adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
accordverbUS /əˈkɔːrd/
go together
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 All the lesser London churches strain their metallic throats.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Day of the month and year, November the thirtieth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading London Time by the great clock of Saint Paul's, ten at night.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
beginverbUS /bɪˈɡɪn/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
bellnounUS /bel/
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading London Time by the great clock of Saint Paul's, ten at night.
cathedralnounUS /kəˈθiːdrəl/
any large and important church
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
churchesnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃɪz/
plural of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading All the lesser London churches strain their metallic throats.
citynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
clocknounUS /klɑːk/
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading London Time by the great clock of Saint Paul's, ten at night.
DaynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Day of the month and year, November the thirtieth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five.
devoursverbUS /dɪˈvaʊərz/
third-person singular of “devour” — destroy completely
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
dozennounUS /ˈdʌzən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
eightadjectiveUS /eɪt/
being one more than seven
From this reading Day of the month and year, November the thirtieth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
flippantlyadverb
in a flippant manner
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
flyingadjectiveUS /ˈflaɪɪŋ/
moving swiftly
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
fournounUS /fɔːr/
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
giganticadjectiveUS /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/
so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading London Time by the great clock of Saint Paul's, ten at night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading Day of the month and year, November the thirtieth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
lesseradjectiveUS /ˈlesər/
of less size or importance
From this reading All the lesser London churches strain their metallic throats.
LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading London Time by the great clock of Saint Paul's, ten at night.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
metallicadjectiveUS /məˈtælɪk/
containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal
From this reading All the lesser London churches strain their metallic throats.
monthnounUS /mʌnθ/
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Day of the month and year, November the thirtieth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading London Time by the great clock of Saint Paul's, ten at night.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading Day of the month and year, November the thirtieth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Day of the month and year, November the thirtieth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Day of the month and year, November the thirtieth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
OVERTUREnounUS /ˈoʊvərtʃər/
orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
From this reading THE OVERTURE.
Paul'snounUS /pɔːlz/
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading London Time by the great clock of Saint Paul's, ten at night.
resonancenounUS /ˈrez.ən.əns/
The reinforcement or prolongation of sound or magical energy by reflection.
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
SaintnounUS /seɪnt/
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading London Time by the great clock of Saint Paul's, ten at night.
scythenounUS /sɪθ/
an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
soundingadjectiveUS /ˈsaʊndɪŋ/
appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
strainnounUS /streɪn/
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading All the lesser London churches strain their metallic throats.
strokesnounUS /stroʊks/
plural of “stroke” — (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
sufficientlyadverbUS /səˈfɪʃəntli/
to a sufficient degree
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
sweepverbUS /swiːp/
sweep across or over
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
tardilyadverb
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading London Time by the great clock of Saint Paul's, ten at night.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OVERTURE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All the lesser London churches strain their metallic throats.
thirtiethadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːrtiəθ/
coming next after the twenty-ninth in position
From this reading Day of the month and year, November the thirtieth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five.
thirty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːrdifaɪv/
being five more than thirty
From this reading Day of the month and year, November the thirtieth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Day of the month and year, November the thirtieth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
throatsnounUS /θroʊts/
plural of “throat” — the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
From this reading All the lesser London churches strain their metallic throats.
TimenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading London Time by the great clock of Saint Paul's, ten at night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
wingedadjectiveUS /wɪŋd/
having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of the great cathedral; some, tardily begin three, four, half a dozen, strokes behind it; all are in sufficiently near accord, to leave a resonance in the air, as if the winged father who devours his children, had made a sounding sweep with his gigantic scythe in flying over the city.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Day of the month and year, November the thirtieth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five.
