adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'Spare me a morsel, Ardan son of Gorla,' asked a raven, fluttering down towards him.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading And he stretched himself out for a few moments, then rose to his feet again.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he stretched himself out for a few moments, then rose to his feet again.
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading 'Seek food elsewhere, O bearer of ill-news,' answered Ardan son of Gorla; 'it is but little I have for myself.'
Ardan
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Spare me a morsel, Ardan son of Gorla,' asked a raven, fluttering down towards him.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading 'Spare me a morsel, Ardan son of Gorla,' asked a raven, fluttering down towards him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On and on, and on, till at last he saw a beam of light streaming from a house and hastened towards it.
beamnounUS /biːm/
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading On and on, and on, till at last he saw a beam of light streaming from a house and hastened towards it.
bearernounUS /ˈberər/
someone whose employment involves carrying something
From this reading 'Seek food elsewhere, O bearer of ill-news,' answered Ardan son of Gorla; 'it is but little I have for myself.'
birdsnounUS /bɜːrdz/
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading On and on went he till the little birds flew to their nests, and the brightness died out of the sky, and a darkness fell over the earth.
brightnessnounUS /ˈbraɪtnəs/
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
From this reading On and on went he till the little birds flew to their nests, and the brightness died out of the sky, and a darkness fell over the earth.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'Seek food elsewhere, O bearer of ill-news,' answered Ardan son of Gorla; 'it is but little I have for myself.'
darknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading On and on went he till the little birds flew to their nests, and the brightness died out of the sky, and a darkness fell over the earth.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading On and on went he till the little birds flew to their nests, and the brightness died out of the sky, and a darkness fell over the earth.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading 'Spare me a morsel, Ardan son of Gorla,' asked a raven, fluttering down towards him.
earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading On and on went he till the little birds flew to their nests, and the brightness died out of the sky, and a darkness fell over the earth.
elsewhereadverbUS /ˈelswer/
in or to another place
From this reading 'Seek food elsewhere, O bearer of ill-news,' answered Ardan son of Gorla; 'it is but little I have for myself.'
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading And he stretched himself out for a few moments, then rose to his feet again.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading On and on went he till the little birds flew to their nests, and the brightness died out of the sky, and a darkness fell over the earth.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading And he stretched himself out for a few moments, then rose to his feet again.
flewverbUS /fluː/
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading On and on went he till the little birds flew to their nests, and the brightness died out of the sky, and a darkness fell over the earth.
flutteringnounUS /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/
the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading 'Spare me a morsel, Ardan son of Gorla,' asked a raven, fluttering down towards him.
foodnounUS /fuːd/
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading 'Seek food elsewhere, O bearer of ill-news,' answered Ardan son of Gorla; 'it is but little I have for myself.'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'Seek food elsewhere, O bearer of ill-news,' answered Ardan son of Gorla; 'it is but little I have for myself.'
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On and on, and on, till at last he saw a beam of light streaming from a house and hastened towards it.
Gorla
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Spare me a morsel, Ardan son of Gorla,' asked a raven, fluttering down towards him.
hastenedverbUS /ˈheɪsənd/
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading On and on, and on, till at last he saw a beam of light streaming from a house and hastened towards it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Seek food elsewhere, O bearer of ill-news,' answered Ardan son of Gorla; 'it is but little I have for myself.'
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he stretched himself out for a few moments, then rose to his feet again.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Spare me a morsel, Ardan son of Gorla,' asked a raven, fluttering down towards him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And he stretched himself out for a few moments, then rose to his feet again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And he stretched himself out for a few moments, then rose to his feet again.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading On and on, and on, till at last he saw a beam of light streaming from a house and hastened towards it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Seek food elsewhere, O bearer of ill-news,' answered Ardan son of Gorla; 'it is but little I have for myself.'
ill-news
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Seek food elsewhere, O bearer of ill-news,' answered Ardan son of Gorla; 'it is but little I have for myself.'
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Seek food elsewhere, O bearer of ill-news,' answered Ardan son of Gorla; 'it is but little I have for myself.'
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Seek food elsewhere, O bearer of ill-news,' answered Ardan son of Gorla; 'it is but little I have for myself.'
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading On and on, and on, till at last he saw a beam of light streaming from a house and hastened towards it.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading On and on, and on, till at last he saw a beam of light streaming from a house and hastened towards it.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'Seek food elsewhere, O bearer of ill-news,' answered Ardan son of Gorla; 'it is but little I have for myself.'
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Spare me a morsel, Ardan son of Gorla,' asked a raven, fluttering down towards him.
momentsnounUS /ˈmoʊmənts/
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading And he stretched himself out for a few moments, then rose to his feet again.
morselnounUS /ˈmɔːrsəl/
a small quantity of anything
From this reading 'Spare me a morsel, Ardan son of Gorla,' asked a raven, fluttering down towards him.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading 'Seek food elsewhere, O bearer of ill-news,' answered Ardan son of Gorla; 'it is but little I have for myself.'
nestsnounUS /nests/
plural of “nest” — a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading On and on went he till the little birds flew to their nests, and the brightness died out of the sky, and a darkness fell over the earth.
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading 'Seek food elsewhere, O bearer of ill-news,' answered Ardan son of Gorla; 'it is but little I have for myself.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Spare me a morsel, Ardan son of Gorla,' asked a raven, fluttering down towards him.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On and on went he till the little birds flew to their nests, and the brightness died out of the sky, and a darkness fell over the earth.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And he stretched himself out for a few moments, then rose to his feet again.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading On and on went he till the little birds flew to their nests, and the brightness died out of the sky, and a darkness fell over the earth.
ravenverbUS /ˈreɪvən/
obtain or seize by violence
From this reading 'Spare me a morsel, Ardan son of Gorla,' asked a raven, fluttering down towards him.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading And he stretched himself out for a few moments, then rose to his feet again.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading On and on, and on, till at last he saw a beam of light streaming from a house and hastened towards it.
SeekverbUS /siːk/
try to get or reach
From this reading 'Seek food elsewhere, O bearer of ill-news,' answered Ardan son of Gorla; 'it is but little I have for myself.'
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading On and on went he till the little birds flew to their nests, and the brightness died out of the sky, and a darkness fell over the earth.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading 'Spare me a morsel, Ardan son of Gorla,' asked a raven, fluttering down towards him.
SpareverbUS /sper/
refrain from harming
From this reading 'Spare me a morsel, Ardan son of Gorla,' asked a raven, fluttering down towards him.
streamingadjectiveUS /ˈstriːmɪŋ/
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading On and on, and on, till at last he saw a beam of light streaming from a house and hastened towards it.
stretchedadjectiveUS /stretʃt/
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading And he stretched himself out for a few moments, then rose to his feet again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On and on went he till the little birds flew to their nests, and the brightness died out of the sky, and a darkness fell over the earth.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On and on went he till the little birds flew to their nests, and the brightness died out of the sky, and a darkness fell over the earth.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And he stretched himself out for a few moments, then rose to his feet again.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading On and on went he till the little birds flew to their nests, and the brightness died out of the sky, and a darkness fell over the earth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And he stretched himself out for a few moments, then rose to his feet again.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading 'Spare me a morsel, Ardan son of Gorla,' asked a raven, fluttering down towards him.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading On and on went he till the little birds flew to their nests, and the brightness died out of the sky, and a darkness fell over the earth.
