AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Could I but draw him hither after me, of what avail the might of his heavy chivalry upon this narrow forest-road, his close-ranked foot-men a sure mark for the arrows of our war-wise foresters?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Could I but lure Black Ivo into the wild, Roger, where swamp and thicket should fight for us!
arrowsnounUS /ˈæroʊz/
plural of “arrow” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading Could I but draw him hither after me, of what avail the might of his heavy chivalry upon this narrow forest-road, his close-ranked foot-men a sure mark for the arrows of our war-wise foresters?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
availverbUS /əˈveɪl/
use to one's advantage
From this reading Could I but draw him hither after me, of what avail the might of his heavy chivalry upon this narrow forest-road, his close-ranked foot-men a sure mark for the arrows of our war-wise foresters?
baynounUS /beɪ/
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
BlackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Could I but lure Black Ivo into the wild, Roger, where swamp and thicket should fight for us!
chivalrynounUS /ˈʃɪvəlri/
courtesy towards women
From this reading Could I but draw him hither after me, of what avail the might of his heavy chivalry upon this narrow forest-road, his close-ranked foot-men a sure mark for the arrows of our war-wise foresters?
close-ranked
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From this reading Could I but draw him hither after me, of what avail the might of his heavy chivalry upon this narrow forest-road, his close-ranked foot-men a sure mark for the arrows of our war-wise foresters?
Couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Could I but lure Black Ivo into the wild, Roger, where swamp and thicket should fight for us!
dogsnounUS /dɑːɡz/
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
drawverbUS /drɔː/
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Could I but draw him hither after me, of what avail the might of his heavy chivalry upon this narrow forest-road, his close-ranked foot-men a sure mark for the arrows of our war-wise foresters?
edgenounUS /edʒ/
the boundary of a surface
From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
fightverbUS /faɪt/
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading "Could I but lure Black Ivo into the wild, Roger, where swamp and thicket should fight for us!
foot-men
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From this reading Could I but draw him hither after me, of what avail the might of his heavy chivalry upon this narrow forest-road, his close-ranked foot-men a sure mark for the arrows of our war-wise foresters?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Could I but lure Black Ivo into the wild, Roger, where swamp and thicket should fight for us!
forest-road
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From this reading Could I but draw him hither after me, of what avail the might of his heavy chivalry upon this narrow forest-road, his close-ranked foot-men a sure mark for the arrows of our war-wise foresters?
forestersnounUS /ˈfɔːrəstərz/
plural of “forester” — English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966)
From this reading Could I but draw him hither after me, of what avail the might of his heavy chivalry upon this narrow forest-road, his close-ranked foot-men a sure mark for the arrows of our war-wise foresters?
hadst
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From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
haltedverbUS /ˈhɔːltəd/
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Could I but draw him hither after me, of what avail the might of his heavy chivalry upon this narrow forest-road, his close-ranked foot-men a sure mark for the arrows of our war-wise foresters?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Could I but draw him hither after me, of what avail the might of his heavy chivalry upon this narrow forest-road, his close-ranked foot-men a sure mark for the arrows of our war-wise foresters?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading Could I but draw him hither after me, of what avail the might of his heavy chivalry upon this narrow forest-road, his close-ranked foot-men a sure mark for the arrows of our war-wise foresters?
HollowadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːloʊ/
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "'Tis so I hope, Roger."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'Tis so I hope, Roger."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Could I but lure Black Ivo into the wild, Roger, where swamp and thicket should fight for us!
Ivo
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From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
JOLETTE
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From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
lurenounUS /lʊr/
qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
From this reading "Could I but lure Black Ivo into the wild, Roger, where swamp and thicket should fight for us!
markverbUS /mɑːrk/
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Could I but draw him hither after me, of what avail the might of his heavy chivalry upon this narrow forest-road, his close-ranked foot-men a sure mark for the arrows of our war-wise foresters?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Could I but draw him hither after me, of what avail the might of his heavy chivalry upon this narrow forest-road, his close-ranked foot-men a sure mark for the arrows of our war-wise foresters?
narrowverbUS /ˈneroʊ/
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading Could I but draw him hither after me, of what avail the might of his heavy chivalry upon this narrow forest-road, his close-ranked foot-men a sure mark for the arrows of our war-wise foresters?
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Could I but draw him hither after me, of what avail the might of his heavy chivalry upon this narrow forest-road, his close-ranked foot-men a sure mark for the arrows of our war-wise foresters?
Roger
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From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
shakingnounUS /ˈʃeɪkɪŋ/
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Could I but lure Black Ivo into the wild, Roger, where swamp and thicket should fight for us!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "'Tis so I hope, Roger."
strangleverbUS /ˈstræŋɡəl/
kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Could I but draw him hither after me, of what avail the might of his heavy chivalry upon this narrow forest-road, his close-ranked foot-men a sure mark for the arrows of our war-wise foresters?
swampverbUS /swɑːmp/
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading "Could I but lure Black Ivo into the wild, Roger, where swamp and thicket should fight for us!
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading "Could I but lure Black Ivo into the wild, Roger, where swamp and thicket should fight for us!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
TisnounUS /tɪz/
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading "'Tis so I hope, Roger."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
to-morrow
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From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
twere
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From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Could I but lure Black Ivo into the wild, Roger, where swamp and thicket should fight for us!
war-wise
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From this reading Could I but draw him hither after me, of what avail the might of his heavy chivalry upon this narrow forest-road, his close-ranked foot-men a sure mark for the arrows of our war-wise foresters?
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Could I but draw him hither after me, of what avail the might of his heavy chivalry upon this narrow forest-road, his close-ranked foot-men a sure mark for the arrows of our war-wise foresters?
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Could I but lure Black Ivo into the wild, Roger, where swamp and thicket should fight for us!
wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading "Could I but lure Black Ivo into the wild, Roger, where swamp and thicket should fight for us!
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
WITCHnounUS /wɪtʃ/
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading OF JOLETTE, THAT WAS A WITCH "Lord," said Roger, shaking his head, as they halted upon the edge of the Hollow, "lord, 'twere better thou hadst let me strangle them; those dogs will bay of thee to Black Ivo ere this time to-morrow!"
