adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And Laeg yoked the chariot at that, and Cuchulain went into the chariot, and he cast his sword at the birds with a cast like the cast of a boomerang, so that they with their claws and wings flapped against the water.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And Laeg yoked the chariot at that, and Cuchulain went into the chariot, and he cast his sword at the birds with a cast like the cast of a boomerang, so that they with their claws and wings flapped against the water.
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 And they seized upon all the birds, and they gave them and distributed them among the women; nor was there any one of the women, except Ethne alone, who had not a pair of those birds.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading And they seized upon all the birds, and they gave them and distributed them among the women; nor was there any one of the women, except Ethne alone, who had not a pair of those birds.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am in no way enraged," answered Ethne, "for I deem it as being by me that the distribution was made.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading And they seized upon all the birds, and they gave them and distributed them among the women; nor was there any one of the women, except Ethne alone, who had not a pair of those birds.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Laeg yoked the chariot at that, and Cuchulain went into the chariot, and he cast his sword at the birds with a cast like the cast of a boomerang, so that they with their claws and wings flapped against the water.
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I am in no way enraged," answered Ethne, "for I deem it as being by me that the distribution was made.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading And they seized upon all the birds, and they gave them and distributed them among the women; nor was there any one of the women, except Ethne alone, who had not a pair of those birds.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Then Cuchulain returned to his wife; and "Thou art enraged," said he to her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I am in no way enraged," answered Ethne, "for I deem it as being by me that the distribution was made.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And Laeg yoked the chariot at that, and Cuchulain went into the chariot, and he cast his sword at the birds with a cast like the cast of a boomerang, so that they with their claws and wings flapped against the water.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "I am in no way enraged," answered Ethne, "for I deem it as being by me that the distribution was made.
birdsnounUS /bɜːrdz/
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading And Laeg yoked the chariot at that, and Cuchulain went into the chariot, and he cast his sword at the birds with a cast like the cast of a boomerang, so that they with their claws and wings flapped against the water.
boomerangverbUS /ˈbuːməræŋ/
return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang
From this reading And Laeg yoked the chariot at that, and Cuchulain went into the chariot, and he cast his sword at the birds with a cast like the cast of a boomerang, so that they with their claws and wings flapped against the water.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I am in no way enraged," answered Ethne, "for I deem it as being by me that the distribution was made.
castverbUS /kæst/
put or send forth
From this reading And Laeg yoked the chariot at that, and Cuchulain went into the chariot, and he cast his sword at the birds with a cast like the cast of a boomerang, so that they with their claws and wings flapped against the water.
chariotnounUS /ˈtʃeriət/
a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage
From this reading "Yoke for us the chariot, O Laeg!" said Cuchulain.
clawsnounUS /klɔːz/
plural of “claw” — sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
From this reading And Laeg yoked the chariot at that, and Cuchulain went into the chariot, and he cast his sword at the birds with a cast like the cast of a boomerang, so that they with their claws and wings flapped against the water.
Cuchulain
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From this reading "Yoke for us the chariot, O Laeg!" said Cuchulain.
deemverbUS /diːm/
keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
From this reading "I am in no way enraged," answered Ethne, "for I deem it as being by me that the distribution was made.
distributedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstrɪbjətəd/
spread out or scattered about or divided up
From this reading And they seized upon all the birds, and they gave them and distributed them among the women; nor was there any one of the women, except Ethne alone, who had not a pair of those birds.
distributionnounUS /ˌdɪstrəˈbjuːʃən/
(statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence
From this reading "I am in no way enraged," answered Ethne, "for I deem it as being by me that the distribution was made.
enragedadjectiveUS /enˈreɪdʒd/
marked by extreme anger
From this reading Then Cuchulain returned to his wife; and "Thou art enraged," said he to her.
Ethne
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From this reading And they seized upon all the birds, and they gave them and distributed them among the women; nor was there any one of the women, except Ethne alone, who had not a pair of those birds.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading And they seized upon all the birds, and they gave them and distributed them among the women; nor was there any one of the women, except Ethne alone, who had not a pair of those birds.
flappedverbUS /flæpt/
inflected form of “flap” — move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
From this reading And Laeg yoked the chariot at that, and Cuchulain went into the chariot, and he cast his sword at the birds with a cast like the cast of a boomerang, so that they with their claws and wings flapped against the water.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Yoke for us the chariot, O Laeg!" said Cuchulain.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading And they seized upon all the birds, and they gave them and distributed them among the women; nor was there any one of the women, except Ethne alone, who had not a pair of those birds.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And they seized upon all the birds, and they gave them and distributed them among the women; nor was there any one of the women, except Ethne alone, who had not a pair of those birds.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And Laeg yoked the chariot at that, and Cuchulain went into the chariot, and he cast his sword at the birds with a cast like the cast of a boomerang, so that they with their claws and wings flapped against the water.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Cuchulain returned to his wife; and "Thou art enraged," said he to her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And Laeg yoked the chariot at that, and Cuchulain went into the chariot, and he cast his sword at the birds with a cast like the cast of a boomerang, so that they with their claws and wings flapped against the water.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am in no way enraged," answered Ethne, "for I deem it as being by me that the distribution was made.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I am in no way enraged," answered Ethne, "for I deem it as being by me that the distribution was made.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And Laeg yoked the chariot at that, and Cuchulain went into the chariot, and he cast his sword at the birds with a cast like the cast of a boomerang, so that they with their claws and wings flapped against the water.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I am in no way enraged," answered Ethne, "for I deem it as being by me that the distribution was made.
Laeg
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From this reading "Yoke for us the chariot, O Laeg!" said Cuchulain.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And Laeg yoked the chariot at that, and Cuchulain went into the chariot, and he cast his sword at the birds with a cast like the cast of a boomerang, so that they with their claws and wings flapped against the water.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "I am in no way enraged," answered Ethne, "for I deem it as being by me that the distribution was made.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I am in no way enraged," answered Ethne, "for I deem it as being by me that the distribution was made.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "I am in no way enraged," answered Ethne, "for I deem it as being by me that the distribution was made.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading And they seized upon all the birds, and they gave them and distributed them among the women; nor was there any one of the women, except Ethne alone, who had not a pair of those birds.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And they seized upon all the birds, and they gave them and distributed them among the women; nor was there any one of the women, except Ethne alone, who had not a pair of those birds.
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 "Yoke for us the chariot, O Laeg!" said Cuchulain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And Laeg yoked the chariot at that, and Cuchulain went into the chariot, and he cast his sword at the birds with a cast like the cast of a boomerang, so that they with their claws and wings flapped against the water.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And they seized upon all the birds, and they gave them and distributed them among the women; nor was there any one of the women, except Ethne alone, who had not a pair of those birds.
pairnounUS /per/
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading And they seized upon all the birds, and they gave them and distributed them among the women; nor was there any one of the women, except Ethne alone, who had not a pair of those birds.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Then Cuchulain returned to his wife; and "Thou art enraged," said he to her.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yoke for us the chariot, O Laeg!" said Cuchulain.
seizedverbUS /siːzd/
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading And they seized upon all the birds, and they gave them and distributed them among the women; nor was there any one of the women, except Ethne alone, who had not a pair of those birds.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And Laeg yoked the chariot at that, and Cuchulain went into the chariot, and he cast his sword at the birds with a cast like the cast of a boomerang, so that they with their claws and wings flapped against the water.
swordnounUS /sɔːrd/
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading And Laeg yoked the chariot at that, and Cuchulain went into the chariot, and he cast his sword at the birds with a cast like the cast of a boomerang, so that they with their claws and wings flapped against the water.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And Laeg yoked the chariot at that, and Cuchulain went into the chariot, and he cast his sword at the birds with a cast like the cast of a boomerang, so that they with their claws and wings flapped against the water.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yoke for us the chariot, O Laeg!" said Cuchulain.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And Laeg yoked the chariot at that, and Cuchulain went into the chariot, and he cast his sword at the birds with a cast like the cast of a boomerang, so that they with their claws and wings flapped against the water.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And they seized upon all the birds, and they gave them and distributed them among the women; nor was there any one of the women, except Ethne alone, who had not a pair of those birds.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Cuchulain returned to his wife; and "Thou art enraged," said he to her.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading And they seized upon all the birds, and they gave them and distributed them among the women; nor was there any one of the women, except Ethne alone, who had not a pair of those birds.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And Laeg yoked the chariot at that, and Cuchulain went into the chariot, and he cast his sword at the birds with a cast like the cast of a boomerang, so that they with their claws and wings flapped against the water.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And they seized upon all the birds, and they gave them and distributed them among the women; nor was there any one of the women, except Ethne alone, who had not a pair of those birds.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Then Cuchulain returned to his wife; and "Thou art enraged," said he to her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then Cuchulain returned to his wife; and "Thou art enraged," said he to her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And they seized upon all the birds, and they gave them and distributed them among the women; nor was there any one of the women, except Ethne alone, who had not a pair of those birds.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yoke for us the chariot, O Laeg!" said Cuchulain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And they seized upon all the birds, and they gave them and distributed them among the women; nor was there any one of the women, except Ethne alone, who had not a pair of those birds.
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 And Laeg yoked the chariot at that, and Cuchulain went into the chariot, and he cast his sword at the birds with a cast like the cast of a boomerang, so that they with their claws and wings flapped against the water.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "I am in no way enraged," answered Ethne, "for I deem it as being by me that the distribution was made.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And Laeg yoked the chariot at that, and Cuchulain went into the chariot, and he cast his sword at the birds with a cast like the cast of a boomerang, so that they with their claws and wings flapped against the water.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And they seized upon all the birds, and they gave them and distributed them among the women; nor was there any one of the women, except Ethne alone, who had not a pair of those birds.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Then Cuchulain returned to his wife; and "Thou art enraged," said he to her.
wingsnounUS /wɪŋz/
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading And Laeg yoked the chariot at that, and Cuchulain went into the chariot, and he cast his sword at the birds with a cast like the cast of a boomerang, so that they with their claws and wings flapped against the water.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And Laeg yoked the chariot at that, and Cuchulain went into the chariot, and he cast his sword at the birds with a cast like the cast of a boomerang, so that they with their claws and wings flapped against the water.
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading And they seized upon all the birds, and they gave them and distributed them among the women; nor was there any one of the women, except Ethne alone, who had not a pair of those birds.
YokenounUS /joʊk/
fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
From this reading "Yoke for us the chariot, O Laeg!" said Cuchulain.
yokedverbUS /joʊkt/
past form of “yoke” — become joined or linked together
From this reading And Laeg yoked the chariot at that, and Cuchulain went into the chariot, and he cast his sword at the birds with a cast like the cast of a boomerang, so that they with their claws and wings flapped against the water.
