320
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From this reading ‘Love, at first sight, is a spurt of spray;[FN#320] * But a spreading sea when it gaineth sway.’”
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘Love, at first sight, is a spurt of spray;[FN#320] * But a spreading sea when it gaineth sway.’”
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 When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
anent
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From this reading So recount to me all anent her and fear naught, for my son sleepeth.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Quoth Salih, “I fear lest he be awake; and the poet saith, ‘I loved him, soon as his praise I heard; * For ear oft loveth ere eye survey.’”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘Love, at first sight, is a spurt of spray;[FN#320] * But a spreading sea when it gaineth sway.’”
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Quoth Salih, “I fear lest he be awake; and the poet saith, ‘I loved him, soon as his praise I heard; * For ear oft loveth ere eye survey.’”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Quoth Salih, “I fear lest he be awake; and the poet saith, ‘I loved him, soon as his praise I heard; * For ear oft loveth ere eye survey.’”
briefadjectiveUS /briːf/
of short duration or distance
From this reading But Julnar said, “Speak out and be brief and fear not, O my brother.”
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading But Julnar said, “Speak out and be brief and fear not, O my brother.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘Love, at first sight, is a spurt of spray;[FN#320] * But a spreading sea when it gaineth sway.’”
conditionnounUS /kənˈdɪʃən/
a state at a particular time
From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
damsels
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From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
daughtersnounUS /ˈdɔːtərz/
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
demandnounUS /dɪˈmænd/
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
earnounUS /iːr/
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Quoth Salih, “I fear lest he be awake; and the poet saith, ‘I loved him, soon as his praise I heard; * For ear oft loveth ere eye survey.’”
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading Quoth Salih, “I fear lest he be awake; and the poet saith, ‘I loved him, soon as his praise I heard; * For ear oft loveth ere eye survey.’”
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading Quoth Salih, “I fear lest he be awake; and the poet saith, ‘I loved him, soon as his praise I heard; * For ear oft loveth ere eye survey.’”
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading So recount to me all anent her and fear naught, for my son sleepeth.”
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading ‘Love, at first sight, is a spurt of spray;[FN#320] * But a spreading sea when it gaineth sway.’”
FN
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From this reading ‘Love, at first sight, is a spurt of spray;[FN#320] * But a spreading sea when it gaineth sway.’”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
gaineth
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From this reading ‘Love, at first sight, is a spurt of spray;[FN#320] * But a spreading sea when it gaineth sway.’”
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Quoth Salih, “I fear lest he be awake; and the poet saith, ‘I loved him, soon as his praise I heard; * For ear oft loveth ere eye survey.’”
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Quoth Salih, “I fear lest he be awake; and the poet saith, ‘I loved him, soon as his praise I heard; * For ear oft loveth ere eye survey.’”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Love, at first sight, is a spurt of spray;[FN#320] * But a spreading sea when it gaineth sway.’”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘Love, at first sight, is a spurt of spray;[FN#320] * But a spreading sea when it gaineth sway.’”
judgeverbUS /dʒʌdʒ/
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
Julnar
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From this reading But Julnar said, “Speak out and be brief and fear not, O my brother.”
KingsnounUS /kɪŋz/
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Quoth Salih, “I fear lest he be awake; and the poet saith, ‘I loved him, soon as his praise I heard; * For ear oft loveth ere eye survey.’”
LovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading ‘Love, at first sight, is a spurt of spray;[FN#320] * But a spreading sea when it gaineth sway.’”
lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/
held dear
From this reading Quoth Salih, “I fear lest he be awake; and the poet saith, ‘I loved him, soon as his praise I heard; * For ear oft loveth ere eye survey.’”
loveth
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From this reading Quoth Salih, “I fear lest he be awake; and the poet saith, ‘I loved him, soon as his praise I heard; * For ear oft loveth ere eye survey.’”
marriagenounUS /ˈmerɪdʒ/
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
naughtnounUS /nɔːt/
a quantity of no importance
From this reading So recount to me all anent her and fear naught, for my son sleepeth.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Julnar said, “Speak out and be brief and fear not, O my brother.”
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 But Julnar said, “Speak out and be brief and fear not, O my brother.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Love, at first sight, is a spurt of spray;[FN#320] * But a spreading sea when it gaineth sway.’”
oftadverbUS /ɔːft/
many times at short intervals
From this reading Quoth Salih, “I fear lest he be awake; and the poet saith, ‘I loved him, soon as his praise I heard; * For ear oft loveth ere eye survey.’”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
others
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From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But Julnar said, “Speak out and be brief and fear not, O my brother.”
poetnounUS /ˈpoʊət/
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading Quoth Salih, “I fear lest he be awake; and the poet saith, ‘I loved him, soon as his praise I heard; * For ear oft loveth ere eye survey.’”
possesseth
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From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
praisenounUS /preɪz/
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading Quoth Salih, “I fear lest he be awake; and the poet saith, ‘I loved him, soon as his praise I heard; * For ear oft loveth ere eye survey.’”
Quoth
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From this reading Quoth Salih, “I fear lest he be awake; and the poet saith, ‘I loved him, soon as his praise I heard; * For ear oft loveth ere eye survey.’”
recountverbUS /rɪˈkaʊnt/
narrate or give a detailed account of
From this reading So recount to me all anent her and fear naught, for my son sleepeth.”
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading But Julnar said, “Speak out and be brief and fear not, O my brother.”
saith
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From this reading Quoth Salih, “I fear lest he be awake; and the poet saith, ‘I loved him, soon as his praise I heard; * For ear oft loveth ere eye survey.’”
Salih
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From this reading Quoth Salih, “I fear lest he be awake; and the poet saith, ‘I loved him, soon as his praise I heard; * For ear oft loveth ere eye survey.’”
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading ‘Love, at first sight, is a spurt of spray;[FN#320] * But a spreading sea when it gaineth sway.’”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading ‘Love, at first sight, is a spurt of spray;[FN#320] * But a spreading sea when it gaineth sway.’”
sleepeth
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From this reading So recount to me all anent her and fear naught, for my son sleepeth.”
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So recount to me all anent her and fear naught, for my son sleepeth.”
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading So recount to me all anent her and fear naught, for my son sleepeth.”
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading Quoth Salih, “I fear lest he be awake; and the poet saith, ‘I loved him, soon as his praise I heard; * For ear oft loveth ere eye survey.’”
SpeakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading But Julnar said, “Speak out and be brief and fear not, O my brother.”
spendverbUS /spend/
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
spraynounUS /spreɪ/
a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
From this reading ‘Love, at first sight, is a spurt of spray;[FN#320] * But a spreading sea when it gaineth sway.’”
spreadingnounUS /ˈspredɪŋ/
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
From this reading ‘Love, at first sight, is a spurt of spray;[FN#320] * But a spreading sea when it gaineth sway.’”
spurtverbUS /spɜːrt/
gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
From this reading ‘Love, at first sight, is a spurt of spray;[FN#320] * But a spreading sea when it gaineth sway.’”
surveynounUS /sərˈveɪ/
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading Quoth Salih, “I fear lest he be awake; and the poet saith, ‘I loved him, soon as his praise I heard; * For ear oft loveth ere eye survey.’”
swayverbUS /sweɪ/
move back and forth or sideways
From this reading ‘Love, at first sight, is a spurt of spray;[FN#320] * But a spreading sea when it gaineth sway.’”
TellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So recount to me all anent her and fear naught, for my son sleepeth.”
whatso
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From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading ‘Love, at first sight, is a spurt of spray;[FN#320] * But a spreading sea when it gaineth sway.’”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading When she heard these words, she cried, “Tell me the condition of this girl, and her name for I know all the damsels of the sea, Kings’ daughters and others; and, if I judge her worthy of him, I will demand her in marriage for him of her father, though I spend on her whatso my hand possesseth.
