adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When the red rim of the sun showed like a fire between the trunks of the pines came my Lord Carnal, and with him Master Pory and Dr. Lawrence Bohun.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Early morning found us together again in the field behind the church.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading We had not long to wait in the chill air and dew-drenched grass.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ROLFE coming down by boat from Varina, had reached the town in the dusk of that day which had seen the arrival of the Santa Teresa, and I had gone to him before I slept that night.
arrivalnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading ROLFE coming down by boat from Varina, had reached the town in the dusk of that day which had seen the arrival of the Santa Teresa, and I had gone to him before I slept that night.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ROLFE coming down by boat from Varina, had reached the town in the dusk of that day which had seen the arrival of the Santa Teresa, and I had gone to him before I slept that night.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Early morning found us together again in the field behind the church.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading When the red rim of the sun showed like a fire between the trunks of the pines came my Lord Carnal, and with him Master Pory and Dr. Lawrence Bohun.
boatnounUS /boʊt/
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading ROLFE coming down by boat from Varina, had reached the town in the dusk of that day which had seen the arrival of the Santa Teresa, and I had gone to him before I slept that night.
Bohun
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From this reading When the red rim of the sun showed like a fire between the trunks of the pines came my Lord Carnal, and with him Master Pory and Dr. Lawrence Bohun.
bowedadjectiveUS /baʊd/
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading My lord and I bowed to each other profoundly.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ROLFE coming down by boat from Varina, had reached the town in the dusk of that day which had seen the arrival of the Santa Teresa, and I had gone to him before I slept that night.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When the red rim of the sun showed like a fire between the trunks of the pines came my Lord Carnal, and with him Master Pory and Dr. Lawrence Bohun.
CarnaladjectiveUS /ˈkɑːrnəl/
marked by the appetites and passions of the body
From this reading When the red rim of the sun showed like a fire between the trunks of the pines came my Lord Carnal, and with him Master Pory and Dr. Lawrence Bohun.
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading We had not long to wait in the chill air and dew-drenched grass.
churchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Early morning found us together again in the field behind the church.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading ROLFE coming down by boat from Varina, had reached the town in the dusk of that day which had seen the arrival of the Santa Teresa, and I had gone to him before I slept that night.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading ROLFE coming down by boat from Varina, had reached the town in the dusk of that day which had seen the arrival of the Santa Teresa, and I had gone to him before I slept that night.
dew-drenched
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From this reading We had not long to wait in the chill air and dew-drenched grass.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading ROLFE coming down by boat from Varina, had reached the town in the dusk of that day which had seen the arrival of the Santa Teresa, and I had gone to him before I slept that night.
Dr
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From this reading When the red rim of the sun showed like a fire between the trunks of the pines came my Lord Carnal, and with him Master Pory and Dr. Lawrence Bohun.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading ROLFE coming down by boat from Varina, had reached the town in the dusk of that day which had seen the arrival of the Santa Teresa, and I had gone to him before I slept that night.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading My lord and I bowed to each other profoundly.
EarlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Early morning found us together again in the field behind the church.
fieldnounUS /fiːld/
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Early morning found us together again in the field behind the church.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading When the red rim of the sun showed like a fire between the trunks of the pines came my Lord Carnal, and with him Master Pory and Dr. Lawrence Bohun.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Early morning found us together again in the field behind the church.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ROLFE coming down by boat from Varina, had reached the town in the dusk of that day which had seen the arrival of the Santa Teresa, and I had gone to him before I slept that night.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading ROLFE coming down by boat from Varina, had reached the town in the dusk of that day which had seen the arrival of the Santa Teresa, and I had gone to him before I slept that night.
grassverbUS /ɡræs/
shoot down, of birds
From this reading We had not long to wait in the chill air and dew-drenched grass.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ROLFE coming down by boat from Varina, had reached the town in the dusk of that day which had seen the arrival of the Santa Teresa, and I had gone to him before I slept that night.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ROLFE coming down by boat from Varina, had reached the town in the dusk of that day which had seen the arrival of the Santa Teresa, and I had gone to him before I slept that night.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ROLFE coming down by boat from Varina, had reached the town in the dusk of that day which had seen the arrival of the Santa Teresa, and I had gone to him before I slept that night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ROLFE coming down by boat from Varina, had reached the town in the dusk of that day which had seen the arrival of the Santa Teresa, and I had gone to him before I slept that night.
LawrencenounUS /ˈlɔːrəns/
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading When the red rim of the sun showed like a fire between the trunks of the pines came my Lord Carnal, and with him Master Pory and Dr. Lawrence Bohun.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading When the red rim of the sun showed like a fire between the trunks of the pines came my Lord Carnal, and with him Master Pory and Dr. Lawrence Bohun.
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 We had not long to wait in the chill air and dew-drenched grass.
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading When the red rim of the sun showed like a fire between the trunks of the pines came my Lord Carnal, and with him Master Pory and Dr. Lawrence Bohun.
MasternounUS /ˈmæstər/
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading When the red rim of the sun showed like a fire between the trunks of the pines came my Lord Carnal, and with him Master Pory and Dr. Lawrence Bohun.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Early morning found us together again in the field behind the church.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When the red rim of the sun showed like a fire between the trunks of the pines came my Lord Carnal, and with him Master Pory and Dr. Lawrence Bohun.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading ROLFE coming down by boat from Varina, had reached the town in the dusk of that day which had seen the arrival of the Santa Teresa, and I had gone to him before I slept that night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We had not long to wait in the chill air and dew-drenched grass.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ROLFE coming down by boat from Varina, had reached the town in the dusk of that day which had seen the arrival of the Santa Teresa, and I had gone to him before I slept that night.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading My lord and I bowed to each other profoundly.
pinesnounUS /paɪnz/
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading When the red rim of the sun showed like a fire between the trunks of the pines came my Lord Carnal, and with him Master Pory and Dr. Lawrence Bohun.
Pory
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From this reading When the red rim of the sun showed like a fire between the trunks of the pines came my Lord Carnal, and with him Master Pory and Dr. Lawrence Bohun.
profoundlyadverbUS /proʊˈfaʊndli/
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading My lord and I bowed to each other profoundly.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading ROLFE coming down by boat from Varina, had reached the town in the dusk of that day which had seen the arrival of the Santa Teresa, and I had gone to him before I slept that night.
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading When the red rim of the sun showed like a fire between the trunks of the pines came my Lord Carnal, and with him Master Pory and Dr. Lawrence Bohun.
rimnounUS /rɪm/
the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
From this reading When the red rim of the sun showed like a fire between the trunks of the pines came my Lord Carnal, and with him Master Pory and Dr. Lawrence Bohun.
ROLFE
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROLFE coming down by boat from Varina, had reached the town in the dusk of that day which had seen the arrival of the Santa Teresa, and I had gone to him before I slept that night.
SantanounUS /ˈsæntə/
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading ROLFE coming down by boat from Varina, had reached the town in the dusk of that day which had seen the arrival of the Santa Teresa, and I had gone to him before I slept that night.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading ROLFE coming down by boat from Varina, had reached the town in the dusk of that day which had seen the arrival of the Santa Teresa, and I had gone to him before I slept that night.
showedverbUS /ʃoʊd/
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading When the red rim of the sun showed like a fire between the trunks of the pines came my Lord Carnal, and with him Master Pory and Dr. Lawrence Bohun.
sleptverbUS /slept/
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading ROLFE coming down by boat from Varina, had reached the town in the dusk of that day which had seen the arrival of the Santa Teresa, and I had gone to him before I slept that night.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading When the red rim of the sun showed like a fire between the trunks of the pines came my Lord Carnal, and with him Master Pory and Dr. Lawrence Bohun.
TeresanounUS /tərˈiːsə/
Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)
From this reading ROLFE coming down by boat from Varina, had reached the town in the dusk of that day which had seen the arrival of the Santa Teresa, and I had gone to him before I slept that night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ROLFE coming down by boat from Varina, had reached the town in the dusk of that day which had seen the arrival of the Santa Teresa, and I had gone to him before I slept that night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROLFE coming down by boat from Varina, had reached the town in the dusk of that day which had seen the arrival of the Santa Teresa, and I had gone to him before I slept that night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ROLFE coming down by boat from Varina, had reached the town in the dusk of that day which had seen the arrival of the Santa Teresa, and I had gone to him before I slept that night.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Early morning found us together again in the field behind the church.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading ROLFE coming down by boat from Varina, had reached the town in the dusk of that day which had seen the arrival of the Santa Teresa, and I had gone to him before I slept that night.
trunksnounUS /trʌŋks/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading When the red rim of the sun showed like a fire between the trunks of the pines came my Lord Carnal, and with him Master Pory and Dr. Lawrence Bohun.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Early morning found us together again in the field behind the church.
Varina
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From this reading ROLFE coming down by boat from Varina, had reached the town in the dusk of that day which had seen the arrival of the Santa Teresa, and I had gone to him before I slept that night.
waitverbUS /weɪt/
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading We had not long to wait in the chill air and dew-drenched grass.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had not long to wait in the chill air and dew-drenched grass.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the red rim of the sun showed like a fire between the trunks of the pines came my Lord Carnal, and with him Master Pory and Dr. Lawrence Bohun.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ROLFE coming down by boat from Varina, had reached the town in the dusk of that day which had seen the arrival of the Santa Teresa, and I had gone to him before I slept that night.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When the red rim of the sun showed like a fire between the trunks of the pines came my Lord Carnal, and with him Master Pory and Dr. Lawrence Bohun.
