used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In that same wind-wild dawn, Larry awoke, and tried to believe that he was a bridegroom, and was going to espouse Tishy Mangan in the course of the next few hours.
(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 That ancient ditty, "The Yeoman's Wedding," that he had often heard Dr. Mangan sing, attacked him like an illness, and enforced its galloping metres on all he did.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That ancient ditty, "The Yeoman's Wedding," that he had often heard Dr. Mangan sing, attacked him like an illness, and enforced its galloping metres on all he did.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading That ancient ditty, "The Yeoman's Wedding," that he had often heard Dr. Mangan sing, attacked him like an illness, and enforced its galloping metres on all he did.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In that same wind-wild dawn, Larry awoke, and tried to believe that he was a bridegroom, and was going to espouse Tishy Mangan in the course of the next few hours.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading "_C'est toujours l'imprévu qui arrive_!" he told himself.
attackedverbUS /əˈtækt/
past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading That ancient ditty, "The Yeoman's Wedding," that he had often heard Dr. Mangan sing, attacked him like an illness, and enforced its galloping metres on all he did.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading In that same wind-wild dawn, Larry awoke, and tried to believe that he was a bridegroom, and was going to espouse Tishy Mangan in the course of the next few hours.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading In that same wind-wild dawn, Larry awoke, and tried to believe that he was a bridegroom, and was going to espouse Tishy Mangan in the course of the next few hours.
bridegroomnounUS /ˈbraɪdɡruːm/
a man who has recently been married
From this reading In that same wind-wild dawn, Larry awoke, and tried to believe that he was a bridegroom, and was going to espouse Tishy Mangan in the course of the next few hours.
C'est
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From this reading "_C'est toujours l'imprévu qui arrive_!" he told himself.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading In that same wind-wild dawn, Larry awoke, and tried to believe that he was a bridegroom, and was going to espouse Tishy Mangan in the course of the next few hours.
the first light of day
From this reading In that same wind-wild dawn, Larry awoke, and tried to believe that he was a bridegroom, and was going to espouse Tishy Mangan in the course of the next few hours.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That ancient ditty, "The Yeoman's Wedding," that he had often heard Dr. Mangan sing, attacked him like an illness, and enforced its galloping metres on all he did.
dittynounUS /ˈdɪti/
a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)
From this reading That ancient ditty, "The Yeoman's Wedding," that he had often heard Dr. Mangan sing, attacked him like an illness, and enforced its galloping metres on all he did.
Dr
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From this reading That ancient ditty, "The Yeoman's Wedding," that he had often heard Dr. Mangan sing, attacked him like an illness, and enforced its galloping metres on all he did.
enforcedadjectiveUS /enˈfɔːrst/
forced or compelled or put in force
From this reading That ancient ditty, "The Yeoman's Wedding," that he had often heard Dr. Mangan sing, attacked him like an illness, and enforced its galloping metres on all he did.
espouseverbUS /ɪˈspaʊz/
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
From this reading In that same wind-wild dawn, Larry awoke, and tried to believe that he was a bridegroom, and was going to espouse Tishy Mangan in the course of the next few hours.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading In that same wind-wild dawn, Larry awoke, and tried to believe that he was a bridegroom, and was going to espouse Tishy Mangan in the course of the next few hours.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Through the valley we'll haste, For we've no time to waste!
gallopingverbUS /ˈɡæləpɪŋ/
-ing form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading That ancient ditty, "The Yeoman's Wedding," that he had often heard Dr. Mangan sing, attacked him like an illness, and enforced its galloping metres on all he did.
the act of departing
From this reading In that same wind-wild dawn, Larry awoke, and tried to believe that he was a bridegroom, and was going to espouse Tishy Mangan in the course of the next few hours.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That ancient ditty, "The Yeoman's Wedding," that he had often heard Dr. Mangan sing, attacked him like an illness, and enforced its galloping metres on all he did.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading "Through the valley we'll haste, For we've no time to waste!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In that same wind-wild dawn, Larry awoke, and tried to believe that he was a bridegroom, and was going to espouse Tishy Mangan in the course of the next few hours.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading That ancient ditty, "The Yeoman's Wedding," that he had often heard Dr. Mangan sing, attacked him like an illness, and enforced its galloping metres on all he did.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That ancient ditty, "The Yeoman's Wedding," that he had often heard Dr. Mangan sing, attacked him like an illness, and enforced its galloping metres on all he did.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "_C'est toujours l'imprévu qui arrive_!" he told himself.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading In that same wind-wild dawn, Larry awoke, and tried to believe that he was a bridegroom, and was going to espouse Tishy Mangan in the course of the next few hours.
illnessnounUS /ˈɪlnəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading That ancient ditty, "The Yeoman's Wedding," that he had often heard Dr. Mangan sing, attacked him like an illness, and enforced its galloping metres on all he did.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In that same wind-wild dawn, Larry awoke, and tried to believe that he was a bridegroom, and was going to espouse Tishy Mangan in the course of the next few hours.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For it is my wedding morning, my wedding morning!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For it is my wedding morning, my wedding morning!"
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading That ancient ditty, "The Yeoman's Wedding," that he had often heard Dr. Mangan sing, attacked him like an illness, and enforced its galloping metres on all he did.
l'imprévu
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From this reading "_C'est toujours l'imprévu qui arrive_!" he told himself.
Larry
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From this reading In that same wind-wild dawn, Larry awoke, and tried to believe that he was a bridegroom, and was going to espouse Tishy Mangan in the course of the next few hours.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading That ancient ditty, "The Yeoman's Wedding," that he had often heard Dr. Mangan sing, attacked him like an illness, and enforced its galloping metres on all he did.
Mangan
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From this reading In that same wind-wild dawn, Larry awoke, and tried to believe that he was a bridegroom, and was going to espouse Tishy Mangan in the course of the next few hours.
metresnounUS /ˈmiːtərz/
plural of “metre” — the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading That ancient ditty, "The Yeoman's Wedding," that he had often heard Dr. Mangan sing, attacked him like an illness, and enforced its galloping metres on all he did.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading For it is my wedding morning, my wedding morning!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For it is my wedding morning, my wedding morning!"
immediately following in time or order
From this reading In that same wind-wild dawn, Larry awoke, and tried to believe that he was a bridegroom, and was going to espouse Tishy Mangan in the course of the next few hours.
not any; not one
From this reading "Through the valley we'll haste, For we've no time to waste!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In that same wind-wild dawn, Larry awoke, and tried to believe that he was a bridegroom, and was going to espouse Tishy Mangan in the course of the next few hours.
many times at short intervals
From this reading That ancient ditty, "The Yeoman's Wedding," that he had often heard Dr. Mangan sing, attacked him like an illness, and enforced its galloping metres on all he did.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That ancient ditty, "The Yeoman's Wedding," that he had often heard Dr. Mangan sing, attacked him like an illness, and enforced its galloping metres on all he did.
qui
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From this reading "_C'est toujours l'imprévu qui arrive_!" he told himself.
Identical; not different.
From this reading In that same wind-wild dawn, Larry awoke, and tried to believe that he was a bridegroom, and was going to espouse Tishy Mangan in the course of the next few hours.
deliver by singing
From this reading That ancient ditty, "The Yeoman's Wedding," that he had often heard Dr. Mangan sing, attacked him like an illness, and enforced its galloping metres on all he did.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that same wind-wild dawn, Larry awoke, and tried to believe that he was a bridegroom, and was going to espouse Tishy Mangan in the course of the next few hours.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In that same wind-wild dawn, Larry awoke, and tried to believe that he was a bridegroom, and was going to espouse Tishy Mangan in the course of the next few hours.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Through the valley we'll haste, For we've no time to waste!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Through the valley we'll haste, For we've no time to waste!
Tishy
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From this reading In that same wind-wild dawn, Larry awoke, and tried to believe that he was a bridegroom, and was going to espouse Tishy Mangan in the course of the next few hours.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In that same wind-wild dawn, Larry awoke, and tried to believe that he was a bridegroom, and was going to espouse Tishy Mangan in the course of the next few hours.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "_C'est toujours l'imprévu qui arrive_!" he told himself.
toujours
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From this reading "_C'est toujours l'imprévu qui arrive_!" he told himself.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading In that same wind-wild dawn, Larry awoke, and tried to believe that he was a bridegroom, and was going to espouse Tishy Mangan in the course of the next few hours.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading "Through the valley we'll haste, For we've no time to waste!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In that same wind-wild dawn, Larry awoke, and tried to believe that he was a bridegroom, and was going to espouse Tishy Mangan in the course of the next few hours.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading "Through the valley we'll haste, For we've no time to waste!
we'll
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From this reading "Through the valley we'll haste, For we've no time to waste!
we've
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From this reading "Through the valley we'll haste, For we've no time to waste!
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading That ancient ditty, "The Yeoman's Wedding," that he had often heard Dr. Mangan sing, attacked him like an illness, and enforced its galloping metres on all he did.
wind-wild
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From this reading In that same wind-wild dawn, Larry awoke, and tried to believe that he was a bridegroom, and was going to espouse Tishy Mangan in the course of the next few hours.
Yeoman'snounUS /ˈjoʊmənz/
possessive form of “yeoman” — officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch
From this reading That ancient ditty, "The Yeoman's Wedding," that he had often heard Dr. Mangan sing, attacked him like an illness, and enforced its galloping metres on all he did.
