adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After a torrent of afflicting sensations, by which he was at first almost stunned and confounded, Sir Kenneth's first thought was to look for the authors of this violation of the English banner; but in no direction could he see traces of them.
afflictingverbUS /əˈflɪktɪŋ/
-ing form of “afflict” — cause great unhappiness for; distress
From this reading After a torrent of afflicting sensations, by which he was at first almost stunned and confounded, Sir Kenneth's first thought was to look for the authors of this violation of the English banner; but in no direction could he see traces of them.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a torrent of afflicting sensations, by which he was at first almost stunned and confounded, Sir Kenneth's first thought was to look for the authors of this violation of the English banner; but in no direction could he see traces of them.
agenounUS /eɪdʒ/
how long something has existed
From this reading All my long arrear of honour lost, Heap'd up in youth, and hoarded up for age.
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 All my long arrear of honour lost, Heap'd up in youth, and hoarded up for age.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading After a torrent of afflicting sensations, by which he was at first almost stunned and confounded, Sir Kenneth's first thought was to look for the authors of this violation of the English banner; but in no direction could he see traces of them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All my long arrear of honour lost, Heap'd up in youth, and hoarded up for age.
arrear
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From this reading All my long arrear of honour lost, Heap'd up in youth, and hoarded up for age.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After a torrent of afflicting sensations, by which he was at first almost stunned and confounded, Sir Kenneth's first thought was to look for the authors of this violation of the English banner; but in no direction could he see traces of them.
authorsnounUS /ˈɔːθərz/
plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading After a torrent of afflicting sensations, by which he was at first almost stunned and confounded, Sir Kenneth's first thought was to look for the authors of this violation of the English banner; but in no direction could he see traces of them.
bannernounUS /ˈbænər/
long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
From this reading After a torrent of afflicting sensations, by which he was at first almost stunned and confounded, Sir Kenneth's first thought was to look for the authors of this violation of the English banner; but in no direction could he see traces of them.
barefootadjectiveUS /ˈberfʊt/
without shoes
From this reading He hath--and hooting boys may barefoot pass, And gather pebbles from the naked ford!
boysnounUS /bɔɪz/
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading He hath--and hooting boys may barefoot pass, And gather pebbles from the naked ford!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading After a torrent of afflicting sensations, by which he was at first almost stunned and confounded, Sir Kenneth's first thought was to look for the authors of this violation of the English banner; but in no direction could he see traces of them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After a torrent of afflicting sensations, by which he was at first almost stunned and confounded, Sir Kenneth's first thought was to look for the authors of this violation of the English banner; but in no direction could he see traces of them.
confoundedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaʊndɪd/
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading After a torrent of afflicting sensations, by which he was at first almost stunned and confounded, Sir Kenneth's first thought was to look for the authors of this violation of the English banner; but in no direction could he see traces of them.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading After a torrent of afflicting sensations, by which he was at first almost stunned and confounded, Sir Kenneth's first thought was to look for the authors of this violation of the English banner; but in no direction could he see traces of them.
directionnounUS /dərˈekʃən/
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading After a torrent of afflicting sensations, by which he was at first almost stunned and confounded, Sir Kenneth's first thought was to look for the authors of this violation of the English banner; but in no direction could he see traces of them.
DONnounUS /dɑːn/
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading DON SEBASTIAN.
EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading After a torrent of afflicting sensations, by which he was at first almost stunned and confounded, Sir Kenneth's first thought was to look for the authors of this violation of the English banner; but in no direction could he see traces of them.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading After a torrent of afflicting sensations, by which he was at first almost stunned and confounded, Sir Kenneth's first thought was to look for the authors of this violation of the English banner; but in no direction could he see traces of them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All my long arrear of honour lost, Heap'd up in youth, and hoarded up for age.
fordnounUS /fɔːrd/
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading He hath--and hooting boys may barefoot pass, And gather pebbles from the naked ford!
fountainnounUS /ˈfaʊntən/
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading Hath Honour's fountain then suck'd up the stream?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He hath--and hooting boys may barefoot pass, And gather pebbles from the naked ford!
gatherverbUS /ˈɡæðər/
assemble or get together
From this reading He hath--and hooting boys may barefoot pass, And gather pebbles from the naked ford!
Hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Hath Honour's fountain then suck'd up the stream?
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hath--and hooting boys may barefoot pass, And gather pebbles from the naked ford!
Heap'd
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From this reading All my long arrear of honour lost, Heap'd up in youth, and hoarded up for age.
hoardedverbUS /ˈhɔːrdɪd/
past form of “hoard” — save up as for future use
From this reading All my long arrear of honour lost, Heap'd up in youth, and hoarded up for age.
honournounUS /ˈɑːnər/
the state of being honored
From this reading All my long arrear of honour lost, Heap'd up in youth, and hoarded up for age.
Honour'snounUS /ˈɑːnərz/
possessive form of “honour” — the state of being honored
From this reading Hath Honour's fountain then suck'd up the stream?
hooting
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From this reading He hath--and hooting boys may barefoot pass, And gather pebbles from the naked ford!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All my long arrear of honour lost, Heap'd up in youth, and hoarded up for age.
Kenneth's
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From this reading After a torrent of afflicting sensations, by which he was at first almost stunned and confounded, Sir Kenneth's first thought was to look for the authors of this violation of the English banner; but in no direction could he see traces of them.
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 All my long arrear of honour lost, Heap'd up in youth, and hoarded up for age.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading After a torrent of afflicting sensations, by which he was at first almost stunned and confounded, Sir Kenneth's first thought was to look for the authors of this violation of the English banner; but in no direction could he see traces of them.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading All my long arrear of honour lost, Heap'd up in youth, and hoarded up for age.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He hath--and hooting boys may barefoot pass, And gather pebbles from the naked ford!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading All my long arrear of honour lost, Heap'd up in youth, and hoarded up for age.
nakedadjectiveUS /ˈneɪkəd/
completely unclothed
From this reading He hath--and hooting boys may barefoot pass, And gather pebbles from the naked ford!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading After a torrent of afflicting sensations, by which he was at first almost stunned and confounded, Sir Kenneth's first thought was to look for the authors of this violation of the English banner; but in no direction could he see traces of them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All my long arrear of honour lost, Heap'd up in youth, and hoarded up for age.
passverbUS /pæs/
go across or through
From this reading He hath--and hooting boys may barefoot pass, And gather pebbles from the naked ford!
pebblesnounUS /ˈpebəlz/
plural of “pebble” — a small smooth rounded rock
From this reading He hath--and hooting boys may barefoot pass, And gather pebbles from the naked ford!
SEBASTIAN
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From this reading DON SEBASTIAN.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading After a torrent of afflicting sensations, by which he was at first almost stunned and confounded, Sir Kenneth's first thought was to look for the authors of this violation of the English banner; but in no direction could he see traces of them.
sensationsnounUS /senˈseɪʃənz/
plural of “sensation” — an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading After a torrent of afflicting sensations, by which he was at first almost stunned and confounded, Sir Kenneth's first thought was to look for the authors of this violation of the English banner; but in no direction could he see traces of them.
SirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading After a torrent of afflicting sensations, by which he was at first almost stunned and confounded, Sir Kenneth's first thought was to look for the authors of this violation of the English banner; but in no direction could he see traces of them.
streamnounUS /striːm/
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Hath Honour's fountain then suck'd up the stream?
stunnedadjectiveUS /stʌnd/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading After a torrent of afflicting sensations, by which he was at first almost stunned and confounded, Sir Kenneth's first thought was to look for the authors of this violation of the English banner; but in no direction could he see traces of them.
suck'd
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From this reading Hath Honour's fountain then suck'd up the stream?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hath Honour's fountain then suck'd up the stream?
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading After a torrent of afflicting sensations, by which he was at first almost stunned and confounded, Sir Kenneth's first thought was to look for the authors of this violation of the English banner; but in no direction could he see traces of them.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Hath Honour's fountain then suck'd up the stream?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After a torrent of afflicting sensations, by which he was at first almost stunned and confounded, Sir Kenneth's first thought was to look for the authors of this violation of the English banner; but in no direction could he see traces of them.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading After a torrent of afflicting sensations, by which he was at first almost stunned and confounded, Sir Kenneth's first thought was to look for the authors of this violation of the English banner; but in no direction could he see traces of them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a torrent of afflicting sensations, by which he was at first almost stunned and confounded, Sir Kenneth's first thought was to look for the authors of this violation of the English banner; but in no direction could he see traces of them.
torrentnounUS /ˈtɔːrənt/
a heavy rain
From this reading After a torrent of afflicting sensations, by which he was at first almost stunned and confounded, Sir Kenneth's first thought was to look for the authors of this violation of the English banner; but in no direction could he see traces of them.
tracesnounUS /ˈtreɪsəz/
plural of “trace” — a just detectable amount
From this reading After a torrent of afflicting sensations, by which he was at first almost stunned and confounded, Sir Kenneth's first thought was to look for the authors of this violation of the English banner; but in no direction could he see traces of them.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading All my long arrear of honour lost, Heap'd up in youth, and hoarded up for age.
violationnounUS /vaɪəˈleɪʃən/
a crime less serious than a felony
From this reading After a torrent of afflicting sensations, by which he was at first almost stunned and confounded, Sir Kenneth's first thought was to look for the authors of this violation of the English banner; but in no direction could he see traces of them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After a torrent of afflicting sensations, by which he was at first almost stunned and confounded, Sir Kenneth's first thought was to look for the authors of this violation of the English banner; but in no direction could he see traces of them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After a torrent of afflicting sensations, by which he was at first almost stunned and confounded, Sir Kenneth's first thought was to look for the authors of this violation of the English banner; but in no direction could he see traces of them.
youthnounUS /juːθ/
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading All my long arrear of honour lost, Heap'd up in youth, and hoarded up for age.
