adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Oh! thou'rt a perpetual triumph, thou hast saved me a thousand marks in links and torches, walking in a night betwixt tavern and tavern.
ALMS-HOUSE
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From this reading INHABITANTS OF THE ALMS-HOUSE.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh! thou'rt a perpetual triumph, thou hast saved me a thousand marks in links and torches, walking in a night betwixt tavern and tavern.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Thou art the Knight of the Burning Lamp: if thou wast any way given to virtue, I would swear by thy face; my oath should be by tnis fire.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thou art the Knight of the Burning Lamp: if thou wast any way given to virtue, I would swear by thy face; my oath should be by tnis fire.
atris
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From this reading Ebrietas tibi fida comes, tibi Luxus, et atris Circa te semper volitans Infamia pennis.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thou art the Knight of the Burning Lamp: if thou wast any way given to virtue, I would swear by thy face; my oath should be by tnis fire.
betwixtprepositionUS /biˈtwɪkst/
an old word for “between”
From this reading Oh! thou'rt a perpetual triumph, thou hast saved me a thousand marks in links and torches, walking in a night betwixt tavern and tavern.
BurningnounUS /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of burning something
From this reading Thou art the Knight of the Burning Lamp: if thou wast any way given to virtue, I would swear by thy face; my oath should be by tnis fire.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thou art the Knight of the Burning Lamp: if thou wast any way given to virtue, I would swear by thy face; my oath should be by tnis fire.
Circa
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From this reading Ebrietas tibi fida comes, tibi Luxus, et atris Circa te semper volitans Infamia pennis.
comesnounUS /kʌmz/
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Ebrietas tibi fida comes, tibi Luxus, et atris Circa te semper volitans Infamia pennis.
Ebrietas
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From this reading Ebrietas tibi fida comes, tibi Luxus, et atris Circa te semper volitans Infamia pennis.
et
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From this reading Ebrietas tibi fida comes, tibi Luxus, et atris Circa te semper volitans Infamia pennis.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Thou art the Knight of the Burning Lamp: if thou wast any way given to virtue, I would swear by thy face; my oath should be by tnis fire.
fida
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From this reading Ebrietas tibi fida comes, tibi Luxus, et atris Circa te semper volitans Infamia pennis.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading Thou art the Knight of the Burning Lamp: if thou wast any way given to virtue, I would swear by thy face; my oath should be by tnis fire.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Thou art the Knight of the Burning Lamp: if thou wast any way given to virtue, I would swear by thy face; my oath should be by tnis fire.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Oh! thou'rt a perpetual triumph, thou hast saved me a thousand marks in links and torches, walking in a night betwixt tavern and tavern.
HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading SHAKESPEARE, Henry IV.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Thou art the Knight of the Burning Lamp: if thou wast any way given to virtue, I would swear by thy face; my oath should be by tnis fire.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Thou art the Knight of the Burning Lamp: if thou wast any way given to virtue, I would swear by thy face; my oath should be by tnis fire.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Oh! thou'rt a perpetual triumph, thou hast saved me a thousand marks in links and torches, walking in a night betwixt tavern and tavern.
Infamia
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From this reading Ebrietas tibi fida comes, tibi Luxus, et atris Circa te semper volitans Infamia pennis.
INHABITANTSnounUS /ɪnˈhæbətənts/
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading INHABITANTS OF THE ALMS-HOUSE.
IVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading SHAKESPEARE, Henry IV.
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 Thou art the Knight of the Burning Lamp: if thou wast any way given to virtue, I would swear by thy face; my oath should be by tnis fire.
LampnounUS /læmp/
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading Thou art the Knight of the Burning Lamp: if thou wast any way given to virtue, I would swear by thy face; my oath should be by tnis fire.
linksnounUS /lɪŋks/
a golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore
From this reading Oh! thou'rt a perpetual triumph, thou hast saved me a thousand marks in links and torches, walking in a night betwixt tavern and tavern.
Luxus
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From this reading Ebrietas tibi fida comes, tibi Luxus, et atris Circa te semper volitans Infamia pennis.
marksnounUS /mɑːrks/
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading Oh! thou'rt a perpetual triumph, thou hast saved me a thousand marks in links and torches, walking in a night betwixt tavern and tavern.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oh! thou'rt a perpetual triumph, thou hast saved me a thousand marks in links and torches, walking in a night betwixt tavern and tavern.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Thou art the Knight of the Burning Lamp: if thou wast any way given to virtue, I would swear by thy face; my oath should be by tnis fire.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Oh! thou'rt a perpetual triumph, thou hast saved me a thousand marks in links and torches, walking in a night betwixt tavern and tavern.
oathnounUS /oʊθ/
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading Thou art the Knight of the Burning Lamp: if thou wast any way given to virtue, I would swear by thy face; my oath should be by tnis fire.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading INHABITANTS OF THE ALMS-HOUSE.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh! thou'rt a perpetual triumph, thou hast saved me a thousand marks in links and torches, walking in a night betwixt tavern and tavern.
pennis
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From this reading Ebrietas tibi fida comes, tibi Luxus, et atris Circa te semper volitans Infamia pennis.
perpetualadjectiveUS /pərˈpetʃuːəl/
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading Oh! thou'rt a perpetual triumph, thou hast saved me a thousand marks in links and torches, walking in a night betwixt tavern and tavern.
savedadjectiveUS /seɪvd/
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading Oh! thou'rt a perpetual triumph, thou hast saved me a thousand marks in links and torches, walking in a night betwixt tavern and tavern.
semper
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From this reading Ebrietas tibi fida comes, tibi Luxus, et atris Circa te semper volitans Infamia pennis.
SHAKESPEAREnounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːr/
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading SHAKESPEARE, Henry IV.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Thou art the Knight of the Burning Lamp: if thou wast any way given to virtue, I would swear by thy face; my oath should be by tnis fire.
swearverbUS /swer/
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading Thou art the Knight of the Burning Lamp: if thou wast any way given to virtue, I would swear by thy face; my oath should be by tnis fire.
tavernnounUS /ˈtævərn/
a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
From this reading Oh! thou'rt a perpetual triumph, thou hast saved me a thousand marks in links and torches, walking in a night betwixt tavern and tavern.
tenounUS /tiː/
a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold
From this reading Ebrietas tibi fida comes, tibi Luxus, et atris Circa te semper volitans Infamia pennis.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INHABITANTS OF THE ALMS-HOUSE.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou art the Knight of the Burning Lamp: if thou wast any way given to virtue, I would swear by thy face; my oath should be by tnis fire.
thou'rt
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From this reading Oh! thou'rt a perpetual triumph, thou hast saved me a thousand marks in links and torches, walking in a night betwixt tavern and tavern.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Oh! thou'rt a perpetual triumph, thou hast saved me a thousand marks in links and torches, walking in a night betwixt tavern and tavern.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou art the Knight of the Burning Lamp: if thou wast any way given to virtue, I would swear by thy face; my oath should be by tnis fire.
tibi
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From this reading Ebrietas tibi fida comes, tibi Luxus, et atris Circa te semper volitans Infamia pennis.
tnis
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From this reading Thou art the Knight of the Burning Lamp: if thou wast any way given to virtue, I would swear by thy face; my oath should be by tnis fire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thou art the Knight of the Burning Lamp: if thou wast any way given to virtue, I would swear by thy face; my oath should be by tnis fire.
torchesnounUS /ˈtɔːrtʃɪz/
plural of “torch” — a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading Oh! thou'rt a perpetual triumph, thou hast saved me a thousand marks in links and torches, walking in a night betwixt tavern and tavern.
triumphnounUS /ˈtraɪəmf/
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading Oh! thou'rt a perpetual triumph, thou hast saved me a thousand marks in links and torches, walking in a night betwixt tavern and tavern.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Thou art the Knight of the Burning Lamp: if thou wast any way given to virtue, I would swear by thy face; my oath should be by tnis fire.
volitans
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From this reading Ebrietas tibi fida comes, tibi Luxus, et atris Circa te semper volitans Infamia pennis.
walkingadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Oh! thou'rt a perpetual triumph, thou hast saved me a thousand marks in links and torches, walking in a night betwixt tavern and tavern.
wast
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From this reading Thou art the Knight of the Burning Lamp: if thou wast any way given to virtue, I would swear by thy face; my oath should be by tnis fire.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Thou art the Knight of the Burning Lamp: if thou wast any way given to virtue, I would swear by thy face; my oath should be by tnis fire.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Thou art the Knight of the Burning Lamp: if thou wast any way given to virtue, I would swear by thy face; my oath should be by tnis fire.
