adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'THERE is a good line.'
ampleadjectiveUS /ˈæmpəl/
more than enough in size or scope or capacity
From this reading 'Give ample verge and room enough.'-- 'No, Sir, there are but two good stanzas in Gray's poetry, which are in his Elegy in a Country Church-yard.'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Ay, (said he,) and the next line is a good one,' (pronouncing it contemptuously;)
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Give ample verge and room enough.'-- 'No, Sir, there are but two good stanzas in Gray's poetry, which are in his Elegy in a Country Church-yard.'
Ay
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From this reading 'Ay, (said he,) and the next line is a good one,' (pronouncing it contemptuously;)
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'Give ample verge and room enough.'-- 'No, Sir, there are but two good stanzas in Gray's poetry, which are in his Elegy in a Country Church-yard.'
cnounUS /siː/
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading He then repeated the stanza, 'For who to dumb forgetfulness a prey,' &c. mistaking one word; for instead of precincts he said confines.
Church-yard
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From this reading 'Give ample verge and room enough.'-- 'No, Sir, there are but two good stanzas in Gray's poetry, which are in his Elegy in a Country Church-yard.'
confinesnounUS /ˈkɑːnfaɪnz/
a bounded scope
From this reading He then repeated the stanza, 'For who to dumb forgetfulness a prey,' &c. mistaking one word; for instead of precincts he said confines.
contemptuouslyadverbUS /kənˈtemptʃwəsli/
without respect; in a disdainful manner
From this reading 'Ay, (said he,) and the next line is a good one,' (pronouncing it contemptuously;)
CountrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading 'Give ample verge and room enough.'-- 'No, Sir, there are but two good stanzas in Gray's poetry, which are in his Elegy in a Country Church-yard.'
dumbadjectiveUS /dʌm/
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading He then repeated the stanza, 'For who to dumb forgetfulness a prey,' &c. mistaking one word; for instead of precincts he said confines.
Edward'snounUS /ˈedwərdz/
possessive form of “edward” — King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading 'The winding-sheet of Edward's race.'
ElegynounUS /ˈelədʒiː/
a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
From this reading 'Give ample verge and room enough.'-- 'No, Sir, there are but two good stanzas in Gray's poetry, which are in his Elegy in a Country Church-yard.'
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading 'Give ample verge and room enough.'-- 'No, Sir, there are but two good stanzas in Gray's poetry, which are in his Elegy in a Country Church-yard.'
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He then repeated the stanza, 'For who to dumb forgetfulness a prey,' &c. mistaking one word; for instead of precincts he said confines.
forgetfulnessnoun
tendency to forget
From this reading He then repeated the stanza, 'For who to dumb forgetfulness a prey,' &c. mistaking one word; for instead of precincts he said confines.
GiveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading 'Give ample verge and room enough.'-- 'No, Sir, there are but two good stanzas in Gray's poetry, which are in his Elegy in a Country Church-yard.'
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading 'THERE is a good line.'
Gray'snounUS /ɡreɪz/
possessive form of “gray” — a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading 'Give ample verge and room enough.'-- 'No, Sir, there are but two good stanzas in Gray's poetry, which are in his Elegy in a Country Church-yard.'
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Ay, (said he,) and the next line is a good one,' (pronouncing it contemptuously;)
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Give ample verge and room enough.'-- 'No, Sir, there are but two good stanzas in Gray's poetry, which are in his Elegy in a Country Church-yard.'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Give ample verge and room enough.'-- 'No, Sir, there are but two good stanzas in Gray's poetry, which are in his Elegy in a Country Church-yard.'
insteadadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsted/
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading He then repeated the stanza, 'For who to dumb forgetfulness a prey,' &c. mistaking one word; for instead of precincts he said confines.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'THERE is a good line.'
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Ay, (said he,) and the next line is a good one,' (pronouncing it contemptuously;)
linenounUS /laɪn/
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading 'THERE is a good line.'
mistakingnounUS /mɪˈsteɪkɪŋ/
putting the wrong interpretation on
From this reading He then repeated the stanza, 'For who to dumb forgetfulness a prey,' &c. mistaking one word; for instead of precincts he said confines.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading 'Ay, (said he,) and the next line is a good one,' (pronouncing it contemptuously;)
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading 'Give ample verge and room enough.'-- 'No, Sir, there are but two good stanzas in Gray's poetry, which are in his Elegy in a Country Church-yard.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'The winding-sheet of Edward's race.'
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'Ay, (said he,) and the next line is a good one,' (pronouncing it contemptuously;)
poetrynounUS /ˈpoʊətri/
literature in metrical form
From this reading 'Give ample verge and room enough.'-- 'No, Sir, there are but two good stanzas in Gray's poetry, which are in his Elegy in a Country Church-yard.'
precinctsnounUS /ˈpriːsɪŋkts/
plural of “precinct” — a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
From this reading He then repeated the stanza, 'For who to dumb forgetfulness a prey,' &c. mistaking one word; for instead of precincts he said confines.
preynounUS /preɪ/
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
From this reading He then repeated the stanza, 'For who to dumb forgetfulness a prey,' &c. mistaking one word; for instead of precincts he said confines.
pronouncingverbUS /prəˈnaʊnsɪŋ/
-ing form of “pronounce” — speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
From this reading 'Ay, (said he,) and the next line is a good one,' (pronouncing it contemptuously;)
racenounUS /reɪs/
any competition
From this reading 'The winding-sheet of Edward's race.'
repeatedadjectiveUS /rɪˈpiːtɪd/
recurring again and again
From this reading He then repeated the stanza, 'For who to dumb forgetfulness a prey,' &c. mistaking one word; for instead of precincts he said confines.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading 'Give ample verge and room enough.'-- 'No, Sir, there are but two good stanzas in Gray's poetry, which are in his Elegy in a Country Church-yard.'
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Ay, (said he,) and the next line is a good one,' (pronouncing it contemptuously;)
SirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading 'Give ample verge and room enough.'-- 'No, Sir, there are but two good stanzas in Gray's poetry, which are in his Elegy in a Country Church-yard.'
stanzanounUS /ˈstænzə/
a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
From this reading He then repeated the stanza, 'For who to dumb forgetfulness a prey,' &c. mistaking one word; for instead of precincts he said confines.
stanzasnounUS /ˈstænzəz/
plural of “stanza” — a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
From this reading 'Give ample verge and room enough.'-- 'No, Sir, there are but two good stanzas in Gray's poetry, which are in his Elegy in a Country Church-yard.'
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'The winding-sheet of Edward's race.'
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He then repeated the stanza, 'For who to dumb forgetfulness a prey,' &c. mistaking one word; for instead of precincts he said confines.
THEREadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading 'THERE is a good line.'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He then repeated the stanza, 'For who to dumb forgetfulness a prey,' &c. mistaking one word; for instead of precincts he said confines.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading 'Give ample verge and room enough.'-- 'No, Sir, there are but two good stanzas in Gray's poetry, which are in his Elegy in a Country Church-yard.'
vergenounUS /vɜːrdʒ/
a region marking a boundary
From this reading 'Give ample verge and room enough.'-- 'No, Sir, there are but two good stanzas in Gray's poetry, which are in his Elegy in a Country Church-yard.'
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading 'Give ample verge and room enough.'-- 'No, Sir, there are but two good stanzas in Gray's poetry, which are in his Elegy in a Country Church-yard.'
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He then repeated the stanza, 'For who to dumb forgetfulness a prey,' &c. mistaking one word; for instead of precincts he said confines.
winding-sheetnoun
burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
From this reading 'The winding-sheet of Edward's race.'
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading He then repeated the stanza, 'For who to dumb forgetfulness a prey,' &c. mistaking one word; for instead of precincts he said confines.
