adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Is't a match, then?
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 For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
beatingnounUS /ˈbiːtɪŋ/
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading _And now march off, if I can scape but spying, With my drums beating, and my colours flying_.
BurrnounUS /bɜːr/
seed vessel having hooks or prickles
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _And now march off, if I can scape but spying, With my drums beating, and my colours flying_.
coloursnounUS /ˈkʌlərz/
a distinguishing emblem
From this reading _And now march off, if I can scape but spying, With my drums beating, and my colours flying_.
contentnounUS /ˈkɑːntent/
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
dareverbUS /der/
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
drumsnounUS /drʌmz/
plural of “drum” — a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading _And now march off, if I can scape but spying, With my drums beating, and my colours flying_.
ExitnounUS /ˈeɡzɪt/
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
Failer
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From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
flyingadjectiveUS /ˈflaɪɪŋ/
moving swiftly
From this reading _And now march off, if I can scape but spying, With my drums beating, and my colours flying_.
followverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊ/
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
I'll
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From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
Is't
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From this reading Is't a match, then?
Isa
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From this reading _Isa_.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
lednounUS /led/
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
marchverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/
march in a procession
From this reading _And now march off, if I can scape but spying, With my drums beating, and my colours flying_.
matchverbUS /mætʃ/
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading Is't a match, then?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _And now march off, if I can scape but spying, With my drums beating, and my colours flying_.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _And now march off, if I can scape but spying, With my drums beating, and my colours flying_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _And now march off, if I can scape but spying, With my drums beating, and my colours flying_.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
rascalsnounUS /ˈræskəlz/
plural of “rascal” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
redeemverbUS /rɪˈdiːm/
save from sins
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
scapenounUS /skeɪp/
erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip
From this reading _And now march off, if I can scape but spying, With my drums beating, and my colours flying_.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
SirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
spiesnounUS /spaɪz/
plural of “spy” — (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
spyingnounUS /ˈspaɪɪŋ/
keeping a secret or furtive watch
From this reading _And now march off, if I can scape but spying, With my drums beating, and my colours flying_.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Is't a match, then?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
Tim
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From this reading _Tim_.
TimorousadjectiveUS /ˈtɪmərəs/
timid by nature or revealing timidity
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
tisnounUS /tɪz/
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _And now march off, if I can scape but spying, With my drums beating, and my colours flying_.
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading For once I am content it shall; but 'tis to redeem you from those rascals, Burr and Failer--that way, Sir Timorous, for fear of spies; I'll meet you at the garden door.--[_Exit_ TIMOROUS.] I have led all women the way, if they dare but follow me.
