adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And unto his house there belonged a mare, than which neither mare nor horse in the kingdom was more beautiful.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now at that time Teirnyon Twryv Vliant was Lord of Gwent Is Coed, and he was the best man in the world.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now at that time Teirnyon Twryv Vliant was Lord of Gwent Is Coed, and he was the best man in the world.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “What can be done in the matter?” said she.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading And unto his house there belonged a mare, than which neither mare nor horse in the kingdom was more beautiful.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading And on the night of every first of May she foaled, and no one ever knew what became of the colt.
belongedverbUS /bɪˈlɔːŋd/
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading And unto his house there belonged a mare, than which neither mare nor horse in the kingdom was more beautiful.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Now at that time Teirnyon Twryv Vliant was Lord of Gwent Is Coed, and he was the best man in the world.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “What can be done in the matter?” said she.
Coed
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From this reading Now at that time Teirnyon Twryv Vliant was Lord of Gwent Is Coed, and he was the best man in the world.
coltnounUS /koʊlt/
a young male horse under the age of four
From this reading And on the night of every first of May she foaled, and no one ever knew what became of the colt.
coltsnounUS /koʊlts/
plural of “colt” — a young male horse under the age of four
From this reading And one night Teirnyon talked with his wife: “Wife,” said he, “it is very simple of us that our mare should foal every year, and that we should have none of her colts.”
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “What can be done in the matter?” said she.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading And on the night of every first of May she foaled, and no one ever knew what became of the colt.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And on the night of every first of May she foaled, and no one ever knew what became of the colt.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading And on the night of every first of May she foaled, and no one ever knew what became of the colt.
foalnounUS /foʊl/
a young horse
From this reading And one night Teirnyon talked with his wife: “Wife,” said he, “it is very simple of us that our mare should foal every year, and that we should have none of her colts.”
foaled
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From this reading And on the night of every first of May she foaled, and no one ever knew what became of the colt.
Gwent
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From this reading Now at that time Teirnyon Twryv Vliant was Lord of Gwent Is Coed, and he was the best man in the world.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And one night Teirnyon talked with his wife: “Wife,” said he, “it is very simple of us that our mare should foal every year, and that we should have none of her colts.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now at that time Teirnyon Twryv Vliant was Lord of Gwent Is Coed, and he was the best man in the world.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And one night Teirnyon talked with his wife: “Wife,” said he, “it is very simple of us that our mare should foal every year, and that we should have none of her colts.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And unto his house there belonged a mare, than which neither mare nor horse in the kingdom was more beautiful.
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading And unto his house there belonged a mare, than which neither mare nor horse in the kingdom was more beautiful.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading And unto his house there belonged a mare, than which neither mare nor horse in the kingdom was more beautiful.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now at that time Teirnyon Twryv Vliant was Lord of Gwent Is Coed, and he was the best man in the world.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now at that time Teirnyon Twryv Vliant was Lord of Gwent Is Coed, and he was the best man in the world.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And one night Teirnyon talked with his wife: “Wife,” said he, “it is very simple of us that our mare should foal every year, and that we should have none of her colts.”
kingdomnounUS /ˈkɪŋdəm/
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading And unto his house there belonged a mare, than which neither mare nor horse in the kingdom was more beautiful.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And on the night of every first of May she foaled, and no one ever knew what became of the colt.
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Now at that time Teirnyon Twryv Vliant was Lord of Gwent Is Coed, and he was the best man in the world.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Now at that time Teirnyon Twryv Vliant was Lord of Gwent Is Coed, and he was the best man in the world.
marenounUS /mer/
female equine animal
From this reading And unto his house there belonged a mare, than which neither mare nor horse in the kingdom was more beautiful.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “What can be done in the matter?” said she.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And on the night of every first of May she foaled, and no one ever knew what became of the colt.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And unto his house there belonged a mare, than which neither mare nor horse in the kingdom was more beautiful.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading And unto his house there belonged a mare, than which neither mare nor horse in the kingdom was more beautiful.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading And on the night of every first of May she foaled, and no one ever knew what became of the colt.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And on the night of every first of May she foaled, and no one ever knew what became of the colt.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading And one night Teirnyon talked with his wife: “Wife,” said he, “it is very simple of us that our mare should foal every year, and that we should have none of her colts.”
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading And unto his house there belonged a mare, than which neither mare nor horse in the kingdom was more beautiful.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now at that time Teirnyon Twryv Vliant was Lord of Gwent Is Coed, and he was the best man in the world.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now at that time Teirnyon Twryv Vliant was Lord of Gwent Is Coed, and he was the best man in the world.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And on the night of every first of May she foaled, and no one ever knew what became of the colt.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And on the night of every first of May she foaled, and no one ever knew what became of the colt.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And one night Teirnyon talked with his wife: “Wife,” said he, “it is very simple of us that our mare should foal every year, and that we should have none of her colts.”
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And one night Teirnyon talked with his wife: “Wife,” said he, “it is very simple of us that our mare should foal every year, and that we should have none of her colts.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And on the night of every first of May she foaled, and no one ever knew what became of the colt.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And one night Teirnyon talked with his wife: “Wife,” said he, “it is very simple of us that our mare should foal every year, and that we should have none of her colts.”
simpleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpəl/
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading And one night Teirnyon talked with his wife: “Wife,” said he, “it is very simple of us that our mare should foal every year, and that we should have none of her colts.”
talkedverbUS /tɔːkt/
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading And one night Teirnyon talked with his wife: “Wife,” said he, “it is very simple of us that our mare should foal every year, and that we should have none of her colts.”
Teirnyon
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From this reading Now at that time Teirnyon Twryv Vliant was Lord of Gwent Is Coed, and he was the best man in the world.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And unto his house there belonged a mare, than which neither mare nor horse in the kingdom was more beautiful.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now at that time Teirnyon Twryv Vliant was Lord of Gwent Is Coed, and he was the best man in the world.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now at that time Teirnyon Twryv Vliant was Lord of Gwent Is Coed, and he was the best man in the world.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading And unto his house there belonged a mare, than which neither mare nor horse in the kingdom was more beautiful.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Now at that time Teirnyon Twryv Vliant was Lord of Gwent Is Coed, and he was the best man in the world.
Twryv
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From this reading Now at that time Teirnyon Twryv Vliant was Lord of Gwent Is Coed, and he was the best man in the world.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading And unto his house there belonged a mare, than which neither mare nor horse in the kingdom was more beautiful.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And one night Teirnyon talked with his wife: “Wife,” said he, “it is very simple of us that our mare should foal every year, and that we should have none of her colts.”
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading And one night Teirnyon talked with his wife: “Wife,” said he, “it is very simple of us that our mare should foal every year, and that we should have none of her colts.”
Vliant
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From this reading Now at that time Teirnyon Twryv Vliant was Lord of Gwent Is Coed, and he was the best man in the world.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now at that time Teirnyon Twryv Vliant was Lord of Gwent Is Coed, and he was the best man in the world.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And one night Teirnyon talked with his wife: “Wife,” said he, “it is very simple of us that our mare should foal every year, and that we should have none of her colts.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And on the night of every first of May she foaled, and no one ever knew what became of the colt.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And unto his house there belonged a mare, than which neither mare nor horse in the kingdom was more beautiful.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading And one night Teirnyon talked with his wife: “Wife,” said he, “it is very simple of us that our mare should foal every year, and that we should have none of her colts.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And one night Teirnyon talked with his wife: “Wife,” said he, “it is very simple of us that our mare should foal every year, and that we should have none of her colts.”
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Now at that time Teirnyon Twryv Vliant was Lord of Gwent Is Coed, and he was the best man in the world.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading And one night Teirnyon talked with his wife: “Wife,” said he, “it is very simple of us that our mare should foal every year, and that we should have none of her colts.”
