adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
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 He thought to put them to season and therewith make slings, for truly he surpassed all others in the use of the sling.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
armnounUS /ɑːrm/
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading He was in his coming out of the forest then with a bundle of young ash trees under his arm.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One night when the stars shone brightly, Setanta, as he passed by Cathvah’s astrological tower, heard him declare to his students that whoever should be knighted by Concobar on a certain day would be famous to the world’s end.
ashnounUS /æʃ/
the residue that remains when something is burned
From this reading He was in his coming out of the forest then with a bundle of young ash trees under his arm.
astrologicaladjectiveUS /ˌæstrəˈlɑːdʒɪkəl/
relating to or concerned with astrology
From this reading One night when the stars shone brightly, Setanta, as he passed by Cathvah’s astrological tower, heard him declare to his students that whoever should be knighted by Concobar on a certain day would be famous to the world’s end.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
brightlyadverbUS /ˈbraɪtli/
with brightness
From this reading One night when the stars shone brightly, Setanta, as he passed by Cathvah’s astrological tower, heard him declare to his students that whoever should be knighted by Concobar on a certain day would be famous to the world’s end.
brinknounUS /brɪŋk/
a region marking a boundary
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading He was in his coming out of the forest then with a bundle of young ash trees under his arm.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One night when the stars shone brightly, Setanta, as he passed by Cathvah’s astrological tower, heard him declare to his students that whoever should be knighted by Concobar on a certain day would be famous to the world’s end.
Cathvah's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One night when the stars shone brightly, Setanta, as he passed by Cathvah’s astrological tower, heard him declare to his students that whoever should be knighted by Concobar on a certain day would be famous to the world’s end.
certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading One night when the stars shone brightly, Setanta, as he passed by Cathvah’s astrological tower, heard him declare to his students that whoever should be knighted by Concobar on a certain day would be famous to the world’s end.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading He was in his coming out of the forest then with a bundle of young ash trees under his arm.
Concobar
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From this reading One night when the stars shone brightly, Setanta, as he passed by Cathvah’s astrological tower, heard him declare to his students that whoever should be knighted by Concobar on a certain day would be famous to the world’s end.
coursers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One night when the stars shone brightly, Setanta, as he passed by Cathvah’s astrological tower, heard him declare to his students that whoever should be knighted by Concobar on a certain day would be famous to the world’s end.
declareverbUS /dɪˈkler/
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading One night when the stars shone brightly, Setanta, as he passed by Cathvah’s astrological tower, heard him declare to his students that whoever should be knighted by Concobar on a certain day would be famous to the world’s end.
desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading One night when the stars shone brightly, Setanta, as he passed by Cathvah’s astrological tower, heard him declare to his students that whoever should be knighted by Concobar on a certain day would be famous to the world’s end.
famousadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪməs/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading One night when the stars shone brightly, Setanta, as he passed by Cathvah’s astrological tower, heard him declare to his students that whoever should be knighted by Concobar on a certain day would be famous to the world’s end.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
flightnounUS /flaɪt/
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He thought to put them to season and therewith make slings, for truly he surpassed all others in the use of the sling.
forestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading He was in his coming out of the forest then with a bundle of young ash trees under his arm.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One night when the stars shone brightly, Setanta, as he passed by Cathvah’s astrological tower, heard him declare to his students that whoever should be knighted by Concobar on a certain day would be famous to the world’s end.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading One night when the stars shone brightly, Setanta, as he passed by Cathvah’s astrological tower, heard him declare to his students that whoever should be knighted by Concobar on a certain day would be famous to the world’s end.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One night when the stars shone brightly, Setanta, as he passed by Cathvah’s astrological tower, heard him declare to his students that whoever should be knighted by Concobar on a certain day would be famous to the world’s end.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One night when the stars shone brightly, Setanta, as he passed by Cathvah’s astrological tower, heard him declare to his students that whoever should be knighted by Concobar on a certain day would be famous to the world’s end.
HORSESnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was in his coming out of the forest then with a bundle of young ash trees under his arm.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
knightedverbUS /ˈnaɪtɪd/
past form of “knight” — raise (someone) to knighthood
From this reading One night when the stars shone brightly, Setanta, as he passed by Cathvah’s astrological tower, heard him declare to his students that whoever should be knighted by Concobar on a certain day would be famous to the world’s end.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading He thought to put them to season and therewith make slings, for truly he surpassed all others in the use of the sling.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One night when the stars shone brightly, Setanta, as he passed by Cathvah’s astrological tower, heard him declare to his students that whoever should be knighted by Concobar on a certain day would be famous to the world’s end.
others
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He thought to put them to season and therewith make slings, for truly he surpassed all others in the use of the sling.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He was in his coming out of the forest then with a bundle of young ash trees under his arm.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading One night when the stars shone brightly, Setanta, as he passed by Cathvah’s astrological tower, heard him declare to his students that whoever should be knighted by Concobar on a certain day would be famous to the world’s end.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He thought to put them to season and therewith make slings, for truly he surpassed all others in the use of the sling.
respireverb
breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
seasonnounUS /ˈsiːzən/
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading He thought to put them to season and therewith make slings, for truly he surpassed all others in the use of the sling.
Setanta
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One night when the stars shone brightly, Setanta, as he passed by Cathvah’s astrological tower, heard him declare to his students that whoever should be knighted by Concobar on a certain day would be famous to the world’s end.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
SHELLEYnounUS /ˈʃeli/
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading SHELLEY.
shoneverbUS /ʃoʊn/
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading One night when the stars shone brightly, Setanta, as he passed by Cathvah’s astrological tower, heard him declare to his students that whoever should be knighted by Concobar on a certain day would be famous to the world’s end.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading One night when the stars shone brightly, Setanta, as he passed by Cathvah’s astrological tower, heard him declare to his students that whoever should be knighted by Concobar on a certain day would be famous to the world’s end.
slingverbUS /slɪŋ/
hurl as if with a sling
From this reading He thought to put them to season and therewith make slings, for truly he surpassed all others in the use of the sling.
slingsnounUS /slɪŋz/
plural of “sling” — a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice
From this reading He thought to put them to season and therewith make slings, for truly he surpassed all others in the use of the sling.
starsnounUS /stɑːrz/
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading One night when the stars shone brightly, Setanta, as he passed by Cathvah’s astrological tower, heard him declare to his students that whoever should be knighted by Concobar on a certain day would be famous to the world’s end.
studentsnounUS /ˈstuːdənts/
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading One night when the stars shone brightly, Setanta, as he passed by Cathvah’s astrological tower, heard him declare to his students that whoever should be knighted by Concobar on a certain day would be famous to the world’s end.
surpassedverbUS /sərˈpæst/
past form of “surpass” — distinguish oneself
From this reading He thought to put them to season and therewith make slings, for truly he surpassed all others in the use of the sling.
swifteradjectiveUS /ˈswɪftər/
comparative of “swift” — moving very fast
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He thought to put them to season and therewith make slings, for truly he surpassed all others in the use of the sling.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He was in his coming out of the forest then with a bundle of young ash trees under his arm.
therewithadverb
with that or this or it
From this reading He thought to put them to season and therewith make slings, for truly he surpassed all others in the use of the sling.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought to put them to season and therewith make slings, for truly he surpassed all others in the use of the sling.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
towernounUS /ˈtaʊər/
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading One night when the stars shone brightly, Setanta, as he passed by Cathvah’s astrological tower, heard him declare to his students that whoever should be knighted by Concobar on a certain day would be famous to the world’s end.
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading He was in his coming out of the forest then with a bundle of young ash trees under his arm.
trulyadverbUS /ˈtruːli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading He thought to put them to season and therewith make slings, for truly he surpassed all others in the use of the sling.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He was in his coming out of the forest then with a bundle of young ash trees under his arm.
usenounUS /juːs/
the act of using
From this reading He thought to put them to season and therewith make slings, for truly he surpassed all others in the use of the sling.
warningnounUS /ˈwɔːrnɪŋ/
a message informing of danger
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was in his coming out of the forest then with a bundle of young ash trees under his arm.
WEIRDadjectiveUS /wɪrd/
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One night when the stars shone brightly, Setanta, as he passed by Cathvah’s astrological tower, heard him declare to his students that whoever should be knighted by Concobar on a certain day would be famous to the world’s end.
whisperedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪspərd/
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
whoever
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One night when the stars shone brightly, Setanta, as he passed by Cathvah’s astrological tower, heard him declare to his students that whoever should be knighted by Concobar on a certain day would be famous to the world’s end.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was in his coming out of the forest then with a bundle of young ash trees under his arm.
wontnounUS /woʊnt/
an established custom
From this reading THE WEIRD HORSES “On the brink of the night and the morning My coursers are wont to respire, But the earth has just whispered a warning, That their flight must be swifter than fire, They shall breathe the hot air of desire.”
world'snounUS /wɜːrldz/
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading One night when the stars shone brightly, Setanta, as he passed by Cathvah’s astrological tower, heard him declare to his students that whoever should be knighted by Concobar on a certain day would be famous to the world’s end.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One night when the stars shone brightly, Setanta, as he passed by Cathvah’s astrological tower, heard him declare to his students that whoever should be knighted by Concobar on a certain day would be famous to the world’s end.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He was in his coming out of the forest then with a bundle of young ash trees under his arm.
