andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let the bird of loudest lay, On the sole Arabian tree, Herald sad and trumpet be, To whose sound chaste wings obey.
ArabiannounUS /əˈreɪbiən/
a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading Let the bird of loudest lay, On the sole Arabian tree, Herald sad and trumpet be, To whose sound chaste wings obey.
AugurverbUS /ˈɔːɡər/
indicate, as with a sign or an omen
From this reading But thou shrieking harbinger, Foul precurrer of the fiend, Augur of the fever’s end, To this troop come thou not near.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Let the bird of loudest lay, On the sole Arabian tree, Herald sad and trumpet be, To whose sound chaste wings obey.
birdnounUS /bɜːrd/
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Let the bird of loudest lay, On the sole Arabian tree, Herald sad and trumpet be, To whose sound chaste wings obey.
breathnounUS /breθ/
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading And thou treble-dated crow, That thy sable gender mak’st With the breath thou giv’st and tak’st, ’Mongst our mourners shalt thou go.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But thou shrieking harbinger, Foul precurrer of the fiend, Augur of the fever’s end, To this troop come thou not near.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Let the priest in surplice white, That defunctive music can, Be the death-divining swan, Lest the requiem lack his right.
chasteadjectiveUS /tʃeɪst/
morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse)
From this reading Let the bird of loudest lay, On the sole Arabian tree, Herald sad and trumpet be, To whose sound chaste wings obey.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But thou shrieking harbinger, Foul precurrer of the fiend, Augur of the fever’s end, To this troop come thou not near.
crowverbUS /kroʊ/
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading And thou treble-dated crow, That thy sable gender mak’st With the breath thou giv’st and tak’st, ’Mongst our mourners shalt thou go.
death-divining
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From this reading Let the priest in surplice white, That defunctive music can, Be the death-divining swan, Lest the requiem lack his right.
defunctive
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From this reading Let the priest in surplice white, That defunctive music can, Be the death-divining swan, Lest the requiem lack his right.
eaglenounUS /ˈiːɡəl/
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading From this session interdict Every fowl of tyrant wing, Save the eagle, feather’d king; Keep the obsequy so strict.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading But thou shrieking harbinger, Foul precurrer of the fiend, Augur of the fever’s end, To this troop come thou not near.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading From this session interdict Every fowl of tyrant wing, Save the eagle, feather’d king; Keep the obsequy so strict.
feather'd
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From this reading From this session interdict Every fowl of tyrant wing, Save the eagle, feather’d king; Keep the obsequy so strict.
fever's
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From this reading But thou shrieking harbinger, Foul precurrer of the fiend, Augur of the fever’s end, To this troop come thou not near.
fiendnounUS /fiːnd/
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
From this reading But thou shrieking harbinger, Foul precurrer of the fiend, Augur of the fever’s end, To this troop come thou not near.
FouladjectiveUS /faʊl/
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading But thou shrieking harbinger, Foul precurrer of the fiend, Augur of the fever’s end, To this troop come thou not near.
fowlnounUS /faʊl/
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
From this reading From this session interdict Every fowl of tyrant wing, Save the eagle, feather’d king; Keep the obsequy so strict.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From this session interdict Every fowl of tyrant wing, Save the eagle, feather’d king; Keep the obsequy so strict.
gendernounUS /ˈdʒendər/
a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives; in some languages it is quite arbitrary but in Indo-European languages it is usually based on sex or animateness
From this reading And thou treble-dated crow, That thy sable gender mak’st With the breath thou giv’st and tak’st, ’Mongst our mourners shalt thou go.
giv'st
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From this reading And thou treble-dated crow, That thy sable gender mak’st With the breath thou giv’st and tak’st, ’Mongst our mourners shalt thou go.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And thou treble-dated crow, That thy sable gender mak’st With the breath thou giv’st and tak’st, ’Mongst our mourners shalt thou go.
harbingernounUS /ˈhɑːrbɪndʒər/
something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
From this reading But thou shrieking harbinger, Foul precurrer of the fiend, Augur of the fever’s end, To this troop come thou not near.
HeraldverbUS /ˈherəld/
foreshadow or presage
From this reading Let the bird of loudest lay, On the sole Arabian tree, Herald sad and trumpet be, To whose sound chaste wings obey.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Let the priest in surplice white, That defunctive music can, Be the death-divining swan, Lest the requiem lack his right.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Let the priest in surplice white, That defunctive music can, Be the death-divining swan, Lest the requiem lack his right.
interdictnounUS /ˈɪntərdɪkt/
an ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district
From this reading From this session interdict Every fowl of tyrant wing, Save the eagle, feather’d king; Keep the obsequy so strict.
KeepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading From this session interdict Every fowl of tyrant wing, Save the eagle, feather’d king; Keep the obsequy so strict.
kingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading From this session interdict Every fowl of tyrant wing, Save the eagle, feather’d king; Keep the obsequy so strict.
lacknounUS /læk/
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading Let the priest in surplice white, That defunctive music can, Be the death-divining swan, Lest the requiem lack his right.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Let the bird of loudest lay, On the sole Arabian tree, Herald sad and trumpet be, To whose sound chaste wings obey.
LestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Let the priest in surplice white, That defunctive music can, Be the death-divining swan, Lest the requiem lack his right.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let the bird of loudest lay, On the sole Arabian tree, Herald sad and trumpet be, To whose sound chaste wings obey.
loudestadjectiveUS /ˈlaʊdəst/
superlative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Let the bird of loudest lay, On the sole Arabian tree, Herald sad and trumpet be, To whose sound chaste wings obey.
mak'st
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From this reading And thou treble-dated crow, That thy sable gender mak’st With the breath thou giv’st and tak’st, ’Mongst our mourners shalt thou go.
Mongst
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From this reading And thou treble-dated crow, That thy sable gender mak’st With the breath thou giv’st and tak’st, ’Mongst our mourners shalt thou go.
mournersnounUS /ˈmɔːrnərz/
plural of “mourner” — a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)
From this reading And thou treble-dated crow, That thy sable gender mak’st With the breath thou giv’st and tak’st, ’Mongst our mourners shalt thou go.
musicnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪk/
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Let the priest in surplice white, That defunctive music can, Be the death-divining swan, Lest the requiem lack his right.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading But thou shrieking harbinger, Foul precurrer of the fiend, Augur of the fever’s end, To this troop come thou not near.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But thou shrieking harbinger, Foul precurrer of the fiend, Augur of the fever’s end, To this troop come thou not near.
obeyverbUS /oʊˈbeɪ/
be obedient to
From this reading Let the bird of loudest lay, On the sole Arabian tree, Herald sad and trumpet be, To whose sound chaste wings obey.
obsequynoun
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading From this session interdict Every fowl of tyrant wing, Save the eagle, feather’d king; Keep the obsequy so strict.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Let the bird of loudest lay, On the sole Arabian tree, Herald sad and trumpet be, To whose sound chaste wings obey.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Let the bird of loudest lay, On the sole Arabian tree, Herald sad and trumpet be, To whose sound chaste wings obey.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And thou treble-dated crow, That thy sable gender mak’st With the breath thou giv’st and tak’st, ’Mongst our mourners shalt thou go.
precurrer
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From this reading But thou shrieking harbinger, Foul precurrer of the fiend, Augur of the fever’s end, To this troop come thou not near.
priestnounUS /priːst/
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading Let the priest in surplice white, That defunctive music can, Be the death-divining swan, Lest the requiem lack his right.
requiemnounUS /ˈrekwiəm/
a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
From this reading Let the priest in surplice white, That defunctive music can, Be the death-divining swan, Lest the requiem lack his right.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading Let the priest in surplice white, That defunctive music can, Be the death-divining swan, Lest the requiem lack his right.
sablenounUS /ˈseɪbəl/
an artist's brush made of sable hairs
From this reading And thou treble-dated crow, That thy sable gender mak’st With the breath thou giv’st and tak’st, ’Mongst our mourners shalt thou go.
sadadjectiveUS /sæd/
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Let the bird of loudest lay, On the sole Arabian tree, Herald sad and trumpet be, To whose sound chaste wings obey.
SaveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading From this session interdict Every fowl of tyrant wing, Save the eagle, feather’d king; Keep the obsequy so strict.
sessionnounUS /ˈseʃən/
a meeting for execution of a group's functions
From this reading From this session interdict Every fowl of tyrant wing, Save the eagle, feather’d king; Keep the obsequy so strict.
shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading And thou treble-dated crow, That thy sable gender mak’st With the breath thou giv’st and tak’st, ’Mongst our mourners shalt thou go.
shriekingnounUS /ˈʃriːkɪŋ/
sharp piercing cry
From this reading But thou shrieking harbinger, Foul precurrer of the fiend, Augur of the fever’s end, To this troop come thou not near.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading From this session interdict Every fowl of tyrant wing, Save the eagle, feather’d king; Keep the obsequy so strict.
solenounUS /soʊl/
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading Let the bird of loudest lay, On the sole Arabian tree, Herald sad and trumpet be, To whose sound chaste wings obey.
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Let the bird of loudest lay, On the sole Arabian tree, Herald sad and trumpet be, To whose sound chaste wings obey.
strictadjectiveUS /strɪkt/
rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
From this reading From this session interdict Every fowl of tyrant wing, Save the eagle, feather’d king; Keep the obsequy so strict.
surplicenoun
a loose-fitting white ecclesiastical vestment with wide sleeves
From this reading Let the priest in surplice white, That defunctive music can, Be the death-divining swan, Lest the requiem lack his right.
swanverbUS /swɑːn/
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
From this reading Let the priest in surplice white, That defunctive music can, Be the death-divining swan, Lest the requiem lack his right.
tak'st
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From this reading And thou treble-dated crow, That thy sable gender mak’st With the breath thou giv’st and tak’st, ’Mongst our mourners shalt thou go.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Let the priest in surplice white, That defunctive music can, Be the death-divining swan, Lest the requiem lack his right.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let the bird of loudest lay, On the sole Arabian tree, Herald sad and trumpet be, To whose sound chaste wings obey.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But thou shrieking harbinger, Foul precurrer of the fiend, Augur of the fever’s end, To this troop come thou not near.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading But thou shrieking harbinger, Foul precurrer of the fiend, Augur of the fever’s end, To this troop come thou not near.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading And thou treble-dated crow, That thy sable gender mak’st With the breath thou giv’st and tak’st, ’Mongst our mourners shalt thou go.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Let the bird of loudest lay, On the sole Arabian tree, Herald sad and trumpet be, To whose sound chaste wings obey.
treble-dated
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From this reading And thou treble-dated crow, That thy sable gender mak’st With the breath thou giv’st and tak’st, ’Mongst our mourners shalt thou go.
treenounUS /triː/
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Let the bird of loudest lay, On the sole Arabian tree, Herald sad and trumpet be, To whose sound chaste wings obey.
troopnounUS /truːp/
a group of soldiers
From this reading But thou shrieking harbinger, Foul precurrer of the fiend, Augur of the fever’s end, To this troop come thou not near.
trumpetverbUS /ˈtrʌmpət/
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
From this reading Let the bird of loudest lay, On the sole Arabian tree, Herald sad and trumpet be, To whose sound chaste wings obey.
tyrantnounUS /ˈtaɪrənt/
a cruel and oppressive dictator
From this reading From this session interdict Every fowl of tyrant wing, Save the eagle, feather’d king; Keep the obsequy so strict.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading Let the priest in surplice white, That defunctive music can, Be the death-divining swan, Lest the requiem lack his right.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Let the bird of loudest lay, On the sole Arabian tree, Herald sad and trumpet be, To whose sound chaste wings obey.
wingnounUS /wɪŋ/
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading From this session interdict Every fowl of tyrant wing, Save the eagle, feather’d king; Keep the obsequy so strict.
wingsnounUS /wɪŋz/
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading Let the bird of loudest lay, On the sole Arabian tree, Herald sad and trumpet be, To whose sound chaste wings obey.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And thou treble-dated crow, That thy sable gender mak’st With the breath thou giv’st and tak’st, ’Mongst our mourners shalt thou go.
