used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when they saw William of Wykeham’s tower rising above the trees like a casket of rose-red marble.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when they saw William of Wykeham’s tower rising above the trees like a casket of rose-red marble.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when they saw William of Wykeham’s tower rising above the trees like a casket of rose-red marble.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The track ran near the river, and a long curve of placid water ended in the great castle set upon its hill.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Fulk had donned his helmet before leaving the Black Mere.
see with attention
From this reading It was lush country, and very green, and pleasant to behold, and in some of the meadows men were making hay.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading He had said but little during the ride, and his heart was still bitter in him.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Fulk had donned his helmet before leaving the Black Mere.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had said but little during the ride, and his heart was still bitter in him.
casketnounUS /ˈkæskət/
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when they saw William of Wykeham’s tower rising above the trees like a casket of rose-red marble.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading The track ran near the river, and a long curve of placid water ended in the great castle set upon its hill.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading It was lush country, and very green, and pleasant to behold, and in some of the meadows men were making hay.
curvenounUS /kɜːrv/
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading The track ran near the river, and a long curve of placid water ended in the great castle set upon its hill.
donnedverbUS /dɑːnd/
inflected form of “don” — put clothing on one's body
From this reading Fulk had donned his helmet before leaving the Black Mere.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He had said but little during the ride, and his heart was still bitter in him.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading The track ran near the river, and a long curve of placid water ended in the great castle set upon its hill.
Fulk
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From this reading Fulk had donned his helmet before leaving the Black Mere.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The track ran near the river, and a long curve of placid water ended in the great castle set upon its hill.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading It was lush country, and very green, and pleasant to behold, and in some of the meadows men were making hay.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fulk had donned his helmet before leaving the Black Mere.
haynounUS /heɪ/
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading It was lush country, and very green, and pleasant to behold, and in some of the meadows men were making hay.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had said but little during the ride, and his heart was still bitter in him.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He had said but little during the ride, and his heart was still bitter in him.
helmetnounUS /ˈhelmət/
armor plate that protects the head
From this reading Fulk had donned his helmet before leaving the Black Mere.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The track ran near the river, and a long curve of placid water ended in the great castle set upon its hill.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had said but little during the ride, and his heart was still bitter in him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fulk had donned his helmet before leaving the Black Mere.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when they saw William of Wykeham’s tower rising above the trees like a casket of rose-red marble.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when they saw William of Wykeham’s tower rising above the trees like a casket of rose-red marble.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The track ran near the river, and a long curve of placid water ended in the great castle set upon its hill.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when they saw William of Wykeham’s tower rising above the trees like a casket of rose-red marble.
the act of departing
From this reading Fulk had donned his helmet before leaving the Black Mere.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when they saw William of Wykeham’s tower rising above the trees like a casket of rose-red marble.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He had said but little during the ride, and his heart was still bitter in him.
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 The track ran near the river, and a long curve of placid water ended in the great castle set upon its hill.
lushadjectiveUS /lʌʃ/
produced or growing in extreme abundance
From this reading It was lush country, and very green, and pleasant to behold, and in some of the meadows men were making hay.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading It was lush country, and very green, and pleasant to behold, and in some of the meadows men were making hay.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when they saw William of Wykeham’s tower rising above the trees like a casket of rose-red marble.
meadowsnounUS /ˈmedoʊz/
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading It was lush country, and very green, and pleasant to behold, and in some of the meadows men were making hay.
the force of workers available
From this reading It was lush country, and very green, and pleasant to behold, and in some of the meadows men were making hay.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading Fulk had donned his helmet before leaving the Black Mere.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The track ran near the river, and a long curve of placid water ended in the great castle set upon its hill.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when they saw William of Wykeham’s tower rising above the trees like a casket of rose-red marble.
placidadjectiveUS /ˈplæsəd/
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
From this reading The track ran near the river, and a long curve of placid water ended in the great castle set upon its hill.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading It was lush country, and very green, and pleasant to behold, and in some of the meadows men were making hay.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The track ran near the river, and a long curve of placid water ended in the great castle set upon its hill.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading He had said but little during the ride, and his heart was still bitter in him.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when they saw William of Wykeham’s tower rising above the trees like a casket of rose-red marble.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The track ran near the river, and a long curve of placid water ended in the great castle set upon its hill.
rose-redadjective
of a deep slightly bluish red color
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when they saw William of Wykeham’s tower rising above the trees like a casket of rose-red marble.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He had said but little during the ride, and his heart was still bitter in him.
cut with a saw
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when they saw William of Wykeham’s tower rising above the trees like a casket of rose-red marble.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The track ran near the river, and a long curve of placid water ended in the great castle set upon its hill.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was lush country, and very green, and pleasant to behold, and in some of the meadows men were making hay.
not in physical motion
From this reading He had said but little during the ride, and his heart was still bitter in him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when they saw William of Wykeham’s tower rising above the trees like a casket of rose-red marble.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when they saw William of Wykeham’s tower rising above the trees like a casket of rose-red marble.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was lush country, and very green, and pleasant to behold, and in some of the meadows men were making hay.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when they saw William of Wykeham’s tower rising above the trees like a casket of rose-red marble.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading The track ran near the river, and a long curve of placid water ended in the great castle set upon its hill.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when they saw William of Wykeham’s tower rising above the trees like a casket of rose-red marble.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The track ran near the river, and a long curve of placid water ended in the great castle set upon its hill.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was lush country, and very green, and pleasant to behold, and in some of the meadows men were making hay.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when they saw William of Wykeham’s tower rising above the trees like a casket of rose-red marble.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The track ran near the river, and a long curve of placid water ended in the great castle set upon its hill.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was lush country, and very green, and pleasant to behold, and in some of the meadows men were making hay.
at the time that
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when they saw William of Wykeham’s tower rising above the trees like a casket of rose-red marble.
William
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when they saw William of Wykeham’s tower rising above the trees like a casket of rose-red marble.
Wykeham's
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon when they saw William of Wykeham’s tower rising above the trees like a casket of rose-red marble.
