adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His honour spoke never a word, nor so much as handed her up the steps--he looked to me no more like himself than nothing at all; I know I took him for the skeleton of his honour.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading I was not sure what to say next to one or t’other, but seeing she was a stranger in a foreign country, I thought it but right to speak cheerful to her; so I went back again to the bonfires.
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 His honour spoke never a word, nor so much as handed her up the steps--he looked to me no more like himself than nothing at all; I know I took him for the skeleton of his honour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘My lady,’ says I, as she crossed the hall, ‘there would have been fifty times as many; but for fear of the horses, and frightening your ladyship, Jason and I forbid them, please your honour.’
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His honour spoke never a word, nor so much as handed her up the steps--he looked to me no more like himself than nothing at all; I know I took him for the skeleton of his honour.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His honour spoke never a word, nor so much as handed her up the steps--he looked to me no more like himself than nothing at all; I know I took him for the skeleton of his honour.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I was not sure what to say next to one or t’other, but seeing she was a stranger in a foreign country, I thought it but right to speak cheerful to her; so I went back again to the bonfires.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ‘My lady,’ says I, as she crossed the hall, ‘there would have been fifty times as many; but for fear of the horses, and frightening your ladyship, Jason and I forbid them, please your honour.’
bonfiresnounUS /ˈbɑːnfaɪərz/
plural of “bonfire” — a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration
From this reading ‘Did your honour hear of the bonfires?’
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was not sure what to say next to one or t’other, but seeing she was a stranger in a foreign country, I thought it but right to speak cheerful to her; so I went back again to the bonfires.
CastlenounUS /ˈkæsəl/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading ‘You’re kindly welcome to Castle Rackrent, my lady,’ says I (recollecting who she was).
cheerfuladjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪrfəl/
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading I was not sure what to say next to one or t’other, but seeing she was a stranger in a foreign country, I thought it but right to speak cheerful to her; so I went back again to the bonfires.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading I was not sure what to say next to one or t’other, but seeing she was a stranger in a foreign country, I thought it but right to speak cheerful to her; so I went back again to the bonfires.
crossedadjectiveUS /krɔːst/
placed crosswise
From this reading ‘My lady,’ says I, as she crossed the hall, ‘there would have been fifty times as many; but for fear of the horses, and frightening your ladyship, Jason and I forbid them, please your honour.’
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ‘Did your honour hear of the bonfires?’
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading ‘My lady,’ says I, as she crossed the hall, ‘there would have been fifty times as many; but for fear of the horses, and frightening your ladyship, Jason and I forbid them, please your honour.’
fiftynounUS /ˈfɪfti/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading ‘My lady,’ says I, as she crossed the hall, ‘there would have been fifty times as many; but for fear of the horses, and frightening your ladyship, Jason and I forbid them, please your honour.’
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His honour spoke never a word, nor so much as handed her up the steps--he looked to me no more like himself than nothing at all; I know I took him for the skeleton of his honour.
forbidverbUS /fərˈbɪd/
command against
From this reading ‘My lady,’ says I, as she crossed the hall, ‘there would have been fifty times as many; but for fear of the horses, and frightening your ladyship, Jason and I forbid them, please your honour.’
foreignadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrən/
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading I was not sure what to say next to one or t’other, but seeing she was a stranger in a foreign country, I thought it but right to speak cheerful to her; so I went back again to the bonfires.
frighteningadjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtənɪŋ/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading ‘My lady,’ says I, as she crossed the hall, ‘there would have been fifty times as many; but for fear of the horses, and frightening your ladyship, Jason and I forbid them, please your honour.’
hallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading ‘My lady,’ says I, as she crossed the hall, ‘there would have been fifty times as many; but for fear of the horses, and frightening your ladyship, Jason and I forbid them, please your honour.’
handedadjectiveUS /ˈhændəd/
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading His honour spoke never a word, nor so much as handed her up the steps--he looked to me no more like himself than nothing at all; I know I took him for the skeleton of his honour.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘My lady,’ says I, as she crossed the hall, ‘there would have been fifty times as many; but for fear of the horses, and frightening your ladyship, Jason and I forbid them, please your honour.’
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His honour spoke never a word, nor so much as handed her up the steps--he looked to me no more like himself than nothing at all; I know I took him for the skeleton of his honour.
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading ‘Did your honour hear of the bonfires?’
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His honour spoke never a word, nor so much as handed her up the steps--he looked to me no more like himself than nothing at all; I know I took him for the skeleton of his honour.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His honour spoke never a word, nor so much as handed her up the steps--he looked to me no more like himself than nothing at all; I know I took him for the skeleton of his honour.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading His honour spoke never a word, nor so much as handed her up the steps--he looked to me no more like himself than nothing at all; I know I took him for the skeleton of his honour.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His honour spoke never a word, nor so much as handed her up the steps--he looked to me no more like himself than nothing at all; I know I took him for the skeleton of his honour.
honournounUS /ˈɑːnər/
the state of being honored
From this reading ‘Did your honour hear of the bonfires?’
horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading ‘My lady,’ says I, as she crossed the hall, ‘there would have been fifty times as many; but for fear of the horses, and frightening your ladyship, Jason and I forbid them, please your honour.’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘You’re kindly welcome to Castle Rackrent, my lady,’ says I (recollecting who she was).
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was not sure what to say next to one or t’other, but seeing she was a stranger in a foreign country, I thought it but right to speak cheerful to her; so I went back again to the bonfires.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was not sure what to say next to one or t’other, but seeing she was a stranger in a foreign country, I thought it but right to speak cheerful to her; so I went back again to the bonfires.
JasonnounUS /ˈdʒeɪsən/
(Greek mythology) the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece
From this reading ‘My lady,’ says I, as she crossed the hall, ‘there would have been fifty times as many; but for fear of the horses, and frightening your ladyship, Jason and I forbid them, please your honour.’
kindlyadjectiveUS /ˈkaɪndli/
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading ‘You’re kindly welcome to Castle Rackrent, my lady,’ says I (recollecting who she was).
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading His honour spoke never a word, nor so much as handed her up the steps--he looked to me no more like himself than nothing at all; I know I took him for the skeleton of his honour.
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading ‘You’re kindly welcome to Castle Rackrent, my lady,’ says I (recollecting who she was).
ladyshipnoun
a title used to address any peeress except a duchess
From this reading ‘My lady,’ says I, as she crossed the hall, ‘there would have been fifty times as many; but for fear of the horses, and frightening your ladyship, Jason and I forbid them, please your honour.’
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading His honour spoke never a word, nor so much as handed her up the steps--he looked to me no more like himself than nothing at all; I know I took him for the skeleton of his honour.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading His honour spoke never a word, nor so much as handed her up the steps--he looked to me no more like himself than nothing at all; I know I took him for the skeleton of his honour.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading ‘My lady,’ says I, as she crossed the hall, ‘there would have been fifty times as many; but for fear of the horses, and frightening your ladyship, Jason and I forbid them, please your honour.’
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His honour spoke never a word, nor so much as handed her up the steps--he looked to me no more like himself than nothing at all; I know I took him for the skeleton of his honour.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading His honour spoke never a word, nor so much as handed her up the steps--he looked to me no more like himself than nothing at all; I know I took him for the skeleton of his honour.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading His honour spoke never a word, nor so much as handed her up the steps--he looked to me no more like himself than nothing at all; I know I took him for the skeleton of his honour.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘You’re kindly welcome to Castle Rackrent, my lady,’ says I (recollecting who she was).
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading His honour spoke never a word, nor so much as handed her up the steps--he looked to me no more like himself than nothing at all; I know I took him for the skeleton of his honour.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I was not sure what to say next to one or t’other, but seeing she was a stranger in a foreign country, I thought it but right to speak cheerful to her; so I went back again to the bonfires.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading His honour spoke never a word, nor so much as handed her up the steps--he looked to me no more like himself than nothing at all; I know I took him for the skeleton of his honour.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading His honour spoke never a word, nor so much as handed her up the steps--he looked to me no more like himself than nothing at all; I know I took him for the skeleton of his honour.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was not sure what to say next to one or t’other, but seeing she was a stranger in a foreign country, I thought it but right to speak cheerful to her; so I went back again to the bonfires.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading His honour spoke never a word, nor so much as handed her up the steps--he looked to me no more like himself than nothing at all; I know I took him for the skeleton of his honour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Did your honour hear of the bonfires?’
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I was not sure what to say next to one or t’other, but seeing she was a stranger in a foreign country, I thought it but right to speak cheerful to her; so I went back again to the bonfires.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I was not sure what to say next to one or t’other, but seeing she was a stranger in a foreign country, I thought it but right to speak cheerful to her; so I went back again to the bonfires.
pleaseverbUS /pliːz/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading ‘My lady,’ says I, as she crossed the hall, ‘there would have been fifty times as many; but for fear of the horses, and frightening your ladyship, Jason and I forbid them, please your honour.’
Rackrent
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You’re kindly welcome to Castle Rackrent, my lady,’ says I (recollecting who she was).
recollectingverbUS /ˌrekəˈlektɪŋ/
-ing form of “recollect” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading ‘You’re kindly welcome to Castle Rackrent, my lady,’ says I (recollecting who she was).
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading I was not sure what to say next to one or t’other, but seeing she was a stranger in a foreign country, I thought it but right to speak cheerful to her; so I went back again to the bonfires.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading I was not sure what to say next to one or t’other, but seeing she was a stranger in a foreign country, I thought it but right to speak cheerful to her; so I went back again to the bonfires.
saysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading ‘You’re kindly welcome to Castle Rackrent, my lady,’ says I (recollecting who she was).
seeingnounUS /ˈsiːɪŋ/
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading I was not sure what to say next to one or t’other, but seeing she was a stranger in a foreign country, I thought it but right to speak cheerful to her; so I went back again to the bonfires.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘You’re kindly welcome to Castle Rackrent, my lady,’ says I (recollecting who she was).
skeletonnounUS /ˈskelətən/
something reduced to its minimal form
From this reading His honour spoke never a word, nor so much as handed her up the steps--he looked to me no more like himself than nothing at all; I know I took him for the skeleton of his honour.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His honour spoke never a word, nor so much as handed her up the steps--he looked to me no more like himself than nothing at all; I know I took him for the skeleton of his honour.
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading I was not sure what to say next to one or t’other, but seeing she was a stranger in a foreign country, I thought it but right to speak cheerful to her; so I went back again to the bonfires.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading His honour spoke never a word, nor so much as handed her up the steps--he looked to me no more like himself than nothing at all; I know I took him for the skeleton of his honour.
stepsnounUS /steps/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading His honour spoke never a word, nor so much as handed her up the steps--he looked to me no more like himself than nothing at all; I know I took him for the skeleton of his honour.
strangernounUS /ˈstreɪndʒər/
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading I was not sure what to say next to one or t’other, but seeing she was a stranger in a foreign country, I thought it but right to speak cheerful to her; so I went back again to the bonfires.
sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I was not sure what to say next to one or t’other, but seeing she was a stranger in a foreign country, I thought it but right to speak cheerful to her; so I went back again to the bonfires.
t'other
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was not sure what to say next to one or t’other, but seeing she was a stranger in a foreign country, I thought it but right to speak cheerful to her; so I went back again to the bonfires.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His honour spoke never a word, nor so much as handed her up the steps--he looked to me no more like himself than nothing at all; I know I took him for the skeleton of his honour.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Did your honour hear of the bonfires?’
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ‘My lady,’ says I, as she crossed the hall, ‘there would have been fifty times as many; but for fear of the horses, and frightening your ladyship, Jason and I forbid them, please your honour.’
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading ‘My lady,’ says I, as she crossed the hall, ‘there would have been fifty times as many; but for fear of the horses, and frightening your ladyship, Jason and I forbid them, please your honour.’
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I was not sure what to say next to one or t’other, but seeing she was a stranger in a foreign country, I thought it but right to speak cheerful to her; so I went back again to the bonfires.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading ‘My lady,’ says I, as she crossed the hall, ‘there would have been fifty times as many; but for fear of the horses, and frightening your ladyship, Jason and I forbid them, please your honour.’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘You’re kindly welcome to Castle Rackrent, my lady,’ says I (recollecting who she was).
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading His honour spoke never a word, nor so much as handed her up the steps--he looked to me no more like himself than nothing at all; I know I took him for the skeleton of his honour.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading His honour spoke never a word, nor so much as handed her up the steps--he looked to me no more like himself than nothing at all; I know I took him for the skeleton of his honour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘You’re kindly welcome to Castle Rackrent, my lady,’ says I (recollecting who she was).
welcomeverbUS /ˈwelkəm/
accept gladly
From this reading ‘You’re kindly welcome to Castle Rackrent, my lady,’ says I (recollecting who she was).
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I was not sure what to say next to one or t’other, but seeing she was a stranger in a foreign country, I thought it but right to speak cheerful to her; so I went back again to the bonfires.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I was not sure what to say next to one or t’other, but seeing she was a stranger in a foreign country, I thought it but right to speak cheerful to her; so I went back again to the bonfires.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading ‘You’re kindly welcome to Castle Rackrent, my lady,’ says I (recollecting who she was).
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading His honour spoke never a word, nor so much as handed her up the steps--he looked to me no more like himself than nothing at all; I know I took him for the skeleton of his honour.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ‘My lady,’ says I, as she crossed the hall, ‘there would have been fifty times as many; but for fear of the horses, and frightening your ladyship, Jason and I forbid them, please your honour.’
You're
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You’re kindly welcome to Castle Rackrent, my lady,’ says I (recollecting who she was).
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Did your honour hear of the bonfires?’
