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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went; his piping took a troubled sound Of storms that rage outside our happy ground._” Section 1.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He went; his piping took a troubled sound Of storms that rage outside our happy ground._” Section 1.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE PRICE OF RANSOM _The faint grey of dawn was stealing across the lake; and still the spell was upon them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PRICE OF RANSOM _The faint grey of dawn was stealing across the lake; and still the spell was upon them.
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading So she whispered; and he answered her-- “He loved his mates; but yet he could not keep, Here with the shepherds and the silly sheep.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “There thou art gone, and me thou leavest here Sole in these fields! yet will I not despair.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So she whispered; and he answered her-- “He loved his mates; but yet he could not keep, Here with the shepherds and the silly sheep.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So she whispered; and he answered her-- “He loved his mates; but yet he could not keep, Here with the shepherds and the silly sheep.
dawnnounUS /dɔːn/
the first light of day
From this reading THE PRICE OF RANSOM _The faint grey of dawn was stealing across the lake; and still the spell was upon them.
despairnounUS /dɪˈsper/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading “There thou art gone, and me thou leavest here Sole in these fields! yet will I not despair.”
droopverbUS /druːp/
droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
From this reading Some life of men unblest He knew, which made him droop, and filled his head.
faintadjectiveUS /feɪnt/
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading THE PRICE OF RANSOM _The faint grey of dawn was stealing across the lake; and still the spell was upon them.
fieldsnounUS /fiːldz/
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading “There thou art gone, and me thou leavest here Sole in these fields! yet will I not despair.”
filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Some life of men unblest He knew, which made him droop, and filled his head.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading “There thou art gone, and me thou leavest here Sole in these fields! yet will I not despair.”
greyadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading THE PRICE OF RANSOM _The faint grey of dawn was stealing across the lake; and still the spell was upon them.
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading He went; his piping took a troubled sound Of storms that rage outside our happy ground._” Section 1.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading He went; his piping took a troubled sound Of storms that rage outside our happy ground._” Section 1.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So she whispered; and he answered her-- “He loved his mates; but yet he could not keep, Here with the shepherds and the silly sheep.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Some life of men unblest He knew, which made him droop, and filled his head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So she whispered; and he answered her-- “He loved his mates; but yet he could not keep, Here with the shepherds and the silly sheep.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “There thou art gone, and me thou leavest here Sole in these fields! yet will I not despair.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some life of men unblest He knew, which made him droop, and filled his head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So she whispered; and he answered her-- “He loved his mates; but yet he could not keep, Here with the shepherds and the silly sheep.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “There thou art gone, and me thou leavest here Sole in these fields! yet will I not despair.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There thou art gone, and me thou leavest here Sole in these fields! yet will I not despair.”
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading So she whispered; and he answered her-- “He loved his mates; but yet he could not keep, Here with the shepherds and the silly sheep.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Some life of men unblest He knew, which made him droop, and filled his head.
lakenounUS /leɪk/
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading THE PRICE OF RANSOM _The faint grey of dawn was stealing across the lake; and still the spell was upon them.
leavest
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There thou art gone, and me thou leavest here Sole in these fields! yet will I not despair.”
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Some life of men unblest He knew, which made him droop, and filled his head.
lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/
held dear
From this reading So she whispered; and he answered her-- “He loved his mates; but yet he could not keep, Here with the shepherds and the silly sheep.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Some life of men unblest He knew, which made him droop, and filled his head.
matesnounUS /meɪts/
a pair of people who live together
From this reading So she whispered; and he answered her-- “He loved his mates; but yet he could not keep, Here with the shepherds and the silly sheep.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “There thou art gone, and me thou leavest here Sole in these fields! yet will I not despair.”
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Some life of men unblest He knew, which made him droop, and filled his head.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “There thou art gone, and me thou leavest here Sole in these fields! yet will I not despair.”
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PRICE OF RANSOM _The faint grey of dawn was stealing across the lake; and still the spell was upon them.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading He went; his piping took a troubled sound Of storms that rage outside our happy ground._” Section 1.
outsideadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtˈsaɪd/
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading He went; his piping took a troubled sound Of storms that rage outside our happy ground._” Section 1.
pipingnounUS /ˈpaɪpɪŋ/
a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems
From this reading He went; his piping took a troubled sound Of storms that rage outside our happy ground._” Section 1.
PRICEnounUS /praɪs/
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading THE PRICE OF RANSOM _The faint grey of dawn was stealing across the lake; and still the spell was upon them.
ragenounUS /reɪdʒ/
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading He went; his piping took a troubled sound Of storms that rage outside our happy ground._” Section 1.
RANSOMnounUS /ˈrænsəm/
money demanded for the return of a captured person
From this reading THE PRICE OF RANSOM _The faint grey of dawn was stealing across the lake; and still the spell was upon them.
SectionnounUS /ˈsekʃən/
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading He went; his piping took a troubled sound Of storms that rage outside our happy ground._” Section 1.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So she whispered; and he answered her-- “He loved his mates; but yet he could not keep, Here with the shepherds and the silly sheep.
sheepnounUS /ʃiːp/
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading So she whispered; and he answered her-- “He loved his mates; but yet he could not keep, Here with the shepherds and the silly sheep.
shepherdsnounUS /ˈʃepərdz/
plural of “shepherd” — a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading So she whispered; and he answered her-- “He loved his mates; but yet he could not keep, Here with the shepherds and the silly sheep.
sillyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪli/
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading So she whispered; and he answered her-- “He loved his mates; but yet he could not keep, Here with the shepherds and the silly sheep.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she whispered; and he answered her-- “He loved his mates; but yet he could not keep, Here with the shepherds and the silly sheep.
SolenounUS /soʊl/
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading “There thou art gone, and me thou leavest here Sole in these fields! yet will I not despair.”
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some life of men unblest He knew, which made him droop, and filled his head.
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading He went; his piping took a troubled sound Of storms that rage outside our happy ground._” Section 1.
spellverbUS /spel/
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading THE PRICE OF RANSOM _The faint grey of dawn was stealing across the lake; and still the spell was upon them.
stealingnounUS /ˈstiːlɪŋ/
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading THE PRICE OF RANSOM _The faint grey of dawn was stealing across the lake; and still the spell was upon them.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading THE PRICE OF RANSOM _The faint grey of dawn was stealing across the lake; and still the spell was upon them.
stormsnounUS /stɔːrmz/
plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
From this reading He went; his piping took a troubled sound Of storms that rage outside our happy ground._” Section 1.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He went; his piping took a troubled sound Of storms that rage outside our happy ground._” Section 1.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRICE OF RANSOM _The faint grey of dawn was stealing across the lake; and still the spell was upon them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE PRICE OF RANSOM _The faint grey of dawn was stealing across the lake; and still the spell was upon them.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There thou art gone, and me thou leavest here Sole in these fields! yet will I not despair.”
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “There thou art gone, and me thou leavest here Sole in these fields! yet will I not despair.”
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “There thou art gone, and me thou leavest here Sole in these fields! yet will I not despair.”
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He went; his piping took a troubled sound Of storms that rage outside our happy ground._” Section 1.
troubledadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəld/
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading He went; his piping took a troubled sound Of storms that rage outside our happy ground._” Section 1.
unblest
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some life of men unblest He knew, which made him droop, and filled his head.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE PRICE OF RANSOM _The faint grey of dawn was stealing across the lake; and still the spell was upon them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PRICE OF RANSOM _The faint grey of dawn was stealing across the lake; and still the spell was upon them.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went; his piping took a troubled sound Of storms that rage outside our happy ground._” Section 1.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Some life of men unblest He knew, which made him droop, and filled his head.
whisperedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪspərd/
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading So she whispered; and he answered her-- “He loved his mates; but yet he could not keep, Here with the shepherds and the silly sheep.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “There thou art gone, and me thou leavest here Sole in these fields! yet will I not despair.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So she whispered; and he answered her-- “He loved his mates; but yet he could not keep, Here with the shepherds and the silly sheep.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “There thou art gone, and me thou leavest here Sole in these fields! yet will I not despair.”
