adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Bearing Washington Hawkins and his fortunes, the stage-coach tore out of Swansea at a fearful gait, with horn tooting gaily and half the town admiring from doors and windows.
admiringverbUS /ædˈmaɪrɪŋ/
-ing form of “admire” — feel admiration for
From this reading Bearing Washington Hawkins and his fortunes, the stage-coach tore out of Swansea at a fearful gait, with horn tooting gaily and half the town admiring from doors and windows.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Via, Pecunia! when she's run and gone And fled, and dead, then will I fetch her again With aqua vita, out of an old hogshead!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Via, Pecunia! when she's run and gone And fled, and dead, then will I fetch her again With aqua vita, out of an old hogshead!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Via, Pecunia! when she's run and gone And fled, and dead, then will I fetch her again With aqua vita, out of an old hogshead!
aquanounUS /ˈækwə/
a shade of blue tinged with green
From this reading Via, Pecunia! when she's run and gone And fled, and dead, then will I fetch her again With aqua vita, out of an old hogshead!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While there are lees of wine, or dregs of beer, I'll never want her!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bearing Washington Hawkins and his fortunes, the stage-coach tore out of Swansea at a fearful gait, with horn tooting gaily and half the town admiring from doors and windows.
BnounUS /biː/
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading B. Jonson.
BearingnounUS /ˈberɪŋ/
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading Bearing Washington Hawkins and his fortunes, the stage-coach tore out of Swansea at a fearful gait, with horn tooting gaily and half the town admiring from doors and windows.
beernounUS /bɪr/
a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading While there are lees of wine, or dregs of beer, I'll never want her!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Coin her out of cobwebs, Dust, but I'll have her! raise wool upon egg-shells, Sir, and make grass grow out of marrow-bones, To make her come!
cobwebsnounUS /ˈkɑːbwebz/
plural of “cobweb” — a fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider
From this reading Coin her out of cobwebs, Dust, but I'll have her! raise wool upon egg-shells, Sir, and make grass grow out of marrow-bones, To make her come!
CoinverbUS /kɔɪn/
make up
From this reading Coin her out of cobwebs, Dust, but I'll have her! raise wool upon egg-shells, Sir, and make grass grow out of marrow-bones, To make her come!
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Coin her out of cobwebs, Dust, but I'll have her! raise wool upon egg-shells, Sir, and make grass grow out of marrow-bones, To make her come!
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Via, Pecunia! when she's run and gone And fled, and dead, then will I fetch her again With aqua vita, out of an old hogshead!
doorsnounUS /dɔːrz/
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Bearing Washington Hawkins and his fortunes, the stage-coach tore out of Swansea at a fearful gait, with horn tooting gaily and half the town admiring from doors and windows.
dregsnounUS /dreɡz/
sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
From this reading While there are lees of wine, or dregs of beer, I'll never want her!
DustverbUS /dʌst/
remove the dust from
From this reading Coin her out of cobwebs, Dust, but I'll have her! raise wool upon egg-shells, Sir, and make grass grow out of marrow-bones, To make her come!
egg-shells
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From this reading Coin her out of cobwebs, Dust, but I'll have her! raise wool upon egg-shells, Sir, and make grass grow out of marrow-bones, To make her come!
fearfuladjectiveUS /ˈfɪrfəl/
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading Bearing Washington Hawkins and his fortunes, the stage-coach tore out of Swansea at a fearful gait, with horn tooting gaily and half the town admiring from doors and windows.
fetchverbUS /fetʃ/
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading Via, Pecunia! when she's run and gone And fled, and dead, then will I fetch her again With aqua vita, out of an old hogshead!
fledverbUS /fled/
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading Via, Pecunia! when she's run and gone And fled, and dead, then will I fetch her again With aqua vita, out of an old hogshead!
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Bearing Washington Hawkins and his fortunes, the stage-coach tore out of Swansea at a fearful gait, with horn tooting gaily and half the town admiring from doors and windows.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Bearing Washington Hawkins and his fortunes, the stage-coach tore out of Swansea at a fearful gait, with horn tooting gaily and half the town admiring from doors and windows.
gailyadverbUS /ˈɡeɪli/
in a gay manner
From this reading Bearing Washington Hawkins and his fortunes, the stage-coach tore out of Swansea at a fearful gait, with horn tooting gaily and half the town admiring from doors and windows.
gaitnounUS /ɡeɪt/
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading Bearing Washington Hawkins and his fortunes, the stage-coach tore out of Swansea at a fearful gait, with horn tooting gaily and half the town admiring from doors and windows.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading Via, Pecunia! when she's run and gone And fled, and dead, then will I fetch her again With aqua vita, out of an old hogshead!
grassverbUS /ɡræs/
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Coin her out of cobwebs, Dust, but I'll have her! raise wool upon egg-shells, Sir, and make grass grow out of marrow-bones, To make her come!
growverbUS /ɡroʊ/
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Coin her out of cobwebs, Dust, but I'll have her! raise wool upon egg-shells, Sir, and make grass grow out of marrow-bones, To make her come!
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Bearing Washington Hawkins and his fortunes, the stage-coach tore out of Swansea at a fearful gait, with horn tooting gaily and half the town admiring from doors and windows.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Coin her out of cobwebs, Dust, but I'll have her! raise wool upon egg-shells, Sir, and make grass grow out of marrow-bones, To make her come!
HawkinsnounUS /ˈhɔːkɪnz/
English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
From this reading Bearing Washington Hawkins and his fortunes, the stage-coach tore out of Swansea at a fearful gait, with horn tooting gaily and half the town admiring from doors and windows.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Via, Pecunia! when she's run and gone And fled, and dead, then will I fetch her again With aqua vita, out of an old hogshead!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bearing Washington Hawkins and his fortunes, the stage-coach tore out of Swansea at a fearful gait, with horn tooting gaily and half the town admiring from doors and windows.
hogsheadnoun
a British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages
From this reading Via, Pecunia! when she's run and gone And fled, and dead, then will I fetch her again With aqua vita, out of an old hogshead!
hornnounUS /hɔːrn/
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading Bearing Washington Hawkins and his fortunes, the stage-coach tore out of Swansea at a fearful gait, with horn tooting gaily and half the town admiring from doors and windows.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Via, Pecunia! when she's run and gone And fled, and dead, then will I fetch her again With aqua vita, out of an old hogshead!
I'll
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From this reading While there are lees of wine, or dregs of beer, I'll never want her!
JonsonnounUS /ˈdʒɑːnsən/
English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637)
From this reading B. Jonson.
leesnounUS /liːz/
the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage
From this reading While there are lees of wine, or dregs of beer, I'll never want her!
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading Coin her out of cobwebs, Dust, but I'll have her! raise wool upon egg-shells, Sir, and make grass grow out of marrow-bones, To make her come!
marrow-bones
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Coin her out of cobwebs, Dust, but I'll have her! raise wool upon egg-shells, Sir, and make grass grow out of marrow-bones, To make her come!
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading While there are lees of wine, or dregs of beer, I'll never want her!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Via, Pecunia! when she's run and gone And fled, and dead, then will I fetch her again With aqua vita, out of an old hogshead!
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Via, Pecunia! when she's run and gone And fled, and dead, then will I fetch her again With aqua vita, out of an old hogshead!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading While there are lees of wine, or dregs of beer, I'll never want her!
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Via, Pecunia! when she's run and gone And fled, and dead, then will I fetch her again With aqua vita, out of an old hogshead!
Pecunia
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Via, Pecunia! when she's run and gone And fled, and dead, then will I fetch her again With aqua vita, out of an old hogshead!
raiseverbUS /reɪz/
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading Coin her out of cobwebs, Dust, but I'll have her! raise wool upon egg-shells, Sir, and make grass grow out of marrow-bones, To make her come!
runverbUS /rʌn/
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Via, Pecunia! when she's run and gone And fled, and dead, then will I fetch her again With aqua vita, out of an old hogshead!
she's
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From this reading Via, Pecunia! when she's run and gone And fled, and dead, then will I fetch her again With aqua vita, out of an old hogshead!
SirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading Coin her out of cobwebs, Dust, but I'll have her! raise wool upon egg-shells, Sir, and make grass grow out of marrow-bones, To make her come!
stage-coach
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From this reading Bearing Washington Hawkins and his fortunes, the stage-coach tore out of Swansea at a fearful gait, with horn tooting gaily and half the town admiring from doors and windows.
Swanseanoun
a port city in southern Wales on an inlet of the Bristol Channel
From this reading Bearing Washington Hawkins and his fortunes, the stage-coach tore out of Swansea at a fearful gait, with horn tooting gaily and half the town admiring from doors and windows.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bearing Washington Hawkins and his fortunes, the stage-coach tore out of Swansea at a fearful gait, with horn tooting gaily and half the town admiring from doors and windows.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Via, Pecunia! when she's run and gone And fled, and dead, then will I fetch her again With aqua vita, out of an old hogshead!
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading While there are lees of wine, or dregs of beer, I'll never want her!
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Coin her out of cobwebs, Dust, but I'll have her! raise wool upon egg-shells, Sir, and make grass grow out of marrow-bones, To make her come!
tooting
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From this reading Bearing Washington Hawkins and his fortunes, the stage-coach tore out of Swansea at a fearful gait, with horn tooting gaily and half the town admiring from doors and windows.
torenounUS /tɔːr/
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading Bearing Washington Hawkins and his fortunes, the stage-coach tore out of Swansea at a fearful gait, with horn tooting gaily and half the town admiring from doors and windows.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Bearing Washington Hawkins and his fortunes, the stage-coach tore out of Swansea at a fearful gait, with horn tooting gaily and half the town admiring from doors and windows.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Coin her out of cobwebs, Dust, but I'll have her! raise wool upon egg-shells, Sir, and make grass grow out of marrow-bones, To make her come!
ViaprepositionUS /ˈvaɪə/
by way of; passing through
From this reading Via, Pecunia! when she's run and gone And fled, and dead, then will I fetch her again With aqua vita, out of an old hogshead!
vita
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From this reading Via, Pecunia! when she's run and gone And fled, and dead, then will I fetch her again With aqua vita, out of an old hogshead!
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading While there are lees of wine, or dregs of beer, I'll never want her!
WashingtonnounUS /ˈwɑːʃɪŋtən/
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading Bearing Washington Hawkins and his fortunes, the stage-coach tore out of Swansea at a fearful gait, with horn tooting gaily and half the town admiring from doors and windows.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Via, Pecunia! when she's run and gone And fled, and dead, then will I fetch her again With aqua vita, out of an old hogshead!
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While there are lees of wine, or dregs of beer, I'll never want her!
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Via, Pecunia! when she's run and gone And fled, and dead, then will I fetch her again With aqua vita, out of an old hogshead!
windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Bearing Washington Hawkins and his fortunes, the stage-coach tore out of Swansea at a fearful gait, with horn tooting gaily and half the town admiring from doors and windows.
winenounUS /waɪn/
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading While there are lees of wine, or dregs of beer, I'll never want her!
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Via, Pecunia! when she's run and gone And fled, and dead, then will I fetch her again With aqua vita, out of an old hogshead!
woolnounUS /wʊl/
a fabric made from the hair of sheep
From this reading Coin her out of cobwebs, Dust, but I'll have her! raise wool upon egg-shells, Sir, and make grass grow out of marrow-bones, To make her come!
