ambuscadenoun
the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
AvonnounUS /ˈeɪvɑːn/
a river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
banksnounUS /bæŋks/
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
BrowningnounUS /ˈbraʊnɪŋ/
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading Browning.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
CapturedverbUS /ˈkæptʃərd/
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
caughtverbUS /kɑːt/
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
combatnounUS /ˈkɑːmbæt/
an engagement fought between two military forces
From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
concealmentnounUS /kənˈsiːlmənt/
the condition of being concealed or hidden
From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
dearestnounUS /ˈdɪrəst/
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “Well, my dearest.”
DeathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
Don't
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From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
else
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From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
engagedadjectiveUS /enˈɡeɪdʒd/
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
fieldnounUS /fiːld/
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
How
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From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
likingnounUS /ˈlaɪkɪŋ/
a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
lucidlyadverb
in a clear and lucid manner
From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well, my dearest.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
pairnounUS /per/
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
quoth
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From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
selfnounUS /self/
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
sprangverbUS /spræŋ/
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
SydneynounUS /ˈsɪdni/
the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
There's
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From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
tomb's
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From this reading How the field of combat lay By the tomb’s self; how he sprang from ambuscade-- Captured Death, caught him in that pair of hands.
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, my dearest.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Don’t they say that there ought not to be any shadow of concealment of the least little liking for any one else, when one is going to be married,” quoth Sydney, not over lucidly.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “John,” said Sydney, as they were taking their last walk together as engaged people on the banks of their Avon, “There’s something I think I ought to tell you.”
