Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

sparing in consumption of especially food and drink

From this reading EDWARD differed from Cœur de Lion in this, that he was one of the most abstemious men in his army, and disciplined himself at least as rigidly as he did other people.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading She was christened Joan on the day of her father’s arrival, and afterwards became the special spoilt favourite of Edward, whose sternness gave place to excessive fondness among his children.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Moreover, she in the end became the wife of that same red-haired Earl Gilbert of Gloucester, who at this time stood holding his wax taper, and looking at the small swaddled morsel of royalty with all a bachelor’s contempt for infancy, and little dreaming that he beheld his future Countess.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading She was christened Joan on the day of her father’s arrival, and afterwards became the special spoilt favourite of Edward, whose sternness gave place to excessive fondness among his children.

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

From this reading THE GARDEN OF THE HOSPITAL “And who is yon page lying cold at his knee?”—SCOTT.

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading EDWARD differed from Cœur de Lion in this, that he was one of the most abstemious men in his army, and disciplined himself at least as rigidly as he did other people.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading She was christened Joan on the day of her father’s arrival, and afterwards became the special spoilt favourite of Edward, whose sternness gave place to excessive fondness among his children.

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

From this reading EDWARD differed from Cœur de Lion in this, that he was one of the most abstemious men in his army, and disciplined himself at least as rigidly as he did other people.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE GARDEN OF THE HOSPITAL “And who is yon page lying cold at his knee?”—SCOTT.

possessive form of “bachelor” — a man who has never been married

From this reading Moreover, she in the end became the wife of that same red-haired Earl Gilbert of Gloucester, who at this time stood holding his wax taper, and looking at the small swaddled morsel of royalty with all a bachelor’s contempt for infancy, and little dreaming that he beheld his future Countess.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading She was christened Joan on the day of her father’s arrival, and afterwards became the special spoilt favourite of Edward, whose sternness gave place to excessive fondness among his children.

inflected form of “behold” — see with attention

From this reading Moreover, she in the end became the wife of that same red-haired Earl Gilbert of Gloucester, who at this time stood holding his wax taper, and looking at the small swaddled morsel of royalty with all a bachelor’s contempt for infancy, and little dreaming that he beheld his future Countess.

the time when something begins (especially life)

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading She was christened Joan on the day of her father’s arrival, and afterwards became the special spoilt favourite of Edward, whose sternness gave place to excessive fondness among his children.

past form of “christen” — administer baptism to

From this reading She was christened Joan on the day of her father’s arrival, and afterwards became the special spoilt favourite of Edward, whose sternness gave place to excessive fondness among his children.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading THE GARDEN OF THE HOSPITAL “And who is yon page lying cold at his knee?”—SCOTT.

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

From this reading Moreover, she in the end became the wife of that same red-haired Earl Gilbert of Gloucester, who at this time stood holding his wax taper, and looking at the small swaddled morsel of royalty with all a bachelor’s contempt for infancy, and little dreaming that he beheld his future Countess.

calm and unruffled self-assurance

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

female equivalent of a count or earl

From this reading Moreover, she in the end became the wife of that same red-haired Earl Gilbert of Gloucester, who at this time stood holding his wax taper, and looking at the small swaddled morsel of royalty with all a bachelor’s contempt for infancy, and little dreaming that he beheld his future Countess.

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From this reading EDWARD differed from Cœur de Lion in this, that he was one of the most abstemious men in his army, and disciplined himself at least as rigidly as he did other people.

informal terms for a (young) woman

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

a female human offspring

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading She was christened Joan on the day of her father’s arrival, and afterwards became the special spoilt favourite of Edward, whose sternness gave place to excessive fondness among his children.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading EDWARD differed from Cœur de Lion in this, that he was one of the most abstemious men in his army, and disciplined himself at least as rigidly as he did other people.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading EDWARD differed from Cœur de Lion in this, that he was one of the most abstemious men in his army, and disciplined himself at least as rigidly as he did other people.

past form of “differ” — be different

From this reading EDWARD differed from Cœur de Lion in this, that he was one of the most abstemious men in his army, and disciplined himself at least as rigidly as he did other people.

obeying the rules

From this reading EDWARD differed from Cœur de Lion in this, that he was one of the most abstemious men in his army, and disciplined himself at least as rigidly as he did other people.

imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake

From this reading Moreover, she in the end became the wife of that same red-haired Earl Gilbert of Gloucester, who at this time stood holding his wax taper, and looking at the small swaddled morsel of royalty with all a bachelor’s contempt for infancy, and little dreaming that he beheld his future Countess.

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

From this reading Moreover, she in the end became the wife of that same red-haired Earl Gilbert of Gloucester, who at this time stood holding his wax taper, and looking at the small swaddled morsel of royalty with all a bachelor’s contempt for infancy, and little dreaming that he beheld his future Countess.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading EDWARD differed from Cœur de Lion in this, that he was one of the most abstemious men in his army, and disciplined himself at least as rigidly as he did other people.

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From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

beyond normal limits

From this reading She was christened Joan on the day of her father’s arrival, and afterwards became the special spoilt favourite of Edward, whose sternness gave place to excessive fondness among his children.

possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading She was christened Joan on the day of her father’s arrival, and afterwards became the special spoilt favourite of Edward, whose sternness gave place to excessive fondness among his children.

showing approval

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

a competitor thought likely to win

From this reading She was christened Joan on the day of her father’s arrival, and afterwards became the special spoilt favourite of Edward, whose sternness gave place to excessive fondness among his children.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

a predisposition to like something

From this reading She was christened Joan on the day of her father’s arrival, and afterwards became the special spoilt favourite of Edward, whose sternness gave place to excessive fondness among his children.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Moreover, she in the end became the wife of that same red-haired Earl Gilbert of Gloucester, who at this time stood holding his wax taper, and looking at the small swaddled morsel of royalty with all a bachelor’s contempt for infancy, and little dreaming that he beheld his future Countess.

a period of fourteen consecutive days

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading EDWARD differed from Cœur de Lion in this, that he was one of the most abstemious men in his army, and disciplined himself at least as rigidly as he did other people.

put in effect

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

yet to be or coming

From this reading Moreover, she in the end became the wife of that same red-haired Earl Gilbert of Gloucester, who at this time stood holding his wax taper, and looking at the small swaddled morsel of royalty with all a bachelor’s contempt for infancy, and little dreaming that he beheld his future Countess.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading THE GARDEN OF THE HOSPITAL “And who is yon page lying cold at his knee?”—SCOTT.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading She was christened Joan on the day of her father’s arrival, and afterwards became the special spoilt favourite of Edward, whose sternness gave place to excessive fondness among his children.

in a gradual manner

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns

From this reading Moreover, she in the end became the wife of that same red-haired Earl Gilbert of Gloucester, who at this time stood holding his wax taper, and looking at the small swaddled morsel of royalty with all a bachelor’s contempt for infancy, and little dreaming that he beheld his future Countess.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries

From this reading Moreover, she in the end became the wife of that same red-haired Earl Gilbert of Gloucester, who at this time stood holding his wax taper, and looking at the small swaddled morsel of royalty with all a bachelor’s contempt for infancy, and little dreaming that he beheld his future Countess.

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

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

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

From this reading EDWARD differed from Cœur de Lion in this, that he was one of the most abstemious men in his army, and disciplined himself at least as rigidly as he did other people.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She was christened Joan on the day of her father’s arrival, and afterwards became the special spoilt favourite of Edward, whose sternness gave place to excessive fondness among his children.

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

From this reading EDWARD differed from Cœur de Lion in this, that he was one of the most abstemious men in his army, and disciplined himself at least as rigidly as he did other people.

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

From this reading THE GARDEN OF THE HOSPITAL “And who is yon page lying cold at his knee?”—SCOTT.

the act of retaining something

From this reading Moreover, she in the end became the wife of that same red-haired Earl Gilbert of Gloucester, who at this time stood holding his wax taper, and looking at the small swaddled morsel of royalty with all a bachelor’s contempt for infancy, and little dreaming that he beheld his future Countess.

a health facility where patients receive treatment

From this reading THE GARDEN OF THE HOSPITAL “And who is yon page lying cold at his knee?”—SCOTT.

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From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading EDWARD differed from Cœur de Lion in this, that he was one of the most abstemious men in his army, and disciplined himself at least as rigidly as he did other people.

the early stage of growth or development

From this reading Moreover, she in the end became the wife of that same red-haired Earl Gilbert of Gloucester, who at this time stood holding his wax taper, and looking at the small swaddled morsel of royalty with all a bachelor’s contempt for infancy, and little dreaming that he beheld his future Countess.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

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

From this reading THE GARDEN OF THE HOSPITAL “And who is yon page lying cold at his knee?”—SCOTT.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

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From this reading She was christened Joan on the day of her father’s arrival, and afterwards became the special spoilt favourite of Edward, whose sternness gave place to excessive fondness among his children.

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 GARDEN OF THE HOSPITAL “And who is yon page lying cold at his knee?”—SCOTT.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading EDWARD differed from Cœur de Lion in this, that he was one of the most abstemious men in his army, and disciplined himself at least as rigidly as he did other people.

large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

From this reading EDWARD differed from Cœur de Lion in this, that he was one of the most abstemious men in his army, and disciplined himself at least as rigidly as he did other people.

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

From this reading Moreover, she in the end became the wife of that same red-haired Earl Gilbert of Gloucester, who at this time stood holding his wax taper, and looking at the small swaddled morsel of royalty with all a bachelor’s contempt for infancy, and little dreaming that he beheld his future Countess.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading Moreover, she in the end became the wife of that same red-haired Earl Gilbert of Gloucester, who at this time stood holding his wax taper, and looking at the small swaddled morsel of royalty with all a bachelor’s contempt for infancy, and little dreaming that he beheld his future Countess.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading THE GARDEN OF THE HOSPITAL “And who is yon page lying cold at his knee?”—SCOTT.

the force of workers available

From this reading EDWARD differed from Cœur de Lion in this, that he was one of the most abstemious men in his army, and disciplined himself at least as rigidly as he did other people.

in addition to what has just been said

From this reading Moreover, she in the end became the wife of that same red-haired Earl Gilbert of Gloucester, who at this time stood holding his wax taper, and looking at the small swaddled morsel of royalty with all a bachelor’s contempt for infancy, and little dreaming that he beheld his future Countess.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

a small quantity of anything

From this reading Moreover, she in the end became the wife of that same red-haired Earl Gilbert of Gloucester, who at this time stood holding his wax taper, and looking at the small swaddled morsel of royalty with all a bachelor’s contempt for infancy, and little dreaming that he beheld his future Countess.

used to form the superlative

From this reading EDWARD differed from Cœur de Lion in this, that he was one of the most abstemious men in his army, and disciplined himself at least as rigidly as he did other people.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE GARDEN OF THE HOSPITAL “And who is yon page lying cold at his knee?”—SCOTT.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading EDWARD differed from Cœur de Lion in this, that he was one of the most abstemious men in his army, and disciplined himself at least as rigidly as he did other people.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading EDWARD differed from Cœur de Lion in this, that he was one of the most abstemious men in his army, and disciplined himself at least as rigidly as he did other people.

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 GARDEN OF THE HOSPITAL “And who is yon page lying cold at his knee?”—SCOTT.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading EDWARD differed from Cœur de Lion in this, that he was one of the most abstemious men in his army, and disciplined himself at least as rigidly as he did other people.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading She was christened Joan on the day of her father’s arrival, and afterwards became the special spoilt favourite of Edward, whose sternness gave place to excessive fondness among his children.

plural of “prediction” — the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

at an earlier time or formerly

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

freed from illness or injury

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

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From this reading Moreover, she in the end became the wife of that same red-haired Earl Gilbert of Gloucester, who at this time stood holding his wax taper, and looking at the small swaddled morsel of royalty with all a bachelor’s contempt for infancy, and little dreaming that he beheld his future Countess.

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

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

in a rigid manner

From this reading EDWARD differed from Cœur de Lion in this, that he was one of the most abstemious men in his army, and disciplined himself at least as rigidly as he did other people.

payment to the holder of a patent or copyright or resource for the right to use their property

From this reading Moreover, she in the end became the wife of that same red-haired Earl Gilbert of Gloucester, who at this time stood holding his wax taper, and looking at the small swaddled morsel of royalty with all a bachelor’s contempt for infancy, and little dreaming that he beheld his future Countess.

Identical; not different.

From this reading Moreover, she in the end became the wife of that same red-haired Earl Gilbert of Gloucester, who at this time stood holding his wax taper, and looking at the small swaddled morsel of royalty with all a bachelor’s contempt for infancy, and little dreaming that he beheld his future Countess.

award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)

From this reading THE GARDEN OF THE HOSPITAL “And who is yon page lying cold at his knee?”—SCOTT.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was christened Joan on the day of her father’s arrival, and afterwards became the special spoilt favourite of Edward, whose sternness gave place to excessive fondness among his children.

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

From this reading Moreover, she in the end became the wife of that same red-haired Earl Gilbert of Gloucester, who at this time stood holding his wax taper, and looking at the small swaddled morsel of royalty with all a bachelor’s contempt for infancy, and little dreaming that he beheld his future Countess.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading She was christened Joan on the day of her father’s arrival, and afterwards became the special spoilt favourite of Edward, whose sternness gave place to excessive fondness among his children.

having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention

From this reading She was christened Joan on the day of her father’s arrival, and afterwards became the special spoilt favourite of Edward, whose sternness gave place to excessive fondness among his children.

the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding

From this reading She was christened Joan on the day of her father’s arrival, and afterwards became the special spoilt favourite of Edward, whose sternness gave place to excessive fondness among his children.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Moreover, she in the end became the wife of that same red-haired Earl Gilbert of Gloucester, who at this time stood holding his wax taper, and looking at the small swaddled morsel of royalty with all a bachelor’s contempt for infancy, and little dreaming that he beheld his future Countess.

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From this reading Moreover, she in the end became the wife of that same red-haired Earl Gilbert of Gloucester, who at this time stood holding his wax taper, and looking at the small swaddled morsel of royalty with all a bachelor’s contempt for infancy, and little dreaming that he beheld his future Countess.

diminish gradually

From this reading Moreover, she in the end became the wife of that same red-haired Earl Gilbert of Gloucester, who at this time stood holding his wax taper, and looking at the small swaddled morsel of royalty with all a bachelor’s contempt for infancy, and little dreaming that he beheld his future Countess.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading EDWARD differed from Cœur de Lion in this, that he was one of the most abstemious men in his army, and disciplined himself at least as rigidly as he did other people.

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

From this reading THE GARDEN OF THE HOSPITAL “And who is yon page lying cold at his knee?”—SCOTT.

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

From this reading EDWARD differed from Cœur de Lion in this, that he was one of the most abstemious men in his army, and disciplined himself at least as rigidly as he did other people.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Moreover, she in the end became the wife of that same red-haired Earl Gilbert of Gloucester, who at this time stood holding his wax taper, and looking at the small swaddled morsel of royalty with all a bachelor’s contempt for infancy, and little dreaming that he beheld his future Countess.

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

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

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

From this reading EDWARD differed from Cœur de Lion in this, that he was one of the most abstemious men in his army, and disciplined himself at least as rigidly as he did other people.

cover with wax

From this reading Moreover, she in the end became the wife of that same red-haired Earl Gilbert of Gloucester, who at this time stood holding his wax taper, and looking at the small swaddled morsel of royalty with all a bachelor’s contempt for infancy, and little dreaming that he beheld his future Countess.

in or at the place that

From this reading And it was probably on this account that he did not fulfil Dame Idonea’s predictions, but recovered favourably, and by the end of a fortnight was able, in the first coolness of early morning, to ride gently into the city of Acre, where a few days previously the Princess Eleanor had given birth to a daughter.

which person or people

From this reading THE GARDEN OF THE HOSPITAL “And who is yon page lying cold at his knee?”—SCOTT.

belonging to which person

From this reading She was christened Joan on the day of her father’s arrival, and afterwards became the special spoilt favourite of Edward, whose sternness gave place to excessive fondness among his children.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Moreover, she in the end became the wife of that same red-haired Earl Gilbert of Gloucester, who at this time stood holding his wax taper, and looking at the small swaddled morsel of royalty with all a bachelor’s contempt for infancy, and little dreaming that he beheld his future Countess.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Moreover, she in the end became the wife of that same red-haired Earl Gilbert of Gloucester, who at this time stood holding his wax taper, and looking at the small swaddled morsel of royalty with all a bachelor’s contempt for infancy, and little dreaming that he beheld his future Countess.

distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)

From this reading THE GARDEN OF THE HOSPITAL “And who is yon page lying cold at his knee?”—SCOTT.