afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Then he said, "Sweet friend, I am used to ask those that I have dealings with to come and feast at Sherwood with me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Then he said, "Sweet friend, I am used to ask those that I have dealings with to come and feast at Sherwood with me.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the sound of the name of Robin Hood, the corn factor quaked with fear, so that he had to seize his horse by the mane to save himself from falling off its back.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading At the sound of the name of Robin Hood, the corn factor quaked with fear, so that he had to seize his horse by the mane to save himself from falling off its back.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
biddingnounUS /ˈbɪdɪŋ/
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
bridlenounUS /ˈbraɪdəl/
headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
From this reading Robin, still holding the bridle rein, stooped and picked them up.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At the sound of the name of Robin Hood, the corn factor quaked with fear, so that he had to seize his horse by the mane to save himself from falling off its back.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
clogsnounUS /klɑːɡz/
plural of “clog” — footwear usually with wooden soles
From this reading Then straightway, and without more words, he stripped off his clogs and let them fall upon the road.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then he said, "Sweet friend, I am used to ask those that I have dealings with to come and feast at Sherwood with me.
cornnounUS /kɔːrn/
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading At the sound of the name of Robin Hood, the corn factor quaked with fear, so that he had to seize his horse by the mane to save himself from falling off its back.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
dealingsnounUS /ˈdiːlɪŋz/
social or verbal interchange (usually followed by “with”)
From this reading Then he said, "Sweet friend, I am used to ask those that I have dealings with to come and feast at Sherwood with me.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
else
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From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
factornounUS /ˈfæktər/
anything that contributes causally to a result
From this reading At the sound of the name of Robin Hood, the corn factor quaked with fear, so that he had to seize his horse by the mane to save himself from falling off its back.
fairadjectiveUS /fer/
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Then straightway, and without more words, he stripped off his clogs and let them fall upon the road.
fallingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlɪŋ/
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading At the sound of the name of Robin Hood, the corn factor quaked with fear, so that he had to seize his horse by the mane to save himself from falling off its back.
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading At the sound of the name of Robin Hood, the corn factor quaked with fear, so that he had to seize his horse by the mane to save himself from falling off its back.
feastnounUS /fiːst/
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading Then he said, "Sweet friend, I am used to ask those that I have dealings with to come and feast at Sherwood with me.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the sound of the name of Robin Hood, the corn factor quaked with fear, so that he had to seize his horse by the mane to save himself from falling off its back.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the sound of the name of Robin Hood, the corn factor quaked with fear, so that he had to seize his horse by the mane to save himself from falling off its back.
hadst
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From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
hastenverbUS /ˈheɪsən/
act or move at high speed
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then he said, "Sweet friend, I am used to ask those that I have dealings with to come and feast at Sherwood with me.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
hereaboutsadverbUS /ˈhɪrəbaʊts/
in this general vicinity
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At the sound of the name of Robin Hood, the corn factor quaked with fear, so that he had to seize his horse by the mane to save himself from falling off its back.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the sound of the name of Robin Hood, the corn factor quaked with fear, so that he had to seize his horse by the mane to save himself from falling off its back.
holdingnounUS /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/
the act of retaining something
From this reading Robin, still holding the bridle rein, stooped and picked them up.
HoodnounUS /hʊd/
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading At the sound of the name of Robin Hood, the corn factor quaked with fear, so that he had to seize his horse by the mane to save himself from falling off its back.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At the sound of the name of Robin Hood, the corn factor quaked with fear, so that he had to seize his horse by the mane to save himself from falling off its back.
laughedverbUS /læft/
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Then straightway, and without more words, he stripped off his clogs and let them fall upon the road.
manenounUS /meɪn/
long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
From this reading At the sound of the name of Robin Hood, the corn factor quaked with fear, so that he had to seize his horse by the mane to save himself from falling off its back.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
MennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
merryadjectiveUS /ˈmeri/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Then straightway, and without more words, he stripped off his clogs and let them fall upon the road.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading At the sound of the name of Robin Hood, the corn factor quaked with fear, so that he had to seize his horse by the mane to save himself from falling off its back.
NewarknounUS /ˈnuːərk/
the largest city in New Jersey; located in northeastern New Jersey
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the sound of the name of Robin Hood, the corn factor quaked with fear, so that he had to seize his horse by the mane to save himself from falling off its back.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At the sound of the name of Robin Hood, the corn factor quaked with fear, so that he had to seize his horse by the mane to save himself from falling off its back.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
pickedverbUS /pɪkt/
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Robin, still holding the bridle rein, stooped and picked them up.
prythee
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From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
quaked
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From this reading At the sound of the name of Robin Hood, the corn factor quaked with fear, so that he had to seize his horse by the mane to save himself from falling off its back.
quoth
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From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
reinverbUS /reɪn/
control and direct with or as if by reins
From this reading Robin, still holding the bridle rein, stooped and picked them up.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Then straightway, and without more words, he stripped off his clogs and let them fall upon the road.
RobinnounUS /ˈrɑːbən/
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then he said, "Sweet friend, I am used to ask those that I have dealings with to come and feast at Sherwood with me.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading At the sound of the name of Robin Hood, the corn factor quaked with fear, so that he had to seize his horse by the mane to save himself from falling off its back.
seizeverbUS /siːz/
take hold of; grab
From this reading At the sound of the name of Robin Hood, the corn factor quaked with fear, so that he had to seize his horse by the mane to save himself from falling off its back.
SherwoodnounUS /ˈʃɜːrwʊd/
United States playwright (1896-1955)
From this reading Then he said, "Sweet friend, I am used to ask those that I have dealings with to come and feast at Sherwood with me.
shoesnounUS /ʃuːz/
a particular situation
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading At the sound of the name of Robin Hood, the corn factor quaked with fear, so that he had to seize his horse by the mane to save himself from falling off its back.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Robin, still holding the bridle rein, stooped and picked them up.
stoopedadjectiveUS /stuːpt/
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading Robin, still holding the bridle rein, stooped and picked them up.
straightwayadverb
at once
From this reading Then straightway, and without more words, he stripped off his clogs and let them fall upon the road.
strippedadjectiveUS /strɪpt/
having only essential or minimal features
From this reading Then straightway, and without more words, he stripped off his clogs and let them fall upon the road.
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the sound of the name of Robin Hood, the corn factor quaked with fear, so that he had to seize his horse by the mane to save himself from falling off its back.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the sound of the name of Robin Hood, the corn factor quaked with fear, so that he had to seize his horse by the mane to save himself from falling off its back.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then straightway, and without more words, he stripped off his clogs and let them fall upon the road.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Then he said, "Sweet friend, I am used to ask those that I have dealings with to come and feast at Sherwood with me.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
TownnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Robin, still holding the bridle rein, stooped and picked them up.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then straightway, and without more words, he stripped off his clogs and let them fall upon the road.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Then he said, "Sweet friend, I am used to ask those that I have dealings with to come and feast at Sherwood with me.
whereforeadverbUS /werˈfɔːr/
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading Then merry Robin laughed again, and quoth he, "Men hereabouts call me Robin Hood; so, sweet friend, thou hadst best do my bidding and give me thy shoes, wherefore hasten, I prythee, or else thou wilt not get to fair Newark Town till after dark."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the sound of the name of Robin Hood, the corn factor quaked with fear, so that he had to seize his horse by the mane to save himself from falling off its back.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Then straightway, and without more words, he stripped off his clogs and let them fall upon the road.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading Then straightway, and without more words, he stripped off his clogs and let them fall upon the road.
