adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Once a begging friar came limping along in a brown habit, imploring in a most dolorous voice to give him a single groat to buy bread wherewith to save himself from impending death.
Alleyne
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From this reading Yet from time to time Alleyne met other wayfarers, and more than once was overtaken by strings of pack mules and horsemen journeying in the same direction as himself.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The road along which he travelled was scarce as populous as most other roads in the kingdom, and far less so than those which lie between the larger towns.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The road along which he travelled was scarce as populous as most other roads in the kingdom, and far less so than those which lie between the larger towns.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The road along which he travelled was scarce as populous as most other roads in the kingdom, and far less so than those which lie between the larger towns.
beggingnounUS /ˈbeɡɪŋ/
a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
From this reading Once a begging friar came limping along in a brown habit, imploring in a most dolorous voice to give him a single groat to buy bread wherewith to save himself from impending death.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Swiftly as he went, however, he could not escape the curse of the four blessed evangelists which the mendicant howled behind him.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Alleyne passed him swiftly by, for he had learned from the monks to have no love for the wandering friars, and, besides, there was a great half-gnawed mutton bone sticking out of his pouch to prove him a liar.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The road along which he travelled was scarce as populous as most other roads in the kingdom, and far less so than those which lie between the larger towns.
blessedadjectiveUS /blest/
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading Swiftly as he went, however, he could not escape the curse of the four blessed evangelists which the mendicant howled behind him.
bonenounUS /boʊn/
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading Alleyne passed him swiftly by, for he had learned from the monks to have no love for the wandering friars, and, besides, there was a great half-gnawed mutton bone sticking out of his pouch to prove him a liar.
breadnounUS /bred/
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading Once a begging friar came limping along in a brown habit, imploring in a most dolorous voice to give him a single groat to buy bread wherewith to save himself from impending death.
brownnounUS /braʊn/
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Once a begging friar came limping along in a brown habit, imploring in a most dolorous voice to give him a single groat to buy bread wherewith to save himself from impending death.
buyverbUS /baɪ/
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Once a begging friar came limping along in a brown habit, imploring in a most dolorous voice to give him a single groat to buy bread wherewith to save himself from impending death.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yet from time to time Alleyne met other wayfarers, and more than once was overtaken by strings of pack mules and horsemen journeying in the same direction as himself.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Once a begging friar came limping along in a brown habit, imploring in a most dolorous voice to give him a single groat to buy bread wherewith to save himself from impending death.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Swiftly as he went, however, he could not escape the curse of the four blessed evangelists which the mendicant howled behind him.
cursenounUS /kɜːrs/
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading Swiftly as he went, however, he could not escape the curse of the four blessed evangelists which the mendicant howled behind him.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Once a begging friar came limping along in a brown habit, imploring in a most dolorous voice to give him a single groat to buy bread wherewith to save himself from impending death.
directionnounUS /dərˈekʃən/
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Yet from time to time Alleyne met other wayfarers, and more than once was overtaken by strings of pack mules and horsemen journeying in the same direction as himself.
dolorousadjective
showing sorrow
From this reading Once a begging friar came limping along in a brown habit, imploring in a most dolorous voice to give him a single groat to buy bread wherewith to save himself from impending death.
escapenounUS /ɪˈskeɪp/
the act of escaping physically
From this reading Swiftly as he went, however, he could not escape the curse of the four blessed evangelists which the mendicant howled behind him.
evangelistsnounUS /ɪˈvændʒəlɪsts/
plural of “evangelist” — a preacher of the Christian gospel
From this reading Swiftly as he went, however, he could not escape the curse of the four blessed evangelists which the mendicant howled behind him.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The road along which he travelled was scarce as populous as most other roads in the kingdom, and far less so than those which lie between the larger towns.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Alleyne passed him swiftly by, for he had learned from the monks to have no love for the wandering friars, and, besides, there was a great half-gnawed mutton bone sticking out of his pouch to prove him a liar.
fournounUS /fɔːr/
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Swiftly as he went, however, he could not escape the curse of the four blessed evangelists which the mendicant howled behind him.
friarnounUS /ˈfraɪər/
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading Once a begging friar came limping along in a brown habit, imploring in a most dolorous voice to give him a single groat to buy bread wherewith to save himself from impending death.
friarsnounUS /ˈfraɪərz/
plural of “friar” — a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading Alleyne passed him swiftly by, for he had learned from the monks to have no love for the wandering friars, and, besides, there was a great half-gnawed mutton bone sticking out of his pouch to prove him a liar.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yet from time to time Alleyne met other wayfarers, and more than once was overtaken by strings of pack mules and horsemen journeying in the same direction as himself.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Once a begging friar came limping along in a brown habit, imploring in a most dolorous voice to give him a single groat to buy bread wherewith to save himself from impending death.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Alleyne passed him swiftly by, for he had learned from the monks to have no love for the wandering friars, and, besides, there was a great half-gnawed mutton bone sticking out of his pouch to prove him a liar.
groatnounUS /ɡroʊt/
a former English silver coin worth four pennies
From this reading Once a begging friar came limping along in a brown habit, imploring in a most dolorous voice to give him a single groat to buy bread wherewith to save himself from impending death.
habitnounUS /ˈhæbət/
an established custom
From this reading Once a begging friar came limping along in a brown habit, imploring in a most dolorous voice to give him a single groat to buy bread wherewith to save himself from impending death.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Alleyne passed him swiftly by, for he had learned from the monks to have no love for the wandering friars, and, besides, there was a great half-gnawed mutton bone sticking out of his pouch to prove him a liar.
half-gnawed
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From this reading Alleyne passed him swiftly by, for he had learned from the monks to have no love for the wandering friars, and, besides, there was a great half-gnawed mutton bone sticking out of his pouch to prove him a liar.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Alleyne passed him swiftly by, for he had learned from the monks to have no love for the wandering friars, and, besides, there was a great half-gnawed mutton bone sticking out of his pouch to prove him a liar.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The road along which he travelled was scarce as populous as most other roads in the kingdom, and far less so than those which lie between the larger towns.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Once a begging friar came limping along in a brown habit, imploring in a most dolorous voice to give him a single groat to buy bread wherewith to save himself from impending death.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Yet from time to time Alleyne met other wayfarers, and more than once was overtaken by strings of pack mules and horsemen journeying in the same direction as himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Alleyne passed him swiftly by, for he had learned from the monks to have no love for the wandering friars, and, besides, there was a great half-gnawed mutton bone sticking out of his pouch to prove him a liar.
horsemennounUS /ˈhɔːrsmən/
plural of “horseman” — a man skilled in equitation
From this reading Yet from time to time Alleyne met other wayfarers, and more than once was overtaken by strings of pack mules and horsemen journeying in the same direction as himself.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Swiftly as he went, however, he could not escape the curse of the four blessed evangelists which the mendicant howled behind him.
howledverbUS /haʊld/
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading Swiftly as he went, however, he could not escape the curse of the four blessed evangelists which the mendicant howled behind him.
impendingadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpendɪŋ/
close in time; about to occur
From this reading Once a begging friar came limping along in a brown habit, imploring in a most dolorous voice to give him a single groat to buy bread wherewith to save himself from impending death.
imploringadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈplɔːrɪŋ/
begging
From this reading Once a begging friar came limping along in a brown habit, imploring in a most dolorous voice to give him a single groat to buy bread wherewith to save himself from impending death.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The road along which he travelled was scarce as populous as most other roads in the kingdom, and far less so than those which lie between the larger towns.
journeyingnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrniɪŋ/
the act of traveling from one place to another
From this reading Yet from time to time Alleyne met other wayfarers, and more than once was overtaken by strings of pack mules and horsemen journeying in the same direction as himself.
kingdomnounUS /ˈkɪŋdəm/
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading The road along which he travelled was scarce as populous as most other roads in the kingdom, and far less so than those which lie between the larger towns.
largeradjectiveUS /ˈlɑːrdʒər/
large or big relative to something else
From this reading The road along which he travelled was scarce as populous as most other roads in the kingdom, and far less so than those which lie between the larger towns.
learnedadjectiveUS /lɜːrnd/
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading Alleyne passed him swiftly by, for he had learned from the monks to have no love for the wandering friars, and, besides, there was a great half-gnawed mutton bone sticking out of his pouch to prove him a liar.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading The road along which he travelled was scarce as populous as most other roads in the kingdom, and far less so than those which lie between the larger towns.
liarnounUS /ˈlaɪər/
a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
From this reading Alleyne passed him swiftly by, for he had learned from the monks to have no love for the wandering friars, and, besides, there was a great half-gnawed mutton bone sticking out of his pouch to prove him a liar.
lieverbUS /laɪ/
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading The road along which he travelled was scarce as populous as most other roads in the kingdom, and far less so than those which lie between the larger towns.
limpingnounUS /ˈlɪmpɪŋ/
disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
From this reading Once a begging friar came limping along in a brown habit, imploring in a most dolorous voice to give him a single groat to buy bread wherewith to save himself from impending death.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Alleyne passed him swiftly by, for he had learned from the monks to have no love for the wandering friars, and, besides, there was a great half-gnawed mutton bone sticking out of his pouch to prove him a liar.
mendicantnoun
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading Swiftly as he went, however, he could not escape the curse of the four blessed evangelists which the mendicant howled behind him.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Yet from time to time Alleyne met other wayfarers, and more than once was overtaken by strings of pack mules and horsemen journeying in the same direction as himself.
monksnounUS /mʌŋks/
plural of “monk” — a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
From this reading Alleyne passed him swiftly by, for he had learned from the monks to have no love for the wandering friars, and, besides, there was a great half-gnawed mutton bone sticking out of his pouch to prove him a liar.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Yet from time to time Alleyne met other wayfarers, and more than once was overtaken by strings of pack mules and horsemen journeying in the same direction as himself.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading The road along which he travelled was scarce as populous as most other roads in the kingdom, and far less so than those which lie between the larger towns.
mulesnounUS /mjuːlz/
plural of “mule” — hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading Yet from time to time Alleyne met other wayfarers, and more than once was overtaken by strings of pack mules and horsemen journeying in the same direction as himself.
muttonnounUS /ˈmʌtən/
meat from a mature domestic sheep
From this reading Alleyne passed him swiftly by, for he had learned from the monks to have no love for the wandering friars, and, besides, there was a great half-gnawed mutton bone sticking out of his pouch to prove him a liar.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Alleyne passed him swiftly by, for he had learned from the monks to have no love for the wandering friars, and, besides, there was a great half-gnawed mutton bone sticking out of his pouch to prove him a liar.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Swiftly as he went, however, he could not escape the curse of the four blessed evangelists which the mendicant howled behind him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet from time to time Alleyne met other wayfarers, and more than once was overtaken by strings of pack mules and horsemen journeying in the same direction as himself.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Yet from time to time Alleyne met other wayfarers, and more than once was overtaken by strings of pack mules and horsemen journeying in the same direction as himself.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The road along which he travelled was scarce as populous as most other roads in the kingdom, and far less so than those which lie between the larger towns.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Alleyne passed him swiftly by, for he had learned from the monks to have no love for the wandering friars, and, besides, there was a great half-gnawed mutton bone sticking out of his pouch to prove him a liar.
overtakenverbUS /ˈoʊvərteɪkən/
inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading Yet from time to time Alleyne met other wayfarers, and more than once was overtaken by strings of pack mules and horsemen journeying in the same direction as himself.
packverbUS /pæk/
arrange in a container
From this reading Yet from time to time Alleyne met other wayfarers, and more than once was overtaken by strings of pack mules and horsemen journeying in the same direction as himself.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Alleyne passed him swiftly by, for he had learned from the monks to have no love for the wandering friars, and, besides, there was a great half-gnawed mutton bone sticking out of his pouch to prove him a liar.
populousadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːpjələs/
densely populated
From this reading The road along which he travelled was scarce as populous as most other roads in the kingdom, and far less so than those which lie between the larger towns.
pouchnounUS /paʊtʃ/
a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things
From this reading Alleyne passed him swiftly by, for he had learned from the monks to have no love for the wandering friars, and, besides, there was a great half-gnawed mutton bone sticking out of his pouch to prove him a liar.
proveverbUS /pruːv/
be shown or be found to be
From this reading Alleyne passed him swiftly by, for he had learned from the monks to have no love for the wandering friars, and, besides, there was a great half-gnawed mutton bone sticking out of his pouch to prove him a liar.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The road along which he travelled was scarce as populous as most other roads in the kingdom, and far less so than those which lie between the larger towns.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading The road along which he travelled was scarce as populous as most other roads in the kingdom, and far less so than those which lie between the larger towns.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Yet from time to time Alleyne met other wayfarers, and more than once was overtaken by strings of pack mules and horsemen journeying in the same direction as himself.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Once a begging friar came limping along in a brown habit, imploring in a most dolorous voice to give him a single groat to buy bread wherewith to save himself from impending death.
scarceadverbUS /skers/
only a very short time before
From this reading The road along which he travelled was scarce as populous as most other roads in the kingdom, and far less so than those which lie between the larger towns.
singleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪŋɡəl/
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Once a begging friar came limping along in a brown habit, imploring in a most dolorous voice to give him a single groat to buy bread wherewith to save himself from impending death.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The road along which he travelled was scarce as populous as most other roads in the kingdom, and far less so than those which lie between the larger towns.
stickingadjectiveUS /ˈstɪkɪŋ/
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading Alleyne passed him swiftly by, for he had learned from the monks to have no love for the wandering friars, and, besides, there was a great half-gnawed mutton bone sticking out of his pouch to prove him a liar.
stringsnounUS /strɪŋz/
the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
From this reading Yet from time to time Alleyne met other wayfarers, and more than once was overtaken by strings of pack mules and horsemen journeying in the same direction as himself.
swiftlyadverbUS /ˈswɪftli/
in a swift manner
From this reading Alleyne passed him swiftly by, for he had learned from the monks to have no love for the wandering friars, and, besides, there was a great half-gnawed mutton bone sticking out of his pouch to prove him a liar.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The road along which he travelled was scarce as populous as most other roads in the kingdom, and far less so than those which lie between the larger towns.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The road along which he travelled was scarce as populous as most other roads in the kingdom, and far less so than those which lie between the larger towns.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Alleyne passed him swiftly by, for he had learned from the monks to have no love for the wandering friars, and, besides, there was a great half-gnawed mutton bone sticking out of his pouch to prove him a liar.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The road along which he travelled was scarce as populous as most other roads in the kingdom, and far less so than those which lie between the larger towns.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Yet from time to time Alleyne met other wayfarers, and more than once was overtaken by strings of pack mules and horsemen journeying in the same direction as himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet from time to time Alleyne met other wayfarers, and more than once was overtaken by strings of pack mules and horsemen journeying in the same direction as himself.
townsnounUS /taʊnz/
plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The road along which he travelled was scarce as populous as most other roads in the kingdom, and far less so than those which lie between the larger towns.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading The road along which he travelled was scarce as populous as most other roads in the kingdom, and far less so than those which lie between the larger towns.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Once a begging friar came limping along in a brown habit, imploring in a most dolorous voice to give him a single groat to buy bread wherewith to save himself from impending death.
wanderingadjectiveUS /ˈwɑːndərɪŋ/
migratory
From this reading Alleyne passed him swiftly by, for he had learned from the monks to have no love for the wandering friars, and, besides, there was a great half-gnawed mutton bone sticking out of his pouch to prove him a liar.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The road along which he travelled was scarce as populous as most other roads in the kingdom, and far less so than those which lie between the larger towns.
wayfarers
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From this reading Yet from time to time Alleyne met other wayfarers, and more than once was overtaken by strings of pack mules and horsemen journeying in the same direction as himself.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Swiftly as he went, however, he could not escape the curse of the four blessed evangelists which the mendicant howled behind him.
wherewith
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From this reading Once a begging friar came limping along in a brown habit, imploring in a most dolorous voice to give him a single groat to buy bread wherewith to save himself from impending death.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The road along which he travelled was scarce as populous as most other roads in the kingdom, and far less so than those which lie between the larger towns.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet from time to time Alleyne met other wayfarers, and more than once was overtaken by strings of pack mules and horsemen journeying in the same direction as himself.
