used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Without a word De Marsac and the Abbot—or the Scrivener as I knew him—closed their visors and with a grimness faced their foes.
AbbotnounUS /ˈæbət/
the superior of an abbey of monks
From this reading Without a word De Marsac and the Abbot—or the Scrivener as I knew him—closed their visors and with a grimness faced their foes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even the horses raised their heads and snorted.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Without a word De Marsac and the Abbot—or the Scrivener as I knew him—closed their visors and with a grimness faced their foes.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The Black Prince drove his spurs into his horse’s side and plunged forward.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The last sentence came like the crack of doom.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Without a word De Marsac and the Abbot—or the Scrivener as I knew him—closed their visors and with a grimness faced their foes.
crackverbUS /kræk/
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading The last sentence came like the crack of doom.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Without a word De Marsac and the Abbot—or the Scrivener as I knew him—closed their visors and with a grimness faced their foes.
doomverbUS /duːm/
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading The last sentence came like the crack of doom.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading The Black Prince drove his spurs into his horse’s side and plunged forward.
divisible by two
From this reading Even the horses raised their heads and snorted.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading Without a word De Marsac and the Abbot—or the Scrivener as I knew him—closed their visors and with a grimness faced their foes.
foesnounUS /foʊz/
plural of “foe” — an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading Without a word De Marsac and the Abbot—or the Scrivener as I knew him—closed their visors and with a grimness faced their foes.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The Black Prince drove his spurs into his horse’s side and plunged forward.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The four men started in their saddles.
grimnessnounUS /ˈɡrɪmnəs/
the quality of being ghastly
From this reading Without a word De Marsac and the Abbot—or the Scrivener as I knew him—closed their visors and with a grimness faced their foes.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Even the horses raised their heads and snorted.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Without a word De Marsac and the Abbot—or the Scrivener as I knew him—closed their visors and with a grimness faced their foes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Black Prince drove his spurs into his horse’s side and plunged forward.
horse'snounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
possessive form of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The Black Prince drove his spurs into his horse’s side and plunged forward.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Even the horses raised their heads and snorted.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Without a word De Marsac and the Abbot—or the Scrivener as I knew him—closed their visors and with a grimness faced their foes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The four men started in their saddles.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Black Prince drove his spurs into his horse’s side and plunged forward.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Without a word De Marsac and the Abbot—or the Scrivener as I knew him—closed their visors and with a grimness faced their foes.
immediately past
From this reading The last sentence came like the crack of doom.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The last sentence came like the crack of doom.
Marsac
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From this reading Without a word De Marsac and the Abbot—or the Scrivener as I knew him—closed their visors and with a grimness faced their foes.
the force of workers available
From this reading The four men started in their saddles.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The last sentence came like the crack of doom.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Without a word De Marsac and the Abbot—or the Scrivener as I knew him—closed their visors and with a grimness faced their foes.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading The Black Prince drove his spurs into his horse’s side and plunged forward.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading The Black Prince drove his spurs into his horse’s side and plunged forward.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Even the horses raised their heads and snorted.
saddlesnounUS /ˈsædəlz/
plural of “saddle” — a seat for the rider of a horse or other animal
From this reading The four men started in their saddles.
ScrivenernounUS /ˈskrɪvnər/
someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
From this reading Without a word De Marsac and the Abbot—or the Scrivener as I knew him—closed their visors and with a grimness faced their foes.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading The last sentence came like the crack of doom.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The Black Prince drove his spurs into his horse’s side and plunged forward.
snortedverbUS /ˈsnɔːrtɪd/
past form of “snort” — indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
From this reading Even the horses raised their heads and snorted.
spursnounUS /spɜːrz/
plural of “spur” — a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading The Black Prince drove his spurs into his horse’s side and plunged forward.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The four men started in their saddles.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The last sentence came like the crack of doom.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The four men started in their saddles.
visorsnounUS /ˈvaɪzərz/
plural of “visor” — a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face
From this reading Without a word De Marsac and the Abbot—or the Scrivener as I knew him—closed their visors and with a grimness faced their foes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Without a word De Marsac and the Abbot—or the Scrivener as I knew him—closed their visors and with a grimness faced their foes.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without a word De Marsac and the Abbot—or the Scrivener as I knew him—closed their visors and with a grimness faced their foes.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Without a word De Marsac and the Abbot—or the Scrivener as I knew him—closed their visors and with a grimness faced their foes.
