AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Twas when fleet Snowball's head was woxen grey, A luckless lev'ret met him on his way.-- Who knows not Snowball--he, whose race renown'd Is still victorious on each coursing ground?
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading So was I once, in thy fair street, Saint James, Through walking cavaliers, and car-borne dames, Descried, pursued, turn'd o'er again, and o'er, Coursed, coted, mouth'd by an unfeeling bore.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So was I once, in thy fair street, Saint James, Through walking cavaliers, and car-borne dames, Descried, pursued, turn'd o'er again, and o'er, Coursed, coted, mouth'd by an unfeeling bore.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Swaffhanm Newmarket, and the Roman Camp, Have seen them victors o'er each meaner stamp-- In vain the youngling sought, with doubling wile, The hedge, the hill, the thicket, or the stile.
boreverbUS /bɔːr/
cause to be bored
From this reading So was I once, in thy fair street, Saint James, Through walking cavaliers, and car-borne dames, Descried, pursued, turn'd o'er again, and o'er, Coursed, coted, mouth'd by an unfeeling bore.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So was I once, in thy fair street, Saint James, Through walking cavaliers, and car-borne dames, Descried, pursued, turn'd o'er again, and o'er, Coursed, coted, mouth'd by an unfeeling bore.
cnounUS /siː/
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading &c.
CampnounUS /kæmp/
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Swaffhanm Newmarket, and the Roman Camp, Have seen them victors o'er each meaner stamp-- In vain the youngling sought, with doubling wile, The hedge, the hill, the thicket, or the stile.
car-borne
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From this reading So was I once, in thy fair street, Saint James, Through walking cavaliers, and car-borne dames, Descried, pursued, turn'd o'er again, and o'er, Coursed, coted, mouth'd by an unfeeling bore.
cavaliersnounUS /ˌkævəˈlɪrz/
plural of “cavalier” — a gallant or courtly gentleman
From this reading So was I once, in thy fair street, Saint James, Through walking cavaliers, and car-borne dames, Descried, pursued, turn'd o'er again, and o'er, Coursed, coted, mouth'd by an unfeeling bore.
coted
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From this reading So was I once, in thy fair street, Saint James, Through walking cavaliers, and car-borne dames, Descried, pursued, turn'd o'er again, and o'er, Coursed, coted, mouth'd by an unfeeling bore.
Coursed
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From this reading So was I once, in thy fair street, Saint James, Through walking cavaliers, and car-borne dames, Descried, pursued, turn'd o'er again, and o'er, Coursed, coted, mouth'd by an unfeeling bore.
coursingnounUS /ˈkɔːrsɪŋ/
hunting with dogs (usually greyhounds) that are trained to chase game (such as hares) by sight instead of by scent
From this reading Twas when fleet Snowball's head was woxen grey, A luckless lev'ret met him on his way.-- Who knows not Snowball--he, whose race renown'd Is still victorious on each coursing ground?
damesnounUS /deɪmz/
plural of “dame” — informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading So was I once, in thy fair street, Saint James, Through walking cavaliers, and car-borne dames, Descried, pursued, turn'd o'er again, and o'er, Coursed, coted, mouth'd by an unfeeling bore.
Descried
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From this reading So was I once, in thy fair street, Saint James, Through walking cavaliers, and car-borne dames, Descried, pursued, turn'd o'er again, and o'er, Coursed, coted, mouth'd by an unfeeling bore.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Experience sage the lack of speed supplied, And in the gap he sought, the victim died.
doublingnounUS /ˈdʌbəlɪŋ/
increase by a factor of two
From this reading Swaffhanm Newmarket, and the Roman Camp, Have seen them victors o'er each meaner stamp-- In vain the youngling sought, with doubling wile, The hedge, the hill, the thicket, or the stile.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Twas when fleet Snowball's head was woxen grey, A luckless lev'ret met him on his way.-- Who knows not Snowball--he, whose race renown'd Is still victorious on each coursing ground?
ExperienceverbUS /ɪkˈspɪriəns/
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading Experience sage the lack of speed supplied, And in the gap he sought, the victim died.
fairadjectiveUS /fer/
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading So was I once, in thy fair street, Saint James, Through walking cavaliers, and car-borne dames, Descried, pursued, turn'd o'er again, and o'er, Coursed, coted, mouth'd by an unfeeling bore.
fleetnounUS /fliːt/
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading Twas when fleet Snowball's head was woxen grey, A luckless lev'ret met him on his way.-- Who knows not Snowball--he, whose race renown'd Is still victorious on each coursing ground?
gapnounUS /ɡæp/
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
From this reading Experience sage the lack of speed supplied, And in the gap he sought, the victim died.
greyadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Twas when fleet Snowball's head was woxen grey, A luckless lev'ret met him on his way.-- Who knows not Snowball--he, whose race renown'd Is still victorious on each coursing ground?
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Twas when fleet Snowball's head was woxen grey, A luckless lev'ret met him on his way.-- Who knows not Snowball--he, whose race renown'd Is still victorious on each coursing ground?
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Swaffhanm Newmarket, and the Roman Camp, Have seen them victors o'er each meaner stamp-- In vain the youngling sought, with doubling wile, The hedge, the hill, the thicket, or the stile.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Twas when fleet Snowball's head was woxen grey, A luckless lev'ret met him on his way.-- Who knows not Snowball--he, whose race renown'd Is still victorious on each coursing ground?
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Twas when fleet Snowball's head was woxen grey, A luckless lev'ret met him on his way.-- Who knows not Snowball--he, whose race renown'd Is still victorious on each coursing ground?
hedgeverbUS /hedʒ/
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading Swaffhanm Newmarket, and the Roman Camp, Have seen them victors o'er each meaner stamp-- In vain the youngling sought, with doubling wile, The hedge, the hill, the thicket, or the stile.
hillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Swaffhanm Newmarket, and the Roman Camp, Have seen them victors o'er each meaner stamp-- In vain the youngling sought, with doubling wile, The hedge, the hill, the thicket, or the stile.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Twas when fleet Snowball's head was woxen grey, A luckless lev'ret met him on his way.-- Who knows not Snowball--he, whose race renown'd Is still victorious on each coursing ground?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Twas when fleet Snowball's head was woxen grey, A luckless lev'ret met him on his way.-- Who knows not Snowball--he, whose race renown'd Is still victorious on each coursing ground?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So was I once, in thy fair street, Saint James, Through walking cavaliers, and car-borne dames, Descried, pursued, turn'd o'er again, and o'er, Coursed, coted, mouth'd by an unfeeling bore.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Swaffhanm Newmarket, and the Roman Camp, Have seen them victors o'er each meaner stamp-- In vain the youngling sought, with doubling wile, The hedge, the hill, the thicket, or the stile.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Twas when fleet Snowball's head was woxen grey, A luckless lev'ret met him on his way.-- Who knows not Snowball--he, whose race renown'd Is still victorious on each coursing ground?
JamesnounUS /dʒeɪmz/
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading So was I once, in thy fair street, Saint James, Through walking cavaliers, and car-borne dames, Descried, pursued, turn'd o'er again, and o'er, Coursed, coted, mouth'd by an unfeeling bore.
knowsnounUS /noʊz/
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Twas when fleet Snowball's head was woxen grey, A luckless lev'ret met him on his way.-- Who knows not Snowball--he, whose race renown'd Is still victorious on each coursing ground?
lacknounUS /læk/
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading Experience sage the lack of speed supplied, And in the gap he sought, the victim died.
lev'ret
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From this reading Twas when fleet Snowball's head was woxen grey, A luckless lev'ret met him on his way.-- Who knows not Snowball--he, whose race renown'd Is still victorious on each coursing ground?
lucklessadjectiveUS /ˈlʌkləs/
having or bringing misfortune
From this reading Twas when fleet Snowball's head was woxen grey, A luckless lev'ret met him on his way.-- Who knows not Snowball--he, whose race renown'd Is still victorious on each coursing ground?
meaneradjectiveUS /ˈmiːnər/
comparative of “mean” — approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
From this reading Swaffhanm Newmarket, and the Roman Camp, Have seen them victors o'er each meaner stamp-- In vain the youngling sought, with doubling wile, The hedge, the hill, the thicket, or the stile.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Twas when fleet Snowball's head was woxen grey, A luckless lev'ret met him on his way.-- Who knows not Snowball--he, whose race renown'd Is still victorious on each coursing ground?
mouth'd
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From this reading So was I once, in thy fair street, Saint James, Through walking cavaliers, and car-borne dames, Descried, pursued, turn'd o'er again, and o'er, Coursed, coted, mouth'd by an unfeeling bore.
NewmarketnounUS /ˈnuːmɑːrkət/
a long close-fitting coat worn for riding in the 19th century
From this reading Swaffhanm Newmarket, and the Roman Camp, Have seen them victors o'er each meaner stamp-- In vain the youngling sought, with doubling wile, The hedge, the hill, the thicket, or the stile.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Twas when fleet Snowball's head was woxen grey, A luckless lev'ret met him on his way.-- Who knows not Snowball--he, whose race renown'd Is still victorious on each coursing ground?
o'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading Swaffhanm Newmarket, and the Roman Camp, Have seen them victors o'er each meaner stamp-- In vain the youngling sought, with doubling wile, The hedge, the hill, the thicket, or the stile.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Experience sage the lack of speed supplied, And in the gap he sought, the victim died.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Twas when fleet Snowball's head was woxen grey, A luckless lev'ret met him on his way.-- Who knows not Snowball--he, whose race renown'd Is still victorious on each coursing ground?
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading So was I once, in thy fair street, Saint James, Through walking cavaliers, and car-borne dames, Descried, pursued, turn'd o'er again, and o'er, Coursed, coted, mouth'd by an unfeeling bore.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Swaffhanm Newmarket, and the Roman Camp, Have seen them victors o'er each meaner stamp-- In vain the youngling sought, with doubling wile, The hedge, the hill, the thicket, or the stile.
pursuednounUS /pərˈsuːd/
a person who is being chased
From this reading So was I once, in thy fair street, Saint James, Through walking cavaliers, and car-borne dames, Descried, pursued, turn'd o'er again, and o'er, Coursed, coted, mouth'd by an unfeeling bore.
racenounUS /reɪs/
any competition
From this reading Twas when fleet Snowball's head was woxen grey, A luckless lev'ret met him on his way.-- Who knows not Snowball--he, whose race renown'd Is still victorious on each coursing ground?
renown'd
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From this reading Twas when fleet Snowball's head was woxen grey, A luckless lev'ret met him on his way.-- Who knows not Snowball--he, whose race renown'd Is still victorious on each coursing ground?
RomanadjectiveUS /ˈroʊmən/
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading Swaffhanm Newmarket, and the Roman Camp, Have seen them victors o'er each meaner stamp-- In vain the youngling sought, with doubling wile, The hedge, the hill, the thicket, or the stile.
sagenounUS /seɪdʒ/
a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
From this reading Experience sage the lack of speed supplied, And in the gap he sought, the victim died.
SaintnounUS /seɪnt/
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading So was I once, in thy fair street, Saint James, Through walking cavaliers, and car-borne dames, Descried, pursued, turn'd o'er again, and o'er, Coursed, coted, mouth'd by an unfeeling bore.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Swaffhanm Newmarket, and the Roman Camp, Have seen them victors o'er each meaner stamp-- In vain the youngling sought, with doubling wile, The hedge, the hill, the thicket, or the stile.
SnowballnounUS /ˈsnoʊbɔːl/
plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions
From this reading Twas when fleet Snowball's head was woxen grey, A luckless lev'ret met him on his way.-- Who knows not Snowball--he, whose race renown'd Is still victorious on each coursing ground?
Snowball'snounUS /ˈsnoʊbɔːlz/
possessive form of “snowball” — plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions
From this reading Twas when fleet Snowball's head was woxen grey, A luckless lev'ret met him on his way.-- Who knows not Snowball--he, whose race renown'd Is still victorious on each coursing ground?
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So was I once, in thy fair street, Saint James, Through walking cavaliers, and car-borne dames, Descried, pursued, turn'd o'er again, and o'er, Coursed, coted, mouth'd by an unfeeling bore.
soughtadjectiveUS /sɔːt/
that is looked for
From this reading Swaffhanm Newmarket, and the Roman Camp, Have seen them victors o'er each meaner stamp-- In vain the youngling sought, with doubling wile, The hedge, the hill, the thicket, or the stile.
speedverbUS /spiːd/
move hurridly
From this reading Experience sage the lack of speed supplied, And in the gap he sought, the victim died.
stampverbUS /stæmp/
walk heavily
From this reading Swaffhanm Newmarket, and the Roman Camp, Have seen them victors o'er each meaner stamp-- In vain the youngling sought, with doubling wile, The hedge, the hill, the thicket, or the stile.
stilenounUS /staɪl/
an upright that is a member in a door or window frame
From this reading Swaffhanm Newmarket, and the Roman Camp, Have seen them victors o'er each meaner stamp-- In vain the youngling sought, with doubling wile, The hedge, the hill, the thicket, or the stile.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Twas when fleet Snowball's head was woxen grey, A luckless lev'ret met him on his way.-- Who knows not Snowball--he, whose race renown'd Is still victorious on each coursing ground?
streetnounUS /striːt/
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading So was I once, in thy fair street, Saint James, Through walking cavaliers, and car-borne dames, Descried, pursued, turn'd o'er again, and o'er, Coursed, coted, mouth'd by an unfeeling bore.
suppliedverbUS /səˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “supply” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Experience sage the lack of speed supplied, And in the gap he sought, the victim died.
Swaffhanm
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From this reading Swaffhanm Newmarket, and the Roman Camp, Have seen them victors o'er each meaner stamp-- In vain the youngling sought, with doubling wile, The hedge, the hill, the thicket, or the stile.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Swaffhanm Newmarket, and the Roman Camp, Have seen them victors o'er each meaner stamp-- In vain the youngling sought, with doubling wile, The hedge, the hill, the thicket, or the stile.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Swaffhanm Newmarket, and the Roman Camp, Have seen them victors o'er each meaner stamp-- In vain the youngling sought, with doubling wile, The hedge, the hill, the thicket, or the stile.
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading Swaffhanm Newmarket, and the Roman Camp, Have seen them victors o'er each meaner stamp-- In vain the youngling sought, with doubling wile, The hedge, the hill, the thicket, or the stile.
ThroughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading So was I once, in thy fair street, Saint James, Through walking cavaliers, and car-borne dames, Descried, pursued, turn'd o'er again, and o'er, Coursed, coted, mouth'd by an unfeeling bore.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading So was I once, in thy fair street, Saint James, Through walking cavaliers, and car-borne dames, Descried, pursued, turn'd o'er again, and o'er, Coursed, coted, mouth'd by an unfeeling bore.
turn'd
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From this reading So was I once, in thy fair street, Saint James, Through walking cavaliers, and car-borne dames, Descried, pursued, turn'd o'er again, and o'er, Coursed, coted, mouth'd by an unfeeling bore.
Twas
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From this reading Twas when fleet Snowball's head was woxen grey, A luckless lev'ret met him on his way.-- Who knows not Snowball--he, whose race renown'd Is still victorious on each coursing ground?
unfeelingadjectiveUS /ənˈfiːlɪŋ/
devoid of feeling for others
From this reading So was I once, in thy fair street, Saint James, Through walking cavaliers, and car-borne dames, Descried, pursued, turn'd o'er again, and o'er, Coursed, coted, mouth'd by an unfeeling bore.
vainadjectiveUS /veɪn/
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading Swaffhanm Newmarket, and the Roman Camp, Have seen them victors o'er each meaner stamp-- In vain the youngling sought, with doubling wile, The hedge, the hill, the thicket, or the stile.
victimnounUS /ˈvɪktəm/
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading Experience sage the lack of speed supplied, And in the gap he sought, the victim died.
victoriousadjectiveUS /vɪkˈtɔːriəs/
having won
From this reading Twas when fleet Snowball's head was woxen grey, A luckless lev'ret met him on his way.-- Who knows not Snowball--he, whose race renown'd Is still victorious on each coursing ground?
victorsnounUS /ˈvɪktərz/
plural of “victor” — a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading Swaffhanm Newmarket, and the Roman Camp, Have seen them victors o'er each meaner stamp-- In vain the youngling sought, with doubling wile, The hedge, the hill, the thicket, or the stile.
walkingadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/
close enough to be walked to
From this reading So was I once, in thy fair street, Saint James, Through walking cavaliers, and car-borne dames, Descried, pursued, turn'd o'er again, and o'er, Coursed, coted, mouth'd by an unfeeling bore.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Twas when fleet Snowball's head was woxen grey, A luckless lev'ret met him on his way.-- Who knows not Snowball--he, whose race renown'd Is still victorious on each coursing ground?
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Twas when fleet Snowball's head was woxen grey, A luckless lev'ret met him on his way.-- Who knows not Snowball--he, whose race renown'd Is still victorious on each coursing ground?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Twas when fleet Snowball's head was woxen grey, A luckless lev'ret met him on his way.-- Who knows not Snowball--he, whose race renown'd Is still victorious on each coursing ground?
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Twas when fleet Snowball's head was woxen grey, A luckless lev'ret met him on his way.-- Who knows not Snowball--he, whose race renown'd Is still victorious on each coursing ground?
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Twas when fleet Snowball's head was woxen grey, A luckless lev'ret met him on his way.-- Who knows not Snowball--he, whose race renown'd Is still victorious on each coursing ground?
wilenounUS /waɪl/
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
From this reading Swaffhanm Newmarket, and the Roman Camp, Have seen them victors o'er each meaner stamp-- In vain the youngling sought, with doubling wile, The hedge, the hill, the thicket, or the stile.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Swaffhanm Newmarket, and the Roman Camp, Have seen them victors o'er each meaner stamp-- In vain the youngling sought, with doubling wile, The hedge, the hill, the thicket, or the stile.
woxen
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From this reading Twas when fleet Snowball's head was woxen grey, A luckless lev'ret met him on his way.-- Who knows not Snowball--he, whose race renown'd Is still victorious on each coursing ground?
youngling
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From this reading Swaffhanm Newmarket, and the Roman Camp, Have seen them victors o'er each meaner stamp-- In vain the youngling sought, with doubling wile, The hedge, the hill, the thicket, or the stile.
