used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “One day it happened as the earl sat at the feast that the queen came into the hall and many women with her; she held a beaker of gold in her hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “One day it happened as the earl sat at the feast that the queen came into the hall and many women with her; she held a beaker of gold in her hand.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “One day it happened as the earl sat at the feast that the queen came into the hall and many women with her; she held a beaker of gold in her hand.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “One day it happened as the earl sat at the feast that the queen came into the hall and many women with her; she held a beaker of gold in her hand.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading She was dressed in the best clothes, had her hair loose as maidens wont to have, and had put a golden band round her brow.
beakernounUS /ˈbiːkər/
a flatbottomed jar made of glass or plastic; used for chemistry
From this reading “One day it happened as the earl sat at the feast that the queen came into the hall and many women with her; she held a beaker of gold in her hand.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She poured the wine into the earl’s cup, but her maidens danced before them.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading She was dressed in the best clothes, had her hair loose as maidens wont to have, and had put a golden band round her brow.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading She was dressed in the best clothes, had her hair loose as maidens wont to have, and had put a golden band round her brow.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She poured the wine into the earl’s cup, but her maidens danced before them.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “One day it happened as the earl sat at the feast that the queen came into the hall and many women with her; she held a beaker of gold in her hand.
give encouragement to
From this reading “The earl stayed there very long in the best of cheer.
clothing in general
From this reading She was dressed in the best clothes, had her hair loose as maidens wont to have, and had put a golden band round her brow.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading She poured the wine into the earl’s cup, but her maidens danced before them.
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading She poured the wine into the earl’s cup, but her maidens danced before them.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “One day it happened as the earl sat at the feast that the queen came into the hall and many women with her; she held a beaker of gold in her hand.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading She was dressed in the best clothes, had her hair loose as maidens wont to have, and had put a golden band round her brow.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading “One day it happened as the earl sat at the feast that the queen came into the hall and many women with her; she held a beaker of gold in her hand.
earl'snounUS /ɜːrlz/
possessive form of “earl” — a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading She poured the wine into the earl’s cup, but her maidens danced before them.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading “One day it happened as the earl sat at the feast that the queen came into the hall and many women with her; she held a beaker of gold in her hand.
coins made of gold
From this reading “One day it happened as the earl sat at the feast that the queen came into the hall and many women with her; she held a beaker of gold in her hand.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading She was dressed in the best clothes, had her hair loose as maidens wont to have, and had put a golden band round her brow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was dressed in the best clothes, had her hair loose as maidens wont to have, and had put a golden band round her brow.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading She was dressed in the best clothes, had her hair loose as maidens wont to have, and had put a golden band round her brow.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “One day it happened as the earl sat at the feast that the queen came into the hall and many women with her; she held a beaker of gold in her hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “One day it happened as the earl sat at the feast that the queen came into the hall and many women with her; she held a beaker of gold in her hand.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “One day it happened as the earl sat at the feast that the queen came into the hall and many women with her; she held a beaker of gold in her hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was dressed in the best clothes, had her hair loose as maidens wont to have, and had put a golden band round her brow.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading “One day it happened as the earl sat at the feast that the queen came into the hall and many women with her; she held a beaker of gold in her hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “One day it happened as the earl sat at the feast that the queen came into the hall and many women with her; she held a beaker of gold in her hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The earl took her hand and the beaker too and set her on his knee, and they talked much that day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “One day it happened as the earl sat at the feast that the queen came into the hall and many women with her; she held a beaker of gold in her hand.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “One day it happened as the earl sat at the feast that the queen came into the hall and many women with her; she held a beaker of gold in her hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “One day it happened as the earl sat at the feast that the queen came into the hall and many women with her; she held a beaker of gold in her hand.
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 earl took her hand and the beaker too and set her on his knee, and they talked much that day.
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 earl stayed there very long in the best of cheer.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading She was dressed in the best clothes, had her hair loose as maidens wont to have, and had put a golden band round her brow.
maidensnounUS /ˈmeɪdənz/
plural of “maiden” — an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading She was dressed in the best clothes, had her hair loose as maidens wont to have, and had put a golden band round her brow.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “One day it happened as the earl sat at the feast that the queen came into the hall and many women with her; she held a beaker of gold in her hand.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The earl took her hand and the beaker too and set her on his knee, and they talked much that day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “One day it happened as the earl sat at the feast that the queen came into the hall and many women with her; she held a beaker of gold in her hand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The earl took her hand and the beaker too and set her on his knee, and they talked much that day.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One day it happened as the earl sat at the feast that the queen came into the hall and many women with her; she held a beaker of gold in her hand.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading She poured the wine into the earl’s cup, but her maidens danced before them.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She was dressed in the best clothes, had her hair loose as maidens wont to have, and had put a golden band round her brow.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “One day it happened as the earl sat at the feast that the queen came into the hall and many women with her; she held a beaker of gold in her hand.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading She was dressed in the best clothes, had her hair loose as maidens wont to have, and had put a golden band round her brow.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “One day it happened as the earl sat at the feast that the queen came into the hall and many women with her; she held a beaker of gold in her hand.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The earl took her hand and the beaker too and set her on his knee, and they talked much that day.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “One day it happened as the earl sat at the feast that the queen came into the hall and many women with her; she held a beaker of gold in her hand.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “The earl stayed there very long in the best of cheer.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading The earl took her hand and the beaker too and set her on his knee, and they talked much that day.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “One day it happened as the earl sat at the feast that the queen came into the hall and many women with her; she held a beaker of gold in her hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “One day it happened as the earl sat at the feast that the queen came into the hall and many women with her; she held a beaker of gold in her hand.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She poured the wine into the earl’s cup, but her maidens danced before them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “The earl stayed there very long in the best of cheer.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The earl took her hand and the beaker too and set her on his knee, and they talked much that day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was dressed in the best clothes, had her hair loose as maidens wont to have, and had put a golden band round her brow.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The earl took her hand and the beaker too and set her on his knee, and they talked much that day.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The earl took her hand and the beaker too and set her on his knee, and they talked much that day.
precisely as stated
From this reading “The earl stayed there very long in the best of cheer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was dressed in the best clothes, had her hair loose as maidens wont to have, and had put a golden band round her brow.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading She poured the wine into the earl’s cup, but her maidens danced before them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “One day it happened as the earl sat at the feast that the queen came into the hall and many women with her; she held a beaker of gold in her hand.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “One day it happened as the earl sat at the feast that the queen came into the hall and many women with her; she held a beaker of gold in her hand.
wontnounUS /woʊnt/
an established custom
From this reading She was dressed in the best clothes, had her hair loose as maidens wont to have, and had put a golden band round her brow.
