457
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From this reading THE LOST PYX A MEDIÆVAL LEGEND {457} SOME say the spot is banned; that the pillar Cross-and-Hand Attests to a deed of hell; But of else than of bale is the mystic tale That ancient Vale-folk tell.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE LOST PYX A MEDIÆVAL LEGEND {457} SOME say the spot is banned; that the pillar Cross-and-Hand Attests to a deed of hell; But of else than of bale is the mystic tale That ancient Vale-folk tell.
AbbeynounUS /ˈæbi/
a church associated with a monastery or convent
From this reading Ere Cernel’s Abbey ceased hereabout there dwelt a priest, (In later life sub-prior Of the brotherhood there, whose bones are now bare In the field that was Cernel choir).
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading THE LOST PYX A MEDIÆVAL LEGEND {457} SOME say the spot is banned; that the pillar Cross-and-Hand Attests to a deed of hell; But of else than of bale is the mystic tale That ancient Vale-folk tell.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One night in his cell at the foot of yon dell The priest heard a frequent cry: “Go, father, in haste to the cot on the waste, And shrive a man waiting to die.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ere Cernel’s Abbey ceased hereabout there dwelt a priest, (In later life sub-prior Of the brotherhood there, whose bones are now bare In the field that was Cernel choir).
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One night in his cell at the foot of yon dell The priest heard a frequent cry: “Go, father, in haste to the cot on the waste, And shrive a man waiting to die.”
AttestsverbUS /əˈtests/
third-person singular of “attest” — provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
From this reading THE LOST PYX A MEDIÆVAL LEGEND {457} SOME say the spot is banned; that the pillar Cross-and-Hand Attests to a deed of hell; But of else than of bale is the mystic tale That ancient Vale-folk tell.
balenounUS /beɪl/
a large bundle bound for storage or transport
From this reading THE LOST PYX A MEDIÆVAL LEGEND {457} SOME say the spot is banned; that the pillar Cross-and-Hand Attests to a deed of hell; But of else than of bale is the mystic tale That ancient Vale-folk tell.
bannedadjectiveUS /bænd/
forbidden by law
From this reading THE LOST PYX A MEDIÆVAL LEGEND {457} SOME say the spot is banned; that the pillar Cross-and-Hand Attests to a deed of hell; But of else than of bale is the mystic tale That ancient Vale-folk tell.
bareadjectiveUS /ber/
completely unclothed
From this reading Ere Cernel’s Abbey ceased hereabout there dwelt a priest, (In later life sub-prior Of the brotherhood there, whose bones are now bare In the field that was Cernel choir).
barelyadverbUS /ˈberli/
only a very short time before
From this reading Said the priest in a shout to the caller without, “The night howls, the tree-trunks bow; One may barely by day track so rugged a way, And can I then do so now?”
bonesnounUS /boʊnz/
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading Ere Cernel’s Abbey ceased hereabout there dwelt a priest, (In later life sub-prior Of the brotherhood there, whose bones are now bare In the field that was Cernel choir).
bownounUS /baʊ/
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading Said the priest in a shout to the caller without, “The night howls, the tree-trunks bow; One may barely by day track so rugged a way, And can I then do so now?”
brotherhoodnounUS /ˈbrʌðərhʊd/
the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings
From this reading Ere Cernel’s Abbey ceased hereabout there dwelt a priest, (In later life sub-prior Of the brotherhood there, whose bones are now bare In the field that was Cernel choir).
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE LOST PYX A MEDIÆVAL LEGEND {457} SOME say the spot is banned; that the pillar Cross-and-Hand Attests to a deed of hell; But of else than of bale is the mystic tale That ancient Vale-folk tell.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Said the priest in a shout to the caller without, “The night howls, the tree-trunks bow; One may barely by day track so rugged a way, And can I then do so now?”
callernounUS /ˈkɔːlər/
a social or business visitor
From this reading Said the priest in a shout to the caller without, “The night howls, the tree-trunks bow; One may barely by day track so rugged a way, And can I then do so now?”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Said the priest in a shout to the caller without, “The night howls, the tree-trunks bow; One may barely by day track so rugged a way, And can I then do so now?”
ceasedverbUS /siːst/
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading Ere Cernel’s Abbey ceased hereabout there dwelt a priest, (In later life sub-prior Of the brotherhood there, whose bones are now bare In the field that was Cernel choir).
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading One night in his cell at the foot of yon dell The priest heard a frequent cry: “Go, father, in haste to the cot on the waste, And shrive a man waiting to die.”
Cernel
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From this reading Ere Cernel’s Abbey ceased hereabout there dwelt a priest, (In later life sub-prior Of the brotherhood there, whose bones are now bare In the field that was Cernel choir).
Cernel's
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From this reading Ere Cernel’s Abbey ceased hereabout there dwelt a priest, (In later life sub-prior Of the brotherhood there, whose bones are now bare In the field that was Cernel choir).
choirnounUS /ˈkwaɪər/
a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
From this reading Ere Cernel’s Abbey ceased hereabout there dwelt a priest, (In later life sub-prior Of the brotherhood there, whose bones are now bare In the field that was Cernel choir).
cotnounUS /kɑːt/
a sheath worn to protect a finger
From this reading One night in his cell at the foot of yon dell The priest heard a frequent cry: “Go, father, in haste to the cot on the waste, And shrive a man waiting to die.”
Cross-and-Hand
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From this reading THE LOST PYX A MEDIÆVAL LEGEND {457} SOME say the spot is banned; that the pillar Cross-and-Hand Attests to a deed of hell; But of else than of bale is the mystic tale That ancient Vale-folk tell.
cryverbUS /kraɪ/
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading One night in his cell at the foot of yon dell The priest heard a frequent cry: “Go, father, in haste to the cot on the waste, And shrive a man waiting to die.”
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading No further word from the dark was heard, And the priest moved never a limb; And he slept and dreamed; till a Visage seemed To frown from Heaven at him.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Said the priest in a shout to the caller without, “The night howls, the tree-trunks bow; One may barely by day track so rugged a way, And can I then do so now?”
deednounUS /diːd/
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading THE LOST PYX A MEDIÆVAL LEGEND {457} SOME say the spot is banned; that the pillar Cross-and-Hand Attests to a deed of hell; But of else than of bale is the mystic tale That ancient Vale-folk tell.
dellnounUS /del/
a small wooded hollow
From this reading One night in his cell at the foot of yon dell The priest heard a frequent cry: “Go, father, in haste to the cot on the waste, And shrive a man waiting to die.”
dieverbUS /daɪ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading One night in his cell at the foot of yon dell The priest heard a frequent cry: “Go, father, in haste to the cot on the waste, And shrive a man waiting to die.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Said the priest in a shout to the caller without, “The night howls, the tree-trunks bow; One may barely by day track so rugged a way, And can I then do so now?”
dreamedadjectiveUS /driːmd/
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading No further word from the dark was heard, And the priest moved never a limb; And he slept and dreamed; till a Visage seemed To frown from Heaven at him.
dweltverbUS /dwelt/
inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading Ere Cernel’s Abbey ceased hereabout there dwelt a priest, (In later life sub-prior Of the brotherhood there, whose bones are now bare In the field that was Cernel choir).
else
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From this reading THE LOST PYX A MEDIÆVAL LEGEND {457} SOME say the spot is banned; that the pillar Cross-and-Hand Attests to a deed of hell; But of else than of bale is the mystic tale That ancient Vale-folk tell.
EreconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading Ere Cernel’s Abbey ceased hereabout there dwelt a priest, (In later life sub-prior Of the brotherhood there, whose bones are now bare In the field that was Cernel choir).
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading One night in his cell at the foot of yon dell The priest heard a frequent cry: “Go, father, in haste to the cot on the waste, And shrive a man waiting to die.”
fieldnounUS /fiːld/
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Ere Cernel’s Abbey ceased hereabout there dwelt a priest, (In later life sub-prior Of the brotherhood there, whose bones are now bare In the field that was Cernel choir).
footnounUS /fʊt/
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading One night in his cell at the foot of yon dell The priest heard a frequent cry: “Go, father, in haste to the cot on the waste, And shrive a man waiting to die.”
frequentverbUS /ˈfriːkwənt/
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
From this reading One night in his cell at the foot of yon dell The priest heard a frequent cry: “Go, father, in haste to the cot on the waste, And shrive a man waiting to die.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No further word from the dark was heard, And the priest moved never a limb; And he slept and dreamed; till a Visage seemed To frown from Heaven at him.
frownverbUS /fraʊn/
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading No further word from the dark was heard, And the priest moved never a limb; And he slept and dreamed; till a Visage seemed To frown from Heaven at him.
furtheradverbUS /ˈfɜːrðər/
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading No further word from the dark was heard, And the priest moved never a limb; And he slept and dreamed; till a Visage seemed To frown from Heaven at him.
GoverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading One night in his cell at the foot of yon dell The priest heard a frequent cry: “Go, father, in haste to the cot on the waste, And shrive a man waiting to die.”
hastenounUS /heɪst/
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading One night in his cell at the foot of yon dell The priest heard a frequent cry: “Go, father, in haste to the cot on the waste, And shrive a man waiting to die.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No further word from the dark was heard, And the priest moved never a limb; And he slept and dreamed; till a Visage seemed To frown from Heaven at him.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading One night in his cell at the foot of yon dell The priest heard a frequent cry: “Go, father, in haste to the cot on the waste, And shrive a man waiting to die.”
HeavennounUS /ˈhevən/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading No further word from the dark was heard, And the priest moved never a limb; And he slept and dreamed; till a Visage seemed To frown from Heaven at him.
hellnounUS /hel/
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading THE LOST PYX A MEDIÆVAL LEGEND {457} SOME say the spot is banned; that the pillar Cross-and-Hand Attests to a deed of hell; But of else than of bale is the mystic tale That ancient Vale-folk tell.
hereaboutadverbUS /ˈhɪrəbaʊt/
in this general vicinity
From this reading Ere Cernel’s Abbey ceased hereabout there dwelt a priest, (In later life sub-prior Of the brotherhood there, whose bones are now bare In the field that was Cernel choir).
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No further word from the dark was heard, And the priest moved never a limb; And he slept and dreamed; till a Visage seemed To frown from Heaven at him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One night in his cell at the foot of yon dell The priest heard a frequent cry: “Go, father, in haste to the cot on the waste, And shrive a man waiting to die.”
howlsnounUS /haʊlz/
plural of “howl” — a long loud emotional utterance
From this reading Said the priest in a shout to the caller without, “The night howls, the tree-trunks bow; One may barely by day track so rugged a way, And can I then do so now?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Said the priest in a shout to the caller without, “The night howls, the tree-trunks bow; One may barely by day track so rugged a way, And can I then do so now?”
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ere Cernel’s Abbey ceased hereabout there dwelt a priest, (In later life sub-prior Of the brotherhood there, whose bones are now bare In the field that was Cernel choir).
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LOST PYX A MEDIÆVAL LEGEND {457} SOME say the spot is banned; that the pillar Cross-and-Hand Attests to a deed of hell; But of else than of bale is the mystic tale That ancient Vale-folk tell.
lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Ere Cernel’s Abbey ceased hereabout there dwelt a priest, (In later life sub-prior Of the brotherhood there, whose bones are now bare In the field that was Cernel choir).
LEGENDnounUS /ˈledʒənd/
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading THE LOST PYX A MEDIÆVAL LEGEND {457} SOME say the spot is banned; that the pillar Cross-and-Hand Attests to a deed of hell; But of else than of bale is the mystic tale That ancient Vale-folk tell.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Ere Cernel’s Abbey ceased hereabout there dwelt a priest, (In later life sub-prior Of the brotherhood there, whose bones are now bare In the field that was Cernel choir).
limbnounUS /lɪm/
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading No further word from the dark was heard, And the priest moved never a limb; And he slept and dreamed; till a Visage seemed To frown from Heaven at him.
LOSTadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading THE LOST PYX A MEDIÆVAL LEGEND {457} SOME say the spot is banned; that the pillar Cross-and-Hand Attests to a deed of hell; But of else than of bale is the mystic tale That ancient Vale-folk tell.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading One night in his cell at the foot of yon dell The priest heard a frequent cry: “Go, father, in haste to the cot on the waste, And shrive a man waiting to die.”
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Said the priest in a shout to the caller without, “The night howls, the tree-trunks bow; One may barely by day track so rugged a way, And can I then do so now?”
MEDIÆVAL
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From this reading THE LOST PYX A MEDIÆVAL LEGEND {457} SOME say the spot is banned; that the pillar Cross-and-Hand Attests to a deed of hell; But of else than of bale is the mystic tale That ancient Vale-folk tell.
movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading No further word from the dark was heard, And the priest moved never a limb; And he slept and dreamed; till a Visage seemed To frown from Heaven at him.
mysticadjectiveUS /ˈmɪstɪk/
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
From this reading THE LOST PYX A MEDIÆVAL LEGEND {457} SOME say the spot is banned; that the pillar Cross-and-Hand Attests to a deed of hell; But of else than of bale is the mystic tale That ancient Vale-folk tell.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading No further word from the dark was heard, And the priest moved never a limb; And he slept and dreamed; till a Visage seemed To frown from Heaven at him.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading One night in his cell at the foot of yon dell The priest heard a frequent cry: “Go, father, in haste to the cot on the waste, And shrive a man waiting to die.”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No further word from the dark was heard, And the priest moved never a limb; And he slept and dreamed; till a Visage seemed To frown from Heaven at him.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Ere Cernel’s Abbey ceased hereabout there dwelt a priest, (In later life sub-prior Of the brotherhood there, whose bones are now bare In the field that was Cernel choir).
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LOST PYX A MEDIÆVAL LEGEND {457} SOME say the spot is banned; that the pillar Cross-and-Hand Attests to a deed of hell; But of else than of bale is the mystic tale That ancient Vale-folk tell.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One night in his cell at the foot of yon dell The priest heard a frequent cry: “Go, father, in haste to the cot on the waste, And shrive a man waiting to die.”
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One night in his cell at the foot of yon dell The priest heard a frequent cry: “Go, father, in haste to the cot on the waste, And shrive a man waiting to die.”
pillarnounUS /ˈpɪlər/
a fundamental principle or practice
From this reading THE LOST PYX A MEDIÆVAL LEGEND {457} SOME say the spot is banned; that the pillar Cross-and-Hand Attests to a deed of hell; But of else than of bale is the mystic tale That ancient Vale-folk tell.
priestnounUS /priːst/
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading Ere Cernel’s Abbey ceased hereabout there dwelt a priest, (In later life sub-prior Of the brotherhood there, whose bones are now bare In the field that was Cernel choir).
PYXnoun
a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay
From this reading THE LOST PYX A MEDIÆVAL LEGEND {457} SOME say the spot is banned; that the pillar Cross-and-Hand Attests to a deed of hell; But of else than of bale is the mystic tale That ancient Vale-folk tell.
ruggedadjectiveUS /ˈrʌɡəd/
sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
From this reading Said the priest in a shout to the caller without, “The night howls, the tree-trunks bow; One may barely by day track so rugged a way, And can I then do so now?”
SaidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Said the priest in a shout to the caller without, “The night howls, the tree-trunks bow; One may barely by day track so rugged a way, And can I then do so now?”
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading THE LOST PYX A MEDIÆVAL LEGEND {457} SOME say the spot is banned; that the pillar Cross-and-Hand Attests to a deed of hell; But of else than of bale is the mystic tale That ancient Vale-folk tell.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading No further word from the dark was heard, And the priest moved never a limb; And he slept and dreamed; till a Visage seemed To frown from Heaven at him.
shoutverbUS /ʃaʊt/
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading Said the priest in a shout to the caller without, “The night howls, the tree-trunks bow; One may barely by day track so rugged a way, And can I then do so now?”
shriveverb
grant remission of a sin to
From this reading One night in his cell at the foot of yon dell The priest heard a frequent cry: “Go, father, in haste to the cot on the waste, And shrive a man waiting to die.”
sleptverbUS /slept/
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading No further word from the dark was heard, And the priest moved never a limb; And he slept and dreamed; till a Visage seemed To frown from Heaven at him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Said the priest in a shout to the caller without, “The night howls, the tree-trunks bow; One may barely by day track so rugged a way, And can I then do so now?”
SOMEadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE LOST PYX A MEDIÆVAL LEGEND {457} SOME say the spot is banned; that the pillar Cross-and-Hand Attests to a deed of hell; But of else than of bale is the mystic tale That ancient Vale-folk tell.
spotnounUS /spɑːt/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading THE LOST PYX A MEDIÆVAL LEGEND {457} SOME say the spot is banned; that the pillar Cross-and-Hand Attests to a deed of hell; But of else than of bale is the mystic tale That ancient Vale-folk tell.
sub-prior
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From this reading Ere Cernel’s Abbey ceased hereabout there dwelt a priest, (In later life sub-prior Of the brotherhood there, whose bones are now bare In the field that was Cernel choir).
talenounUS /teɪl/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE LOST PYX A MEDIÆVAL LEGEND {457} SOME say the spot is banned; that the pillar Cross-and-Hand Attests to a deed of hell; But of else than of bale is the mystic tale That ancient Vale-folk tell.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading THE LOST PYX A MEDIÆVAL LEGEND {457} SOME say the spot is banned; that the pillar Cross-and-Hand Attests to a deed of hell; But of else than of bale is the mystic tale That ancient Vale-folk tell.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE LOST PYX A MEDIÆVAL LEGEND {457} SOME say the spot is banned; that the pillar Cross-and-Hand Attests to a deed of hell; But of else than of bale is the mystic tale That ancient Vale-folk tell.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE LOST PYX A MEDIÆVAL LEGEND {457} SOME say the spot is banned; that the pillar Cross-and-Hand Attests to a deed of hell; But of else than of bale is the mystic tale That ancient Vale-folk tell.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOST PYX A MEDIÆVAL LEGEND {457} SOME say the spot is banned; that the pillar Cross-and-Hand Attests to a deed of hell; But of else than of bale is the mystic tale That ancient Vale-folk tell.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Said the priest in a shout to the caller without, “The night howls, the tree-trunks bow; One may barely by day track so rugged a way, And can I then do so now?”
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Ere Cernel’s Abbey ceased hereabout there dwelt a priest, (In later life sub-prior Of the brotherhood there, whose bones are now bare In the field that was Cernel choir).
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading No further word from the dark was heard, And the priest moved never a limb; And he slept and dreamed; till a Visage seemed To frown from Heaven at him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LOST PYX A MEDIÆVAL LEGEND {457} SOME say the spot is banned; that the pillar Cross-and-Hand Attests to a deed of hell; But of else than of bale is the mystic tale That ancient Vale-folk tell.
tracknounUS /træk/
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading Said the priest in a shout to the caller without, “The night howls, the tree-trunks bow; One may barely by day track so rugged a way, And can I then do so now?”
tree-trunks
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From this reading Said the priest in a shout to the caller without, “The night howls, the tree-trunks bow; One may barely by day track so rugged a way, And can I then do so now?”
Vale-folk
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From this reading THE LOST PYX A MEDIÆVAL LEGEND {457} SOME say the spot is banned; that the pillar Cross-and-Hand Attests to a deed of hell; But of else than of bale is the mystic tale That ancient Vale-folk tell.
VisagenounUS /ˈvɪzədʒ/
the human face (“kisser” and “smiler” and “mug” are informal terms for “face” and “phiz” is British)
From this reading No further word from the dark was heard, And the priest moved never a limb; And he slept and dreamed; till a Visage seemed To frown from Heaven at him.
waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading One night in his cell at the foot of yon dell The priest heard a frequent cry: “Go, father, in haste to the cot on the waste, And shrive a man waiting to die.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ere Cernel’s Abbey ceased hereabout there dwelt a priest, (In later life sub-prior Of the brotherhood there, whose bones are now bare In the field that was Cernel choir).
wastenounUS /weɪst/
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading One night in his cell at the foot of yon dell The priest heard a frequent cry: “Go, father, in haste to the cot on the waste, And shrive a man waiting to die.”
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Said the priest in a shout to the caller without, “The night howls, the tree-trunks bow; One may barely by day track so rugged a way, And can I then do so now?”
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Ere Cernel’s Abbey ceased hereabout there dwelt a priest, (In later life sub-prior Of the brotherhood there, whose bones are now bare In the field that was Cernel choir).
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Said the priest in a shout to the caller without, “The night howls, the tree-trunks bow; One may barely by day track so rugged a way, And can I then do so now?”
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading No further word from the dark was heard, And the priest moved never a limb; And he slept and dreamed; till a Visage seemed To frown from Heaven at him.
yonadjectiveUS /jɑːn/
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading One night in his cell at the foot of yon dell The priest heard a frequent cry: “Go, father, in haste to the cot on the waste, And shrive a man waiting to die.”
