afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But the messenger came back and said: 'Sire, Emund the lawman rode away yesterday immediately after he had supped.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the messenger came back and said: 'Sire, Emund the lawman rode away yesterday immediately after he had supped.'
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading They answered: 'Sire, thou wilt have understood it, if it meant more than his mere words.'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'It is even so, sire,' said they, 'as thou sayest.'
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Then spake the King: 'Tell me this, noble lords, whereto pointed that law question of which Emund asked yesterday?'
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But the messenger came back and said: 'Sire, Emund the lawman rode away yesterday immediately after he had supped.'
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But the messenger came back and said: 'Sire, Emund the lawman rode away yesterday immediately after he had supped.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the messenger came back and said: 'Sire, Emund the lawman rode away yesterday immediately after he had supped.'
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The King said: 'By those two nobly-born men of whom he told the story that they disputed, the one more powerful than the other, and each wrought the other harm, he meant me and Olaf Stout.'
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But the messenger came back and said: 'Sire, Emund the lawman rode away yesterday immediately after he had supped.'
disputedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈpjuːtəd/
subject to disagreement and debate
From this reading The King said: 'By those two nobly-born men of whom he told the story that they disputed, the one more powerful than the other, and each wrought the other harm, he meant me and Olaf Stout.'
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The King said: 'By those two nobly-born men of whom he told the story that they disputed, the one more powerful than the other, and each wrought the other harm, he meant me and Olaf Stout.'
Emund
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From this reading But the messenger came back and said: 'Sire, Emund the lawman rode away yesterday immediately after he had supped.'
divisible by two
From this reading 'It is even so, sire,' said they, 'as thou sayest.'
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But the messenger came back and said: 'Sire, Emund the lawman rode away yesterday immediately after he had supped.'
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading The King said: 'By those two nobly-born men of whom he told the story that they disputed, the one more powerful than the other, and each wrought the other harm, he meant me and Olaf Stout.'
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They answered: 'Sire, thou wilt have understood it, if it meant more than his mere words.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the messenger came back and said: 'Sire, Emund the lawman rode away yesterday immediately after he had supped.'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They answered: 'Sire, thou wilt have understood it, if it meant more than his mere words.'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They answered: 'Sire, thou wilt have understood it, if it meant more than his mere words.'
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading But the messenger came back and said: 'Sire, Emund the lawman rode away yesterday immediately after he had supped.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'It is even so, sire,' said they, 'as thou sayest.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They answered: 'Sire, thou wilt have understood it, if it meant more than his mere words.'
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Then spake the King: 'Tell me this, noble lords, whereto pointed that law question of which Emund asked yesterday?'
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading Then spake the King: 'Tell me this, noble lords, whereto pointed that law question of which Emund asked yesterday?'
lawmannounUS /ˈlɔːmən/
an officer of the law
From this reading But the messenger came back and said: 'Sire, Emund the lawman rode away yesterday immediately after he had supped.'
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Then spake the King: 'Tell me this, noble lords, whereto pointed that law question of which Emund asked yesterday?'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then spake the King: 'Tell me this, noble lords, whereto pointed that law question of which Emund asked yesterday?'
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading They answered: 'Sire, thou wilt have understood it, if it meant more than his mere words.'
the force of workers available
From this reading The King said: 'By those two nobly-born men of whom he told the story that they disputed, the one more powerful than the other, and each wrought the other harm, he meant me and Olaf Stout.'
being nothing more than specified
From this reading They answered: 'Sire, thou wilt have understood it, if it meant more than his mere words.'
a person who carries a message
From this reading But the messenger came back and said: 'Sire, Emund the lawman rode away yesterday immediately after he had supped.'
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading They answered: 'Sire, thou wilt have understood it, if it meant more than his mere words.'
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading Then spake the King: 'Tell me this, noble lords, whereto pointed that law question of which Emund asked yesterday?'
nobly-born
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From this reading The King said: 'By those two nobly-born men of whom he told the story that they disputed, the one more powerful than the other, and each wrought the other harm, he meant me and Olaf Stout.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then spake the King: 'Tell me this, noble lords, whereto pointed that law question of which Emund asked yesterday?'
Olaf
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From this reading The King said: 'By those two nobly-born men of whom he told the story that they disputed, the one more powerful than the other, and each wrought the other harm, he meant me and Olaf Stout.'
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The King said: 'By those two nobly-born men of whom he told the story that they disputed, the one more powerful than the other, and each wrought the other harm, he meant me and Olaf Stout.'
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The King said: 'By those two nobly-born men of whom he told the story that they disputed, the one more powerful than the other, and each wrought the other harm, he meant me and Olaf Stout.'
having a point
From this reading Then spake the King: 'Tell me this, noble lords, whereto pointed that law question of which Emund asked yesterday?'
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading The King said: 'By those two nobly-born men of whom he told the story that they disputed, the one more powerful than the other, and each wrought the other harm, he meant me and Olaf Stout.'
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Then spake the King: 'Tell me this, noble lords, whereto pointed that law question of which Emund asked yesterday?'
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading But the messenger came back and said: 'Sire, Emund the lawman rode away yesterday immediately after he had supped.'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading But the messenger came back and said: 'Sire, Emund the lawman rode away yesterday immediately after he had supped.'
sayest
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From this reading 'It is even so, sire,' said they, 'as thou sayest.'
make (offspring) by reproduction
From this reading But the messenger came back and said: 'Sire, Emund the lawman rode away yesterday immediately after he had supped.'
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'It is even so, sire,' said they, 'as thou sayest.'
spake
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From this reading Then spake the King: 'Tell me this, noble lords, whereto pointed that law question of which Emund asked yesterday?'
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The King said: 'By those two nobly-born men of whom he told the story that they disputed, the one more powerful than the other, and each wrought the other harm, he meant me and Olaf Stout.'
dependable
From this reading The King said: 'By those two nobly-born men of whom he told the story that they disputed, the one more powerful than the other, and each wrought the other harm, he meant me and Olaf Stout.'
supped
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From this reading But the messenger came back and said: 'Sire, Emund the lawman rode away yesterday immediately after he had supped.'
express in words
From this reading Then spake the King: 'Tell me this, noble lords, whereto pointed that law question of which Emund asked yesterday?'
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They answered: 'Sire, thou wilt have understood it, if it meant more than his mere words.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then spake the King: 'Tell me this, noble lords, whereto pointed that law question of which Emund asked yesterday?'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the messenger came back and said: 'Sire, Emund the lawman rode away yesterday immediately after he had supped.'
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then spake the King: 'Tell me this, noble lords, whereto pointed that law question of which Emund asked yesterday?'
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They answered: 'Sire, thou wilt have understood it, if it meant more than his mere words.'
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then spake the King: 'Tell me this, noble lords, whereto pointed that law question of which Emund asked yesterday?'
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The King said: 'By those two nobly-born men of whom he told the story that they disputed, the one more powerful than the other, and each wrought the other harm, he meant me and Olaf Stout.'
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading They answered: 'Sire, thou wilt have understood it, if it meant more than his mere words.'
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The King said: 'By those two nobly-born men of whom he told the story that they disputed, the one more powerful than the other, and each wrought the other harm, he meant me and Olaf Stout.'
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The King said: 'By those two nobly-born men of whom he told the story that they disputed, the one more powerful than the other, and each wrought the other harm, he meant me and Olaf Stout.'
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading They answered: 'Sire, thou wilt have understood it, if it meant more than his mere words.'
whereto
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From this reading Then spake the King: 'Tell me this, noble lords, whereto pointed that law question of which Emund asked yesterday?'
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then spake the King: 'Tell me this, noble lords, whereto pointed that law question of which Emund asked yesterday?'
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The King said: 'By those two nobly-born men of whom he told the story that they disputed, the one more powerful than the other, and each wrought the other harm, he meant me and Olaf Stout.'
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading They answered: 'Sire, thou wilt have understood it, if it meant more than his mere words.'
the words that are spoken
From this reading They answered: 'Sire, thou wilt have understood it, if it meant more than his mere words.'
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading The King said: 'By those two nobly-born men of whom he told the story that they disputed, the one more powerful than the other, and each wrought the other harm, he meant me and Olaf Stout.'
the day immediately before today
From this reading But the messenger came back and said: 'Sire, Emund the lawman rode away yesterday immediately after he had supped.'
