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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "And see ye not yon braid, braid road, That lies across the lily leven?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?
beset
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From this reading "O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?
braid
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From this reading "And see ye not yon braid, braid road, That lies across the lily leven?
briers
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From this reading "O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.
call
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From this reading That is the Path of Wickedness, Though some call it the road to Heaven."
few
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From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.
Heaven
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From this reading That is the Path of Wickedness, Though some call it the road to Heaven."
inquires
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From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.
leven
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From this reading "And see ye not yon braid, braid road, That lies across the lily leven?
lies
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From this reading "And see ye not yon braid, braid road, That lies across the lily leven?
lily
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From this reading "And see ye not yon braid, braid road, That lies across the lily leven?
narrow
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From this reading "O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?
O
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From this reading "O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.
Path
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From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.
Rhymer
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From this reading Thomas the Rhymer.
Righteousness
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From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.
road
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From this reading "O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?
see
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From this reading "O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?
some
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From this reading That is the Path of Wickedness, Though some call it the road to Heaven."
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.
thick
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From this reading "O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?
Thomas
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From this reading Thomas the Rhymer.
thorns
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From this reading "O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That is the Path of Wickedness, Though some call it the road to Heaven."
wi
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From this reading "O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?
Wickedness
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From this reading That is the Path of Wickedness, Though some call it the road to Heaven."
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?
yon
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From this reading "O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?