used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading RELEASE OF THE EARL In a few minutes the three horses were brought out.
in the past
From this reading "You would have made the journey more quickly and easily if you had had these horses three days ago," young De Burg laughed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wulf and Beorn were much pleased with the animals that had been placed at their service.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Wulf and Beorn were much pleased with the animals that had been placed at their service.
armournounUS /ˈɑːrmər/
a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles
From this reading They were powerful horses, which could carry a knight in his full armour with ease, and seemed full of spirit and fire.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were handsomely caparisoned, and the lads felt as they sprang on to their backs that they had never been so well mounted before.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Wulf and Beorn were much pleased with the animals that had been placed at their service.
backsnounUS /bæks/
plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
From this reading They were handsomely caparisoned, and the lads felt as they sprang on to their backs that they had never been so well mounted before.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Wulf and Beorn were much pleased with the animals that had been placed at their service.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They were handsomely caparisoned, and the lads felt as they sprang on to their backs that they had never been so well mounted before.
Beorn
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From this reading Wulf and Beorn were much pleased with the animals that had been placed at their service.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading RELEASE OF THE EARL In a few minutes the three horses were brought out.
BurgnounUS /bɜːrɡ/
colloquial American term for a town
From this reading "You would have made the journey more quickly and easily if you had had these horses three days ago," young De Burg laughed.
caparisonedadjective
clothed in finery (especially a horse in ornamental trappings)
From this reading They were handsomely caparisoned, and the lads felt as they sprang on to their backs that they had never been so well mounted before.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading They were powerful horses, which could carry a knight in his full armour with ease, and seemed full of spirit and fire.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They were powerful horses, which could carry a knight in his full armour with ease, and seemed full of spirit and fire.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "You would have made the journey more quickly and easily if you had had these horses three days ago," young De Burg laughed.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "You would have made the journey more quickly and easily if you had had these horses three days ago," young De Burg laughed.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading RELEASE OF THE EARL In a few minutes the three horses were brought out.
move gently or carefully
From this reading They were powerful horses, which could carry a knight in his full armour with ease, and seemed full of spirit and fire.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading "You would have made the journey more quickly and easily if you had had these horses three days ago," young De Burg laughed.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading They were handsomely caparisoned, and the lads felt as they sprang on to their backs that they had never been so well mounted before.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading RELEASE OF THE EARL In a few minutes the three horses were brought out.
start firing a weapon
From this reading They were powerful horses, which could carry a knight in his full armour with ease, and seemed full of spirit and fire.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading They were powerful horses, which could carry a knight in his full armour with ease, and seemed full of spirit and fire.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wulf and Beorn were much pleased with the animals that had been placed at their service.
handsomelyadverbUS /ˈhænsəmli/
in an attractively handsome manner
From this reading They were handsomely caparisoned, and the lads felt as they sprang on to their backs that they had never been so well mounted before.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You would have made the journey more quickly and easily if you had had these horses three days ago," young De Burg laughed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They were powerful horses, which could carry a knight in his full armour with ease, and seemed full of spirit and fire.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading RELEASE OF THE EARL In a few minutes the three horses were brought out.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "You would have made the journey more quickly and easily if you had had these horses three days ago," young De Burg laughed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RELEASE OF THE EARL In a few minutes the three horses were brought out.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading "You would have made the journey more quickly and easily if you had had these horses three days ago," young De Burg laughed.
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading They were powerful horses, which could carry a knight in his full armour with ease, and seemed full of spirit and fire.
ladsnounUS /lædz/
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading They were handsomely caparisoned, and the lads felt as they sprang on to their backs that they had never been so well mounted before.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "You would have made the journey more quickly and easily if you had had these horses three days ago," young De Burg laughed.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "You would have made the journey more quickly and easily if you had had these horses three days ago," young De Burg laughed.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading RELEASE OF THE EARL In a few minutes the three horses were brought out.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "You would have made the journey more quickly and easily if you had had these horses three days ago," young De Burg laughed.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading They were handsomely caparisoned, and the lads felt as they sprang on to their backs that they had never been so well mounted before.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Wulf and Beorn were much pleased with the animals that had been placed at their service.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading They were handsomely caparisoned, and the lads felt as they sprang on to their backs that they had never been so well mounted before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RELEASE OF THE EARL In a few minutes the three horses were brought out.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were handsomely caparisoned, and the lads felt as they sprang on to their backs that they had never been so well mounted before.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading RELEASE OF THE EARL In a few minutes the three horses were brought out.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading Wulf and Beorn were much pleased with the animals that had been placed at their service.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading Wulf and Beorn were much pleased with the animals that had been placed at their service.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading They were powerful horses, which could carry a knight in his full armour with ease, and seemed full of spirit and fire.
with speed
From this reading "You would have made the journey more quickly and easily if you had had these horses three days ago," young De Burg laughed.
RELEASEverbUS /riˈliːs/
release, as from one's grip
From this reading RELEASE OF THE EARL In a few minutes the three horses were brought out.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They were powerful horses, which could carry a knight in his full armour with ease, and seemed full of spirit and fire.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading Wulf and Beorn were much pleased with the animals that had been placed at their service.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They were handsomely caparisoned, and the lads felt as they sprang on to their backs that they had never been so well mounted before.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading They were powerful horses, which could carry a knight in his full armour with ease, and seemed full of spirit and fire.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading They were handsomely caparisoned, and the lads felt as they sprang on to their backs that they had never been so well mounted before.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Wulf and Beorn were much pleased with the animals that had been placed at their service.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RELEASE OF THE EARL In a few minutes the three horses were brought out.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Wulf and Beorn were much pleased with the animals that had been placed at their service.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "You would have made the journey more quickly and easily if you had had these horses three days ago," young De Burg laughed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were powerful horses, which could carry a knight in his full armour with ease, and seemed full of spirit and fire.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading RELEASE OF THE EARL In a few minutes the three horses were brought out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were handsomely caparisoned, and the lads felt as they sprang on to their backs that they had never been so well mounted before.
(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 They were handsomely caparisoned, and the lads felt as they sprang on to their backs that they had never been so well mounted before.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading RELEASE OF THE EARL In a few minutes the three horses were brought out.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were powerful horses, which could carry a knight in his full armour with ease, and seemed full of spirit and fire.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wulf and Beorn were much pleased with the animals that had been placed at their service.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "You would have made the journey more quickly and easily if you had had these horses three days ago," young De Burg laughed.
Wulf
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From this reading Wulf and Beorn were much pleased with the animals that had been placed at their service.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You would have made the journey more quickly and easily if you had had these horses three days ago," young De Burg laughed.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "You would have made the journey more quickly and easily if you had had these horses three days ago," young De Burg laughed.
