AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A fire was lit and the men sprawled around it, singing songs.
alenounUS /eɪl/
a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
From this reading Wat had them all into the bare dwelling, and another skin of ale was broached.
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 Wat had them all into the bare dwelling, and another skin of ale was broached.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wat had them all into the bare dwelling, and another skin of ale was broached.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Wat had them all into the bare dwelling, and another skin of ale was broached.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading A fire was lit and the men sprawled around it, singing songs.
bareadjectiveUS /ber/
completely unclothed
From this reading Wat had them all into the bare dwelling, and another skin of ale was broached.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Then tales began, and they would have sat till morning, had not Harden called them to the road.
broachedadjectiveUS /broʊtʃt/
of a cask or barrel
From this reading Wat had them all into the bare dwelling, and another skin of ale was broached.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the darkening they had come to Ninemileburn, where Harden's road left theirs.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Then tales began, and they would have sat till morning, had not Harden called them to the road.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading By the darkening they had come to Ninemileburn, where Harden's road left theirs.
darkeningadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkənɪŋ/
becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over
From this reading By the darkening they had come to Ninemileburn, where Harden's road left theirs.
dwellingnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋ/
housing that someone is living in
From this reading Wat had them all into the bare dwelling, and another skin of ale was broached.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Sim, too, got to his feet.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading A fire was lit and the men sprawled around it, singing songs.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Sim, too, got to his feet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the darkening they had come to Ninemileburn, where Harden's road left theirs.
HardenverbUS /ˈhɑːrdən/
become hard or harder
From this reading Then tales began, and they would have sat till morning, had not Harden called them to the road.
Harden's
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From this reading By the darkening they had come to Ninemileburn, where Harden's road left theirs.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then tales began, and they would have sat till morning, had not Harden called them to the road.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sim, too, got to his feet.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Wat had them all into the bare dwelling, and another skin of ale was broached.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A fire was lit and the men sprawled around it, singing songs.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading By the darkening they had come to Ninemileburn, where Harden's road left theirs.
litadjectiveUS /lɪt/
provided with artificial light
From this reading A fire was lit and the men sprawled around it, singing songs.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading A fire was lit and the men sprawled around it, singing songs.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Then tales began, and they would have sat till morning, had not Harden called them to the road.
Ninemileburn
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the darkening they had come to Ninemileburn, where Harden's road left theirs.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then tales began, and they would have sat till morning, had not Harden called them to the road.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wat had them all into the bare dwelling, and another skin of ale was broached.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading By the darkening they had come to Ninemileburn, where Harden's road left theirs.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Then tales began, and they would have sat till morning, had not Harden called them to the road.
Sim
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From this reading Sim, too, got to his feet.
singingnounUS /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading A fire was lit and the men sprawled around it, singing songs.
skinnounUS /skɪn/
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading Wat had them all into the bare dwelling, and another skin of ale was broached.
songsnounUS /sɔːŋz/
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading A fire was lit and the men sprawled around it, singing songs.
sprawledverbUS /sprɔːld/
past form of “sprawl” — sit or lie with one's limbs spread out
From this reading A fire was lit and the men sprawled around it, singing songs.
talesnounUS /teɪlz/
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Then tales began, and they would have sat till morning, had not Harden called them to the road.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the darkening they had come to Ninemileburn, where Harden's road left theirs.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading By the darkening they had come to Ninemileburn, where Harden's road left theirs.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Wat had them all into the bare dwelling, and another skin of ale was broached.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then tales began, and they would have sat till morning, had not Harden called them to the road.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By the darkening they had come to Ninemileburn, where Harden's road left theirs.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Then tales began, and they would have sat till morning, had not Harden called them to the road.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By the darkening they had come to Ninemileburn, where Harden's road left theirs.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Sim, too, got to his feet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wat had them all into the bare dwelling, and another skin of ale was broached.
Wat
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wat had them all into the bare dwelling, and another skin of ale was broached.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading By the darkening they had come to Ninemileburn, where Harden's road left theirs.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then tales began, and they would have sat till morning, had not Harden called them to the road.
