used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And she threw to the pilgrim a little clasp of gold.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And as he touched shore, he stumbled, holding the Queen in his arms; and the squires and boatmen with their oars and boat-hooks drove the poor pilgrim away.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading And as he touched shore, he stumbled, holding the Queen in his arms; and the squires and boatmen with their oars and boat-hooks drove the poor pilgrim away.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Before the tent of King Arthur was spread a rich Nicean cloth upon the grass, and the holy relics were set on it, taken out of their covers and their shrines.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as he touched shore, he stumbled, holding the Queen in his arms; and the squires and boatmen with their oars and boat-hooks drove the poor pilgrim away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And as he touched shore, he stumbled, holding the Queen in his arms; and the squires and boatmen with their oars and boat-hooks drove the poor pilgrim away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But the Queen said: “Let him be; some great travail and journey has weakened him.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the tent of King Arthur was spread a rich Nicean cloth upon the grass, and the holy relics were set on it, taken out of their covers and their shrines.
boat-hooks
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From this reading And as he touched shore, he stumbled, holding the Queen in his arms; and the squires and boatmen with their oars and boat-hooks drove the poor pilgrim away.
boatmen
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From this reading And as he touched shore, he stumbled, holding the Queen in his arms; and the squires and boatmen with their oars and boat-hooks drove the poor pilgrim away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the Queen said: “Let him be; some great travail and journey has weakened him.”
claspverbUS /klæsp/
hold firmly and tightly
From this reading And she threw to the pilgrim a little clasp of gold.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Before the tent of King Arthur was spread a rich Nicean cloth upon the grass, and the holy relics were set on it, taken out of their covers and their shrines.
coversnounUS /ˈkʌvərz/
plural of “cover” — a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
From this reading Before the tent of King Arthur was spread a rich Nicean cloth upon the grass, and the holy relics were set on it, taken out of their covers and their shrines.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading And as he touched shore, he stumbled, holding the Queen in his arms; and the squires and boatmen with their oars and boat-hooks drove the poor pilgrim away.
coins made of gold
From this reading And she threw to the pilgrim a little clasp of gold.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Before the tent of King Arthur was spread a rich Nicean cloth upon the grass, and the holy relics were set on it, taken out of their covers and their shrines.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading But the Queen said: “Let him be; some great travail and journey has weakened him.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the Queen said: “Let him be; some great travail and journey has weakened him.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And as he touched shore, he stumbled, holding the Queen in his arms; and the squires and boatmen with their oars and boat-hooks drove the poor pilgrim away.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the Queen said: “Let him be; some great travail and journey has weakened him.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And as he touched shore, he stumbled, holding the Queen in his arms; and the squires and boatmen with their oars and boat-hooks drove the poor pilgrim away.
the act of retaining something
From this reading And as he touched shore, he stumbled, holding the Queen in his arms; and the squires and boatmen with their oars and boat-hooks drove the poor pilgrim away.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading Before the tent of King Arthur was spread a rich Nicean cloth upon the grass, and the holy relics were set on it, taken out of their covers and their shrines.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And as he touched shore, he stumbled, holding the Queen in his arms; and the squires and boatmen with their oars and boat-hooks drove the poor pilgrim away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Before the tent of King Arthur was spread a rich Nicean cloth upon the grass, and the holy relics were set on it, taken out of their covers and their shrines.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading But the Queen said: “Let him be; some great travail and journey has weakened him.”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Before the tent of King Arthur was spread a rich Nicean cloth upon the grass, and the holy relics were set on it, taken out of their covers and their shrines.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But the Queen said: “Let him be; some great travail and journey has weakened him.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And she threw to the pilgrim a little clasp of gold.
Nicean
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From this reading Before the tent of King Arthur was spread a rich Nicean cloth upon the grass, and the holy relics were set on it, taken out of their covers and their shrines.
oarsnounUS /ɔːrz/
plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading And as he touched shore, he stumbled, holding the Queen in his arms; and the squires and boatmen with their oars and boat-hooks drove the poor pilgrim away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And she threw to the pilgrim a little clasp of gold.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Before the tent of King Arthur was spread a rich Nicean cloth upon the grass, and the holy relics were set on it, taken out of their covers and their shrines.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Before the tent of King Arthur was spread a rich Nicean cloth upon the grass, and the holy relics were set on it, taken out of their covers and their shrines.
pilgrimnounUS /ˈpɪlɡrəm/
someone who journeys in foreign lands
From this reading And as he touched shore, he stumbled, holding the Queen in his arms; and the squires and boatmen with their oars and boat-hooks drove the poor pilgrim away.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading And as he touched shore, he stumbled, holding the Queen in his arms; and the squires and boatmen with their oars and boat-hooks drove the poor pilgrim away.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading And as he touched shore, he stumbled, holding the Queen in his arms; and the squires and boatmen with their oars and boat-hooks drove the poor pilgrim away.
relicsnounUS /ˈrelɪks/
plural of “relic” — an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
From this reading Before the tent of King Arthur was spread a rich Nicean cloth upon the grass, and the holy relics were set on it, taken out of their covers and their shrines.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Before the tent of King Arthur was spread a rich Nicean cloth upon the grass, and the holy relics were set on it, taken out of their covers and their shrines.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading But the Queen said: “Let him be; some great travail and journey has weakened him.”
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading “Stumble you upon the sand.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Before the tent of King Arthur was spread a rich Nicean cloth upon the grass, and the holy relics were set on it, taken out of their covers and their shrines.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she threw to the pilgrim a little clasp of gold.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading And as he touched shore, he stumbled, holding the Queen in his arms; and the squires and boatmen with their oars and boat-hooks drove the poor pilgrim away.
shrinesnounUS /ʃraɪnz/
plural of “shrine” — a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
From this reading Before the tent of King Arthur was spread a rich Nicean cloth upon the grass, and the holy relics were set on it, taken out of their covers and their shrines.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But the Queen said: “Let him be; some great travail and journey has weakened him.”
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading Before the tent of King Arthur was spread a rich Nicean cloth upon the grass, and the holy relics were set on it, taken out of their covers and their shrines.
squiresnounUS /ˈskwaɪərz/
plural of “squire” — young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading And as he touched shore, he stumbled, holding the Queen in his arms; and the squires and boatmen with their oars and boat-hooks drove the poor pilgrim away.
StumbleverbUS /ˈstʌmbəl/
walk unsteadily
From this reading “Stumble you upon the sand.”
stumbledverbUS /ˈstʌmbəld/
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading And as he touched shore, he stumbled, holding the Queen in his arms; and the squires and boatmen with their oars and boat-hooks drove the poor pilgrim away.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Before the tent of King Arthur was spread a rich Nicean cloth upon the grass, and the holy relics were set on it, taken out of their covers and their shrines.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading Before the tent of King Arthur was spread a rich Nicean cloth upon the grass, and the holy relics were set on it, taken out of their covers and their shrines.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Stumble you upon the sand.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And as he touched shore, he stumbled, holding the Queen in his arms; and the squires and boatmen with their oars and boat-hooks drove the poor pilgrim away.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading And she threw to the pilgrim a little clasp of gold.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And she threw to the pilgrim a little clasp of gold.
having come into contact
From this reading And as he touched shore, he stumbled, holding the Queen in his arms; and the squires and boatmen with their oars and boat-hooks drove the poor pilgrim away.
travailnounUS /trəˈveɪl/
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
From this reading But the Queen said: “Let him be; some great travail and journey has weakened him.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Stumble you upon the sand.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before the tent of King Arthur was spread a rich Nicean cloth upon the grass, and the holy relics were set on it, taken out of their covers and their shrines.
weakenedadjectiveUS /ˈwiːkənd/
impaired by diminution
From this reading But the Queen said: “Let him be; some great travail and journey has weakened him.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Before the tent of King Arthur was spread a rich Nicean cloth upon the grass, and the holy relics were set on it, taken out of their covers and their shrines.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And as he touched shore, he stumbled, holding the Queen in his arms; and the squires and boatmen with their oars and boat-hooks drove the poor pilgrim away.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Stumble you upon the sand.”
