used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And Isoult, a little woman, the colour of ivory, lithe and strong as a snake, threw a handful of sand at Dame Marpasse, and laughed.
(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 He would freeze all the young men in the country.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Isoult, a little woman, the colour of ivory, lithe and strong as a snake, threw a handful of sand at Dame Marpasse, and laughed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And Isoult, a little woman, the colour of ivory, lithe and strong as a snake, threw a handful of sand at Dame Marpasse, and laughed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Said Marpasse to Isoult: “If the Lord had loved us he would have kept the King at Oxford until we came there to drink wine.”
bannernounUS /ˈbænər/
long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
From this reading “Since they have taken Young Simon prisoner,” she said, “there will be no chance for the like of us under the banner of the Old Earl.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Since they have taken Young Simon prisoner,” she said, “there will be no chance for the like of us under the banner of the Old Earl.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Said Marpasse to Isoult: “If the Lord had loved us he would have kept the King at Oxford until we came there to drink wine.”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “Since they have taken Young Simon prisoner,” she said, “there will be no chance for the like of us under the banner of the Old Earl.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading And Isoult, a little woman, the colour of ivory, lithe and strong as a snake, threw a handful of sand at Dame Marpasse, and laughed.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading He would freeze all the young men in the country.
DamenounUS /deɪm/
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading And Isoult, a little woman, the colour of ivory, lithe and strong as a snake, threw a handful of sand at Dame Marpasse, and laughed.
take in liquids
From this reading Said Marpasse to Isoult: “If the Lord had loved us he would have kept the King at Oxford until we came there to drink wine.”
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading “Since they have taken Young Simon prisoner,” she said, “there will be no chance for the like of us under the banner of the Old Earl.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Since they have taken Young Simon prisoner,” she said, “there will be no chance for the like of us under the banner of the Old Earl.
freezeverbUS /friːz/
stop moving or become immobilized
From this reading He would freeze all the young men in the country.
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 God grant that Simon be soon put under the sods.
let have
From this reading God grant that Simon be soon put under the sods.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Said Marpasse to Isoult: “If the Lord had loved us he would have kept the King at Oxford until we came there to drink wine.”
handfulnounUS /ˈhændfʊl/
a small number or amount
From this reading And Isoult, a little woman, the colour of ivory, lithe and strong as a snake, threw a handful of sand at Dame Marpasse, and laughed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Said Marpasse to Isoult: “If the Lord had loved us he would have kept the King at Oxford until we came there to drink wine.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Said Marpasse to Isoult: “If the Lord had loved us he would have kept the King at Oxford until we came there to drink wine.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Said Marpasse to Isoult: “If the Lord had loved us he would have kept the King at Oxford until we came there to drink wine.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He would freeze all the young men in the country.
Isoult
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From this reading Said Marpasse to Isoult: “If the Lord had loved us he would have kept the King at Oxford until we came there to drink wine.”
ivorynounUS /ˈaɪvəri/
a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
From this reading And Isoult, a little woman, the colour of ivory, lithe and strong as a snake, threw a handful of sand at Dame Marpasse, and laughed.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Said Marpasse to Isoult: “If the Lord had loved us he would have kept the King at Oxford until we came there to drink wine.”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Said Marpasse to Isoult: “If the Lord had loved us he would have kept the King at Oxford until we came there to drink wine.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading And Isoult, a little woman, the colour of ivory, lithe and strong as a snake, threw a handful of sand at Dame Marpasse, and laughed.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Since they have taken Young Simon prisoner,” she said, “there will be no chance for the like of us under the banner of the Old Earl.
litheadjectiveUS /laɪð/
gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
From this reading And Isoult, a little woman, the colour of ivory, lithe and strong as a snake, threw a handful of sand at Dame Marpasse, and laughed.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And Isoult, a little woman, the colour of ivory, lithe and strong as a snake, threw a handful of sand at Dame Marpasse, and laughed.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Said Marpasse to Isoult: “If the Lord had loved us he would have kept the King at Oxford until we came there to drink wine.”
held dear
From this reading Said Marpasse to Isoult: “If the Lord had loved us he would have kept the King at Oxford until we came there to drink wine.”
Marpasse
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From this reading Said Marpasse to Isoult: “If the Lord had loved us he would have kept the King at Oxford until we came there to drink wine.”
the force of workers available
From this reading He would freeze all the young men in the country.
not any; not one
From this reading “Since they have taken Young Simon prisoner,” she said, “there will be no chance for the like of us under the banner of the Old Earl.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And Isoult, a little woman, the colour of ivory, lithe and strong as a snake, threw a handful of sand at Dame Marpasse, and laughed.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Since they have taken Young Simon prisoner,” she said, “there will be no chance for the like of us under the banner of the Old Earl.
OxfordnounUS /ˈɑːksfərd/
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading Said Marpasse to Isoult: “If the Lord had loved us he would have kept the King at Oxford until we came there to drink wine.”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “Since they have taken Young Simon prisoner,” she said, “there will be no chance for the like of us under the banner of the Old Earl.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading God grant that Simon be soon put under the sods.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Said Marpasse to Isoult: “If the Lord had loved us he would have kept the King at Oxford until we came there to drink wine.”
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading And Isoult, a little woman, the colour of ivory, lithe and strong as a snake, threw a handful of sand at Dame Marpasse, and laughed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Since they have taken Young Simon prisoner,” she said, “there will be no chance for the like of us under the banner of the Old Earl.
SimonnounUS /ˈsaɪmən/
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading “Since they have taken Young Simon prisoner,” she said, “there will be no chance for the like of us under the banner of the Old Earl.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Since they have taken Young Simon prisoner,” she said, “there will be no chance for the like of us under the banner of the Old Earl.
snakenounUS /sneɪk/
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading And Isoult, a little woman, the colour of ivory, lithe and strong as a snake, threw a handful of sand at Dame Marpasse, and laughed.
sods
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From this reading God grant that Simon be soon put under the sods.
in the near future
From this reading God grant that Simon be soon put under the sods.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading And Isoult, a little woman, the colour of ivory, lithe and strong as a snake, threw a handful of sand at Dame Marpasse, and laughed.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “Since they have taken Young Simon prisoner,” she said, “there will be no chance for the like of us under the banner of the Old Earl.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading God grant that Simon be soon put under the sods.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Said Marpasse to Isoult: “If the Lord had loved us he would have kept the King at Oxford until we came there to drink wine.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading Said Marpasse to Isoult: “If the Lord had loved us he would have kept the King at Oxford until we came there to drink wine.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Since they have taken Young Simon prisoner,” she said, “there will be no chance for the like of us under the banner of the Old Earl.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading And Isoult, a little woman, the colour of ivory, lithe and strong as a snake, threw a handful of sand at Dame Marpasse, and laughed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Said Marpasse to Isoult: “If the Lord had loved us he would have kept the King at Oxford until we came there to drink wine.”
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Since they have taken Young Simon prisoner,” she said, “there will be no chance for the like of us under the banner of the Old Earl.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Said Marpasse to Isoult: “If the Lord had loved us he would have kept the King at Oxford until we came there to drink wine.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Said Marpasse to Isoult: “If the Lord had loved us he would have kept the King at Oxford until we came there to drink wine.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Said Marpasse to Isoult: “If the Lord had loved us he would have kept the King at Oxford until we came there to drink wine.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Since they have taken Young Simon prisoner,” she said, “there will be no chance for the like of us under the banner of the Old Earl.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading Said Marpasse to Isoult: “If the Lord had loved us he would have kept the King at Oxford until we came there to drink wine.”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading And Isoult, a little woman, the colour of ivory, lithe and strong as a snake, threw a handful of sand at Dame Marpasse, and laughed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Said Marpasse to Isoult: “If the Lord had loved us he would have kept the King at Oxford until we came there to drink wine.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Since they have taken Young Simon prisoner,” she said, “there will be no chance for the like of us under the banner of the Old Earl.
