agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading In their very hearts the ladies have felt that agony.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now the Heirs of Carrión upon them 'gan to lay.
anguishnounUS /ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/
extreme mental distress
From this reading With the buckled girths they scourged them in fashion unbeseen, And exceeding was their anguish from the sharp spurs and keen.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading They rent the shifts and wounded the bodies of the two, And forth upon the tunics the clear blood trickled through.
bodiesnounUS /ˈbɑːdiz/
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading They rent the shifts and wounded the bodies of the two, And forth upon the tunics the clear blood trickled through.
buckledverbUS /ˈbʌkəld/
past form of “buckle” — fasten with a buckle or buckles
From this reading With the buckled girths they scourged them in fashion unbeseen, And exceeding was their anguish from the sharp spurs and keen.
Carrión
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now the Heirs of Carrión upon them 'gan to lay.
clearverbUS /klɪr/
rid of obstructions
From this reading They rent the shifts and wounded the bodies of the two, And forth upon the tunics the clear blood trickled through.
exceedingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsiːdɪŋ/
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
From this reading With the buckled girths they scourged them in fashion unbeseen, And exceeding was their anguish from the sharp spurs and keen.
fashionnounUS /ˈfæʃən/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading With the buckled girths they scourged them in fashion unbeseen, And exceeding was their anguish from the sharp spurs and keen.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading In their very hearts the ladies have felt that agony.
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They rent the shifts and wounded the bodies of the two, And forth upon the tunics the clear blood trickled through.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With the buckled girths they scourged them in fashion unbeseen, And exceeding was their anguish from the sharp spurs and keen.
ganverbUS /ɡæn/
inflected form of “gin” — separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin
From this reading And now the Heirs of Carrión upon them 'gan to lay.
girths
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the buckled girths they scourged them in fashion unbeseen, And exceeding was their anguish from the sharp spurs and keen.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Naught profits it the ladies, however hard they pray.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In their very hearts the ladies have felt that agony.
heartsnounUS /hɑːrts/
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading In their very hearts the ladies have felt that agony.
HeirsnounUS /erz/
plural of “heir” — a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
From this reading And now the Heirs of Carrión upon them 'gan to lay.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Naught profits it the ladies, however hard they pray.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With the buckled girths they scourged them in fashion unbeseen, And exceeding was their anguish from the sharp spurs and keen.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Naught profits it the ladies, however hard they pray.
keenadjectiveUS /kiːn/
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading With the buckled girths they scourged them in fashion unbeseen, And exceeding was their anguish from the sharp spurs and keen.
ladiesnounUS /ˈleɪdiz/
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Naught profits it the ladies, however hard they pray.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And now the Heirs of Carrión upon them 'gan to lay.
NaughtnounUS /nɔːt/
a quantity of no importance
From this reading Naught profits it the ladies, however hard they pray.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now the Heirs of Carrión upon them 'gan to lay.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And now the Heirs of Carrión upon them 'gan to lay.
prayverbUS /preɪ/
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Naught profits it the ladies, however hard they pray.
profitsnounUS /ˈprɑːfɪts/
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading Naught profits it the ladies, however hard they pray.
rentverbUS /rent/
let for money
From this reading They rent the shifts and wounded the bodies of the two, And forth upon the tunics the clear blood trickled through.
scourgedverbUS /skɜːrdʒd/
past form of “scourge” — punish severely; excoriate
From this reading With the buckled girths they scourged them in fashion unbeseen, And exceeding was their anguish from the sharp spurs and keen.
sharpadjectiveUS /ʃɑːrp/
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading With the buckled girths they scourged them in fashion unbeseen, And exceeding was their anguish from the sharp spurs and keen.
shiftsnounUS /ʃɪfts/
plural of “shift” — an event in which something is displaced without rotation
From this reading They rent the shifts and wounded the bodies of the two, And forth upon the tunics the clear blood trickled through.
spursnounUS /spɜːrz/
plural of “spur” — a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading With the buckled girths they scourged them in fashion unbeseen, And exceeding was their anguish from the sharp spurs and keen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In their very hearts the ladies have felt that agony.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Naught profits it the ladies, however hard they pray.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading With the buckled girths they scourged them in fashion unbeseen, And exceeding was their anguish from the sharp spurs and keen.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And now the Heirs of Carrión upon them 'gan to lay.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Naught profits it the ladies, however hard they pray.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They rent the shifts and wounded the bodies of the two, And forth upon the tunics the clear blood trickled through.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And now the Heirs of Carrión upon them 'gan to lay.
trickledverbUS /ˈtrɪkəld/
past form of “trickle” — run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
From this reading They rent the shifts and wounded the bodies of the two, And forth upon the tunics the clear blood trickled through.
tunics
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They rent the shifts and wounded the bodies of the two, And forth upon the tunics the clear blood trickled through.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading They rent the shifts and wounded the bodies of the two, And forth upon the tunics the clear blood trickled through.
unbeseen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the buckled girths they scourged them in fashion unbeseen, And exceeding was their anguish from the sharp spurs and keen.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And now the Heirs of Carrión upon them 'gan to lay.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading In their very hearts the ladies have felt that agony.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With the buckled girths they scourged them in fashion unbeseen, And exceeding was their anguish from the sharp spurs and keen.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the buckled girths they scourged them in fashion unbeseen, And exceeding was their anguish from the sharp spurs and keen.
woundednounUS /ˈwuːndɪd/
people who are wounded
From this reading They rent the shifts and wounded the bodies of the two, And forth upon the tunics the clear blood trickled through.
