adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Yes truly, a recluse, or at least something like it, did poor Sintram now become!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After a while, indeed, Sintram became calm, but he went about looking so pallid and still that he might have been taken for a wandering corpse.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a while, indeed, Sintram became calm, but he went about looking so pallid and still that he might have been taken for a wandering corpse.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading For towards the time of the approaching Christmas festival his fearful dreams came over him, and seized him so fiercely, that all the esquires and servants fled with shrieks out of the castle, and would never venture back again.
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 For towards the time of the approaching Christmas festival his fearful dreams came over him, and seized him so fiercely, that all the esquires and servants fled with shrieks out of the castle, and would never venture back again.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading No comforting of the good Rolf, no devout soothing lays, were of any avail; and the castellan, with his fierce, scarred features, his head almost entirely bald from a huge sword-cut, his stubborn silence, seemed like a yet darker shadow of the miserable knight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For towards the time of the approaching Christmas festival his fearful dreams came over him, and seized him so fiercely, that all the esquires and servants fled with shrieks out of the castle, and would never venture back again.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading No comforting of the good Rolf, no devout soothing lays, were of any avail; and the castellan, with his fierce, scarred features, his head almost entirely bald from a huge sword-cut, his stubborn silence, seemed like a yet darker shadow of the miserable knight.
approachingnounUS /əˈproʊtʃɪŋ/
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading For towards the time of the approaching Christmas festival his fearful dreams came over him, and seized him so fiercely, that all the esquires and servants fled with shrieks out of the castle, and would never venture back again.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yes truly, a recluse, or at least something like it, did poor Sintram now become!
availverbUS /əˈveɪl/
use to one's advantage
From this reading No comforting of the good Rolf, no devout soothing lays, were of any avail; and the castellan, with his fierce, scarred features, his head almost entirely bald from a huge sword-cut, his stubborn silence, seemed like a yet darker shadow of the miserable knight.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading For towards the time of the approaching Christmas festival his fearful dreams came over him, and seized him so fiercely, that all the esquires and servants fled with shrieks out of the castle, and would never venture back again.
baldadjectiveUS /bɔːld/
with no effort to conceal
From this reading No comforting of the good Rolf, no devout soothing lays, were of any avail; and the castellan, with his fierce, scarred features, his head almost entirely bald from a huge sword-cut, his stubborn silence, seemed like a yet darker shadow of the miserable knight.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading After a while, indeed, Sintram became calm, but he went about looking so pallid and still that he might have been taken for a wandering corpse.
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Yes truly, a recluse, or at least something like it, did poor Sintram now become!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading After a while, indeed, Sintram became calm, but he went about looking so pallid and still that he might have been taken for a wandering corpse.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading After a while, indeed, Sintram became calm, but he went about looking so pallid and still that he might have been taken for a wandering corpse.
calmverbUS /kɑːm/
make calm or still
From this reading After a while, indeed, Sintram became calm, but he went about looking so pallid and still that he might have been taken for a wandering corpse.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading For towards the time of the approaching Christmas festival his fearful dreams came over him, and seized him so fiercely, that all the esquires and servants fled with shrieks out of the castle, and would never venture back again.
castellan
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From this reading No one remained with him except Rolf and the old castellan.
castlenounUS /ˈkæsəl/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading For towards the time of the approaching Christmas festival his fearful dreams came over him, and seized him so fiercely, that all the esquires and servants fled with shrieks out of the castle, and would never venture back again.
ChristmasnounUS /ˈkrɪsməs/
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading For towards the time of the approaching Christmas festival his fearful dreams came over him, and seized him so fiercely, that all the esquires and servants fled with shrieks out of the castle, and would never venture back again.
comfortingadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmfərtɪŋ/
providing freedom from worry
From this reading No comforting of the good Rolf, no devout soothing lays, were of any avail; and the castellan, with his fierce, scarred features, his head almost entirely bald from a huge sword-cut, his stubborn silence, seemed like a yet darker shadow of the miserable knight.
corpsenounUS /kɔːrps/
the dead body of a human being
From this reading After a while, indeed, Sintram became calm, but he went about looking so pallid and still that he might have been taken for a wandering corpse.
darkeradjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkər/
comparative of “dark” — devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
From this reading No comforting of the good Rolf, no devout soothing lays, were of any avail; and the castellan, with his fierce, scarred features, his head almost entirely bald from a huge sword-cut, his stubborn silence, seemed like a yet darker shadow of the miserable knight.
devoutadjectiveUS /dɪˈvaʊt/
deeply religious
From this reading No comforting of the good Rolf, no devout soothing lays, were of any avail; and the castellan, with his fierce, scarred features, his head almost entirely bald from a huge sword-cut, his stubborn silence, seemed like a yet darker shadow of the miserable knight.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Yes truly, a recluse, or at least something like it, did poor Sintram now become!
dreamsnounUS /driːmz/
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading For towards the time of the approaching Christmas festival his fearful dreams came over him, and seized him so fiercely, that all the esquires and servants fled with shrieks out of the castle, and would never venture back again.
entirelyadverbUS /ɪnˈtaɪərli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading No comforting of the good Rolf, no devout soothing lays, were of any avail; and the castellan, with his fierce, scarred features, his head almost entirely bald from a huge sword-cut, his stubborn silence, seemed like a yet darker shadow of the miserable knight.
esquires
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For towards the time of the approaching Christmas festival his fearful dreams came over him, and seized him so fiercely, that all the esquires and servants fled with shrieks out of the castle, and would never venture back again.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading No one remained with him except Rolf and the old castellan.
fearfuladjectiveUS /ˈfɪrfəl/
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading For towards the time of the approaching Christmas festival his fearful dreams came over him, and seized him so fiercely, that all the esquires and servants fled with shrieks out of the castle, and would never venture back again.
featuresnounUS /ˈfiːtʃərz/
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading No comforting of the good Rolf, no devout soothing lays, were of any avail; and the castellan, with his fierce, scarred features, his head almost entirely bald from a huge sword-cut, his stubborn silence, seemed like a yet darker shadow of the miserable knight.
festivalnounUS /ˈfestəvəl/
a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration
From this reading For towards the time of the approaching Christmas festival his fearful dreams came over him, and seized him so fiercely, that all the esquires and servants fled with shrieks out of the castle, and would never venture back again.
fierceadjectiveUS /fɪrs/
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading No comforting of the good Rolf, no devout soothing lays, were of any avail; and the castellan, with his fierce, scarred features, his head almost entirely bald from a huge sword-cut, his stubborn silence, seemed like a yet darker shadow of the miserable knight.
fiercelyadverbUS /ˈfɪrsli/
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading For towards the time of the approaching Christmas festival his fearful dreams came over him, and seized him so fiercely, that all the esquires and servants fled with shrieks out of the castle, and would never venture back again.
fledverbUS /fled/
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading For towards the time of the approaching Christmas festival his fearful dreams came over him, and seized him so fiercely, that all the esquires and servants fled with shrieks out of the castle, and would never venture back again.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For towards the time of the approaching Christmas festival his fearful dreams came over him, and seized him so fiercely, that all the esquires and servants fled with shrieks out of the castle, and would never venture back again.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No comforting of the good Rolf, no devout soothing lays, were of any avail; and the castellan, with his fierce, scarred features, his head almost entirely bald from a huge sword-cut, his stubborn silence, seemed like a yet darker shadow of the miserable knight.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading No comforting of the good Rolf, no devout soothing lays, were of any avail; and the castellan, with his fierce, scarred features, his head almost entirely bald from a huge sword-cut, his stubborn silence, seemed like a yet darker shadow of the miserable knight.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading After a while, indeed, Sintram became calm, but he went about looking so pallid and still that he might have been taken for a wandering corpse.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a while, indeed, Sintram became calm, but he went about looking so pallid and still that he might have been taken for a wandering corpse.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading No comforting of the good Rolf, no devout soothing lays, were of any avail; and the castellan, with his fierce, scarred features, his head almost entirely bald from a huge sword-cut, his stubborn silence, seemed like a yet darker shadow of the miserable knight.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For towards the time of the approaching Christmas festival his fearful dreams came over him, and seized him so fiercely, that all the esquires and servants fled with shrieks out of the castle, and would never venture back again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For towards the time of the approaching Christmas festival his fearful dreams came over him, and seized him so fiercely, that all the esquires and servants fled with shrieks out of the castle, and would never venture back again.
hugeadjectiveUS /hjuːdʒ/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading No comforting of the good Rolf, no devout soothing lays, were of any avail; and the castellan, with his fierce, scarred features, his head almost entirely bald from a huge sword-cut, his stubborn silence, seemed like a yet darker shadow of the miserable knight.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading After a while, indeed, Sintram became calm, but he went about looking so pallid and still that he might have been taken for a wandering corpse.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yes truly, a recluse, or at least something like it, did poor Sintram now become!
knightnounUS /naɪt/
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading No comforting of the good Rolf, no devout soothing lays, were of any avail; and the castellan, with his fierce, scarred features, his head almost entirely bald from a huge sword-cut, his stubborn silence, seemed like a yet darker shadow of the miserable knight.
laysnounUS /leɪz/
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading No comforting of the good Rolf, no devout soothing lays, were of any avail; and the castellan, with his fierce, scarred features, his head almost entirely bald from a huge sword-cut, his stubborn silence, seemed like a yet darker shadow of the miserable knight.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Yes truly, a recluse, or at least something like it, did poor Sintram now become!
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Yes truly, a recluse, or at least something like it, did poor Sintram now become!
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading After a while, indeed, Sintram became calm, but he went about looking so pallid and still that he might have been taken for a wandering corpse.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading After a while, indeed, Sintram became calm, but he went about looking so pallid and still that he might have been taken for a wandering corpse.
miserableadjectiveUS /ˈmɪzərəbəl/
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading No comforting of the good Rolf, no devout soothing lays, were of any avail; and the castellan, with his fierce, scarred features, his head almost entirely bald from a huge sword-cut, his stubborn silence, seemed like a yet darker shadow of the miserable knight.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading For towards the time of the approaching Christmas festival his fearful dreams came over him, and seized him so fiercely, that all the esquires and servants fled with shrieks out of the castle, and would never venture back again.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one remained with him except Rolf and the old castellan.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Yes truly, a recluse, or at least something like it, did poor Sintram now become!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For towards the time of the approaching Christmas festival his fearful dreams came over him, and seized him so fiercely, that all the esquires and servants fled with shrieks out of the castle, and would never venture back again.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading No one remained with him except Rolf and the old castellan.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one remained with him except Rolf and the old castellan.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Yes truly, a recluse, or at least something like it, did poor Sintram now become!
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading For towards the time of the approaching Christmas festival his fearful dreams came over him, and seized him so fiercely, that all the esquires and servants fled with shrieks out of the castle, and would never venture back again.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For towards the time of the approaching Christmas festival his fearful dreams came over him, and seized him so fiercely, that all the esquires and servants fled with shrieks out of the castle, and would never venture back again.
pallidadjectiveUS /ˈpæləd/
abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
From this reading After a while, indeed, Sintram became calm, but he went about looking so pallid and still that he might have been taken for a wandering corpse.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Yes truly, a recluse, or at least something like it, did poor Sintram now become!
reclusenounUS /rɪˈkluːs/
one who lives in solitude
From this reading Yes truly, a recluse, or at least something like it, did poor Sintram now become!
remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading No one remained with him except Rolf and the old castellan.
RolfnounUS /roʊlf/
Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)
From this reading No one remained with him except Rolf and the old castellan.
scarredadjectiveUS /skɑːrd/
deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury
From this reading No comforting of the good Rolf, no devout soothing lays, were of any avail; and the castellan, with his fierce, scarred features, his head almost entirely bald from a huge sword-cut, his stubborn silence, seemed like a yet darker shadow of the miserable knight.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading No comforting of the good Rolf, no devout soothing lays, were of any avail; and the castellan, with his fierce, scarred features, his head almost entirely bald from a huge sword-cut, his stubborn silence, seemed like a yet darker shadow of the miserable knight.
seizedverbUS /siːzd/
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading For towards the time of the approaching Christmas festival his fearful dreams came over him, and seized him so fiercely, that all the esquires and servants fled with shrieks out of the castle, and would never venture back again.
servantsnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənts/
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading For towards the time of the approaching Christmas festival his fearful dreams came over him, and seized him so fiercely, that all the esquires and servants fled with shrieks out of the castle, and would never venture back again.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading No comforting of the good Rolf, no devout soothing lays, were of any avail; and the castellan, with his fierce, scarred features, his head almost entirely bald from a huge sword-cut, his stubborn silence, seemed like a yet darker shadow of the miserable knight.
shrieksnounUS /ʃriːks/
plural of “shriek” — sharp piercing cry
From this reading For towards the time of the approaching Christmas festival his fearful dreams came over him, and seized him so fiercely, that all the esquires and servants fled with shrieks out of the castle, and would never venture back again.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading No comforting of the good Rolf, no devout soothing lays, were of any avail; and the castellan, with his fierce, scarred features, his head almost entirely bald from a huge sword-cut, his stubborn silence, seemed like a yet darker shadow of the miserable knight.
Sintram
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes truly, a recluse, or at least something like it, did poor Sintram now become!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For towards the time of the approaching Christmas festival his fearful dreams came over him, and seized him so fiercely, that all the esquires and servants fled with shrieks out of the castle, and would never venture back again.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Yes truly, a recluse, or at least something like it, did poor Sintram now become!
soothingadjectiveUS /ˈsuːðɪŋ/
affording physical relief
From this reading No comforting of the good Rolf, no devout soothing lays, were of any avail; and the castellan, with his fierce, scarred features, his head almost entirely bald from a huge sword-cut, his stubborn silence, seemed like a yet darker shadow of the miserable knight.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading After a while, indeed, Sintram became calm, but he went about looking so pallid and still that he might have been taken for a wandering corpse.
stubbornadjectiveUS /ˈstʌbərn/
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading No comforting of the good Rolf, no devout soothing lays, were of any avail; and the castellan, with his fierce, scarred features, his head almost entirely bald from a huge sword-cut, his stubborn silence, seemed like a yet darker shadow of the miserable knight.
sword-cutnoun
a scar from a cut made by a sword
From this reading No comforting of the good Rolf, no devout soothing lays, were of any avail; and the castellan, with his fierce, scarred features, his head almost entirely bald from a huge sword-cut, his stubborn silence, seemed like a yet darker shadow of the miserable knight.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading After a while, indeed, Sintram became calm, but he went about looking so pallid and still that he might have been taken for a wandering corpse.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For towards the time of the approaching Christmas festival his fearful dreams came over him, and seized him so fiercely, that all the esquires and servants fled with shrieks out of the castle, and would never venture back again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For towards the time of the approaching Christmas festival his fearful dreams came over him, and seized him so fiercely, that all the esquires and servants fled with shrieks out of the castle, and would never venture back again.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For towards the time of the approaching Christmas festival his fearful dreams came over him, and seized him so fiercely, that all the esquires and servants fled with shrieks out of the castle, and would never venture back again.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading For towards the time of the approaching Christmas festival his fearful dreams came over him, and seized him so fiercely, that all the esquires and servants fled with shrieks out of the castle, and would never venture back again.
trulyadverbUS /ˈtruːli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Yes truly, a recluse, or at least something like it, did poor Sintram now become!
venturenounUS /ˈventʃər/
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading For towards the time of the approaching Christmas festival his fearful dreams came over him, and seized him so fiercely, that all the esquires and servants fled with shrieks out of the castle, and would never venture back again.
wanderingadjectiveUS /ˈwɑːndərɪŋ/
migratory
From this reading After a while, indeed, Sintram became calm, but he went about looking so pallid and still that he might have been taken for a wandering corpse.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading After a while, indeed, Sintram became calm, but he went about looking so pallid and still that he might have been taken for a wandering corpse.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading No comforting of the good Rolf, no devout soothing lays, were of any avail; and the castellan, with his fierce, scarred features, his head almost entirely bald from a huge sword-cut, his stubborn silence, seemed like a yet darker shadow of the miserable knight.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading After a while, indeed, Sintram became calm, but he went about looking so pallid and still that he might have been taken for a wandering corpse.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For towards the time of the approaching Christmas festival his fearful dreams came over him, and seized him so fiercely, that all the esquires and servants fled with shrieks out of the castle, and would never venture back again.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For towards the time of the approaching Christmas festival his fearful dreams came over him, and seized him so fiercely, that all the esquires and servants fled with shrieks out of the castle, and would never venture back again.
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading Yes truly, a recluse, or at least something like it, did poor Sintram now become!
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading No comforting of the good Rolf, no devout soothing lays, were of any avail; and the castellan, with his fierce, scarred features, his head almost entirely bald from a huge sword-cut, his stubborn silence, seemed like a yet darker shadow of the miserable knight.
