adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When they arrived there, Edwald caused himself to be disarmed, and laid every piece of his fair shining armour together with a kind of tender care, almost as if he were burying the corpse of a beloved friend.
accustomedadjectiveUS /əˈkʌstəmd/
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading “You had accustomed it to more joyful songs than this.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “You will stir up my anger against your lute,” said Froda.
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 Then he beckoned to his squires to leave the chamber, took his lute on his arm, and sang the following song to its notes:-- “Bury them, bury them out of sight, For hope and fame are fled; And peaceful resting and quiet night Are all now left for the dead.”
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading When they arrived there, Edwald caused himself to be disarmed, and laid every piece of his fair shining armour together with a kind of tender care, almost as if he were burying the corpse of a beloved friend.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When they arrived there, Edwald caused himself to be disarmed, and laid every piece of his fair shining armour together with a kind of tender care, almost as if he were burying the corpse of a beloved friend.
angernounUS /ˈæŋɡər/
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading “You will stir up my anger against your lute,” said Froda.
apartmentsnounUS /əˈpɑːrtmənts/
plural of “apartment” — a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading The two knights had returned to their apartments in deep silence.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then he beckoned to his squires to leave the chamber, took his lute on his arm, and sang the following song to its notes:-- “Bury them, bury them out of sight, For hope and fame are fled; And peaceful resting and quiet night Are all now left for the dead.”
armnounUS /ɑːrm/
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Then he beckoned to his squires to leave the chamber, took his lute on his arm, and sang the following song to its notes:-- “Bury them, bury them out of sight, For hope and fame are fled; And peaceful resting and quiet night Are all now left for the dead.”
armournounUS /ˈɑːrmər/
a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles
From this reading When they arrived there, Edwald caused himself to be disarmed, and laid every piece of his fair shining armour together with a kind of tender care, almost as if he were burying the corpse of a beloved friend.
arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading When they arrived there, Edwald caused himself to be disarmed, and laid every piece of his fair shining armour together with a kind of tender care, almost as if he were burying the corpse of a beloved friend.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When they arrived there, Edwald caused himself to be disarmed, and laid every piece of his fair shining armour together with a kind of tender care, almost as if he were burying the corpse of a beloved friend.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When they arrived there, Edwald caused himself to be disarmed, and laid every piece of his fair shining armour together with a kind of tender care, almost as if he were burying the corpse of a beloved friend.
beckonedverbUS /ˈbekənd/
past form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading Then he beckoned to his squires to leave the chamber, took his lute on his arm, and sang the following song to its notes:-- “Bury them, bury them out of sight, For hope and fame are fled; And peaceful resting and quiet night Are all now left for the dead.”
belovedadjectiveUS /bɪˈlʌvd/
dearly loved
From this reading When they arrived there, Edwald caused himself to be disarmed, and laid every piece of his fair shining armour together with a kind of tender care, almost as if he were burying the corpse of a beloved friend.
BuryverbUS /ˈberi/
cover from sight
From this reading Then he beckoned to his squires to leave the chamber, took his lute on his arm, and sang the following song to its notes:-- “Bury them, bury them out of sight, For hope and fame are fled; And peaceful resting and quiet night Are all now left for the dead.”
buryingnounUS /ˈberiɪŋ/
concealing something under the ground
From this reading When they arrived there, Edwald caused himself to be disarmed, and laid every piece of his fair shining armour together with a kind of tender care, almost as if he were burying the corpse of a beloved friend.
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading When they arrived there, Edwald caused himself to be disarmed, and laid every piece of his fair shining armour together with a kind of tender care, almost as if he were burying the corpse of a beloved friend.
causedverbUS /kɑːzd/
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading When they arrived there, Edwald caused himself to be disarmed, and laid every piece of his fair shining armour together with a kind of tender care, almost as if he were burying the corpse of a beloved friend.
chambernounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbər/
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading Then he beckoned to his squires to leave the chamber, took his lute on his arm, and sang the following song to its notes:-- “Bury them, bury them out of sight, For hope and fame are fled; And peaceful resting and quiet night Are all now left for the dead.”
corpsenounUS /kɔːrps/
the dead body of a human being
From this reading When they arrived there, Edwald caused himself to be disarmed, and laid every piece of his fair shining armour together with a kind of tender care, almost as if he were burying the corpse of a beloved friend.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Then he beckoned to his squires to leave the chamber, took his lute on his arm, and sang the following song to its notes:-- “Bury them, bury them out of sight, For hope and fame are fled; And peaceful resting and quiet night Are all now left for the dead.”
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The two knights had returned to their apartments in deep silence.
disarmedverbUS /dɪˈsɑːrmd/
past form of “disarm” — remove offensive capability from
From this reading When they arrived there, Edwald caused himself to be disarmed, and laid every piece of his fair shining armour together with a kind of tender care, almost as if he were burying the corpse of a beloved friend.
Edwald
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From this reading When they arrived there, Edwald caused himself to be disarmed, and laid every piece of his fair shining armour together with a kind of tender care, almost as if he were burying the corpse of a beloved friend.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading When they arrived there, Edwald caused himself to be disarmed, and laid every piece of his fair shining armour together with a kind of tender care, almost as if he were burying the corpse of a beloved friend.
fairadjectiveUS /fer/
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading When they arrived there, Edwald caused himself to be disarmed, and laid every piece of his fair shining armour together with a kind of tender care, almost as if he were burying the corpse of a beloved friend.
famenounUS /feɪm/
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading Then he beckoned to his squires to leave the chamber, took his lute on his arm, and sang the following song to its notes:-- “Bury them, bury them out of sight, For hope and fame are fled; And peaceful resting and quiet night Are all now left for the dead.”
fledverbUS /fled/
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading Then he beckoned to his squires to leave the chamber, took his lute on his arm, and sang the following song to its notes:-- “Bury them, bury them out of sight, For hope and fame are fled; And peaceful resting and quiet night Are all now left for the dead.”
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Then he beckoned to his squires to leave the chamber, took his lute on his arm, and sang the following song to its notes:-- “Bury them, bury them out of sight, For hope and fame are fled; And peaceful resting and quiet night Are all now left for the dead.”
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then he beckoned to his squires to leave the chamber, took his lute on his arm, and sang the following song to its notes:-- “Bury them, bury them out of sight, For hope and fame are fled; And peaceful resting and quiet night Are all now left for the dead.”
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading When they arrived there, Edwald caused himself to be disarmed, and laid every piece of his fair shining armour together with a kind of tender care, almost as if he were burying the corpse of a beloved friend.
Froda
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From this reading “You will stir up my anger against your lute,” said Froda.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The two knights had returned to their apartments in deep silence.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they arrived there, Edwald caused himself to be disarmed, and laid every piece of his fair shining armour together with a kind of tender care, almost as if he were burying the corpse of a beloved friend.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When they arrived there, Edwald caused himself to be disarmed, and laid every piece of his fair shining armour together with a kind of tender care, almost as if he were burying the corpse of a beloved friend.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When they arrived there, Edwald caused himself to be disarmed, and laid every piece of his fair shining armour together with a kind of tender care, almost as if he were burying the corpse of a beloved friend.
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Then he beckoned to his squires to leave the chamber, took his lute on his arm, and sang the following song to its notes:-- “Bury them, bury them out of sight, For hope and fame are fled; And peaceful resting and quiet night Are all now left for the dead.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When they arrived there, Edwald caused himself to be disarmed, and laid every piece of his fair shining armour together with a kind of tender care, almost as if he were burying the corpse of a beloved friend.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two knights had returned to their apartments in deep silence.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You had accustomed it to more joyful songs than this.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he beckoned to his squires to leave the chamber, took his lute on his arm, and sang the following song to its notes:-- “Bury them, bury them out of sight, For hope and fame are fled; And peaceful resting and quiet night Are all now left for the dead.”
joyfuladjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪfəl/
full of or producing joy
From this reading “You had accustomed it to more joyful songs than this.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading When they arrived there, Edwald caused himself to be disarmed, and laid every piece of his fair shining armour together with a kind of tender care, almost as if he were burying the corpse of a beloved friend.
knightsnounUS /naɪts/
plural of “knight” — 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 The two knights had returned to their apartments in deep silence.
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading When they arrived there, Edwald caused himself to be disarmed, and laid every piece of his fair shining armour together with a kind of tender care, almost as if he were burying the corpse of a beloved friend.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading Then he beckoned to his squires to leave the chamber, took his lute on his arm, and sang the following song to its notes:-- “Bury them, bury them out of sight, For hope and fame are fled; And peaceful resting and quiet night Are all now left for the dead.”
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Then he beckoned to his squires to leave the chamber, took his lute on his arm, and sang the following song to its notes:-- “Bury them, bury them out of sight, For hope and fame are fled; And peaceful resting and quiet night Are all now left for the dead.”
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 he beckoned to his squires to leave the chamber, took his lute on his arm, and sang the following song to its notes:-- “Bury them, bury them out of sight, For hope and fame are fled; And peaceful resting and quiet night Are all now left for the dead.”
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “You had accustomed it to more joyful songs than this.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You will stir up my anger against your lute,” said Froda.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Then he beckoned to his squires to leave the chamber, took his lute on his arm, and sang the following song to its notes:-- “Bury them, bury them out of sight, For hope and fame are fled; And peaceful resting and quiet night Are all now left for the dead.”
notesnounUS /noʊts/
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading Then he beckoned to his squires to leave the chamber, took his lute on his arm, and sang the following song to its notes:-- “Bury them, bury them out of sight, For hope and fame are fled; And peaceful resting and quiet night Are all now left for the dead.”
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Then he beckoned to his squires to leave the chamber, took his lute on his arm, and sang the following song to its notes:-- “Bury them, bury them out of sight, For hope and fame are fled; And peaceful resting and quiet night Are all now left for the dead.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When they arrived there, Edwald caused himself to be disarmed, and laid every piece of his fair shining armour together with a kind of tender care, almost as if he were burying the corpse of a beloved friend.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then he beckoned to his squires to leave the chamber, took his lute on his arm, and sang the following song to its notes:-- “Bury them, bury them out of sight, For hope and fame are fled; And peaceful resting and quiet night Are all now left for the dead.”
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then he beckoned to his squires to leave the chamber, took his lute on his arm, and sang the following song to its notes:-- “Bury them, bury them out of sight, For hope and fame are fled; And peaceful resting and quiet night Are all now left for the dead.”
peacefuladjectiveUS /ˈpiːsfəl/
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading Then he beckoned to his squires to leave the chamber, took his lute on his arm, and sang the following song to its notes:-- “Bury them, bury them out of sight, For hope and fame are fled; And peaceful resting and quiet night Are all now left for the dead.”
piecenounUS /piːs/
a separate part of a whole
From this reading When they arrived there, Edwald caused himself to be disarmed, and laid every piece of his fair shining armour together with a kind of tender care, almost as if he were burying the corpse of a beloved friend.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Then he beckoned to his squires to leave the chamber, took his lute on his arm, and sang the following song to its notes:-- “Bury them, bury them out of sight, For hope and fame are fled; And peaceful resting and quiet night Are all now left for the dead.”
restingverbUS /ˈrestɪŋ/
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Then he beckoned to his squires to leave the chamber, took his lute on his arm, and sang the following song to its notes:-- “Bury them, bury them out of sight, For hope and fame are fled; And peaceful resting and quiet night Are all now left for the dead.”
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The two knights had returned to their apartments in deep silence.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You will stir up my anger against your lute,” said Froda.
sangnounUS /sæŋ/
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading Then he beckoned to his squires to leave the chamber, took his lute on his arm, and sang the following song to its notes:-- “Bury them, bury them out of sight, For hope and fame are fled; And peaceful resting and quiet night Are all now left for the dead.”
shiningadjectiveUS /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading When they arrived there, Edwald caused himself to be disarmed, and laid every piece of his fair shining armour together with a kind of tender care, almost as if he were burying the corpse of a beloved friend.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Then he beckoned to his squires to leave the chamber, took his lute on his arm, and sang the following song to its notes:-- “Bury them, bury them out of sight, For hope and fame are fled; And peaceful resting and quiet night Are all now left for the dead.”
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The two knights had returned to their apartments in deep silence.
songnounUS /sɔːŋ/
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Then he beckoned to his squires to leave the chamber, took his lute on his arm, and sang the following song to its notes:-- “Bury them, bury them out of sight, For hope and fame are fled; And peaceful resting and quiet night Are all now left for the dead.”
songsnounUS /sɔːŋz/
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading “You had accustomed it to more joyful songs than this.
squiresnounUS /ˈskwaɪərz/
plural of “squire” — young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading Then he beckoned to his squires to leave the chamber, took his lute on his arm, and sang the following song to its notes:-- “Bury them, bury them out of sight, For hope and fame are fled; And peaceful resting and quiet night Are all now left for the dead.”
stirverbUS /stɜːr/
move an implement through
From this reading “You will stir up my anger against your lute,” said Froda.
tenderadjectiveUS /ˈtendər/
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading When they arrived there, Edwald caused himself to be disarmed, and laid every piece of his fair shining armour together with a kind of tender care, almost as if he were burying the corpse of a beloved friend.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “You had accustomed it to more joyful songs than this.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two knights had returned to their apartments in deep silence.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The two knights had returned to their apartments in deep silence.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then he beckoned to his squires to leave the chamber, took his lute on his arm, and sang the following song to its notes:-- “Bury them, bury them out of sight, For hope and fame are fled; And peaceful resting and quiet night Are all now left for the dead.”
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he beckoned to his squires to leave the chamber, took his lute on his arm, and sang the following song to its notes:-- “Bury them, bury them out of sight, For hope and fame are fled; And peaceful resting and quiet night Are all now left for the dead.”
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading When they arrived there, Edwald caused himself to be disarmed, and laid every piece of his fair shining armour together with a kind of tender care, almost as if he were burying the corpse of a beloved friend.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they arrived there, Edwald caused himself to be disarmed, and laid every piece of his fair shining armour together with a kind of tender care, almost as if he were burying the corpse of a beloved friend.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You had accustomed it to more joyful songs than this.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The two knights had returned to their apartments in deep silence.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading When they arrived there, Edwald caused himself to be disarmed, and laid every piece of his fair shining armour together with a kind of tender care, almost as if he were burying the corpse of a beloved friend.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Then he beckoned to his squires to leave the chamber, took his lute on his arm, and sang the following song to its notes:-- “Bury them, bury them out of sight, For hope and fame are fled; And peaceful resting and quiet night Are all now left for the dead.”
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two knights had returned to their apartments in deep silence.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “You will stir up my anger against your lute,” said Froda.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When they arrived there, Edwald caused himself to be disarmed, and laid every piece of his fair shining armour together with a kind of tender care, almost as if he were burying the corpse of a beloved friend.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they arrived there, Edwald caused himself to be disarmed, and laid every piece of his fair shining armour together with a kind of tender care, almost as if he were burying the corpse of a beloved friend.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “You will stir up my anger against your lute,” said Froda.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When they arrived there, Edwald caused himself to be disarmed, and laid every piece of his fair shining armour together with a kind of tender care, almost as if he were burying the corpse of a beloved friend.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You will stir up my anger against your lute,” said Froda.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You will stir up my anger against your lute,” said Froda.
