adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the meantime here is Wat with his arbalist and a bolt in his girdle.
AbbeynounUS /ˈæbi/
a church associated with a monastery or convent
From this reading “The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer.
AbbotnounUS /ˈæbət/
the superior of an abbey of monks
From this reading “And he stays no more here,” said the Abbot.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading “Brother sacrist, you have raised the Devil, and it is for you to lay it again.”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And he stays no more here,” said the Abbot.
arbalistnoun
an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
From this reading In the meantime here is Wat with his arbalist and a bolt in his girdle.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer.
boltnounUS /boʊlt/
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading In the meantime here is Wat with his arbalist and a bolt in his girdle.
BrothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “Brother sacrist, you have raised the Devil, and it is for you to lay it again.”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “That I will most readily,” cried the sacrist.
DevilnounUS /ˈdevəl/
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “Brother sacrist, you have raised the Devil, and it is for you to lay it again.”
dolenounUS /doʊl/
a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given
From this reading “The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer.
fiftynounUS /ˈfɪfti/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading “The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Brother sacrist, you have raised the Devil, and it is for you to lay it again.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer.
girdlenounUS /ˈɡɜːrdəl/
an encircling or ringlike structure
From this reading In the meantime here is Wat with his arbalist and a bolt in his girdle.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Brother sacrist, you have raised the Devil, and it is for you to lay it again.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And he stays no more here,” said the Abbot.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “And he stays no more here,” said the Abbot.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the meantime here is Wat with his arbalist and a bolt in his girdle.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That I will most readily,” cried the sacrist.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meantime here is Wat with his arbalist and a bolt in his girdle.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Brother sacrist, you have raised the Devil, and it is for you to lay it again.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Brother sacrist, you have raised the Devil, and it is for you to lay it again.”
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Brother sacrist, you have raised the Devil, and it is for you to lay it again.”
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading In the meantime here is Wat with his arbalist and a bolt in his girdle.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “And he stays no more here,” said the Abbot.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading “That I will most readily,” cried the sacrist.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “And he stays no more here,” said the Abbot.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading “The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer.
pittance-master
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer.
pooreradjectiveUS /ˈpuːrər/
comparative of “poor” — deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer.
raisedadjectiveUS /reɪzd/
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “Brother sacrist, you have raised the Devil, and it is for you to lay it again.”
readilyadverbUS /ˈredəli/
without much difficulty
From this reading “That I will most readily,” cried the sacrist.
sacrist
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Brother sacrist, you have raised the Devil, and it is for you to lay it again.”
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “And he stays no more here,” said the Abbot.
shillingsnounUS /ˈʃɪlɪŋz/
plural of “shilling” — the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer.
staysnounUS /steɪz/
a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
From this reading “And he stays no more here,” said the Abbot.
stopverbUS /stɑːp/
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That I will most readily,” cried the sacrist.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And he stays no more here,” said the Abbot.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Brother sacrist, you have raised the Devil, and it is for you to lay it again.”
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading “The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer.
Wat
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the meantime here is Wat with his arbalist and a bolt in his girdle.
weeklynounUS /ˈwiːkli/
a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
From this reading “The pittance-master can stop the fifty shillings from my very own weekly dole, and so the Abbey be none the poorer.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “That I will most readily,” cried the sacrist.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the meantime here is Wat with his arbalist and a bolt in his girdle.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Brother sacrist, you have raised the Devil, and it is for you to lay it again.”
