Chapter XXIV

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From this reading Not Arthur the god, but Arthur the “blameless king”, who founded the Table Round, from which he sent forth his knights “to ride abroad redressing human wrongs”,[452] is the figure which the name conjures up.

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From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

to or in a foreign country

From this reading Not Arthur the god, but Arthur the “blameless king”, who founded the Table Round, from which he sent forth his knights “to ride abroad redressing human wrongs”,[452] is the figure which the name conjures up.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading But Tennyson has so modernized the ancient tradition that it retains little of the old Arthur but the name.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)

From this reading THE GODS AS KING ARTHUR’S KNIGHTS It is not, however, by such fragments of legend that Arthur is best known to English readers.

possessive form of “arthur” — elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)

From this reading THE GODS AS KING ARTHUR’S KNIGHTS It is not, however, by such fragments of legend that Arthur is best known to English readers.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading THE GODS AS KING ARTHUR’S KNIGHTS It is not, however, by such fragments of legend that Arthur is best known to English readers.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading THE GODS AS KING ARTHUR’S KNIGHTS It is not, however, by such fragments of legend that Arthur is best known to English readers.

free of guilt; not subject to blame

From this reading Not Arthur the god, but Arthur the “blameless king”, who founded the Table Round, from which he sent forth his knights “to ride abroad redressing human wrongs”,[452] is the figure which the name conjures up.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Not Arthur the god, but Arthur the “blameless king”, who founded the Table Round, from which he sent forth his knights “to ride abroad redressing human wrongs”,[452] is the figure which the name conjures up.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE GODS AS KING ARTHUR’S KNIGHTS It is not, however, by such fragments of legend that Arthur is best known to English readers.

a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

third-person singular of “cleave” — separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

make overcast or cloudy

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading Nor is it even from Sir Thomas Malory’s Morte Darthur that this conception comes to most of us, but from Tennyson’s _Idylls of the King_.

an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

From this reading Nor is it even from Sir Thomas Malory’s Morte Darthur that this conception comes to most of us, but from Tennyson’s _Idylls of the King_.

third-person singular of “conjure” — summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

From this reading Not Arthur the god, but Arthur the “blameless king”, who founded the Table Round, from which he sent forth his knights “to ride abroad redressing human wrongs”,[452] is the figure which the name conjures up.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

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From this reading Nor is it even from Sir Thomas Malory’s Morte Darthur that this conception comes to most of us, but from Tennyson’s _Idylls of the King_.

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 THE GODS AS KING ARTHUR’S KNIGHTS It is not, however, by such fragments of legend that Arthur is best known to English readers.

divisible by two

From this reading Nor is it even from Sir Thomas Malory’s Morte Darthur that this conception comes to most of us, but from Tennyson’s _Idylls of the King_.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading Not Arthur the god, but Arthur the “blameless king”, who founded the Table Round, from which he sent forth his knights “to ride abroad redressing human wrongs”,[452] is the figure which the name conjures up.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Not Arthur the god, but Arthur the “blameless king”, who founded the Table Round, from which he sent forth his knights “to ride abroad redressing human wrongs”,[452] is the figure which the name conjures up.

past form of “found” — set up or found

From this reading Not Arthur the god, but Arthur the “blameless king”, who founded the Table Round, from which he sent forth his knights “to ride abroad redressing human wrongs”,[452] is the figure which the name conjures up.

plural of “fragment” — a piece broken off or cut off of something else

From this reading THE GODS AS KING ARTHUR’S KNIGHTS It is not, however, by such fragments of legend that Arthur is best known to English readers.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Not Arthur the god, but Arthur the “blameless king”, who founded the Table Round, from which he sent forth his knights “to ride abroad redressing human wrongs”,[452] is the figure which the name conjures up.

a man of refinement

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

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From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading Not Arthur the god, but Arthur the “blameless king”, who founded the Table Round, from which he sent forth his knights “to ride abroad redressing human wrongs”,[452] is the figure which the name conjures up.

plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading THE GODS AS KING ARTHUR’S KNIGHTS It is not, however, by such fragments of legend that Arthur is best known to English readers.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But Tennyson has so modernized the ancient tradition that it retains little of the old Arthur but the name.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Not Arthur the god, but Arthur the “blameless king”, who founded the Table Round, from which he sent forth his knights “to ride abroad redressing human wrongs”,[452] is the figure which the name conjures up.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Not Arthur the god, but Arthur the “blameless king”, who founded the Table Round, from which he sent forth his knights “to ride abroad redressing human wrongs”,[452] is the figure which the name conjures up.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading THE GODS AS KING ARTHUR’S KNIGHTS It is not, however, by such fragments of legend that Arthur is best known to English readers.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading Not Arthur the god, but Arthur the “blameless king”, who founded the Table Round, from which he sent forth his knights “to ride abroad redressing human wrongs”,[452] is the figure which the name conjures up.

conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

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From this reading Nor is it even from Sir Thomas Malory’s Morte Darthur that this conception comes to most of us, but from Tennyson’s _Idylls of the King_.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE GODS AS KING ARTHUR’S KNIGHTS It is not, however, by such fragments of legend that Arthur is best known to English readers.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE GODS AS KING ARTHUR’S KNIGHTS It is not, however, by such fragments of legend that Arthur is best known to English readers.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading THE GODS AS KING ARTHUR’S KNIGHTS It is not, however, by such fragments of legend that Arthur is best known to English readers.

plural of “knight” — originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

From this reading THE GODS AS KING ARTHUR’S KNIGHTS It is not, however, by such fragments of legend that Arthur is best known to English readers.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading THE GODS AS KING ARTHUR’S KNIGHTS It is not, however, by such fragments of legend that Arthur is best known to English readers.

set down according to a plan

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

From this reading THE GODS AS KING ARTHUR’S KNIGHTS It is not, however, by such fragments of legend that Arthur is best known to English readers.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading But Tennyson has so modernized the ancient tradition that it retains little of the old Arthur but the name.

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From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

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From this reading Nor is it even from Sir Thomas Malory’s Morte Darthur that this conception comes to most of us, but from Tennyson’s _Idylls of the King_.

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From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

and nothing more

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

brought up to date

From this reading But Tennyson has so modernized the ancient tradition that it retains little of the old Arthur but the name.

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From this reading Nor is it even from Sir Thomas Malory’s Morte Darthur that this conception comes to most of us, but from Tennyson’s _Idylls of the King_.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Nor is it even from Sir Thomas Malory’s Morte Darthur that this conception comes to most of us, but from Tennyson’s _Idylls of the King_.

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From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Not Arthur the god, but Arthur the “blameless king”, who founded the Table Round, from which he sent forth his knights “to ride abroad redressing human wrongs”,[452] is the figure which the name conjures up.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Nor is it even from Sir Thomas Malory’s Morte Darthur that this conception comes to most of us, but from Tennyson’s _Idylls of the King_.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE GODS AS KING ARTHUR’S KNIGHTS It is not, however, by such fragments of legend that Arthur is best known to English readers.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE GODS AS KING ARTHUR’S KNIGHTS It is not, however, by such fragments of legend that Arthur is best known to English readers.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading But Tennyson has so modernized the ancient tradition that it retains little of the old Arthur but the name.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading

From this reading THE GODS AS KING ARTHUR’S KNIGHTS It is not, however, by such fragments of legend that Arthur is best known to English readers.

-ing form of “redress” — make reparations or amends for

From this reading Not Arthur the god, but Arthur the “blameless king”, who founded the Table Round, from which he sent forth his knights “to ride abroad redressing human wrongs”,[452] is the figure which the name conjures up.

an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

third-person singular of “retain” — hold back within

From this reading But Tennyson has so modernized the ancient tradition that it retains little of the old Arthur but the name.

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading Not Arthur the god, but Arthur the “blameless king”, who founded the Table Round, from which he sent forth his knights “to ride abroad redressing human wrongs”,[452] is the figure which the name conjures up.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Not Arthur the god, but Arthur the “blameless king”, who founded the Table Round, from which he sent forth his knights “to ride abroad redressing human wrongs”,[452] is the figure which the name conjures up.

only a very short time before

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Not Arthur the god, but Arthur the “blameless king”, who founded the Table Round, from which he sent forth his knights “to ride abroad redressing human wrongs”,[452] is the figure which the name conjures up.

term of address for a man

From this reading Nor is it even from Sir Thomas Malory’s Morte Darthur that this conception comes to most of us, but from Tennyson’s _Idylls of the King_.

a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But Tennyson has so modernized the ancient tradition that it retains little of the old Arthur but the name.

not in physical motion

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

of considerable importance, size, or worth

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading THE GODS AS KING ARTHUR’S KNIGHTS It is not, however, by such fragments of legend that Arthur is best known to English readers.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading Not Arthur the god, but Arthur the “blameless king”, who founded the Table Round, from which he sent forth his knights “to ride abroad redressing human wrongs”,[452] is the figure which the name conjures up.

plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)

From this reading But Tennyson has so modernized the ancient tradition that it retains little of the old Arthur but the name.

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From this reading Nor is it even from Sir Thomas Malory’s Morte Darthur that this conception comes to most of us, but from Tennyson’s _Idylls of the King_.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE GODS AS KING ARTHUR’S KNIGHTS It is not, however, by such fragments of legend that Arthur is best known to English readers.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE GODS AS KING ARTHUR’S KNIGHTS It is not, however, by such fragments of legend that Arthur is best known to English readers.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Nor is it even from Sir Thomas Malory’s Morte Darthur that this conception comes to most of us, but from Tennyson’s _Idylls of the King_.

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading Nor is it even from Sir Thomas Malory’s Morte Darthur that this conception comes to most of us, but from Tennyson’s _Idylls of the King_.

a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE GODS AS KING ARTHUR’S KNIGHTS It is not, however, by such fragments of legend that Arthur is best known to English readers.

an inherited pattern of thought or action

From this reading But Tennyson has so modernized the ancient tradition that it retains little of the old Arthur but the name.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Not Arthur the god, but Arthur the “blameless king”, who founded the Table Round, from which he sent forth his knights “to ride abroad redressing human wrongs”,[452] is the figure which the name conjures up.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Nor is it even from Sir Thomas Malory’s Morte Darthur that this conception comes to most of us, but from Tennyson’s _Idylls of the King_.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

precisely as stated

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Not Arthur the god, but Arthur the “blameless king”, who founded the Table Round, from which he sent forth his knights “to ride abroad redressing human wrongs”,[452] is the figure which the name conjures up.

which person or people

From this reading Not Arthur the god, but Arthur the “blameless king”, who founded the Table Round, from which he sent forth his knights “to ride abroad redressing human wrongs”,[452] is the figure which the name conjures up.

belonging to which person

From this reading He tells us himself that his poem had but very slight relation to— ... “that gray king, whose name, a ghost, Streams like a cloud, man-shaped, from mountain-peak, And cleaves to cairn and cromlech still; or him Of Geoffrey’s book, or him of Malleor’s ...”;[453] but that he merely used the legend to give a substantial form to his ideal figure of the perfect English gentleman—a title to which the original Arthur could scarcely have laid claim.

plural of “wrong” — that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law

From this reading Not Arthur the god, but Arthur the “blameless king”, who founded the Table Round, from which he sent forth his knights “to ride abroad redressing human wrongs”,[452] is the figure which the name conjures up.