vale where the little Yeo or Ivel runs—the stream which, passing through Yeovil, gives that town its name—that first attracted the religious in A.D.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading SHERBORNE MUCH remains in pleasant Sherborne to tell of that time when it was a cathedral city, and when, after it had lost that high dignity, it was of scarce less importance as the home of a powerful Abbey.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The Yeo had not yet obtained that name, and was merely spoken of in descriptive and admiratory phrase as the _Seir burne_, an Anglo-Saxon description for a bright and clear brook which has crystallised here and at several other places in the country, into a place-name.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading The Yeo had not yet obtained that name, and was merely spoken of in descriptive and admiratory phrase as the _Seir burne_, an Anglo-Saxon description for a bright and clear brook which has crystallised here and at several other places in the country, into a place-name.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading SHERBORNE MUCH remains in pleasant Sherborne to tell of that time when it was a cathedral city, and when, after it had lost that high dignity, it was of scarce less importance as the home of a powerful Abbey.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading SHERBORNE MUCH remains in pleasant Sherborne to tell of that time when it was a cathedral city, and when, after it had lost that high dignity, it was of scarce less importance as the home of a powerful Abbey.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading Even in the City of London there is a Sherborne Lane, where no stream now flows, the successor, however, of a pleasant lane, where in Anglo-Saxon times a tributary of the Wall Brook flowed.

the quality of being important and worthy of note

From this reading SHERBORNE MUCH remains in pleasant Sherborne to tell of that time when it was a cathedral city, and when, after it had lost that high dignity, it was of scarce less importance as the home of a powerful Abbey.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading SHERBORNE MUCH remains in pleasant Sherborne to tell of that time when it was a cathedral city, and when, after it had lost that high dignity, it was of scarce less importance as the home of a powerful Abbey.

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From this reading 705, the time of that now misty and vague monarch, King Ina.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The Yeo had not yet obtained that name, and was merely spoken of in descriptive and admiratory phrase as the _Seir burne_, an Anglo-Saxon description for a bright and clear brook which has crystallised here and at several other places in the country, into a place-name.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Even in the City of London there is a Sherborne Lane, where no stream now flows, the successor, however, of a pleasant lane, where in Anglo-Saxon times a tributary of the Wall Brook flowed.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading SHERBORNE MUCH remains in pleasant Sherborne to tell of that time when it was a cathedral city, and when, after it had lost that high dignity, it was of scarce less importance as the home of a powerful Abbey.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading It was the pleasing, well-watered and sheltered situation, in the vale where the little Yeo or Ivel runs—the stream which, passing through Yeovil, gives that town its name—that first attracted the religious in A.D.

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From this reading It was the pleasing, well-watered and sheltered situation, in the vale where the little Yeo or Ivel runs—the stream which, passing through Yeovil, gives that town its name—that first attracted the religious in A.D.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading 705, the time of that now misty and vague monarch, King Ina.

a narrow way or road

From this reading Even in the City of London there is a Sherborne Lane, where no stream now flows, the successor, however, of a pleasant lane, where in Anglo-Saxon times a tributary of the Wall Brook flowed.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading SHERBORNE MUCH remains in pleasant Sherborne to tell of that time when it was a cathedral city, and when, after it had lost that high dignity, it was of scarce less importance as the home of a powerful Abbey.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading It was the pleasing, well-watered and sheltered situation, in the vale where the little Yeo or Ivel runs—the stream which, passing through Yeovil, gives that town its name—that first attracted the religious in A.D.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading Even in the City of London there is a Sherborne Lane, where no stream now flows, the successor, however, of a pleasant lane, where in Anglo-Saxon times a tributary of the Wall Brook flowed.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading SHERBORNE MUCH remains in pleasant Sherborne to tell of that time when it was a cathedral city, and when, after it had lost that high dignity, it was of scarce less importance as the home of a powerful Abbey.

and nothing more

From this reading The Yeo had not yet obtained that name, and was merely spoken of in descriptive and admiratory phrase as the _Seir burne_, an Anglo-Saxon description for a bright and clear brook which has crystallised here and at several other places in the country, into a place-name.

filled or abounding with fog or mist

From this reading 705, the time of that now misty and vague monarch, King Ina.

a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right

From this reading 705, the time of that now misty and vague monarch, King Ina.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading SHERBORNE MUCH remains in pleasant Sherborne to tell of that time when it was a cathedral city, and when, after it had lost that high dignity, it was of scarce less importance as the home of a powerful Abbey.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading It was the pleasing, well-watered and sheltered situation, in the vale where the little Yeo or Ivel runs—the stream which, passing through Yeovil, gives that town its name—that first attracted the religious in A.D.

not any; not one

From this reading Even in the City of London there is a Sherborne Lane, where no stream now flows, the successor, however, of a pleasant lane, where in Anglo-Saxon times a tributary of the Wall Brook flowed.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The Yeo had not yet obtained that name, and was merely spoken of in descriptive and admiratory phrase as the _Seir burne_, an Anglo-Saxon description for a bright and clear brook which has crystallised here and at several other places in the country, into a place-name.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading 705, the time of that now misty and vague monarch, King Ina.

past form of “obtain” — come into possession of

From this reading The Yeo had not yet obtained that name, and was merely spoken of in descriptive and admiratory phrase as the _Seir burne_, an Anglo-Saxon description for a bright and clear brook which has crystallised here and at several other places in the country, into a place-name.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SHERBORNE MUCH remains in pleasant Sherborne to tell of that time when it was a cathedral city, and when, after it had lost that high dignity, it was of scarce less importance as the home of a powerful Abbey.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It was the pleasing, well-watered and sheltered situation, in the vale where the little Yeo or Ivel runs—the stream which, passing through Yeovil, gives that town its name—that first attracted the religious in A.D.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The Yeo had not yet obtained that name, and was merely spoken of in descriptive and admiratory phrase as the _Seir burne_, an Anglo-Saxon description for a bright and clear brook which has crystallised here and at several other places in the country, into a place-name.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading It was the pleasing, well-watered and sheltered situation, in the vale where the little Yeo or Ivel runs—the stream which, passing through Yeovil, gives that town its name—that first attracted the religious in A.D.

an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence

From this reading The Yeo had not yet obtained that name, and was merely spoken of in descriptive and admiratory phrase as the _Seir burne_, an Anglo-Saxon description for a bright and clear brook which has crystallised here and at several other places in the country, into a place-name.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Yeo had not yet obtained that name, and was merely spoken of in descriptive and admiratory phrase as the _Seir burne_, an Anglo-Saxon description for a bright and clear brook which has crystallised here and at several other places in the country, into a place-name.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The Yeo had not yet obtained that name, and was merely spoken of in descriptive and admiratory phrase as the _Seir burne_, an Anglo-Saxon description for a bright and clear brook which has crystallised here and at several other places in the country, into a place-name.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading SHERBORNE MUCH remains in pleasant Sherborne to tell of that time when it was a cathedral city, and when, after it had lost that high dignity, it was of scarce less importance as the home of a powerful Abbey.

giving pleasure and satisfaction

From this reading It was the pleasing, well-watered and sheltered situation, in the vale where the little Yeo or Ivel runs—the stream which, passing through Yeovil, gives that town its name—that first attracted the religious in A.D.

having great power or force or potency or effect

From this reading SHERBORNE MUCH remains in pleasant Sherborne to tell of that time when it was a cathedral city, and when, after it had lost that high dignity, it was of scarce less importance as the home of a powerful Abbey.

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading It was the pleasing, well-watered and sheltered situation, in the vale where the little Yeo or Ivel runs—the stream which, passing through Yeovil, gives that town its name—that first attracted the religious in A.D.

any object that is left unused or still extant

From this reading SHERBORNE MUCH remains in pleasant Sherborne to tell of that time when it was a cathedral city, and when, after it had lost that high dignity, it was of scarce less importance as the home of a powerful Abbey.

plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

From this reading It was the pleasing, well-watered and sheltered situation, in the vale where the little Yeo or Ivel runs—the stream which, passing through Yeovil, gives that town its name—that first attracted the religious in A.D.

only a very short time before

From this reading SHERBORNE MUCH remains in pleasant Sherborne to tell of that time when it was a cathedral city, and when, after it had lost that high dignity, it was of scarce less importance as the home of a powerful Abbey.

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From this reading The Yeo had not yet obtained that name, and was merely spoken of in descriptive and admiratory phrase as the _Seir burne_, an Anglo-Saxon description for a bright and clear brook which has crystallised here and at several other places in the country, into a place-name.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading The Yeo had not yet obtained that name, and was merely spoken of in descriptive and admiratory phrase as the _Seir burne_, an Anglo-Saxon description for a bright and clear brook which has crystallised here and at several other places in the country, into a place-name.

protected from danger or bad weather

From this reading It was the pleasing, well-watered and sheltered situation, in the vale where the little Yeo or Ivel runs—the stream which, passing through Yeovil, gives that town its name—that first attracted the religious in A.D.

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From this reading SHERBORNE MUCH remains in pleasant Sherborne to tell of that time when it was a cathedral city, and when, after it had lost that high dignity, it was of scarce less importance as the home of a powerful Abbey.

the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

From this reading It was the pleasing, well-watered and sheltered situation, in the vale where the little Yeo or Ivel runs—the stream which, passing through Yeovil, gives that town its name—that first attracted the religious in A.D.

uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination

From this reading The Yeo had not yet obtained that name, and was merely spoken of in descriptive and admiratory phrase as the _Seir burne_, an Anglo-Saxon description for a bright and clear brook which has crystallised here and at several other places in the country, into a place-name.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading It was the pleasing, well-watered and sheltered situation, in the vale where the little Yeo or Ivel runs—the stream which, passing through Yeovil, gives that town its name—that first attracted the religious in A.D.

a person who follows next in order

From this reading Even in the City of London there is a Sherborne Lane, where no stream now flows, the successor, however, of a pleasant lane, where in Anglo-Saxon times a tributary of the Wall Brook flowed.

express in words

From this reading SHERBORNE MUCH remains in pleasant Sherborne to tell of that time when it was a cathedral city, and when, after it had lost that high dignity, it was of scarce less importance as the home of a powerful Abbey.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading SHERBORNE MUCH remains in pleasant Sherborne to tell of that time when it was a cathedral city, and when, after it had lost that high dignity, it was of scarce less importance as the home of a powerful Abbey.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading SHERBORNE MUCH remains in pleasant Sherborne to tell of that time when it was a cathedral city, and when, after it had lost that high dignity, it was of scarce less importance as the home of a powerful Abbey.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Even in the City of London there is a Sherborne Lane, where no stream now flows, the successor, however, of a pleasant lane, where in Anglo-Saxon times a tributary of the Wall Brook flowed.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading It was the pleasing, well-watered and sheltered situation, in the vale where the little Yeo or Ivel runs—the stream which, passing through Yeovil, gives that town its name—that first attracted the religious in A.D.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading SHERBORNE MUCH remains in pleasant Sherborne to tell of that time when it was a cathedral city, and when, after it had lost that high dignity, it was of scarce less importance as the home of a powerful Abbey.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading Even in the City of London there is a Sherborne Lane, where no stream now flows, the successor, however, of a pleasant lane, where in Anglo-Saxon times a tributary of the Wall Brook flowed.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading SHERBORNE MUCH remains in pleasant Sherborne to tell of that time when it was a cathedral city, and when, after it had lost that high dignity, it was of scarce less importance as the home of a powerful Abbey.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading It was the pleasing, well-watered and sheltered situation, in the vale where the little Yeo or Ivel runs—the stream which, passing through Yeovil, gives that town its name—that first attracted the religious in A.D.

(of a stream) flowing into a larger stream

From this reading Even in the City of London there is a Sherborne Lane, where no stream now flows, the successor, however, of a pleasant lane, where in Anglo-Saxon times a tributary of the Wall Brook flowed.

not clearly expressed or understood

From this reading 705, the time of that now misty and vague monarch, King Ina.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading It was the pleasing, well-watered and sheltered situation, in the vale where the little Yeo or Ivel runs—the stream which, passing through Yeovil, gives that town its name—that first attracted the religious in A.D.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading Even in the City of London there is a Sherborne Lane, where no stream now flows, the successor, however, of a pleasant lane, where in Anglo-Saxon times a tributary of the Wall Brook flowed.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading SHERBORNE MUCH remains in pleasant Sherborne to tell of that time when it was a cathedral city, and when, after it had lost that high dignity, it was of scarce less importance as the home of a powerful Abbey.

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From this reading It was the pleasing, well-watered and sheltered situation, in the vale where the little Yeo or Ivel runs—the stream which, passing through Yeovil, gives that town its name—that first attracted the religious in A.D.

at the time that

From this reading SHERBORNE MUCH remains in pleasant Sherborne to tell of that time when it was a cathedral city, and when, after it had lost that high dignity, it was of scarce less importance as the home of a powerful Abbey.

in or at the place that

From this reading It was the pleasing, well-watered and sheltered situation, in the vale where the little Yeo or Ivel runs—the stream which, passing through Yeovil, gives that town its name—that first attracted the religious in A.D.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading It was the pleasing, well-watered and sheltered situation, in the vale where the little Yeo or Ivel runs—the stream which, passing through Yeovil, gives that town its name—that first attracted the religious in A.D.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was the pleasing, well-watered and sheltered situation, in the vale where the little Yeo or Ivel runs—the stream which, passing through Yeovil, gives that town its name—that first attracted the religious in A.D.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was the pleasing, well-watered and sheltered situation, in the vale where the little Yeo or Ivel runs—the stream which, passing through Yeovil, gives that town its name—that first attracted the religious in A.D.

but in spite of that

From this reading The Yeo had not yet obtained that name, and was merely spoken of in descriptive and admiratory phrase as the _Seir burne_, an Anglo-Saxon description for a bright and clear brook which has crystallised here and at several other places in the country, into a place-name.