adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Straightway her damsels did she call As weary as she was of mind: "Come, let us go to the bower aloft Game and glee for a while to find."
alightverbUS /əˈlaɪt/
to come to rest, settle
From this reading She set alight to the bower-aloft And it burned up speedily, And her good love and her great heart Might all with eyen see.
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 She set alight to the bower-aloft And it burned up speedily, And her good love and her great heart Might all with eyen see.
aloftadverbUS /əˈlɔːft/
at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
From this reading Straightway her damsels did she call As weary as she was of mind: "Come, let us go to the bower aloft Game and glee for a while to find."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Straightway her damsels did she call As weary as she was of mind: "Come, let us go to the bower aloft Game and glee for a while to find."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "So many there are in the King's garth Of Hafbur's death shall be glad; Good reward for them to lose The trothplight mays they had."
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Straightway her damsels did she call As weary as she was of mind: "Come, let us go to the bower aloft Game and glee for a while to find."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And whoso there be in this our house Lord Hafbur's death that wrought, Good reward I give them now To red embers to be brought.
bowernounUS /ˈbaʊər/
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading Straightway her damsels did she call As weary as she was of mind: "Come, let us go to the bower aloft Game and glee for a while to find."
bower-aloft
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From this reading She set alight to the bower-aloft And it burned up speedily, And her good love and her great heart Might all with eyen see.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "And whoso there be in this our house Lord Hafbur's death that wrought, Good reward I give them now To red embers to be brought.
burnedadjectiveUS /bɜːrnd/
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading She set alight to the bower-aloft And it burned up speedily, And her good love and her great heart Might all with eyen see.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Straightway her damsels did she call As weary as she was of mind: "Come, let us go to the bower aloft Game and glee for a while to find."
ComeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Straightway her damsels did she call As weary as she was of mind: "Come, let us go to the bower aloft Game and glee for a while to find."
damsels
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From this reading Straightway her damsels did she call As weary as she was of mind: "Come, let us go to the bower aloft Game and glee for a while to find."
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Yea and withal spake Signy, She spake a word of price: "To-day shall I do myself to death And meet Hafbur in Paradise.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Straightway her damsels did she call As weary as she was of mind: "Come, let us go to the bower aloft Game and glee for a while to find."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Yea and withal spake Signy, She spake a word of price: "To-day shall I do myself to death And meet Hafbur in Paradise.
embersnounUS /ˈembərz/
plural of “ember” — a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
From this reading "And whoso there be in this our house Lord Hafbur's death that wrought, Good reward I give them now To red embers to be brought.
eyen
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From this reading She set alight to the bower-aloft And it burned up speedily, And her good love and her great heart Might all with eyen see.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Straightway her damsels did she call As weary as she was of mind: "Come, let us go to the bower aloft Game and glee for a while to find."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Straightway her damsels did she call As weary as she was of mind: "Come, let us go to the bower aloft Game and glee for a while to find."
GamenounUS /ɡeɪm/
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Straightway her damsels did she call As weary as she was of mind: "Come, let us go to the bower aloft Game and glee for a while to find."
garth
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From this reading "So many there are in the King's garth Of Hafbur's death shall be glad; Good reward for them to lose The trothplight mays they had."
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "And whoso there be in this our house Lord Hafbur's death that wrought, Good reward I give them now To red embers to be brought.
gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "So many there are in the King's garth Of Hafbur's death shall be glad; Good reward for them to lose The trothplight mays they had."
gleenounUS /ɡliː/
great merriment
From this reading Straightway her damsels did she call As weary as she was of mind: "Come, let us go to the bower aloft Game and glee for a while to find."
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Straightway her damsels did she call As weary as she was of mind: "Come, let us go to the bower aloft Game and glee for a while to find."
GoodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "And whoso there be in this our house Lord Hafbur's death that wrought, Good reward I give them now To red embers to be brought.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She set alight to the bower-aloft And it burned up speedily, And her good love and her great heart Might all with eyen see.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "So many there are in the King's garth Of Hafbur's death shall be glad; Good reward for them to lose The trothplight mays they had."
Hafbur
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From this reading Yea and withal spake Signy, She spake a word of price: "To-day shall I do myself to death And meet Hafbur in Paradise.
Hafbur's
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From this reading "And whoso there be in this our house Lord Hafbur's death that wrought, Good reward I give them now To red embers to be brought.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She set alight to the bower-aloft And it burned up speedily, And her good love and her great heart Might all with eyen see.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Straightway her damsels did she call As weary as she was of mind: "Come, let us go to the bower aloft Game and glee for a while to find."
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "And whoso there be in this our house Lord Hafbur's death that wrought, Good reward I give them now To red embers to be brought.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yea and withal spake Signy, She spake a word of price: "To-day shall I do myself to death And meet Hafbur in Paradise.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yea and withal spake Signy, She spake a word of price: "To-day shall I do myself to death And meet Hafbur in Paradise.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She set alight to the bower-aloft And it burned up speedily, And her good love and her great heart Might all with eyen see.
King'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "So many there are in the King's garth Of Hafbur's death shall be glad; Good reward for them to lose The trothplight mays they had."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Straightway her damsels did she call As weary as she was of mind: "Come, let us go to the bower aloft Game and glee for a while to find."
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "And whoso there be in this our house Lord Hafbur's death that wrought, Good reward I give them now To red embers to be brought.
loseverbUS /luːz/
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading "So many there are in the King's garth Of Hafbur's death shall be glad; Good reward for them to lose The trothplight mays they had."
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading She set alight to the bower-aloft And it burned up speedily, And her good love and her great heart Might all with eyen see.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "So many there are in the King's garth Of Hafbur's death shall be glad; Good reward for them to lose The trothplight mays they had."
maysnounUS /meɪz/
United States baseball player (born in 1931)
From this reading "So many there are in the King's garth Of Hafbur's death shall be glad; Good reward for them to lose The trothplight mays they had."
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading Yea and withal spake Signy, She spake a word of price: "To-day shall I do myself to death And meet Hafbur in Paradise.
Mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She set alight to the bower-aloft And it burned up speedily, And her good love and her great heart Might all with eyen see.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Straightway her damsels did she call As weary as she was of mind: "Come, let us go to the bower aloft Game and glee for a while to find."
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Yea and withal spake Signy, She spake a word of price: "To-day shall I do myself to death And meet Hafbur in Paradise.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "And whoso there be in this our house Lord Hafbur's death that wrought, Good reward I give them now To red embers to be brought.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Straightway her damsels did she call As weary as she was of mind: "Come, let us go to the bower aloft Game and glee for a while to find."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "And whoso there be in this our house Lord Hafbur's death that wrought, Good reward I give them now To red embers to be brought.
ParadisenounUS /ˈperədaɪs/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Yea and withal spake Signy, She spake a word of price: "To-day shall I do myself to death And meet Hafbur in Paradise.
pricenounUS /praɪs/
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading Yea and withal spake Signy, She spake a word of price: "To-day shall I do myself to death And meet Hafbur in Paradise.
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading "And whoso there be in this our house Lord Hafbur's death that wrought, Good reward I give them now To red embers to be brought.
rewardnounUS /rɪˈwɔːrd/
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading "And whoso there be in this our house Lord Hafbur's death that wrought, Good reward I give them now To red embers to be brought.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She set alight to the bower-aloft And it burned up speedily, And her good love and her great heart Might all with eyen see.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She set alight to the bower-aloft And it burned up speedily, And her good love and her great heart Might all with eyen see.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Yea and withal spake Signy, She spake a word of price: "To-day shall I do myself to death And meet Hafbur in Paradise.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Straightway her damsels did she call As weary as she was of mind: "Come, let us go to the bower aloft Game and glee for a while to find."
Signy
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From this reading Yea and withal spake Signy, She spake a word of price: "To-day shall I do myself to death And meet Hafbur in Paradise.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So many there are in the King's garth Of Hafbur's death shall be glad; Good reward for them to lose The trothplight mays they had."
spake
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From this reading Yea and withal spake Signy, She spake a word of price: "To-day shall I do myself to death And meet Hafbur in Paradise.
speedilyadverbUS /ˈspiːdəli/
with speed
From this reading She set alight to the bower-aloft And it burned up speedily, And her good love and her great heart Might all with eyen see.
Straightwayadverb
at once
From this reading Straightway her damsels did she call As weary as she was of mind: "Come, let us go to the bower aloft Game and glee for a while to find."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And whoso there be in this our house Lord Hafbur's death that wrought, Good reward I give them now To red embers to be brought.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Straightway her damsels did she call As weary as she was of mind: "Come, let us go to the bower aloft Game and glee for a while to find."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "And whoso there be in this our house Lord Hafbur's death that wrought, Good reward I give them now To red embers to be brought.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading "And whoso there be in this our house Lord Hafbur's death that wrought, Good reward I give them now To red embers to be brought.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "So many there are in the King's garth Of Hafbur's death shall be glad; Good reward for them to lose The trothplight mays they had."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "And whoso there be in this our house Lord Hafbur's death that wrought, Good reward I give them now To red embers to be brought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Straightway her damsels did she call As weary as she was of mind: "Come, let us go to the bower aloft Game and glee for a while to find."
To-day
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From this reading Yea and withal spake Signy, She spake a word of price: "To-day shall I do myself to death And meet Hafbur in Paradise.
trothplight
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From this reading "So many there are in the King's garth Of Hafbur's death shall be glad; Good reward for them to lose The trothplight mays they had."
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She set alight to the bower-aloft And it burned up speedily, And her good love and her great heart Might all with eyen see.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Straightway her damsels did she call As weary as she was of mind: "Come, let us go to the bower aloft Game and glee for a while to find."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Straightway her damsels did she call As weary as she was of mind: "Come, let us go to the bower aloft Game and glee for a while to find."
wearyverbUS /ˈwɪri/
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Straightway her damsels did she call As weary as she was of mind: "Come, let us go to the bower aloft Game and glee for a while to find."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Straightway her damsels did she call As weary as she was of mind: "Come, let us go to the bower aloft Game and glee for a while to find."
whoso
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From this reading "And whoso there be in this our house Lord Hafbur's death that wrought, Good reward I give them now To red embers to be brought.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She set alight to the bower-aloft And it burned up speedily, And her good love and her great heart Might all with eyen see.
withaladverb
despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
From this reading Yea and withal spake Signy, She spake a word of price: "To-day shall I do myself to death And meet Hafbur in Paradise.
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Yea and withal spake Signy, She spake a word of price: "To-day shall I do myself to death And meet Hafbur in Paradise.
wroughtadjectiveUS /rɔːt/
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading "And whoso there be in this our house Lord Hafbur's death that wrought, Good reward I give them now To red embers to be brought.
YeaexclamationUS /jeɪ/
an old word for “yes”
From this reading Yea and withal spake Signy, She spake a word of price: "To-day shall I do myself to death And meet Hafbur in Paradise.
