Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MISS MOHUN and Miss Merrifield encountered Miss Prescott and Agatha among a perfect herd of cycles, making Bessie laugh over the recollections of the horror caused at Stokesley by the arrival of Arthurine Arthuret on a tricycle twelve years previously.
actually
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
Agatha
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS MOHUN and Miss Merrifield encountered Miss Prescott and Agatha among a perfect herd of cycles, making Bessie laugh over the recollections of the horror caused at Stokesley by the arrival of Arthurine Arthuret on a tricycle twelve years previously.
aims
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And happier than the merriest games Is the joy of our new and nobler aims.”
all
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading MISS MOHUN and Miss Merrifield encountered Miss Prescott and Agatha among a perfect herd of cycles, making Bessie laugh over the recollections of the horror caused at Stokesley by the arrival of Arthurine Arthuret on a tricycle twelve years previously.
ancestor
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And happier than the merriest games Is the joy of our new and nobler aims.”
arrival
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS MOHUN and Miss Merrifield encountered Miss Prescott and Agatha among a perfect herd of cycles, making Bessie laugh over the recollections of the horror caused at Stokesley by the arrival of Arthurine Arthuret on a tricycle twelve years previously.
Arthuret
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS MOHUN and Miss Merrifield encountered Miss Prescott and Agatha among a perfect herd of cycles, making Bessie laugh over the recollections of the horror caused at Stokesley by the arrival of Arthurine Arthuret on a tricycle twelve years previously.
Arthurine
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS MOHUN and Miss Merrifield encountered Miss Prescott and Agatha among a perfect herd of cycles, making Bessie laugh over the recollections of the horror caused at Stokesley by the arrival of Arthurine Arthuret on a tricycle twelve years previously.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MISS MOHUN and Miss Merrifield encountered Miss Prescott and Agatha among a perfect herd of cycles, making Bessie laugh over the recollections of the horror caused at Stokesley by the arrival of Arthurine Arthuret on a tricycle twelve years previously.
audience
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
befeathered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
beflowered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
Bessie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS MOHUN and Miss Merrifield encountered Miss Prescott and Agatha among a perfect herd of cycles, making Bessie laugh over the recollections of the horror caused at Stokesley by the arrival of Arthurine Arthuret on a tricycle twelve years previously.
board
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MISS MOHUN and Miss Merrifield encountered Miss Prescott and Agatha among a perfect herd of cycles, making Bessie laugh over the recollections of the horror caused at Stokesley by the arrival of Arthurine Arthuret on a tricycle twelve years previously.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
captured
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
caused
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS MOHUN and Miss Merrifield encountered Miss Prescott and Agatha among a perfect herd of cycles, making Bessie laugh over the recollections of the horror caused at Stokesley by the arrival of Arthurine Arthuret on a tricycle twelve years previously.
Clipstone
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
committee
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
cycles
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS MOHUN and Miss Merrifield encountered Miss Prescott and Agatha among a perfect herd of cycles, making Bessie laugh over the recollections of the horror caused at Stokesley by the arrival of Arthurine Arthuret on a tricycle twelve years previously.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
Elizabethan
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
encountered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS MOHUN and Miss Merrifield encountered Miss Prescott and Agatha among a perfect herd of cycles, making Bessie laugh over the recollections of the horror caused at Stokesley by the arrival of Arthurine Arthuret on a tricycle twelve years previously.
entertaining
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
enthroned
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
F
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading F. R. HAVERGAL.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
games
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And happier than the merriest games Is the joy of our new and nobler aims.”
Hall
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
happier
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And happier than the merriest games Is the joy of our new and nobler aims.”
hats
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
HAVERGAL
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading F. R. HAVERGAL.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
Henderson
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
herd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS MOHUN and Miss Merrifield encountered Miss Prescott and Agatha among a perfect herd of cycles, making Bessie laugh over the recollections of the horror caused at Stokesley by the arrival of Arthurine Arthuret on a tricycle twelve years previously.
High
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
horror
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS MOHUN and Miss Merrifield encountered Miss Prescott and Agatha among a perfect herd of cycles, making Bessie laugh over the recollections of the horror caused at Stokesley by the arrival of Arthurine Arthuret on a tricycle twelve years previously.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
intended
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And happier than the merriest games Is the joy of our new and nobler aims.”
Jane
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
joy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And happier than the merriest games Is the joy of our new and nobler aims.”
Kittiwake
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
laugh
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS MOHUN and Miss Merrifield encountered Miss Prescott and Agatha among a perfect herd of cycles, making Bessie laugh over the recollections of the horror caused at Stokesley by the arrival of Arthurine Arthuret on a tricycle twelve years previously.
less
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
Lord
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
making
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS MOHUN and Miss Merrifield encountered Miss Prescott and Agatha among a perfect herd of cycles, making Bessie laugh over the recollections of the horror caused at Stokesley by the arrival of Arthurine Arthuret on a tricycle twelve years previously.
Mayor
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
merriest
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And happier than the merriest games Is the joy of our new and nobler aims.”
Merrifield
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS MOHUN and Miss Merrifield encountered Miss Prescott and Agatha among a perfect herd of cycles, making Bessie laugh over the recollections of the horror caused at Stokesley by the arrival of Arthurine Arthuret on a tricycle twelve years previously.
MISS
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS MOHUN and Miss Merrifield encountered Miss Prescott and Agatha among a perfect herd of cycles, making Bessie laugh over the recollections of the horror caused at Stokesley by the arrival of Arthurine Arthuret on a tricycle twelve years previously.
MOHUN
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS MOHUN and Miss Merrifield encountered Miss Prescott and Agatha among a perfect herd of cycles, making Bessie laugh over the recollections of the horror caused at Stokesley by the arrival of Arthurine Arthuret on a tricycle twelve years previously.
more
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
new
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And happier than the merriest games Is the joy of our new and nobler aims.”
nobler
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And happier than the merriest games Is the joy of our new and nobler aims.”
number
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And happier than the merriest games Is the joy of our new and nobler aims.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MISS MOHUN and Miss Merrifield encountered Miss Prescott and Agatha among a perfect herd of cycles, making Bessie laugh over the recollections of the horror caused at Stokesley by the arrival of Arthurine Arthuret on a tricycle twelve years previously.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “And happier than the merriest games Is the joy of our new and nobler aims.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading MISS MOHUN and Miss Merrifield encountered Miss Prescott and Agatha among a perfect herd of cycles, making Bessie laugh over the recollections of the horror caused at Stokesley by the arrival of Arthurine Arthuret on a tricycle twelve years previously.
overhead
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
passengers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
perfect
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS MOHUN and Miss Merrifield encountered Miss Prescott and Agatha among a perfect herd of cycles, making Bessie laugh over the recollections of the horror caused at Stokesley by the arrival of Arthurine Arthuret on a tricycle twelve years previously.
persona
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
place
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
platform
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
portraits
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
Prescott
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS MOHUN and Miss Merrifield encountered Miss Prescott and Agatha among a perfect herd of cycles, making Bessie laugh over the recollections of the horror caused at Stokesley by the arrival of Arthurine Arthuret on a tricycle twelve years previously.
previously
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS MOHUN and Miss Merrifield encountered Miss Prescott and Agatha among a perfect herd of cycles, making Bessie laugh over the recollections of the horror caused at Stokesley by the arrival of Arthurine Arthuret on a tricycle twelve years previously.
Prince
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
pronounced
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
propria
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
proved
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
R
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading F. R. HAVERGAL.
ready
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
recollections
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS MOHUN and Miss Merrifield encountered Miss Prescott and Agatha among a perfect herd of cycles, making Bessie laugh over the recollections of the horror caused at Stokesley by the arrival of Arthurine Arthuret on a tricycle twelve years previously.
Rockstone
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
Rotherwood
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
sat
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
School
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
sea
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
side
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
small
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
space
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
spite
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
sprinkling
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
Stokesley
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS MOHUN and Miss Merrifield encountered Miss Prescott and Agatha among a perfect herd of cycles, making Bessie laugh over the recollections of the horror caused at Stokesley by the arrival of Arthurine Arthuret on a tricycle twelve years previously.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “And happier than the merriest games Is the joy of our new and nobler aims.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And happier than the merriest games Is the joy of our new and nobler aims.”
There
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
too
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
Town
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
tricycle
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS MOHUN and Miss Merrifield encountered Miss Prescott and Agatha among a perfect herd of cycles, making Bessie laugh over the recollections of the horror caused at Stokesley by the arrival of Arthurine Arthuret on a tricycle twelve years previously.
twelve
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS MOHUN and Miss Merrifield encountered Miss Prescott and Agatha among a perfect herd of cycles, making Bessie laugh over the recollections of the horror caused at Stokesley by the arrival of Arthurine Arthuret on a tricycle twelve years previously.
Wales
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There he sat enthroned on the platform, with portraits of himself, his Elizabethan ancestor, and the Prince of Wales overhead, and, in _propria persona_ on either side, the Mayor of Rockstone, Captain Henderson, and a sprinkling of the committee, Jane, of course, being one; while in the space beneath was a sea of hats, more or less beflowered and befeathered.
years
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS MOHUN and Miss Merrifield encountered Miss Prescott and Agatha among a perfect herd of cycles, making Bessie laugh over the recollections of the horror caused at Stokesley by the arrival of Arthurine Arthuret on a tricycle twelve years previously.
younger
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The place was the Town Hall, the High School having proved too small for the number of the intended audience, and Lord Rotherwood having been captured, in spite of the _Kittiwake_ being pronounced ready to sail, and all the younger passengers being actually on board, entertaining a party from Clipstone.
