adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
abashedadjectiveUS /əˈbæʃt/
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading He was abashed, and bowed before her and said: "O gracious Lady, thou badest me service, and I have been about it."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was abashed, and bowed before her and said: "O gracious Lady, thou badest me service, and I have been about it."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Lady," said he, "when I entered the thicket of thy swooning I found there no carcase of the lion, nor any sign of the dragging away of him."
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Why art thou come before me?"
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Lady," said he, "when I entered the thicket of thy swooning I found there no carcase of the lion, nor any sign of the dragging away of him."
badest
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From this reading He was abashed, and bowed before her and said: "O gracious Lady, thou badest me service, and I have been about it."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was abashed, and bowed before her and said: "O gracious Lady, thou badest me service, and I have been about it."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Why art thou come before me?"
betided
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She said: "Tell me then, tell me, what hath betided?"
bowedadjectiveUS /baʊd/
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading He was abashed, and bowed before her and said: "O gracious Lady, thou badest me service, and I have been about it."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
carcasenoun
the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
From this reading "Lady," said he, "when I entered the thicket of thy swooning I found there no carcase of the lion, nor any sign of the dragging away of him."
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Why art thou come before me?"
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
draggingadjectiveUS /ˈdræɡɪŋ/
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading "Lady," said he, "when I entered the thicket of thy swooning I found there no carcase of the lion, nor any sign of the dragging away of him."
drewnounUS /druː/
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading "Lady," said he, "when I entered the thicket of thy swooning I found there no carcase of the lion, nor any sign of the dragging away of him."
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
fro
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
graciousadjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪʃəs/
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading He was abashed, and bowed before her and said: "O gracious Lady, thou badest me service, and I have been about it."
hallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading She said: "Tell me then, tell me, what hath betided?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was abashed, and bowed before her and said: "O gracious Lady, thou badest me service, and I have been about it."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was abashed, and bowed before her and said: "O gracious Lady, thou badest me service, and I have been about it."
high-seat
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He was abashed, and bowed before her and said: "O gracious Lady, thou badest me service, and I have been about it."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was abashed, and bowed before her and said: "O gracious Lady, thou badest me service, and I have been about it."
LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
lionnounUS /ˈlaɪən/
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading "Lady," said he, "when I entered the thicket of thy swooning I found there no carcase of the lion, nor any sign of the dragging away of him."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why art thou come before me?"
nighadjectiveUS /naɪ/
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Lady," said he, "when I entered the thicket of thy swooning I found there no carcase of the lion, nor any sign of the dragging away of him."
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Lady," said he, "when I entered the thicket of thy swooning I found there no carcase of the lion, nor any sign of the dragging away of him."
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 He was abashed, and bowed before her and said: "O gracious Lady, thou badest me service, and I have been about it."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Lady," said he, "when I entered the thicket of thy swooning I found there no carcase of the lion, nor any sign of the dragging away of him."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
pillaredadjectiveUS /ˈpɪlərd/
having pillars
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
servicenounUS /ˈsɜːrvəs/
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading He was abashed, and bowed before her and said: "O gracious Lady, thou badest me service, and I have been about it."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
signnounUS /saɪn/
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading "Lady," said he, "when I entered the thicket of thy swooning I found there no carcase of the lion, nor any sign of the dragging away of him."
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
SquirenounUS /skwaɪr/
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
swooningadjectiveUS /ˈswuːnɪŋ/
weak and likely to lose consciousness
From this reading "Lady," said he, "when I entered the thicket of thy swooning I found there no carcase of the lion, nor any sign of the dragging away of him."
TellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading She said: "Tell me then, tell me, what hath betided?"
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She said: "Tell me then, tell me, what hath betided?"
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading "Lady," said he, "when I entered the thicket of thy swooning I found there no carcase of the lion, nor any sign of the dragging away of him."
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Lady," said he, "when I entered the thicket of thy swooning I found there no carcase of the lion, nor any sign of the dragging away of him."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
walkingadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/
close enough to be walked to
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was abashed, and bowed before her and said: "O gracious Lady, thou badest me service, and I have been about it."
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "What hast thou done, Squire?
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why art thou come before me?"
