adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
addedverbUS /ˈædəd/
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
addingverbUS /ˈædɪŋ/
-ing form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
aidnounUS /eɪd/
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading I shall get the men together to aid them.”
alertadjectiveUS /əˈlɜːrt/
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
beechnounUS /biːtʃ/
any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
blastverbUS /blæst/
make a strident sound
From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
blewverbUS /bluː/
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
BRIDGINGverbUS /ˈbrɪdʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “bridge” — connect or reduce the distance between
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
broadadjectiveUS /brɔːd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
buddingnounUS /ˈbʌdɪŋ/
reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent
From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
cannot
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They will come to loss.
contractedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːntræktəd/
reduced in size or pulled together
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
Ebbo
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
floodnounUS /flʌd/
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
FORDnounUS /fɔːrd/
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
formingverbUS /ˈfɔːrmɪŋ/
-ing form of “form” — create (as an entity)
From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
Friedel
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I shall get the men together to aid them.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnəst/
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
hornnounUS /hɔːrn/
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall get the men together to aid them.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
knavesnounUS /neɪvz/
plural of “knave” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
lossnounUS /lɔːs/
something that is lost
From this reading They will come to loss.
luggagenounUS /ˈlʌɡədʒ/
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
massnounUS /mæs/
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
meadownounUS /ˈmedoʊ/
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
meddleverbUS /ˈmedəl/
intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
meltedadjectiveUS /ˈmeltəd/
changed from a solid to a liquid state
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading I shall get the men together to aid them.”
men'snounUS /menz/
a public toilet for men
From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
passableadjectiveUS /ˈpæsəbəl/
able to be passed or traversed or crossed
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
pointedadjectiveUS /ˈpɔɪntɪd/
having a point
From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
rightlyadverbUS /ˈraɪtli/
with honesty
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
SeeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall get the men together to aid them.”
showedverbUS /ʃoʊd/
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
SnakenounUS /sneɪk/
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
snownounUS /snoʊ/
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
springnounUS /sprɪŋ/
the season of growth
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
streamnounUS /striːm/
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I shall get the men together to aid them.”
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They will come to loss.
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They will come to loss.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading I shall get the men together to aid them.”
torrentnounUS /ˈtɔːrənt/
a heavy rain
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
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 “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
verdurenoun
green foliage
From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
wains
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
westwardadverbUS /ˈwestwərd/
toward the west
From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading BRIDGING THE FORD The snow melted, the torrent became a flood, then contracted itself, but was still a broad stream, when one spring afternoon Ebbo showed his brother some wains making for the ford, adding, “It cannot be rightly passable.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading They will come to loss.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He blew a blast on his horn, and added, “The knaves will be alert enough if they hope to meddle with honest men’s luggage.”
woodnounUS /wʊd/
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “See,” and Friedel pointed to the thicket to the westward of the meadow around the stream, where the beech trees were budding, but not yet forming a full mass of verdure, “is not the Snake in the wood?
