andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Say, grave priests, praying In dule and teen, From cells decaying What have ye seen Of the proud and mean, Of Judas and John, Of the foul and clean?— “They are dead and gone!”
anonadverbUS /ˌæˈnɔːn/
at another time
From this reading “They are fierce and keen, But they fall anon, On the sword that lean,— They are dead and gone!”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Say, grave priests, praying In dule and teen, From cells decaying What have ye seen Of the proud and mean, Of Judas and John, Of the foul and clean?— “They are dead and gone!”
arrayingverbUS /ərˈeɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “array” — lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
From this reading Say, kings, arraying Loud wars to win, Of your manslaying What gain ye glean?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “They are fierce and keen, But they fall anon, On the sword that lean,— They are dead and gone!”
cellsnounUS /selz/
plural of “cell” — any small compartment
From this reading Say, grave priests, praying In dule and teen, From cells decaying What have ye seen Of the proud and mean, Of Judas and John, Of the foul and clean?— “They are dead and gone!”
cleanadjectiveUS /kliːn/
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading Say, grave priests, praying In dule and teen, From cells decaying What have ye seen Of the proud and mean, Of Judas and John, Of the foul and clean?— “They are dead and gone!”
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Say, grave priests, praying In dule and teen, From cells decaying What have ye seen Of the proud and mean, Of Judas and John, Of the foul and clean?— “They are dead and gone!”
decayingverbUS /dɪˈkeɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “decay” — lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
From this reading Say, grave priests, praying In dule and teen, From cells decaying What have ye seen Of the proud and mean, Of Judas and John, Of the foul and clean?— “They are dead and gone!”
driftingnounUS /ˈdrɪftɪŋ/
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading Through the mad world’s scene, We are drifting on, To this tune, I ween, “They are dead and gone!”
dule
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Say, grave priests, praying In dule and teen, From cells decaying What have ye seen Of the proud and mean, Of Judas and John, Of the foul and clean?— “They are dead and gone!”
ENVOYnounUS /ˈenvɔɪ/
a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
From this reading ENVOY.
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading “They are fierce and keen, But they fall anon, On the sword that lean,— They are dead and gone!”
fierceadjectiveUS /fɪrs/
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “They are fierce and keen, But they fall anon, On the sword that lean,— They are dead and gone!”
fouladjectiveUS /faʊl/
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading Say, grave priests, praying In dule and teen, From cells decaying What have ye seen Of the proud and mean, Of Judas and John, Of the foul and clean?— “They are dead and gone!”
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Say, grave priests, praying In dule and teen, From cells decaying What have ye seen Of the proud and mean, Of Judas and John, Of the foul and clean?— “They are dead and gone!”
gainverbUS /ɡeɪn/
obtain
From this reading Say, kings, arraying Loud wars to win, Of your manslaying What gain ye glean?
gleanverbUS /ɡliːn/
gather, as of natural products
From this reading Say, kings, arraying Loud wars to win, Of your manslaying What gain ye glean?
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading Say, grave priests, praying In dule and teen, From cells decaying What have ye seen Of the proud and mean, Of Judas and John, Of the foul and clean?— “They are dead and gone!”
gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/
death of a person
From this reading Say, grave priests, praying In dule and teen, From cells decaying What have ye seen Of the proud and mean, Of Judas and John, Of the foul and clean?— “They are dead and gone!”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Say, grave priests, praying In dule and teen, From cells decaying What have ye seen Of the proud and mean, Of Judas and John, Of the foul and clean?— “They are dead and gone!”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Through the mad world’s scene, We are drifting on, To this tune, I ween, “They are dead and gone!”
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Say, grave priests, praying In dule and teen, From cells decaying What have ye seen Of the proud and mean, Of Judas and John, Of the foul and clean?— “They are dead and gone!”
JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Say, grave priests, praying In dule and teen, From cells decaying What have ye seen Of the proud and mean, Of Judas and John, Of the foul and clean?— “They are dead and gone!”
JudasnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəs/
(New Testament) supposed brother of St. James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless
From this reading Say, grave priests, praying In dule and teen, From cells decaying What have ye seen Of the proud and mean, Of Judas and John, Of the foul and clean?— “They are dead and gone!”
keenadjectiveUS /kiːn/
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading “They are fierce and keen, But they fall anon, On the sword that lean,— They are dead and gone!”
kingsnounUS /kɪŋz/
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Say, kings, arraying Loud wars to win, Of your manslaying What gain ye glean?
leanverbUS /liːn/
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “They are fierce and keen, But they fall anon, On the sword that lean,— They are dead and gone!”
LoudadjectiveUS /laʊd/
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Say, kings, arraying Loud wars to win, Of your manslaying What gain ye glean?
madadjectiveUS /mæd/
roused to anger
From this reading Through the mad world’s scene, We are drifting on, To this tune, I ween, “They are dead and gone!”
manslaying
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Say, kings, arraying Loud wars to win, Of your manslaying What gain ye glean?
meanverbUS /miːn/
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Say, grave priests, praying In dule and teen, From cells decaying What have ye seen Of the proud and mean, Of Judas and John, Of the foul and clean?— “They are dead and gone!”
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Say, grave priests, praying In dule and teen, From cells decaying What have ye seen Of the proud and mean, Of Judas and John, Of the foul and clean?— “They are dead and gone!”
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “They are fierce and keen, But they fall anon, On the sword that lean,— They are dead and gone!”
prayingverbUS /ˈpreɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Say, grave priests, praying In dule and teen, From cells decaying What have ye seen Of the proud and mean, Of Judas and John, Of the foul and clean?— “They are dead and gone!”
priestsnounUS /priːsts/
plural of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading Say, grave priests, praying In dule and teen, From cells decaying What have ye seen Of the proud and mean, Of Judas and John, Of the foul and clean?— “They are dead and gone!”
proudadjectiveUS /praʊd/
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading Say, grave priests, praying In dule and teen, From cells decaying What have ye seen Of the proud and mean, Of Judas and John, Of the foul and clean?— “They are dead and gone!”
SayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading Say, grave priests, praying In dule and teen, From cells decaying What have ye seen Of the proud and mean, Of Judas and John, Of the foul and clean?— “They are dead and gone!”
scenenounUS /siːn/
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Through the mad world’s scene, We are drifting on, To this tune, I ween, “They are dead and gone!”
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Say, grave priests, praying In dule and teen, From cells decaying What have ye seen Of the proud and mean, Of Judas and John, Of the foul and clean?— “They are dead and gone!”
swordnounUS /sɔːrd/
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading “They are fierce and keen, But they fall anon, On the sword that lean,— They are dead and gone!”
teenadjectiveUS /tiːn/
being of the age 13 through 19
From this reading Say, grave priests, praying In dule and teen, From cells decaying What have ye seen Of the proud and mean, Of Judas and John, Of the foul and clean?— “They are dead and gone!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “They are fierce and keen, But they fall anon, On the sword that lean,— They are dead and gone!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Say, grave priests, praying In dule and teen, From cells decaying What have ye seen Of the proud and mean, Of Judas and John, Of the foul and clean?— “They are dead and gone!”
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Say, grave priests, praying In dule and teen, From cells decaying What have ye seen Of the proud and mean, Of Judas and John, Of the foul and clean?— “They are dead and gone!”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Through the mad world’s scene, We are drifting on, To this tune, I ween, “They are dead and gone!”
ThroughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through the mad world’s scene, We are drifting on, To this tune, I ween, “They are dead and gone!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Say, kings, arraying Loud wars to win, Of your manslaying What gain ye glean?
tunenounUS /tuːn/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading Through the mad world’s scene, We are drifting on, To this tune, I ween, “They are dead and gone!”
warsnounUS /wɔːrz/
plural of “war” — the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Say, kings, arraying Loud wars to win, Of your manslaying What gain ye glean?
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Through the mad world’s scene, We are drifting on, To this tune, I ween, “They are dead and gone!”
ween
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through the mad world’s scene, We are drifting on, To this tune, I ween, “They are dead and gone!”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Say, grave priests, praying In dule and teen, From cells decaying What have ye seen Of the proud and mean, Of Judas and John, Of the foul and clean?— “They are dead and gone!”
winverbUS /wɪn/
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading Say, kings, arraying Loud wars to win, Of your manslaying What gain ye glean?
world'snounUS /wɜːrldz/
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Through the mad world’s scene, We are drifting on, To this tune, I ween, “They are dead and gone!”
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Say, grave priests, praying In dule and teen, From cells decaying What have ye seen Of the proud and mean, Of Judas and John, Of the foul and clean?— “They are dead and gone!”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Say, kings, arraying Loud wars to win, Of your manslaying What gain ye glean?
