AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The cord was made in England: A rough cord, a tough cord, A cord that bowmen love; And so we will sing Of the hempen string And the land where the cord was wove.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The bow was made in England: Of true wood, of yew-wood, The wood of English bows; So men who are free Love the old yew-tree And the land where the yew-tree grows.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The bow was made in England: Of true wood, of yew-wood, The wood of English bows; So men who are free Love the old yew-tree And the land where the yew-tree grows.
AUTHORnounUS /ˈɔːθər/
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘MICAH CLARKE’ ‘THE WHITE COMPANY’ ‘RODNEY STONE’ ‘UNCLE BERNAC’ ETC.
BERNAC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘MICAH CLARKE’ ‘THE WHITE COMPANY’ ‘RODNEY STONE’ ‘UNCLE BERNAC’ ETC.
bownounUS /baʊ/
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading What of the bow?
bowmennounUS /ˈboʊmən/
plural of “bowman” — a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
From this reading The cord was made in England: A rough cord, a tough cord, A cord that bowmen love; And so we will sing Of the hempen string And the land where the cord was wove.
bowsnounUS /baʊz/
plural of “bow” — a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading The bow was made in England: Of true wood, of yew-wood, The wood of English bows; So men who are free Love the old yew-tree And the land where the yew-tree grows.
CLARKE
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From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘MICAH CLARKE’ ‘THE WHITE COMPANY’ ‘RODNEY STONE’ ‘UNCLE BERNAC’ ETC.
COMPANYnounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘MICAH CLARKE’ ‘THE WHITE COMPANY’ ‘RODNEY STONE’ ‘UNCLE BERNAC’ ETC.
cordnounUS /kɔːrd/
a line made of twisted fibers or threads
From this reading What of the cord?
EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading The bow was made in England: Of true wood, of yew-wood, The wood of English bows; So men who are free Love the old yew-tree And the land where the yew-tree grows.
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 The bow was made in England: Of true wood, of yew-wood, The wood of English bows; So men who are free Love the old yew-tree And the land where the yew-tree grows.
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘MICAH CLARKE’ ‘THE WHITE COMPANY’ ‘RODNEY STONE’ ‘UNCLE BERNAC’ ETC.
freeverbUS /friː/
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading The bow was made in England: Of true wood, of yew-wood, The wood of English bows; So men who are free Love the old yew-tree And the land where the yew-tree grows.
growsverbUS /ɡroʊz/
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The bow was made in England: Of true wood, of yew-wood, The wood of English bows; So men who are free Love the old yew-tree And the land where the yew-tree grows.
hempenadjectiveUS /ˈhempən/
having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute
From this reading The cord was made in England: A rough cord, a tough cord, A cord that bowmen love; And so we will sing Of the hempen string And the land where the cord was wove.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The bow was made in England: Of true wood, of yew-wood, The wood of English bows; So men who are free Love the old yew-tree And the land where the yew-tree grows.
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The bow was made in England: Of true wood, of yew-wood, The wood of English bows; So men who are free Love the old yew-tree And the land where the yew-tree grows.
LovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The bow was made in England: Of true wood, of yew-wood, The wood of English bows; So men who are free Love the old yew-tree And the land where the yew-tree grows.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The bow was made in England: Of true wood, of yew-wood, The wood of English bows; So men who are free Love the old yew-tree And the land where the yew-tree grows.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading The bow was made in England: Of true wood, of yew-wood, The wood of English bows; So men who are free Love the old yew-tree And the land where the yew-tree grows.
MICAHnounUS /ˈmaɪkə/
a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC)
From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘MICAH CLARKE’ ‘THE WHITE COMPANY’ ‘RODNEY STONE’ ‘UNCLE BERNAC’ ETC.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘MICAH CLARKE’ ‘THE WHITE COMPANY’ ‘RODNEY STONE’ ‘UNCLE BERNAC’ ETC.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The bow was made in England: Of true wood, of yew-wood, The wood of English bows; So men who are free Love the old yew-tree And the land where the yew-tree grows.
RODNEY
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From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘MICAH CLARKE’ ‘THE WHITE COMPANY’ ‘RODNEY STONE’ ‘UNCLE BERNAC’ ETC.
roughadjectiveUS /rʌf/
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading The cord was made in England: A rough cord, a tough cord, A cord that bowmen love; And so we will sing Of the hempen string And the land where the cord was wove.
singverbUS /sɪŋ/
deliver by singing
From this reading The cord was made in England: A rough cord, a tough cord, A cord that bowmen love; And so we will sing Of the hempen string And the land where the cord was wove.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The bow was made in England: Of true wood, of yew-wood, The wood of English bows; So men who are free Love the old yew-tree And the land where the yew-tree grows.
STONEnounUS /stoʊn/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘MICAH CLARKE’ ‘THE WHITE COMPANY’ ‘RODNEY STONE’ ‘UNCLE BERNAC’ ETC.
stringnounUS /strɪŋ/
a lightweight cord
From this reading The cord was made in England: A rough cord, a tough cord, A cord that bowmen love; And so we will sing Of the hempen string And the land where the cord was wove.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The cord was made in England: A rough cord, a tough cord, A cord that bowmen love; And so we will sing Of the hempen string And the land where the cord was wove.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘MICAH CLARKE’ ‘THE WHITE COMPANY’ ‘RODNEY STONE’ ‘UNCLE BERNAC’ ETC.
toughadjectiveUS /tʌf/
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading The cord was made in England: A rough cord, a tough cord, A cord that bowmen love; And so we will sing Of the hempen string And the land where the cord was wove.
trueadjectiveUS /truː/
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading The bow was made in England: Of true wood, of yew-wood, The wood of English bows; So men who are free Love the old yew-tree And the land where the yew-tree grows.
UNCLEnounUS /ˈʌŋkəl/
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘MICAH CLARKE’ ‘THE WHITE COMPANY’ ‘RODNEY STONE’ ‘UNCLE BERNAC’ ETC.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The bow was made in England: Of true wood, of yew-wood, The wood of English bows; So men who are free Love the old yew-tree And the land where the yew-tree grows.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The cord was made in England: A rough cord, a tough cord, A cord that bowmen love; And so we will sing Of the hempen string And the land where the cord was wove.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What of the bow?
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The bow was made in England: Of true wood, of yew-wood, The wood of English bows; So men who are free Love the old yew-tree And the land where the yew-tree grows.
WHITEnounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading AUTHOR OF ‘MICAH CLARKE’ ‘THE WHITE COMPANY’ ‘RODNEY STONE’ ‘UNCLE BERNAC’ ETC.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The bow was made in England: Of true wood, of yew-wood, The wood of English bows; So men who are free Love the old yew-tree And the land where the yew-tree grows.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The cord was made in England: A rough cord, a tough cord, A cord that bowmen love; And so we will sing Of the hempen string And the land where the cord was wove.
woodnounUS /wʊd/
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading The bow was made in England: Of true wood, of yew-wood, The wood of English bows; So men who are free Love the old yew-tree And the land where the yew-tree grows.
woveverbUS /woʊv/
inflected form of “weave” — interlace by or as if by weaving
From this reading The cord was made in England: A rough cord, a tough cord, A cord that bowmen love; And so we will sing Of the hempen string And the land where the cord was wove.
yew-tree
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From this reading The bow was made in England: Of true wood, of yew-wood, The wood of English bows; So men who are free Love the old yew-tree And the land where the yew-tree grows.
yew-wood
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From this reading The bow was made in England: Of true wood, of yew-wood, The wood of English bows; So men who are free Love the old yew-tree And the land where the yew-tree grows.
