used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mind They took Revel to the top of a hill just behind Ewyo's mansion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now the squire has trapped the Mink, And now he sets him free, And now the Mink is hunted down On hill and vale and lea.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He pants and gasps, his legs grow weak, His eyes with sweat are blind; In squire's halloo and hound's mad bark He hears his death behind!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the crest they untied him, and he stood naked in a ring of the horsed gentry, rubbing his wrists and glaring at them.
BalladnounUS /ˈbæləd/
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mind They took Revel to the top of a hill just behind Ewyo's mansion.
barknounUS /bɑːrk/
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading He pants and gasps, his legs grow weak, His eyes with sweat are blind; In squire's halloo and hound's mad bark He hears his death behind!
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He pants and gasps, his legs grow weak, His eyes with sweat are blind; In squire's halloo and hound's mad bark He hears his death behind!
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading He pants and gasps, his legs grow weak, His eyes with sweat are blind; In squire's halloo and hound's mad bark He hears his death behind!
buffnounUS /bʌf/
an ardent follower and admirer
From this reading He was stripped to the buff, but on his feet were stout sandals of horsehide in triple thickness, so that he could run well and give them a good hunt.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was stripped to the buff, but on his feet were stout sandals of horsehide in triple thickness, so that he could run well and give them a good hunt.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was stripped to the buff, but on his feet were stout sandals of horsehide in triple thickness, so that he could run well and give them a good hunt.
crestnounUS /krest/
the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
From this reading On the crest they untied him, and he stood naked in a ring of the horsed gentry, rubbing his wrists and glaring at them.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading He pants and gasps, his legs grow weak, His eyes with sweat are blind; In squire's halloo and hound's mad bark He hears his death behind!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And now the squire has trapped the Mink, And now he sets him free, And now the Mink is hunted down On hill and vale and lea.
Ewyo's
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From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mind They took Revel to the top of a hill just behind Ewyo's mansion.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He pants and gasps, his legs grow weak, His eyes with sweat are blind; In squire's halloo and hound's mad bark He hears his death behind!
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He was stripped to the buff, but on his feet were stout sandals of horsehide in triple thickness, so that he could run well and give them a good hunt.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading And now the squire has trapped the Mink, And now he sets him free, And now the Mink is hunted down On hill and vale and lea.
gaspsnounUS /ɡæsps/
plural of “gasp” — a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading He pants and gasps, his legs grow weak, His eyes with sweat are blind; In squire's halloo and hound's mad bark He hears his death behind!
gentrynounUS /ˈdʒentri/
the most powerful members of a society
From this reading On the crest they untied him, and he stood naked in a ring of the horsed gentry, rubbing his wrists and glaring at them.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He was stripped to the buff, but on his feet were stout sandals of horsehide in triple thickness, so that he could run well and give them a good hunt.
glaringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlerɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading On the crest they untied him, and he stood naked in a ring of the horsed gentry, rubbing his wrists and glaring at them.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He was stripped to the buff, but on his feet were stout sandals of horsehide in triple thickness, so that he could run well and give them a good hunt.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading He pants and gasps, his legs grow weak, His eyes with sweat are blind; In squire's halloo and hound's mad bark He hears his death behind!
hallooverb
urge on with shouts
From this reading He pants and gasps, his legs grow weak, His eyes with sweat are blind; In squire's halloo and hound's mad bark He hears his death behind!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now the squire has trapped the Mink, And now he sets him free, And now the Mink is hunted down On hill and vale and lea.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And now the squire has trapped the Mink, And now he sets him free, And now the Mink is hunted down On hill and vale and lea.
hearsverbUS /hiːrz/
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading He pants and gasps, his legs grow weak, His eyes with sweat are blind; In squire's halloo and hound's mad bark He hears his death behind!
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading And now the squire has trapped the Mink, And now he sets him free, And now the Mink is hunted down On hill and vale and lea.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And now the squire has trapped the Mink, And now he sets him free, And now the Mink is hunted down On hill and vale and lea.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He pants and gasps, his legs grow weak, His eyes with sweat are blind; In squire's halloo and hound's mad bark He hears his death behind!
horsedverbUS /hɔːrst/
past form of “horse” — provide with a horse or horses
From this reading On the crest they untied him, and he stood naked in a ring of the horsed gentry, rubbing his wrists and glaring at them.
horsehidenoun
leather from the hide of a horse
From this reading He was stripped to the buff, but on his feet were stout sandals of horsehide in triple thickness, so that he could run well and give them a good hunt.
hound's
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From this reading He pants and gasps, his legs grow weak, His eyes with sweat are blind; In squire's halloo and hound's mad bark He hears his death behind!
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading He was stripped to the buff, but on his feet were stout sandals of horsehide in triple thickness, so that he could run well and give them a good hunt.
huntedadjectiveUS /ˈhʌntəd/
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading And now the squire has trapped the Mink, And now he sets him free, And now the Mink is hunted down On hill and vale and lea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He pants and gasps, his legs grow weak, His eyes with sweat are blind; In squire's halloo and hound's mad bark He hears his death behind!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now the squire has trapped the Mink, And now he sets him free, And now the Mink is hunted down On hill and vale and lea.
and nothing more
From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mind They took Revel to the top of a hill just behind Ewyo's mansion.
leanounUS /liː/
a unit of length of thread or yarn
From this reading And now the squire has trapped the Mink, And now he sets him free, And now the Mink is hunted down On hill and vale and lea.
staying power
From this reading He pants and gasps, his legs grow weak, His eyes with sweat are blind; In squire's halloo and hound's mad bark He hears his death behind!
roused to anger
From this reading He pants and gasps, his legs grow weak, His eyes with sweat are blind; In squire's halloo and hound's mad bark He hears his death behind!
mansionnounUS /ˈmænʃən/
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mind They took Revel to the top of a hill just behind Ewyo's mansion.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mind They took Revel to the top of a hill just behind Ewyo's mansion.
MinknounUS /mɪŋk/
the expensive fur of a mink
From this reading And now the squire has trapped the Mink, And now he sets him free, And now the Mink is hunted down On hill and vale and lea.
nakedadjectiveUS /ˈneɪkəd/
completely unclothed
From this reading On the crest they untied him, and he stood naked in a ring of the horsed gentry, rubbing his wrists and glaring at them.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now the squire has trapped the Mink, And now he sets him free, And now the Mink is hunted down On hill and vale and lea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mind They took Revel to the top of a hill just behind Ewyo's mansion.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And now the squire has trapped the Mink, And now he sets him free, And now the Mink is hunted down On hill and vale and lea.
pantsnounUS /pænts/
(used in the plural) underpants worn by women
From this reading He pants and gasps, his legs grow weak, His eyes with sweat are blind; In squire's halloo and hound's mad bark He hears his death behind!
RevelverbUS /ˈrevəl/
take delight in
From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mind They took Revel to the top of a hill just behind Ewyo's mansion.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading On the crest they untied him, and he stood naked in a ring of the horsed gentry, rubbing his wrists and glaring at them.
rubbingnounUS /ˈrʌbɪŋ/
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading On the crest they untied him, and he stood naked in a ring of the horsed gentry, rubbing his wrists and glaring at them.
Ruck's
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From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mind They took Revel to the top of a hill just behind Ewyo's mansion.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He was stripped to the buff, but on his feet were stout sandals of horsehide in triple thickness, so that he could run well and give them a good hunt.
sandalsnounUS /ˈsændəlz/
plural of “sandal” — a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot
From this reading He was stripped to the buff, but on his feet were stout sandals of horsehide in triple thickness, so that he could run well and give them a good hunt.
setsnounUS /sets/
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading And now the squire has trapped the Mink, And now he sets him free, And now the Mink is hunted down On hill and vale and lea.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was stripped to the buff, but on his feet were stout sandals of horsehide in triple thickness, so that he could run well and give them a good hunt.
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading And now the squire has trapped the Mink, And now he sets him free, And now the Mink is hunted down On hill and vale and lea.
squire's
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From this reading He pants and gasps, his legs grow weak, His eyes with sweat are blind; In squire's halloo and hound's mad bark He hears his death behind!
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading On the crest they untied him, and he stood naked in a ring of the horsed gentry, rubbing his wrists and glaring at them.
dependable
From this reading He was stripped to the buff, but on his feet were stout sandals of horsehide in triple thickness, so that he could run well and give them a good hunt.
strippedadjectiveUS /strɪpt/
having only essential or minimal features
From this reading He was stripped to the buff, but on his feet were stout sandals of horsehide in triple thickness, so that he could run well and give them a good hunt.
sweatnounUS /swet/
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading He pants and gasps, his legs grow weak, His eyes with sweat are blind; In squire's halloo and hound's mad bark He hears his death behind!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was stripped to the buff, but on his feet were stout sandals of horsehide in triple thickness, so that he could run well and give them a good hunt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now the squire has trapped the Mink, And now he sets him free, And now the Mink is hunted down On hill and vale and lea.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He was stripped to the buff, but on his feet were stout sandals of horsehide in triple thickness, so that he could run well and give them a good hunt.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mind They took Revel to the top of a hill just behind Ewyo's mansion.
thicknessnounUS /ˈθɪknəs/
the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
From this reading He was stripped to the buff, but on his feet were stout sandals of horsehide in triple thickness, so that he could run well and give them a good hunt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mind They took Revel to the top of a hill just behind Ewyo's mansion.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mind They took Revel to the top of a hill just behind Ewyo's mansion.
the upper part of anything
From this reading --Ruck's Ballad of the Mind They took Revel to the top of a hill just behind Ewyo's mansion.
trappedadjectiveUS /træpt/
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading And now the squire has trapped the Mink, And now he sets him free, And now the Mink is hunted down On hill and vale and lea.
tripleverbUS /ˈtrɪpəl/
increase threefold
From this reading He was stripped to the buff, but on his feet were stout sandals of horsehide in triple thickness, so that he could run well and give them a good hunt.
untiedadjectiveUS /ənˈtaɪd/
not tied
From this reading On the crest they untied him, and he stood naked in a ring of the horsed gentry, rubbing his wrists and glaring at them.
valenounUS /veɪl/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading And now the squire has trapped the Mink, And now he sets him free, And now the Mink is hunted down On hill and vale and lea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was stripped to the buff, but on his feet were stout sandals of horsehide in triple thickness, so that he could run well and give them a good hunt.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading He pants and gasps, his legs grow weak, His eyes with sweat are blind; In squire's halloo and hound's mad bark He hears his death behind!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading He was stripped to the buff, but on his feet were stout sandals of horsehide in triple thickness, so that he could run well and give them a good hunt.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was stripped to the buff, but on his feet were stout sandals of horsehide in triple thickness, so that he could run well and give them a good hunt.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He pants and gasps, his legs grow weak, His eyes with sweat are blind; In squire's halloo and hound's mad bark He hears his death behind!
wristsnounUS /rɪsts/
plural of “wrist” — a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading On the crest they untied him, and he stood naked in a ring of the horsed gentry, rubbing his wrists and glaring at them.
