1853
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From this reading BOOK EIGHTH Fate BOOK NINTH The Bones of the Dead BOOK TENTH The Sacrifice on the Altar BOOK ELEVENTH The Norman Schemer, and the Norwegian Sea-king BOOK TWELFTH The Battle of Hastings NOTES FOOTNOTES Lucretia PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1853.
AltarnounUS /ˈɔːltər/
the table in Christian churches where communion is given
From this reading BOOKS BOOK FIRST The Norman Visitor, the Saxon King, and the Danish Prophetess BOOK SECOND Lanfranc the Scholar BOOK THIRD The House of Godwin BOOK FOURTH The Heathen Altar and the Saxon Church BOOK FIFTH Death and Love BOOK SIXTH Ambition BOOK SEVENTH The Welch King
a cherished desire
From this reading BOOKS BOOK FIRST The Norman Visitor, the Saxon King, and the Danish Prophetess BOOK SECOND Lanfranc the Scholar BOOK THIRD The House of Godwin BOOK FOURTH The Heathen Altar and the Saxon Church BOOK FIFTH Death and Love BOOK SIXTH Ambition BOOK SEVENTH The Welch King
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOOKS BOOK FIRST The Norman Visitor, the Saxon King, and the Danish Prophetess BOOK SECOND Lanfranc the Scholar BOOK THIRD The House of Godwin BOOK FOURTH The Heathen Altar and the Saxon Church BOOK FIFTH Death and Love BOOK SIXTH Ambition BOOK SEVENTH The Welch King
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading BOOK EIGHTH Fate BOOK NINTH The Bones of the Dead BOOK TENTH The Sacrifice on the Altar BOOK ELEVENTH The Norman Schemer, and the Norwegian Sea-king BOOK TWELFTH The Battle of Hastings NOTES FOOTNOTES Lucretia PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1853.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading BOOK EIGHTH Fate BOOK NINTH The Bones of the Dead BOOK TENTH The Sacrifice on the Altar BOOK ELEVENTH The Norman Schemer, and the Norwegian Sea-king BOOK TWELFTH The Battle of Hastings NOTES FOOTNOTES Lucretia PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1853.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading BOOKS BOOK FIRST The Norman Visitor, the Saxon King, and the Danish Prophetess BOOK SECOND Lanfranc the Scholar BOOK THIRD The House of Godwin BOOK FOURTH The Heathen Altar and the Saxon Church BOOK FIFTH Death and Love BOOK SIXTH Ambition BOOK SEVENTH The Welch King
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading BOOKS BOOK FIRST The Norman Visitor, the Saxon King, and the Danish Prophetess BOOK SECOND Lanfranc the Scholar BOOK THIRD The House of Godwin BOOK FOURTH The Heathen Altar and the Saxon Church BOOK FIFTH Death and Love BOOK SIXTH Ambition BOOK SEVENTH The Welch King
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading BOOKS BOOK FIRST The Norman Visitor, the Saxon King, and the Danish Prophetess BOOK SECOND Lanfranc the Scholar BOOK THIRD The House of Godwin BOOK FOURTH The Heathen Altar and the Saxon Church BOOK FIFTH Death and Love BOOK SIXTH Ambition BOOK SEVENTH The Welch King
DanishnounUS /ˈdeɪnɪʃ/
a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark
From this reading BOOKS BOOK FIRST The Norman Visitor, the Saxon King, and the Danish Prophetess BOOK SECOND Lanfranc the Scholar BOOK THIRD The House of Godwin BOOK FOURTH The Heathen Altar and the Saxon Church BOOK FIFTH Death and Love BOOK SIXTH Ambition BOOK SEVENTH The Welch King
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading BOOK EIGHTH Fate BOOK NINTH The Bones of the Dead BOOK TENTH The Sacrifice on the Altar BOOK ELEVENTH The Norman Schemer, and the Norwegian Sea-king BOOK TWELFTH The Battle of Hastings NOTES FOOTNOTES Lucretia PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1853.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading BOOKS BOOK FIRST The Norman Visitor, the Saxon King, and the Danish Prophetess BOOK SECOND Lanfranc the Scholar BOOK THIRD The House of Godwin BOOK FOURTH The Heathen Altar and the Saxon Church BOOK FIFTH Death and Love BOOK SIXTH Ambition BOOK SEVENTH The Welch King
DEDICATORY
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From this reading Harold DEDICATORY EPISTLE PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION.
EDITIONnounUS /əˈdɪʃən/
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading Harold DEDICATORY EPISTLE PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION.
EIGHTHadjectiveUS /eɪtθ/
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
From this reading BOOK EIGHTH Fate BOOK NINTH The Bones of the Dead BOOK TENTH The Sacrifice on the Altar BOOK ELEVENTH The Norman Schemer, and the Norwegian Sea-king BOOK TWELFTH The Battle of Hastings NOTES FOOTNOTES Lucretia PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1853.
ELEVENTHadjectiveUS /ɪˈlevənθ/
coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position
From this reading BOOK EIGHTH Fate BOOK NINTH The Bones of the Dead BOOK TENTH The Sacrifice on the Altar BOOK ELEVENTH The Norman Schemer, and the Norwegian Sea-king BOOK TWELFTH The Battle of Hastings NOTES FOOTNOTES Lucretia PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1853.
EPISTLEnounUS /ɪˈpɪsəl/
a specially long, formal letter
From this reading Harold DEDICATORY EPISTLE PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading BOOK EIGHTH Fate BOOK NINTH The Bones of the Dead BOOK TENTH The Sacrifice on the Altar BOOK ELEVENTH The Norman Schemer, and the Norwegian Sea-king BOOK TWELFTH The Battle of Hastings NOTES FOOTNOTES Lucretia PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1853.
FIFTHnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading BOOKS BOOK FIRST The Norman Visitor, the Saxon King, and the Danish Prophetess BOOK SECOND Lanfranc the Scholar BOOK THIRD The House of Godwin BOOK FOURTH The Heathen Altar and the Saxon Church BOOK FIFTH Death and Love BOOK SIXTH Ambition BOOK SEVENTH The Welch King
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading BOOKS BOOK FIRST The Norman Visitor, the Saxon King, and the Danish Prophetess BOOK SECOND Lanfranc the Scholar BOOK THIRD The House of Godwin BOOK FOURTH The Heathen Altar and the Saxon Church BOOK FIFTH Death and Love BOOK SIXTH Ambition BOOK SEVENTH The Welch King
FOOTNOTESnounUS /ˈfʊtnoʊts/
plural of “footnote” — a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading BOOK EIGHTH Fate BOOK NINTH The Bones of the Dead BOOK TENTH The Sacrifice on the Altar BOOK ELEVENTH The Norman Schemer, and the Norwegian Sea-king BOOK TWELFTH The Battle of Hastings NOTES FOOTNOTES Lucretia PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1853.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading BOOKS BOOK FIRST The Norman Visitor, the Saxon King, and the Danish Prophetess BOOK SECOND Lanfranc the Scholar BOOK THIRD The House of Godwin BOOK FOURTH The Heathen Altar and the Saxon Church BOOK FIFTH Death and Love BOOK SIXTH Ambition BOOK SEVENTH The Welch King
Godwin
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From this reading BOOKS BOOK FIRST The Norman Visitor, the Saxon King, and the Danish Prophetess BOOK SECOND Lanfranc the Scholar BOOK THIRD The House of Godwin BOOK FOURTH The Heathen Altar and the Saxon Church BOOK FIFTH Death and Love BOOK SIXTH Ambition BOOK SEVENTH The Welch King
Harold
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From this reading Harold DEDICATORY EPISTLE PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION.
HastingsnounUS /ˈheɪstɪŋz/
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading BOOK EIGHTH Fate BOOK NINTH The Bones of the Dead BOOK TENTH The Sacrifice on the Altar BOOK ELEVENTH The Norman Schemer, and the Norwegian Sea-king BOOK TWELFTH The Battle of Hastings NOTES FOOTNOTES Lucretia PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1853.
HeathennounUS /ˈhiːðən/
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading BOOKS BOOK FIRST The Norman Visitor, the Saxon King, and the Danish Prophetess BOOK SECOND Lanfranc the Scholar BOOK THIRD The House of Godwin BOOK FOURTH The Heathen Altar and the Saxon Church BOOK FIFTH Death and Love BOOK SIXTH Ambition BOOK SEVENTH The Welch King
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading BOOKS BOOK FIRST The Norman Visitor, the Saxon King, and the Danish Prophetess BOOK SECOND Lanfranc the Scholar BOOK THIRD The House of Godwin BOOK FOURTH The Heathen Altar and the Saxon Church BOOK FIFTH Death and Love BOOK SIXTH Ambition BOOK SEVENTH The Welch King
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading BOOKS BOOK FIRST The Norman Visitor, the Saxon King, and the Danish Prophetess BOOK SECOND Lanfranc the Scholar BOOK THIRD The House of Godwin BOOK FOURTH The Heathen Altar and the Saxon Church BOOK FIFTH Death and Love BOOK SIXTH Ambition BOOK SEVENTH The Welch King
Lanfranc
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From this reading BOOKS BOOK FIRST The Norman Visitor, the Saxon King, and the Danish Prophetess BOOK SECOND Lanfranc the Scholar BOOK THIRD The House of Godwin BOOK FOURTH The Heathen Altar and the Saxon Church BOOK FIFTH Death and Love BOOK SIXTH Ambition BOOK SEVENTH The Welch King
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading BOOKS BOOK FIRST The Norman Visitor, the Saxon King, and the Danish Prophetess BOOK SECOND Lanfranc the Scholar BOOK THIRD The House of Godwin BOOK FOURTH The Heathen Altar and the Saxon Church BOOK FIFTH Death and Love BOOK SIXTH Ambition BOOK SEVENTH The Welch King
Lucretia
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From this reading BOOK EIGHTH Fate BOOK NINTH The Bones of the Dead BOOK TENTH The Sacrifice on the Altar BOOK ELEVENTH The Norman Schemer, and the Norwegian Sea-king BOOK TWELFTH The Battle of Hastings NOTES FOOTNOTES Lucretia PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1853.
NINTHnounUS /naɪnθ/
position nine in a countable series of things
From this reading BOOK EIGHTH Fate BOOK NINTH The Bones of the Dead BOOK TENTH The Sacrifice on the Altar BOOK ELEVENTH The Norman Schemer, and the Norwegian Sea-king BOOK TWELFTH The Battle of Hastings NOTES FOOTNOTES Lucretia PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1853.
NormannounUS /ˈnɔːrmən/
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading BOOKS BOOK FIRST The Norman Visitor, the Saxon King, and the Danish Prophetess BOOK SECOND Lanfranc the Scholar BOOK THIRD The House of Godwin BOOK FOURTH The Heathen Altar and the Saxon Church BOOK FIFTH Death and Love BOOK SIXTH Ambition BOOK SEVENTH The Welch King
NorwegiannounUS /ˌnɔːrˈwiːdʒən/
a native or inhabitant of Norway
From this reading BOOK EIGHTH Fate BOOK NINTH The Bones of the Dead BOOK TENTH The Sacrifice on the Altar BOOK ELEVENTH The Norman Schemer, and the Norwegian Sea-king BOOK TWELFTH The Battle of Hastings NOTES FOOTNOTES Lucretia PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1853.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading BOOK EIGHTH Fate BOOK NINTH The Bones of the Dead BOOK TENTH The Sacrifice on the Altar BOOK ELEVENTH The Norman Schemer, and the Norwegian Sea-king BOOK TWELFTH The Battle of Hastings NOTES FOOTNOTES Lucretia PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1853.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BOOKS BOOK FIRST The Norman Visitor, the Saxon King, and the Danish Prophetess BOOK SECOND Lanfranc the Scholar BOOK THIRD The House of Godwin BOOK FOURTH The Heathen Altar and the Saxon Church BOOK FIFTH Death and Love BOOK SIXTH Ambition BOOK SEVENTH The Welch King
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BOOK EIGHTH Fate BOOK NINTH The Bones of the Dead BOOK TENTH The Sacrifice on the Altar BOOK ELEVENTH The Norman Schemer, and the Norwegian Sea-king BOOK TWELFTH The Battle of Hastings NOTES FOOTNOTES Lucretia PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1853.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading PART THE FIRST.
PREFACEnounUS /ˈprefəs/
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading Harold DEDICATORY EPISTLE PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION.
PROLOGUEnounUS /ˈproʊlɑːɡ/
an introduction to a play
From this reading PROLOGUE TO PART THE FIRST.
ProphetessnounUS /ˈprɑːfətəs/
a woman prophet
From this reading BOOKS BOOK FIRST The Norman Visitor, the Saxon King, and the Danish Prophetess BOOK SECOND Lanfranc the Scholar BOOK THIRD The House of Godwin BOOK FOURTH The Heathen Altar and the Saxon Church BOOK FIFTH Death and Love BOOK SIXTH Ambition BOOK SEVENTH The Welch King
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading BOOK EIGHTH Fate BOOK NINTH The Bones of the Dead BOOK TENTH The Sacrifice on the Altar BOOK ELEVENTH The Norman Schemer, and the Norwegian Sea-king BOOK TWELFTH The Battle of Hastings NOTES FOOTNOTES Lucretia PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1853.
SaxonnounUS /ˈsæksən/
a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
From this reading BOOKS BOOK FIRST The Norman Visitor, the Saxon King, and the Danish Prophetess BOOK SECOND Lanfranc the Scholar BOOK THIRD The House of Godwin BOOK FOURTH The Heathen Altar and the Saxon Church BOOK FIFTH Death and Love BOOK SIXTH Ambition BOOK SEVENTH The Welch King
SchemernounUS /ˈskiːmər/
a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action
From this reading BOOK EIGHTH Fate BOOK NINTH The Bones of the Dead BOOK TENTH The Sacrifice on the Altar BOOK ELEVENTH The Norman Schemer, and the Norwegian Sea-king BOOK TWELFTH The Battle of Hastings NOTES FOOTNOTES Lucretia PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1853.
ScholarnounUS /ˈskɒl.ər/
A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.
From this reading BOOKS BOOK FIRST The Norman Visitor, the Saxon King, and the Danish Prophetess BOOK SECOND Lanfranc the Scholar BOOK THIRD The House of Godwin BOOK FOURTH The Heathen Altar and the Saxon Church BOOK FIFTH Death and Love BOOK SIXTH Ambition BOOK SEVENTH The Welch King
Sea-king
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From this reading BOOK EIGHTH Fate BOOK NINTH The Bones of the Dead BOOK TENTH The Sacrifice on the Altar BOOK ELEVENTH The Norman Schemer, and the Norwegian Sea-king BOOK TWELFTH The Battle of Hastings NOTES FOOTNOTES Lucretia PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1853.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading BOOKS BOOK FIRST The Norman Visitor, the Saxon King, and the Danish Prophetess BOOK SECOND Lanfranc the Scholar BOOK THIRD The House of Godwin BOOK FOURTH The Heathen Altar and the Saxon Church BOOK FIFTH Death and Love BOOK SIXTH Ambition BOOK SEVENTH The Welch King
SEVENTHadjectiveUS /ˈsevənθ/
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading BOOKS BOOK FIRST The Norman Visitor, the Saxon King, and the Danish Prophetess BOOK SECOND Lanfranc the Scholar BOOK THIRD The House of Godwin BOOK FOURTH The Heathen Altar and the Saxon Church BOOK FIFTH Death and Love BOOK SIXTH Ambition BOOK SEVENTH The Welch King
SIXTHadjectiveUS /sɪksθ/
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading BOOKS BOOK FIRST The Norman Visitor, the Saxon King, and the Danish Prophetess BOOK SECOND Lanfranc the Scholar BOOK THIRD The House of Godwin BOOK FOURTH The Heathen Altar and the Saxon Church BOOK FIFTH Death and Love BOOK SIXTH Ambition BOOK SEVENTH The Welch King
TENTHnounUS /tenθ/
a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
From this reading BOOK EIGHTH Fate BOOK NINTH The Bones of the Dead BOOK TENTH The Sacrifice on the Altar BOOK ELEVENTH The Norman Schemer, and the Norwegian Sea-king BOOK TWELFTH The Battle of Hastings NOTES FOOTNOTES Lucretia PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1853.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Harold DEDICATORY EPISTLE PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading Harold DEDICATORY EPISTLE PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Harold DEDICATORY EPISTLE PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION.
TWELFTHadjectiveUS /twelfθ/
coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
From this reading BOOK EIGHTH Fate BOOK NINTH The Bones of the Dead BOOK TENTH The Sacrifice on the Altar BOOK ELEVENTH The Norman Schemer, and the Norwegian Sea-king BOOK TWELFTH The Battle of Hastings NOTES FOOTNOTES Lucretia PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1853.
someone who visits
From this reading BOOKS BOOK FIRST The Norman Visitor, the Saxon King, and the Danish Prophetess BOOK SECOND Lanfranc the Scholar BOOK THIRD The House of Godwin BOOK FOURTH The Heathen Altar and the Saxon Church BOOK FIFTH Death and Love BOOK SIXTH Ambition BOOK SEVENTH The Welch King
WelchverbUS /weltʃ/
cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt
From this reading BOOKS BOOK FIRST The Norman Visitor, the Saxon King, and the Danish Prophetess BOOK SECOND Lanfranc the Scholar BOOK THIRD The House of Godwin BOOK FOURTH The Heathen Altar and the Saxon Church BOOK FIFTH Death and Love BOOK SIXTH Ambition BOOK SEVENTH The Welch King
