Chapter XVI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "This Hungwar has cast me out," he mused, "so none may say that I am false in the doing of this; for a man must side with some, and since it cannot be with Hungwar it must be against him."

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading "This Hungwar has cast me out," he mused, "so none may say that I am false in the doing of this; for a man must side with some, and since it cannot be with Hungwar it must be against him."

king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

(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 And then he thought that all this must be fixed from of old, and he laughed.

in addition

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "This Hungwar has cast me out," he mused, "so none may say that I am false in the doing of this; for a man must side with some, and since it cannot be with Hungwar it must be against him."

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

for the reason that

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading "No cause have I to love these black Danes," he said, "and no cause to love the sons of Regner Lodbrok.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

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From this reading "This Hungwar has cast me out," he mused, "so none may say that I am false in the doing of this; for a man must side with some, and since it cannot be with Hungwar it must be against him."

put or send forth

From this reading "This Hungwar has cast me out," he mused, "so none may say that I am false in the doing of this; for a man must side with some, and since it cannot be with Hungwar it must be against him."

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading "No cause have I to love these black Danes," he said, "and no cause to love the sons of Regner Lodbrok.

plural of “dane” — a native or inhabitant of Denmark

From this reading "No cause have I to love these black Danes," he said, "and no cause to love the sons of Regner Lodbrok.

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading "This Hungwar has cast me out," he mused, "so none may say that I am false in the doing of this; for a man must side with some, and since it cannot be with Hungwar it must be against him."

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality

From this reading "This Hungwar has cast me out," he mused, "so none may say that I am false in the doing of this; for a man must side with some, and since it cannot be with Hungwar it must be against him."

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading I will seek this Alfred, and perchance I may find him mightier than Hungwar, and so my rede will be read."

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

From this reading And then he thought that all this must be fixed from of old, and he laughed.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading And then he thought that all this must be fixed from of old, and he laughed.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "This Hungwar has cast me out," he mused, "so none may say that I am false in the doing of this; for a man must side with some, and since it cannot be with Hungwar it must be against him."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "No cause have I to love these black Danes," he said, "and no cause to love the sons of Regner Lodbrok.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

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From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "This Hungwar has cast me out," he mused, "so none may say that I am false in the doing of this; for a man must side with some, and since it cannot be with Hungwar it must be against him."

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "This Hungwar has cast me out," he mused, "so none may say that I am false in the doing of this; for a man must side with some, and since it cannot be with Hungwar it must be against him."

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "This Hungwar has cast me out," he mused, "so none may say that I am false in the doing of this; for a man must side with some, and since it cannot be with Hungwar it must be against him."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "This Hungwar has cast me out," he mused, "so none may say that I am false in the doing of this; for a man must side with some, and since it cannot be with Hungwar it must be against him."

past form of “laugh” — produce laughter

From this reading And then he thought that all this must be fixed from of old, and he laughed.

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From this reading "No cause have I to love these black Danes," he said, "and no cause to love the sons of Regner Lodbrok.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading "No cause have I to love these black Danes," he said, "and no cause to love the sons of Regner Lodbrok.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading "This Hungwar has cast me out," he mused, "so none may say that I am false in the doing of this; for a man must side with some, and since it cannot be with Hungwar it must be against him."

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading "This Hungwar has cast me out," he mused, "so none may say that I am false in the doing of this; for a man must side with some, and since it cannot be with Hungwar it must be against him."

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "This Hungwar has cast me out," he mused, "so none may say that I am false in the doing of this; for a man must side with some, and since it cannot be with Hungwar it must be against him."

comparative of “mighty” — having or showing great strength or force or intensity

From this reading I will seek this Alfred, and perchance I may find him mightier than Hungwar, and so my rede will be read."

past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject

From this reading "This Hungwar has cast me out," he mused, "so none may say that I am false in the doing of this; for a man must side with some, and since it cannot be with Hungwar it must be against him."

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "This Hungwar has cast me out," he mused, "so none may say that I am false in the doing of this; for a man must side with some, and since it cannot be with Hungwar it must be against him."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I will seek this Alfred, and perchance I may find him mightier than Hungwar, and so my rede will be read."

not any; not one

From this reading "No cause have I to love these black Danes," he said, "and no cause to love the sons of Regner Lodbrok.

not one, and not any

From this reading "This Hungwar has cast me out," he mused, "so none may say that I am false in the doing of this; for a man must side with some, and since it cannot be with Hungwar it must be against him."

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading And then he thought that all this must be fixed from of old, and he laughed.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "This Hungwar has cast me out," he mused, "so none may say that I am false in the doing of this; for a man must side with some, and since it cannot be with Hungwar it must be against him."

through chance

From this reading I will seek this Alfred, and perchance I may find him mightier than Hungwar, and so my rede will be read."

compacted by ironing

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading I will seek this Alfred, and perchance I may find him mightier than Hungwar, and so my rede will be read."

give an interpretation or explanation to

From this reading I will seek this Alfred, and perchance I may find him mightier than Hungwar, and so my rede will be read."

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From this reading "No cause have I to love these black Danes," he said, "and no cause to love the sons of Regner Lodbrok.

precisely, exactly

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "No cause have I to love these black Danes," he said, "and no cause to love the sons of Regner Lodbrok.

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 _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

plural of “saxon” — 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 _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

express in words

From this reading "This Hungwar has cast me out," he mused, "so none may say that I am false in the doing of this; for a man must side with some, and since it cannot be with Hungwar it must be against him."

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

try to get or reach

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading "This Hungwar has cast me out," he mused, "so none may say that I am false in the doing of this; for a man must side with some, and since it cannot be with Hungwar it must be against him."

from a time in the past until now

From this reading "This Hungwar has cast me out," he mused, "so none may say that I am false in the doing of this; for a man must side with some, and since it cannot be with Hungwar it must be against him."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "This Hungwar has cast me out," he mused, "so none may say that I am false in the doing of this; for a man must side with some, and since it cannot be with Hungwar it must be against him."

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading "This Hungwar has cast me out," he mused, "so none may say that I am false in the doing of this; for a man must side with some, and since it cannot be with Hungwar it must be against him."

plural of “son” — a male human offspring

From this reading "No cause have I to love these black Danes," he said, "and no cause to love the sons of Regner Lodbrok.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I will seek this Alfred, and perchance I may find him mightier than Hungwar, and so my rede will be read."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading And then he thought that all this must be fixed from of old, and he laughed.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading "No cause have I to love these black Danes," he said, "and no cause to love the sons of Regner Lodbrok.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I will seek this Alfred, and perchance I may find him mightier than Hungwar, and so my rede will be read."

in the company of; together with

From this reading "This Hungwar has cast me out," he mused, "so none may say that I am false in the doing of this; for a man must side with some, and since it cannot be with Hungwar it must be against him."

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _How Wulnoth came to Alfred_ Now, on through the forest pressed Wulnoth, and his heart was heavy within him because of the dying of Wahrmund his friend, and he thought to himself that now he would seek the West Saxons and fight for them, and that this would be right, seeing that he also was Saxon.