18
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From this reading 18.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 Next, may your dairies prosper so, As that your pans no ebb may know; But if they do, the more to flow, Like to a solemn sober stream, Bank'd all with lilies, and the cream Of sweetest cowslips filling them.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE WASSAIL Give way, give way, ye gates, and win An easy blessing to your bin And basket, by our entering in.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WASSAIL Give way, give way, ye gates, and win An easy blessing to your bin And basket, by our entering in.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Next, may your dairies prosper so, As that your pans no ebb may know; But if they do, the more to flow, Like to a solemn sober stream, Bank'd all with lilies, and the cream Of sweetest cowslips filling them.
Bank'd
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From this reading Next, may your dairies prosper so, As that your pans no ebb may know; But if they do, the more to flow, Like to a solemn sober stream, Bank'd all with lilies, and the cream Of sweetest cowslips filling them.
basketnounUS /ˈbæskət/
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading THE WASSAIL Give way, give way, ye gates, and win An easy blessing to your bin And basket, by our entering in.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then may your plants be press'd with fruit, Nor bee or hive you have be mute, But sweetly sounding like a lute.
beenounUS /biː/
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading Then may your plants be press'd with fruit, Nor bee or hive you have be mute, But sweetly sounding like a lute.
binnounUS /bɪn/
a container; usually has a lid
From this reading THE WASSAIL Give way, give way, ye gates, and win An easy blessing to your bin And basket, by our entering in.
blessingnounUS /ˈblesɪŋ/
the formal act of approving
From this reading THE WASSAIL Give way, give way, ye gates, and win An easy blessing to your bin And basket, by our entering in.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE WASSAIL Give way, give way, ye gates, and win An easy blessing to your bin And basket, by our entering in.
cowslips
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From this reading Next, may your dairies prosper so, As that your pans no ebb may know; But if they do, the more to flow, Like to a solemn sober stream, Bank'd all with lilies, and the cream Of sweetest cowslips filling them.
creamnounUS /kriːm/
the best people or things in a group
From this reading Next, may your dairies prosper so, As that your pans no ebb may know; But if they do, the more to flow, Like to a solemn sober stream, Bank'd all with lilies, and the cream Of sweetest cowslips filling them.
dairiesnounUS /ˈderiz/
plural of “dairy” — a farm where dairy products are produced
From this reading Next, may your dairies prosper so, As that your pans no ebb may know; But if they do, the more to flow, Like to a solemn sober stream, Bank'd all with lilies, and the cream Of sweetest cowslips filling them.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Next, may your dairies prosper so, As that your pans no ebb may know; But if they do, the more to flow, Like to a solemn sober stream, Bank'd all with lilies, and the cream Of sweetest cowslips filling them.
doubtnounUS /daʊt/
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
easyadjectiveUS /ˈiːzi/
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading THE WASSAIL Give way, give way, ye gates, and win An easy blessing to your bin And basket, by our entering in.
eatverbUS /iːt/
take in solid food
From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
ebbverbUS /eb/
flow back or recede
From this reading Next, may your dairies prosper so, As that your pans no ebb may know; But if they do, the more to flow, Like to a solemn sober stream, Bank'd all with lilies, and the cream Of sweetest cowslips filling them.
enteringnounUS /ˈentərɪŋ/
a movement into or inward
From this reading THE WASSAIL Give way, give way, ye gates, and win An easy blessing to your bin And basket, by our entering in.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
fillingnounUS /ˈfɪlɪŋ/
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading Next, may your dairies prosper so, As that your pans no ebb may know; But if they do, the more to flow, Like to a solemn sober stream, Bank'd all with lilies, and the cream Of sweetest cowslips filling them.
flownounUS /floʊ/
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading Next, may your dairies prosper so, As that your pans no ebb may know; But if they do, the more to flow, Like to a solemn sober stream, Bank'd all with lilies, and the cream Of sweetest cowslips filling them.
fruitnounUS /fruːt/
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading Then may your plants be press'd with fruit, Nor bee or hive you have be mute, But sweetly sounding like a lute.
gatesnounUS /ɡeɪts/
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading THE WASSAIL Give way, give way, ye gates, and win An easy blessing to your bin And basket, by our entering in.
GiveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading THE WASSAIL Give way, give way, ye gates, and win An easy blessing to your bin And basket, by our entering in.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then may your plants be press'd with fruit, Nor bee or hive you have be mute, But sweetly sounding like a lute.
hivenounUS /haɪv/
a teeming multitude
From this reading Then may your plants be press'd with fruit, Nor bee or hive you have be mute, But sweetly sounding like a lute.
hungverbUS /hʌŋ/
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Next, may your dairies prosper so, As that your pans no ebb may know; But if they do, the more to flow, Like to a solemn sober stream, Bank'd all with lilies, and the cream Of sweetest cowslips filling them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WASSAIL Give way, give way, ye gates, and win An easy blessing to your bin And basket, by our entering in.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Next, may your dairies prosper so, As that your pans no ebb may know; But if they do, the more to flow, Like to a solemn sober stream, Bank'd all with lilies, and the cream Of sweetest cowslips filling them.
larders
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From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
LikeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Next, may your dairies prosper so, As that your pans no ebb may know; But if they do, the more to flow, Like to a solemn sober stream, Bank'd all with lilies, and the cream Of sweetest cowslips filling them.
liliesnounUS /ˈlɪliz/
plural of “lily” — any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading Next, may your dairies prosper so, As that your pans no ebb may know; But if they do, the more to flow, Like to a solemn sober stream, Bank'd all with lilies, and the cream Of sweetest cowslips filling them.
lutenounUS /luːt/
a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid
From this reading Then may your plants be press'd with fruit, Nor bee or hive you have be mute, But sweetly sounding like a lute.
manchet
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From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
meatnounUS /miːt/
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
moonsnounUS /muːnz/
plural of “moon” — the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Next, may your dairies prosper so, As that your pans no ebb may know; But if they do, the more to flow, Like to a solemn sober stream, Bank'd all with lilies, and the cream Of sweetest cowslips filling them.
more's
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From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
muteadjectiveUS /mjuːt/
expressed without speech
From this reading Then may your plants be press'd with fruit, Nor bee or hive you have be mute, But sweetly sounding like a lute.
NextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next, may your dairies prosper so, As that your pans no ebb may know; But if they do, the more to flow, Like to a solemn sober stream, Bank'd all with lilies, and the cream Of sweetest cowslips filling them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Next, may your dairies prosper so, As that your pans no ebb may know; But if they do, the more to flow, Like to a solemn sober stream, Bank'd all with lilies, and the cream Of sweetest cowslips filling them.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Then may your plants be press'd with fruit, Nor bee or hive you have be mute, But sweetly sounding like a lute.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next, may your dairies prosper so, As that your pans no ebb may know; But if they do, the more to flow, Like to a solemn sober stream, Bank'd all with lilies, and the cream Of sweetest cowslips filling them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then may your plants be press'd with fruit, Nor bee or hive you have be mute, But sweetly sounding like a lute.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE WASSAIL Give way, give way, ye gates, and win An easy blessing to your bin And basket, by our entering in.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
pansnounUS /pænz/
plural of “pan” — cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel
From this reading Next, may your dairies prosper so, As that your pans no ebb may know; But if they do, the more to flow, Like to a solemn sober stream, Bank'd all with lilies, and the cream Of sweetest cowslips filling them.
plantsnounUS /plænts/
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading Then may your plants be press'd with fruit, Nor bee or hive you have be mute, But sweetly sounding like a lute.
press'd
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From this reading Then may your plants be press'd with fruit, Nor bee or hive you have be mute, But sweetly sounding like a lute.
prosperverbUS /ˈprɑːspər/
make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
From this reading Next, may your dairies prosper so, As that your pans no ebb may know; But if they do, the more to flow, Like to a solemn sober stream, Bank'd all with lilies, and the cream Of sweetest cowslips filling them.
repleteadjectiveUS /riˈpliːt/
filled to satisfaction with food or drink
From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
servedverbUS /sɜːrvd/
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
silv'ry
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From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading Next, may your dairies prosper so, As that your pans no ebb may know; But if they do, the more to flow, Like to a solemn sober stream, Bank'd all with lilies, and the cream Of sweetest cowslips filling them.
solemnadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləm/
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading Next, may your dairies prosper so, As that your pans no ebb may know; But if they do, the more to flow, Like to a solemn sober stream, Bank'd all with lilies, and the cream Of sweetest cowslips filling them.
soundingadjectiveUS /ˈsaʊndɪŋ/
appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms
From this reading Then may your plants be press'd with fruit, Nor bee or hive you have be mute, But sweetly sounding like a lute.
spheresnounUS /sfɪrz/
plural of “sphere” — a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
standverbUS /stænd/
be standing; be upright
From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
streamnounUS /striːm/
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Next, may your dairies prosper so, As that your pans no ebb may know; But if they do, the more to flow, Like to a solemn sober stream, Bank'd all with lilies, and the cream Of sweetest cowslips filling them.
sweetestadjectiveUS /ˈswiːtəst/
superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Next, may your dairies prosper so, As that your pans no ebb may know; But if they do, the more to flow, Like to a solemn sober stream, Bank'd all with lilies, and the cream Of sweetest cowslips filling them.
sweetlyadverbUS /ˈswiːtli/
in an affectionate or loving manner (“sweet” is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of “sweetly”)
From this reading Then may your plants be press'd with fruit, Nor bee or hive you have be mute, But sweetly sounding like a lute.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WASSAIL Give way, give way, ye gates, and win An easy blessing to your bin And basket, by our entering in.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Next, may your dairies prosper so, As that your pans no ebb may know; But if they do, the more to flow, Like to a solemn sober stream, Bank'd all with lilies, and the cream Of sweetest cowslips filling them.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then may your plants be press'd with fruit, Nor bee or hive you have be mute, But sweetly sounding like a lute.
there's
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From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Next, may your dairies prosper so, As that your pans no ebb may know; But if they do, the more to flow, Like to a solemn sober stream, Bank'd all with lilies, and the cream Of sweetest cowslips filling them.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WASSAIL Give way, give way, ye gates, and win An easy blessing to your bin And basket, by our entering in.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
twelvenounUS /twelv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
WASSAILverb
celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities
From this reading THE WASSAIL Give way, give way, ye gates, and win An easy blessing to your bin And basket, by our entering in.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE WASSAIL Give way, give way, ye gates, and win An easy blessing to your bin And basket, by our entering in.
whirlverbUS /wɜːrl/
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
winverbUS /wɪn/
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading THE WASSAIL Give way, give way, ye gates, and win An easy blessing to your bin And basket, by our entering in.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading THE WASSAIL Give way, give way, ye gates, and win An easy blessing to your bin And basket, by our entering in.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading May both with manchet stand replete; Your larders, too, so hung with meat, That though a thousand, thousand eat, Yet, ere twelve moons shall whirl about Their silv'ry spheres, there's none may doubt But more's sent in than was served out.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then may your plants be press'd with fruit, Nor bee or hive you have be mute, But sweetly sounding like a lute.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE WASSAIL Give way, give way, ye gates, and win An easy blessing to your bin And basket, by our entering in.
