adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I then saw a great number of the queen's officers, who made blackamoors white as fast as hops, just rubbing their bellies with the bottom of a pannier.
abstractors
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From this reading How Queen Whims' officers were employed; and how the said lady retained us among her abstractors.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading How Queen Whims' officers were employed; and how the said lady retained us among her abstractors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How Queen Whims' officers were employed; and how the said lady retained us among her abstractors.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I then saw a great number of the queen's officers, who made blackamoors white as fast as hops, just rubbing their bellies with the bottom of a pannier.
belliesnounUS /ˈbeliz/
plural of “belly” — the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
From this reading I then saw a great number of the queen's officers, who made blackamoors white as fast as hops, just rubbing their bellies with the bottom of a pannier.
blackamoors
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From this reading I then saw a great number of the queen's officers, who made blackamoors white as fast as hops, just rubbing their bellies with the bottom of a pannier.
bottomnounUS /ˈbɑːtəm/
the lower side of anything
From this reading I then saw a great number of the queen's officers, who made blackamoors white as fast as hops, just rubbing their bellies with the bottom of a pannier.
braying
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From this reading Others extracted water out of pumice-stones, braying them a good while in a mortar, and changed their substance.
burntadjectiveUS /bɜːrnt/
ruined by overcooking
From this reading Others washed burnt tiles, and made them lose their colour.
changedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪndʒd/
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Others extracted water out of pumice-stones, braying them a good while in a mortar, and changed their substance.
colouradjectiveUS /ˈkʌlər/
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading Others washed burnt tiles, and made them lose their colour.
couplesnounUS /ˈkʌpəlz/
plural of “couple” — a pair who associate with one another
From this reading Others, with three couples of foxes in one yoke, ploughed a sandy shore, and did not lose their seed.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Others, with three couples of foxes in one yoke, ploughed a sandy shore, and did not lose their seed.
employedadjectiveUS /emˈplɔɪd/
having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary
From this reading How Queen Whims' officers were employed; and how the said lady retained us among her abstractors.
extractedverbUS /ekˈstræktɪd/
past form of “extract” — remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading Others extracted water out of pumice-stones, braying them a good while in a mortar, and changed their substance.
fastadverbUS /fæst/
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading I then saw a great number of the queen's officers, who made blackamoors white as fast as hops, just rubbing their bellies with the bottom of a pannier.
foxesnounUS /ˈfɑːksəz/
plural of “fox” — alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading Others, with three couples of foxes in one yoke, ploughed a sandy shore, and did not lose their seed.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Others extracted water out of pumice-stones, braying them a good while in a mortar, and changed their substance.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I then saw a great number of the queen's officers, who made blackamoors white as fast as hops, just rubbing their bellies with the bottom of a pannier.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading How Queen Whims' officers were employed; and how the said lady retained us among her abstractors.
hopsnounUS /hɑːps/
twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer
From this reading I then saw a great number of the queen's officers, who made blackamoors white as fast as hops, just rubbing their bellies with the bottom of a pannier.
How
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From this reading How Queen Whims' officers were employed; and how the said lady retained us among her abstractors.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I then saw a great number of the queen's officers, who made blackamoors white as fast as hops, just rubbing their bellies with the bottom of a pannier.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Others, with three couples of foxes in one yoke, ploughed a sandy shore, and did not lose their seed.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading I then saw a great number of the queen's officers, who made blackamoors white as fast as hops, just rubbing their bellies with the bottom of a pannier.
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading How Queen Whims' officers were employed; and how the said lady retained us among her abstractors.
loseverbUS /luːz/
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Others, with three couples of foxes in one yoke, ploughed a sandy shore, and did not lose their seed.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I then saw a great number of the queen's officers, who made blackamoors white as fast as hops, just rubbing their bellies with the bottom of a pannier.
mortarnounUS /ˈmɔːrtər/
a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
From this reading Others extracted water out of pumice-stones, braying them a good while in a mortar, and changed their substance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Others, with three couples of foxes in one yoke, ploughed a sandy shore, and did not lose their seed.
numbernounUS /ˈnʌmbər/
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading I then saw a great number of the queen's officers, who made blackamoors white as fast as hops, just rubbing their bellies with the bottom of a pannier.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I then saw a great number of the queen's officers, who made blackamoors white as fast as hops, just rubbing their bellies with the bottom of a pannier.
officersnounUS /ˈɔːfəsərz/
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading How Queen Whims' officers were employed; and how the said lady retained us among her abstractors.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Others, with three couples of foxes in one yoke, ploughed a sandy shore, and did not lose their seed.
Others
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From this reading Others, with three couples of foxes in one yoke, ploughed a sandy shore, and did not lose their seed.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Others extracted water out of pumice-stones, braying them a good while in a mortar, and changed their substance.
panniernounUS /ˈpæniər/
either of a pair of bags or boxes hung over the rear wheel of a vehicle (as a bicycle)
From this reading I then saw a great number of the queen's officers, who made blackamoors white as fast as hops, just rubbing their bellies with the bottom of a pannier.
ploughedadjectiveUS /plaʊd/
(of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow
From this reading Others, with three couples of foxes in one yoke, ploughed a sandy shore, and did not lose their seed.
pumice-stones
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From this reading Others extracted water out of pumice-stones, braying them a good while in a mortar, and changed their substance.
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 How Queen Whims' officers were employed; and how the said lady retained us among her abstractors.
queen'snounUS /kwiːnz/
possessive form of “queen” — 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 I then saw a great number of the queen's officers, who made blackamoors white as fast as hops, just rubbing their bellies with the bottom of a pannier.
retainedadjectiveUS /rɪˈteɪnd/
continued in your keeping or use or memory
From this reading How Queen Whims' officers were employed; and how the said lady retained us among her abstractors.
rubbingnounUS /ˈrʌbɪŋ/
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading I then saw a great number of the queen's officers, who made blackamoors white as fast as hops, just rubbing their bellies with the bottom of a pannier.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading How Queen Whims' officers were employed; and how the said lady retained us among her abstractors.
sandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading Others, with three couples of foxes in one yoke, ploughed a sandy shore, and did not lose their seed.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading I then saw a great number of the queen's officers, who made blackamoors white as fast as hops, just rubbing their bellies with the bottom of a pannier.
seednounUS /siːd/
a small hard fruit
From this reading Others, with three couples of foxes in one yoke, ploughed a sandy shore, and did not lose their seed.
shorenounUS /ʃɔːr/
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Others, with three couples of foxes in one yoke, ploughed a sandy shore, and did not lose their seed.
substancenounUS /ˈsʌbstəns/
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading Others extracted water out of pumice-stones, braying them a good while in a mortar, and changed their substance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How Queen Whims' officers were employed; and how the said lady retained us among her abstractors.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I then saw a great number of the queen's officers, who made blackamoors white as fast as hops, just rubbing their bellies with the bottom of a pannier.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Others washed burnt tiles, and made them lose their colour.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I then saw a great number of the queen's officers, who made blackamoors white as fast as hops, just rubbing their bellies with the bottom of a pannier.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Others, with three couples of foxes in one yoke, ploughed a sandy shore, and did not lose their seed.
tilesnounUS /taɪlz/
plural of “tile” — a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces
From this reading Others washed burnt tiles, and made them lose their colour.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How Queen Whims' officers were employed; and how the said lady retained us among her abstractors.
washedadjectiveUS /wɑːʃt/
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading Others washed burnt tiles, and made them lose their colour.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Others extracted water out of pumice-stones, braying them a good while in a mortar, and changed their substance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How Queen Whims' officers were employed; and how the said lady retained us among her abstractors.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Others extracted water out of pumice-stones, braying them a good while in a mortar, and changed their substance.
WhimsnounUS /wɪmz/
plural of “whim” — a sudden desire
From this reading How Queen Whims' officers were employed; and how the said lady retained us among her abstractors.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading I then saw a great number of the queen's officers, who made blackamoors white as fast as hops, just rubbing their bellies with the bottom of a pannier.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I then saw a great number of the queen's officers, who made blackamoors white as fast as hops, just rubbing their bellies with the bottom of a pannier.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I then saw a great number of the queen's officers, who made blackamoors white as fast as hops, just rubbing their bellies with the bottom of a pannier.
yokenounUS /joʊk/
fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
From this reading Others, with three couples of foxes in one yoke, ploughed a sandy shore, and did not lose their seed.
