alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading He also spied among these some pieces of velvet, satin, and damask.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He also spied among these some pieces of velvet, satin, and damask.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Friar John had hardly said those words ere he perceived seventy-eight galleys and frigates just arriving at the port.
arrivingverbUS /ərˈaɪvɪŋ/
-ing form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Friar John had hardly said those words ere he perceived seventy-eight galleys and frigates just arriving at the port.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading This made him ask the new-comers whither and to whom they were going to carry those dainty goods.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Friar John had hardly said those words ere he perceived seventy-eight galleys and frigates just arriving at the port.
baconnounUS /ˈbeɪkən/
back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
boardnounUS /bɔːrd/
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
calvesnounUS /kævz/
plural of “calf” — young of domestic cattle
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
capons
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From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
cargonounUS /ˈkɑːrɡoʊ/
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
carryverbUS /ˈkæri/
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading This made him ask the new-comers whither and to whom they were going to carry those dainty goods.
corruptionnounUS /kərˈʌpʃən/
lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
From this reading How the Furred Law-cats live on corruption.
daintyadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪnti/
delicately beautiful
From this reading This made him ask the new-comers whither and to whom they were going to carry those dainty goods.
damasknounUS /ˈdæməsk/
a table linen made from linen with a damask pattern
From this reading He also spied among these some pieces of velvet, satin, and damask.
ducksnounUS /dʌks/
plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading Friar John had hardly said those words ere he perceived seventy-eight galleys and frigates just arriving at the port.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
FriarnounUS /ˈfraɪər/
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading Friar John had hardly said those words ere he perceived seventy-eight galleys and frigates just arriving at the port.
frigatesnounUS /ˈfrɪɡəts/
plural of “frigate” — a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
From this reading Friar John had hardly said those words ere he perceived seventy-eight galleys and frigates just arriving at the port.
Furredadjective
covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs
From this reading How the Furred Law-cats live on corruption.
galleysnounUS /ˈɡæliz/
plural of “galley” — a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
From this reading Friar John had hardly said those words ere he perceived seventy-eight galleys and frigates just arriving at the port.
geesenounUS /ɡiːs/
plural of “goose” — web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading This made him ask the new-comers whither and to whom they were going to carry those dainty goods.
goodsnounUS /ɡʊdz/
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Friar John had hardly said those words ere he perceived seventy-eight galleys and frigates just arriving at the port.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading Friar John had hardly said those words ere he perceived seventy-eight galleys and frigates just arriving at the port.
haresnounUS /herz/
plural of “hare” — 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 So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Friar John had hardly said those words ere he perceived seventy-eight galleys and frigates just arriving at the port.
hensnounUS /henz/
plural of “hen” — adult female chicken
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
hied
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
How
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From this reading How the Furred Law-cats live on corruption.
JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Friar John had hardly said those words ere he perceived seventy-eight galleys and frigates just arriving at the port.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Friar John had hardly said those words ere he perceived seventy-eight galleys and frigates just arriving at the port.
kidsnounUS /kɪdz/
plural of “kid” — a young person of either sex
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
Law-cats
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From this reading How the Furred Law-cats live on corruption.
learnverbUS /lɜːrn/
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading How the Furred Law-cats live on corruption.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading This made him ask the new-comers whither and to whom they were going to carry those dainty goods.
new-comers
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From this reading This made him ask the new-comers whither and to whom they were going to carry those dainty goods.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
onounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He also spied among these some pieces of velvet, satin, and damask.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How the Furred Law-cats live on corruption.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
perceivedadjectiveUS /pərˈsiːvd/
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading Friar John had hardly said those words ere he perceived seventy-eight galleys and frigates just arriving at the port.
piecesnounUS /ˈpiːsəz/
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading He also spied among these some pieces of velvet, satin, and damask.
pigsnounUS /pɪɡz/
plural of “pig” — domestic swine
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
portnounUS /pɔːrt/
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading Friar John had hardly said those words ere he perceived seventy-eight galleys and frigates just arriving at the port.
poultrynounUS /ˈpoʊltri/
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Friar John had hardly said those words ere he perceived seventy-eight galleys and frigates just arriving at the port.
satinnounUS /ˈsætən/
a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back
From this reading He also spied among these some pieces of velvet, satin, and damask.
seventy-eightnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of seventy and eight
From this reading Friar John had hardly said those words ere he perceived seventy-eight galleys and frigates just arriving at the port.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
spiedverbUS /spaɪd/
inflected form of “spy” — catch sight of
From this reading He also spied among these some pieces of velvet, satin, and damask.
swinenounUS /swaɪn/
stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
teals
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How the Furred Law-cats live on corruption.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He also spied among these some pieces of velvet, satin, and damask.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This made him ask the new-comers whither and to whom they were going to carry those dainty goods.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Friar John had hardly said those words ere he perceived seventy-eight galleys and frigates just arriving at the port.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
turkeysnounUS /ˈtɜːrkiz/
plural of “turkey” — large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
velvetnounUS /ˈvelvət/
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
From this reading He also spied among these some pieces of velvet, satin, and damask.
venisonnounUS /ˈvenəsən/
meat from a deer used as food
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This made him ask the new-comers whither and to whom they were going to carry those dainty goods.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading This made him ask the new-comers whither and to whom they were going to carry those dainty goods.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This made him ask the new-comers whither and to whom they were going to carry those dainty goods.
wildfowlnoun
flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food
From this reading So he hied him thither to learn some news; and as he asked what goods they had o' board, he soon found that their whole cargo was venison, hares, capons, turkeys, pigs, swine, bacon, kids, calves, hens, ducks, teals, geese, and other poultry and wildfowl.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading Friar John had hardly said those words ere he perceived seventy-eight galleys and frigates just arriving at the port.
