adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Biorn was a very little boy in his father's stead at Hightown he had a play of his own making for the long winter nights.
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 At the back end of the hall, where the men sat at ale, was a chamber which the thralls used of a morning--a place which smelt of hams and meal and good provender.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the back end of the hall, where the men sat at ale, was a chamber which the thralls used of a morning--a place which smelt of hams and meal and good provender.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Biorn was a very little boy in his father's stead at Hightown he had a play of his own making for the long winter nights.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading At the back end of the hall, where the men sat at ale, was a chamber which the thralls used of a morning--a place which smelt of hams and meal and good provender.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading There a bed had been made for him when he forsook his cot in the women's quarters.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There a bed had been made for him when he forsook his cot in the women's quarters.
Biorn
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From this reading When Biorn was a very little boy in his father's stead at Hightown he had a play of his own making for the long winter nights.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading When the door was shut it was black dark, save for a thin crack of light from the wood fire and torches of the hall.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading When Biorn was a very little boy in his father's stead at Hightown he had a play of his own making for the long winter nights.
chambernounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbər/
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading At the back end of the hall, where the men sat at ale, was a chamber which the thralls used of a morning--a place which smelt of hams and meal and good provender.
cotnounUS /kɑːt/
a sheath worn to protect a finger
From this reading There a bed had been made for him when he forsook his cot in the women's quarters.
crackverbUS /kræk/
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading When the door was shut it was black dark, save for a thin crack of light from the wood fire and torches of the hall.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading When the door was shut it was black dark, save for a thin crack of light from the wood fire and torches of the hall.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading When the door was shut it was black dark, save for a thin crack of light from the wood fire and torches of the hall.
earthenadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrθən/
made of earth (or baked clay)
From this reading The crack made on the earthen floor a line like a golden river.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At the back end of the hall, where the men sat at ale, was a chamber which the thralls used of a morning--a place which smelt of hams and meal and good provender.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading When Biorn was a very little boy in his father's stead at Hightown he had a play of his own making for the long winter nights.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading When the door was shut it was black dark, save for a thin crack of light from the wood fire and torches of the hall.
floornounUS /flɔːr/
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The crack made on the earthen floor a line like a golden river.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Biorn was a very little boy in his father's stead at Hightown he had a play of his own making for the long winter nights.
forsookverbUS /fɔːrˈsʊk/
inflected form of “forsake” — leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading There a bed had been made for him when he forsook his cot in the women's quarters.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the door was shut it was black dark, save for a thin crack of light from the wood fire and torches of the hall.
goldenadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊldən/
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading The crack made on the earthen floor a line like a golden river.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading At the back end of the hall, where the men sat at ale, was a chamber which the thralls used of a morning--a place which smelt of hams and meal and good provender.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Biorn was a very little boy in his father's stead at Hightown he had a play of his own making for the long winter nights.
hallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading At the back end of the hall, where the men sat at ale, was a chamber which the thralls used of a morning--a place which smelt of hams and meal and good provender.
hamsnounUS /hæmz/
plural of “ham” — meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading At the back end of the hall, where the men sat at ale, was a chamber which the thralls used of a morning--a place which smelt of hams and meal and good provender.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Biorn was a very little boy in his father's stead at Hightown he had a play of his own making for the long winter nights.
Hightown
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From this reading When Biorn was a very little boy in his father's stead at Hightown he had a play of his own making for the long winter nights.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There a bed had been made for him when he forsook his cot in the women's quarters.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Biorn was a very little boy in his father's stead at Hightown he had a play of his own making for the long winter nights.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Biorn was a very little boy in his father's stead at Hightown he had a play of his own making for the long winter nights.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the door was shut it was black dark, save for a thin crack of light from the wood fire and torches of the hall.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading When the door was shut it was black dark, save for a thin crack of light from the wood fire and torches of the hall.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The crack made on the earthen floor a line like a golden river.
linenounUS /laɪn/
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The crack made on the earthen floor a line like a golden river.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When Biorn was a very little boy in his father's stead at Hightown he had a play of his own making for the long winter nights.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading When Biorn was a very little boy in his father's stead at Hightown he had a play of his own making for the long winter nights.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading There a bed had been made for him when he forsook his cot in the women's quarters.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading When Biorn was a very little boy in his father's stead at Hightown he had a play of his own making for the long winter nights.
mealnounUS /miːl/
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading At the back end of the hall, where the men sat at ale, was a chamber which the thralls used of a morning--a place which smelt of hams and meal and good provender.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading At the back end of the hall, where the men sat at ale, was a chamber which the thralls used of a morning--a place which smelt of hams and meal and good provender.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading At the back end of the hall, where the men sat at ale, was a chamber which the thralls used of a morning--a place which smelt of hams and meal and good provender.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading When Biorn was a very little boy in his father's stead at Hightown he had a play of his own making for the long winter nights.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Biorn was a very little boy in his father's stead at Hightown he had a play of his own making for the long winter nights.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The crack made on the earthen floor a line like a golden river.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading When Biorn was a very little boy in his father's stead at Hightown he had a play of his own making for the long winter nights.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading At the back end of the hall, where the men sat at ale, was a chamber which the thralls used of a morning--a place which smelt of hams and meal and good provender.
playverbUS /pleɪ/
participate in games or sport
From this reading When Biorn was a very little boy in his father's stead at Hightown he had a play of his own making for the long winter nights.
provendernoun
food for domestic livestock
From this reading At the back end of the hall, where the men sat at ale, was a chamber which the thralls used of a morning--a place which smelt of hams and meal and good provender.
quartersnounUS /ˈkwɔːrtərz/
housing available for people to live in
From this reading There a bed had been made for him when he forsook his cot in the women's quarters.
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The crack made on the earthen floor a line like a golden river.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading At the back end of the hall, where the men sat at ale, was a chamber which the thralls used of a morning--a place which smelt of hams and meal and good provender.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading When the door was shut it was black dark, save for a thin crack of light from the wood fire and torches of the hall.
shutverbUS /ʃʌt/
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading When the door was shut it was black dark, save for a thin crack of light from the wood fire and torches of the hall.
smeltnounUS /smelt/
small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water
From this reading At the back end of the hall, where the men sat at ale, was a chamber which the thralls used of a morning--a place which smelt of hams and meal and good provender.
steadnounUS /sted/
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
From this reading When Biorn was a very little boy in his father's stead at Hightown he had a play of his own making for the long winter nights.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Biorn was a very little boy in his father's stead at Hightown he had a play of his own making for the long winter nights.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There a bed had been made for him when he forsook his cot in the women's quarters.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading When the door was shut it was black dark, save for a thin crack of light from the wood fire and torches of the hall.
thralls
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the back end of the hall, where the men sat at ale, was a chamber which the thralls used of a morning--a place which smelt of hams and meal and good provender.
torchesnounUS /ˈtɔːrtʃɪz/
plural of “torch” — a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading When the door was shut it was black dark, save for a thin crack of light from the wood fire and torches of the hall.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading At the back end of the hall, where the men sat at ale, was a chamber which the thralls used of a morning--a place which smelt of hams and meal and good provender.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading When Biorn was a very little boy in his father's stead at Hightown he had a play of his own making for the long winter nights.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Biorn was a very little boy in his father's stead at Hightown he had a play of his own making for the long winter nights.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Biorn was a very little boy in his father's stead at Hightown he had a play of his own making for the long winter nights.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading At the back end of the hall, where the men sat at ale, was a chamber which the thralls used of a morning--a place which smelt of hams and meal and good provender.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the back end of the hall, where the men sat at ale, was a chamber which the thralls used of a morning--a place which smelt of hams and meal and good provender.
winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading When Biorn was a very little boy in his father's stead at Hightown he had a play of his own making for the long winter nights.
women's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There a bed had been made for him when he forsook his cot in the women's quarters.
woodnounUS /wʊd/
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading When the door was shut it was black dark, save for a thin crack of light from the wood fire and torches of the hall.
