Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a bright still summer noon, when Harold sate with Edith amidst the columns of the Druid temple, and in the shade which those vast and mournful relics of a faith departed cast along the sward.
agitation
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Alas,” said Harold, rising in agitation, “let me not hear of mischance to that noble prince.
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Alas,” said Harold, rising in agitation, “let me not hear of mischance to that noble prince.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It was a bright still summer noon, when Harold sate with Edith amidst the columns of the Druid temple, and in the shade which those vast and mournful relics of a faith departed cast along the sward.
altar
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there, conversing over the past, and planning the future, they had sate long, when Hilda approached from the house, and entering the circle, leant her arm upon the altar of the war-god, and gazing on Harold with a calm triumph in her aspect, said:
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading It was a bright still summer noon, when Harold sate with Edith amidst the columns of the Druid temple, and in the shade which those vast and mournful relics of a faith departed cast along the sward.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a bright still summer noon, when Harold sate with Edith amidst the columns of the Druid temple, and in the shade which those vast and mournful relics of a faith departed cast along the sward.
approached
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there, conversing over the past, and planning the future, they had sate long, when Hilda approached from the house, and entering the circle, leant her arm upon the altar of the war-god, and gazing on Harold with a calm triumph in her aspect, said:
arm
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there, conversing over the past, and planning the future, they had sate long, when Hilda approached from the house, and entering the circle, leant her arm upon the altar of the war-god, and gazing on Harold with a calm triumph in her aspect, said:
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Did I not tell thee, ‘Thou dost right, for in obeying thy judgment thou art but the instrument of fate; and the coming of the Atheling shall speed thee nearer to the ends of thy life, but not from the Atheling shalt thou take the crown of thy love, and not by the Atheling shall the throne of Athelstan be filled’?”
aspect
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there, conversing over the past, and planning the future, they had sate long, when Hilda approached from the house, and entering the circle, leant her arm upon the altar of the war-god, and gazing on Harold with a calm triumph in her aspect, said:
Atheling
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did I not smile, son of Godwin, when, with thy short-sighted wisdom, thou didst think to guard thy land and secure thy love, by urging the monk-king to send over the seas for the Atheling?
Athelstan
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did I not tell thee, ‘Thou dost right, for in obeying thy judgment thou art but the instrument of fate; and the coming of the Atheling shall speed thee nearer to the ends of thy life, but not from the Atheling shalt thou take the crown of thy love, and not by the Atheling shall the throne of Athelstan be filled’?”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Did I not tell thee, ‘Thou dost right, for in obeying thy judgment thou art but the instrument of fate; and the coming of the Atheling shall speed thee nearer to the ends of thy life, but not from the Atheling shalt thou take the crown of thy love, and not by the Atheling shall the throne of Athelstan be filled’?”
bright
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bright still summer noon, when Harold sate with Edith amidst the columns of the Druid temple, and in the shade which those vast and mournful relics of a faith departed cast along the sward.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Did I not tell thee, ‘Thou dost right, for in obeying thy judgment thou art but the instrument of fate; and the coming of the Atheling shall speed thee nearer to the ends of thy life, but not from the Atheling shalt thou take the crown of thy love, and not by the Atheling shall the throne of Athelstan be filled’?”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Did I not smile, son of Godwin, when, with thy short-sighted wisdom, thou didst think to guard thy land and secure thy love, by urging the monk-king to send over the seas for the Atheling?
calm
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there, conversing over the past, and planning the future, they had sate long, when Hilda approached from the house, and entering the circle, leant her arm upon the altar of the war-god, and gazing on Harold with a calm triumph in her aspect, said:
cast
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bright still summer noon, when Harold sate with Edith amidst the columns of the Druid temple, and in the shade which those vast and mournful relics of a faith departed cast along the sward.
circle
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there, conversing over the past, and planning the future, they had sate long, when Hilda approached from the house, and entering the circle, leant her arm upon the altar of the war-god, and gazing on Harold with a calm triumph in her aspect, said:
columns
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bright still summer noon, when Harold sate with Edith amidst the columns of the Druid temple, and in the shade which those vast and mournful relics of a faith departed cast along the sward.
coming
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did I not tell thee, ‘Thou dost right, for in obeying thy judgment thou art but the instrument of fate; and the coming of the Atheling shall speed thee nearer to the ends of thy life, but not from the Atheling shalt thou take the crown of thy love, and not by the Atheling shall the throne of Athelstan be filled’?”
conversing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there, conversing over the past, and planning the future, they had sate long, when Hilda approached from the house, and entering the circle, leant her arm upon the altar of the war-god, and gazing on Harold with a calm triumph in her aspect, said:
crown
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did I not tell thee, ‘Thou dost right, for in obeying thy judgment thou art but the instrument of fate; and the coming of the Atheling shall speed thee nearer to the ends of thy life, but not from the Atheling shalt thou take the crown of thy love, and not by the Atheling shall the throne of Athelstan be filled’?”
departed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bright still summer noon, when Harold sate with Edith amidst the columns of the Druid temple, and in the shade which those vast and mournful relics of a faith departed cast along the sward.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did I not smile, son of Godwin, when, with thy short-sighted wisdom, thou didst think to guard thy land and secure thy love, by urging the monk-king to send over the seas for the Atheling?
didstauxiliary verbUS /dɪdst/
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Did I not smile, son of Godwin, when, with thy short-sighted wisdom, thou didst think to guard thy land and secure thy love, by urging the monk-king to send over the seas for the Atheling?
dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading Did I not tell thee, ‘Thou dost right, for in obeying thy judgment thou art but the instrument of fate; and the coming of the Atheling shall speed thee nearer to the ends of thy life, but not from the Atheling shalt thou take the crown of thy love, and not by the Atheling shall the throne of Athelstan be filled’?”
Druid
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bright still summer noon, when Harold sate with Edith amidst the columns of the Druid temple, and in the shade which those vast and mournful relics of a faith departed cast along the sward.
Edith
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bright still summer noon, when Harold sate with Edith amidst the columns of the Druid temple, and in the shade which those vast and mournful relics of a faith departed cast along the sward.
ends
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did I not tell thee, ‘Thou dost right, for in obeying thy judgment thou art but the instrument of fate; and the coming of the Atheling shall speed thee nearer to the ends of thy life, but not from the Atheling shalt thou take the crown of thy love, and not by the Atheling shall the throne of Athelstan be filled’?”
entering
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there, conversing over the past, and planning the future, they had sate long, when Hilda approached from the house, and entering the circle, leant her arm upon the altar of the war-god, and gazing on Harold with a calm triumph in her aspect, said:
faith
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bright still summer noon, when Harold sate with Edith amidst the columns of the Druid temple, and in the shade which those vast and mournful relics of a faith departed cast along the sward.
fate
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did I not tell thee, ‘Thou dost right, for in obeying thy judgment thou art but the instrument of fate; and the coming of the Atheling shall speed thee nearer to the ends of thy life, but not from the Atheling shalt thou take the crown of thy love, and not by the Atheling shall the throne of Athelstan be filled’?”
filled
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did I not tell thee, ‘Thou dost right, for in obeying thy judgment thou art but the instrument of fate; and the coming of the Atheling shall speed thee nearer to the ends of thy life, but not from the Atheling shalt thou take the crown of thy love, and not by the Atheling shall the throne of Athelstan be filled’?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Did I not smile, son of Godwin, when, with thy short-sighted wisdom, thou didst think to guard thy land and secure thy love, by urging the monk-king to send over the seas for the Atheling?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And there, conversing over the past, and planning the future, they had sate long, when Hilda approached from the house, and entering the circle, leant her arm upon the altar of the war-god, and gazing on Harold with a calm triumph in her aspect, said:
future
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there, conversing over the past, and planning the future, they had sate long, when Hilda approached from the house, and entering the circle, leant her arm upon the altar of the war-god, and gazing on Harold with a calm triumph in her aspect, said:
gazing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there, conversing over the past, and planning the future, they had sate long, when Hilda approached from the house, and entering the circle, leant her arm upon the altar of the war-god, and gazing on Harold with a calm triumph in her aspect, said:
Godwin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did I not smile, son of Godwin, when, with thy short-sighted wisdom, thou didst think to guard thy land and secure thy love, by urging the monk-king to send over the seas for the Atheling?
guard
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did I not smile, son of Godwin, when, with thy short-sighted wisdom, thou didst think to guard thy land and secure thy love, by urging the monk-king to send over the seas for the Atheling?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And there, conversing over the past, and planning the future, they had sate long, when Hilda approached from the house, and entering the circle, leant her arm upon the altar of the war-god, and gazing on Harold with a calm triumph in her aspect, said:
Harold
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bright still summer noon, when Harold sate with Edith amidst the columns of the Druid temple, and in the shade which those vast and mournful relics of a faith departed cast along the sward.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Alas,” said Harold, rising in agitation, “let me not hear of mischance to that noble prince.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And there, conversing over the past, and planning the future, they had sate long, when Hilda approached from the house, and entering the circle, leant her arm upon the altar of the war-god, and gazing on Harold with a calm triumph in her aspect, said:
Hilda
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there, conversing over the past, and planning the future, they had sate long, when Hilda approached from the house, and entering the circle, leant her arm upon the altar of the war-god, and gazing on Harold with a calm triumph in her aspect, said:
house
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there, conversing over the past, and planning the future, they had sate long, when Hilda approached from the house, and entering the circle, leant her arm upon the altar of the war-god, and gazing on Harold with a calm triumph in her aspect, said:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Did I not smile, son of Godwin, when, with thy short-sighted wisdom, thou didst think to guard thy land and secure thy love, by urging the monk-king to send over the seas for the Atheling?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a bright still summer noon, when Harold sate with Edith amidst the columns of the Druid temple, and in the shade which those vast and mournful relics of a faith departed cast along the sward.
instrument
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did I not tell thee, ‘Thou dost right, for in obeying thy judgment thou art but the instrument of fate; and the coming of the Atheling shall speed thee nearer to the ends of thy life, but not from the Atheling shalt thou take the crown of thy love, and not by the Atheling shall the throne of Athelstan be filled’?”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a bright still summer noon, when Harold sate with Edith amidst the columns of the Druid temple, and in the shade which those vast and mournful relics of a faith departed cast along the sward.
judgment
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did I not tell thee, ‘Thou dost right, for in obeying thy judgment thou art but the instrument of fate; and the coming of the Atheling shall speed thee nearer to the ends of thy life, but not from the Atheling shalt thou take the crown of thy love, and not by the Atheling shall the throne of Athelstan be filled’?”
land
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did I not smile, son of Godwin, when, with thy short-sighted wisdom, thou didst think to guard thy land and secure thy love, by urging the monk-king to send over the seas for the Atheling?
leant
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there, conversing over the past, and planning the future, they had sate long, when Hilda approached from the house, and entering the circle, leant her arm upon the altar of the war-god, and gazing on Harold with a calm triumph in her aspect, said:
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Alas,” said Harold, rising in agitation, “let me not hear of mischance to that noble prince.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did I not tell thee, ‘Thou dost right, for in obeying thy judgment thou art but the instrument of fate; and the coming of the Atheling shall speed thee nearer to the ends of thy life, but not from the Atheling shalt thou take the crown of thy love, and not by the Atheling shall the throne of Athelstan be filled’?”
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And there, conversing over the past, and planning the future, they had sate long, when Hilda approached from the house, and entering the circle, leant her arm upon the altar of the war-god, and gazing on Harold with a calm triumph in her aspect, said:
love
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did I not smile, son of Godwin, when, with thy short-sighted wisdom, thou didst think to guard thy land and secure thy love, by urging the monk-king to send over the seas for the Atheling?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Alas,” said Harold, rising in agitation, “let me not hear of mischance to that noble prince.
mischance
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Alas,” said Harold, rising in agitation, “let me not hear of mischance to that noble prince.
monk-king
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did I not smile, son of Godwin, when, with thy short-sighted wisdom, thou didst think to guard thy land and secure thy love, by urging the monk-king to send over the seas for the Atheling?
mournful
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bright still summer noon, when Harold sate with Edith amidst the columns of the Druid temple, and in the shade which those vast and mournful relics of a faith departed cast along the sward.
nearer
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did I not tell thee, ‘Thou dost right, for in obeying thy judgment thou art but the instrument of fate; and the coming of the Atheling shall speed thee nearer to the ends of thy life, but not from the Atheling shalt thou take the crown of thy love, and not by the Atheling shall the throne of Athelstan be filled’?”
noble
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Alas,” said Harold, rising in agitation, “let me not hear of mischance to that noble prince.
noon
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bright still summer noon, when Harold sate with Edith amidst the columns of the Druid temple, and in the shade which those vast and mournful relics of a faith departed cast along the sward.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Did I not smile, son of Godwin, when, with thy short-sighted wisdom, thou didst think to guard thy land and secure thy love, by urging the monk-king to send over the seas for the Atheling?
obeying
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did I not tell thee, ‘Thou dost right, for in obeying thy judgment thou art but the instrument of fate; and the coming of the Atheling shall speed thee nearer to the ends of thy life, but not from the Atheling shalt thou take the crown of thy love, and not by the Atheling shall the throne of Athelstan be filled’?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a bright still summer noon, when Harold sate with Edith amidst the columns of the Druid temple, and in the shade which those vast and mournful relics of a faith departed cast along the sward.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And there, conversing over the past, and planning the future, they had sate long, when Hilda approached from the house, and entering the circle, leant her arm upon the altar of the war-god, and gazing on Harold with a calm triumph in her aspect, said:
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And there, conversing over the past, and planning the future, they had sate long, when Hilda approached from the house, and entering the circle, leant her arm upon the altar of the war-god, and gazing on Harold with a calm triumph in her aspect, said:
past
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there, conversing over the past, and planning the future, they had sate long, when Hilda approached from the house, and entering the circle, leant her arm upon the altar of the war-god, and gazing on Harold with a calm triumph in her aspect, said:
planning
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there, conversing over the past, and planning the future, they had sate long, when Hilda approached from the house, and entering the circle, leant her arm upon the altar of the war-god, and gazing on Harold with a calm triumph in her aspect, said:
prince
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Alas,” said Harold, rising in agitation, “let me not hear of mischance to that noble prince.
relics
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bright still summer noon, when Harold sate with Edith amidst the columns of the Druid temple, and in the shade which those vast and mournful relics of a faith departed cast along the sward.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did I not tell thee, ‘Thou dost right, for in obeying thy judgment thou art but the instrument of fate; and the coming of the Atheling shall speed thee nearer to the ends of thy life, but not from the Atheling shalt thou take the crown of thy love, and not by the Atheling shall the throne of Athelstan be filled’?”
rising
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Alas,” said Harold, rising in agitation, “let me not hear of mischance to that noble prince.
said
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there, conversing over the past, and planning the future, they had sate long, when Hilda approached from the house, and entering the circle, leant her arm upon the altar of the war-god, and gazing on Harold with a calm triumph in her aspect, said:
sate
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bright still summer noon, when Harold sate with Edith amidst the columns of the Druid temple, and in the shade which those vast and mournful relics of a faith departed cast along the sward.
seas
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did I not smile, son of Godwin, when, with thy short-sighted wisdom, thou didst think to guard thy land and secure thy love, by urging the monk-king to send over the seas for the Atheling?
secure
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did I not smile, son of Godwin, when, with thy short-sighted wisdom, thou didst think to guard thy land and secure thy love, by urging the monk-king to send over the seas for the Atheling?
send
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did I not smile, son of Godwin, when, with thy short-sighted wisdom, thou didst think to guard thy land and secure thy love, by urging the monk-king to send over the seas for the Atheling?
shade
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bright still summer noon, when Harold sate with Edith amidst the columns of the Druid temple, and in the shade which those vast and mournful relics of a faith departed cast along the sward.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Did I not tell thee, ‘Thou dost right, for in obeying thy judgment thou art but the instrument of fate; and the coming of the Atheling shall speed thee nearer to the ends of thy life, but not from the Atheling shalt thou take the crown of thy love, and not by the Atheling shall the throne of Athelstan be filled’?”
shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading Did I not tell thee, ‘Thou dost right, for in obeying thy judgment thou art but the instrument of fate; and the coming of the Atheling shall speed thee nearer to the ends of thy life, but not from the Atheling shalt thou take the crown of thy love, and not by the Atheling shall the throne of Athelstan be filled’?”
short-sighted
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did I not smile, son of Godwin, when, with thy short-sighted wisdom, thou didst think to guard thy land and secure thy love, by urging the monk-king to send over the seas for the Atheling?
smile
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did I not smile, son of Godwin, when, with thy short-sighted wisdom, thou didst think to guard thy land and secure thy love, by urging the monk-king to send over the seas for the Atheling?
son
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did I not smile, son of Godwin, when, with thy short-sighted wisdom, thou didst think to guard thy land and secure thy love, by urging the monk-king to send over the seas for the Atheling?
speed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did I not tell thee, ‘Thou dost right, for in obeying thy judgment thou art but the instrument of fate; and the coming of the Atheling shall speed thee nearer to the ends of thy life, but not from the Atheling shalt thou take the crown of thy love, and not by the Atheling shall the throne of Athelstan be filled’?”
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a bright still summer noon, when Harold sate with Edith amidst the columns of the Druid temple, and in the shade which those vast and mournful relics of a faith departed cast along the sward.
summer
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bright still summer noon, when Harold sate with Edith amidst the columns of the Druid temple, and in the shade which those vast and mournful relics of a faith departed cast along the sward.
sward
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bright still summer noon, when Harold sate with Edith amidst the columns of the Druid temple, and in the shade which those vast and mournful relics of a faith departed cast along the sward.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did I not tell thee, ‘Thou dost right, for in obeying thy judgment thou art but the instrument of fate; and the coming of the Atheling shall speed thee nearer to the ends of thy life, but not from the Atheling shalt thou take the crown of thy love, and not by the Atheling shall the throne of Athelstan be filled’?”
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did I not tell thee, ‘Thou dost right, for in obeying thy judgment thou art but the instrument of fate; and the coming of the Atheling shall speed thee nearer to the ends of thy life, but not from the Atheling shalt thou take the crown of thy love, and not by the Atheling shall the throne of Athelstan be filled’?”
temple
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bright still summer noon, when Harold sate with Edith amidst the columns of the Druid temple, and in the shade which those vast and mournful relics of a faith departed cast along the sward.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Alas,” said Harold, rising in agitation, “let me not hear of mischance to that noble prince.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a bright still summer noon, when Harold sate with Edith amidst the columns of the Druid temple, and in the shade which those vast and mournful relics of a faith departed cast along the sward.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Did I not tell thee, ‘Thou dost right, for in obeying thy judgment thou art but the instrument of fate; and the coming of the Atheling shall speed thee nearer to the ends of thy life, but not from the Atheling shalt thou take the crown of thy love, and not by the Atheling shall the throne of Athelstan be filled’?”
there
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there, conversing over the past, and planning the future, they had sate long, when Hilda approached from the house, and entering the circle, leant her arm upon the altar of the war-god, and gazing on Harold with a calm triumph in her aspect, said:
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And there, conversing over the past, and planning the future, they had sate long, when Hilda approached from the house, and entering the circle, leant her arm upon the altar of the war-god, and gazing on Harold with a calm triumph in her aspect, said:
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did I not smile, son of Godwin, when, with thy short-sighted wisdom, thou didst think to guard thy land and secure thy love, by urging the monk-king to send over the seas for the Atheling?
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was a bright still summer noon, when Harold sate with Edith amidst the columns of the Druid temple, and in the shade which those vast and mournful relics of a faith departed cast along the sward.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Did I not smile, son of Godwin, when, with thy short-sighted wisdom, thou didst think to guard thy land and secure thy love, by urging the monk-king to send over the seas for the Atheling?
throne
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did I not tell thee, ‘Thou dost right, for in obeying thy judgment thou art but the instrument of fate; and the coming of the Atheling shall speed thee nearer to the ends of thy life, but not from the Atheling shalt thou take the crown of thy love, and not by the Atheling shall the throne of Athelstan be filled’?”
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Did I not smile, son of Godwin, when, with thy short-sighted wisdom, thou didst think to guard thy land and secure thy love, by urging the monk-king to send over the seas for the Atheling?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Did I not smile, son of Godwin, when, with thy short-sighted wisdom, thou didst think to guard thy land and secure thy love, by urging the monk-king to send over the seas for the Atheling?
triumph
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there, conversing over the past, and planning the future, they had sate long, when Hilda approached from the house, and entering the circle, leant her arm upon the altar of the war-god, and gazing on Harold with a calm triumph in her aspect, said:
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And there, conversing over the past, and planning the future, they had sate long, when Hilda approached from the house, and entering the circle, leant her arm upon the altar of the war-god, and gazing on Harold with a calm triumph in her aspect, said:
urging
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did I not smile, son of Godwin, when, with thy short-sighted wisdom, thou didst think to guard thy land and secure thy love, by urging the monk-king to send over the seas for the Atheling?
vast
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a bright still summer noon, when Harold sate with Edith amidst the columns of the Druid temple, and in the shade which those vast and mournful relics of a faith departed cast along the sward.
war-god
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there, conversing over the past, and planning the future, they had sate long, when Hilda approached from the house, and entering the circle, leant her arm upon the altar of the war-god, and gazing on Harold with a calm triumph in her aspect, said:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a bright still summer noon, when Harold sate with Edith amidst the columns of the Druid temple, and in the shade which those vast and mournful relics of a faith departed cast along the sward.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was a bright still summer noon, when Harold sate with Edith amidst the columns of the Druid temple, and in the shade which those vast and mournful relics of a faith departed cast along the sward.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a bright still summer noon, when Harold sate with Edith amidst the columns of the Druid temple, and in the shade which those vast and mournful relics of a faith departed cast along the sward.
wisdom
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did I not smile, son of Godwin, when, with thy short-sighted wisdom, thou didst think to guard thy land and secure thy love, by urging the monk-king to send over the seas for the Atheling?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a bright still summer noon, when Harold sate with Edith amidst the columns of the Druid temple, and in the shade which those vast and mournful relics of a faith departed cast along the sward.
