used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Behind their high walls' shelter, men, women and children Have sought refuge from burgs and from hamlets.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here they are, before Chasseneuil, the Catholic Crusaders, Before Chasseneuil, the fortified town!
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The men in arms are on the ramparts; Women and children weep in the houses.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Here they are, before Chasseneuil, the Catholic Crusaders, Before Chasseneuil, the fortified town!
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind their high walls' shelter, men, women and children Have sought refuge from burgs and from hamlets.
burgs
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From this reading Behind their high walls' shelter, men, women and children Have sought refuge from burgs and from hamlets.
BUTCHERYnounUS /ˈbʊtʃəri/
a building where animals are butchered
From this reading SONG ON THE BUTCHERY OF CHASSENEUIL.
CatholicadjectiveUS /ˈkæθlɪk/
of or relating to or supporting Catholicism
From this reading Here they are, before Chasseneuil, the Catholic Crusaders, Before Chasseneuil, the fortified town!
CHASSENEUIL
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From this reading SONG ON THE BUTCHERY OF CHASSENEUIL.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Behind their high walls' shelter, men, women and children Have sought refuge from burgs and from hamlets.
CrusadersnounUS /kruːˈseɪdərz/
plural of “crusader” — a disputant who advocates reform
From this reading Here they are, before Chasseneuil, the Catholic Crusaders, Before Chasseneuil, the fortified town!
fortifiedadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrtəfaɪd/
secured with bastions or fortifications
From this reading Here they are, before Chasseneuil, the Catholic Crusaders, Before Chasseneuil, the fortified town!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Behind their high walls' shelter, men, women and children Have sought refuge from burgs and from hamlets.
hamletsnounUS /ˈhæmləts/
plural of “hamlet” — a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading Behind their high walls' shelter, men, women and children Have sought refuge from burgs and from hamlets.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Behind their high walls' shelter, men, women and children Have sought refuge from burgs and from hamlets.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here they are, before Chasseneuil, the Catholic Crusaders, Before Chasseneuil, the fortified town!
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Behind their high walls' shelter, men, women and children Have sought refuge from burgs and from hamlets.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The men in arms are on the ramparts; Women and children weep in the houses.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The men in arms are on the ramparts; Women and children weep in the houses.
the force of workers available
From this reading Behind their high walls' shelter, men, women and children Have sought refuge from burgs and from hamlets.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SONG ON THE BUTCHERY OF CHASSENEUIL.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SONG ON THE BUTCHERY OF CHASSENEUIL.
rampartsnounUS /ˈræmpɑːrts/
plural of “rampart” — an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
From this reading The men in arms are on the ramparts; Women and children weep in the houses.
a safe place
From this reading Behind their high walls' shelter, men, women and children Have sought refuge from burgs and from hamlets.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading Behind their high walls' shelter, men, women and children Have sought refuge from burgs and from hamlets.
sightedadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪtɪd/
able to see
From this reading The women and children weep in the houses, The Crusaders have sighted the town.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading SONG ON THE BUTCHERY OF CHASSENEUIL.
that is looked for
From this reading Behind their high walls' shelter, men, women and children Have sought refuge from burgs and from hamlets.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SONG ON THE BUTCHERY OF CHASSENEUIL.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Behind their high walls' shelter, men, women and children Have sought refuge from burgs and from hamlets.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here they are, before Chasseneuil, the Catholic Crusaders, Before Chasseneuil, the fortified town!
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Here they are, before Chasseneuil, the Catholic Crusaders, Before Chasseneuil, the fortified town!
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 Behind their high walls' shelter, men, women and children Have sought refuge from burgs and from hamlets.
weepverbUS /wiːp/
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading The men in arms are on the ramparts; Women and children weep in the houses.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Behind their high walls' shelter, men, women and children Have sought refuge from burgs and from hamlets.
