anew
From this reading But the monastery was already watched and neither letter nor messenger was ever heard of again.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
(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 "Wilfred, my dear boy, tell me all.
Alphege
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From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading But the monastery was already watched and neither letter nor messenger was ever heard of again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
eagerly desirous
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
apologynounUS /əˈpɑːlədʒiː/
an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading Imagine the good Father's astonishment when the following night he received Wilfred safe and sound from the hands of Hugo, to do penance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
a youthful male person
From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
burntadjectiveUS /bɜːrnt/
ruined by overcooking
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the monastery was already watched and neither letter nor messenger was ever heard of again.
captivitynounUS /kæpˈtɪvəti/
the state of being imprisoned
From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
dearly loved
From this reading "Wilfred, my dear boy, tell me all.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Imagine the good Father's astonishment when the following night he received Wilfred safe and sound from the hands of Hugo, to do penance.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
at any time
From this reading But the monastery was already watched and neither letter nor messenger was ever heard of again.
fataladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtəl/
bringing death
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
Father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Imagine the good Father's astonishment when the following night he received Wilfred safe and sound from the hands of Hugo, to do penance.
flamesnounUS /fleɪmz/
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Imagine the good Father's astonishment when the following night he received Wilfred safe and sound from the hands of Hugo, to do penance.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Imagine the good Father's astonishment when the following night he received Wilfred safe and sound from the hands of Hugo, to do penance.
Geoffrey
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From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Imagine the good Father's astonishment when the following night he received Wilfred safe and sound from the hands of Hugo, to do penance.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
how
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From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
HugonounUS /ˈhjuːɡoʊ/
French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
From this reading Imagine the good Father's astonishment when the following night he received Wilfred safe and sound from the hands of Hugo, to do penance.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Imagine the good Father's astonishment when the following night he received Wilfred safe and sound from the hands of Hugo, to do penance.
imploringadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈplɔːrɪŋ/
begging
From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading But the monastery was already watched and neither letter nor messenger was ever heard of again.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Wilfred, my dear boy, tell me all.
a person who carries a message
From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
monasterynounUS /ˈmɑːnəsteri/
the residence of a religious community
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Wilfred, my dear boy, tell me all.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading But the monastery was already watched and neither letter nor messenger was ever heard of again.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But the monastery was already watched and neither letter nor messenger was ever heard of again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
on one occasion
From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
orphannounUS /ˈɔːrfən/
a child who has lost both parents
From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
penancenounUS /ˈpenəns/
remorse for your past conduct
From this reading Imagine the good Father's astonishment when the following night he received Wilfred safe and sound from the hands of Hugo, to do penance.
readersnounUS /ˈriːdərz/
plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Imagine the good Father's astonishment when the following night he received Wilfred safe and sound from the hands of Hugo, to do penance.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Imagine the good Father's astonishment when the following night he received Wilfred safe and sound from the hands of Hugo, to do penance.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Imagine the good Father's astonishment when the following night he received Wilfred safe and sound from the hands of Hugo, to do penance.
express in words
From this reading "Wilfred, my dear boy, tell me all.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
trifled
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From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading But the monastery was already watched and neither letter nor messenger was ever heard of again.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
at the time that
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
belonging to which person
From this reading When good Father Alphege heard that the boy had returned under captivity, for whose safety he was so anxious, he sent at once another messenger to the good Bishop Geoffrey, imploring his aid for the orphan.
Wilfred
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From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We owe our readers some apology for having so long trifled with their patience concerning the fate of Wilfred, and we trust they are somewhat anxious to hear how he escaped the flames on that fatal night when the monastery was burnt.
