Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Then the two prisoners louted to the King, and went away with their guards about them; and the King stood up, and the cardinal.

anew

From this reading But it seemed to content the clerks and the Religious [King Henry VI. was a great favourer of ecclesiastics.], for they roared and clamoured and one flung up his cap so that it fell beyond the barrier and he could not come at it again.

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

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

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

From this reading Now this was the time on which Master Richard had determined for himself, but for a moment he could not cry out: it seemed as if the fiend had gripped him by the throat and were hammering in his bowels.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Then the two prisoners louted to the King, and went away with their guards about them; and the King stood up, and the cardinal.

a structure or object that impedes free movement

From this reading But it seemed to content the clerks and the Religious [King Henry VI. was a great favourer of ecclesiastics.], for they roared and clamoured and one flung up his cap so that it fell beyond the barrier and he could not come at it again.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading But it seemed to content the clerks and the Religious [King Henry VI. was a great favourer of ecclesiastics.], for they roared and clamoured and one flung up his cap so that it fell beyond the barrier and he could not come at it again.

the center of the Earth

From this reading Now this was the time on which Master Richard had determined for himself, but for a moment he could not cry out: it seemed as if the fiend had gripped him by the throat and were hammering in his bowels.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Now this was the time on which Master Richard had determined for himself, but for a moment he could not cry out: it seemed as if the fiend had gripped him by the throat and were hammering in his bowels.

a tight-fitting headdress

From this reading But it seemed to content the clerks and the Religious [King Henry VI. was a great favourer of ecclesiastics.], for they roared and clamoured and one flung up his cap so that it fell beyond the barrier and he could not come at it again.

(Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes

From this reading Then the two prisoners louted to the King, and went away with their guards about them; and the King stood up, and the cardinal.

put or send forth

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

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From this reading But it seemed to content the clerks and the Religious [King Henry VI. was a great favourer of ecclesiastics.], for they roared and clamoured and one flung up his cap so that it fell beyond the barrier and he could not come at it again.

plural of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)

From this reading But it seemed to content the clerks and the Religious [King Henry VI. was a great favourer of ecclesiastics.], for they roared and clamoured and one flung up his cap so that it fell beyond the barrier and he could not come at it again.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading But it seemed to content the clerks and the Religious [King Henry VI. was a great favourer of ecclesiastics.], for they roared and clamoured and one flung up his cap so that it fell beyond the barrier and he could not come at it again.

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading But it seemed to content the clerks and the Religious [King Henry VI. was a great favourer of ecclesiastics.], for they roared and clamoured and one flung up his cap so that it fell beyond the barrier and he could not come at it again.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading Now this was the time on which Master Richard had determined for himself, but for a moment he could not cry out: it seemed as if the fiend had gripped him by the throat and were hammering in his bowels.

characterized by great determination

From this reading Now this was the time on which Master Richard had determined for himself, but for a moment he could not cry out: it seemed as if the fiend had gripped him by the throat and were hammering in his bowels.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

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From this reading But it seemed to content the clerks and the Religious [King Henry VI. was a great favourer of ecclesiastics.], for they roared and clamoured and one flung up his cap so that it fell beyond the barrier and he could not come at it again.

past form of “enable” — render capable or able for some task

From this reading The King turned to the steps, and at that sight Master Richard was enabled to speak.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

opinion or judgment

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

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From this reading But it seemed to content the clerks and the Religious [King Henry VI. was a great favourer of ecclesiastics.], for they roared and clamoured and one flung up his cap so that it fell beyond the barrier and he could not come at it again.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading But it seemed to content the clerks and the Religious [King Henry VI. was a great favourer of ecclesiastics.], for they roared and clamoured and one flung up his cap so that it fell beyond the barrier and he could not come at it again.

a cruel wicked and inhuman person

From this reading Now this was the time on which Master Richard had determined for himself, but for a moment he could not cry out: it seemed as if the fiend had gripped him by the throat and were hammering in his bowels.

inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness

From this reading But it seemed to content the clerks and the Religious [King Henry VI. was a great favourer of ecclesiastics.], for they roared and clamoured and one flung up his cap so that it fell beyond the barrier and he could not come at it again.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But it seemed to content the clerks and the Religious [King Henry VI. was a great favourer of ecclesiastics.], for they roared and clamoured and one flung up his cap so that it fell beyond the barrier and he could not come at it again.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading But it seemed to content the clerks and the Religious [King Henry VI. was a great favourer of ecclesiastics.], for they roared and clamoured and one flung up his cap so that it fell beyond the barrier and he could not come at it again.

inflected form of “grip” — hold fast or firmly

From this reading Now this was the time on which Master Richard had determined for himself, but for a moment he could not cry out: it seemed as if the fiend had gripped him by the throat and were hammering in his bowels.

plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone

From this reading Then the two prisoners louted to the King, and went away with their guards about them; and the King stood up, and the cardinal.

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

From this reading Now this was the time on which Master Richard had determined for himself, but for a moment he could not cry out: it seemed as if the fiend had gripped him by the throat and were hammering in his bowels.

the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

From this reading Now this was the time on which Master Richard had determined for himself, but for a moment he could not cry out: it seemed as if the fiend had gripped him by the throat and were hammering in his bowels.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

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 But it seemed to content the clerks and the Religious [King Henry VI. was a great favourer of ecclesiastics.], for they roared and clamoured and one flung up his cap so that it fell beyond the barrier and he could not come at it again.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Now this was the time on which Master Richard had determined for himself, but for a moment he could not cry out: it seemed as if the fiend had gripped him by the throat and were hammering in his bowels.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Now this was the time on which Master Richard had determined for himself, but for a moment he could not cry out: it seemed as if the fiend had gripped him by the throat and were hammering in his bowels.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Now this was the time on which Master Richard had determined for himself, but for a moment he could not cry out: it seemed as if the fiend had gripped him by the throat and were hammering in his bowels.

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

From this reading Now this was the time on which Master Richard had determined for himself, but for a moment he could not cry out: it seemed as if the fiend had gripped him by the throat and were hammering in his bowels.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But it seemed to content the clerks and the Religious [King Henry VI. was a great favourer of ecclesiastics.], for they roared and clamoured and one flung up his cap so that it fell beyond the barrier and he could not come at it again.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

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From this reading Then the two prisoners louted to the King, and went away with their guards about them; and the King stood up, and the cardinal.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

a particular point in time

From this reading Now this was the time on which Master Richard had determined for himself, but for a moment he could not cry out: it seemed as if the fiend had gripped him by the throat and were hammering in his bowels.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

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

From this reading Now this was the time on which Master Richard had determined for himself, but for a moment he could not cry out: it seemed as if the fiend had gripped him by the throat and were hammering in his bowels.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But it seemed to content the clerks and the Religious [King Henry VI. was a great favourer of ecclesiastics.], for they roared and clamoured and one flung up his cap so that it fell beyond the barrier and he could not come at it again.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Now this was the time on which Master Richard had determined for himself, but for a moment he could not cry out: it seemed as if the fiend had gripped him by the throat and were hammering in his bowels.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But it seemed to content the clerks and the Religious [King Henry VI. was a great favourer of ecclesiastics.], for they roared and clamoured and one flung up his cap so that it fell beyond the barrier and he could not come at it again.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Now this was the time on which Master Richard had determined for himself, but for a moment he could not cry out: it seemed as if the fiend had gripped him by the throat and were hammering in his bowels.

plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading Then the two prisoners louted to the King, and went away with their guards about them; and the King stood up, and the cardinal.

accomplished rapidly and without delay

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading But it seemed to content the clerks and the Religious [King Henry VI. was a great favourer of ecclesiastics.], for they roared and clamoured and one flung up his cap so that it fell beyond the barrier and he could not come at it again.

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

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles

From this reading But it seemed to content the clerks and the Religious [King Henry VI. was a great favourer of ecclesiastics.], for they roared and clamoured and one flung up his cap so that it fell beyond the barrier and he could not come at it again.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading But it seemed to content the clerks and the Religious [King Henry VI. was a great favourer of ecclesiastics.], for they roared and clamoured and one flung up his cap so that it fell beyond the barrier and he could not come at it again.

encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading The King turned to the steps, and at that sight Master Richard was enabled to speak.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

express in speech

From this reading The King turned to the steps, and at that sight Master Richard was enabled to speak.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading The King turned to the steps, and at that sight Master Richard was enabled to speak.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Then the two prisoners louted to the King, and went away with their guards about them; and the King stood up, and the cardinal.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

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

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Then the two prisoners louted to the King, and went away with their guards about them; and the King stood up, and the cardinal.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Then the two prisoners louted to the King, and went away with their guards about them; and the King stood up, and the cardinal.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then the two prisoners louted to the King, and went away with their guards about them; and the King stood up, and the cardinal.

in or at that place or location

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But it seemed to content the clerks and the Religious [King Henry VI. was a great favourer of ecclesiastics.], for they roared and clamoured and one flung up his cap so that it fell beyond the barrier and he could not come at it again.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Now this was the time on which Master Richard had determined for himself, but for a moment he could not cry out: it seemed as if the fiend had gripped him by the throat and were hammering in his bowels.

The passage at the back of the mouth.

From this reading Now this was the time on which Master Richard had determined for himself, but for a moment he could not cry out: it seemed as if the fiend had gripped him by the throat and were hammering in his bowels.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Now this was the time on which Master Richard had determined for himself, but for a moment he could not cry out: it seemed as if the fiend had gripped him by the throat and were hammering in his bowels.

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

From this reading But it seemed to content the clerks and the Religious [King Henry VI. was a great favourer of ecclesiastics.], for they roared and clamoured and one flung up his cap so that it fell beyond the barrier and he could not come at it again.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading The King turned to the steps, and at that sight Master Richard was enabled to speak.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Then the two prisoners louted to the King, and went away with their guards about them; and the King stood up, and the cardinal.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading But it seemed to content the clerks and the Religious [King Henry VI. was a great favourer of ecclesiastics.], for they roared and clamoured and one flung up his cap so that it fell beyond the barrier and he could not come at it again.

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

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Then the two prisoners louted to the King, and went away with their guards about them; and the King stood up, and the cardinal.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Now this was the time on which Master Richard had determined for himself, but for a moment he could not cry out: it seemed as if the fiend had gripped him by the throat and were hammering in his bowels.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

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

From this reading Now this was the time on which Master Richard had determined for himself, but for a moment he could not cry out: it seemed as if the fiend had gripped him by the throat and were hammering in his bowels.

in the company of; together with

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.

the words that are spoken

From this reading At the end the King sat up, and there was a silence, but he spoke so low and quick, with his eyes cast down, and the shouting followed so hard upon his words, that Master Richard could not hear what was said.