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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Epigram._ We pass over the details of the sturdy struggle and victory over the Danes at Battle-bridge, and the disastrous defeat of Hastings, except just to note that the young chieftain Oswald left his father dead on the battle-field.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Epigram._ We pass over the details of the sturdy struggle and victory over the Danes at Battle-bridge, and the disastrous defeat of Hastings, except just to note that the young chieftain Oswald left his father dead on the battle-field.
Battle-bridge
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From this reading _Epigram._ We pass over the details of the sturdy struggle and victory over the Danes at Battle-bridge, and the disastrous defeat of Hastings, except just to note that the young chieftain Oswald left his father dead on the battle-field.
battle-field
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From this reading _Epigram._ We pass over the details of the sturdy struggle and victory over the Danes at Battle-bridge, and the disastrous defeat of Hastings, except just to note that the young chieftain Oswald left his father dead on the battle-field.
call
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From this reading Why, if it prosper, none dare call it treason."
chieftain
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From this reading _Epigram._ We pass over the details of the sturdy struggle and victory over the Danes at Battle-bridge, and the disastrous defeat of Hastings, except just to note that the young chieftain Oswald left his father dead on the battle-field.
COUNCIL
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From this reading TRAITORS IN COUNCIL.
Danes
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From this reading _Epigram._ We pass over the details of the sturdy struggle and victory over the Danes at Battle-bridge, and the disastrous defeat of Hastings, except just to note that the young chieftain Oswald left his father dead on the battle-field.
dare
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From this reading Why, if it prosper, none dare call it treason."
dead
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From this reading _Epigram._ We pass over the details of the sturdy struggle and victory over the Danes at Battle-bridge, and the disastrous defeat of Hastings, except just to note that the young chieftain Oswald left his father dead on the battle-field.
defeat
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From this reading _Epigram._ We pass over the details of the sturdy struggle and victory over the Danes at Battle-bridge, and the disastrous defeat of Hastings, except just to note that the young chieftain Oswald left his father dead on the battle-field.
details
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From this reading _Epigram._ We pass over the details of the sturdy struggle and victory over the Danes at Battle-bridge, and the disastrous defeat of Hastings, except just to note that the young chieftain Oswald left his father dead on the battle-field.
disastrous
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From this reading _Epigram._ We pass over the details of the sturdy struggle and victory over the Danes at Battle-bridge, and the disastrous defeat of Hastings, except just to note that the young chieftain Oswald left his father dead on the battle-field.
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading "Treason doth never prosper.
Epigram
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From this reading _Epigram._ We pass over the details of the sturdy struggle and victory over the Danes at Battle-bridge, and the disastrous defeat of Hastings, except just to note that the young chieftain Oswald left his father dead on the battle-field.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading _Epigram._ We pass over the details of the sturdy struggle and victory over the Danes at Battle-bridge, and the disastrous defeat of Hastings, except just to note that the young chieftain Oswald left his father dead on the battle-field.
father
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From this reading _Epigram._ We pass over the details of the sturdy struggle and victory over the Danes at Battle-bridge, and the disastrous defeat of Hastings, except just to note that the young chieftain Oswald left his father dead on the battle-field.
Hastings
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From this reading _Epigram._ We pass over the details of the sturdy struggle and victory over the Danes at Battle-bridge, and the disastrous defeat of Hastings, except just to note that the young chieftain Oswald left his father dead on the battle-field.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Epigram._ We pass over the details of the sturdy struggle and victory over the Danes at Battle-bridge, and the disastrous defeat of Hastings, except just to note that the young chieftain Oswald left his father dead on the battle-field.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Why, if it prosper, none dare call it treason."
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TRAITORS IN COUNCIL.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why, if it prosper, none dare call it treason."
just
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From this reading _Epigram._ We pass over the details of the sturdy struggle and victory over the Danes at Battle-bridge, and the disastrous defeat of Hastings, except just to note that the young chieftain Oswald left his father dead on the battle-field.
left
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From this reading _Epigram._ We pass over the details of the sturdy struggle and victory over the Danes at Battle-bridge, and the disastrous defeat of Hastings, except just to note that the young chieftain Oswald left his father dead on the battle-field.
never
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From this reading "Treason doth never prosper.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Why, if it prosper, none dare call it treason."
note
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From this reading _Epigram._ We pass over the details of the sturdy struggle and victory over the Danes at Battle-bridge, and the disastrous defeat of Hastings, except just to note that the young chieftain Oswald left his father dead on the battle-field.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Epigram._ We pass over the details of the sturdy struggle and victory over the Danes at Battle-bridge, and the disastrous defeat of Hastings, except just to note that the young chieftain Oswald left his father dead on the battle-field.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Epigram._ We pass over the details of the sturdy struggle and victory over the Danes at Battle-bridge, and the disastrous defeat of Hastings, except just to note that the young chieftain Oswald left his father dead on the battle-field.
Oswald
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From this reading _Epigram._ We pass over the details of the sturdy struggle and victory over the Danes at Battle-bridge, and the disastrous defeat of Hastings, except just to note that the young chieftain Oswald left his father dead on the battle-field.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading _Epigram._ We pass over the details of the sturdy struggle and victory over the Danes at Battle-bridge, and the disastrous defeat of Hastings, except just to note that the young chieftain Oswald left his father dead on the battle-field.
pass
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From this reading _Epigram._ We pass over the details of the sturdy struggle and victory over the Danes at Battle-bridge, and the disastrous defeat of Hastings, except just to note that the young chieftain Oswald left his father dead on the battle-field.
prosper
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From this reading "Treason doth never prosper.
reason
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From this reading What's the reason?
struggle
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From this reading _Epigram._ We pass over the details of the sturdy struggle and victory over the Danes at Battle-bridge, and the disastrous defeat of Hastings, except just to note that the young chieftain Oswald left his father dead on the battle-field.
sturdy
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From this reading _Epigram._ We pass over the details of the sturdy struggle and victory over the Danes at Battle-bridge, and the disastrous defeat of Hastings, except just to note that the young chieftain Oswald left his father dead on the battle-field.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Epigram._ We pass over the details of the sturdy struggle and victory over the Danes at Battle-bridge, and the disastrous defeat of Hastings, except just to note that the young chieftain Oswald left his father dead on the battle-field.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What's the reason?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Epigram._ We pass over the details of the sturdy struggle and victory over the Danes at Battle-bridge, and the disastrous defeat of Hastings, except just to note that the young chieftain Oswald left his father dead on the battle-field.
TRAITORSnounUS /ˈtreɪtərz/
people who betray a person or country that trusts them
From this reading TRAITORS IN COUNCIL.
Treason
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From this reading "Treason doth never prosper.
victory
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From this reading _Epigram._ We pass over the details of the sturdy struggle and victory over the Danes at Battle-bridge, and the disastrous defeat of Hastings, except just to note that the young chieftain Oswald left his father dead on the battle-field.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Epigram._ We pass over the details of the sturdy struggle and victory over the Danes at Battle-bridge, and the disastrous defeat of Hastings, except just to note that the young chieftain Oswald left his father dead on the battle-field.
What's
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From this reading What's the reason?
Why
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From this reading Why, if it prosper, none dare call it treason."
young
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From this reading _Epigram._ We pass over the details of the sturdy struggle and victory over the Danes at Battle-bridge, and the disastrous defeat of Hastings, except just to note that the young chieftain Oswald left his father dead on the battle-field.
