adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Ill be thou met,” he said, “whose ire Would slake with blood thy soul’s desire: By thee my mother died in fire; Die thou by me a death less dire.”
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Then Balen turned, And saw the sorceress hard beside By whose fell craft his mother died: Three years he had sought her, and here espied His heart against her yearned.
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 “Not with mine honour this may be; Ask all save this thou wilt,” quoth he, “And have thy full desire.”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Not with mine honour this may be; Ask all save this thou wilt,” quoth he, “And have thy full desire.”
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading But she Made answer: “Nought will I of thee, Nought if not this.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sharp flashed his sword forth, fleet as flame, And shore away her sorcerous head.
AskverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Not with mine honour this may be; Ask all save this thou wilt,” quoth he, “And have thy full desire.”
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Sharp flashed his sword forth, fleet as flame, And shore away her sorcerous head.
Balen
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From this reading Then Balen turned, And saw the sorceress hard beside By whose fell craft his mother died: Three years he had sought her, and here espied His heart against her yearned.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Not with mine honour this may be; Ask all save this thou wilt,” quoth he, “And have thy full desire.”
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Then Balen turned, And saw the sorceress hard beside By whose fell craft his mother died: Three years he had sought her, and here espied His heart against her yearned.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading “Ill be thou met,” he said, “whose ire Would slake with blood thy soul’s desire: By thee my mother died in fire; Die thou by me a death less dire.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she Made answer: “Nought will I of thee, Nought if not this.”
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then Balen turned, And saw the sorceress hard beside By whose fell craft his mother died: Three years he had sought her, and here espied His heart against her yearned.
craftnounUS /kræft/
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading Then Balen turned, And saw the sorceress hard beside By whose fell craft his mother died: Three years he had sought her, and here espied His heart against her yearned.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “Ill be thou met,” he said, “whose ire Would slake with blood thy soul’s desire: By thee my mother died in fire; Die thou by me a death less dire.”
desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading “Not with mine honour this may be; Ask all save this thou wilt,” quoth he, “And have thy full desire.”
DieverbUS /daɪ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Ill be thou met,” he said, “whose ire Would slake with blood thy soul’s desire: By thee my mother died in fire; Die thou by me a death less dire.”
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Then Balen turned, And saw the sorceress hard beside By whose fell craft his mother died: Three years he had sought her, and here espied His heart against her yearned.
direadjectiveUS /daɪr/
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
From this reading “Ill be thou met,” he said, “whose ire Would slake with blood thy soul’s desire: By thee my mother died in fire; Die thou by me a death less dire.”
espied
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From this reading Then Balen turned, And saw the sorceress hard beside By whose fell craft his mother died: Three years he had sought her, and here espied His heart against her yearned.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Then Balen turned, And saw the sorceress hard beside By whose fell craft his mother died: Three years he had sought her, and here espied His heart against her yearned.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading “Ill be thou met,” he said, “whose ire Would slake with blood thy soul’s desire: By thee my mother died in fire; Die thou by me a death less dire.”
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading Sharp flashed his sword forth, fleet as flame, And shore away her sorcerous head.
flashedverbUS /flæʃt/
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Sharp flashed his sword forth, fleet as flame, And shore away her sorcerous head.
fleetnounUS /fliːt/
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading Sharp flashed his sword forth, fleet as flame, And shore away her sorcerous head.
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Sharp flashed his sword forth, fleet as flame, And shore away her sorcerous head.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading “Not with mine honour this may be; Ask all save this thou wilt,” quoth he, “And have thy full desire.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then Balen turned, And saw the sorceress hard beside By whose fell craft his mother died: Three years he had sought her, and here espied His heart against her yearned.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Then Balen turned, And saw the sorceress hard beside By whose fell craft his mother died: Three years he had sought her, and here espied His heart against her yearned.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Not with mine honour this may be; Ask all save this thou wilt,” quoth he, “And have thy full desire.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Not with mine honour this may be; Ask all save this thou wilt,” quoth he, “And have thy full desire.”
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Sharp flashed his sword forth, fleet as flame, And shore away her sorcerous head.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Then Balen turned, And saw the sorceress hard beside By whose fell craft his mother died: Three years he had sought her, and here espied His heart against her yearned.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Balen turned, And saw the sorceress hard beside By whose fell craft his mother died: Three years he had sought her, and here espied His heart against her yearned.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Then Balen turned, And saw the sorceress hard beside By whose fell craft his mother died: Three years he had sought her, and here espied His heart against her yearned.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Balen turned, And saw the sorceress hard beside By whose fell craft his mother died: Three years he had sought her, and here espied His heart against her yearned.
honournounUS /ˈɑːnər/
the state of being honored
From this reading “Not with mine honour this may be; Ask all save this thou wilt,” quoth he, “And have thy full desire.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But she Made answer: “Nought will I of thee, Nought if not this.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But she Made answer: “Nought will I of thee, Nought if not this.”
IlladjectiveUS /ɪl/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “Ill be thou met,” he said, “whose ire Would slake with blood thy soul’s desire: By thee my mother died in fire; Die thou by me a death less dire.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Ill be thou met,” he said, “whose ire Would slake with blood thy soul’s desire: By thee my mother died in fire; Die thou by me a death less dire.”
irenounUS /aɪr/
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading “Ill be thou met,” he said, “whose ire Would slake with blood thy soul’s desire: By thee my mother died in fire; Die thou by me a death less dire.”
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading “Ill be thou met,” he said, “whose ire Would slake with blood thy soul’s desire: By thee my mother died in fire; Die thou by me a death less dire.”
MadeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But she Made answer: “Nought will I of thee, Nought if not this.”
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Not with mine honour this may be; Ask all save this thou wilt,” quoth he, “And have thy full desire.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Ill be thou met,” he said, “whose ire Would slake with blood thy soul’s desire: By thee my mother died in fire; Die thou by me a death less dire.”
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “Ill be thou met,” he said, “whose ire Would slake with blood thy soul’s desire: By thee my mother died in fire; Die thou by me a death less dire.”
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Not with mine honour this may be; Ask all save this thou wilt,” quoth he, “And have thy full desire.”
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Then Balen turned, And saw the sorceress hard beside By whose fell craft his mother died: Three years he had sought her, and here espied His heart against her yearned.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Ill be thou met,” he said, “whose ire Would slake with blood thy soul’s desire: By thee my mother died in fire; Die thou by me a death less dire.”
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not with mine honour this may be; Ask all save this thou wilt,” quoth he, “And have thy full desire.”
Noughtnoun
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
From this reading But she Made answer: “Nought will I of thee, Nought if not this.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But she Made answer: “Nought will I of thee, Nought if not this.”
quoth
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Not with mine honour this may be; Ask all save this thou wilt,” quoth he, “And have thy full desire.”
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Ill be thou met,” he said, “whose ire Would slake with blood thy soul’s desire: By thee my mother died in fire; Die thou by me a death less dire.”
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading “Not with mine honour this may be; Ask all save this thou wilt,” quoth he, “And have thy full desire.”
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Then Balen turned, And saw the sorceress hard beside By whose fell craft his mother died: Three years he had sought her, and here espied His heart against her yearned.
SharpadjectiveUS /ʃɑːrp/
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Sharp flashed his sword forth, fleet as flame, And shore away her sorcerous head.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she Made answer: “Nought will I of thee, Nought if not this.”
shorenounUS /ʃɔːr/
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Sharp flashed his sword forth, fleet as flame, And shore away her sorcerous head.
slakeverb
satisfy
From this reading “Ill be thou met,” he said, “whose ire Would slake with blood thy soul’s desire: By thee my mother died in fire; Die thou by me a death less dire.”
sorceressnoun
a woman sorcerer
From this reading Then Balen turned, And saw the sorceress hard beside By whose fell craft his mother died: Three years he had sought her, and here espied His heart against her yearned.
sorcerousadjective
possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
From this reading Sharp flashed his sword forth, fleet as flame, And shore away her sorcerous head.
soughtadjectiveUS /sɔːt/
that is looked for
From this reading Then Balen turned, And saw the sorceress hard beside By whose fell craft his mother died: Three years he had sought her, and here espied His heart against her yearned.
soul's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ill be thou met,” he said, “whose ire Would slake with blood thy soul’s desire: By thee my mother died in fire; Die thou by me a death less dire.”
swordnounUS /sɔːrd/
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading Sharp flashed his sword forth, fleet as flame, And shore away her sorcerous head.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then Balen turned, And saw the sorceress hard beside By whose fell craft his mother died: Three years he had sought her, and here espied His heart against her yearned.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading But she Made answer: “Nought will I of thee, Nought if not this.”
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Balen turned, And saw the sorceress hard beside By whose fell craft his mother died: Three years he had sought her, and here espied His heart against her yearned.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Not with mine honour this may be; Ask all save this thou wilt,” quoth he, “And have thy full desire.”
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Not with mine honour this may be; Ask all save this thou wilt,” quoth he, “And have thy full desire.”
ThreenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Then Balen turned, And saw the sorceress hard beside By whose fell craft his mother died: Three years he had sought her, and here espied His heart against her yearned.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Not with mine honour this may be; Ask all save this thou wilt,” quoth he, “And have thy full desire.”
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Then Balen turned, And saw the sorceress hard beside By whose fell craft his mother died: Three years he had sought her, and here espied His heart against her yearned.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Then Balen turned, And saw the sorceress hard beside By whose fell craft his mother died: Three years he had sought her, and here espied His heart against her yearned.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But she Made answer: “Nought will I of thee, Nought if not this.”
wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Not with mine honour this may be; Ask all save this thou wilt,” quoth he, “And have thy full desire.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Not with mine honour this may be; Ask all save this thou wilt,” quoth he, “And have thy full desire.”
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Ill be thou met,” he said, “whose ire Would slake with blood thy soul’s desire: By thee my mother died in fire; Die thou by me a death less dire.”
yearnedverbUS /jɜːrnd/
past form of “yearn” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading Then Balen turned, And saw the sorceress hard beside By whose fell craft his mother died: Three years he had sought her, and here espied His heart against her yearned.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Then Balen turned, And saw the sorceress hard beside By whose fell craft his mother died: Three years he had sought her, and here espied His heart against her yearned.
