Chapter III

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

From this reading With the purchase afforded by the tree, Aliva was now able to get a tight hold of her horse’s head, and encouraging him with her voice, she induced him to follow her example, and to struggle up the bank.

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

From this reading With the purchase afforded by the tree, Aliva was now able to get a tight hold of her horse’s head, and encouraging him with her voice, she induced him to follow her example, and to struggle up the bank.

past form of “afford” — be able to spare or give up

From this reading With the purchase afforded by the tree, Aliva was now able to get a tight hold of her horse’s head, and encouraging him with her voice, she induced him to follow her example, and to struggle up the bank.

anew

From this reading Their lord’s order to release her had been peremptory, and it was now apparent that she was escaping them again.

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From this reading With the purchase afforded by the tree, Aliva was now able to get a tight hold of her horse’s head, and encouraging him with her voice, she induced him to follow her example, and to struggle up the bank.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading When he had first started off in his wild chase of Aliva, he had indeed no fixed intention with regard to her, except perhaps to carry her off to Bedford along with Henry de Braybrooke; and now that he had pursued her thus far from Elstow, and held her, as it were, in his grasp, he was still undecided.

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

From this reading With the purchase afforded by the tree, Aliva was now able to get a tight hold of her horse’s head, and encouraging him with her voice, she induced him to follow her example, and to struggle up the bank.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading Their lord’s order to release her had been peremptory, and it was now apparent that she was escaping them again.

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

From this reading Their lord himself, at some little distance, dismounted, his horse dangerously engulfed in a bog, was in as much uncertainty as they were.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Their lord himself, at some little distance, dismounted, his horse dangerously engulfed in a bog, was in as much uncertainty as they were.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading With the purchase afforded by the tree, Aliva was now able to get a tight hold of her horse’s head, and encouraging him with her voice, she induced him to follow her example, and to struggle up the bank.

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From this reading When he had first started off in his wild chase of Aliva, he had indeed no fixed intention with regard to her, except perhaps to carry her off to Bedford along with Henry de Braybrooke; and now that he had pursued her thus far from Elstow, and held her, as it were, in his grasp, he was still undecided.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Their lord’s order to release her had been peremptory, and it was now apparent that she was escaping them again.

cause to slow down or get stuck

From this reading Their lord himself, at some little distance, dismounted, his horse dangerously engulfed in a bog, was in as much uncertainty as they were.

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From this reading When he had first started off in his wild chase of Aliva, he had indeed no fixed intention with regard to her, except perhaps to carry her off to Bedford along with Henry de Braybrooke; and now that he had pursued her thus far from Elstow, and held her, as it were, in his grasp, he was still undecided.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading With the purchase afforded by the tree, Aliva was now able to get a tight hold of her horse’s head, and encouraging him with her voice, she induced him to follow her example, and to struggle up the bank.

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading When he had first started off in his wild chase of Aliva, he had indeed no fixed intention with regard to her, except perhaps to carry her off to Bedford along with Henry de Braybrooke; and now that he had pursued her thus far from Elstow, and held her, as it were, in his grasp, he was still undecided.

go after with the intent to catch

From this reading When he had first started off in his wild chase of Aliva, he had indeed no fixed intention with regard to her, except perhaps to carry her off to Bedford along with Henry de Braybrooke; and now that he had pursued her thus far from Elstow, and held her, as it were, in his grasp, he was still undecided.

In a way that involves danger or risk.

From this reading Their lord himself, at some little distance, dismounted, his horse dangerously engulfed in a bog, was in as much uncertainty as they were.

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

From this reading When he had first started off in his wild chase of Aliva, he had indeed no fixed intention with regard to her, except perhaps to carry her off to Bedford along with Henry de Braybrooke; and now that he had pursued her thus far from Elstow, and held her, as it were, in his grasp, he was still undecided.

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From this reading Their lord himself, at some little distance, dismounted, his horse dangerously engulfed in a bog, was in as much uncertainty as they were.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading Their lord himself, at some little distance, dismounted, his horse dangerously engulfed in a bog, was in as much uncertainty as they were.

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From this reading When he had first started off in his wild chase of Aliva, he had indeed no fixed intention with regard to her, except perhaps to carry her off to Bedford along with Henry de Braybrooke; and now that he had pursued her thus far from Elstow, and held her, as it were, in his grasp, he was still undecided.

giving courage or confidence or hope

From this reading With the purchase afforded by the tree, Aliva was now able to get a tight hold of her horse’s head, and encouraging him with her voice, she induced him to follow her example, and to struggle up the bank.

past form of “engulf” — devote (oneself) fully to

From this reading Their lord himself, at some little distance, dismounted, his horse dangerously engulfed in a bog, was in as much uncertainty as they were.

-ing form of “escape” — run away from confinement

From this reading Their lord’s order to release her had been peremptory, and it was now apparent that she was escaping them again.

an item of information that is typical of a class or group

From this reading With the purchase afforded by the tree, Aliva was now able to get a tight hold of her horse’s head, and encouraging him with her voice, she induced him to follow her example, and to struggle up the bank.

apart from; not including

From this reading When he had first started off in his wild chase of Aliva, he had indeed no fixed intention with regard to her, except perhaps to carry her off to Bedford along with Henry de Braybrooke; and now that he had pursued her thus far from Elstow, and held her, as it were, in his grasp, he was still undecided.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading When he had first started off in his wild chase of Aliva, he had indeed no fixed intention with regard to her, except perhaps to carry her off to Bedford along with Henry de Braybrooke; and now that he had pursued her thus far from Elstow, and held her, as it were, in his grasp, he was still undecided.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading When he had first started off in his wild chase of Aliva, he had indeed no fixed intention with regard to her, except perhaps to carry her off to Bedford along with Henry de Braybrooke; and now that he had pursued her thus far from Elstow, and held her, as it were, in his grasp, he was still undecided.

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

From this reading When he had first started off in his wild chase of Aliva, he had indeed no fixed intention with regard to her, except perhaps to carry her off to Bedford along with Henry de Braybrooke; and now that he had pursued her thus far from Elstow, and held her, as it were, in his grasp, he was still undecided.

to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading With the purchase afforded by the tree, Aliva was now able to get a tight hold of her horse’s head, and encouraging him with her voice, she induced him to follow her example, and to struggle up the bank.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The two soldiers, meanwhile, watched her manoeuvres from the further side in some perplexity.

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading The two soldiers, meanwhile, watched her manoeuvres from the further side in some perplexity.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading With the purchase afforded by the tree, Aliva was now able to get a tight hold of her horse’s head, and encouraging him with her voice, she induced him to follow her example, and to struggle up the bank.

hold firmly

From this reading When he had first started off in his wild chase of Aliva, he had indeed no fixed intention with regard to her, except perhaps to carry her off to Bedford along with Henry de Braybrooke; and now that he had pursued her thus far from Elstow, and held her, as it were, in his grasp, he was still undecided.

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

From this reading Their lord’s order to release her had been peremptory, and it was now apparent that she was escaping them again.

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

From this reading When he had first started off in his wild chase of Aliva, he had indeed no fixed intention with regard to her, except perhaps to carry her off to Bedford along with Henry de Braybrooke; and now that he had pursued her thus far from Elstow, and held her, as it were, in his grasp, he was still undecided.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading With the purchase afforded by the tree, Aliva was now able to get a tight hold of her horse’s head, and encouraging him with her voice, she induced him to follow her example, and to struggle up the bank.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading When he had first started off in his wild chase of Aliva, he had indeed no fixed intention with regard to her, except perhaps to carry her off to Bedford along with Henry de Braybrooke; and now that he had pursued her thus far from Elstow, and held her, as it were, in his grasp, he was still undecided.

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 When he had first started off in his wild chase of Aliva, he had indeed no fixed intention with regard to her, except perhaps to carry her off to Bedford along with Henry de Braybrooke; and now that he had pursued her thus far from Elstow, and held her, as it were, in his grasp, he was still undecided.

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

From this reading With the purchase afforded by the tree, Aliva was now able to get a tight hold of her horse’s head, and encouraging him with her voice, she induced him to follow her example, and to struggle up the bank.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading With the purchase afforded by the tree, Aliva was now able to get a tight hold of her horse’s head, and encouraging him with her voice, she induced him to follow her example, and to struggle up the bank.

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

From this reading Their lord himself, at some little distance, dismounted, his horse dangerously engulfed in a bog, was in as much uncertainty as they were.

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

From this reading Their lord himself, at some little distance, dismounted, his horse dangerously engulfed in a bog, was in as much uncertainty as they were.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading With the purchase afforded by the tree, Aliva was now able to get a tight hold of her horse’s head, and encouraging him with her voice, she induced him to follow her example, and to struggle up the bank.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Their lord himself, at some little distance, dismounted, his horse dangerously engulfed in a bog, was in as much uncertainty as they were.

possessive form of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading With the purchase afforded by the tree, Aliva was now able to get a tight hold of her horse’s head, and encouraging him with her voice, she induced him to follow her example, and to struggle up the bank.

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

From this reading The two soldiers, meanwhile, watched her manoeuvres from the further side in some perplexity.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading When he had first started off in his wild chase of Aliva, he had indeed no fixed intention with regard to her, except perhaps to carry her off to Bedford along with Henry de Braybrooke; and now that he had pursued her thus far from Elstow, and held her, as it were, in his grasp, he was still undecided.

brought about or caused; not spontaneous

From this reading With the purchase afforded by the tree, Aliva was now able to get a tight hold of her horse’s head, and encouraging him with her voice, she induced him to follow her example, and to struggle up the bank.

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading When he had first started off in his wild chase of Aliva, he had indeed no fixed intention with regard to her, except perhaps to carry her off to Bedford along with Henry de Braybrooke; and now that he had pursued her thus far from Elstow, and held her, as it were, in his grasp, he was still undecided.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Their lord’s order to release her had been peremptory, and it was now apparent that she was escaping them again.

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

From this reading Their lord himself, at some little distance, dismounted, his horse dangerously engulfed in a bog, was in as much uncertainty as they were.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Their lord himself, at some little distance, dismounted, his horse dangerously engulfed in a bog, was in as much uncertainty as they were.

possessive form of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Their lord’s order to release her had been peremptory, and it was now apparent that she was escaping them again.

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From this reading The two soldiers, meanwhile, watched her manoeuvres from the further side in some perplexity.

at the same time but in another place

From this reading The two soldiers, meanwhile, watched her manoeuvres from the further side in some perplexity.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Their lord himself, at some little distance, dismounted, his horse dangerously engulfed in a bog, was in as much uncertainty as they were.

not any; not one

From this reading When he had first started off in his wild chase of Aliva, he had indeed no fixed intention with regard to her, except perhaps to carry her off to Bedford along with Henry de Braybrooke; and now that he had pursued her thus far from Elstow, and held her, as it were, in his grasp, he was still undecided.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading With the purchase afforded by the tree, Aliva was now able to get a tight hold of her horse’s head, and encouraging him with her voice, she induced him to follow her example, and to struggle up the bank.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading With the purchase afforded by the tree, Aliva was now able to get a tight hold of her horse’s head, and encouraging him with her voice, she induced him to follow her example, and to struggle up the bank.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading When he had first started off in his wild chase of Aliva, he had indeed no fixed intention with regard to her, except perhaps to carry her off to Bedford along with Henry de Braybrooke; and now that he had pursued her thus far from Elstow, and held her, as it were, in his grasp, he was still undecided.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading Their lord’s order to release her had been peremptory, and it was now apparent that she was escaping them again.

offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power

From this reading Their lord’s order to release her had been peremptory, and it was now apparent that she was escaping them again.

by chance

From this reading When he had first started off in his wild chase of Aliva, he had indeed no fixed intention with regard to her, except perhaps to carry her off to Bedford along with Henry de Braybrooke; and now that he had pursued her thus far from Elstow, and held her, as it were, in his grasp, he was still undecided.

trouble or confusion resulting from complexity

From this reading The two soldiers, meanwhile, watched her manoeuvres from the further side in some perplexity.

the acquisition of something for payment

From this reading With the purchase afforded by the tree, Aliva was now able to get a tight hold of her horse’s head, and encouraging him with her voice, she induced him to follow her example, and to struggle up the bank.

a person who is being chased

From this reading When he had first started off in his wild chase of Aliva, he had indeed no fixed intention with regard to her, except perhaps to carry her off to Bedford along with Henry de Braybrooke; and now that he had pursued her thus far from Elstow, and held her, as it were, in his grasp, he was still undecided.

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading When he had first started off in his wild chase of Aliva, he had indeed no fixed intention with regard to her, except perhaps to carry her off to Bedford along with Henry de Braybrooke; and now that he had pursued her thus far from Elstow, and held her, as it were, in his grasp, he was still undecided.

release, as from one's grip

From this reading Their lord’s order to release her had been peremptory, and it was now apparent that she was escaping them again.

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

From this reading With the purchase afforded by the tree, Aliva was now able to get a tight hold of her horse’s head, and encouraging him with her voice, she induced him to follow her example, and to struggle up the bank.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading The two soldiers, meanwhile, watched her manoeuvres from the further side in some perplexity.

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading The two soldiers, meanwhile, watched her manoeuvres from the further side in some perplexity.

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

From this reading The two soldiers, meanwhile, watched her manoeuvres from the further side in some perplexity.

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading When he had first started off in his wild chase of Aliva, he had indeed no fixed intention with regard to her, except perhaps to carry her off to Bedford along with Henry de Braybrooke; and now that he had pursued her thus far from Elstow, and held her, as it were, in his grasp, he was still undecided.

not in physical motion

From this reading When he had first started off in his wild chase of Aliva, he had indeed no fixed intention with regard to her, except perhaps to carry her off to Bedford along with Henry de Braybrooke; and now that he had pursued her thus far from Elstow, and held her, as it were, in his grasp, he was still undecided.

make a strenuous or labored effort

From this reading With the purchase afforded by the tree, Aliva was now able to get a tight hold of her horse’s head, and encouraging him with her voice, she induced him to follow her example, and to struggle up the bank.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Their lord’s order to release her had been peremptory, and it was now apparent that she was escaping them again.

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

From this reading With the purchase afforded by the tree, Aliva was now able to get a tight hold of her horse’s head, and encouraging him with her voice, she induced him to follow her example, and to struggle up the bank.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Their lord’s order to release her had been peremptory, and it was now apparent that she was escaping them again.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Their lord’s order to release her had been peremptory, and it was now apparent that she was escaping them again.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Their lord himself, at some little distance, dismounted, his horse dangerously engulfed in a bog, was in as much uncertainty as they were.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading When he had first started off in his wild chase of Aliva, he had indeed no fixed intention with regard to her, except perhaps to carry her off to Bedford along with Henry de Braybrooke; and now that he had pursued her thus far from Elstow, and held her, as it were, in his grasp, he was still undecided.

closely constrained or constricted or constricting

From this reading With the purchase afforded by the tree, Aliva was now able to get a tight hold of her horse’s head, and encouraging him with her voice, she induced him to follow her example, and to struggle up the bank.

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

From this reading With the purchase afforded by the tree, Aliva was now able to get a tight hold of her horse’s head, and encouraging him with her voice, she induced him to follow her example, and to struggle up the bank.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading With the purchase afforded by the tree, Aliva was now able to get a tight hold of her horse’s head, and encouraging him with her voice, she induced him to follow her example, and to struggle up the bank.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The two soldiers, meanwhile, watched her manoeuvres from the further side in some perplexity.

being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance

From this reading Their lord himself, at some little distance, dismounted, his horse dangerously engulfed in a bog, was in as much uncertainty as they were.

not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought

From this reading When he had first started off in his wild chase of Aliva, he had indeed no fixed intention with regard to her, except perhaps to carry her off to Bedford along with Henry de Braybrooke; and now that he had pursued her thus far from Elstow, and held her, as it were, in his grasp, he was still undecided.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading With the purchase afforded by the tree, Aliva was now able to get a tight hold of her horse’s head, and encouraging him with her voice, she induced him to follow her example, and to struggle up the bank.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading With the purchase afforded by the tree, Aliva was now able to get a tight hold of her horse’s head, and encouraging him with her voice, she induced him to follow her example, and to struggle up the bank.

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

From this reading With the purchase afforded by the tree, Aliva was now able to get a tight hold of her horse’s head, and encouraging him with her voice, she induced him to follow her example, and to struggle up the bank.

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading The two soldiers, meanwhile, watched her manoeuvres from the further side in some perplexity.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Their lord himself, at some little distance, dismounted, his horse dangerously engulfed in a bog, was in as much uncertainty as they were.

at the time that

From this reading When he had first started off in his wild chase of Aliva, he had indeed no fixed intention with regard to her, except perhaps to carry her off to Bedford along with Henry de Braybrooke; and now that he had pursued her thus far from Elstow, and held her, as it were, in his grasp, he was still undecided.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading When he had first started off in his wild chase of Aliva, he had indeed no fixed intention with regard to her, except perhaps to carry her off to Bedford along with Henry de Braybrooke; and now that he had pursued her thus far from Elstow, and held her, as it were, in his grasp, he was still undecided.

in the company of; together with

From this reading With the purchase afforded by the tree, Aliva was now able to get a tight hold of her horse’s head, and encouraging him with her voice, she induced him to follow her example, and to struggle up the bank.