used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The page who had beckoned them in had passed across the room, and Chris’s eyes followed him out through an inner door in the corner.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The page who had beckoned them in had passed across the room, and Chris’s eyes followed him out through an inner door in the corner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
ArchbishopnounUS /ˈɑːrtʃˈbɪʃəp/
a bishop of highest rank
From this reading Then, still on his knees, he turned his eyes to see the Archbishop going towards the window, and up the step that led on to the dais that occupied the floor of the oriel.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
beamedverbUS /biːmd/
past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
beckonedverbUS /ˈbekənd/
past form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading The page who had beckoned them in had passed across the room, and Chris’s eyes followed him out through an inner door in the corner.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
carpetnounUS /ˈkɑːrpət/
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
ceilingnounUS /ˈsiːlɪŋ/
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
Chris
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From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
Chris's
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From this reading The page who had beckoned them in had passed across the room, and Chris’s eyes followed him out through an inner door in the corner.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading The page who had beckoned them in had passed across the room, and Chris’s eyes followed him out through an inner door in the corner.
daisnounUS /deɪz/
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
From this reading Then, still on his knees, he turned his eyes to see the Archbishop going towards the window, and up the step that led on to the dais that occupied the floor of the oriel.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For a moment he did not see the King.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The page who had beckoned them in had passed across the room, and Chris’s eyes followed him out through an inner door in the corner.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Then, still on his knees, he turned his eyes to see the Archbishop going towards the window, and up the step that led on to the dais that occupied the floor of the oriel.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The page who had beckoned them in had passed across the room, and Chris’s eyes followed him out through an inner door in the corner.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment he did not see the King.
the act of departing
From this reading Then, still on his knees, he turned his eyes to see the Archbishop going towards the window, and up the step that led on to the dais that occupied the floor of the oriel.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The page who had beckoned them in had passed across the room, and Chris’s eyes followed him out through an inner door in the corner.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
heapedverbUS /hiːpt/
past form of “heap” — bestow in large quantities
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
HIGHNESSnounUS /ˈhaɪnəs/
(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
located inward
From this reading The page who had beckoned them in had passed across the room, and Chris’s eyes followed him out through an inner door in the corner.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading For a moment he did not see the King.
KING'SnounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
kneltverbUS /nelt/
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Then, still on his knees, he turned his eyes to see the Archbishop going towards the window, and up the step that led on to the dais that occupied the floor of the oriel.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment he did not see the King.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For a moment he did not see the King.
held or filled or in use
From this reading Then, still on his knees, he turned his eyes to see the Archbishop going towards the window, and up the step that led on to the dais that occupied the floor of the oriel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
orielnoun
a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall
From this reading Then, still on his knees, he turned his eyes to see the Archbishop going towards the window, and up the step that led on to the dais that occupied the floor of the oriel.
others
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From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The page who had beckoned them in had passed across the room, and Chris’s eyes followed him out through an inner door in the corner.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading The page who had beckoned them in had passed across the room, and Chris’s eyes followed him out through an inner door in the corner.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The page who had beckoned them in had passed across the room, and Chris’s eyes followed him out through an inner door in the corner.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
cut with a saw
From this reading Then he saw the King.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading For a moment he did not see the King.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Then, still on his knees, he turned his eyes to see the Archbishop going towards the window, and up the step that led on to the dais that occupied the floor of the oriel.
not in physical motion
From this reading Then, still on his knees, he turned his eyes to see the Archbishop going towards the window, and up the step that led on to the dais that occupied the floor of the oriel.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
tapestry-hung
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From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then, still on his knees, he turned his eyes to see the Archbishop going towards the window, and up the step that led on to the dais that occupied the floor of the oriel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The page who had beckoned them in had passed across the room, and Chris’s eyes followed him out through an inner door in the corner.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, still on his knees, he turned his eyes to see the Archbishop going towards the window, and up the step that led on to the dais that occupied the floor of the oriel.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The page who had beckoned them in had passed across the room, and Chris’s eyes followed him out through an inner door in the corner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
in the direction of
From this reading Then, still on his knees, he turned his eyes to see the Archbishop going towards the window, and up the step that led on to the dais that occupied the floor of the oriel.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Then, still on his knees, he turned his eyes to see the Archbishop going towards the window, and up the step that led on to the dais that occupied the floor of the oriel.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then, still on his knees, he turned his eyes to see the Archbishop going towards the window, and up the step that led on to the dais that occupied the floor of the oriel.
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 KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
which person or people
From this reading The page who had beckoned them in had passed across the room, and Chris’s eyes followed him out through an inner door in the corner.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE KING’S HIGHNESS As Chris knelt with the others, and the door closed behind him, he was aware of a great room with a tall window looking on to the river on his left, tapestry-hung walls, a broad table heaped with papers in the centre, a high beamed ceiling, and the thick carpet under his knees.
