againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading In this the poet begins by telling of how Satan, in his pride, rebelled against God, and of how he was cast forth from heaven with all those who had joined with him in rebelling.
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 In this the poet begins by telling of how Satan, in his pride, rebelled against God, and of how he was cast forth from heaven with all those who had joined with him in rebelling.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In this the poet begins by telling of how Satan, in his pride, rebelled against God, and of how he was cast forth from heaven with all those who had joined with him in rebelling.
angelsnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəlz/
plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading This story of the war in heaven and of the angels' fall is not in the Bible.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It is not to be found either in any of the Latin books which the monks of Whitby may have had.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is not to be found either in any of the Latin books which the monks of Whitby may have had.
beginsnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnz/
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading In this the poet begins by telling of how Satan, in his pride, rebelled against God, and of how he was cast forth from heaven with all those who had joined with him in rebelling.
BiblenounUS /ˈbaɪbəl/
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading This story of the war in heaven and of the angels' fall is not in the Bible.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading It is not to be found either in any of the Latin books which the monks of Whitby may have had.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The story did not come from Rome, but from the East.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In this the poet begins by telling of how Satan, in his pride, rebelled against God, and of how he was cast forth from heaven with all those who had joined with him in rebelling.
Caedmon's
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From this reading ONE of Caedmon's poems is call The Genesis.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading ONE of Caedmon's poems is call The Genesis.
castverbUS /kæst/
put or send forth
From this reading In this the poet begins by telling of how Satan, in his pride, rebelled against God, and of how he was cast forth from heaven with all those who had joined with him in rebelling.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The story did not come from Rome, but from the East.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The story did not come from Rome, but from the East.
EastnounUS /iːst/
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading The story did not come from Rome, but from the East.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading It is not to be found either in any of the Latin books which the monks of Whitby may have had.
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading This story of the war in heaven and of the angels' fall is not in the Bible.
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading In this the poet begins by telling of how Satan, in his pride, rebelled against God, and of how he was cast forth from heaven with all those who had joined with him in rebelling.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading It is not to be found either in any of the Latin books which the monks of Whitby may have had.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In this the poet begins by telling of how Satan, in his pride, rebelled against God, and of how he was cast forth from heaven with all those who had joined with him in rebelling.
GenesisnounUS /ˈdʒenəsəs/
a coming into being
From this reading ONE of Caedmon's poems is call The Genesis.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading In this the poet begins by telling of how Satan, in his pride, rebelled against God, and of how he was cast forth from heaven with all those who had joined with him in rebelling.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In this the poet begins by telling of how Satan, in his pride, rebelled against God, and of how he was cast forth from heaven with all those who had joined with him in rebelling.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is not to be found either in any of the Latin books which the monks of Whitby may have had.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In this the poet begins by telling of how Satan, in his pride, rebelled against God, and of how he was cast forth from heaven with all those who had joined with him in rebelling.
heavennounUS /ˈhevən/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading In this the poet begins by telling of how Satan, in his pride, rebelled against God, and of how he was cast forth from heaven with all those who had joined with him in rebelling.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In this the poet begins by telling of how Satan, in his pride, rebelled against God, and of how he was cast forth from heaven with all those who had joined with him in rebelling.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In this the poet begins by telling of how Satan, in his pride, rebelled against God, and of how he was cast forth from heaven with all those who had joined with him in rebelling.
how
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From this reading In this the poet begins by telling of how Satan, in his pride, rebelled against God, and of how he was cast forth from heaven with all those who had joined with him in rebelling.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this the poet begins by telling of how Satan, in his pride, rebelled against God, and of how he was cast forth from heaven with all those who had joined with him in rebelling.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ONE of Caedmon's poems is call The Genesis.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not to be found either in any of the Latin books which the monks of Whitby may have had.
joinedadjectiveUS /dʒɔɪnd/
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading In this the poet begins by telling of how Satan, in his pride, rebelled against God, and of how he was cast forth from heaven with all those who had joined with him in rebelling.
LatinadjectiveUS /ˈlætən/
of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language
From this reading It is not to be found either in any of the Latin books which the monks of Whitby may have had.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It is not to be found either in any of the Latin books which the monks of Whitby may have had.
monksnounUS /mʌŋks/
plural of “monk” — a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
From this reading It is not to be found either in any of the Latin books which the monks of Whitby may have had.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This story of the war in heaven and of the angels' fall is not in the Bible.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ONE of Caedmon's poems is call The Genesis.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE of Caedmon's poems is call The Genesis.
poemsnounUS /ˈpoʊəmz/
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading ONE of Caedmon's poems is call The Genesis.
poetnounUS /ˈpoʊət/
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading In this the poet begins by telling of how Satan, in his pride, rebelled against God, and of how he was cast forth from heaven with all those who had joined with him in rebelling.
pridenounUS /praɪd/
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading In this the poet begins by telling of how Satan, in his pride, rebelled against God, and of how he was cast forth from heaven with all those who had joined with him in rebelling.
rebelledverbUS /rɪˈbeld/
inflected form of “rebel” — take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
From this reading In this the poet begins by telling of how Satan, in his pride, rebelled against God, and of how he was cast forth from heaven with all those who had joined with him in rebelling.
rebellingverbUS /rɪˈbelɪŋ/
inflected form of “rebel” — take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
From this reading In this the poet begins by telling of how Satan, in his pride, rebelled against God, and of how he was cast forth from heaven with all those who had joined with him in rebelling.
RomenounUS /roʊm/
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading The story did not come from Rome, but from the East.
SatannounUS /ˈseɪtən/
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading In this the poet begins by telling of how Satan, in his pride, rebelled against God, and of how he was cast forth from heaven with all those who had joined with him in rebelling.
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading This story of the war in heaven and of the angels' fall is not in the Bible.
tellingadjectiveUS /ˈtelɪŋ/
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading In this the poet begins by telling of how Satan, in his pride, rebelled against God, and of how he was cast forth from heaven with all those who had joined with him in rebelling.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ONE of Caedmon's poems is call The Genesis.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this the poet begins by telling of how Satan, in his pride, rebelled against God, and of how he was cast forth from heaven with all those who had joined with him in rebelling.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In this the poet begins by telling of how Satan, in his pride, rebelled against God, and of how he was cast forth from heaven with all those who had joined with him in rebelling.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is not to be found either in any of the Latin books which the monks of Whitby may have had.
warnounUS /wɔːr/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading This story of the war in heaven and of the angels' fall is not in the Bible.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In this the poet begins by telling of how Satan, in his pride, rebelled against God, and of how he was cast forth from heaven with all those who had joined with him in rebelling.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is not to be found either in any of the Latin books which the monks of Whitby may have had.
Whitby
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From this reading It is not to be found either in any of the Latin books which the monks of Whitby may have had.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In this the poet begins by telling of how Satan, in his pride, rebelled against God, and of how he was cast forth from heaven with all those who had joined with him in rebelling.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In this the poet begins by telling of how Satan, in his pride, rebelled against God, and of how he was cast forth from heaven with all those who had joined with him in rebelling.
