adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
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 But Face-of-god said gaily: ‘Sweet it shall be to me; good is all that the Friend giveth.’
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHEN he came back to the daïs he saw that there was meat upon the board, and the Friend said to him:
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet even then thou shalt have no such dainties as Stone-face hath imagined for thee at the hands of the Wood-wight.’
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yet even then thou shalt have no such dainties as Stone-face hath imagined for thee at the hands of the Wood-wight.’
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading WHEN he came back to the daïs he saw that there was meat upon the board, and the Friend said to him:
banquetnounUS /ˈbæŋkwət/
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
boardnounUS /bɔːrd/
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading WHEN he came back to the daïs he saw that there was meat upon the board, and the Friend said to him:
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading WHEN he came back to the daïs he saw that there was meat upon the board, and the Friend said to him:
cheerverbUS /tʃɪr/
give encouragement to
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
cheesenounUS /tʃiːz/
a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
From this reading She laughed therewith, and he no less; and in sooth the meat was but simple, of curds and new cheese, meat of the herdsmen.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
curdsnounUS /kɜːrdz/
plural of “curd” — a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd
From this reading She laughed therewith, and he no less; and in sooth the meat was but simple, of curds and new cheese, meat of the herdsmen.
dainties
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From this reading Yet even then thou shalt have no such dainties as Stone-face hath imagined for thee at the hands of the Wood-wight.’
DalenounUS /deɪl/
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
daïs
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From this reading WHEN he came back to the daïs he saw that there was meat upon the board, and the Friend said to him:
delicateadjectiveUS /ˈdeləkət/
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
dwellingsnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋz/
plural of “dwelling” — housing that someone is living in
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
eatverbUS /iːt/
take in solid food
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Yet even then thou shalt have no such dainties as Stone-face hath imagined for thee at the hands of the Wood-wight.’
Face-of-god
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From this reading But Face-of-god said gaily: ‘Sweet it shall be to me; good is all that the Friend giveth.’
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet even then thou shalt have no such dainties as Stone-face hath imagined for thee at the hands of the Wood-wight.’
FriendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading WHEN he came back to the daïs he saw that there was meat upon the board, and the Friend said to him:
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
gailyadverbUS /ˈɡeɪli/
in a gay manner
From this reading But Face-of-god said gaily: ‘Sweet it shall be to me; good is all that the Friend giveth.’
giveth
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From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
Gold-mane
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From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading But Face-of-god said gaily: ‘Sweet it shall be to me; good is all that the Friend giveth.’
guestnounUS /ɡest/
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Yet even then thou shalt have no such dainties as Stone-face hath imagined for thee at the hands of the Wood-wight.’
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Yet even then thou shalt have no such dainties as Stone-face hath imagined for thee at the hands of the Wood-wight.’
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN he came back to the daïs he saw that there was meat upon the board, and the Friend said to him:
herdsmennounUS /ˈhɜːrdzmɪn/
plural of “herdsman” — someone who drives a herd
From this reading She laughed therewith, and he no less; and in sooth the meat was but simple, of curds and new cheese, meat of the herdsmen.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WHEN he came back to the daïs he saw that there was meat upon the board, and the Friend said to him:
imaginedverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənd/
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Yet even then thou shalt have no such dainties as Stone-face hath imagined for thee at the hands of the Wood-wight.’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She laughed therewith, and he no less; and in sooth the meat was but simple, of curds and new cheese, meat of the herdsmen.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
laughedverbUS /læft/
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading She laughed therewith, and he no less; and in sooth the meat was but simple, of curds and new cheese, meat of the herdsmen.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading She laughed therewith, and he no less; and in sooth the meat was but simple, of curds and new cheese, meat of the herdsmen.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
meatnounUS /miːt/
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading WHEN he came back to the daïs he saw that there was meat upon the board, and the Friend said to him:
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading She laughed therewith, and he no less; and in sooth the meat was but simple, of curds and new cheese, meat of the herdsmen.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Yet even then thou shalt have no such dainties as Stone-face hath imagined for thee at the hands of the Wood-wight.’
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
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 ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading WHEN he came back to the daïs he saw that there was meat upon the board, and the Friend said to him:
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading WHEN he came back to the daïs he saw that there was meat upon the board, and the Friend said to him:
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading Yet even then thou shalt have no such dainties as Stone-face hath imagined for thee at the hands of the Wood-wight.’
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She laughed therewith, and he no less; and in sooth the meat was but simple, of curds and new cheese, meat of the herdsmen.
simpleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpəl/
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading She laughed therewith, and he no less; and in sooth the meat was but simple, of curds and new cheese, meat of the herdsmen.
sitverbUS /sɪt/
be seated
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
soothnoun
truth or reality
From this reading She laughed therewith, and he no less; and in sooth the meat was but simple, of curds and new cheese, meat of the herdsmen.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
Stone-facenoun
any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones
From this reading Yet even then thou shalt have no such dainties as Stone-face hath imagined for thee at the hands of the Wood-wight.’
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Yet even then thou shalt have no such dainties as Stone-face hath imagined for thee at the hands of the Wood-wight.’
SweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading But Face-of-god said gaily: ‘Sweet it shall be to me; good is all that the Friend giveth.’
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WHEN he came back to the daïs he saw that there was meat upon the board, and the Friend said to him:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN he came back to the daïs he saw that there was meat upon the board, and the Friend said to him:
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Yet even then thou shalt have no such dainties as Stone-face hath imagined for thee at the hands of the Wood-wight.’
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading WHEN he came back to the daïs he saw that there was meat upon the board, and the Friend said to him:
therewithadverb
with that or this or it
From this reading She laughed therewith, and he no less; and in sooth the meat was but simple, of curds and new cheese, meat of the herdsmen.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHEN he came back to the daïs he saw that there was meat upon the board, and the Friend said to him:
to-night
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading WHEN he came back to the daïs he saw that there was meat upon the board, and the Friend said to him:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEN he came back to the daïs he saw that there was meat upon the board, and the Friend said to him:
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WHEN he came back to the daïs he saw that there was meat upon the board, and the Friend said to him:
Wood-wight
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From this reading Yet even then thou shalt have no such dainties as Stone-face hath imagined for thee at the hands of the Wood-wight.’
Wood-woman
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From this reading ‘Now art thou Gold-mane indeed: but come now, sit by me and eat, though the Wood-woman giveth thee but a sorry banquet, O guest; but from the Dale it is, and we be too far now from the dwellings of men to have delicate meat on the board, though to-night when they come back thy cheer shall be better.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet even then thou shalt have no such dainties as Stone-face hath imagined for thee at the hands of the Wood-wight.’
