adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Not a groat," said the fat Friar loudly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Get both of you down straightway from off your horses, and we will kneel here in the middle of the crossroads and pray the blessed Saint Dunstan to send us some money to carry us on our journey."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Far be it from me to see such holy men as ye are depart from me with no money.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Far be it from me to see such holy men as ye are depart from me with no money.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Nay," quoth Little John, "this must not be.
blessedadjectiveUS /blest/
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading Get both of you down straightway from off your horses, and we will kneel here in the middle of the crossroads and pray the blessed Saint Dunstan to send us some money to carry us on our journey."
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Get both of you down straightway from off your horses, and we will kneel here in the middle of the crossroads and pray the blessed Saint Dunstan to send us some money to carry us on our journey."
carryverbUS /ˈkæri/
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Get both of you down straightway from off your horses, and we will kneel here in the middle of the crossroads and pray the blessed Saint Dunstan to send us some money to carry us on our journey."
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "What sayest thou, thou limb of evil!" cried the lean Friar, fairly gnashing his teeth with rage.
crossroadsnounUS /ˈkrɔːsroʊdz/
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading Get both of you down straightway from off your horses, and we will kneel here in the middle of the crossroads and pray the blessed Saint Dunstan to send us some money to carry us on our journey."
departverbUS /dɪˈpɑːrt/
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading Far be it from me to see such holy men as ye are depart from me with no money.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Get both of you down straightway from off your horses, and we will kneel here in the middle of the crossroads and pray the blessed Saint Dunstan to send us some money to carry us on our journey."
Dunstan
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Get both of you down straightway from off your horses, and we will kneel here in the middle of the crossroads and pray the blessed Saint Dunstan to send us some money to carry us on our journey."
evilnounUS /ˈiːvəl/
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading "What sayest thou, thou limb of evil!" cried the lean Friar, fairly gnashing his teeth with rage.
fairlyadverbUS /ˈferli/
to certain extent or degree
From this reading "What sayest thou, thou limb of evil!" cried the lean Friar, fairly gnashing his teeth with rage.
FaradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Far be it from me to see such holy men as ye are depart from me with no money.
fatadjectiveUS /fæt/
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading "Not a groat," said the fat Friar loudly.
FriarnounUS /ˈfraɪər/
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading "Not a groat," said the fat Friar loudly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Far be it from me to see such holy men as ye are depart from me with no money.
GetverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Get both of you down straightway from off your horses, and we will kneel here in the middle of the crossroads and pray the blessed Saint Dunstan to send us some money to carry us on our journey."
gnashingverbUS /ˈnæʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “gnash” — grind together, of teeth
From this reading "What sayest thou, thou limb of evil!" cried the lean Friar, fairly gnashing his teeth with rage.
groatnounUS /ɡroʊt/
a former English silver coin worth four pennies
From this reading "Not a groat," said the fat Friar loudly.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Get both of you down straightway from off your horses, and we will kneel here in the middle of the crossroads and pray the blessed Saint Dunstan to send us some money to carry us on our journey."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "What sayest thou, thou limb of evil!" cried the lean Friar, fairly gnashing his teeth with rage.
holynounUS /ˈhoʊli/
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading Far be it from me to see such holy men as ye are depart from me with no money.
horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Get both of you down straightway from off your horses, and we will kneel here in the middle of the crossroads and pray the blessed Saint Dunstan to send us some money to carry us on our journey."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Get both of you down straightway from off your horses, and we will kneel here in the middle of the crossroads and pray the blessed Saint Dunstan to send us some money to carry us on our journey."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Far be it from me to see such holy men as ye are depart from me with no money.
JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "Nay," quoth Little John, "this must not be.
journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Get both of you down straightway from off your horses, and we will kneel here in the middle of the crossroads and pray the blessed Saint Dunstan to send us some money to carry us on our journey."
kneelverbUS /niːl/
rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading Get both of you down straightway from off your horses, and we will kneel here in the middle of the crossroads and pray the blessed Saint Dunstan to send us some money to carry us on our journey."
leanverbUS /liːn/
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading "What sayest thou, thou limb of evil!" cried the lean Friar, fairly gnashing his teeth with rage.
limbnounUS /lɪm/
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading "What sayest thou, thou limb of evil!" cried the lean Friar, fairly gnashing his teeth with rage.
LittleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Nay," quoth Little John, "this must not be.
loudlyadverbUS /ˈlaʊdli/
with relatively high volume
From this reading "Not a groat," said the fat Friar loudly.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Far be it from me to see such holy men as ye are depart from me with no money.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Far be it from me to see such holy men as ye are depart from me with no money.
middlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Get both of you down straightway from off your horses, and we will kneel here in the middle of the crossroads and pray the blessed Saint Dunstan to send us some money to carry us on our journey."
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Far be it from me to see such holy men as ye are depart from me with no money.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Nay," quoth Little John, "this must not be.
NayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading "Nay," quoth Little John, "this must not be.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Far be it from me to see such holy men as ye are depart from me with no money.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not a groat," said the fat Friar loudly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Get both of you down straightway from off your horses, and we will kneel here in the middle of the crossroads and pray the blessed Saint Dunstan to send us some money to carry us on our journey."
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Get both of you down straightway from off your horses, and we will kneel here in the middle of the crossroads and pray the blessed Saint Dunstan to send us some money to carry us on our journey."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Get both of you down straightway from off your horses, and we will kneel here in the middle of the crossroads and pray the blessed Saint Dunstan to send us some money to carry us on our journey."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Get both of you down straightway from off your horses, and we will kneel here in the middle of the crossroads and pray the blessed Saint Dunstan to send us some money to carry us on our journey."
prayverbUS /preɪ/
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Get both of you down straightway from off your horses, and we will kneel here in the middle of the crossroads and pray the blessed Saint Dunstan to send us some money to carry us on our journey."
quoth
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nay," quoth Little John, "this must not be.
ragenounUS /reɪdʒ/
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading "What sayest thou, thou limb of evil!" cried the lean Friar, fairly gnashing his teeth with rage.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Not a groat," said the fat Friar loudly.
SaintnounUS /seɪnt/
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading Get both of you down straightway from off your horses, and we will kneel here in the middle of the crossroads and pray the blessed Saint Dunstan to send us some money to carry us on our journey."
sayest
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What sayest thou, thou limb of evil!" cried the lean Friar, fairly gnashing his teeth with rage.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Far be it from me to see such holy men as ye are depart from me with no money.
sendverbUS /send/
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Get both of you down straightway from off your horses, and we will kneel here in the middle of the crossroads and pray the blessed Saint Dunstan to send us some money to carry us on our journey."
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Get both of you down straightway from off your horses, and we will kneel here in the middle of the crossroads and pray the blessed Saint Dunstan to send us some money to carry us on our journey."
straightwayadverb
at once
From this reading Get both of you down straightway from off your horses, and we will kneel here in the middle of the crossroads and pray the blessed Saint Dunstan to send us some money to carry us on our journey."
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Far be it from me to see such holy men as ye are depart from me with no money.
teethnounUS /tiːθ/
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading "What sayest thou, thou limb of evil!" cried the lean Friar, fairly gnashing his teeth with rage.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Not a groat," said the fat Friar loudly.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Nay," quoth Little John, "this must not be.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "What sayest thou, thou limb of evil!" cried the lean Friar, fairly gnashing his teeth with rage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Far be it from me to see such holy men as ye are depart from me with no money.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Get both of you down straightway from off your horses, and we will kneel here in the middle of the crossroads and pray the blessed Saint Dunstan to send us some money to carry us on our journey."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Get both of you down straightway from off your horses, and we will kneel here in the middle of the crossroads and pray the blessed Saint Dunstan to send us some money to carry us on our journey."
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What sayest thou, thou limb of evil!" cried the lean Friar, fairly gnashing his teeth with rage.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Get both of you down straightway from off your horses, and we will kneel here in the middle of the crossroads and pray the blessed Saint Dunstan to send us some money to carry us on our journey."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Far be it from me to see such holy men as ye are depart from me with no money.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Far be it from me to see such holy men as ye are depart from me with no money.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Get both of you down straightway from off your horses, and we will kneel here in the middle of the crossroads and pray the blessed Saint Dunstan to send us some money to carry us on our journey."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Get both of you down straightway from off your horses, and we will kneel here in the middle of the crossroads and pray the blessed Saint Dunstan to send us some money to carry us on our journey."
