1346
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From this reading In this, the month of February of the year 1346, hard and bitter frost held Suffolk in its grip.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the very day when Murgh the Messenger sailed forth into that uttermost sea, a young man and a maiden met together at the Blythburgh marshes, near to Dunwich, on the eastern coast of England.
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 But all else was set hard and fast, and now toward sunset the cold was bitter.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The muddy stream of Blyth, it is true, was frozen only in places, since the tide, flowing up from the Southwold harbour, where it runs into the sea between that ancient town and the hamlet of Walberswick, had broken up the ice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the very day when Murgh the Messenger sailed forth into that uttermost sea, a young man and a maiden met together at the Blythburgh marshes, near to Dunwich, on the eastern coast of England.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the very day when Murgh the Messenger sailed forth into that uttermost sea, a young man and a maiden met together at the Blythburgh marshes, near to Dunwich, on the eastern coast of England.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The muddy stream of Blyth, it is true, was frozen only in places, since the tide, flowing up from the Southwold harbour, where it runs into the sea between that ancient town and the hamlet of Walberswick, had broken up the ice.
bitteradjectiveUS /ˈbɪtər/
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading In this, the month of February of the year 1346, hard and bitter frost held Suffolk in its grip.
Blyth
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From this reading The muddy stream of Blyth, it is true, was frozen only in places, since the tide, flowing up from the Southwold harbour, where it runs into the sea between that ancient town and the hamlet of Walberswick, had broken up the ice.
Blythburgh
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From this reading On the very day when Murgh the Messenger sailed forth into that uttermost sea, a young man and a maiden met together at the Blythburgh marshes, near to Dunwich, on the eastern coast of England.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The muddy stream of Blyth, it is true, was frozen only in places, since the tide, flowing up from the Southwold harbour, where it runs into the sea between that ancient town and the hamlet of Walberswick, had broken up the ice.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But all else was set hard and fast, and now toward sunset the cold was bitter.
coastnounUS /koʊst/
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading On the very day when Murgh the Messenger sailed forth into that uttermost sea, a young man and a maiden met together at the Blythburgh marshes, near to Dunwich, on the eastern coast of England.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading But all else was set hard and fast, and now toward sunset the cold was bitter.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the very day when Murgh the Messenger sailed forth into that uttermost sea, a young man and a maiden met together at the Blythburgh marshes, near to Dunwich, on the eastern coast of England.
dryadjectiveUS /draɪ/
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Stark and naked stood the tall, dry reeds.
Dunwich
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From this reading On the very day when Murgh the Messenger sailed forth into that uttermost sea, a young man and a maiden met together at the Blythburgh marshes, near to Dunwich, on the eastern coast of England.
easternadjectiveUS /ˈiːstərn/
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading On the very day when Murgh the Messenger sailed forth into that uttermost sea, a young man and a maiden met together at the Blythburgh marshes, near to Dunwich, on the eastern coast of England.
else
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From this reading But all else was set hard and fast, and now toward sunset the cold was bitter.
EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading On the very day when Murgh the Messenger sailed forth into that uttermost sea, a young man and a maiden met together at the Blythburgh marshes, near to Dunwich, on the eastern coast of England.
fastadverbUS /fæst/
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading But all else was set hard and fast, and now toward sunset the cold was bitter.
FebruarynounUS /ˈfebjəweri/
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading In this, the month of February of the year 1346, hard and bitter frost held Suffolk in its grip.
flowingnounUS /ˈfloʊɪŋ/
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading The muddy stream of Blyth, it is true, was frozen only in places, since the tide, flowing up from the Southwold harbour, where it runs into the sea between that ancient town and the hamlet of Walberswick, had broken up the ice.
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading On the very day when Murgh the Messenger sailed forth into that uttermost sea, a young man and a maiden met together at the Blythburgh marshes, near to Dunwich, on the eastern coast of England.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The muddy stream of Blyth, it is true, was frozen only in places, since the tide, flowing up from the Southwold harbour, where it runs into the sea between that ancient town and the hamlet of Walberswick, had broken up the ice.
frostnounUS /frɔːst/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading In this, the month of February of the year 1346, hard and bitter frost held Suffolk in its grip.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading The muddy stream of Blyth, it is true, was frozen only in places, since the tide, flowing up from the Southwold harbour, where it runs into the sea between that ancient town and the hamlet of Walberswick, had broken up the ice.
gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading In this, the month of February of the year 1346, hard and bitter frost held Suffolk in its grip.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The muddy stream of Blyth, it is true, was frozen only in places, since the tide, flowing up from the Southwold harbour, where it runs into the sea between that ancient town and the hamlet of Walberswick, had broken up the ice.
hamletnounUS /ˈhæmlət/
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading The muddy stream of Blyth, it is true, was frozen only in places, since the tide, flowing up from the Southwold harbour, where it runs into the sea between that ancient town and the hamlet of Walberswick, had broken up the ice.
harbourverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
From this reading The muddy stream of Blyth, it is true, was frozen only in places, since the tide, flowing up from the Southwold harbour, where it runs into the sea between that ancient town and the hamlet of Walberswick, had broken up the ice.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading In this, the month of February of the year 1346, hard and bitter frost held Suffolk in its grip.
heldadjectiveUS /held/
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading In this, the month of February of the year 1346, hard and bitter frost held Suffolk in its grip.
icenounUS /aɪs/
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading The muddy stream of Blyth, it is true, was frozen only in places, since the tide, flowing up from the Southwold harbour, where it runs into the sea between that ancient town and the hamlet of Walberswick, had broken up the ice.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this, the month of February of the year 1346, hard and bitter frost held Suffolk in its grip.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On the very day when Murgh the Messenger sailed forth into that uttermost sea, a young man and a maiden met together at the Blythburgh marshes, near to Dunwich, on the eastern coast of England.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The muddy stream of Blyth, it is true, was frozen only in places, since the tide, flowing up from the Southwold harbour, where it runs into the sea between that ancient town and the hamlet of Walberswick, had broken up the ice.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The muddy stream of Blyth, it is true, was frozen only in places, since the tide, flowing up from the Southwold harbour, where it runs into the sea between that ancient town and the hamlet of Walberswick, had broken up the ice.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In this, the month of February of the year 1346, hard and bitter frost held Suffolk in its grip.
maidennounUS /ˈmeɪdən/
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading On the very day when Murgh the Messenger sailed forth into that uttermost sea, a young man and a maiden met together at the Blythburgh marshes, near to Dunwich, on the eastern coast of England.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading On the very day when Murgh the Messenger sailed forth into that uttermost sea, a young man and a maiden met together at the Blythburgh marshes, near to Dunwich, on the eastern coast of England.
marshesnounUS /ˈmɑːrʃəz/
plural of “marsh” — low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading On the very day when Murgh the Messenger sailed forth into that uttermost sea, a young man and a maiden met together at the Blythburgh marshes, near to Dunwich, on the eastern coast of England.
MessengernounUS /ˈmesəndʒər/
a person who carries a message
From this reading On the very day when Murgh the Messenger sailed forth into that uttermost sea, a young man and a maiden met together at the Blythburgh marshes, near to Dunwich, on the eastern coast of England.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading On the very day when Murgh the Messenger sailed forth into that uttermost sea, a young man and a maiden met together at the Blythburgh marshes, near to Dunwich, on the eastern coast of England.
monthnounUS /mʌnθ/
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading In this, the month of February of the year 1346, hard and bitter frost held Suffolk in its grip.
muddyadjectiveUS /ˈmʌdi/
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading The muddy stream of Blyth, it is true, was frozen only in places, since the tide, flowing up from the Southwold harbour, where it runs into the sea between that ancient town and the hamlet of Walberswick, had broken up the ice.
Murgh
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From this reading On the very day when Murgh the Messenger sailed forth into that uttermost sea, a young man and a maiden met together at the Blythburgh marshes, near to Dunwich, on the eastern coast of England.
nakedadjectiveUS /ˈneɪkəd/
completely unclothed
From this reading Stark and naked stood the tall, dry reeds.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading On the very day when Murgh the Messenger sailed forth into that uttermost sea, a young man and a maiden met together at the Blythburgh marshes, near to Dunwich, on the eastern coast of England.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But all else was set hard and fast, and now toward sunset the cold was bitter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the very day when Murgh the Messenger sailed forth into that uttermost sea, a young man and a maiden met together at the Blythburgh marshes, near to Dunwich, on the eastern coast of England.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the very day when Murgh the Messenger sailed forth into that uttermost sea, a young man and a maiden met together at the Blythburgh marshes, near to Dunwich, on the eastern coast of England.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading The muddy stream of Blyth, it is true, was frozen only in places, since the tide, flowing up from the Southwold harbour, where it runs into the sea between that ancient town and the hamlet of Walberswick, had broken up the ice.
placesnounUS /ˈpleɪsəz/
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The muddy stream of Blyth, it is true, was frozen only in places, since the tide, flowing up from the Southwold harbour, where it runs into the sea between that ancient town and the hamlet of Walberswick, had broken up the ice.
reedsnounUS /riːdz/
plural of “reed” — tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading Stark and naked stood the tall, dry reeds.
runsnounUS /rʌnz/
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading The muddy stream of Blyth, it is true, was frozen only in places, since the tide, flowing up from the Southwold harbour, where it runs into the sea between that ancient town and the hamlet of Walberswick, had broken up the ice.
sailedverbUS /seɪld/
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading On the very day when Murgh the Messenger sailed forth into that uttermost sea, a young man and a maiden met together at the Blythburgh marshes, near to Dunwich, on the eastern coast of England.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading On the very day when Murgh the Messenger sailed forth into that uttermost sea, a young man and a maiden met together at the Blythburgh marshes, near to Dunwich, on the eastern coast of England.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But all else was set hard and fast, and now toward sunset the cold was bitter.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The muddy stream of Blyth, it is true, was frozen only in places, since the tide, flowing up from the Southwold harbour, where it runs into the sea between that ancient town and the hamlet of Walberswick, had broken up the ice.
Southwold
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From this reading The muddy stream of Blyth, it is true, was frozen only in places, since the tide, flowing up from the Southwold harbour, where it runs into the sea between that ancient town and the hamlet of Walberswick, had broken up the ice.
StarkadjectiveUS /stɑːrk/
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
From this reading Stark and naked stood the tall, dry reeds.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Stark and naked stood the tall, dry reeds.
streamnounUS /striːm/
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading The muddy stream of Blyth, it is true, was frozen only in places, since the tide, flowing up from the Southwold harbour, where it runs into the sea between that ancient town and the hamlet of Walberswick, had broken up the ice.
Suffolk
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From this reading In this, the month of February of the year 1346, hard and bitter frost held Suffolk in its grip.
sunsetnounUS /ˈsʌnset/
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading But all else was set hard and fast, and now toward sunset the cold was bitter.
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Stark and naked stood the tall, dry reeds.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the very day when Murgh the Messenger sailed forth into that uttermost sea, a young man and a maiden met together at the Blythburgh marshes, near to Dunwich, on the eastern coast of England.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the very day when Murgh the Messenger sailed forth into that uttermost sea, a young man and a maiden met together at the Blythburgh marshes, near to Dunwich, on the eastern coast of England.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this, the month of February of the year 1346, hard and bitter frost held Suffolk in its grip.
tidenounUS /taɪd/
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading The muddy stream of Blyth, it is true, was frozen only in places, since the tide, flowing up from the Southwold harbour, where it runs into the sea between that ancient town and the hamlet of Walberswick, had broken up the ice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the very day when Murgh the Messenger sailed forth into that uttermost sea, a young man and a maiden met together at the Blythburgh marshes, near to Dunwich, on the eastern coast of England.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading On the very day when Murgh the Messenger sailed forth into that uttermost sea, a young man and a maiden met together at the Blythburgh marshes, near to Dunwich, on the eastern coast of England.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading But all else was set hard and fast, and now toward sunset the cold was bitter.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The muddy stream of Blyth, it is true, was frozen only in places, since the tide, flowing up from the Southwold harbour, where it runs into the sea between that ancient town and the hamlet of Walberswick, had broken up the ice.
trueadjectiveUS /truː/
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading The muddy stream of Blyth, it is true, was frozen only in places, since the tide, flowing up from the Southwold harbour, where it runs into the sea between that ancient town and the hamlet of Walberswick, had broken up the ice.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The muddy stream of Blyth, it is true, was frozen only in places, since the tide, flowing up from the Southwold harbour, where it runs into the sea between that ancient town and the hamlet of Walberswick, had broken up the ice.
uttermostadjective
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading On the very day when Murgh the Messenger sailed forth into that uttermost sea, a young man and a maiden met together at the Blythburgh marshes, near to Dunwich, on the eastern coast of England.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading On the very day when Murgh the Messenger sailed forth into that uttermost sea, a young man and a maiden met together at the Blythburgh marshes, near to Dunwich, on the eastern coast of England.
Walberswick
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From this reading The muddy stream of Blyth, it is true, was frozen only in places, since the tide, flowing up from the Southwold harbour, where it runs into the sea between that ancient town and the hamlet of Walberswick, had broken up the ice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The muddy stream of Blyth, it is true, was frozen only in places, since the tide, flowing up from the Southwold harbour, where it runs into the sea between that ancient town and the hamlet of Walberswick, had broken up the ice.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On the very day when Murgh the Messenger sailed forth into that uttermost sea, a young man and a maiden met together at the Blythburgh marshes, near to Dunwich, on the eastern coast of England.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The muddy stream of Blyth, it is true, was frozen only in places, since the tide, flowing up from the Southwold harbour, where it runs into the sea between that ancient town and the hamlet of Walberswick, had broken up the ice.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading In this, the month of February of the year 1346, hard and bitter frost held Suffolk in its grip.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading On the very day when Murgh the Messenger sailed forth into that uttermost sea, a young man and a maiden met together at the Blythburgh marshes, near to Dunwich, on the eastern coast of England.
