used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "But that means a battle!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
Archbishops
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From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But, Guardian, you are surely entrapped, with Coblentz thus held?"
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading "But that means a battle!"
for the reason that
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But, Guardian, you are surely entrapped, with Coblentz thus held?"
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Not so, my child, while I command three thousand men to their eight hundred."
Coblentz
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From this reading "But, Guardian, you are surely entrapped, with Coblentz thus held?"
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading "Not so, my child, while I command three thousand men to their eight hundred."
communicationnounUS /kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃən/
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
custodynounUS /ˈkʌstədi/
a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
being one more than seven
From this reading "Not so, my child, while I command three thousand men to their eight hundred."
entrappedverbUS /ɪnˈtræpt/
inflected form of “entrap” — take or catch as if in a snare or trap
From this reading "But, Guardian, you are surely entrapped, with Coblentz thus held?"
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
GuardiannounUS /ˈɡɑːrdiən/
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading "But, Guardian, you are surely entrapped, with Coblentz thus held?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading "But, Guardian, you are surely entrapped, with Coblentz thus held?"
Hildegunde
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From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
ten 10s
From this reading "Not so, my child, while I command three thousand men to their eight hundred."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Not so, my child, while I command three thousand men to their eight hundred."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
leaderless
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From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
Lordships
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From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
Mayence
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From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "But that means a battle!"
the force of workers available
From this reading "Not so, my child, while I command three thousand men to their eight hundred."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Not so, my child, while I command three thousand men to their eight hundred."
namelyadverbUS /ˈneɪmli/
as follows
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not so, my child, while I command three thousand men to their eight hundred."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
seizeverbUS /siːz/
take hold of; grab
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Not so, my child, while I command three thousand men to their eight hundred."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "But, Guardian, you are surely entrapped, with Coblentz thus held?"
carry out
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But that means a battle!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Not so, my child, while I command three thousand men to their eight hundred."
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading "Not so, my child, while I command three thousand men to their eight hundred."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "Not so, my child, while I command three thousand men to their eight hundred."
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading "But, Guardian, you are surely entrapped, with Coblentz thus held?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Not so, my child, while I command three thousand men to their eight hundred."
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
Treves
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From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
soldiers collectively
From this reading With their Lordships of Treves and Mayence in my custody, cut off from communication with their own troops, I have slight fear of a leaderless army.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Not so, my child, while I command three thousand men to their eight hundred."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "A battle that will never take place, Hildegunde, because I shall seize something much more valuable than any town, namely, the persons of the two Archbishops.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "But, Guardian, you are surely entrapped, with Coblentz thus held?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But, Guardian, you are surely entrapped, with Coblentz thus held?"
