AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
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 In the taking of it breathe Prayer for all who lie beneath-- Not the great nor well-bespoke, But the mere uncounted folk Of whose life and death is none Report or lamentation.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
Astrologer's
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From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
Autumn'snounUS /ˈɔːtəmz/
possessive form of “autumn” — the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading Take of English flowers these-- Spring’s full-faced primroses, Summer’s wild wide-hearted rose, Autumn’s wall-flower of the close, And, thy darkness to illume, Winter’s bee-thronged ivy-bloom.
BalladnounUS /ˈbæləd/
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
bee-thronged
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From this reading Take of English flowers these-- Spring’s full-faced primroses, Summer’s wild wide-hearted rose, Autumn’s wall-flower of the close, And, thy darkness to illume, Winter’s bee-thronged ivy-bloom.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading In the taking of it breathe Prayer for all who lie beneath-- Not the great nor well-bespoke, But the mere uncounted folk Of whose life and death is none Report or lamentation.
brainnounUS /breɪn/
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading It shall sweeten and make whole Fevered breath and festered soul; It shall mightily restrain Over-busy hand and brain; it shall ease thy mortal strife ‘Gainst the immortal woe of life, Till thyself restored shall prove By what grace the Heavens do move.
breathnounUS /breθ/
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading It shall sweeten and make whole Fevered breath and festered soul; It shall mightily restrain Over-busy hand and brain; it shall ease thy mortal strife ‘Gainst the immortal woe of life, Till thyself restored shall prove By what grace the Heavens do move.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading In the taking of it breathe Prayer for all who lie beneath-- Not the great nor well-bespoke, But the mere uncounted folk Of whose life and death is none Report or lamentation.
Brookland
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From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
BrothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the taking of it breathe Prayer for all who lie beneath-- Not the great nor well-bespoke, But the mere uncounted folk Of whose life and death is none Report or lamentation.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It shall sweeten and make whole Fevered breath and festered soul; It shall mightily restrain Over-busy hand and brain; it shall ease thy mortal strife ‘Gainst the immortal woe of life, Till thyself restored shall prove By what grace the Heavens do move.
CarolnounUS /ˈkærəl/
joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
ChalknounUS /tʃɔːk/
A soft white limestone used for marking doors, stone walls, and slate.
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
CharmnounUS /tʃɑːrm/
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Take of English flowers these-- Spring’s full-faced primroses, Summer’s wild wide-hearted rose, Autumn’s wall-flower of the close, And, thy darkness to illume, Winter’s bee-thronged ivy-bloom.
clutchnounUS /klʌtʃ/
the act of grasping
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
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 A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
ConversionnounUS /kənˈvɜːrʒən/
an event that results in a transformation
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
CousinsnounUS /ˈkʌzənz/
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
darknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Take of English flowers these-- Spring’s full-faced primroses, Summer’s wild wide-hearted rose, Autumn’s wall-flower of the close, And, thy darkness to illume, Winter’s bee-thronged ivy-bloom.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading In the taking of it breathe Prayer for all who lie beneath-- Not the great nor well-bespoke, But the mere uncounted folk Of whose life and death is none Report or lamentation.
departverbUS /dɪˈpɑːrt/
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading Lay that earth upon thy heart, And thy sickness shall depart!
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It shall sweeten and make whole Fevered breath and festered soul; It shall mightily restrain Over-busy hand and brain; it shall ease thy mortal strife ‘Gainst the immortal woe of life, Till thyself restored shall prove By what grace the Heavens do move.
DoctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
DownsnounUS /daʊnz/
plural of “down” — soft fine feathers
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
easeverbUS /iːz/
move gently or carefully
From this reading It shall sweeten and make whole Fevered breath and festered soul; It shall mightily restrain Over-busy hand and brain; it shall ease thy mortal strife ‘Gainst the immortal woe of life, Till thyself restored shall prove By what grace the Heavens do move.
Eddi's
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From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
FathersnounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
festeredverbUS /ˈfestərd/
past form of “fester” — ripen and generate pus
From this reading It shall sweeten and make whole Fevered breath and festered soul; It shall mightily restrain Over-busy hand and brain; it shall ease thy mortal strife ‘Gainst the immortal woe of life, Till thyself restored shall prove By what grace the Heavens do move.
FeveredadjectiveUS /ˈfiːvərd/
highly or nervously excited
From this reading It shall sweeten and make whole Fevered breath and festered soul; It shall mightily restrain Over-busy hand and brain; it shall ease thy mortal strife ‘Gainst the immortal woe of life, Till thyself restored shall prove By what grace the Heavens do move.
flowersnounUS /ˈflaʊərz/
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Take of English flowers these-- Spring’s full-faced primroses, Summer’s wild wide-hearted rose, Autumn’s wall-flower of the close, And, thy darkness to illume, Winter’s bee-thronged ivy-bloom.
folknounUS /foʊk/
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading In the taking of it breathe Prayer for all who lie beneath-- Not the great nor well-bespoke, But the mere uncounted folk Of whose life and death is none Report or lamentation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the taking of it breathe Prayer for all who lie beneath-- Not the great nor well-bespoke, But the mere uncounted folk Of whose life and death is none Report or lamentation.
Frankie's
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From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
full-faced
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From this reading Take of English flowers these-- Spring’s full-faced primroses, Summer’s wild wide-hearted rose, Autumn’s wall-flower of the close, And, thy darkness to illume, Winter’s bee-thronged ivy-bloom.
Gainst
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From this reading It shall sweeten and make whole Fevered breath and festered soul; It shall mightily restrain Over-busy hand and brain; it shall ease thy mortal strife ‘Gainst the immortal woe of life, Till thyself restored shall prove By what grace the Heavens do move.
Gloriana
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From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
gracenounUS /ɡreɪs/
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading It shall sweeten and make whole Fevered breath and festered soul; It shall mightily restrain Over-busy hand and brain; it shall ease thy mortal strife ‘Gainst the immortal woe of life, Till thyself restored shall prove By what grace the Heavens do move.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading In the taking of it breathe Prayer for all who lie beneath-- Not the great nor well-bespoke, But the mere uncounted folk Of whose life and death is none Report or lamentation.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Lay that earth upon thy heart, And thy sickness shall depart!
HeavensnounUS /ˈhevənz/
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading It shall sweeten and make whole Fevered breath and festered soul; It shall mightily restrain Over-busy hand and brain; it shall ease thy mortal strife ‘Gainst the immortal woe of life, Till thyself restored shall prove By what grace the Heavens do move.
HelenanounUS /ˈhelənə/
capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
HimselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
HonestadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnəst/
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
illume
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From this reading Take of English flowers these-- Spring’s full-faced primroses, Summer’s wild wide-hearted rose, Autumn’s wall-flower of the close, And, thy darkness to illume, Winter’s bee-thronged ivy-bloom.
immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading It shall sweeten and make whole Fevered breath and festered soul; It shall mightily restrain Over-busy hand and brain; it shall ease thy mortal strife ‘Gainst the immortal woe of life, Till thyself restored shall prove By what grace the Heavens do move.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
IntroductionnounUS /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/
the act of beginning something new
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
IronnounUS /ˈaɪərn/
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the taking of it breathe Prayer for all who lie beneath-- Not the great nor well-bespoke, But the mere uncounted folk Of whose life and death is none Report or lamentation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the taking of it breathe Prayer for all who lie beneath-- Not the great nor well-bespoke, But the mere uncounted folk Of whose life and death is none Report or lamentation.
ivy-bloom
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From this reading Take of English flowers these-- Spring’s full-faced primroses, Summer’s wild wide-hearted rose, Autumn’s wall-flower of the close, And, thy darkness to illume, Winter’s bee-thronged ivy-bloom.
JusticenounUS /ˈdʒʌstəs/
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
KnifenounUS /naɪf/
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
lamentation
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From this reading In the taking of it breathe Prayer for all who lie beneath-- Not the great nor well-bespoke, But the mere uncounted folk Of whose life and death is none Report or lamentation.
LayverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Lay that earth upon thy heart, And thy sickness shall depart!
lieverbUS /laɪ/
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading In the taking of it breathe Prayer for all who lie beneath-- Not the great nor well-bespoke, But the mere uncounted folk Of whose life and death is none Report or lamentation.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading In the taking of it breathe Prayer for all who lie beneath-- Not the great nor well-bespoke, But the mere uncounted folk Of whose life and death is none Report or lamentation.
Looking-Glass
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From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
LullabynounUS /ˈlʌləbaɪ/
a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading It shall sweeten and make whole Fevered breath and festered soul; It shall mightily restrain Over-busy hand and brain; it shall ease thy mortal strife ‘Gainst the immortal woe of life, Till thyself restored shall prove By what grace the Heavens do move.
MannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
Marklake
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From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
MedicinenounUS /ˈmedəsən/
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
MennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
Men'snounUS /menz/
a public toilet for men
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
mereadjectiveUS /mɪr/
being nothing more than specified
From this reading In the taking of it breathe Prayer for all who lie beneath-- Not the great nor well-bespoke, But the mere uncounted folk Of whose life and death is none Report or lamentation.
mightilyadverbUS /ˈmaɪtəli/
powerfully or vigorously
From this reading It shall sweeten and make whole Fevered breath and festered soul; It shall mightily restrain Over-busy hand and brain; it shall ease thy mortal strife ‘Gainst the immortal woe of life, Till thyself restored shall prove By what grace the Heavens do move.
Minepit
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From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
subject to death
From this reading It shall sweeten and make whole Fevered breath and festered soul; It shall mightily restrain Over-busy hand and brain; it shall ease thy mortal strife ‘Gainst the immortal woe of life, Till thyself restored shall prove By what grace the Heavens do move.
moveverbUS /muːv/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It shall sweeten and make whole Fevered breath and festered soul; It shall mightily restrain Over-busy hand and brain; it shall ease thy mortal strife ‘Gainst the immortal woe of life, Till thyself restored shall prove By what grace the Heavens do move.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
NakedadjectiveUS /ˈneɪkəd/
completely unclothed
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading In the taking of it breathe Prayer for all who lie beneath-- Not the great nor well-bespoke, But the mere uncounted folk Of whose life and death is none Report or lamentation.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading In the taking of it breathe Prayer for all who lie beneath-- Not the great nor well-bespoke, But the mere uncounted folk Of whose life and death is none Report or lamentation.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the taking of it breathe Prayer for all who lie beneath-- Not the great nor well-bespoke, But the mere uncounted folk Of whose life and death is none Report or lamentation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
OldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the taking of it breathe Prayer for all who lie beneath-- Not the great nor well-bespoke, But the mere uncounted folk Of whose life and death is none Report or lamentation.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
Over-busy
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From this reading It shall sweeten and make whole Fevered breath and festered soul; It shall mightily restrain Over-busy hand and brain; it shall ease thy mortal strife ‘Gainst the immortal woe of life, Till thyself restored shall prove By what grace the Heavens do move.
PhiladelphianounUS /ˌfɪləˈdelfiə/
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
PooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
PrayernounUS /prer/
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading In the taking of it breathe Prayer for all who lie beneath-- Not the great nor well-bespoke, But the mere uncounted folk Of whose life and death is none Report or lamentation.
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 A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
primrosesnounUS /ˈprɪmroʊzəz/
plural of “primrose” — any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
From this reading Take of English flowers these-- Spring’s full-faced primroses, Summer’s wild wide-hearted rose, Autumn’s wall-flower of the close, And, thy darkness to illume, Winter’s bee-thronged ivy-bloom.
proveverbUS /pruːv/
be shown or be found to be
From this reading It shall sweeten and make whole Fevered breath and festered soul; It shall mightily restrain Over-busy hand and brain; it shall ease thy mortal strife ‘Gainst the immortal woe of life, Till thyself restored shall prove By what grace the Heavens do move.
RednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
ReportverbUS /riˈpɔːrt/
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading In the taking of it breathe Prayer for all who lie beneath-- Not the great nor well-bespoke, But the mere uncounted folk Of whose life and death is none Report or lamentation.
restoredverbUS /rɪˈstɔːrd/
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading It shall sweeten and make whole Fevered breath and festered soul; It shall mightily restrain Over-busy hand and brain; it shall ease thy mortal strife ‘Gainst the immortal woe of life, Till thyself restored shall prove By what grace the Heavens do move.
restrainverbUS /riˈstreɪn/
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
From this reading It shall sweeten and make whole Fevered breath and festered soul; It shall mightily restrain Over-busy hand and brain; it shall ease thy mortal strife ‘Gainst the immortal woe of life, Till thyself restored shall prove By what grace the Heavens do move.
rightlyadverbUS /ˈraɪtli/
with honesty
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
RoadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Take of English flowers these-- Spring’s full-faced primroses, Summer’s wild wide-hearted rose, Autumn’s wall-flower of the close, And, thy darkness to illume, Winter’s bee-thronged ivy-bloom.
Rs
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From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
RunverbUS /rʌn/
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
ServicenounUS /ˈsɜːrvəs/
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Lay that earth upon thy heart, And thy sickness shall depart!
ShawnounUS /ʃɔː/
United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004)
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
ShipwrightsnounUS /ˈʃɪpraɪts/
plural of “shipwright” — a carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
sicknessnounUS /ˈsɪknəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading Lay that earth upon thy heart, And thy sickness shall depart!
SidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
SimonnounUS /ˈsaɪmən/
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
SimpleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpəl/
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
SongnounUS /sɔːŋ/
a short musical composition with words
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading It shall sweeten and make whole Fevered breath and festered soul; It shall mightily restrain Over-busy hand and brain; it shall ease thy mortal strife ‘Gainst the immortal woe of life, Till thyself restored shall prove By what grace the Heavens do move.
SpitenounUS /spaɪt/
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
Spring'snounUS /sprɪŋz/
possessive form of “spring” — the season of growth
From this reading Take of English flowers these-- Spring’s full-faced primroses, Summer’s wild wide-hearted rose, Autumn’s wall-flower of the close, And, thy darkness to illume, Winter’s bee-thronged ivy-bloom.
Square-Toes
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From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
St
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From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
strifenounUS /straɪf/
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading It shall sweeten and make whole Fevered breath and festered soul; It shall mightily restrain Over-busy hand and brain; it shall ease thy mortal strife ‘Gainst the immortal woe of life, Till thyself restored shall prove By what grace the Heavens do move.
Summer'snounUS /ˈsʌmərz/
possessive form of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Take of English flowers these-- Spring’s full-faced primroses, Summer’s wild wide-hearted rose, Autumn’s wall-flower of the close, And, thy darkness to illume, Winter’s bee-thronged ivy-bloom.
sweetenverbUS /ˈswiːtən/
make sweeter in taste
From this reading It shall sweeten and make whole Fevered breath and festered soul; It shall mightily restrain Over-busy hand and brain; it shall ease thy mortal strife ‘Gainst the immortal woe of life, Till thyself restored shall prove By what grace the Heavens do move.
TakeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading In the taking of it breathe Prayer for all who lie beneath-- Not the great nor well-bespoke, But the mere uncounted folk Of whose life and death is none Report or lamentation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lay that earth upon thy heart, And thy sickness shall depart!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Take of English flowers these-- Spring’s full-faced primroses, Summer’s wild wide-hearted rose, Autumn’s wall-flower of the close, And, thy darkness to illume, Winter’s bee-thronged ivy-bloom.
ThingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
ThousandthnounUS /ˈθaʊzəndθ/
position 1,000 in a countable series of things
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Lay that earth upon thy heart, And thy sickness shall depart!
thyself
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From this reading It shall sweeten and make whole Fevered breath and festered soul; It shall mightily restrain Over-busy hand and brain; it shall ease thy mortal strife ‘Gainst the immortal woe of life, Till thyself restored shall prove By what grace the Heavens do move.
TillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It shall sweeten and make whole Fevered breath and festered soul; It shall mightily restrain Over-busy hand and brain; it shall ease thy mortal strife ‘Gainst the immortal woe of life, Till thyself restored shall prove By what grace the Heavens do move.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Take of English flowers these-- Spring’s full-faced primroses, Summer’s wild wide-hearted rose, Autumn’s wall-flower of the close, And, thy darkness to illume, Winter’s bee-thronged ivy-bloom.
TradenounUS /treɪd/
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
TreenounUS /triː/
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
TruthfuladjectiveUS /ˈtruːθfəl/
expressing or given to expressing the truth
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
TwonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
uncountedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnˈkaʊntɪd/
too numerous to be counted
From this reading In the taking of it breathe Prayer for all who lie beneath-- Not the great nor well-bespoke, But the mere uncounted folk Of whose life and death is none Report or lamentation.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lay that earth upon thy heart, And thy sickness shall depart!
VII
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From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
wall-flower
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From this reading Take of English flowers these-- Spring’s full-faced primroses, Summer’s wild wide-hearted rose, Autumn’s wall-flower of the close, And, thy darkness to illume, Winter’s bee-thronged ivy-bloom.
War-Boat
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From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
WaynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
well-bespoke
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From this reading In the taking of it breathe Prayer for all who lie beneath-- Not the great nor well-bespoke, But the mere uncounted folk Of whose life and death is none Report or lamentation.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It shall sweeten and make whole Fevered breath and festered soul; It shall mightily restrain Over-busy hand and brain; it shall ease thy mortal strife ‘Gainst the immortal woe of life, Till thyself restored shall prove By what grace the Heavens do move.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In the taking of it breathe Prayer for all who lie beneath-- Not the great nor well-bespoke, But the mere uncounted folk Of whose life and death is none Report or lamentation.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading It shall sweeten and make whole Fevered breath and festered soul; It shall mightily restrain Over-busy hand and brain; it shall ease thy mortal strife ‘Gainst the immortal woe of life, Till thyself restored shall prove By what grace the Heavens do move.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading In the taking of it breathe Prayer for all who lie beneath-- Not the great nor well-bespoke, But the mere uncounted folk Of whose life and death is none Report or lamentation.
wide-hearted
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From this reading Take of English flowers these-- Spring’s full-faced primroses, Summer’s wild wide-hearted rose, Autumn’s wall-flower of the close, And, thy darkness to illume, Winter’s bee-thronged ivy-bloom.
wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Take of English flowers these-- Spring’s full-faced primroses, Summer’s wild wide-hearted rose, Autumn’s wall-flower of the close, And, thy darkness to illume, Winter’s bee-thronged ivy-bloom.
Wilfrid
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From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
Winter'snounUS /ˈwɪntərz/
possessive form of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Take of English flowers these-- Spring’s full-faced primroses, Summer’s wild wide-hearted rose, Autumn’s wall-flower of the close, And, thy darkness to illume, Winter’s bee-thronged ivy-bloom.
WitchesnounUS /ˈwɪtʃəz/
plural of “witch” — a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
woenounUS /woʊ/
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading It shall sweeten and make whole Fevered breath and festered soul; It shall mightily restrain Over-busy hand and brain; it shall ease thy mortal strife ‘Gainst the immortal woe of life, Till thyself restored shall prove By what grace the Heavens do move.
WoodsnounUS /wʊdz/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.
WrongadjectiveUS /rɔːŋ/
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading A Charm Introduction Cold Iron Cold Iron Gloriana The Two Cousins The Looking-Glass The Wrong Thing A Truthful Song King Henry VII and the Shipwrights Marklake Witches The Way through the Woods Brookland Road The Knife and the Naked Chalk The Run of the Downs Song of the Men’s Side Brother Square-Toes Philadelphia If-- Rs ‘A Priest in Spite of Himself’ A St Helena Lullaby ‘Poor Honest Men’ The Conversion of St Wilfrid Eddi’s Service Song of the Red War-Boat A Doctor of Medicine An Astrologer’s Song ‘Our Fathers of Old’ Simple Simon The Thousandth Man Frankie’s Trade The Tree of Justice The Ballad of Minepit Shaw A Carol Take of English earth as much As either hand may rightly clutch.