adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The hour is noon, and the place an elevated plain, that rose, at no great distance from the water, somewhat abruptly from a fertile bottom, which stretched along the margin of one of the numberless water-courses of that region.
abruptlyadverbUS /əˈbrʌptli/
quickly and without warning
From this reading The hour is noon, and the place an elevated plain, that rose, at no great distance from the water, somewhat abruptly from a fertile bottom, which stretched along the margin of one of the numberless water-courses of that region.
actorsnounUS /ˈæktərz/
plural of “actor” — a theatrical performer
From this reading The time is advanced several days, during which very material changes had occurred in the situation of the actors.
advancedadjectiveUS /ədˈvænst/
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading The time is advanced several days, during which very material changes had occurred in the situation of the actors.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The hour is noon, and the place an elevated plain, that rose, at no great distance from the water, somewhat abruptly from a fertile bottom, which stretched along the margin of one of the numberless water-courses of that region.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The hour is noon, and the place an elevated plain, that rose, at no great distance from the water, somewhat abruptly from a fertile bottom, which stretched along the margin of one of the numberless water-courses of that region.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading What, are ancient Pistol and you friends, yet?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What, are ancient Pistol and you friends, yet?
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The curtain of our imperfect drama must fall, to rise upon another scene.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What, are ancient Pistol and you friends, yet?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The hour is noon, and the place an elevated plain, that rose, at no great distance from the water, somewhat abruptly from a fertile bottom, which stretched along the margin of one of the numberless water-courses of that region.
bottomnounUS /ˈbɑːtəm/
the lower side of anything
From this reading The hour is noon, and the place an elevated plain, that rose, at no great distance from the water, somewhat abruptly from a fertile bottom, which stretched along the margin of one of the numberless water-courses of that region.
changesnounUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒəz/
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading The time is advanced several days, during which very material changes had occurred in the situation of the actors.
curtainnounUS /ˈkɜːrtən/
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading The curtain of our imperfect drama must fall, to rise upon another scene.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The time is advanced several days, during which very material changes had occurred in the situation of the actors.
distancenounUS /ˈdɪstəns/
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The hour is noon, and the place an elevated plain, that rose, at no great distance from the water, somewhat abruptly from a fertile bottom, which stretched along the margin of one of the numberless water-courses of that region.
dramanounUS /ˈdrɑːmə/
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading The curtain of our imperfect drama must fall, to rise upon another scene.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The time is advanced several days, during which very material changes had occurred in the situation of the actors.
elevatedadjectiveUS /ˈeləveɪtɪd/
raised above the ground
From this reading The hour is noon, and the place an elevated plain, that rose, at no great distance from the water, somewhat abruptly from a fertile bottom, which stretched along the margin of one of the numberless water-courses of that region.
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading The curtain of our imperfect drama must fall, to rise upon another scene.
fertileadjectiveUS /ˈfɜːrtəl/
capable of reproducing
From this reading The hour is noon, and the place an elevated plain, that rose, at no great distance from the water, somewhat abruptly from a fertile bottom, which stretched along the margin of one of the numberless water-courses of that region.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading What, are ancient Pistol and you friends, yet?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The hour is noon, and the place an elevated plain, that rose, at no great distance from the water, somewhat abruptly from a fertile bottom, which stretched along the margin of one of the numberless water-courses of that region.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The hour is noon, and the place an elevated plain, that rose, at no great distance from the water, somewhat abruptly from a fertile bottom, which stretched along the margin of one of the numberless water-courses of that region.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The time is advanced several days, during which very material changes had occurred in the situation of the actors.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The hour is noon, and the place an elevated plain, that rose, at no great distance from the water, somewhat abruptly from a fertile bottom, which stretched along the margin of one of the numberless water-courses of that region.
imperfectadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɜːrfɪkt/
not perfect; defective or inadequate
From this reading The curtain of our imperfect drama must fall, to rise upon another scene.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The time is advanced several days, during which very material changes had occurred in the situation of the actors.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The time is advanced several days, during which very material changes had occurred in the situation of the actors.
marginnounUS /ˈmɑːrdʒən/
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
From this reading The hour is noon, and the place an elevated plain, that rose, at no great distance from the water, somewhat abruptly from a fertile bottom, which stretched along the margin of one of the numberless water-courses of that region.
materialadjectiveUS /məˈtɪriəl/
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading The time is advanced several days, during which very material changes had occurred in the situation of the actors.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The curtain of our imperfect drama must fall, to rise upon another scene.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The hour is noon, and the place an elevated plain, that rose, at no great distance from the water, somewhat abruptly from a fertile bottom, which stretched along the margin of one of the numberless water-courses of that region.
noonnounUS /nuːn/
the middle of the day
From this reading The hour is noon, and the place an elevated plain, that rose, at no great distance from the water, somewhat abruptly from a fertile bottom, which stretched along the margin of one of the numberless water-courses of that region.
numberlessadjective
too numerous to be counted
From this reading The hour is noon, and the place an elevated plain, that rose, at no great distance from the water, somewhat abruptly from a fertile bottom, which stretched along the margin of one of the numberless water-courses of that region.
occurredverbUS /əˈkɜːrd/
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading The time is advanced several days, during which very material changes had occurred in the situation of the actors.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The curtain of our imperfect drama must fall, to rise upon another scene.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The hour is noon, and the place an elevated plain, that rose, at no great distance from the water, somewhat abruptly from a fertile bottom, which stretched along the margin of one of the numberless water-courses of that region.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The curtain of our imperfect drama must fall, to rise upon another scene.
PistolnounUS /ˈpɪstəl/
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading What, are ancient Pistol and you friends, yet?
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The hour is noon, and the place an elevated plain, that rose, at no great distance from the water, somewhat abruptly from a fertile bottom, which stretched along the margin of one of the numberless water-courses of that region.
plainadjectiveUS /pleɪn/
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading The hour is noon, and the place an elevated plain, that rose, at no great distance from the water, somewhat abruptly from a fertile bottom, which stretched along the margin of one of the numberless water-courses of that region.
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading The hour is noon, and the place an elevated plain, that rose, at no great distance from the water, somewhat abruptly from a fertile bottom, which stretched along the margin of one of the numberless water-courses of that region.
riseverbUS /raɪz/
move upward
From this reading The curtain of our imperfect drama must fall, to rise upon another scene.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The hour is noon, and the place an elevated plain, that rose, at no great distance from the water, somewhat abruptly from a fertile bottom, which stretched along the margin of one of the numberless water-courses of that region.
scenenounUS /siːn/
the place where some action occurs
From this reading The curtain of our imperfect drama must fall, to rise upon another scene.
severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading The time is advanced several days, during which very material changes had occurred in the situation of the actors.
ShakespearenounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːr/
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading —Shakespeare.
situationnounUS /ˌsɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən/
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading The time is advanced several days, during which very material changes had occurred in the situation of the actors.
somewhatadverbUS /ˈsʌmˈwʌt/
to a small degree or extent
From this reading The hour is noon, and the place an elevated plain, that rose, at no great distance from the water, somewhat abruptly from a fertile bottom, which stretched along the margin of one of the numberless water-courses of that region.
stretchedadjectiveUS /stretʃt/
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading The hour is noon, and the place an elevated plain, that rose, at no great distance from the water, somewhat abruptly from a fertile bottom, which stretched along the margin of one of the numberless water-courses of that region.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The hour is noon, and the place an elevated plain, that rose, at no great distance from the water, somewhat abruptly from a fertile bottom, which stretched along the margin of one of the numberless water-courses of that region.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The curtain of our imperfect drama must fall, to rise upon another scene.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The time is advanced several days, during which very material changes had occurred in the situation of the actors.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The curtain of our imperfect drama must fall, to rise upon another scene.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The curtain of our imperfect drama must fall, to rise upon another scene.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading The time is advanced several days, during which very material changes had occurred in the situation of the actors.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The hour is noon, and the place an elevated plain, that rose, at no great distance from the water, somewhat abruptly from a fertile bottom, which stretched along the margin of one of the numberless water-courses of that region.
water-courses
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From this reading The hour is noon, and the place an elevated plain, that rose, at no great distance from the water, somewhat abruptly from a fertile bottom, which stretched along the margin of one of the numberless water-courses of that region.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What, are ancient Pistol and you friends, yet?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The time is advanced several days, during which very material changes had occurred in the situation of the actors.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading What, are ancient Pistol and you friends, yet?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What, are ancient Pistol and you friends, yet?
