andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sounds of the lute and of the trumpet are not more distinct than the poetry of the foregoing passage, and of the conversation between Theseus and Hippolita:
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sounds of the lute and of the trumpet are not more distinct than the poetry of the foregoing passage, and of the conversation between Theseus and Hippolita:
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The sounds of the lute and of the trumpet are not more distinct than the poetry of the foregoing passage, and of the conversation between Theseus and Hippolita:
confusionnounUS /kənˈfjuːʒən/
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading We will, fair Queen, up to the mountain's top, And mark the musical confusion Of hounds and echo in conjunction.
conjunctionnounUS /kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən/
the temporal property of two things happening at the same time
From this reading We will, fair Queen, up to the mountain's top, And mark the musical confusion Of hounds and echo in conjunction.
conversationnounUS /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃən/
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading The sounds of the lute and of the trumpet are not more distinct than the poetry of the foregoing passage, and of the conversation between Theseus and Hippolita:
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Go, one of you, find out the forester, For now our observation is perform'd; And since we have the vaward of the day, My love shall hear the music of my hounds.
DispatchverbUS /dɪˈspætʃ/
send away towards a designated goal
From this reading Uncouple in the western valley, go, Dispatch, I say, and find the forester.
distinctadjectiveUS /dɪˈstɪŋkt/
(often followed by “from”) not alike; different in nature or quality
From this reading The sounds of the lute and of the trumpet are not more distinct than the poetry of the foregoing passage, and of the conversation between Theseus and Hippolita:
echoverbUS /ˈekoʊ/
to say again or imitate
From this reading We will, fair Queen, up to the mountain's top, And mark the musical confusion Of hounds and echo in conjunction.
fairadjectiveUS /fer/
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading We will, fair Queen, up to the mountain's top, And mark the musical confusion Of hounds and echo in conjunction.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Go, one of you, find out the forester, For now our observation is perform'd; And since we have the vaward of the day, My love shall hear the music of my hounds.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Go, one of you, find out the forester, For now our observation is perform'd; And since we have the vaward of the day, My love shall hear the music of my hounds.
foregoingadjectiveUS /fɔːrˈɡoʊɪŋ/
especially of writing or speech; going before
From this reading The sounds of the lute and of the trumpet are not more distinct than the poetry of the foregoing passage, and of the conversation between Theseus and Hippolita:
foresternounUS /ˈfɔːrəstər/
English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966)
From this reading Go, one of you, find out the forester, For now our observation is perform'd; And since we have the vaward of the day, My love shall hear the music of my hounds.
GoverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go, one of you, find out the forester, For now our observation is perform'd; And since we have the vaward of the day, My love shall hear the music of my hounds.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Go, one of you, find out the forester, For now our observation is perform'd; And since we have the vaward of the day, My love shall hear the music of my hounds.
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Go, one of you, find out the forester, For now our observation is perform'd; And since we have the vaward of the day, My love shall hear the music of my hounds.
Hippolita
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sounds of the lute and of the trumpet are not more distinct than the poetry of the foregoing passage, and of the conversation between Theseus and Hippolita:
houndsnounUS /haʊndz/
plural of “hound” — any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading Go, one of you, find out the forester, For now our observation is perform'd; And since we have the vaward of the day, My love shall hear the music of my hounds.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Uncouple in the western valley, go, Dispatch, I say, and find the forester.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Uncouple in the western valley, go, Dispatch, I say, and find the forester.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Go, one of you, find out the forester, For now our observation is perform'd; And since we have the vaward of the day, My love shall hear the music of my hounds.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Go, one of you, find out the forester, For now our observation is perform'd; And since we have the vaward of the day, My love shall hear the music of my hounds.
lutenounUS /luːt/
a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid
From this reading The sounds of the lute and of the trumpet are not more distinct than the poetry of the foregoing passage, and of the conversation between Theseus and Hippolita:
markverbUS /mɑːrk/
attach a tag or label to
From this reading We will, fair Queen, up to the mountain's top, And mark the musical confusion Of hounds and echo in conjunction.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The sounds of the lute and of the trumpet are not more distinct than the poetry of the foregoing passage, and of the conversation between Theseus and Hippolita:
mountain'snounUS /ˈmaʊntənz/
possessive form of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading We will, fair Queen, up to the mountain's top, And mark the musical confusion Of hounds and echo in conjunction.
musicnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪk/
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Go, one of you, find out the forester, For now our observation is perform'd; And since we have the vaward of the day, My love shall hear the music of my hounds.
musicaladjectiveUS /ˈmjuːzɪkəl/
characterized by or capable of producing music
From this reading We will, fair Queen, up to the mountain's top, And mark the musical confusion Of hounds and echo in conjunction.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Go, one of you, find out the forester, For now our observation is perform'd; And since we have the vaward of the day, My love shall hear the music of my hounds.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The sounds of the lute and of the trumpet are not more distinct than the poetry of the foregoing passage, and of the conversation between Theseus and Hippolita:
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Go, one of you, find out the forester, For now our observation is perform'd; And since we have the vaward of the day, My love shall hear the music of my hounds.
observationnounUS /ˌɑːbzərˈveɪʃən/
the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading Go, one of you, find out the forester, For now our observation is perform'd; And since we have the vaward of the day, My love shall hear the music of my hounds.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sounds of the lute and of the trumpet are not more distinct than the poetry of the foregoing passage, and of the conversation between Theseus and Hippolita:
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Go, one of you, find out the forester, For now our observation is perform'd; And since we have the vaward of the day, My love shall hear the music of my hounds.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Go, one of you, find out the forester, For now our observation is perform'd; And since we have the vaward of the day, My love shall hear the music of my hounds.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Go, one of you, find out the forester, For now our observation is perform'd; And since we have the vaward of the day, My love shall hear the music of my hounds.
passagenounUS /ˈpæsədʒ/
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading The sounds of the lute and of the trumpet are not more distinct than the poetry of the foregoing passage, and of the conversation between Theseus and Hippolita:
perform'd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Go, one of you, find out the forester, For now our observation is perform'd; And since we have the vaward of the day, My love shall hear the music of my hounds.
poetrynounUS /ˈpoʊətri/
literature in metrical form
From this reading The sounds of the lute and of the trumpet are not more distinct than the poetry of the foregoing passage, and of the conversation between Theseus and Hippolita:
QueennounUS /kwiːn/
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading We will, fair Queen, up to the mountain's top, And mark the musical confusion Of hounds and echo in conjunction.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading Uncouple in the western valley, go, Dispatch, I say, and find the forester.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Go, one of you, find out the forester, For now our observation is perform'd; And since we have the vaward of the day, My love shall hear the music of my hounds.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Go, one of you, find out the forester, For now our observation is perform'd; And since we have the vaward of the day, My love shall hear the music of my hounds.
soundsnounUS /saʊndz/
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The sounds of the lute and of the trumpet are not more distinct than the poetry of the foregoing passage, and of the conversation between Theseus and Hippolita:
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The sounds of the lute and of the trumpet are not more distinct than the poetry of the foregoing passage, and of the conversation between Theseus and Hippolita:
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sounds of the lute and of the trumpet are not more distinct than the poetry of the foregoing passage, and of the conversation between Theseus and Hippolita:
TheseusnounUS /ˈθiːziːəs/
(Greek mythology) a hero and king of Athens who was noted for his many great deeds: killed Procrustes and the Minotaur and defeated the Amazons and united Attica
From this reading The sounds of the lute and of the trumpet are not more distinct than the poetry of the foregoing passage, and of the conversation between Theseus and Hippolita:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We will, fair Queen, up to the mountain's top, And mark the musical confusion Of hounds and echo in conjunction.
topnounUS /tɑːp/
the upper part of anything
From this reading We will, fair Queen, up to the mountain's top, And mark the musical confusion Of hounds and echo in conjunction.
trumpetverbUS /ˈtrʌmpət/
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
From this reading The sounds of the lute and of the trumpet are not more distinct than the poetry of the foregoing passage, and of the conversation between Theseus and Hippolita:
UncoupleverbUS /ənˈkʌpəl/
disconnect or separate
From this reading Uncouple in the western valley, go, Dispatch, I say, and find the forester.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We will, fair Queen, up to the mountain's top, And mark the musical confusion Of hounds and echo in conjunction.
valleynounUS /ˈvæli/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Uncouple in the western valley, go, Dispatch, I say, and find the forester.
vaward
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Go, one of you, find out the forester, For now our observation is perform'd; And since we have the vaward of the day, My love shall hear the music of my hounds.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Go, one of you, find out the forester, For now our observation is perform'd; And since we have the vaward of the day, My love shall hear the music of my hounds.
westernadjectiveUS /ˈwestərn/
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading Uncouple in the western valley, go, Dispatch, I say, and find the forester.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will, fair Queen, up to the mountain's top, And mark the musical confusion Of hounds and echo in conjunction.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Go, one of you, find out the forester, For now our observation is perform'd; And since we have the vaward of the day, My love shall hear the music of my hounds.
