accompaniedadjectiveUS /əˈkʌmpənid/
having companions or an escort
From this reading THE DEVIL AT COURT It was half-past two of the clock when Cicely, who carried her boy in her arms, accompanied by Emlyn, Thomas Bolle and Jacob Smith, found herself in the great courtyard of the Palace of Whitehall.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DEVIL AT COURT It was half-past two of the clock when Cicely, who carried her boy in her arms, accompanied by Emlyn, Thomas Bolle and Jacob Smith, found herself in the great courtyard of the Palace of Whitehall.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The place was full of people waiting there upon one business or another, through whom messengers and armed men thrust their way continually, crying, “Way!
armedadjectiveUS /ɑːrmd/
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading The place was full of people waiting there upon one business or another, through whom messengers and armed men thrust their way continually, crying, “Way!
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading THE DEVIL AT COURT It was half-past two of the clock when Cicely, who carried her boy in her arms, accompanied by Emlyn, Thomas Bolle and Jacob Smith, found herself in the great courtyard of the Palace of Whitehall.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE DEVIL AT COURT It was half-past two of the clock when Cicely, who carried her boy in her arms, accompanied by Emlyn, Thomas Bolle and Jacob Smith, found herself in the great courtyard of the Palace of Whitehall.
attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading So great was the press, indeed, that for some time even Jacob could command no attention, till at length he caught sight of the herald who had visited his house in the morning, and beckoned to him.
beckonedverbUS /ˈbekənd/
past form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading So great was the press, indeed, that for some time even Jacob could command no attention, till at length he caught sight of the herald who had visited his house in the morning, and beckoned to him.
Bolle
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From this reading THE DEVIL AT COURT It was half-past two of the clock when Cicely, who carried her boy in her arms, accompanied by Emlyn, Thomas Bolle and Jacob Smith, found herself in the great courtyard of the Palace of Whitehall.
bowingnounUS /ˈboʊɪŋ/
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
From this reading “I was looking for you, Master Smith, and for the Lady Harflete,” the man said, bowing to her.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading THE DEVIL AT COURT It was half-past two of the clock when Cicely, who carried her boy in her arms, accompanied by Emlyn, Thomas Bolle and Jacob Smith, found herself in the great courtyard of the Palace of Whitehall.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading The place was full of people waiting there upon one business or another, through whom messengers and armed men thrust their way continually, crying, “Way!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE DEVIL AT COURT It was half-past two of the clock when Cicely, who carried her boy in her arms, accompanied by Emlyn, Thomas Bolle and Jacob Smith, found herself in the great courtyard of the Palace of Whitehall.
carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading THE DEVIL AT COURT It was half-past two of the clock when Cicely, who carried her boy in her arms, accompanied by Emlyn, Thomas Bolle and Jacob Smith, found herself in the great courtyard of the Palace of Whitehall.
caughtverbUS /kɑːt/
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading So great was the press, indeed, that for some time even Jacob could command no attention, till at length he caught sight of the herald who had visited his house in the morning, and beckoned to him.
Cicely
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From this reading THE DEVIL AT COURT It was half-past two of the clock when Cicely, who carried her boy in her arms, accompanied by Emlyn, Thomas Bolle and Jacob Smith, found herself in the great courtyard of the Palace of Whitehall.
clocknounUS /klɑːk/
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading THE DEVIL AT COURT It was half-past two of the clock when Cicely, who carried her boy in her arms, accompanied by Emlyn, Thomas Bolle and Jacob Smith, found herself in the great courtyard of the Palace of Whitehall.
commandnounUS /kəˈmænd/
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading So great was the press, indeed, that for some time even Jacob could command no attention, till at length he caught sight of the herald who had visited his house in the morning, and beckoned to him.
continuallyadverbUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəli/
seemingly without interruption
From this reading The place was full of people waiting there upon one business or another, through whom messengers and armed men thrust their way continually, crying, “Way!
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So great was the press, indeed, that for some time even Jacob could command no attention, till at length he caught sight of the herald who had visited his house in the morning, and beckoned to him.
COURTnounUS /kɔːrt/
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading THE DEVIL AT COURT It was half-past two of the clock when Cicely, who carried her boy in her arms, accompanied by Emlyn, Thomas Bolle and Jacob Smith, found herself in the great courtyard of the Palace of Whitehall.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrt.jɑːrd/
An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by the walls of a house.
From this reading THE DEVIL AT COURT It was half-past two of the clock when Cicely, who carried her boy in her arms, accompanied by Emlyn, Thomas Bolle and Jacob Smith, found herself in the great courtyard of the Palace of Whitehall.
cryingadjectiveUS /ˈkraɪɪŋ/
demanding attention
From this reading The place was full of people waiting there upon one business or another, through whom messengers and armed men thrust their way continually, crying, “Way!
DEVILnounUS /ˈdevəl/
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading THE DEVIL AT COURT It was half-past two of the clock when Cicely, who carried her boy in her arms, accompanied by Emlyn, Thomas Bolle and Jacob Smith, found herself in the great courtyard of the Palace of Whitehall.
Emlyn
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From this reading THE DEVIL AT COURT It was half-past two of the clock when Cicely, who carried her boy in her arms, accompanied by Emlyn, Thomas Bolle and Jacob Smith, found herself in the great courtyard of the Palace of Whitehall.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading So great was the press, indeed, that for some time even Jacob could command no attention, till at length he caught sight of the herald who had visited his house in the morning, and beckoned to him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So great was the press, indeed, that for some time even Jacob could command no attention, till at length he caught sight of the herald who had visited his house in the morning, and beckoned to him.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading THE DEVIL AT COURT It was half-past two of the clock when Cicely, who carried her boy in her arms, accompanied by Emlyn, Thomas Bolle and Jacob Smith, found herself in the great courtyard of the Palace of Whitehall.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The place was full of people waiting there upon one business or another, through whom messengers and armed men thrust their way continually, crying, “Way!
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE DEVIL AT COURT It was half-past two of the clock when Cicely, who carried her boy in her arms, accompanied by Emlyn, Thomas Bolle and Jacob Smith, found herself in the great courtyard of the Palace of Whitehall.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So great was the press, indeed, that for some time even Jacob could command no attention, till at length he caught sight of the herald who had visited his house in the morning, and beckoned to him.
half-past
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From this reading THE DEVIL AT COURT It was half-past two of the clock when Cicely, who carried her boy in her arms, accompanied by Emlyn, Thomas Bolle and Jacob Smith, found herself in the great courtyard of the Palace of Whitehall.
Harflete
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From this reading “I was looking for you, Master Smith, and for the Lady Harflete,” the man said, bowing to her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So great was the press, indeed, that for some time even Jacob could command no attention, till at length he caught sight of the herald who had visited his house in the morning, and beckoned to him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DEVIL AT COURT It was half-past two of the clock when Cicely, who carried her boy in her arms, accompanied by Emlyn, Thomas Bolle and Jacob Smith, found herself in the great courtyard of the Palace of Whitehall.
heraldverbUS /ˈherəld/
foreshadow or presage
From this reading So great was the press, indeed, that for some time even Jacob could command no attention, till at length he caught sight of the herald who had visited his house in the morning, and beckoned to him.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE DEVIL AT COURT It was half-past two of the clock when Cicely, who carried her boy in her arms, accompanied by Emlyn, Thomas Bolle and Jacob Smith, found herself in the great courtyard of the Palace of Whitehall.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So great was the press, indeed, that for some time even Jacob could command no attention, till at length he caught sight of the herald who had visited his house in the morning, and beckoned to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So great was the press, indeed, that for some time even Jacob could command no attention, till at length he caught sight of the herald who had visited his house in the morning, and beckoned to him.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading So great was the press, indeed, that for some time even Jacob could command no attention, till at length he caught sight of the herald who had visited his house in the morning, and beckoned to him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was looking for you, Master Smith, and for the Lady Harflete,” the man said, bowing to her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DEVIL AT COURT It was half-past two of the clock when Cicely, who carried her boy in her arms, accompanied by Emlyn, Thomas Bolle and Jacob Smith, found herself in the great courtyard of the Palace of Whitehall.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading So great was the press, indeed, that for some time even Jacob could command no attention, till at length he caught sight of the herald who had visited his house in the morning, and beckoned to him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE DEVIL AT COURT It was half-past two of the clock when Cicely, who carried her boy in her arms, accompanied by Emlyn, Thomas Bolle and Jacob Smith, found herself in the great courtyard of the Palace of Whitehall.
JacobnounUS /ˈdʒeɪkəb/
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading THE DEVIL AT COURT It was half-past two of the clock when Cicely, who carried her boy in her arms, accompanied by Emlyn, Thomas Bolle and Jacob Smith, found herself in the great courtyard of the Palace of Whitehall.
King'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading In the King’s name, way!”
LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “I was looking for you, Master Smith, and for the Lady Harflete,” the man said, bowing to her.
lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading So great was the press, indeed, that for some time even Jacob could command no attention, till at length he caught sight of the herald who had visited his house in the morning, and beckoned to him.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “I was looking for you, Master Smith, and for the Lady Harflete,” the man said, bowing to her.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “I was looking for you, Master Smith, and for the Lady Harflete,” the man said, bowing to her.
MasternounUS /ˈmæstər/
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “I was looking for you, Master Smith, and for the Lady Harflete,” the man said, bowing to her.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading The place was full of people waiting there upon one business or another, through whom messengers and armed men thrust their way continually, crying, “Way!
messengersnounUS /ˈmesəndʒərz/
plural of “messenger” — a person who carries a message
From this reading The place was full of people waiting there upon one business or another, through whom messengers and armed men thrust their way continually, crying, “Way!
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading So great was the press, indeed, that for some time even Jacob could command no attention, till at length he caught sight of the herald who had visited his house in the morning, and beckoned to him.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading In the King’s name, way!”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading So great was the press, indeed, that for some time even Jacob could command no attention, till at length he caught sight of the herald who had visited his house in the morning, and beckoned to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DEVIL AT COURT It was half-past two of the clock when Cicely, who carried her boy in her arms, accompanied by Emlyn, Thomas Bolle and Jacob Smith, found herself in the great courtyard of the Palace of Whitehall.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The place was full of people waiting there upon one business or another, through whom messengers and armed men thrust their way continually, crying, “Way!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The place was full of people waiting there upon one business or another, through whom messengers and armed men thrust their way continually, crying, “Way!
PalacenounUS /ˈpæləs/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading THE DEVIL AT COURT It was half-past two of the clock when Cicely, who carried her boy in her arms, accompanied by Emlyn, Thomas Bolle and Jacob Smith, found herself in the great courtyard of the Palace of Whitehall.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The place was full of people waiting there upon one business or another, through whom messengers and armed men thrust their way continually, crying, “Way!
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The place was full of people waiting there upon one business or another, through whom messengers and armed men thrust their way continually, crying, “Way!
pressverbUS /pres/
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading So great was the press, indeed, that for some time even Jacob could command no attention, till at length he caught sight of the herald who had visited his house in the morning, and beckoned to him.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I was looking for you, Master Smith, and for the Lady Harflete,” the man said, bowing to her.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading So great was the press, indeed, that for some time even Jacob could command no attention, till at length he caught sight of the herald who had visited his house in the morning, and beckoned to him.
SmithnounUS /smɪθ/
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading THE DEVIL AT COURT It was half-past two of the clock when Cicely, who carried her boy in her arms, accompanied by Emlyn, Thomas Bolle and Jacob Smith, found herself in the great courtyard of the Palace of Whitehall.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So great was the press, indeed, that for some time even Jacob could command no attention, till at length he caught sight of the herald who had visited his house in the morning, and beckoned to him.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading So great was the press, indeed, that for some time even Jacob could command no attention, till at length he caught sight of the herald who had visited his house in the morning, and beckoned to him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So great was the press, indeed, that for some time even Jacob could command no attention, till at length he caught sight of the herald who had visited his house in the morning, and beckoned to him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEVIL AT COURT It was half-past two of the clock when Cicely, who carried her boy in her arms, accompanied by Emlyn, Thomas Bolle and Jacob Smith, found herself in the great courtyard of the Palace of Whitehall.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The place was full of people waiting there upon one business or another, through whom messengers and armed men thrust their way continually, crying, “Way!
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading The place was full of people waiting there upon one business or another, through whom messengers and armed men thrust their way continually, crying, “Way!
ThomasnounUS /ˈtɑːməs/
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading THE DEVIL AT COURT It was half-past two of the clock when Cicely, who carried her boy in her arms, accompanied by Emlyn, Thomas Bolle and Jacob Smith, found herself in the great courtyard of the Palace of Whitehall.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The place was full of people waiting there upon one business or another, through whom messengers and armed men thrust their way continually, crying, “Way!
thrustverbUS /θrʌst/
push forcefully
From this reading The place was full of people waiting there upon one business or another, through whom messengers and armed men thrust their way continually, crying, “Way!
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading So great was the press, indeed, that for some time even Jacob could command no attention, till at length he caught sight of the herald who had visited his house in the morning, and beckoned to him.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading So great was the press, indeed, that for some time even Jacob could command no attention, till at length he caught sight of the herald who had visited his house in the morning, and beckoned to him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So great was the press, indeed, that for some time even Jacob could command no attention, till at length he caught sight of the herald who had visited his house in the morning, and beckoned to him.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE DEVIL AT COURT It was half-past two of the clock when Cicely, who carried her boy in her arms, accompanied by Emlyn, Thomas Bolle and Jacob Smith, found herself in the great courtyard of the Palace of Whitehall.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The place was full of people waiting there upon one business or another, through whom messengers and armed men thrust their way continually, crying, “Way!
visitedverbUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪd/
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading So great was the press, indeed, that for some time even Jacob could command no attention, till at length he caught sight of the herald who had visited his house in the morning, and beckoned to him.
waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading The place was full of people waiting there upon one business or another, through whom messengers and armed men thrust their way continually, crying, “Way!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DEVIL AT COURT It was half-past two of the clock when Cicely, who carried her boy in her arms, accompanied by Emlyn, Thomas Bolle and Jacob Smith, found herself in the great courtyard of the Palace of Whitehall.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The place was full of people waiting there upon one business or another, through whom messengers and armed men thrust their way continually, crying, “Way!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE DEVIL AT COURT It was half-past two of the clock when Cicely, who carried her boy in her arms, accompanied by Emlyn, Thomas Bolle and Jacob Smith, found herself in the great courtyard of the Palace of Whitehall.
WhitehallnounUS /ˈwaɪthɔːl/
a wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament; site of many government offices
From this reading THE DEVIL AT COURT It was half-past two of the clock when Cicely, who carried her boy in her arms, accompanied by Emlyn, Thomas Bolle and Jacob Smith, found herself in the great courtyard of the Palace of Whitehall.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE DEVIL AT COURT It was half-past two of the clock when Cicely, who carried her boy in her arms, accompanied by Emlyn, Thomas Bolle and Jacob Smith, found herself in the great courtyard of the Palace of Whitehall.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The place was full of people waiting there upon one business or another, through whom messengers and armed men thrust their way continually, crying, “Way!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I was looking for you, Master Smith, and for the Lady Harflete,” the man said, bowing to her.
