adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WILLIAM BLAKE The Scene is laid in the Barony of Kilmacowen, in the County of Sligo, and at a remote time.
alcovenounUS /ˈælkoʊv/
a small recess opening off a larger room
From this reading SCENE.--A room with a hearth on the floor in the middle of a deep alcove to the Right.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WILLIAM BLAKE The Scene is laid in the Barony of Kilmacowen, in the County of Sligo, and at a remote time.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are benches in the alcove and a table; and a crucifix on the wall.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading O Rose, thou art sick.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WILLIAM BLAKE The Scene is laid in the Barony of Kilmacowen, in the County of Sligo, and at a remote time.
Baronynoun
the estate of a baron
From this reading WILLIAM BLAKE The Scene is laid in the Barony of Kilmacowen, in the County of Sligo, and at a remote time.
benchesnounUS /ˈbentʃɪz/
plural of “bench” — a long seat for more than one person
From this reading There are benches in the alcove and a table; and a crucifix on the wall.
BLAKEnounUS /bleɪk/
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading WILLIAM BLAKE The Scene is laid in the Barony of Kilmacowen, in the County of Sligo, and at a remote time.
CountynounUS /ˈkaʊnti/
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading WILLIAM BLAKE The Scene is laid in the Barony of Kilmacowen, in the County of Sligo, and at a remote time.
crucifixnounUS /ˈkruːsəfɪks/
representation of the cross on which Jesus died
From this reading There are benches in the alcove and a table; and a crucifix on the wall.
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading SCENE.--A room with a hearth on the floor in the middle of a deep alcove to the Right.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading The alcove is full of a glow of light from the fire.
floornounUS /flɔːr/
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading SCENE.--A room with a hearth on the floor in the middle of a deep alcove to the Right.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The alcove is full of a glow of light from the fire.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The alcove is full of a glow of light from the fire.
glownounUS /ɡloʊ/
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading The alcove is full of a glow of light from the fire.
hearthnounUS /hɑːrθ/
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading SCENE.--A room with a hearth on the floor in the middle of a deep alcove to the Right.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WILLIAM BLAKE The Scene is laid in the Barony of Kilmacowen, in the County of Sligo, and at a remote time.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WILLIAM BLAKE The Scene is laid in the Barony of Kilmacowen, in the County of Sligo, and at a remote time.
Kilmacowen
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From this reading WILLIAM BLAKE The Scene is laid in the Barony of Kilmacowen, in the County of Sligo, and at a remote time.
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading WILLIAM BLAKE The Scene is laid in the Barony of Kilmacowen, in the County of Sligo, and at a remote time.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The alcove is full of a glow of light from the fire.
middlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading SCENE.--A room with a hearth on the floor in the middle of a deep alcove to the Right.
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O Rose, thou art sick.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WILLIAM BLAKE The Scene is laid in the Barony of Kilmacowen, in the County of Sligo, and at a remote time.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SCENE.--A room with a hearth on the floor in the middle of a deep alcove to the Right.
remoteadjectiveUS /rɪˈmoʊt/
located far away spatially
From this reading WILLIAM BLAKE The Scene is laid in the Barony of Kilmacowen, in the County of Sligo, and at a remote time.
RightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading SCENE.--A room with a hearth on the floor in the middle of a deep alcove to the Right.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading SCENE.--A room with a hearth on the floor in the middle of a deep alcove to the Right.
RosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading O Rose, thou art sick.
ScenenounUS /siːn/
the place where some action occurs
From this reading WILLIAM BLAKE The Scene is laid in the Barony of Kilmacowen, in the County of Sligo, and at a remote time.
sickadjectiveUS /sɪk/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading O Rose, thou art sick.
Sligo
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From this reading WILLIAM BLAKE The Scene is laid in the Barony of Kilmacowen, in the County of Sligo, and at a remote time.
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading There are benches in the alcove and a table; and a crucifix on the wall.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WILLIAM BLAKE The Scene is laid in the Barony of Kilmacowen, in the County of Sligo, and at a remote time.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are benches in the alcove and a table; and a crucifix on the wall.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading O Rose, thou art sick.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading WILLIAM BLAKE The Scene is laid in the Barony of Kilmacowen, in the County of Sligo, and at a remote time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SCENE.--A room with a hearth on the floor in the middle of a deep alcove to the Right.
wallnounUS /wɔːl/
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading There are benches in the alcove and a table; and a crucifix on the wall.
WILLIAM
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From this reading WILLIAM BLAKE The Scene is laid in the Barony of Kilmacowen, in the County of Sligo, and at a remote time.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading SCENE.--A room with a hearth on the floor in the middle of a deep alcove to the Right.