used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Strange Tale “Raise thy lance-point a thought higher, lad; ay, so.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet a few months’ training, and, though thou hast but sixteen years, and needest no barber, I trow thy gay cousins will find thee their match, boast as they may.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet a few months’ training, and, though thou hast but sixteen years, and needest no barber, I trow thy gay cousins will find thee their match, boast as they may.”
ay
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From this reading A Strange Tale “Raise thy lance-point a thought higher, lad; ay, so.
barbernounUS /ˈbɑːrbər/
United States composer (1910-1981)
From this reading Yet a few months’ training, and, though thou hast but sixteen years, and needest no barber, I trow thy gay cousins will find thee their match, boast as they may.”
Bertrand
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From this reading The speaker was Sir Godefroi de Tinteniac, a near neighbour of the Sire du Guesclin; and the lad whom he was training to manage horse and lance on a wide sweep of greensward a few miles from Rennes, was Bertrand du Guesclin himself.
boastverbUS /boʊst/
show off
From this reading Yet a few months’ training, and, though thou hast but sixteen years, and needest no barber, I trow thy gay cousins will find thee their match, boast as they may.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now put thy steed to his full career, but see thou keep him well in hand.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Now put thy steed to his full career, but see thou keep him well in hand.
cousinsnounUS /ˈkʌzənz/
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Yet a few months’ training, and, though thou hast but sixteen years, and needest no barber, I trow thy gay cousins will find thee their match, boast as they may.”
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The speaker was Sir Godefroi de Tinteniac, a near neighbour of the Sire du Guesclin; and the lad whom he was training to manage horse and lance on a wide sweep of greensward a few miles from Rennes, was Bertrand du Guesclin himself.
deftlyadverbUS /ˈdeftli/
with dexterity; in a dexterous manner
From this reading Now wheel him—so, deftly done!
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Now wheel him—so, deftly done!
du
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From this reading The speaker was Sir Godefroi de Tinteniac, a near neighbour of the Sire du Guesclin; and the lad whom he was training to manage horse and lance on a wide sweep of greensward a few miles from Rennes, was Bertrand du Guesclin himself.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Yet a few months’ training, and, though thou hast but sixteen years, and needest no barber, I trow thy gay cousins will find thee their match, boast as they may.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Yet a few months’ training, and, though thou hast but sixteen years, and needest no barber, I trow thy gay cousins will find thee their match, boast as they may.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The speaker was Sir Godefroi de Tinteniac, a near neighbour of the Sire du Guesclin; and the lad whom he was training to manage horse and lance on a wide sweep of greensward a few miles from Rennes, was Bertrand du Guesclin himself.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Now put thy steed to his full career, but see thou keep him well in hand.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Yet a few months’ training, and, though thou hast but sixteen years, and needest no barber, I trow thy gay cousins will find thee their match, boast as they may.”
Godefroi
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From this reading The speaker was Sir Godefroi de Tinteniac, a near neighbour of the Sire du Guesclin; and the lad whom he was training to manage horse and lance on a wide sweep of greensward a few miles from Rennes, was Bertrand du Guesclin himself.
greenswardnoun
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading The speaker was Sir Godefroi de Tinteniac, a near neighbour of the Sire du Guesclin; and the lad whom he was training to manage horse and lance on a wide sweep of greensward a few miles from Rennes, was Bertrand du Guesclin himself.
Guesclin
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From this reading The speaker was Sir Godefroi de Tinteniac, a near neighbour of the Sire du Guesclin; and the lad whom he was training to manage horse and lance on a wide sweep of greensward a few miles from Rennes, was Bertrand du Guesclin himself.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Now put thy steed to his full career, but see thou keep him well in hand.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Yet a few months’ training, and, though thou hast but sixteen years, and needest no barber, I trow thy gay cousins will find thee their match, boast as they may.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The speaker was Sir Godefroi de Tinteniac, a near neighbour of the Sire du Guesclin; and the lad whom he was training to manage horse and lance on a wide sweep of greensward a few miles from Rennes, was Bertrand du Guesclin himself.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading A Strange Tale “Raise thy lance-point a thought higher, lad; ay, so.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now put thy steed to his full career, but see thou keep him well in hand.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The speaker was Sir Godefroi de Tinteniac, a near neighbour of the Sire du Guesclin; and the lad whom he was training to manage horse and lance on a wide sweep of greensward a few miles from Rennes, was Bertrand du Guesclin himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now put thy steed to his full career, but see thou keep him well in hand.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The speaker was Sir Godefroi de Tinteniac, a near neighbour of the Sire du Guesclin; and the lad whom he was training to manage horse and lance on a wide sweep of greensward a few miles from Rennes, was Bertrand du Guesclin himself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yet a few months’ training, and, though thou hast but sixteen years, and needest no barber, I trow thy gay cousins will find thee their match, boast as they may.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now put thy steed to his full career, but see thou keep him well in hand.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Now put thy steed to his full career, but see thou keep him well in hand.
a boy or man
From this reading A Strange Tale “Raise thy lance-point a thought higher, lad; ay, so.
lancenounUS /læns/
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading The speaker was Sir Godefroi de Tinteniac, a near neighbour of the Sire du Guesclin; and the lad whom he was training to manage horse and lance on a wide sweep of greensward a few miles from Rennes, was Bertrand du Guesclin himself.
lance-point
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From this reading A Strange Tale “Raise thy lance-point a thought higher, lad; ay, so.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading The speaker was Sir Godefroi de Tinteniac, a near neighbour of the Sire du Guesclin; and the lad whom he was training to manage horse and lance on a wide sweep of greensward a few miles from Rennes, was Bertrand du Guesclin himself.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading Yet a few months’ training, and, though thou hast but sixteen years, and needest no barber, I trow thy gay cousins will find thee their match, boast as they may.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Yet a few months’ training, and, though thou hast but sixteen years, and needest no barber, I trow thy gay cousins will find thee their match, boast as they may.”
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The speaker was Sir Godefroi de Tinteniac, a near neighbour of the Sire du Guesclin; and the lad whom he was training to manage horse and lance on a wide sweep of greensward a few miles from Rennes, was Bertrand du Guesclin himself.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Yet a few months’ training, and, though thou hast but sixteen years, and needest no barber, I trow thy gay cousins will find thee their match, boast as they may.”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The speaker was Sir Godefroi de Tinteniac, a near neighbour of the Sire du Guesclin; and the lad whom he was training to manage horse and lance on a wide sweep of greensward a few miles from Rennes, was Bertrand du Guesclin himself.
needest
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From this reading Yet a few months’ training, and, though thou hast but sixteen years, and needest no barber, I trow thy gay cousins will find thee their match, boast as they may.”
neighbournounUS /ˈneɪbər/
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading The speaker was Sir Godefroi de Tinteniac, a near neighbour of the Sire du Guesclin; and the lad whom he was training to manage horse and lance on a wide sweep of greensward a few miles from Rennes, was Bertrand du Guesclin himself.
not any; not one
From this reading Yet a few months’ training, and, though thou hast but sixteen years, and needest no barber, I trow thy gay cousins will find thee their match, boast as they may.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now put thy steed to his full career, but see thou keep him well in hand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The speaker was Sir Godefroi de Tinteniac, a near neighbour of the Sire du Guesclin; and the lad whom he was training to manage horse and lance on a wide sweep of greensward a few miles from Rennes, was Bertrand du Guesclin himself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The speaker was Sir Godefroi de Tinteniac, a near neighbour of the Sire du Guesclin; and the lad whom he was training to manage horse and lance on a wide sweep of greensward a few miles from Rennes, was Bertrand du Guesclin himself.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Now put thy steed to his full career, but see thou keep him well in hand.
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading A Strange Tale “Raise thy lance-point a thought higher, lad; ay, so.
Rennes
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From this reading The speaker was Sir Godefroi de Tinteniac, a near neighbour of the Sire du Guesclin; and the lad whom he was training to manage horse and lance on a wide sweep of greensward a few miles from Rennes, was Bertrand du Guesclin himself.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Now put thy steed to his full career, but see thou keep him well in hand.
term of address for a man
From this reading The speaker was Sir Godefroi de Tinteniac, a near neighbour of the Sire du Guesclin; and the lad whom he was training to manage horse and lance on a wide sweep of greensward a few miles from Rennes, was Bertrand du Guesclin himself.
SireverbUS /ˈsaɪər/
make (offspring) by reproduction
From this reading The speaker was Sir Godefroi de Tinteniac, a near neighbour of the Sire du Guesclin; and the lad whom he was training to manage horse and lance on a wide sweep of greensward a few miles from Rennes, was Bertrand du Guesclin himself.
sixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading Yet a few months’ training, and, though thou hast but sixteen years, and needest no barber, I trow thy gay cousins will find thee their match, boast as they may.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A Strange Tale “Raise thy lance-point a thought higher, lad; ay, so.
speakernounUS /ˈspiːkər/
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading The speaker was Sir Godefroi de Tinteniac, a near neighbour of the Sire du Guesclin; and the lad whom he was training to manage horse and lance on a wide sweep of greensward a few miles from Rennes, was Bertrand du Guesclin himself.
steednounUS /stiːd/
(literary) a spirited horse for state of war
From this reading Now put thy steed to his full career, but see thou keep him well in hand.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A Strange Tale “Raise thy lance-point a thought higher, lad; ay, so.
sweepverbUS /swiːp/
sweep across or over
From this reading The speaker was Sir Godefroi de Tinteniac, a near neighbour of the Sire du Guesclin; and the lad whom he was training to manage horse and lance on a wide sweep of greensward a few miles from Rennes, was Bertrand du Guesclin himself.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A Strange Tale “Raise thy lance-point a thought higher, lad; ay, so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The speaker was Sir Godefroi de Tinteniac, a near neighbour of the Sire du Guesclin; and the lad whom he was training to manage horse and lance on a wide sweep of greensward a few miles from Rennes, was Bertrand du Guesclin himself.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Yet a few months’ training, and, though thou hast but sixteen years, and needest no barber, I trow thy gay cousins will find thee their match, boast as they may.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Yet a few months’ training, and, though thou hast but sixteen years, and needest no barber, I trow thy gay cousins will find thee their match, boast as they may.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet a few months’ training, and, though thou hast but sixteen years, and needest no barber, I trow thy gay cousins will find thee their match, boast as they may.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Now put thy steed to his full career, but see thou keep him well in hand.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Yet a few months’ training, and, though thou hast but sixteen years, and needest no barber, I trow thy gay cousins will find thee their match, boast as they may.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A Strange Tale “Raise thy lance-point a thought higher, lad; ay, so.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading A Strange Tale “Raise thy lance-point a thought higher, lad; ay, so.
Tinteniac
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From this reading The speaker was Sir Godefroi de Tinteniac, a near neighbour of the Sire du Guesclin; and the lad whom he was training to manage horse and lance on a wide sweep of greensward a few miles from Rennes, was Bertrand du Guesclin himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now put thy steed to his full career, but see thou keep him well in hand.
trainingnounUS /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/
activity leading to skilled behavior
From this reading Yet a few months’ training, and, though thou hast but sixteen years, and needest no barber, I trow thy gay cousins will find thee their match, boast as they may.”
trow
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From this reading Yet a few months’ training, and, though thou hast but sixteen years, and needest no barber, I trow thy gay cousins will find thee their match, boast as they may.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The speaker was Sir Godefroi de Tinteniac, a near neighbour of the Sire du Guesclin; and the lad whom he was training to manage horse and lance on a wide sweep of greensward a few miles from Rennes, was Bertrand du Guesclin himself.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Now put thy steed to his full career, but see thou keep him well in hand.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading Now wheel him—so, deftly done!
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The speaker was Sir Godefroi de Tinteniac, a near neighbour of the Sire du Guesclin; and the lad whom he was training to manage horse and lance on a wide sweep of greensward a few miles from Rennes, was Bertrand du Guesclin himself.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The speaker was Sir Godefroi de Tinteniac, a near neighbour of the Sire du Guesclin; and the lad whom he was training to manage horse and lance on a wide sweep of greensward a few miles from Rennes, was Bertrand du Guesclin himself.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Yet a few months’ training, and, though thou hast but sixteen years, and needest no barber, I trow thy gay cousins will find thee their match, boast as they may.”
a late time of life
From this reading Yet a few months’ training, and, though thou hast but sixteen years, and needest no barber, I trow thy gay cousins will find thee their match, boast as they may.”
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet a few months’ training, and, though thou hast but sixteen years, and needest no barber, I trow thy gay cousins will find thee their match, boast as they may.”
