Aldingar
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From this reading _Ballad of Sir Aldingar_.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Some of the garden flowers had wandered into the wood, and were growing here and there along the path, but the trees soon became too thick and shadowy for them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So, with warm thanks for their hospitality, I took my leave, and went my way through the little garden towards the forest.
anxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/
eagerly desirous
From this reading By this time, my hostess was quite anxious that I should be gone.
att
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From this reading “When bale is att hyest, boote is nyest.”
balenounUS /beɪl/
a large bundle bound for storage or transport
From this reading “When bale is att hyest, boote is nyest.”
BalladnounUS /ˈbæləd/
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading _Ballad of Sir Aldingar_.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By this time, my hostess was quite anxious that I should be gone.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Some of the garden flowers had wandered into the wood, and were growing here and there along the path, but the trees soon became too thick and shadowy for them.
boote
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From this reading “When bale is att hyest, boote is nyest.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Some of the garden flowers had wandered into the wood, and were growing here and there along the path, but the trees soon became too thick and shadowy for them.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this time, my hostess was quite anxious that I should be gone.
flowersnounUS /ˈflaʊərz/
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Some of the garden flowers had wandered into the wood, and were growing here and there along the path, but the trees soon became too thick and shadowy for them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So, with warm thanks for their hospitality, I took my leave, and went my way through the little garden towards the forest.
forestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading So, with warm thanks for their hospitality, I took my leave, and went my way through the little garden towards the forest.
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading So, with warm thanks for their hospitality, I took my leave, and went my way through the little garden towards the forest.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading By this time, my hostess was quite anxious that I should be gone.
growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Some of the garden flowers had wandered into the wood, and were growing here and there along the path, but the trees soon became too thick and shadowy for them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some of the garden flowers had wandered into the wood, and were growing here and there along the path, but the trees soon became too thick and shadowy for them.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Some of the garden flowers had wandered into the wood, and were growing here and there along the path, but the trees soon became too thick and shadowy for them.
hospitalitynounUS /ˌhɑːspəˈtæləti/
kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
From this reading So, with warm thanks for their hospitality, I took my leave, and went my way through the little garden towards the forest.
hostessnounUS /ˈhoʊstəs/
a woman host
From this reading By this time, my hostess was quite anxious that I should be gone.
hyest
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From this reading “When bale is att hyest, boote is nyest.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By this time, my hostess was quite anxious that I should be gone.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Some of the garden flowers had wandered into the wood, and were growing here and there along the path, but the trees soon became too thick and shadowy for them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “When bale is att hyest, boote is nyest.”
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading So, with warm thanks for their hospitality, I took my leave, and went my way through the little garden towards the forest.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So, with warm thanks for their hospitality, I took my leave, and went my way through the little garden towards the forest.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading By this time, my hostess was quite anxious that I should be gone.
nyest
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From this reading “When bale is att hyest, boote is nyest.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Ballad of Sir Aldingar_.
pathnounUS /pæθ/
a course of conduct
From this reading Some of the garden flowers had wandered into the wood, and were growing here and there along the path, but the trees soon became too thick and shadowy for them.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading By this time, my hostess was quite anxious that I should be gone.
shadowyadjectiveUS /ˈʃædoʊi/
filled with shade
From this reading Some of the garden flowers had wandered into the wood, and were growing here and there along the path, but the trees soon became too thick and shadowy for them.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading By this time, my hostess was quite anxious that I should be gone.
SirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading _Ballad of Sir Aldingar_.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, with warm thanks for their hospitality, I took my leave, and went my way through the little garden towards the forest.
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of the garden flowers had wandered into the wood, and were growing here and there along the path, but the trees soon became too thick and shadowy for them.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading Some of the garden flowers had wandered into the wood, and were growing here and there along the path, but the trees soon became too thick and shadowy for them.
thanksnounUS /θæŋks/
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading So, with warm thanks for their hospitality, I took my leave, and went my way through the little garden towards the forest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By this time, my hostess was quite anxious that I should be gone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So, with warm thanks for their hospitality, I took my leave, and went my way through the little garden towards the forest.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading So, with warm thanks for their hospitality, I took my leave, and went my way through the little garden towards the forest.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some of the garden flowers had wandered into the wood, and were growing here and there along the path, but the trees soon became too thick and shadowy for them.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Some of the garden flowers had wandered into the wood, and were growing here and there along the path, but the trees soon became too thick and shadowy for them.
thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Some of the garden flowers had wandered into the wood, and were growing here and there along the path, but the trees soon became too thick and shadowy for them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time, my hostess was quite anxious that I should be gone.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading So, with warm thanks for their hospitality, I took my leave, and went my way through the little garden towards the forest.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By this time, my hostess was quite anxious that I should be gone.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Some of the garden flowers had wandered into the wood, and were growing here and there along the path, but the trees soon became too thick and shadowy for them.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading So, with warm thanks for their hospitality, I took my leave, and went my way through the little garden towards the forest.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading So, with warm thanks for their hospitality, I took my leave, and went my way through the little garden towards the forest.
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Some of the garden flowers had wandered into the wood, and were growing here and there along the path, but the trees soon became too thick and shadowy for them.
wanderedverbUS /ˈwɑːndərd/
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading Some of the garden flowers had wandered into the wood, and were growing here and there along the path, but the trees soon became too thick and shadowy for them.
warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading So, with warm thanks for their hospitality, I took my leave, and went my way through the little garden towards the forest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By this time, my hostess was quite anxious that I should be gone.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading So, with warm thanks for their hospitality, I took my leave, and went my way through the little garden towards the forest.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading So, with warm thanks for their hospitality, I took my leave, and went my way through the little garden towards the forest.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some of the garden flowers had wandered into the wood, and were growing here and there along the path, but the trees soon became too thick and shadowy for them.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “When bale is att hyest, boote is nyest.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So, with warm thanks for their hospitality, I took my leave, and went my way through the little garden towards the forest.
woodnounUS /wʊd/
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Some of the garden flowers had wandered into the wood, and were growing here and there along the path, but the trees soon became too thick and shadowy for them.
