1486
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From this reading I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the seventeenth, a little before six in the morning, he stood on the height of the White Tower and looked down into Castle Lovell.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading To the eastward, towards the seas called The Lowlands, were several monstrous grey shapes, going up into the heavens like tall columns in a church and twisting in a writhing manner as if they had been pallid serpents in an agony.
(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 I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading This was a very still dawn, the sun being already risen, for it was near midsummer.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To the eastward, towards the seas called The Lowlands, were several monstrous grey shapes, going up into the heavens like tall columns in a church and twisting in a writhing manner as if they had been pallid serpents in an agony.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sea was a clear blue, and in a sky as clear that sun hung, round and pale gold.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To the eastward, towards the seas called The Lowlands, were several monstrous grey shapes, going up into the heavens like tall columns in a church and twisting in a writhing manner as if they had been pallid serpents in an agony.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading On the seventeenth, a little before six in the morning, he stood on the height of the White Tower and looked down into Castle Lovell.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading This was a very still dawn, the sun being already risen, for it was near midsummer.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The sea was a clear blue, and in a sky as clear that sun hung, round and pale gold.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading To the eastward, towards the seas called The Lowlands, were several monstrous grey shapes, going up into the heavens like tall columns in a church and twisting in a writhing manner as if they had been pallid serpents in an agony.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading On the seventeenth, a little before six in the morning, he stood on the height of the White Tower and looked down into Castle Lovell.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading To the eastward, towards the seas called The Lowlands, were several monstrous grey shapes, going up into the heavens like tall columns in a church and twisting in a writhing manner as if they had been pallid serpents in an agony.
rid of obstructions
From this reading The sea was a clear blue, and in a sky as clear that sun hung, round and pale gold.
columnsnounUS /ˈkɑːləmz/
plural of “column” — a line of units following one after another
From this reading To the eastward, towards the seas called The Lowlands, were several monstrous grey shapes, going up into the heavens like tall columns in a church and twisting in a writhing manner as if they had been pallid serpents in an agony.
Cullerford
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From this reading I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
the first light of day
From this reading This was a very still dawn, the sun being already risen, for it was near midsummer.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading On the seventeenth, a little before six in the morning, he stood on the height of the White Tower and looked down into Castle Lovell.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
eastwardadjectiveUS /ˈiːstwərd/
moving toward the east
From this reading To the eastward, towards the seas called The Lowlands, were several monstrous grey shapes, going up into the heavens like tall columns in a church and twisting in a writhing manner as if they had been pallid serpents in an agony.
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This was a very still dawn, the sun being already risen, for it was near midsummer.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
fourteenthadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the thirteenth in position
From this reading I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
the act of departing
From this reading To the eastward, towards the seas called The Lowlands, were several monstrous grey shapes, going up into the heavens like tall columns in a church and twisting in a writhing manner as if they had been pallid serpents in an agony.
coins made of gold
From this reading The sea was a clear blue, and in a sky as clear that sun hung, round and pale gold.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading To the eastward, towards the seas called The Lowlands, were several monstrous grey shapes, going up into the heavens like tall columns in a church and twisting in a writhing manner as if they had been pallid serpents in an agony.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To the eastward, towards the seas called The Lowlands, were several monstrous grey shapes, going up into the heavens like tall columns in a church and twisting in a writhing manner as if they had been pallid serpents in an agony.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the seventeenth, a little before six in the morning, he stood on the height of the White Tower and looked down into Castle Lovell.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading To the eastward, towards the seas called The Lowlands, were several monstrous grey shapes, going up into the heavens like tall columns in a church and twisting in a writhing manner as if they had been pallid serpents in an agony.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading On the seventeenth, a little before six in the morning, he stood on the height of the White Tower and looked down into Castle Lovell.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading The sea was a clear blue, and in a sky as clear that sun hung, round and pale gold.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading To the eastward, towards the seas called The Lowlands, were several monstrous grey shapes, going up into the heavens like tall columns in a church and twisting in a writhing manner as if they had been pallid serpents in an agony.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On the seventeenth, a little before six in the morning, he stood on the height of the White Tower and looked down into Castle Lovell.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading To the eastward, towards the seas called The Lowlands, were several monstrous grey shapes, going up into the heavens like tall columns in a church and twisting in a writhing manner as if they had been pallid serpents in an agony.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading On the seventeenth, a little before six in the morning, he stood on the height of the White Tower and looked down into Castle Lovell.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading On the seventeenth, a little before six in the morning, he stood on the height of the White Tower and looked down into Castle Lovell.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
LovellnounUS /ˈlʌvəl/
English astronomer who pioneered radio astronomy (born in 1913)
From this reading I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
LowlandsnounUS /ˈloʊlændz/
the southern part of Scotland that is not mountainous
From this reading To the eastward, towards the seas called The Lowlands, were several monstrous grey shapes, going up into the heavens like tall columns in a church and twisting in a writhing manner as if they had been pallid serpents in an agony.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading To the eastward, towards the seas called The Lowlands, were several monstrous grey shapes, going up into the heavens like tall columns in a church and twisting in a writhing manner as if they had been pallid serpents in an agony.
midsummernounUS /ˈmɪdˈsʌmər/
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
From this reading This was a very still dawn, the sun being already risen, for it was near midsummer.
monstrousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːnstrəs/
abnormally large
From this reading To the eastward, towards the seas called The Lowlands, were several monstrous grey shapes, going up into the heavens like tall columns in a church and twisting in a writhing manner as if they had been pallid serpents in an agony.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading On the seventeenth, a little before six in the morning, he stood on the height of the White Tower and looked down into Castle Lovell.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading This was a very still dawn, the sun being already risen, for it was near midsummer.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading The sea was a clear blue, and in a sky as clear that sun hung, round and pale gold.
pallidadjectiveUS /ˈpæləd/
abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
From this reading To the eastward, towards the seas called The Lowlands, were several monstrous grey shapes, going up into the heavens like tall columns in a church and twisting in a writhing manner as if they had been pallid serpents in an agony.
risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading This was a very still dawn, the sun being already risen, for it was near midsummer.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The sea was a clear blue, and in a sky as clear that sun hung, round and pale gold.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading To the eastward, towards the seas called The Lowlands, were several monstrous grey shapes, going up into the heavens like tall columns in a church and twisting in a writhing manner as if they had been pallid serpents in an agony.
serpentsnounUS /ˈsɜːrpənts/
plural of “serpent” — limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading To the eastward, towards the seas called The Lowlands, were several monstrous grey shapes, going up into the heavens like tall columns in a church and twisting in a writhing manner as if they had been pallid serpents in an agony.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
seventeenthadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the sixteenth in position
From this reading On the seventeenth, a little before six in the morning, he stood on the height of the White Tower and looked down into Castle Lovell.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading To the eastward, towards the seas called The Lowlands, were several monstrous grey shapes, going up into the heavens like tall columns in a church and twisting in a writhing manner as if they had been pallid serpents in an agony.
shapesnounUS /ʃeɪps/
plural of “shape” — any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading To the eastward, towards the seas called The Lowlands, were several monstrous grey shapes, going up into the heavens like tall columns in a church and twisting in a writhing manner as if they had been pallid serpents in an agony.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading On the seventeenth, a little before six in the morning, he stood on the height of the White Tower and looked down into Castle Lovell.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The sea was a clear blue, and in a sky as clear that sun hung, round and pale gold.
not in physical motion
From this reading This was a very still dawn, the sun being already risen, for it was near midsummer.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading On the seventeenth, a little before six in the morning, he stood on the height of the White Tower and looked down into Castle Lovell.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading This was a very still dawn, the sun being already risen, for it was near midsummer.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading To the eastward, towards the seas called The Lowlands, were several monstrous grey shapes, going up into the heavens like tall columns in a church and twisting in a writhing manner as if they had been pallid serpents in an agony.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sea was a clear blue, and in a sky as clear that sun hung, round and pale gold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To the eastward, towards the seas called The Lowlands, were several monstrous grey shapes, going up into the heavens like tall columns in a church and twisting in a writhing manner as if they had been pallid serpents in an agony.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was a very still dawn, the sun being already risen, for it was near midsummer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the eastward, towards the seas called The Lowlands, were several monstrous grey shapes, going up into the heavens like tall columns in a church and twisting in a writhing manner as if they had been pallid serpents in an agony.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
in the direction of
From this reading To the eastward, towards the seas called The Lowlands, were several monstrous grey shapes, going up into the heavens like tall columns in a church and twisting in a writhing manner as if they had been pallid serpents in an agony.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
twistingnounUS /ˈtwɪstɪŋ/
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
From this reading To the eastward, towards the seas called The Lowlands, were several monstrous grey shapes, going up into the heavens like tall columns in a church and twisting in a writhing manner as if they had been pallid serpents in an agony.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading To the eastward, towards the seas called The Lowlands, were several monstrous grey shapes, going up into the heavens like tall columns in a church and twisting in a writhing manner as if they had been pallid serpents in an agony.
precisely as stated
From this reading This was a very still dawn, the sun being already risen, for it was near midsummer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was a very still dawn, the sun being already risen, for it was near midsummer.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To the eastward, towards the seas called The Lowlands, were several monstrous grey shapes, going up into the heavens like tall columns in a church and twisting in a writhing manner as if they had been pallid serpents in an agony.
a Caucasian
From this reading On the seventeenth, a little before six in the morning, he stood on the height of the White Tower and looked down into Castle Lovell.
writhingadjectiveUS /ˈraɪðɪŋ/
moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion
From this reading To the eastward, towards the seas called The Lowlands, were several monstrous grey shapes, going up into the heavens like tall columns in a church and twisting in a writhing manner as if they had been pallid serpents in an agony.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I On the fourteenth day of July in the year of our Lord, 1486, in the dark of the night between two o’clock and four, the Young Lovell took the Tower of Cullerford, setting fires all round it and beneath it and driving out all its inhabitants.
