AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Speak! thou hast need of me, heart, hand and head, Speak, if it be an echo of thy dread, A dirge of hope, of young illusions dead -- Perchance God hears!
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Speak! thou art lonely in thy chilly mind, With all this desperate solitude of wind, The solitude of tears that make thee blind, Of wild and causeless tears.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Speak! thou hast need of me, heart, hand and head, Speak, if it be an echo of thy dread, A dirge of hope, of young illusions dead -- Perchance God hears!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Speak! thou art lonely in thy chilly mind, With all this desperate solitude of wind, The solitude of tears that make thee blind, Of wild and causeless tears.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are the great bards all dumb?
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Speak! thou art lonely in thy chilly mind, With all this desperate solitude of wind, The solitude of tears that make thee blind, Of wild and causeless tears.
bards
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Are the great bards all dumb?
BarkernounUS /ˈbɑːrkər/
someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers
From this reading [Elsa Barker] (To Peary and his men, before the last expedition) Why sing the legends of the Holy Grail, The dead crusaders of the Sepulchre, While these men live?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Speak! thou hast need of me, heart, hand and head, Speak, if it be an echo of thy dread, A dirge of hope, of young illusions dead -- Perchance God hears!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading [Elsa Barker] (To Peary and his men, before the last expedition) Why sing the legends of the Holy Grail, The dead crusaders of the Sepulchre, While these men live?
blindnounUS /blaɪnd/
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading Speak! thou art lonely in thy chilly mind, With all this desperate solitude of wind, The solitude of tears that make thee blind, Of wild and causeless tears.
causelessadjective
having no justifying cause or reason
From this reading Speak! thou art lonely in thy chilly mind, With all this desperate solitude of wind, The solitude of tears that make thee blind, Of wild and causeless tears.
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
not characterized by emotion
From this reading Speak! thou art lonely in thy chilly mind, With all this desperate solitude of wind, The solitude of tears that make thee blind, Of wild and causeless tears.
crusadersnounUS /kruːˈseɪdərz/
plural of “crusader” — a disputant who advocates reform
From this reading [Elsa Barker] (To Peary and his men, before the last expedition) Why sing the legends of the Holy Grail, The dead crusaders of the Sepulchre, While these men live?
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Speak! thou hast need of me, heart, hand and head, Speak, if it be an echo of thy dread, A dirge of hope, of young illusions dead -- Perchance God hears!
desperateadjectiveUS /ˈdesprɪt/
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading Speak! thou art lonely in thy chilly mind, With all this desperate solitude of wind, The solitude of tears that make thee blind, Of wild and causeless tears.
dirgenounUS /dɜːrdʒ/
a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
From this reading Speak! thou hast need of me, heart, hand and head, Speak, if it be an echo of thy dread, A dirge of hope, of young illusions dead -- Perchance God hears!
dreadnounUS /dred/
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading Speak! thou hast need of me, heart, hand and head, Speak, if it be an echo of thy dread, A dirge of hope, of young illusions dead -- Perchance God hears!
dumbadjectiveUS /dʌm/
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading Are the great bards all dumb?
echoverbUS /ˈekoʊ/
to say again or imitate
From this reading Speak! thou hast need of me, heart, hand and head, Speak, if it be an echo of thy dread, A dirge of hope, of young illusions dead -- Perchance God hears!
Elsa
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Elsa Barker] (To Peary and his men, before the last expedition) Why sing the legends of the Holy Grail, The dead crusaders of the Sepulchre, While these men live?
expeditionnounUS /ˌekspəˈdɪʃən/
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading [Elsa Barker] (To Peary and his men, before the last expedition) Why sing the legends of the Holy Grail, The dead crusaders of the Sepulchre, While these men live?
FrozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading The Frozen Grail.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Speak! thou hast need of me, heart, hand and head, Speak, if it be an echo of thy dread, A dirge of hope, of young illusions dead -- Perchance God hears!
GrailnounUS /ɡreɪl/
the object of any prolonged endeavor
From this reading The Frozen Grail.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Are the great bards all dumb?
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Speak! thou hast need of me, heart, hand and head, Speak, if it be an echo of thy dread, A dirge of hope, of young illusions dead -- Perchance God hears!
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Speak! thou hast need of me, heart, hand and head, Speak, if it be an echo of thy dread, A dirge of hope, of young illusions dead -- Perchance God hears!
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Speak! thou hast need of me, heart, hand and head, Speak, if it be an echo of thy dread, A dirge of hope, of young illusions dead -- Perchance God hears!
hearsverbUS /hiːrz/
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Speak! thou hast need of me, heart, hand and head, Speak, if it be an echo of thy dread, A dirge of hope, of young illusions dead -- Perchance God hears!
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Speak! thou hast need of me, heart, hand and head, Speak, if it be an echo of thy dread, A dirge of hope, of young illusions dead -- Perchance God hears!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [Elsa Barker] (To Peary and his men, before the last expedition) Why sing the legends of the Holy Grail, The dead crusaders of the Sepulchre, While these men live?
HolynounUS /ˈhoʊli/
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading [Elsa Barker] (To Peary and his men, before the last expedition) Why sing the legends of the Holy Grail, The dead crusaders of the Sepulchre, While these men live?
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Speak! thou hast need of me, heart, hand and head, Speak, if it be an echo of thy dread, A dirge of hope, of young illusions dead -- Perchance God hears!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Speak! thou hast need of me, heart, hand and head, Speak, if it be an echo of thy dread, A dirge of hope, of young illusions dead -- Perchance God hears!
illusionsnounUS /ˌɪˈluːʒənz/
plural of “illusion” — an erroneous mental representation
From this reading Speak! thou hast need of me, heart, hand and head, Speak, if it be an echo of thy dread, A dirge of hope, of young illusions dead -- Perchance God hears!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Speak! thou art lonely in thy chilly mind, With all this desperate solitude of wind, The solitude of tears that make thee blind, Of wild and causeless tears.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Speak! thou hast need of me, heart, hand and head, Speak, if it be an echo of thy dread, A dirge of hope, of young illusions dead -- Perchance God hears!
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading [Elsa Barker] (To Peary and his men, before the last expedition) Why sing the legends of the Holy Grail, The dead crusaders of the Sepulchre, While these men live?
legendsnounUS /ˈledʒəndz/
plural of “legend” — a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading [Elsa Barker] (To Peary and his men, before the last expedition) Why sing the legends of the Holy Grail, The dead crusaders of the Sepulchre, While these men live?
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading [Elsa Barker] (To Peary and his men, before the last expedition) Why sing the legends of the Holy Grail, The dead crusaders of the Sepulchre, While these men live?
lonelyadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnli/
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Speak! thou art lonely in thy chilly mind, With all this desperate solitude of wind, The solitude of tears that make thee blind, Of wild and causeless tears.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading Speak! thou art lonely in thy chilly mind, With all this desperate solitude of wind, The solitude of tears that make thee blind, Of wild and causeless tears.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Speak! thou hast need of me, heart, hand and head, Speak, if it be an echo of thy dread, A dirge of hope, of young illusions dead -- Perchance God hears!
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading [Elsa Barker] (To Peary and his men, before the last expedition) Why sing the legends of the Holy Grail, The dead crusaders of the Sepulchre, While these men live?
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Speak! thou art lonely in thy chilly mind, With all this desperate solitude of wind, The solitude of tears that make thee blind, Of wild and causeless tears.
neednounUS /niːd/
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Speak! thou hast need of me, heart, hand and head, Speak, if it be an echo of thy dread, A dirge of hope, of young illusions dead -- Perchance God hears!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Speak! thou art lonely in thy chilly mind, With all this desperate solitude of wind, The solitude of tears that make thee blind, Of wild and causeless tears.
PearynounUS /ˈpiːri/
United States Arctic explorer and United States naval officer who has been regarded as the first man to reach the North Pole (1856-1920)
From this reading [Elsa Barker] (To Peary and his men, before the last expedition) Why sing the legends of the Holy Grail, The dead crusaders of the Sepulchre, While these men live?
PerchanceadverbUS /pərˈtʃæns/
through chance
From this reading Speak! thou hast need of me, heart, hand and head, Speak, if it be an echo of thy dread, A dirge of hope, of young illusions dead -- Perchance God hears!
Sepulchrenoun
a chamber that is used as a grave
From this reading [Elsa Barker] (To Peary and his men, before the last expedition) Why sing the legends of the Holy Grail, The dead crusaders of the Sepulchre, While these men live?
singverbUS /sɪŋ/
deliver by singing
From this reading [Elsa Barker] (To Peary and his men, before the last expedition) Why sing the legends of the Holy Grail, The dead crusaders of the Sepulchre, While these men live?
solitudenounUS /ˈsɑːlətuːd/
a state of social isolation
From this reading Speak! thou art lonely in thy chilly mind, With all this desperate solitude of wind, The solitude of tears that make thee blind, Of wild and causeless tears.
SpeakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading Speak! thou art lonely in thy chilly mind, With all this desperate solitude of wind, The solitude of tears that make thee blind, Of wild and causeless tears.
tearsnounUS /terz/
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Speak! thou art lonely in thy chilly mind, With all this desperate solitude of wind, The solitude of tears that make thee blind, Of wild and causeless tears.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Speak! thou art lonely in thy chilly mind, With all this desperate solitude of wind, The solitude of tears that make thee blind, Of wild and causeless tears.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Speak! thou art lonely in thy chilly mind, With all this desperate solitude of wind, The solitude of tears that make thee blind, Of wild and causeless tears.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Speak! thou art lonely in thy chilly mind, With all this desperate solitude of wind, The solitude of tears that make thee blind, Of wild and causeless tears.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading [Elsa Barker] (To Peary and his men, before the last expedition) Why sing the legends of the Holy Grail, The dead crusaders of the Sepulchre, While these men live?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Speak! thou art lonely in thy chilly mind, With all this desperate solitude of wind, The solitude of tears that make thee blind, Of wild and causeless tears.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Speak! thou art lonely in thy chilly mind, With all this desperate solitude of wind, The solitude of tears that make thee blind, Of wild and causeless tears.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Speak! thou art lonely in thy chilly mind, With all this desperate solitude of wind, The solitude of tears that make thee blind, Of wild and causeless tears.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Elsa Barker] (To Peary and his men, before the last expedition) Why sing the legends of the Holy Grail, The dead crusaders of the Sepulchre, While these men live?
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading [Elsa Barker] (To Peary and his men, before the last expedition) Why sing the legends of the Holy Grail, The dead crusaders of the Sepulchre, While these men live?
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading [Elsa Barker] (To Peary and his men, before the last expedition) Why sing the legends of the Holy Grail, The dead crusaders of the Sepulchre, While these men live?
wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Speak! thou art lonely in thy chilly mind, With all this desperate solitude of wind, The solitude of tears that make thee blind, Of wild and causeless tears.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Speak! thou art lonely in thy chilly mind, With all this desperate solitude of wind, The solitude of tears that make thee blind, Of wild and causeless tears.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Speak! thou art lonely in thy chilly mind, With all this desperate solitude of wind, The solitude of tears that make thee blind, Of wild and causeless tears.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Speak! thou hast need of me, heart, hand and head, Speak, if it be an echo of thy dread, A dirge of hope, of young illusions dead -- Perchance God hears!
