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Chapter VIII
"And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste." They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags. The bell tolled, the tapers burnt, the pillars of the place were bound round with black. Upon the altar was a purple cloth. Dom Anselm got him a new black cope for the occasion, and was sober as may be.
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later than; following
From this reading “"And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Dom Anselm got him a new black cope for the occasion, and was sober as may be.”
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading “They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.”
not affected by alcohol
From this reading “Dom Anselm got him a new black cope for the occasion, and was sober as may be.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Upon the altar was a purple cloth.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.
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From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
later than; following
From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
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From this reading Upon the altar was a purple cloth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
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From this reading Dom Anselm got him a new black cope for the occasion, and was sober as may be.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dom Anselm got him a new black cope for the occasion, and was sober as may be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dom Anselm got him a new black cope for the occasion, and was sober as may be.
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From this reading The bell tolled, the tapers burnt, the pillars of the place were bound round with black.
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From this reading The bell tolled, the tapers burnt, the pillars of the place were bound round with black.
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From this reading The bell tolled, the tapers burnt, the pillars of the place were bound round with black.
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From this reading They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.
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From this reading They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.
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From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
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From this reading The bell tolled, the tapers burnt, the pillars of the place were bound round with black.
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From this reading They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.
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From this reading They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.
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From this reading Upon the altar was a purple cloth.
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From this reading Dom Anselm got him a new black cope for the occasion, and was sober as may be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
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From this reading They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.
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From this reading They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.
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From this reading Dom Anselm got him a new black cope for the occasion, and was sober as may be.
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From this reading They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.
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From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
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From this reading They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
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From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
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From this reading They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.
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From this reading Dom Anselm got him a new black cope for the occasion, and was sober as may be.
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From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
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From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.
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From this reading They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Dom Anselm got him a new black cope for the occasion, and was sober as may be.
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From this reading They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dom Anselm got him a new black cope for the occasion, and was sober as may be.
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From this reading Dom Anselm got him a new black cope for the occasion, and was sober as may be.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The bell tolled, the tapers burnt, the pillars of the place were bound round with black.
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From this reading The bell tolled, the tapers burnt, the pillars of the place were bound round with black.
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The bell tolled, the tapers burnt, the pillars of the place were bound round with black.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the altar was a purple cloth.
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From this reading The bell tolled, the tapers burnt, the pillars of the place were bound round with black.
not affected by alcohol
From this reading Dom Anselm got him a new black cope for the occasion, and was sober as may be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
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From this reading The bell tolled, the tapers burnt, the pillars of the place were bound round with black.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
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From this reading The bell tolled, the tapers burnt, the pillars of the place were bound round with black.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They buried Geoffroi de la Bourne, the day after his murder, in a pit dug in the castle chapel, under the flags.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon the altar was a purple cloth.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Upon the altar was a purple cloth.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The bell tolled, the tapers burnt, the pillars of the place were bound round with black.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And after that, the Abbot with his couent Han sped hem for to burien him ful faste."
