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From this reading Dated at the beginning of the 1500s, the action starts in the Court of the King of France.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This excellent book is, as always with this author, a constant succession of tense moments.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading Dated at the beginning of the 1500s, the action starts in the Court of the King of France.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading This excellent book is, as always with this author, a constant succession of tense moments.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He is fretting because at some time in the past, when the English ruled part of France, one of the French Crown Jewels, a beautiful ruby, was taken from France and put among the English Crown Jewels.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He is fretting because at some time in the past, when the English ruled part of France, one of the French Crown Jewels, a beautiful ruby, was taken from France and put among the English Crown Jewels.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This excellent book is, as always with this author, a constant succession of tense moments.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dated at the beginning of the 1500s, the action starts in the Court of the King of France.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading This excellent book is, as always with this author, a constant succession of tense moments.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading He is fretting because at some time in the past, when the English ruled part of France, one of the French Crown Jewels, a beautiful ruby, was taken from France and put among the English Crown Jewels.
for the reason that
From this reading He is fretting because at some time in the past, when the English ruled part of France, one of the French Crown Jewels, a beautiful ruby, was taken from France and put among the English Crown Jewels.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading So Francis, the King, decides on going to England on a visit to the English King, the young Henry the Eighth, finding out where the jewel is, purloining it before leaving, and restoring it to its place among his own Crown Jewels.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Dated at the beginning of the 1500s, the action starts in the Court of the King of France.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading This excellent book is, as always with this author, a constant succession of tense moments.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The King's Esquires; or, The Jewel of France, by George Manville Fenn.
unvarying in nature
From this reading This excellent book is, as always with this author, a constant succession of tense moments.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Dated at the beginning of the 1500s, the action starts in the Court of the King of France.
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading He is fretting because at some time in the past, when the English ruled part of France, one of the French Crown Jewels, a beautiful ruby, was taken from France and put among the English Crown Jewels.
DatedadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪtɪd/
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading Dated at the beginning of the 1500s, the action starts in the Court of the King of France.
decidesverbUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdz/
third-person singular of “decide” — reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading So Francis, the King, decides on going to England on a visit to the English King, the young Henry the Eighth, finding out where the jewel is, purloining it before leaving, and restoring it to its place among his own Crown Jewels.
EighthadjectiveUS /eɪtθ/
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
From this reading So Francis, the King, decides on going to England on a visit to the English King, the young Henry the Eighth, finding out where the jewel is, purloining it before leaving, and restoring it to its place among his own Crown Jewels.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading So Francis, the King, decides on going to England on a visit to the English King, the young Henry the Eighth, finding out where the jewel is, purloining it before leaving, and restoring it to its place among his own Crown Jewels.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading He is fretting because at some time in the past, when the English ruled part of France, one of the French Crown Jewels, a beautiful ruby, was taken from France and put among the English Crown Jewels.
Esquires
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From this reading The King's Esquires; or, The Jewel of France, by George Manville Fenn.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading This excellent book is, as always with this author, a constant succession of tense moments.
Fenn
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From this reading The King's Esquires; or, The Jewel of France, by George Manville Fenn.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading So Francis, the King, decides on going to England on a visit to the English King, the young Henry the Eighth, finding out where the jewel is, purloining it before leaving, and restoring it to its place among his own Crown Jewels.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading The King's Esquires; or, The Jewel of France, by George Manville Fenn.
Francis
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From this reading So Francis, the King, decides on going to England on a visit to the English King, the young Henry the Eighth, finding out where the jewel is, purloining it before leaving, and restoring it to its place among his own Crown Jewels.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading He is fretting because at some time in the past, when the English ruled part of France, one of the French Crown Jewels, a beautiful ruby, was taken from France and put among the English Crown Jewels.
frettingverbUS /ˈfretɪŋ/
inflected form of “fret” — worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading He is fretting because at some time in the past, when the English ruled part of France, one of the French Crown Jewels, a beautiful ruby, was taken from France and put among the English Crown Jewels.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He is fretting because at some time in the past, when the English ruled part of France, one of the French Crown Jewels, a beautiful ruby, was taken from France and put among the English Crown Jewels.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading The King's Esquires; or, The Jewel of France, by George Manville Fenn.
the act of departing
From this reading So Francis, the King, decides on going to England on a visit to the English King, the young Henry the Eighth, finding out where the jewel is, purloining it before leaving, and restoring it to its place among his own Crown Jewels.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is fretting because at some time in the past, when the English ruled part of France, one of the French Crown Jewels, a beautiful ruby, was taken from France and put among the English Crown Jewels.
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 So Francis, the King, decides on going to England on a visit to the English King, the young Henry the Eighth, finding out where the jewel is, purloining it before leaving, and restoring it to its place among his own Crown Jewels.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So Francis, the King, decides on going to England on a visit to the English King, the young Henry the Eighth, finding out where the jewel is, purloining it before leaving, and restoring it to its place among his own Crown Jewels.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dated at the beginning of the 1500s, the action starts in the Court of the King of France.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This excellent book is, as always with this author, a constant succession of tense moments.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So Francis, the King, decides on going to England on a visit to the English King, the young Henry the Eighth, finding out where the jewel is, purloining it before leaving, and restoring it to its place among his own Crown Jewels.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading So Francis, the King, decides on going to England on a visit to the English King, the young Henry the Eighth, finding out where the jewel is, purloining it before leaving, and restoring it to its place among his own Crown Jewels.
JewelnounUS /ˈdʒuːəl/
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading The King's Esquires; or, The Jewel of France, by George Manville Fenn.
plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading He is fretting because at some time in the past, when the English ruled part of France, one of the French Crown Jewels, a beautiful ruby, was taken from France and put among the English Crown Jewels.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Dated at the beginning of the 1500s, the action starts in the Court of the King of France.
King'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The King's Esquires; or, The Jewel of France, by George Manville Fenn.
the act of departing
From this reading So Francis, the King, decides on going to England on a visit to the English King, the young Henry the Eighth, finding out where the jewel is, purloining it before leaving, and restoring it to its place among his own Crown Jewels.
Manville
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From this reading The King's Esquires; or, The Jewel of France, by George Manville Fenn.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading This excellent book is, as always with this author, a constant succession of tense moments.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The King's Esquires; or, The Jewel of France, by George Manville Fenn.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So Francis, the King, decides on going to England on a visit to the English King, the young Henry the Eighth, finding out where the jewel is, purloining it before leaving, and restoring it to its place among his own Crown Jewels.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He is fretting because at some time in the past, when the English ruled part of France, one of the French Crown Jewels, a beautiful ruby, was taken from France and put among the English Crown Jewels.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The King's Esquires; or, The Jewel of France, by George Manville Fenn.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading So Francis, the King, decides on going to England on a visit to the English King, the young Henry the Eighth, finding out where the jewel is, purloining it before leaving, and restoring it to its place among his own Crown Jewels.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading So Francis, the King, decides on going to England on a visit to the English King, the young Henry the Eighth, finding out where the jewel is, purloining it before leaving, and restoring it to its place among his own Crown Jewels.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading He is fretting because at some time in the past, when the English ruled part of France, one of the French Crown Jewels, a beautiful ruby, was taken from France and put among the English Crown Jewels.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading He is fretting because at some time in the past, when the English ruled part of France, one of the French Crown Jewels, a beautiful ruby, was taken from France and put among the English Crown Jewels.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading So Francis, the King, decides on going to England on a visit to the English King, the young Henry the Eighth, finding out where the jewel is, purloining it before leaving, and restoring it to its place among his own Crown Jewels.
purloining
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From this reading So Francis, the King, decides on going to England on a visit to the English King, the young Henry the Eighth, finding out where the jewel is, purloining it before leaving, and restoring it to its place among his own Crown Jewels.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He is fretting because at some time in the past, when the English ruled part of France, one of the French Crown Jewels, a beautiful ruby, was taken from France and put among the English Crown Jewels.
restoringverbUS /rɪˈstɔːrɪŋ/
-ing form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading So Francis, the King, decides on going to England on a visit to the English King, the young Henry the Eighth, finding out where the jewel is, purloining it before leaving, and restoring it to its place among his own Crown Jewels.
rubynounUS /ˈruːbi/
a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading He is fretting because at some time in the past, when the English ruled part of France, one of the French Crown Jewels, a beautiful ruby, was taken from France and put among the English Crown Jewels.
ruledadjectiveUS /ruːld/
subject to a ruling authority
From this reading He is fretting because at some time in the past, when the English ruled part of France, one of the French Crown Jewels, a beautiful ruby, was taken from France and put among the English Crown Jewels.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Dated at the beginning of the 1500s, the action starts in the Court of the King of France.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Francis, the King, decides on going to England on a visit to the English King, the young Henry the Eighth, finding out where the jewel is, purloining it before leaving, and restoring it to its place among his own Crown Jewels.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He is fretting because at some time in the past, when the English ruled part of France, one of the French Crown Jewels, a beautiful ruby, was taken from France and put among the English Crown Jewels.
startsnounUS /stɑːrts/
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading Dated at the beginning of the 1500s, the action starts in the Court of the King of France.
successionnounUS /səkˈseʃən/
a following of one thing after another in time
From this reading This excellent book is, as always with this author, a constant succession of tense moments.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He is fretting because at some time in the past, when the English ruled part of France, one of the French Crown Jewels, a beautiful ruby, was taken from France and put among the English Crown Jewels.
tensenounUS /tens/
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading This excellent book is, as always with this author, a constant succession of tense moments.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The King's Esquires; or, The Jewel of France, by George Manville Fenn.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This excellent book is, as always with this author, a constant succession of tense moments.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He is fretting because at some time in the past, when the English ruled part of France, one of the French Crown Jewels, a beautiful ruby, was taken from France and put among the English Crown Jewels.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So Francis, the King, decides on going to England on a visit to the English King, the young Henry the Eighth, finding out where the jewel is, purloining it before leaving, and restoring it to its place among his own Crown Jewels.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading So Francis, the King, decides on going to England on a visit to the English King, the young Henry the Eighth, finding out where the jewel is, purloining it before leaving, and restoring it to its place among his own Crown Jewels.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is fretting because at some time in the past, when the English ruled part of France, one of the French Crown Jewels, a beautiful ruby, was taken from France and put among the English Crown Jewels.
at the time that
From this reading He is fretting because at some time in the past, when the English ruled part of France, one of the French Crown Jewels, a beautiful ruby, was taken from France and put among the English Crown Jewels.
in or at the place that
From this reading So Francis, the King, decides on going to England on a visit to the English King, the young Henry the Eighth, finding out where the jewel is, purloining it before leaving, and restoring it to its place among his own Crown Jewels.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This excellent book is, as always with this author, a constant succession of tense moments.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading So Francis, the King, decides on going to England on a visit to the English King, the young Henry the Eighth, finding out where the jewel is, purloining it before leaving, and restoring it to its place among his own Crown Jewels.
