a-dying
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From this reading King Henry lay a-dying.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That life full of sin, full of blood and crime, full of treachery and cunning, full of hypocrisy and sanctimonious cruelty--that life was at last lived out.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That life full of sin, full of blood and crime, full of treachery and cunning, full of hypocrisy and sanctimonious cruelty--that life was at last lived out.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading That life full of sin, full of blood and crime, full of treachery and cunning, full of hypocrisy and sanctimonious cruelty--that life was at last lived out.
clutchedverbUS /klʌtʃt/
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading That hand, which had signed so many death-warrants, was now clutched in the throes of death.
crimenounUS /kraɪm/
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading That life full of sin, full of blood and crime, full of treachery and cunning, full of hypocrisy and sanctimonious cruelty--that life was at last lived out.
crueltynounUS /ˈkruːlti/
a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
From this reading That life full of sin, full of blood and crime, full of treachery and cunning, full of hypocrisy and sanctimonious cruelty--that life was at last lived out.
cunningadjectiveUS /ˈkʌnɪŋ/
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading That life full of sin, full of blood and crime, full of treachery and cunning, full of hypocrisy and sanctimonious cruelty--that life was at last lived out.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading That hand, which had signed so many death-warrants, was now clutched in the throes of death.
death-warrant
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From this reading It had stiffened at the very moment when the king was going to sign the Duke of Norfolk’s death-warrant.
death-warrants
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From this reading That hand, which had signed so many death-warrants, was now clutched in the throes of death.
DukenounUS /duːk/
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading It had stiffened at the very moment when the king was going to sign the Duke of Norfolk’s death-warrant.
FootnotenounUS /ˈfʊtnoʊt/
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading [Footnote: historical.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading That life full of sin, full of blood and crime, full of treachery and cunning, full of hypocrisy and sanctimonious cruelty--that life was at last lived out.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading It had stiffened at the very moment when the king was going to sign the Duke of Norfolk’s death-warrant.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That hand, which had signed so many death-warrants, was now clutched in the throes of death.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading That hand, which had signed so many death-warrants, was now clutched in the throes of death.
HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading King Henry lay a-dying.
historicaladjectiveUS /hɪˈstɔːrɪkəl/
of or relating to the study of history
From this reading [Footnote: historical.
hypocrisynounUS /hɪˈpɑːkrəsi/
an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction
From this reading That life full of sin, full of blood and crime, full of treachery and cunning, full of hypocrisy and sanctimonious cruelty--that life was at last lived out.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That hand, which had signed so many death-warrants, was now clutched in the throes of death.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had stiffened at the very moment when the king was going to sign the Duke of Norfolk’s death-warrant.
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading King Henry lay a-dying.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading That life full of sin, full of blood and crime, full of treachery and cunning, full of hypocrisy and sanctimonious cruelty--that life was at last lived out.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading King Henry lay a-dying.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading That life full of sin, full of blood and crime, full of treachery and cunning, full of hypocrisy and sanctimonious cruelty--that life was at last lived out.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading That life full of sin, full of blood and crime, full of treachery and cunning, full of hypocrisy and sanctimonious cruelty--that life was at last lived out.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading That hand, which had signed so many death-warrants, was now clutched in the throes of death.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading It had stiffened at the very moment when the king was going to sign the Duke of Norfolk’s death-warrant.
Norfolk'snounUS /ˈnɔːrfəks/
possessive form of “norfolk” — port city located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay; headquarters of the Atlantic fleet of the United States Navy
From this reading It had stiffened at the very moment when the king was going to sign the Duke of Norfolk’s death-warrant.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading That hand, which had signed so many death-warrants, was now clutched in the throes of death.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That life full of sin, full of blood and crime, full of treachery and cunning, full of hypocrisy and sanctimonious cruelty--that life was at last lived out.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading That life full of sin, full of blood and crime, full of treachery and cunning, full of hypocrisy and sanctimonious cruelty--that life was at last lived out.
sanctimoniousadjectiveUS /ˌsæŋktəˈmoʊniəs/
excessively or hypocritically pious
From this reading That life full of sin, full of blood and crime, full of treachery and cunning, full of hypocrisy and sanctimonious cruelty--that life was at last lived out.
signnounUS /saɪn/
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading It had stiffened at the very moment when the king was going to sign the Duke of Norfolk’s death-warrant.
signedadjectiveUS /saɪnd/
having a handwritten signature
From this reading That hand, which had signed so many death-warrants, was now clutched in the throes of death.
sinnounUS /sɪn/
estrangement from god
From this reading That life full of sin, full of blood and crime, full of treachery and cunning, full of hypocrisy and sanctimonious cruelty--that life was at last lived out.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That hand, which had signed so many death-warrants, was now clutched in the throes of death.
stiffenedverbUS /ˈstɪfənd/
past form of “stiffen” — become stiff or stiffer
From this reading It had stiffened at the very moment when the king was going to sign the Duke of Norfolk’s death-warrant.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That life full of sin, full of blood and crime, full of treachery and cunning, full of hypocrisy and sanctimonious cruelty--that life was at last lived out.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That hand, which had signed so many death-warrants, was now clutched in the throes of death.
throesnounUS /θroʊz/
violent pangs of suffering
From this reading That hand, which had signed so many death-warrants, was now clutched in the throes of death.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had stiffened at the very moment when the king was going to sign the Duke of Norfolk’s death-warrant.
treacherynounUS /ˈtretʃ.ər.i/
Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or disloyalty against a host or ally.
From this reading That life full of sin, full of blood and crime, full of treachery and cunning, full of hypocrisy and sanctimonious cruelty--that life was at last lived out.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading It had stiffened at the very moment when the king was going to sign the Duke of Norfolk’s death-warrant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That life full of sin, full of blood and crime, full of treachery and cunning, full of hypocrisy and sanctimonious cruelty--that life was at last lived out.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It had stiffened at the very moment when the king was going to sign the Duke of Norfolk’s death-warrant.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That hand, which had signed so many death-warrants, was now clutched in the throes of death.
