Adelheid
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From this reading The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.
admittingverbUS /ædˈmɪtɪŋ/
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And take me from the rack."
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
bailiffnounUS /ˈbeɪləf/
an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.
châtelain
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From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
claimsnounUS /kleɪmz/
plural of “claim” — an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.
conventnounUS /ˈkɑːnvənt/
a religious residence especially for nuns
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
determinationnounUS /dɪˌtɜːrməˈneɪʃən/
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.
franklyadverbUS /ˈfræŋkli/
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And take me from the rack."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
intervalnounUS /ˈɪntərvəl/
a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And take me from the rack."
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Speak, oh, speak!
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
precedingadjectiveUS /priˈsiːdɪŋ/
existing or coming before
From this reading The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.
rackverbUS /ræk/
go at a rack
From this reading And take me from the rack."
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
Sigismund
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From this reading The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.
express in speech
From this reading "Speak, oh, speak!
carry out
From this reading And take me from the rack."
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And take me from the rack."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.
travellersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The determination of admitting the claims of Sigismund, so frankly announced by Adelheid in the preceding chapter, was taken during this time.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will be remembered that three days were passed in the convent in that interval which occurred between the arrival of the travellers and those of the châtelain and the bailiff.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Young.
