addedverbUS /ˈædəd/
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading The Carlyle vault was opened for him, and an order went forth to the sculptor for an inscription to be added to their marble tablet in the church: “William Vane Carlyle, eldest son of Archibald Carlyle, of East Lynne.”
AmongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading Amongst those who attended the funeral as mourners went one more notable in the eyes of the gazers than the rest--Richard Hare the younger.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Carlyle vault was opened for him, and an order went forth to the sculptor for an inscription to be added to their marble tablet in the church: “William Vane Carlyle, eldest son of Archibald Carlyle, of East Lynne.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To the burial of William Carlyle came Lord Mount Severn and his son.
Archibald
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From this reading The Carlyle vault was opened for him, and an order went forth to the sculptor for an inscription to be added to their marble tablet in the church: “William Vane Carlyle, eldest son of Archibald Carlyle, of East Lynne.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Wilson had been right in her surmises as to the resting-place.
attendedadjectiveUS /əˈtendɪd/
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading Amongst those who attended the funeral as mourners went one more notable in the eyes of the gazers than the rest--Richard Hare the younger.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Carlyle vault was opened for him, and an order went forth to the sculptor for an inscription to be added to their marble tablet in the church: “William Vane Carlyle, eldest son of Archibald Carlyle, of East Lynne.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Wilson had been right in her surmises as to the resting-place.
burialnounUS /ˈberiəl/
the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
From this reading To the burial of William Carlyle came Lord Mount Severn and his son.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading To the burial of William Carlyle came Lord Mount Severn and his son.
CarlylenounUS /ˈkɑːrlaɪl/
Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)
From this reading To the burial of William Carlyle came Lord Mount Severn and his son.
churchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading The Carlyle vault was opened for him, and an order went forth to the sculptor for an inscription to be added to their marble tablet in the church: “William Vane Carlyle, eldest son of Archibald Carlyle, of East Lynne.”
DATINGnounUS /ˈdeɪtɪŋ/
use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens
From this reading LORD VANE DATING FORWARD.
EastnounUS /iːst/
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading The Carlyle vault was opened for him, and an order went forth to the sculptor for an inscription to be added to their marble tablet in the church: “William Vane Carlyle, eldest son of Archibald Carlyle, of East Lynne.”
eldestadjectiveUS /ˈeldəst/
first in order of birth
From this reading The Carlyle vault was opened for him, and an order went forth to the sculptor for an inscription to be added to their marble tablet in the church: “William Vane Carlyle, eldest son of Archibald Carlyle, of East Lynne.”
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Amongst those who attended the funeral as mourners went one more notable in the eyes of the gazers than the rest--Richard Hare the younger.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Carlyle vault was opened for him, and an order went forth to the sculptor for an inscription to be added to their marble tablet in the church: “William Vane Carlyle, eldest son of Archibald Carlyle, of East Lynne.”
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The Carlyle vault was opened for him, and an order went forth to the sculptor for an inscription to be added to their marble tablet in the church: “William Vane Carlyle, eldest son of Archibald Carlyle, of East Lynne.”
FORWARDadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading LORD VANE DATING FORWARD.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading Amongst those who attended the funeral as mourners went one more notable in the eyes of the gazers than the rest--Richard Hare the younger.
gazers
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From this reading Amongst those who attended the funeral as mourners went one more notable in the eyes of the gazers than the rest--Richard Hare the younger.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wilson had been right in her surmises as to the resting-place.
HarenounUS /her/
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading Amongst those who attended the funeral as mourners went one more notable in the eyes of the gazers than the rest--Richard Hare the younger.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Wilson had been right in her surmises as to the resting-place.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Carlyle vault was opened for him, and an order went forth to the sculptor for an inscription to be added to their marble tablet in the church: “William Vane Carlyle, eldest son of Archibald Carlyle, of East Lynne.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To the burial of William Carlyle came Lord Mount Severn and his son.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wilson had been right in her surmises as to the resting-place.
inscriptionnounUS /ˌɪnˈskrɪpʃən/
letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
From this reading The Carlyle vault was opened for him, and an order went forth to the sculptor for an inscription to be added to their marble tablet in the church: “William Vane Carlyle, eldest son of Archibald Carlyle, of East Lynne.”
LORDnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading LORD VANE DATING FORWARD.
Lynne
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From this reading The Carlyle vault was opened for him, and an order went forth to the sculptor for an inscription to be added to their marble tablet in the church: “William Vane Carlyle, eldest son of Archibald Carlyle, of East Lynne.”
marblenounUS /ˈmɑːrbəl/
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading The Carlyle vault was opened for him, and an order went forth to the sculptor for an inscription to be added to their marble tablet in the church: “William Vane Carlyle, eldest son of Archibald Carlyle, of East Lynne.”
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Amongst those who attended the funeral as mourners went one more notable in the eyes of the gazers than the rest--Richard Hare the younger.
MountverbUS /maʊnt/
attach to a support
From this reading To the burial of William Carlyle came Lord Mount Severn and his son.
mournersnounUS /ˈmɔːrnərz/
plural of “mourner” — a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)
From this reading Amongst those who attended the funeral as mourners went one more notable in the eyes of the gazers than the rest--Richard Hare the younger.
notableadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəbəl/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Amongst those who attended the funeral as mourners went one more notable in the eyes of the gazers than the rest--Richard Hare the younger.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To the burial of William Carlyle came Lord Mount Severn and his son.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Amongst those who attended the funeral as mourners went one more notable in the eyes of the gazers than the rest--Richard Hare the younger.
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading The Carlyle vault was opened for him, and an order went forth to the sculptor for an inscription to be added to their marble tablet in the church: “William Vane Carlyle, eldest son of Archibald Carlyle, of East Lynne.”
ordernounUS /ˈɔːrdər/
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading The Carlyle vault was opened for him, and an order went forth to the sculptor for an inscription to be added to their marble tablet in the church: “William Vane Carlyle, eldest son of Archibald Carlyle, of East Lynne.”
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Amongst those who attended the funeral as mourners went one more notable in the eyes of the gazers than the rest--Richard Hare the younger.
resting-place
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From this reading Wilson had been right in her surmises as to the resting-place.
Richard
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From this reading Amongst those who attended the funeral as mourners went one more notable in the eyes of the gazers than the rest--Richard Hare the younger.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading Wilson had been right in her surmises as to the resting-place.
sculptornounUS /ˈskʌlptər/
an artist who creates sculptures
From this reading The Carlyle vault was opened for him, and an order went forth to the sculptor for an inscription to be added to their marble tablet in the church: “William Vane Carlyle, eldest son of Archibald Carlyle, of East Lynne.”
SevernnounUS /ˈsevərn/
a river in Ontario that flows northeast into Hudson Bay
From this reading To the burial of William Carlyle came Lord Mount Severn and his son.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading To the burial of William Carlyle came Lord Mount Severn and his son.
surmisesnounUS /sərˈmaɪzɪz/
plural of “surmise” — a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
From this reading Wilson had been right in her surmises as to the resting-place.
tabletnounUS /ˈtæblət/
a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
From this reading The Carlyle vault was opened for him, and an order went forth to the sculptor for an inscription to be added to their marble tablet in the church: “William Vane Carlyle, eldest son of Archibald Carlyle, of East Lynne.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Amongst those who attended the funeral as mourners went one more notable in the eyes of the gazers than the rest--Richard Hare the younger.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To the burial of William Carlyle came Lord Mount Severn and his son.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Carlyle vault was opened for him, and an order went forth to the sculptor for an inscription to be added to their marble tablet in the church: “William Vane Carlyle, eldest son of Archibald Carlyle, of East Lynne.”
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Amongst those who attended the funeral as mourners went one more notable in the eyes of the gazers than the rest--Richard Hare the younger.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the burial of William Carlyle came Lord Mount Severn and his son.
VANEnounUS /veɪn/
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
From this reading LORD VANE DATING FORWARD.
vaultnounUS /vɒlt/
An arched structure of masonry forming a ceiling, or a secure subterranean storage room.
From this reading The Carlyle vault was opened for him, and an order went forth to the sculptor for an inscription to be added to their marble tablet in the church: “William Vane Carlyle, eldest son of Archibald Carlyle, of East Lynne.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Carlyle vault was opened for him, and an order went forth to the sculptor for an inscription to be added to their marble tablet in the church: “William Vane Carlyle, eldest son of Archibald Carlyle, of East Lynne.”
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The Carlyle vault was opened for him, and an order went forth to the sculptor for an inscription to be added to their marble tablet in the church: “William Vane Carlyle, eldest son of Archibald Carlyle, of East Lynne.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Amongst those who attended the funeral as mourners went one more notable in the eyes of the gazers than the rest--Richard Hare the younger.
William
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From this reading To the burial of William Carlyle came Lord Mount Severn and his son.
WilsonnounUS /ˈwɪlsən/
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading Wilson had been right in her surmises as to the resting-place.
youngeradjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡər/
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading Amongst those who attended the funeral as mourners went one more notable in the eyes of the gazers than the rest--Richard Hare the younger.
