Chapter VII

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From this reading After this luckless monarch expired in a passion of grief, before the altar of the church of Chinon, in 1189, his heart was interred at Fontevrault, but his body, from the nostrils of which tradition alleges blood to have dropped on the approach of his rebellious son Richard, was laid in a separate vault.

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

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

plural of “affection” — a positive feeling of liking

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

later than; following

From this reading After this luckless monarch expired in a passion of grief, before the altar of the church of Chinon, in 1189, his heart was interred at Fontevrault, but his body, from the nostrils of which tradition alleges blood to have dropped on the approach of his rebellious son Richard, was laid in a separate vault.

third-person singular of “allege” — report or maintain

From this reading After this luckless monarch expired in a passion of grief, before the altar of the church of Chinon, in 1189, his heart was interred at Fontevrault, but his body, from the nostrils of which tradition alleges blood to have dropped on the approach of his rebellious son Richard, was laid in a separate vault.

the table in Christian churches where communion is given

From this reading After this luckless monarch expired in a passion of grief, before the altar of the church of Chinon, in 1189, his heart was interred at Fontevrault, but his body, from the nostrils of which tradition alleges blood to have dropped on the approach of his rebellious son Richard, was laid in a separate vault.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Among the earliest instances of the separate mode of heart-burial is that of Henry the Second of England.

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

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

separated or at a distance in place or position or time

From this reading And this feeling has been the cause in many instances of the burial of the heart apart from the place where the ashes of the body might repose.

move towards

From this reading After this luckless monarch expired in a passion of grief, before the altar of the church of Chinon, in 1189, his heart was interred at Fontevrault, but his body, from the nostrils of which tradition alleges blood to have dropped on the approach of his rebellious son Richard, was laid in a separate vault.

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

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.

From this reading And this feeling has been the cause in many instances of the burial of the heart apart from the place where the ashes of the body might repose.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading After this luckless monarch expired in a passion of grief, before the altar of the church of Chinon, in 1189, his heart was interred at Fontevrault, but his body, from the nostrils of which tradition alleges blood to have dropped on the approach of his rebellious son Richard, was laid in a separate vault.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading After this luckless monarch expired in a passion of grief, before the altar of the church of Chinon, in 1189, his heart was interred at Fontevrault, but his body, from the nostrils of which tradition alleges blood to have dropped on the approach of his rebellious son Richard, was laid in a separate vault.

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading After this luckless monarch expired in a passion of grief, before the altar of the church of Chinon, in 1189, his heart was interred at Fontevrault, but his body, from the nostrils of which tradition alleges blood to have dropped on the approach of his rebellious son Richard, was laid in a separate vault.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading And this feeling has been the cause in many instances of the burial of the heart apart from the place where the ashes of the body might repose.

the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

From this reading And this feeling has been the cause in many instances of the burial of the heart apart from the place where the ashes of the body might repose.

placed in a grave

From this reading BURIED HEARTS.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading After this luckless monarch expired in a passion of grief, before the altar of the church of Chinon, in 1189, his heart was interred at Fontevrault, but his body, from the nostrils of which tradition alleges blood to have dropped on the approach of his rebellious son Richard, was laid in a separate vault.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading And this feeling has been the cause in many instances of the burial of the heart apart from the place where the ashes of the body might repose.

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From this reading After this luckless monarch expired in a passion of grief, before the altar of the church of Chinon, in 1189, his heart was interred at Fontevrault, but his body, from the nostrils of which tradition alleges blood to have dropped on the approach of his rebellious son Richard, was laid in a separate vault.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading After this luckless monarch expired in a passion of grief, before the altar of the church of Chinon, in 1189, his heart was interred at Fontevrault, but his body, from the nostrils of which tradition alleges blood to have dropped on the approach of his rebellious son Richard, was laid in a separate vault.

motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

carefully weighed

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

past form of “deem” — keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading After this luckless monarch expired in a passion of grief, before the altar of the church of Chinon, in 1189, his heart was interred at Fontevrault, but his body, from the nostrils of which tradition alleges blood to have dropped on the approach of his rebellious son Richard, was laid in a separate vault.

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early

From this reading Among the earliest instances of the separate mode of heart-burial is that of Henry the Second of England.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading Among the earliest instances of the separate mode of heart-burial is that of Henry the Second of England.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

having come to an end or become void after passage of a period of time

From this reading After this luckless monarch expired in a passion of grief, before the altar of the church of Chinon, in 1189, his heart was interred at Fontevrault, but his body, from the nostrils of which tradition alleges blood to have dropped on the approach of his rebellious son Richard, was laid in a separate vault.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading And this feeling has been the cause in many instances of the burial of the heart apart from the place where the ashes of the body might repose.

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From this reading After this luckless monarch expired in a passion of grief, before the altar of the church of Chinon, in 1189, his heart was interred at Fontevrault, but his body, from the nostrils of which tradition alleges blood to have dropped on the approach of his rebellious son Richard, was laid in a separate vault.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading And this feeling has been the cause in many instances of the burial of the heart apart from the place where the ashes of the body might repose.

something acquired without compensation

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

From this reading After this luckless monarch expired in a passion of grief, before the altar of the church of Chinon, in 1189, his heart was interred at Fontevrault, but his body, from the nostrils of which tradition alleges blood to have dropped on the approach of his rebellious son Richard, was laid in a separate vault.

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

From this reading And this feeling has been the cause in many instances of the burial of the heart apart from the place where the ashes of the body might repose.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

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From this reading Among the earliest instances of the separate mode of heart-burial is that of Henry the Second of England.

a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades

From this reading BURIED HEARTS.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading Among the earliest instances of the separate mode of heart-burial is that of Henry the Second of England.

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

From this reading After this luckless monarch expired in a passion of grief, before the altar of the church of Chinon, in 1189, his heart was interred at Fontevrault, but his body, from the nostrils of which tradition alleges blood to have dropped on the approach of his rebellious son Richard, was laid in a separate vault.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

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

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

plural of “instance” — an occurrence of something

From this reading And this feeling has been the cause in many instances of the burial of the heart apart from the place where the ashes of the body might repose.

placed in a grave

From this reading After this luckless monarch expired in a passion of grief, before the altar of the church of Chinon, in 1189, his heart was interred at Fontevrault, but his body, from the nostrils of which tradition alleges blood to have dropped on the approach of his rebellious son Richard, was laid in a separate vault.

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

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

set down according to a plan

From this reading After this luckless monarch expired in a passion of grief, before the altar of the church of Chinon, in 1189, his heart was interred at Fontevrault, but his body, from the nostrils of which tradition alleges blood to have dropped on the approach of his rebellious son Richard, was laid in a separate vault.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

having or bringing misfortune

From this reading After this luckless monarch expired in a passion of grief, before the altar of the church of Chinon, in 1189, his heart was interred at Fontevrault, but his body, from the nostrils of which tradition alleges blood to have dropped on the approach of his rebellious son Richard, was laid in a separate vault.

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 It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

the force of workers available

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading And this feeling has been the cause in many instances of the burial of the heart apart from the place where the ashes of the body might repose.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Among the earliest instances of the separate mode of heart-burial is that of Henry the Second of England.

a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right

From this reading After this luckless monarch expired in a passion of grief, before the altar of the church of Chinon, in 1189, his heart was interred at Fontevrault, but his body, from the nostrils of which tradition alleges blood to have dropped on the approach of his rebellious son Richard, was laid in a separate vault.

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

plural of “nostril” — either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose

From this reading After this luckless monarch expired in a passion of grief, before the altar of the church of Chinon, in 1189, his heart was interred at Fontevrault, but his body, from the nostrils of which tradition alleges blood to have dropped on the approach of his rebellious son Richard, was laid in a separate vault.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading After this luckless monarch expired in a passion of grief, before the altar of the church of Chinon, in 1189, his heart was interred at Fontevrault, but his body, from the nostrils of which tradition alleges blood to have dropped on the approach of his rebellious son Richard, was laid in a separate vault.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

a strong feeling or emotion

From this reading After this luckless monarch expired in a passion of grief, before the altar of the church of Chinon, in 1189, his heart was interred at Fontevrault, but his body, from the nostrils of which tradition alleges blood to have dropped on the approach of his rebellious son Richard, was laid in a separate vault.

plural of “passion” — a strong feeling or emotion

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

uniquely or characteristically

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

plural of “philosopher” — a specialist in philosophy

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading And this feeling has been the cause in many instances of the burial of the heart apart from the place where the ashes of the body might repose.

plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

resisting control or authority

From this reading After this luckless monarch expired in a passion of grief, before the altar of the church of Chinon, in 1189, his heart was interred at Fontevrault, but his body, from the nostrils of which tradition alleges blood to have dropped on the approach of his rebellious son Richard, was laid in a separate vault.

put or confide something in a person or thing

From this reading And this feeling has been the cause in many instances of the burial of the heart apart from the place where the ashes of the body might repose.

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From this reading After this luckless monarch expired in a passion of grief, before the altar of the church of Chinon, in 1189, his heart was interred at Fontevrault, but his body, from the nostrils of which tradition alleges blood to have dropped on the approach of his rebellious son Richard, was laid in a separate vault.

(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

concerned with religion or religious purposes

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Among the earliest instances of the separate mode of heart-burial is that of Henry the Second of England.

act as a barrier between; stand between

From this reading Among the earliest instances of the separate mode of heart-burial is that of Henry the Second of England.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

a male human offspring

From this reading After this luckless monarch expired in a passion of grief, before the altar of the church of Chinon, in 1189, his heart was interred at Fontevrault, but his body, from the nostrils of which tradition alleges blood to have dropped on the approach of his rebellious son Richard, was laid in a separate vault.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

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

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

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

From this reading And this feeling has been the cause in many instances of the burial of the heart apart from the place where the ashes of the body might repose.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

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

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

an inherited pattern of thought or action

From this reading After this luckless monarch expired in a passion of grief, before the altar of the church of Chinon, in 1189, his heart was interred at Fontevrault, but his body, from the nostrils of which tradition alleges blood to have dropped on the approach of his rebellious son Richard, was laid in a separate vault.

the cognitive condition of someone who understands

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

An arched structure of masonry forming a ceiling, or a secure subterranean storage room.

From this reading After this luckless monarch expired in a passion of grief, before the altar of the church of Chinon, in 1189, his heart was interred at Fontevrault, but his body, from the nostrils of which tradition alleges blood to have dropped on the approach of his rebellious son Richard, was laid in a separate vault.

dedicated in fulfillment of a vow

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.

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

From this reading After this luckless monarch expired in a passion of grief, before the altar of the church of Chinon, in 1189, his heart was interred at Fontevrault, but his body, from the nostrils of which tradition alleges blood to have dropped on the approach of his rebellious son Richard, was laid in a separate vault.

in or at the place that

From this reading And this feeling has been the cause in many instances of the burial of the heart apart from the place where the ashes of the body might repose.

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

From this reading After this luckless monarch expired in a passion of grief, before the altar of the church of Chinon, in 1189, his heart was interred at Fontevrault, but his body, from the nostrils of which tradition alleges blood to have dropped on the approach of his rebellious son Richard, was laid in a separate vault.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading It is natural enough that the human heart--deemed by poets and philosophers to be the seat of our affections and passions, of our understanding and will, courage and conscience, by some men looked upon as the root of life itself--should have been considered by many of the dying in past times as a votive gift peculiarly sacred.