230
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From this reading Byron, Marino Faliero, IV.ii.230-35.
35
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From this reading Byron, Marino Faliero, IV.ii.230-35.
accurateadjectiveUS /ˈækjərət/
conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
From this reading The conjecture of Judith Hutter, concerning the manner in which the Indian girl had met her death, was accurate in the main.
all's
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From this reading “Stand to your arms, and guard the door--all's lost Unless that fearful bell be silenced soon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Stand to your arms, and guard the door--all's lost Unless that fearful bell be silenced soon.
Anselmo
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From this reading Anselmo, with thy company proceed Straight to the tower; the rest remain with me.”
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading “Stand to your arms, and guard the door--all's lost Unless that fearful bell be silenced soon.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Stand to your arms, and guard the door--all's lost Unless that fearful bell be silenced soon.
bellnounUS /bel/
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “Stand to your arms, and guard the door--all's lost Unless that fearful bell be silenced soon.
ByronnounUS /ˈbaɪrən/
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading Byron, Marino Faliero, IV.ii.230-35.
companynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Anselmo, with thy company proceed Straight to the tower; the rest remain with me.”
concerningverbUS /kənˈsɜːrnɪŋ/
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading The conjecture of Judith Hutter, concerning the manner in which the Indian girl had met her death, was accurate in the main.
conjecturenounUS /kənˈdʒektʃər/
a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
From this reading The conjecture of Judith Hutter, concerning the manner in which the Indian girl had met her death, was accurate in the main.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The conjecture of Judith Hutter, concerning the manner in which the Indian girl had met her death, was accurate in the main.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “Stand to your arms, and guard the door--all's lost Unless that fearful bell be silenced soon.
Faliero
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From this reading Byron, Marino Faliero, IV.ii.230-35.
fearfuladjectiveUS /ˈfɪrfəl/
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading “Stand to your arms, and guard the door--all's lost Unless that fearful bell be silenced soon.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading The conjecture of Judith Hutter, concerning the manner in which the Indian girl had met her death, was accurate in the main.
guardnounUS /ɡɑːrd/
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “Stand to your arms, and guard the door--all's lost Unless that fearful bell be silenced soon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The conjecture of Judith Hutter, concerning the manner in which the Indian girl had met her death, was accurate in the main.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading The officer hath miss'd his path, or purpose, Or met some unforeseen and hideous obstacle.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The conjecture of Judith Hutter, concerning the manner in which the Indian girl had met her death, was accurate in the main.
hideousadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdiəs/
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading The officer hath miss'd his path, or purpose, Or met some unforeseen and hideous obstacle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The officer hath miss'd his path, or purpose, Or met some unforeseen and hideous obstacle.
Hutter
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From this reading The conjecture of Judith Hutter, concerning the manner in which the Indian girl had met her death, was accurate in the main.
iinoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Byron, Marino Faliero, IV.ii.230-35.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The conjecture of Judith Hutter, concerning the manner in which the Indian girl had met her death, was accurate in the main.
IndianadjectiveUS /ˈɪndiən/
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading The conjecture of Judith Hutter, concerning the manner in which the Indian girl had met her death, was accurate in the main.
IVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Byron, Marino Faliero, IV.ii.230-35.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading The conjecture of Judith Hutter, concerning the manner in which the Indian girl had met her death, was accurate in the main.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “Stand to your arms, and guard the door--all's lost Unless that fearful bell be silenced soon.
mainadjectiveUS /meɪn/
most important element
From this reading The conjecture of Judith Hutter, concerning the manner in which the Indian girl had met her death, was accurate in the main.
mannernounUS /ˈmænər/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The conjecture of Judith Hutter, concerning the manner in which the Indian girl had met her death, was accurate in the main.
MarinonounUS /mərˈiːnoʊ/
Italian poet (1569-1625)
From this reading Byron, Marino Faliero, IV.ii.230-35.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Anselmo, with thy company proceed Straight to the tower; the rest remain with me.”
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading The officer hath miss'd his path, or purpose, Or met some unforeseen and hideous obstacle.
miss'd
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From this reading The officer hath miss'd his path, or purpose, Or met some unforeseen and hideous obstacle.
obstaclenounUS /ˈɑːbstəkəl/
something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
From this reading The officer hath miss'd his path, or purpose, Or met some unforeseen and hideous obstacle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The conjecture of Judith Hutter, concerning the manner in which the Indian girl had met her death, was accurate in the main.
officernounUS /ˈɔːfəsər/
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading The officer hath miss'd his path, or purpose, Or met some unforeseen and hideous obstacle.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The officer hath miss'd his path, or purpose, Or met some unforeseen and hideous obstacle.
pathnounUS /pæθ/
a course of conduct
From this reading The officer hath miss'd his path, or purpose, Or met some unforeseen and hideous obstacle.
proceedverbUS /prəˈsiːd/
continue talking
From this reading Anselmo, with thy company proceed Straight to the tower; the rest remain with me.”
purposenounUS /ˈpɜːrpəs/
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading The officer hath miss'd his path, or purpose, Or met some unforeseen and hideous obstacle.
remainverbUS /rɪˈmeɪn/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Anselmo, with thy company proceed Straight to the tower; the rest remain with me.”
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Anselmo, with thy company proceed Straight to the tower; the rest remain with me.”
silencedadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənst/
reduced to silence
From this reading “Stand to your arms, and guard the door--all's lost Unless that fearful bell be silenced soon.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The officer hath miss'd his path, or purpose, Or met some unforeseen and hideous obstacle.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading “Stand to your arms, and guard the door--all's lost Unless that fearful bell be silenced soon.
StandverbUS /stænd/
be standing; be upright
From this reading “Stand to your arms, and guard the door--all's lost Unless that fearful bell be silenced soon.
StraightadjectiveUS /streɪt/
successive (without a break)
From this reading Anselmo, with thy company proceed Straight to the tower; the rest remain with me.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Stand to your arms, and guard the door--all's lost Unless that fearful bell be silenced soon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Stand to your arms, and guard the door--all's lost Unless that fearful bell be silenced soon.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Anselmo, with thy company proceed Straight to the tower; the rest remain with me.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Stand to your arms, and guard the door--all's lost Unless that fearful bell be silenced soon.
towernounUS /ˈtaʊər/
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading Anselmo, with thy company proceed Straight to the tower; the rest remain with me.”
unforeseenadjectiveUS /ˌʌnfɔːrˈsiːn/
not anticipated
From this reading The officer hath miss'd his path, or purpose, Or met some unforeseen and hideous obstacle.
UnlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading “Stand to your arms, and guard the door--all's lost Unless that fearful bell be silenced soon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The conjecture of Judith Hutter, concerning the manner in which the Indian girl had met her death, was accurate in the main.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The conjecture of Judith Hutter, concerning the manner in which the Indian girl had met her death, was accurate in the main.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Anselmo, with thy company proceed Straight to the tower; the rest remain with me.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Stand to your arms, and guard the door--all's lost Unless that fearful bell be silenced soon.
