used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.
AbbotnounUS /ˈæbət/
the superior of an abbey of monks
From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
altarnounUS /ˈɔːltər/
the table in Christian churches where communion is given
From this reading Upon the altar was a purple cloth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
AnselmnounUS /ˈænselm/
an Italian who was a Benedictine monk; was archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109; one of the founders of scholasticism; best known for his proof of the existence of God
From this reading Dom Anselm got him a new black cope for the occasion, and was sober as may be.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dom Anselm got him a new black cope for the occasion, and was sober as may be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dom Anselm got him a new black cope for the occasion, and was sober as may be.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading The bell tolled, the tapers burnt, the pillars of the place were bound round with black.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The bell tolled, the tapers burnt, the pillars of the place were bound round with black.
confined by bonds
From this reading The bell tolled, the tapers burnt, the pillars of the place were bound round with black.
BournenounUS /bɔːrn/
an archaic term for a boundary
From this reading They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.
placed in a grave
From this reading They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.
burien
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From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
burntadjectiveUS /bɜːrnt/
ruined by overcooking
From this reading The bell tolled, the tapers burnt, the pillars of the place were bound round with black.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.
chapelnounUS /ˈtʃæpəl/
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Upon the altar was a purple cloth.
copeverbUS /koʊp/
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
From this reading Dom Anselm got him a new black cope for the occasion, and was sober as may be.
couent
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From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.
Dom
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From this reading Dom Anselm got him a new black cope for the occasion, and was sober as may be.
dugnounUS /dʌɡ/
an udder or breast or teat
From this reading They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.
faste
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From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
flagsnounUS /flæɡz/
plural of “flag” — emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
fulnoun
a family of languages of the Fulani of West Africa and used as a lingua franca in the sub-Saharan regions from Senegal to Chad; the best known of the West African languages
From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
Geoffroi
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From this reading They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Dom Anselm got him a new black cope for the occasion, and was sober as may be.
HannounUS /hɑːn/
imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
hemnounUS /hem/
the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Dom Anselm got him a new black cope for the occasion, and was sober as may be.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Dom Anselm got him a new black cope for the occasion, and was sober as may be.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading Dom Anselm got him a new black cope for the occasion, and was sober as may be.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The bell tolled, the tapers burnt, the pillars of the place were bound round with black.
pillarsnounUS /ˈpɪlərz/
plural of “pillar” — a fundamental principle or practice
From this reading The bell tolled, the tapers burnt, the pillars of the place were bound round with black.
pitnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The bell tolled, the tapers burnt, the pillars of the place were bound round with black.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading Upon the altar was a purple cloth.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The bell tolled, the tapers burnt, the pillars of the place were bound round with black.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading Dom Anselm got him a new black cope for the occasion, and was sober as may be.
spedverbUS /sped/
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
tapersnounUS /ˈteɪpərz/
plural of “taper” — a convex shape that narrows toward a point
From this reading The bell tolled, the tapers burnt, the pillars of the place were bound round with black.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
tolledverbUS /toʊld/
past form of “toll” — ring slowly
From this reading The bell tolled, the tapers burnt, the pillars of the place were bound round with black.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon the altar was a purple cloth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Upon the altar was a purple cloth.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The bell tolled, the tapers burnt, the pillars of the place were bound round with black.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
