Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

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

From this reading The next morning Osberne went his way riding on a good horse, and not without treasure in his scrip.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading But when they were come to the crown of the bent Osberne drew rein and said: "Now, my friend, shalt thou turn about and let me go my ways."

to or in a foreign country

From this reading And they turned about both and looked down on Wethermel, and Stephen cast his arm abroad and spake: "Best-beloved of all men, how long deemest thou it shall be ere thou seest this again?"

anew

From this reading And they turned about both and looked down on Wethermel, and Stephen cast his arm abroad and spake: "Best-beloved of all men, how long deemest thou it shall be ere thou seest this again?"

(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 All the household were without in the garth to see him off, but none went further with him save Stephen the Eater, who rode with him as far as the bent, and closely and lovingly they spake together on the way.

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

From this reading The next morning Osberne went his way riding on a good horse, and not without treasure in his scrip.

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading And they turned about both and looked down on Wethermel, and Stephen cast his arm abroad and spake: "Best-beloved of all men, how long deemest thou it shall be ere thou seest this again?"

a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles

From this reading He was girt to Boardcleaver and had the wonder-bow and shafts with him; but the byrny, Hardcastle's Loom, he left behind, and had but a white basnet on his head, for he deemed that his friend Sir Medard would purvey him of armour.

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

From this reading All the household were without in the garth to see him off, but none went further with him save Stephen the Eater, who rode with him as far as the bent, and closely and lovingly they spake together on the way.

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From this reading He was girt to Boardcleaver and had the wonder-bow and shafts with him; but the byrny, Hardcastle's Loom, he left behind, and had but a white basnet on his head, for he deemed that his friend Sir Medard would purvey him of armour.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading And they turned about both and looked down on Wethermel, and Stephen cast his arm abroad and spake: "Best-beloved of all men, how long deemest thou it shall be ere thou seest this again?"

at or toward the back of something

From this reading He was girt to Boardcleaver and had the wonder-bow and shafts with him; but the byrny, Hardcastle's Loom, he left behind, and had but a white basnet on his head, for he deemed that his friend Sir Medard would purvey him of armour.

a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

From this reading All the household were without in the garth to see him off, but none went further with him save Stephen the Eater, who rode with him as far as the bent, and closely and lovingly they spake together on the way.

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From this reading And they turned about both and looked down on Wethermel, and Stephen cast his arm abroad and spake: "Best-beloved of all men, how long deemest thou it shall be ere thou seest this again?"

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From this reading He was girt to Boardcleaver and had the wonder-bow and shafts with him; but the byrny, Hardcastle's Loom, he left behind, and had but a white basnet on his head, for he deemed that his friend Sir Medard would purvey him of armour.

the two together, not just one

From this reading And they turned about both and looked down on Wethermel, and Stephen cast his arm abroad and spake: "Best-beloved of all men, how long deemest thou it shall be ere thou seest this again?"

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He was girt to Boardcleaver and had the wonder-bow and shafts with him; but the byrny, Hardcastle's Loom, he left behind, and had but a white basnet on his head, for he deemed that his friend Sir Medard would purvey him of armour.

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From this reading He was girt to Boardcleaver and had the wonder-bow and shafts with him; but the byrny, Hardcastle's Loom, he left behind, and had but a white basnet on his head, for he deemed that his friend Sir Medard would purvey him of armour.

put or send forth

From this reading And they turned about both and looked down on Wethermel, and Stephen cast his arm abroad and spake: "Best-beloved of all men, how long deemest thou it shall be ere thou seest this again?"

in a close relation or position in time or space

From this reading All the household were without in the garth to see him off, but none went further with him save Stephen the Eater, who rode with him as far as the bent, and closely and lovingly they spake together on the way.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading But when they were come to the crown of the bent Osberne drew rein and said: "Now, my friend, shalt thou turn about and let me go my ways."

the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy

From this reading But when they were come to the crown of the bent Osberne drew rein and said: "Now, my friend, shalt thou turn about and let me go my ways."

past form of “deem” — keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view

From this reading He was girt to Boardcleaver and had the wonder-bow and shafts with him; but the byrny, Hardcastle's Loom, he left behind, and had but a white basnet on his head, for he deemed that his friend Sir Medard would purvey him of armour.

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From this reading And they turned about both and looked down on Wethermel, and Stephen cast his arm abroad and spake: "Best-beloved of all men, how long deemest thou it shall be ere thou seest this again?"

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading And they turned about both and looked down on Wethermel, and Stephen cast his arm abroad and spake: "Best-beloved of all men, how long deemest thou it shall be ere thou seest this again?"

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

From this reading But when they were come to the crown of the bent Osberne drew rein and said: "Now, my friend, shalt thou turn about and let me go my ways."

someone who consumes food for nourishment

From this reading All the household were without in the garth to see him off, but none went further with him save Stephen the Eater, who rode with him as far as the bent, and closely and lovingly they spake together on the way.

an old word for “before”

From this reading And they turned about both and looked down on Wethermel, and Stephen cast his arm abroad and spake: "Best-beloved of all men, how long deemest thou it shall be ere thou seest this again?"

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading All the household were without in the garth to see him off, but none went further with him save Stephen the Eater, who rode with him as far as the bent, and closely and lovingly they spake together on the way.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He was girt to Boardcleaver and had the wonder-bow and shafts with him; but the byrny, Hardcastle's Loom, he left behind, and had but a white basnet on his head, for he deemed that his friend Sir Medard would purvey him of armour.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading He was girt to Boardcleaver and had the wonder-bow and shafts with him; but the byrny, Hardcastle's Loom, he left behind, and had but a white basnet on his head, for he deemed that his friend Sir Medard would purvey him of armour.

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 All the household were without in the garth to see him off, but none went further with him save Stephen the Eater, who rode with him as far as the bent, and closely and lovingly they spake together on the way.

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From this reading All the household were without in the garth to see him off, but none went further with him save Stephen the Eater, who rode with him as far as the bent, and closely and lovingly they spake together on the way.

inflected form of “gird” — prepare oneself for a military confrontation

From this reading He was girt to Boardcleaver and had the wonder-bow and shafts with him; but the byrny, Hardcastle's Loom, he left behind, and had but a white basnet on his head, for he deemed that his friend Sir Medard would purvey him of armour.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading But when they were come to the crown of the bent Osberne drew rein and said: "Now, my friend, shalt thou turn about and let me go my ways."

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading The next morning Osberne went his way riding on a good horse, and not without treasure in his scrip.

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

From this reading He was girt to Boardcleaver and had the wonder-bow and shafts with him; but the byrny, Hardcastle's Loom, he left behind, and had but a white basnet on his head, for he deemed that his friend Sir Medard would purvey him of armour.

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From this reading He was girt to Boardcleaver and had the wonder-bow and shafts with him; but the byrny, Hardcastle's Loom, he left behind, and had but a white basnet on his head, for he deemed that his friend Sir Medard would purvey him of armour.

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

From this reading He was girt to Boardcleaver and had the wonder-bow and shafts with him; but the byrny, Hardcastle's Loom, he left behind, and had but a white basnet on his head, for he deemed that his friend Sir Medard would purvey him of armour.

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

From this reading He was girt to Boardcleaver and had the wonder-bow and shafts with him; but the byrny, Hardcastle's Loom, he left behind, and had but a white basnet on his head, for he deemed that his friend Sir Medard would purvey him of armour.

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

From this reading He was girt to Boardcleaver and had the wonder-bow and shafts with him; but the byrny, Hardcastle's Loom, he left behind, and had but a white basnet on his head, for he deemed that his friend Sir Medard would purvey him of armour.

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

From this reading The next morning Osberne went his way riding on a good horse, and not without treasure in his scrip.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading The next morning Osberne went his way riding on a good horse, and not without treasure in his scrip.

a social unit living together

From this reading All the household were without in the garth to see him off, but none went further with him save Stephen the Eater, who rode with him as far as the bent, and closely and lovingly they spake together on the way.

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From this reading And they turned about both and looked down on Wethermel, and Stephen cast his arm abroad and spake: "Best-beloved of all men, how long deemest thou it shall be ere thou seest this again?"

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

From this reading The next morning Osberne went his way riding on a good horse, and not without treasure in his scrip.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And they turned about both and looked down on Wethermel, and Stephen cast his arm abroad and spake: "Best-beloved of all men, how long deemest thou it shall be ere thou seest this again?"

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading He was girt to Boardcleaver and had the wonder-bow and shafts with him; but the byrny, Hardcastle's Loom, he left behind, and had but a white basnet on his head, for he deemed that his friend Sir Medard would purvey him of armour.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading But when they were come to the crown of the bent Osberne drew rein and said: "Now, my friend, shalt thou turn about and let me go my ways."

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 And they turned about both and looked down on Wethermel, and Stephen cast his arm abroad and spake: "Best-beloved of all men, how long deemest thou it shall be ere thou seest this again?"

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading And they turned about both and looked down on Wethermel, and Stephen cast his arm abroad and spake: "Best-beloved of all men, how long deemest thou it shall be ere thou seest this again?"

come into view indistinctly, often threateningly

From this reading He was girt to Boardcleaver and had the wonder-bow and shafts with him; but the byrny, Hardcastle's Loom, he left behind, and had but a white basnet on his head, for he deemed that his friend Sir Medard would purvey him of armour.

with fondness; with love

From this reading All the household were without in the garth to see him off, but none went further with him save Stephen the Eater, who rode with him as far as the bent, and closely and lovingly they spake together on the way.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But when they were come to the crown of the bent Osberne drew rein and said: "Now, my friend, shalt thou turn about and let me go my ways."

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From this reading He was girt to Boardcleaver and had the wonder-bow and shafts with him; but the byrny, Hardcastle's Loom, he left behind, and had but a white basnet on his head, for he deemed that his friend Sir Medard would purvey him of armour.

the force of workers available

From this reading And they turned about both and looked down on Wethermel, and Stephen cast his arm abroad and spake: "Best-beloved of all men, how long deemest thou it shall be ere thou seest this again?"

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The next morning Osberne went his way riding on a good horse, and not without treasure in his scrip.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading But when they were come to the crown of the bent Osberne drew rein and said: "Now, my friend, shalt thou turn about and let me go my ways."

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The next morning Osberne went his way riding on a good horse, and not without treasure in his scrip.

not one, and not any

From this reading All the household were without in the garth to see him off, but none went further with him save Stephen the Eater, who rode with him as far as the bent, and closely and lovingly they spake together on the way.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The next morning Osberne went his way riding on a good horse, and not without treasure in his scrip.

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

From this reading But when they were come to the crown of the bent Osberne drew rein and said: "Now, my friend, shalt thou turn about and let me go my ways."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He was girt to Boardcleaver and had the wonder-bow and shafts with him; but the byrny, Hardcastle's Loom, he left behind, and had but a white basnet on his head, for he deemed that his friend Sir Medard would purvey him of armour.

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

From this reading All the household were without in the garth to see him off, but none went further with him save Stephen the Eater, who rode with him as far as the bent, and closely and lovingly they spake together on the way.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The next morning Osberne went his way riding on a good horse, and not without treasure in his scrip.

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From this reading The next morning Osberne went his way riding on a good horse, and not without treasure in his scrip.

supply with provisions

From this reading He was girt to Boardcleaver and had the wonder-bow and shafts with him; but the byrny, Hardcastle's Loom, he left behind, and had but a white basnet on his head, for he deemed that his friend Sir Medard would purvey him of armour.

control and direct with or as if by reins

From this reading But when they were come to the crown of the bent Osberne drew rein and said: "Now, my friend, shalt thou turn about and let me go my ways."

the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

From this reading The next morning Osberne went his way riding on a good horse, and not without treasure in his scrip.

inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading All the household were without in the garth to see him off, but none went further with him save Stephen the Eater, who rode with him as far as the bent, and closely and lovingly they spake together on the way.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading But when they were come to the crown of the bent Osberne drew rein and said: "Now, my friend, shalt thou turn about and let me go my ways."

except for; apart from

From this reading All the household were without in the garth to see him off, but none went further with him save Stephen the Eater, who rode with him as far as the bent, and closely and lovingly they spake together on the way.

a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency

From this reading The next morning Osberne went his way riding on a good horse, and not without treasure in his scrip.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading All the household were without in the garth to see him off, but none went further with him save Stephen the Eater, who rode with him as far as the bent, and closely and lovingly they spake together on the way.

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From this reading And they turned about both and looked down on Wethermel, and Stephen cast his arm abroad and spake: "Best-beloved of all men, how long deemest thou it shall be ere thou seest this again?"

plural of “shaft” — a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer

From this reading He was girt to Boardcleaver and had the wonder-bow and shafts with him; but the byrny, Hardcastle's Loom, he left behind, and had but a white basnet on his head, for he deemed that his friend Sir Medard would purvey him of armour.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading And they turned about both and looked down on Wethermel, and Stephen cast his arm abroad and spake: "Best-beloved of all men, how long deemest thou it shall be ere thou seest this again?"

an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”

From this reading But when they were come to the crown of the bent Osberne drew rein and said: "Now, my friend, shalt thou turn about and let me go my ways."

term of address for a man

From this reading He was girt to Boardcleaver and had the wonder-bow and shafts with him; but the byrny, Hardcastle's Loom, he left behind, and had but a white basnet on his head, for he deemed that his friend Sir Medard would purvey him of armour.

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From this reading All the household were without in the garth to see him off, but none went further with him save Stephen the Eater, who rode with him as far as the bent, and closely and lovingly they spake together on the way.

English writer (1832-1904)

From this reading All the household were without in the garth to see him off, but none went further with him save Stephen the Eater, who rode with him as far as the bent, and closely and lovingly they spake together on the way.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He was girt to Boardcleaver and had the wonder-bow and shafts with him; but the byrny, Hardcastle's Loom, he left behind, and had but a white basnet on his head, for he deemed that his friend Sir Medard would purvey him of armour.

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

From this reading The next morning Osberne went his way riding on a good horse, and not without treasure in his scrip.

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

From this reading All the household were without in the garth to see him off, but none went further with him save Stephen the Eater, who rode with him as far as the bent, and closely and lovingly they spake together on the way.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading And they turned about both and looked down on Wethermel, and Stephen cast his arm abroad and spake: "Best-beloved of all men, how long deemest thou it shall be ere thou seest this again?"

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading But when they were come to the crown of the bent Osberne drew rein and said: "Now, my friend, shalt thou turn about and let me go my ways."

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

From this reading He was girt to Boardcleaver and had the wonder-bow and shafts with him; but the byrny, Hardcastle's Loom, he left behind, and had but a white basnet on his head, for he deemed that his friend Sir Medard would purvey him of armour.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading All the household were without in the garth to see him off, but none went further with him save Stephen the Eater, who rode with him as far as the bent, and closely and lovingly they spake together on the way.

accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.

From this reading The next morning Osberne went his way riding on a good horse, and not without treasure in his scrip.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading But when they were come to the crown of the bent Osberne drew rein and said: "Now, my friend, shalt thou turn about and let me go my ways."

moved around an axis or center

From this reading And they turned about both and looked down on Wethermel, and Stephen cast his arm abroad and spake: "Best-beloved of all men, how long deemest thou it shall be ere thou seest this again?"

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

From this reading He was girt to Boardcleaver and had the wonder-bow and shafts with him; but the byrny, Hardcastle's Loom, he left behind, and had but a white basnet on his head, for he deemed that his friend Sir Medard would purvey him of armour.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The next morning Osberne went his way riding on a good horse, and not without treasure in his scrip.

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading But when they were come to the crown of the bent Osberne drew rein and said: "Now, my friend, shalt thou turn about and let me go my ways."

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading The next morning Osberne went his way riding on a good horse, and not without treasure in his scrip.

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

From this reading All the household were without in the garth to see him off, but none went further with him save Stephen the Eater, who rode with him as far as the bent, and closely and lovingly they spake together on the way.

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From this reading And they turned about both and looked down on Wethermel, and Stephen cast his arm abroad and spake: "Best-beloved of all men, how long deemest thou it shall be ere thou seest this again?"

at the time that

From this reading But when they were come to the crown of the bent Osberne drew rein and said: "Now, my friend, shalt thou turn about and let me go my ways."

a Caucasian

From this reading He was girt to Boardcleaver and had the wonder-bow and shafts with him; but the byrny, Hardcastle's Loom, he left behind, and had but a white basnet on his head, for he deemed that his friend Sir Medard would purvey him of armour.

which person or people

From this reading All the household were without in the garth to see him off, but none went further with him save Stephen the Eater, who rode with him as far as the bent, and closely and lovingly they spake together on the way.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He was girt to Boardcleaver and had the wonder-bow and shafts with him; but the byrny, Hardcastle's Loom, he left behind, and had but a white basnet on his head, for he deemed that his friend Sir Medard would purvey him of armour.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading The next morning Osberne went his way riding on a good horse, and not without treasure in his scrip.

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From this reading He was girt to Boardcleaver and had the wonder-bow and shafts with him; but the byrny, Hardcastle's Loom, he left behind, and had but a white basnet on his head, for he deemed that his friend Sir Medard would purvey him of armour.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading He was girt to Boardcleaver and had the wonder-bow and shafts with him; but the byrny, Hardcastle's Loom, he left behind, and had but a white basnet on his head, for he deemed that his friend Sir Medard would purvey him of armour.