adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The hedges were white, the fields scorched and brown; the leaves fell from the trees as at autumn’s touch; the fruits scarce formed hung wry and twisted on the bough; the heavens burnt pitiless, without a cloud.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
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 His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
aloudadverbUS /əˈlaʊd/
using the voice; not silently
From this reading THE HUNGER OF DICKON THE WOODMAN JUNE was at an end, and men cried aloud for rain.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE HUNGER OF DICKON THE WOODMAN JUNE was at an end, and men cried aloud for rain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HUNGER OF DICKON THE WOODMAN JUNE was at an end, and men cried aloud for rain.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The hedges were white, the fields scorched and brown; the leaves fell from the trees as at autumn’s touch; the fruits scarce formed hung wry and twisted on the bough; the heavens burnt pitiless, without a cloud.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE HUNGER OF DICKON THE WOODMAN JUNE was at an end, and men cried aloud for rain.
autumn'snounUS /ˈɔːtəmz/
possessive form of “autumn” — the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading The hedges were white, the fields scorched and brown; the leaves fell from the trees as at autumn’s touch; the fruits scarce formed hung wry and twisted on the bough; the heavens burnt pitiless, without a cloud.
ay
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From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
baconnounUS /ˈbeɪkən/
back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading Dickon, the woodman, sat by the wayside gnawing a crust and a scrap of mouldy bacon.
befallenverbUS /bəˈfɑːlən/
inflected form of “befall” — become of; happen to
From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading There was no sound but the howl of a dog from some neighbouring farmstead, and he sat in sullen mood, his bill-hook beside him, brooding over his wrongs; for the world had gone contrary with him.
bill-hook
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From this reading There was no sound but the howl of a dog from some neighbouring farmstead, and he sat in sullen mood, his bill-hook beside him, brooding over his wrongs; for the world had gone contrary with him.
blood-money
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From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
boughnounUS /baʊ/
any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading The hedges were white, the fields scorched and brown; the leaves fell from the trees as at autumn’s touch; the fruits scarce formed hung wry and twisted on the bough; the heavens burnt pitiless, without a cloud.
bratsnounUS /bræts/
plural of “brat” — a very troublesome child
From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
broodingnounUS /ˈbruːdɪŋ/
sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
From this reading There was no sound but the howl of a dog from some neighbouring farmstead, and he sat in sullen mood, his bill-hook beside him, brooding over his wrongs; for the world had gone contrary with him.
brownnounUS /braʊn/
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The hedges were white, the fields scorched and brown; the leaves fell from the trees as at autumn’s touch; the fruits scarce formed hung wry and twisted on the bough; the heavens burnt pitiless, without a cloud.
burntadjectiveUS /bɜːrnt/
ruined by overcooking
From this reading The hedges were white, the fields scorched and brown; the leaves fell from the trees as at autumn’s touch; the fruits scarce formed hung wry and twisted on the bough; the heavens burnt pitiless, without a cloud.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was no sound but the howl of a dog from some neighbouring farmstead, and he sat in sullen mood, his bill-hook beside him, brooding over his wrongs; for the world had gone contrary with him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dickon, the woodman, sat by the wayside gnawing a crust and a scrap of mouldy bacon.
childbednoun
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
cloudverbUS /klaʊd/
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading The hedges were white, the fields scorched and brown; the leaves fell from the trees as at autumn’s touch; the fruits scarce formed hung wry and twisted on the bough; the heavens burnt pitiless, without a cloud.
contraryadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːntreri/
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading There was no sound but the howl of a dog from some neighbouring farmstead, and he sat in sullen mood, his bill-hook beside him, brooding over his wrongs; for the world had gone contrary with him.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading THE HUNGER OF DICKON THE WOODMAN JUNE was at an end, and men cried aloud for rain.
crustnounUS /krʌst/
the outer layer of the Earth
From this reading Dickon, the woodman, sat by the wayside gnawing a crust and a scrap of mouldy bacon.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
DICKON
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From this reading THE HUNGER OF DICKON THE WOODMAN JUNE was at an end, and men cried aloud for rain.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
dognounUS /dɔːɡ/
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading There was no sound but the howl of a dog from some neighbouring farmstead, and he sat in sullen mood, his bill-hook beside him, brooding over his wrongs; for the world had gone contrary with him.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE HUNGER OF DICKON THE WOODMAN JUNE was at an end, and men cried aloud for rain.
farmsteadnounUS /ˈfɑːrmsted/
the buildings and adjacent grounds of a farm
From this reading There was no sound but the howl of a dog from some neighbouring farmstead, and he sat in sullen mood, his bill-hook beside him, brooding over his wrongs; for the world had gone contrary with him.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The hedges were white, the fields scorched and brown; the leaves fell from the trees as at autumn’s touch; the fruits scarce formed hung wry and twisted on the bough; the heavens burnt pitiless, without a cloud.
fieldsnounUS /fiːldz/
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading The hedges were white, the fields scorched and brown; the leaves fell from the trees as at autumn’s touch; the fruits scarce formed hung wry and twisted on the bough; the heavens burnt pitiless, without a cloud.
foodnounUS /fuːd/
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE HUNGER OF DICKON THE WOODMAN JUNE was at an end, and men cried aloud for rain.
formedadjectiveUS /fɔːrmd/
having or given a form or shape
From this reading The hedges were white, the fields scorched and brown; the leaves fell from the trees as at autumn’s touch; the fruits scarce formed hung wry and twisted on the bough; the heavens burnt pitiless, without a cloud.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The hedges were white, the fields scorched and brown; the leaves fell from the trees as at autumn’s touch; the fruits scarce formed hung wry and twisted on the bough; the heavens burnt pitiless, without a cloud.
fruitsnounUS /fruːts/
plural of “fruit” — the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading The hedges were white, the fields scorched and brown; the leaves fell from the trees as at autumn’s touch; the fruits scarce formed hung wry and twisted on the bough; the heavens burnt pitiless, without a cloud.
gnawingverbUS /ˈnɔːɪŋ/
-ing form of “gnaw” — bite or chew on with the teeth
From this reading Dickon, the woodman, sat by the wayside gnawing a crust and a scrap of mouldy bacon.
goldnounUS /ɡoʊld/
coins made of gold
From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading There was no sound but the howl of a dog from some neighbouring farmstead, and he sat in sullen mood, his bill-hook beside him, brooding over his wrongs; for the world had gone contrary with him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was no sound but the howl of a dog from some neighbouring farmstead, and he sat in sullen mood, his bill-hook beside him, brooding over his wrongs; for the world had gone contrary with him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was no sound but the howl of a dog from some neighbouring farmstead, and he sat in sullen mood, his bill-hook beside him, brooding over his wrongs; for the world had gone contrary with him.
HeavennounUS /ˈhevən/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
heavensnounUS /ˈhevənz/
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading The hedges were white, the fields scorched and brown; the leaves fell from the trees as at autumn’s touch; the fruits scarce formed hung wry and twisted on the bough; the heavens burnt pitiless, without a cloud.
hedgesnounUS /ˈhedʒɪz/
plural of “hedge” — a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
From this reading The hedges were white, the fields scorched and brown; the leaves fell from the trees as at autumn’s touch; the fruits scarce formed hung wry and twisted on the bough; the heavens burnt pitiless, without a cloud.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was no sound but the howl of a dog from some neighbouring farmstead, and he sat in sullen mood, his bill-hook beside him, brooding over his wrongs; for the world had gone contrary with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was no sound but the howl of a dog from some neighbouring farmstead, and he sat in sullen mood, his bill-hook beside him, brooding over his wrongs; for the world had gone contrary with him.
howlverbUS /haʊl/
emit long loud cries
From this reading There was no sound but the howl of a dog from some neighbouring farmstead, and he sat in sullen mood, his bill-hook beside him, brooding over his wrongs; for the world had gone contrary with him.
hungverbUS /hʌŋ/
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading The hedges were white, the fields scorched and brown; the leaves fell from the trees as at autumn’s touch; the fruits scarce formed hung wry and twisted on the bough; the heavens burnt pitiless, without a cloud.
HUNGERnounUS /ˈhʌŋɡər/
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading THE HUNGER OF DICKON THE WOODMAN JUNE was at an end, and men cried aloud for rain.
hungryadjectiveUS /ˈhʌŋɡri/
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no sound but the howl of a dog from some neighbouring farmstead, and he sat in sullen mood, his bill-hook beside him, brooding over his wrongs; for the world had gone contrary with him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
JUNEnounUS /dʒuːn/
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading THE HUNGER OF DICKON THE WOODMAN JUNE was at an end, and men cried aloud for rain.
leavesnounUS /liːvz/
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The hedges were white, the fields scorched and brown; the leaves fell from the trees as at autumn’s touch; the fruits scarce formed hung wry and twisted on the bough; the heavens burnt pitiless, without a cloud.
leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/
held dear
From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading THE HUNGER OF DICKON THE WOODMAN JUNE was at an end, and men cried aloud for rain.
monthnounUS /mʌnθ/
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
moodnounUS /muːd/
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading There was no sound but the howl of a dog from some neighbouring farmstead, and he sat in sullen mood, his bill-hook beside him, brooding over his wrongs; for the world had gone contrary with him.
mouldyadjectiveUS /ˈmoʊldi/
covered with or smelling of mold
From this reading Dickon, the woodman, sat by the wayside gnawing a crust and a scrap of mouldy bacon.
nakedadjectiveUS /ˈneɪkəd/
completely unclothed
From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
neighbouringverbUS /ˈneɪbərɪŋ/
-ing form of “neighbour” — live or be located as a neighbor
From this reading There was no sound but the howl of a dog from some neighbouring farmstead, and he sat in sullen mood, his bill-hook beside him, brooding over his wrongs; for the world had gone contrary with him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no sound but the howl of a dog from some neighbouring farmstead, and he sat in sullen mood, his bill-hook beside him, brooding over his wrongs; for the world had gone contrary with him.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HUNGER OF DICKON THE WOODMAN JUNE was at an end, and men cried aloud for rain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The hedges were white, the fields scorched and brown; the leaves fell from the trees as at autumn’s touch; the fruits scarce formed hung wry and twisted on the bough; the heavens burnt pitiless, without a cloud.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There was no sound but the howl of a dog from some neighbouring farmstead, and he sat in sullen mood, his bill-hook beside him, brooding over his wrongs; for the world had gone contrary with him.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
piecenounUS /piːs/
a separate part of a whole
From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
pitilessadjectiveUS /ˈpɪtiləs/
without mercy or pity
From this reading The hedges were white, the fields scorched and brown; the leaves fell from the trees as at autumn’s touch; the fruits scarce formed hung wry and twisted on the bough; the heavens burnt pitiless, without a cloud.
rainnounUS /reɪn/
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading THE HUNGER OF DICKON THE WOODMAN JUNE was at an end, and men cried aloud for rain.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Dickon, the woodman, sat by the wayside gnawing a crust and a scrap of mouldy bacon.
scarceadverbUS /skers/
only a very short time before
From this reading The hedges were white, the fields scorched and brown; the leaves fell from the trees as at autumn’s touch; the fruits scarce formed hung wry and twisted on the bough; the heavens burnt pitiless, without a cloud.
scorchedadjectiveUS /skɔːrtʃt/
Burned by flames or heat; blackened by intense magical or physical fire.
From this reading The hedges were white, the fields scorched and brown; the leaves fell from the trees as at autumn’s touch; the fruits scarce formed hung wry and twisted on the bough; the heavens burnt pitiless, without a cloud.
scrapnounUS /skræp/
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading Dickon, the woodman, sat by the wayside gnawing a crust and a scrap of mouldy bacon.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
shouldersnounUS /ˈʃoʊldərz/
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There was no sound but the howl of a dog from some neighbouring farmstead, and he sat in sullen mood, his bill-hook beside him, brooding over his wrongs; for the world had gone contrary with him.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading There was no sound but the howl of a dog from some neighbouring farmstead, and he sat in sullen mood, his bill-hook beside him, brooding over his wrongs; for the world had gone contrary with him.
sullenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌlən/
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading There was no sound but the howl of a dog from some neighbouring farmstead, and he sat in sullen mood, his bill-hook beside him, brooding over his wrongs; for the world had gone contrary with him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HUNGER OF DICKON THE WOODMAN JUNE was at an end, and men cried aloud for rain.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no sound but the howl of a dog from some neighbouring farmstead, and he sat in sullen mood, his bill-hook beside him, brooding over his wrongs; for the world had gone contrary with him.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
touchverbUS /tʌtʃ/
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading The hedges were white, the fields scorched and brown; the leaves fell from the trees as at autumn’s touch; the fruits scarce formed hung wry and twisted on the bough; the heavens burnt pitiless, without a cloud.
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 The hedges were white, the fields scorched and brown; the leaves fell from the trees as at autumn’s touch; the fruits scarce formed hung wry and twisted on the bough; the heavens burnt pitiless, without a cloud.
twas
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From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
twistedadjectiveUS /ˈtwɪstɪd/
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading The hedges were white, the fields scorched and brown; the leaves fell from the trees as at autumn’s touch; the fruits scarce formed hung wry and twisted on the bough; the heavens burnt pitiless, without a cloud.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HUNGER OF DICKON THE WOODMAN JUNE was at an end, and men cried aloud for rain.
waysidenounUS /ˈweɪsaɪd/
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading Dickon, the woodman, sat by the wayside gnawing a crust and a scrap of mouldy bacon.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The hedges were white, the fields scorched and brown; the leaves fell from the trees as at autumn’s touch; the fruits scarce formed hung wry and twisted on the bough; the heavens burnt pitiless, without a cloud.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading The hedges were white, the fields scorched and brown; the leaves fell from the trees as at autumn’s touch; the fruits scarce formed hung wry and twisted on the bough; the heavens burnt pitiless, without a cloud.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was no sound but the howl of a dog from some neighbouring farmstead, and he sat in sullen mood, his bill-hook beside him, brooding over his wrongs; for the world had gone contrary with him.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The hedges were white, the fields scorched and brown; the leaves fell from the trees as at autumn’s touch; the fruits scarce formed hung wry and twisted on the bough; the heavens burnt pitiless, without a cloud.
WOODMANnounUS /ˈwʊdmən/
someone who lives in the woods
From this reading THE HUNGER OF DICKON THE WOODMAN JUNE was at an end, and men cried aloud for rain.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading There was no sound but the howl of a dog from some neighbouring farmstead, and he sat in sullen mood, his bill-hook beside him, brooding over his wrongs; for the world had gone contrary with him.
worseadjectiveUS /wɜːrs/
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading His wife was dead; she had died in childbed a month gone, leaving six hungry, naked brats on his shoulders; and now a worse thing had befallen him; his gold was gone—his gold to which he had no right, for ’twas blood-money, the food of his children, ay, and something beside; but Dickon loved that gold piece above all the world—above Heaven and his own soul—and it was gone.
wrongsnounUS /rɔːŋz/
plural of “wrong” — that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
From this reading There was no sound but the howl of a dog from some neighbouring farmstead, and he sat in sullen mood, his bill-hook beside him, brooding over his wrongs; for the world had gone contrary with him.
wryadjectiveUS /raɪ/
humorously sarcastic or mocking
From this reading The hedges were white, the fields scorched and brown; the leaves fell from the trees as at autumn’s touch; the fruits scarce formed hung wry and twisted on the bough; the heavens burnt pitiless, without a cloud.
