adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading KILWICH AND OLWEN (Continued) All that day they journeyed until the evening, and then they beheld a vast castle, which was the largest in the world.
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 KILWICH AND OLWEN (Continued) All that day they journeyed until the evening, and then they beheld a vast castle, which was the largest in the world.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading KILWICH AND OLWEN (Continued) All that day they journeyed until the evening, and then they beheld a vast castle, which was the largest in the world.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Stupid are ye, truly, O men!
beheldverbUS /biˈheld/
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading KILWICH AND OLWEN (Continued) All that day they journeyed until the evening, and then they beheld a vast castle, which was the largest in the world.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading And lo! a black man, larger than three of the men of this world, came out from the castle.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And lo! a black man, larger than three of the men of this world, came out from the castle.
castlenounUS /ˈkæsəl/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading KILWICH AND OLWEN (Continued) All that day they journeyed until the evening, and then they beheld a vast castle, which was the largest in the world.
ContinuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/
without stop or interruption
From this reading KILWICH AND OLWEN (Continued) All that day they journeyed until the evening, and then they beheld a vast castle, which was the largest in the world.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading KILWICH AND OLWEN (Continued) All that day they journeyed until the evening, and then they beheld a vast castle, which was the largest in the world.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no one in the world that does not know that this is the castle of Gwernach the Giant."
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading KILWICH AND OLWEN (Continued) All that day they journeyed until the evening, and then they beheld a vast castle, which was the largest in the world.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And lo! a black man, larger than three of the men of this world, came out from the castle.
GiantnounUS /ˈdʒaɪənt/
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading There is no one in the world that does not know that this is the castle of Gwernach the Giant."
Gwernach
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From this reading There is no one in the world that does not know that this is the castle of Gwernach the Giant."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And they spoke unto him, and said, "O man, whose castle is that?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading KILWICH AND OLWEN (Continued) All that day they journeyed until the evening, and then they beheld a vast castle, which was the largest in the world.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And they spoke unto him, and said, "O man, whose castle is that?"
journeyedverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrnid/
past form of “journey” — undertake a journey or trip
From this reading KILWICH AND OLWEN (Continued) All that day they journeyed until the evening, and then they beheld a vast castle, which was the largest in the world.
KILWICH
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From this reading KILWICH AND OLWEN (Continued) All that day they journeyed until the evening, and then they beheld a vast castle, which was the largest in the world.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading There is no one in the world that does not know that this is the castle of Gwernach the Giant."
largeradjectiveUS /ˈlɑːrdʒər/
large or big relative to something else
From this reading And lo! a black man, larger than three of the men of this world, came out from the castle.
largestadjectiveUS /ˈlɑːrdʒəst/
superlative of “large” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading KILWICH AND OLWEN (Continued) All that day they journeyed until the evening, and then they beheld a vast castle, which was the largest in the world.
lo
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From this reading And lo! a black man, larger than three of the men of this world, came out from the castle.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And lo! a black man, larger than three of the men of this world, came out from the castle.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading And lo! a black man, larger than three of the men of this world, came out from the castle.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There is no one in the world that does not know that this is the castle of Gwernach the Giant."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There is no one in the world that does not know that this is the castle of Gwernach the Giant."
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading And they spoke unto him, and said, "O man, whose castle is that?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And lo! a black man, larger than three of the men of this world, came out from the castle.
OLWEN
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From this reading KILWICH AND OLWEN (Continued) All that day they journeyed until the evening, and then they beheld a vast castle, which was the largest in the world.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There is no one in the world that does not know that this is the castle of Gwernach the Giant."
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And lo! a black man, larger than three of the men of this world, came out from the castle.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And they spoke unto him, and said, "O man, whose castle is that?"
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading And they spoke unto him, and said, "O man, whose castle is that?"
StupidadjectiveUS /ˈstuːpəd/
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading "Stupid are ye, truly, O men!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And lo! a black man, larger than three of the men of this world, came out from the castle.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading KILWICH AND OLWEN (Continued) All that day they journeyed until the evening, and then they beheld a vast castle, which was the largest in the world.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KILWICH AND OLWEN (Continued) All that day they journeyed until the evening, and then they beheld a vast castle, which was the largest in the world.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading KILWICH AND OLWEN (Continued) All that day they journeyed until the evening, and then they beheld a vast castle, which was the largest in the world.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no one in the world that does not know that this is the castle of Gwernach the Giant."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading KILWICH AND OLWEN (Continued) All that day they journeyed until the evening, and then they beheld a vast castle, which was the largest in the world.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And lo! a black man, larger than three of the men of this world, came out from the castle.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading And lo! a black man, larger than three of the men of this world, came out from the castle.
trulyadverbUS /ˈtruːli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Stupid are ye, truly, O men!
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading KILWICH AND OLWEN (Continued) All that day they journeyed until the evening, and then they beheld a vast castle, which was the largest in the world.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading And they spoke unto him, and said, "O man, whose castle is that?"
vastadjectiveUS /væst/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading KILWICH AND OLWEN (Continued) All that day they journeyed until the evening, and then they beheld a vast castle, which was the largest in the world.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading KILWICH AND OLWEN (Continued) All that day they journeyed until the evening, and then they beheld a vast castle, which was the largest in the world.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading KILWICH AND OLWEN (Continued) All that day they journeyed until the evening, and then they beheld a vast castle, which was the largest in the world.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading And they spoke unto him, and said, "O man, whose castle is that?"
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading KILWICH AND OLWEN (Continued) All that day they journeyed until the evening, and then they beheld a vast castle, which was the largest in the world.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Stupid are ye, truly, O men!
