used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He enters: a bluff stern warrior, in his undress, that is, without his panoply of armour and arms, in the long flowing robe affected by his Norman kindred at the festal board.
acted upon; influenced
From this reading He enters: a bluff stern warrior, in his undress, that is, without his panoply of armour and arms, in the long flowing robe affected by his Norman kindred at the festal board.
(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 See them all trooping in—retainers, fighting men, serving men, all taking their places at the boards placed at right angles to the high table, where the seats of Sir Nicholas de Harengod and his lady are to be seen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The watcher on the walls of Walderne Castle sees the sun sink beneath the distant downs, flooding Mount Caburn and his kindred giants with crimson light.
anglesnounUS /ˈæŋɡəlz/
plural of “angle” — the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading See them all trooping in—retainers, fighting men, serving men, all taking their places at the boards placed at right angles to the high table, where the seats of Sir Nicholas de Harengod and his lady are to be seen.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading See them all trooping in—retainers, fighting men, serving men, all taking their places at the boards placed at right angles to the high table, where the seats of Sir Nicholas de Harengod and his lady are to be seen.
armournounUS /ˈɑːrmər/
a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles
From this reading He enters: a bluff stern warrior, in his undress, that is, without his panoply of armour and arms, in the long flowing robe affected by his Norman kindred at the festal board.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading He enters: a bluff stern warrior, in his undress, that is, without his panoply of armour and arms, in the long flowing robe affected by his Norman kindred at the festal board.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading See them all trooping in—retainers, fighting men, serving men, all taking their places at the boards placed at right angles to the high table, where the seats of Sir Nicholas de Harengod and his lady are to be seen.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading See them all trooping in—retainers, fighting men, serving men, all taking their places at the boards placed at right angles to the high table, where the seats of Sir Nicholas de Harengod and his lady are to be seen.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The watcher on the walls of Walderne Castle sees the sun sink beneath the distant downs, flooding Mount Caburn and his kindred giants with crimson light.
bluffnounUS /blʌf/
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading He enters: a bluff stern warrior, in his undress, that is, without his panoply of armour and arms, in the long flowing robe affected by his Norman kindred at the festal board.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading He enters: a bluff stern warrior, in his undress, that is, without his panoply of armour and arms, in the long flowing robe affected by his Norman kindred at the festal board.
boardsnounUS /bɔːrdz/
(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
From this reading See them all trooping in—retainers, fighting men, serving men, all taking their places at the boards placed at right angles to the high table, where the seats of Sir Nicholas de Harengod and his lady are to be seen.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He enters: a bluff stern warrior, in his undress, that is, without his panoply of armour and arms, in the long flowing robe affected by his Norman kindred at the festal board.
Caburn
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From this reading The watcher on the walls of Walderne Castle sees the sun sink beneath the distant downs, flooding Mount Caburn and his kindred giants with crimson light.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading The watcher on the walls of Walderne Castle sees the sun sink beneath the distant downs, flooding Mount Caburn and his kindred giants with crimson light.
comelyadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmli/
according with custom or propriety
From this reading She, with the comely robe which had superseded the _gunna_ or gown, and the _couvrechef_ (whence our word kerchief) on the head.
couvrechef
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From this reading She, with the comely robe which had superseded the _gunna_ or gown, and the _couvrechef_ (whence our word kerchief) on the head.
crimsonadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmzən/
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading The watcher on the walls of Walderne Castle sees the sun sink beneath the distant downs, flooding Mount Caburn and his kindred giants with crimson light.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading See them all trooping in—retainers, fighting men, serving men, all taking their places at the boards placed at right angles to the high table, where the seats of Sir Nicholas de Harengod and his lady are to be seen.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading The watcher on the walls of Walderne Castle sees the sun sink beneath the distant downs, flooding Mount Caburn and his kindred giants with crimson light.
downsnounUS /daʊnz/
plural of “down” — soft fine feathers
From this reading The watcher on the walls of Walderne Castle sees the sun sink beneath the distant downs, flooding Mount Caburn and his kindred giants with crimson light.
entersverbUS /ˈentərz/
third-person singular of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading He enters: a bluff stern warrior, in his undress, that is, without his panoply of armour and arms, in the long flowing robe affected by his Norman kindred at the festal board.
festaladjective
offering fun and gaiety
From this reading He enters: a bluff stern warrior, in his undress, that is, without his panoply of armour and arms, in the long flowing robe affected by his Norman kindred at the festal board.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading See them all trooping in—retainers, fighting men, serving men, all taking their places at the boards placed at right angles to the high table, where the seats of Sir Nicholas de Harengod and his lady are to be seen.
floodingnounUS /ˈflʌdɪŋ/
a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them
From this reading The watcher on the walls of Walderne Castle sees the sun sink beneath the distant downs, flooding Mount Caburn and his kindred giants with crimson light.
flowingnounUS /ˈfloʊɪŋ/
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading He enters: a bluff stern warrior, in his undress, that is, without his panoply of armour and arms, in the long flowing robe affected by his Norman kindred at the festal board.
giantsnounUS /ˈdʒaɪənts/
plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size
From this reading The watcher on the walls of Walderne Castle sees the sun sink beneath the distant downs, flooding Mount Caburn and his kindred giants with crimson light.
a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
From this reading She, with the comely robe which had superseded the _gunna_ or gown, and the _couvrechef_ (whence our word kerchief) on the head.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading In the great hall supper is preparing.
gunna
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From this reading She, with the comely robe which had superseded the _gunna_ or gown, and the _couvrechef_ (whence our word kerchief) on the head.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She, with the comely robe which had superseded the _gunna_ or gown, and the _couvrechef_ (whence our word kerchief) on the head.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading In the great hall supper is preparing.
Harengod
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From this reading See them all trooping in—retainers, fighting men, serving men, all taking their places at the boards placed at right angles to the high table, where the seats of Sir Nicholas de Harengod and his lady are to be seen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He enters: a bluff stern warrior, in his undress, that is, without his panoply of armour and arms, in the long flowing robe affected by his Norman kindred at the festal board.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She, with the comely robe which had superseded the _gunna_ or gown, and the _couvrechef_ (whence our word kerchief) on the head.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading See them all trooping in—retainers, fighting men, serving men, all taking their places at the boards placed at right angles to the high table, where the seats of Sir Nicholas de Harengod and his lady are to be seen.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The watcher on the walls of Walderne Castle sees the sun sink beneath the distant downs, flooding Mount Caburn and his kindred giants with crimson light.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the great hall supper is preparing.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the great hall supper is preparing.
kerchiefnounUS /ˈkɜːrtʃəf/
a square scarf that is folded into a triangle and worn over the head or about the neck
From this reading She, with the comely robe which had superseded the _gunna_ or gown, and the _couvrechef_ (whence our word kerchief) on the head.
kindredadjectiveUS /ˈkɪndrɪd/
similar in quality or character
From this reading The watcher on the walls of Walderne Castle sees the sun sink beneath the distant downs, flooding Mount Caburn and his kindred giants with crimson light.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading See them all trooping in—retainers, fighting men, serving men, all taking their places at the boards placed at right angles to the high table, where the seats of Sir Nicholas de Harengod and his lady are to be seen.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The watcher on the walls of Walderne Castle sees the sun sink beneath the distant downs, flooding Mount Caburn and his kindred giants with crimson light.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He enters: a bluff stern warrior, in his undress, that is, without his panoply of armour and arms, in the long flowing robe affected by his Norman kindred at the festal board.
the force of workers available
From this reading See them all trooping in—retainers, fighting men, serving men, all taking their places at the boards placed at right angles to the high table, where the seats of Sir Nicholas de Harengod and his lady are to be seen.
attach to a support
From this reading The watcher on the walls of Walderne Castle sees the sun sink beneath the distant downs, flooding Mount Caburn and his kindred giants with crimson light.
NicholasnounUS /ˈnɪkələs/
a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
From this reading See them all trooping in—retainers, fighting men, serving men, all taking their places at the boards placed at right angles to the high table, where the seats of Sir Nicholas de Harengod and his lady are to be seen.
NormannounUS /ˈnɔːrmən/
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading He enters: a bluff stern warrior, in his undress, that is, without his panoply of armour and arms, in the long flowing robe affected by his Norman kindred at the festal board.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The watcher on the walls of Walderne Castle sees the sun sink beneath the distant downs, flooding Mount Caburn and his kindred giants with crimson light.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The watcher on the walls of Walderne Castle sees the sun sink beneath the distant downs, flooding Mount Caburn and his kindred giants with crimson light.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She, with the comely robe which had superseded the _gunna_ or gown, and the _couvrechef_ (whence our word kerchief) on the head.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading She, with the comely robe which had superseded the _gunna_ or gown, and the _couvrechef_ (whence our word kerchief) on the head.
panoplynounUS /ˈpænɑːpli/
a complete and impressive array
From this reading He enters: a bluff stern warrior, in his undress, that is, without his panoply of armour and arms, in the long flowing robe affected by his Norman kindred at the festal board.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading See them all trooping in—retainers, fighting men, serving men, all taking their places at the boards placed at right angles to the high table, where the seats of Sir Nicholas de Harengod and his lady are to be seen.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading See them all trooping in—retainers, fighting men, serving men, all taking their places at the boards placed at right angles to the high table, where the seats of Sir Nicholas de Harengod and his lady are to be seen.
preparingverbUS /priˈperɪŋ/
-ing form of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading In the great hall supper is preparing.
retainersnounUS /rɪˈteɪnərz/
plural of “retainer” — a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone
From this reading See them all trooping in—retainers, fighting men, serving men, all taking their places at the boards placed at right angles to the high table, where the seats of Sir Nicholas de Harengod and his lady are to be seen.
precisely, exactly
From this reading See them all trooping in—retainers, fighting men, serving men, all taking their places at the boards placed at right angles to the high table, where the seats of Sir Nicholas de Harengod and his lady are to be seen.
robenounUS /roʊb/
any loose flowing garment
From this reading He enters: a bluff stern warrior, in his undress, that is, without his panoply of armour and arms, in the long flowing robe affected by his Norman kindred at the festal board.
seatsnounUS /siːts/
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading See them all trooping in—retainers, fighting men, serving men, all taking their places at the boards placed at right angles to the high table, where the seats of Sir Nicholas de Harengod and his lady are to be seen.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See them all trooping in—retainers, fighting men, serving men, all taking their places at the boards placed at right angles to the high table, where the seats of Sir Nicholas de Harengod and his lady are to be seen.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See them all trooping in—retainers, fighting men, serving men, all taking their places at the boards placed at right angles to the high table, where the seats of Sir Nicholas de Harengod and his lady are to be seen.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading The watcher on the walls of Walderne Castle sees the sun sink beneath the distant downs, flooding Mount Caburn and his kindred giants with crimson light.
servingnounUS /ˈsɜːrvɪŋ/
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading See them all trooping in—retainers, fighting men, serving men, all taking their places at the boards placed at right angles to the high table, where the seats of Sir Nicholas de Harengod and his lady are to be seen.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She, with the comely robe which had superseded the _gunna_ or gown, and the _couvrechef_ (whence our word kerchief) on the head.
sinkverbUS /sɪŋk/
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading The watcher on the walls of Walderne Castle sees the sun sink beneath the distant downs, flooding Mount Caburn and his kindred giants with crimson light.
term of address for a man
From this reading See them all trooping in—retainers, fighting men, serving men, all taking their places at the boards placed at right angles to the high table, where the seats of Sir Nicholas de Harengod and his lady are to be seen.
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading He enters: a bluff stern warrior, in his undress, that is, without his panoply of armour and arms, in the long flowing robe affected by his Norman kindred at the festal board.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The watcher on the walls of Walderne Castle sees the sun sink beneath the distant downs, flooding Mount Caburn and his kindred giants with crimson light.
supersededverbUS /ˌsuːpərˈsiːdɪd/
past form of “supersede” — take the place or move into the position of
From this reading She, with the comely robe which had superseded the _gunna_ or gown, and the _couvrechef_ (whence our word kerchief) on the head.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading In the great hall supper is preparing.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading See them all trooping in—retainers, fighting men, serving men, all taking their places at the boards placed at right angles to the high table, where the seats of Sir Nicholas de Harengod and his lady are to be seen.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading See them all trooping in—retainers, fighting men, serving men, all taking their places at the boards placed at right angles to the high table, where the seats of Sir Nicholas de Harengod and his lady are to be seen.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He enters: a bluff stern warrior, in his undress, that is, without his panoply of armour and arms, in the long flowing robe affected by his Norman kindred at the festal board.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The watcher on the walls of Walderne Castle sees the sun sink beneath the distant downs, flooding Mount Caburn and his kindred giants with crimson light.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading See them all trooping in—retainers, fighting men, serving men, all taking their places at the boards placed at right angles to the high table, where the seats of Sir Nicholas de Harengod and his lady are to be seen.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading See them all trooping in—retainers, fighting men, serving men, all taking their places at the boards placed at right angles to the high table, where the seats of Sir Nicholas de Harengod and his lady are to be seen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading See them all trooping in—retainers, fighting men, serving men, all taking their places at the boards placed at right angles to the high table, where the seats of Sir Nicholas de Harengod and his lady are to be seen.
troopingverbUS /ˈtruːpɪŋ/
-ing form of “troop” — march in a procession
From this reading See them all trooping in—retainers, fighting men, serving men, all taking their places at the boards placed at right angles to the high table, where the seats of Sir Nicholas de Harengod and his lady are to be seen.
undressverbUS /ənˈdres/
get undressed
From this reading He enters: a bluff stern warrior, in his undress, that is, without his panoply of armour and arms, in the long flowing robe affected by his Norman kindred at the festal board.
Walderne
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From this reading The watcher on the walls of Walderne Castle sees the sun sink beneath the distant downs, flooding Mount Caburn and his kindred giants with crimson light.
plural of “wall” — 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 The watcher on the walls of Walderne Castle sees the sun sink beneath the distant downs, flooding Mount Caburn and his kindred giants with crimson light.
warriornounUS /ˈwɔːriər/
someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading He enters: a bluff stern warrior, in his undress, that is, without his panoply of armour and arms, in the long flowing robe affected by his Norman kindred at the festal board.
watchernounUS /ˈwɑːtʃər/
a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading The watcher on the walls of Walderne Castle sees the sun sink beneath the distant downs, flooding Mount Caburn and his kindred giants with crimson light.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading She, with the comely robe which had superseded the _gunna_ or gown, and the _couvrechef_ (whence our word kerchief) on the head.
in or at the place that
From this reading See them all trooping in—retainers, fighting men, serving men, all taking their places at the boards placed at right angles to the high table, where the seats of Sir Nicholas de Harengod and his lady are to be seen.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She, with the comely robe which had superseded the _gunna_ or gown, and the _couvrechef_ (whence our word kerchief) on the head.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The watcher on the walls of Walderne Castle sees the sun sink beneath the distant downs, flooding Mount Caburn and his kindred giants with crimson light.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He enters: a bluff stern warrior, in his undress, that is, without his panoply of armour and arms, in the long flowing robe affected by his Norman kindred at the festal board.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading She, with the comely robe which had superseded the _gunna_ or gown, and the _couvrechef_ (whence our word kerchief) on the head.
