adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “When you had been away for a day the guards were surprised.
AllennounUS /ˈælən/
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading They were looking from the heights of the Dun, and the Flower of Allen was with them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were looking from the heights of the Dun, and the Flower of Allen was with them.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “When you had been away for a day the guards were surprised.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “When you had been away for a day the guards were surprised.
boreverbUS /bɔːr/
cause to be bored
From this reading “It bore your shape,” replied Gariv Cronan.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She, for she had a quest’s eye, called out that the master of the Fianna was coming over the ridges to the Dun, and she ran from the keep to meet you.”
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading She, for she had a quest’s eye, called out that the master of the Fianna was coming over the ridges to the Dun, and she ran from the keep to meet you.”
Cronan
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From this reading “It bore your shape,” replied Gariv Cronan.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “When you had been away for a day the guards were surprised.
DunnounUS /dʌn/
horse of a dull brownish grey color
From this reading They were looking from the heights of the Dun, and the Flower of Allen was with them.
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading She, for she had a quest’s eye, called out that the master of the Fianna was coming over the ridges to the Dun, and she ran from the keep to meet you.”
Fianna
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From this reading She, for she had a quest’s eye, called out that the master of the Fianna was coming over the ridges to the Dun, and she ran from the keep to meet you.”
Fionn
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From this reading “It was not I,” said Fionn.
FlowernounUS /ˈflaʊər/
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading They were looking from the heights of the Dun, and the Flower of Allen was with them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “When you had been away for a day the guards were surprised.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were looking from the heights of the Dun, and the Flower of Allen was with them.
Gariv
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From this reading “It bore your shape,” replied Gariv Cronan.
guardsnounUS /ɡɑːrdz/
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “When you had been away for a day the guards were surprised.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “When you had been away for a day the guards were surprised.
heightsnounUS /haɪts/
a high place
From this reading They were looking from the heights of the Dun, and the Flower of Allen was with them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It was not I,” said Fionn.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was not I,” said Fionn.
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading She, for she had a quest’s eye, called out that the master of the Fianna was coming over the ridges to the Dun, and she ran from the keep to meet you.”
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading They were looking from the heights of the Dun, and the Flower of Allen was with them.
masternounUS /ˈmæstər/
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading She, for she had a quest’s eye, called out that the master of the Fianna was coming over the ridges to the Dun, and she ran from the keep to meet you.”
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading She, for she had a quest’s eye, called out that the master of the Fianna was coming over the ridges to the Dun, and she ran from the keep to meet you.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It was not I,” said Fionn.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were looking from the heights of the Dun, and the Flower of Allen was with them.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She, for she had a quest’s eye, called out that the master of the Fianna was coming over the ridges to the Dun, and she ran from the keep to meet you.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She, for she had a quest’s eye, called out that the master of the Fianna was coming over the ridges to the Dun, and she ran from the keep to meet you.”
quest's
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From this reading She, for she had a quest’s eye, called out that the master of the Fianna was coming over the ridges to the Dun, and she ran from the keep to meet you.”
ranverbUS /ræn/
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading She, for she had a quest’s eye, called out that the master of the Fianna was coming over the ridges to the Dun, and she ran from the keep to meet you.”
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “It bore your shape,” replied Gariv Cronan.
ridgesnounUS /ˈrɪdʒəz/
plural of “ridge” — a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading She, for she had a quest’s eye, called out that the master of the Fianna was coming over the ridges to the Dun, and she ran from the keep to meet you.”
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It was not I,” said Fionn.
shapenounUS /ʃeɪp/
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading “It bore your shape,” replied Gariv Cronan.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She, for she had a quest’s eye, called out that the master of the Fianna was coming over the ridges to the Dun, and she ran from the keep to meet you.”
surprisedadjectiveUS /sərˈpraɪzd/
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “When you had been away for a day the guards were surprised.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She, for she had a quest’s eye, called out that the master of the Fianna was coming over the ridges to the Dun, and she ran from the keep to meet you.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “When you had been away for a day the guards were surprised.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were looking from the heights of the Dun, and the Flower of Allen was with them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were looking from the heights of the Dun, and the Flower of Allen was with them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She, for she had a quest’s eye, called out that the master of the Fianna was coming over the ridges to the Dun, and she ran from the keep to meet you.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were looking from the heights of the Dun, and the Flower of Allen was with them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “When you had been away for a day the guards were surprised.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “When you had been away for a day the guards were surprised.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were looking from the heights of the Dun, and the Flower of Allen was with them.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “When you had been away for a day the guards were surprised.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It bore your shape,” replied Gariv Cronan.
