AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Generations of Men A GOVERNOR it was proclaimed this time, When all who would come seeking in New Hampshire Ancestral memories might come together.
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 The Generations of Men A GOVERNOR it was proclaimed this time, When all who would come seeking in New Hampshire Ancestral memories might come together.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Someone had literally run to earth In an old cellar hole in a by-road The origin of all the family there.
AncestraladjectiveUS /ænˈsestrəl/
inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
From this reading The Generations of Men A GOVERNOR it was proclaimed this time, When all who would come seeking in New Hampshire Ancestral memories might come together.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And those of the name Stark gathered in Bow, A rock-strewn town where farming has fallen off, And sprout-lands flourish where the axe has gone.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were at Bow, but that was not enough: Nothing would do but they must fix a day To stand together on the crater's verge That turned them on the world, and try to fathom The past and get some strangeness out of it.
axenounUS /æks/
an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
From this reading And those of the name Stark gathered in Bow, A rock-strewn town where farming has fallen off, And sprout-lands flourish where the axe has gone.
BownounUS /baʊ/
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading And those of the name Stark gathered in Bow, A rock-strewn town where farming has fallen off, And sprout-lands flourish where the axe has gone.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They were at Bow, but that was not enough: Nothing would do but they must fix a day To stand together on the crater's verge That turned them on the world, and try to fathom The past and get some strangeness out of it.
by-road
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Someone had literally run to earth In an old cellar hole in a by-road The origin of all the family there.
cellarnounUS /ˈselər/
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading Someone had literally run to earth In an old cellar hole in a by-road The origin of all the family there.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Generations of Men A GOVERNOR it was proclaimed this time, When all who would come seeking in New Hampshire Ancestral memories might come together.
crater's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were at Bow, but that was not enough: Nothing would do but they must fix a day To stand together on the crater's verge That turned them on the world, and try to fathom The past and get some strangeness out of it.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading They were at Bow, but that was not enough: Nothing would do but they must fix a day To stand together on the crater's verge That turned them on the world, and try to fathom The past and get some strangeness out of it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They were at Bow, but that was not enough: Nothing would do but they must fix a day To stand together on the crater's verge That turned them on the world, and try to fathom The past and get some strangeness out of it.
earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Someone had literally run to earth In an old cellar hole in a by-road The origin of all the family there.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading They were at Bow, but that was not enough: Nothing would do but they must fix a day To stand together on the crater's verge That turned them on the world, and try to fathom The past and get some strangeness out of it.
fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading And those of the name Stark gathered in Bow, A rock-strewn town where farming has fallen off, And sprout-lands flourish where the axe has gone.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading Someone had literally run to earth In an old cellar hole in a by-road The origin of all the family there.
farmingnounUS /ˈfɑːrmɪŋ/
the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
From this reading And those of the name Stark gathered in Bow, A rock-strewn town where farming has fallen off, And sprout-lands flourish where the axe has gone.
fathomverbUS /ˈfæðəm/
come to understand
From this reading They were at Bow, but that was not enough: Nothing would do but they must fix a day To stand together on the crater's verge That turned them on the world, and try to fathom The past and get some strangeness out of it.
fixverbUS /fɪks/
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading They were at Bow, but that was not enough: Nothing would do but they must fix a day To stand together on the crater's verge That turned them on the world, and try to fathom The past and get some strangeness out of it.
flourishverbUS /ˈflɜːrɪʃ/
grow vigorously
From this reading And those of the name Stark gathered in Bow, A rock-strewn town where farming has fallen off, And sprout-lands flourish where the axe has gone.
gatheredadjectiveUS /ˈɡæðərd/
brought together in one place
From this reading And those of the name Stark gathered in Bow, A rock-strewn town where farming has fallen off, And sprout-lands flourish where the axe has gone.
GenerationsnounUS /ˌdʒenərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “generation” — all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading The Generations of Men A GOVERNOR it was proclaimed this time, When all who would come seeking in New Hampshire Ancestral memories might come together.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They were at Bow, but that was not enough: Nothing would do but they must fix a day To stand together on the crater's verge That turned them on the world, and try to fathom The past and get some strangeness out of it.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading And those of the name Stark gathered in Bow, A rock-strewn town where farming has fallen off, And sprout-lands flourish where the axe has gone.
GOVERNORnounUS /ˈɡʌvərnər/
the head of a state government
From this reading The Generations of Men A GOVERNOR it was proclaimed this time, When all who would come seeking in New Hampshire Ancestral memories might come together.
grovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading Thence they were sprung, so numerous a tribe That now not all the houses left in town Made shift to shelter them without the help Of here and there a tent in grove and orchard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Someone had literally run to earth In an old cellar hole in a by-road The origin of all the family there.
HampshirenounUS /ˈhæmpʃər/
a county of southern England on the English Channel
From this reading The Generations of Men A GOVERNOR it was proclaimed this time, When all who would come seeking in New Hampshire Ancestral memories might come together.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And those of the name Stark gathered in Bow, A rock-strewn town where farming has fallen off, And sprout-lands flourish where the axe has gone.
helpverbUS /help/
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Thence they were sprung, so numerous a tribe That now not all the houses left in town Made shift to shelter them without the help Of here and there a tent in grove and orchard.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Thence they were sprung, so numerous a tribe That now not all the houses left in town Made shift to shelter them without the help Of here and there a tent in grove and orchard.
holenounUS /hoʊl/
an opening into or through something
From this reading Someone had literally run to earth In an old cellar hole in a by-road The origin of all the family there.
housesnounUS /ˈhaʊsəz/
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Thence they were sprung, so numerous a tribe That now not all the houses left in town Made shift to shelter them without the help Of here and there a tent in grove and orchard.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Generations of Men A GOVERNOR it was proclaimed this time, When all who would come seeking in New Hampshire Ancestral memories might come together.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Generations of Men A GOVERNOR it was proclaimed this time, When all who would come seeking in New Hampshire Ancestral memories might come together.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Thence they were sprung, so numerous a tribe That now not all the houses left in town Made shift to shelter them without the help Of here and there a tent in grove and orchard.
literallyadverbUS /ˈlɪtərəli/
in a literal sense
From this reading Someone had literally run to earth In an old cellar hole in a by-road The origin of all the family there.
MadeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Thence they were sprung, so numerous a tribe That now not all the houses left in town Made shift to shelter them without the help Of here and there a tent in grove and orchard.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading The Generations of Men A GOVERNOR it was proclaimed this time, When all who would come seeking in New Hampshire Ancestral memories might come together.
MennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading The Generations of Men A GOVERNOR it was proclaimed this time, When all who would come seeking in New Hampshire Ancestral memories might come together.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The Generations of Men A GOVERNOR it was proclaimed this time, When all who would come seeking in New Hampshire Ancestral memories might come together.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They were at Bow, but that was not enough: Nothing would do but they must fix a day To stand together on the crater's verge That turned them on the world, and try to fathom The past and get some strangeness out of it.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And those of the name Stark gathered in Bow, A rock-strewn town where farming has fallen off, And sprout-lands flourish where the axe has gone.
NewadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The Generations of Men A GOVERNOR it was proclaimed this time, When all who would come seeking in New Hampshire Ancestral memories might come together.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thence they were sprung, so numerous a tribe That now not all the houses left in town Made shift to shelter them without the help Of here and there a tent in grove and orchard.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They were at Bow, but that was not enough: Nothing would do but they must fix a day To stand together on the crater's verge That turned them on the world, and try to fathom The past and get some strangeness out of it.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Thence they were sprung, so numerous a tribe That now not all the houses left in town Made shift to shelter them without the help Of here and there a tent in grove and orchard.
numerousadjectiveUS /ˈnuːmərəs/
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading Thence they were sprung, so numerous a tribe That now not all the houses left in town Made shift to shelter them without the help Of here and there a tent in grove and orchard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Generations of Men A GOVERNOR it was proclaimed this time, When all who would come seeking in New Hampshire Ancestral memories might come together.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And those of the name Stark gathered in Bow, A rock-strewn town where farming has fallen off, And sprout-lands flourish where the axe has gone.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Someone had literally run to earth In an old cellar hole in a by-road The origin of all the family there.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were at Bow, but that was not enough: Nothing would do but they must fix a day To stand together on the crater's verge That turned them on the world, and try to fathom The past and get some strangeness out of it.
orchardnounUS /ˈɔːrtʃərd/
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading Thence they were sprung, so numerous a tribe That now not all the houses left in town Made shift to shelter them without the help Of here and there a tent in grove and orchard.
originnounUS /ˈɔːrədʒən/
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading Someone had literally run to earth In an old cellar hole in a by-road The origin of all the family there.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They were at Bow, but that was not enough: Nothing would do but they must fix a day To stand together on the crater's verge That turned them on the world, and try to fathom The past and get some strangeness out of it.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading They were at Bow, but that was not enough: Nothing would do but they must fix a day To stand together on the crater's verge That turned them on the world, and try to fathom The past and get some strangeness out of it.
proclaimedadjectiveUS /proʊˈkleɪmd/
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading The Generations of Men A GOVERNOR it was proclaimed this time, When all who would come seeking in New Hampshire Ancestral memories might come together.
rock-strewn
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And those of the name Stark gathered in Bow, A rock-strewn town where farming has fallen off, And sprout-lands flourish where the axe has gone.
runverbUS /rʌn/
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Someone had literally run to earth In an old cellar hole in a by-road The origin of all the family there.
seekingnounUS /ˈsiːkɪŋ/
the act of searching for something
From this reading The Generations of Men A GOVERNOR it was proclaimed this time, When all who would come seeking in New Hampshire Ancestral memories might come together.
shelternounUS /ˈʃeltər/
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading Thence they were sprung, so numerous a tribe That now not all the houses left in town Made shift to shelter them without the help Of here and there a tent in grove and orchard.
shiftverbUS /ʃɪft/
make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading Thence they were sprung, so numerous a tribe That now not all the houses left in town Made shift to shelter them without the help Of here and there a tent in grove and orchard.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Thence they were sprung, so numerous a tribe That now not all the houses left in town Made shift to shelter them without the help Of here and there a tent in grove and orchard.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They were at Bow, but that was not enough: Nothing would do but they must fix a day To stand together on the crater's verge That turned them on the world, and try to fathom The past and get some strangeness out of it.
SomeonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading Someone had literally run to earth In an old cellar hole in a by-road The origin of all the family there.
sprout-lands
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And those of the name Stark gathered in Bow, A rock-strewn town where farming has fallen off, And sprout-lands flourish where the axe has gone.
sprungverbUS /sprʌŋ/
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Thence they were sprung, so numerous a tribe That now not all the houses left in town Made shift to shelter them without the help Of here and there a tent in grove and orchard.
standverbUS /stænd/
be standing; be upright
From this reading They were at Bow, but that was not enough: Nothing would do but they must fix a day To stand together on the crater's verge That turned them on the world, and try to fathom The past and get some strangeness out of it.
StarkadjectiveUS /stɑːrk/
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
From this reading And those of the name Stark gathered in Bow, A rock-strewn town where farming has fallen off, And sprout-lands flourish where the axe has gone.
strangenessnounUS /ˈstreɪndʒnəs/
unusualness as a consequence of not being well known
From this reading They were at Bow, but that was not enough: Nothing would do but they must fix a day To stand together on the crater's verge That turned them on the world, and try to fathom The past and get some strangeness out of it.
tentnounUS /tent/
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading Thence they were sprung, so numerous a tribe That now not all the houses left in town Made shift to shelter them without the help Of here and there a tent in grove and orchard.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thence they were sprung, so numerous a tribe That now not all the houses left in town Made shift to shelter them without the help Of here and there a tent in grove and orchard.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Generations of Men A GOVERNOR it was proclaimed this time, When all who would come seeking in New Hampshire Ancestral memories might come together.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Thence they were sprung, so numerous a tribe That now not all the houses left in town Made shift to shelter them without the help Of here and there a tent in grove and orchard.
ThenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading Thence they were sprung, so numerous a tribe That now not all the houses left in town Made shift to shelter them without the help Of here and there a tent in grove and orchard.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Someone had literally run to earth In an old cellar hole in a by-road The origin of all the family there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thence they were sprung, so numerous a tribe That now not all the houses left in town Made shift to shelter them without the help Of here and there a tent in grove and orchard.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Generations of Men A GOVERNOR it was proclaimed this time, When all who would come seeking in New Hampshire Ancestral memories might come together.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And those of the name Stark gathered in Bow, A rock-strewn town where farming has fallen off, And sprout-lands flourish where the axe has gone.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Generations of Men A GOVERNOR it was proclaimed this time, When all who would come seeking in New Hampshire Ancestral memories might come together.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Someone had literally run to earth In an old cellar hole in a by-road The origin of all the family there.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The Generations of Men A GOVERNOR it was proclaimed this time, When all who would come seeking in New Hampshire Ancestral memories might come together.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading And those of the name Stark gathered in Bow, A rock-strewn town where farming has fallen off, And sprout-lands flourish where the axe has gone.
tribenounUS /traɪb/
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading Thence they were sprung, so numerous a tribe That now not all the houses left in town Made shift to shelter them without the help Of here and there a tent in grove and orchard.
tryverbUS /traɪ/
make an effort or attempt
From this reading They were at Bow, but that was not enough: Nothing would do but they must fix a day To stand together on the crater's verge That turned them on the world, and try to fathom The past and get some strangeness out of it.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading They were at Bow, but that was not enough: Nothing would do but they must fix a day To stand together on the crater's verge That turned them on the world, and try to fathom The past and get some strangeness out of it.
vergenounUS /vɜːrdʒ/
a region marking a boundary
From this reading They were at Bow, but that was not enough: Nothing would do but they must fix a day To stand together on the crater's verge That turned them on the world, and try to fathom The past and get some strangeness out of it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Generations of Men A GOVERNOR it was proclaimed this time, When all who would come seeking in New Hampshire Ancestral memories might come together.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Thence they were sprung, so numerous a tribe That now not all the houses left in town Made shift to shelter them without the help Of here and there a tent in grove and orchard.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Generations of Men A GOVERNOR it was proclaimed this time, When all who would come seeking in New Hampshire Ancestral memories might come together.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading And those of the name Stark gathered in Bow, A rock-strewn town where farming has fallen off, And sprout-lands flourish where the axe has gone.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Generations of Men A GOVERNOR it was proclaimed this time, When all who would come seeking in New Hampshire Ancestral memories might come together.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Thence they were sprung, so numerous a tribe That now not all the houses left in town Made shift to shelter them without the help Of here and there a tent in grove and orchard.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading They were at Bow, but that was not enough: Nothing would do but they must fix a day To stand together on the crater's verge That turned them on the world, and try to fathom The past and get some strangeness out of it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Generations of Men A GOVERNOR it was proclaimed this time, When all who would come seeking in New Hampshire Ancestral memories might come together.
