used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Stamping with rage, Henry swore a great oath, and smote the trunk of the tree with his sword.
anew
From this reading “Ho! ho! ho!” again laughed the voice.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading “Your majesty will search in vain,” said Suffolk; “it is clearly the fiend with whom you have to deal, and the aid of holy priests must be obtained to drive him from the forest.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stamping with rage, Henry swore a great oath, and smote the trunk of the tree with his sword.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Your majesty will search in vain,” said Suffolk; “it is clearly the fiend with whom you have to deal, and the aid of holy priests must be obtained to drive him from the forest.”
without doubt or question
From this reading “Your majesty will search in vain,” said Suffolk; “it is clearly the fiend with whom you have to deal, and the aid of holy priests must be obtained to drive him from the forest.”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “Your majesty will search in vain,” said Suffolk; “it is clearly the fiend with whom you have to deal, and the aid of holy priests must be obtained to drive him from the forest.”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “Man or devil, thou shalt feel my wrath.”
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “Your majesty will search in vain,” said Suffolk; “it is clearly the fiend with whom you have to deal, and the aid of holy priests must be obtained to drive him from the forest.”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “Man or devil, thou shalt feel my wrath.”
fiendnounUS /fiːnd/
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
From this reading “Your majesty will search in vain,” said Suffolk; “it is clearly the fiend with whom you have to deal, and the aid of holy priests must be obtained to drive him from the forest.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “Your majesty will search in vain,” said Suffolk; “it is clearly the fiend with whom you have to deal, and the aid of holy priests must be obtained to drive him from the forest.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Your majesty will search in vain,” said Suffolk; “it is clearly the fiend with whom you have to deal, and the aid of holy priests must be obtained to drive him from the forest.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Stamping with rage, Henry swore a great oath, and smote the trunk of the tree with his sword.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Your majesty will search in vain,” said Suffolk; “it is clearly the fiend with whom you have to deal, and the aid of holy priests must be obtained to drive him from the forest.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Stamping with rage, Henry swore a great oath, and smote the trunk of the tree with his sword.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Your majesty will search in vain,” said Suffolk; “it is clearly the fiend with whom you have to deal, and the aid of holy priests must be obtained to drive him from the forest.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Stamping with rage, Henry swore a great oath, and smote the trunk of the tree with his sword.
HonounUS /hoʊ/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading “Ho! ho! ho!” again laughed the voice.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading “Your majesty will search in vain,” said Suffolk; “it is clearly the fiend with whom you have to deal, and the aid of holy priests must be obtained to drive him from the forest.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Your majesty will search in vain,” said Suffolk; “it is clearly the fiend with whom you have to deal, and the aid of holy priests must be obtained to drive him from the forest.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Your majesty will search in vain,” said Suffolk; “it is clearly the fiend with whom you have to deal, and the aid of holy priests must be obtained to drive him from the forest.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Your majesty will search in vain,” said Suffolk; “it is clearly the fiend with whom you have to deal, and the aid of holy priests must be obtained to drive him from the forest.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Ho! ho! ho!” again laughed the voice.
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading “Your majesty will search in vain,” said Suffolk; “it is clearly the fiend with whom you have to deal, and the aid of holy priests must be obtained to drive him from the forest.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Man or devil, thou shalt feel my wrath.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Your majesty will search in vain,” said Suffolk; “it is clearly the fiend with whom you have to deal, and the aid of holy priests must be obtained to drive him from the forest.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Man or devil, thou shalt feel my wrath.”
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading Stamping with rage, Henry swore a great oath, and smote the trunk of the tree with his sword.
past form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading “Your majesty will search in vain,” said Suffolk; “it is clearly the fiend with whom you have to deal, and the aid of holy priests must be obtained to drive him from the forest.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Stamping with rage, Henry swore a great oath, and smote the trunk of the tree with his sword.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Man or devil, thou shalt feel my wrath.”
priestsnounUS /priːsts/
plural of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading “Your majesty will search in vain,” said Suffolk; “it is clearly the fiend with whom you have to deal, and the aid of holy priests must be obtained to drive him from the forest.”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading Stamping with rage, Henry swore a great oath, and smote the trunk of the tree with his sword.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Your majesty will search in vain,” said Suffolk; “it is clearly the fiend with whom you have to deal, and the aid of holy priests must be obtained to drive him from the forest.”
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “Your majesty will search in vain,” said Suffolk; “it is clearly the fiend with whom you have to deal, and the aid of holy priests must be obtained to drive him from the forest.”
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Man or devil, thou shalt feel my wrath.”
smote
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From this reading Stamping with rage, Henry swore a great oath, and smote the trunk of the tree with his sword.
StampingverbUS /ˈstæmpɪŋ/
-ing form of “stamp” — walk heavily
From this reading Stamping with rage, Henry swore a great oath, and smote the trunk of the tree with his sword.
Suffolk
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From this reading “Your majesty will search in vain,” said Suffolk; “it is clearly the fiend with whom you have to deal, and the aid of holy priests must be obtained to drive him from the forest.”
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading Stamping with rage, Henry swore a great oath, and smote the trunk of the tree with his sword.
sworeverbUS /swɔːr/
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading Stamping with rage, Henry swore a great oath, and smote the trunk of the tree with his sword.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Ho! ho! ho!” again laughed the voice.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Man or devil, thou shalt feel my wrath.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Your majesty will search in vain,” said Suffolk; “it is clearly the fiend with whom you have to deal, and the aid of holy priests must be obtained to drive him from the forest.”
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Stamping with rage, Henry swore a great oath, and smote the trunk of the tree with his sword.
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading Stamping with rage, Henry swore a great oath, and smote the trunk of the tree with his sword.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading “Your majesty will search in vain,” said Suffolk; “it is clearly the fiend with whom you have to deal, and the aid of holy priests must be obtained to drive him from the forest.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Ho! ho! ho!” again laughed the voice.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Your majesty will search in vain,” said Suffolk; “it is clearly the fiend with whom you have to deal, and the aid of holy priests must be obtained to drive him from the forest.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Your majesty will search in vain,” said Suffolk; “it is clearly the fiend with whom you have to deal, and the aid of holy priests must be obtained to drive him from the forest.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Stamping with rage, Henry swore a great oath, and smote the trunk of the tree with his sword.
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading “Man or devil, thou shalt feel my wrath.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your majesty will search in vain,” said Suffolk; “it is clearly the fiend with whom you have to deal, and the aid of holy priests must be obtained to drive him from the forest.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your majesty will search in vain,” said Suffolk; “it is clearly the fiend with whom you have to deal, and the aid of holy priests must be obtained to drive him from the forest.”
