AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
aheadadverbUS /əˈhed/
at or in the front
From this reading Whene’er I buckle on my pack And foot it gaily in the track, O pleasant gauger, long since dead, I hear you fluting on ahead.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading You go with me the self-same way— The self-same air for me you play; For I do think and so do you It is the tune to travel to.
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 I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
aye
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
binnounUS /bɪn/
a container; usually has a lid
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
booknounUS /bʊk/
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
buckleverbUS /ˈbʌkəl/
fasten with a buckle or buckles
From this reading Whene’er I buckle on my pack And foot it gaily in the track, O pleasant gauger, long since dead, I hear you fluting on ahead.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Whene’er I buckle on my pack And foot it gaily in the track, O pleasant gauger, long since dead, I hear you fluting on ahead.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You go with me the self-same way— The self-same air for me you play; For I do think and so do you It is the tune to travel to.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
enclosingnounUS /enˈkloʊzɪŋ/
the act of enclosing something inside something else
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
ENVOYnounUS /ˈenvɔɪ/
a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading For who would gravely set his face To go to this or t’other place?
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
FlowersnounUS /ˈflaʊərz/
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
flutenounUS /fluːt/
a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown
From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
flutingnoun
a groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column)
From this reading Whene’er I buckle on my pack And foot it gaily in the track, O pleasant gauger, long since dead, I hear you fluting on ahead.
footnounUS /fʊt/
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You go with me the self-same way— The self-same air for me you play; For I do think and so do you It is the tune to travel to.
gailyadverbUS /ˈɡeɪli/
in a gay manner
From this reading Whene’er I buckle on my pack And foot it gaily in the track, O pleasant gauger, long since dead, I hear you fluting on ahead.
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
gauger
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
GOverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
gravelyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪvli/
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading For who would gravely set his face To go to this or t’other place?
hallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Whene’er I buckle on my pack And foot it gaily in the track, O pleasant gauger, long since dead, I hear you fluting on ahead.
hillsnounUS /hɪlz/
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For who would gravely set his face To go to this or t’other place?
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
IInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You go with me the self-same way— The self-same air for me you play; For I do think and so do you It is the tune to travel to.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
lawnsnounUS /lɔːnz/
plural of “lawn” — a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
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 Whene’er I buckle on my pack And foot it gaily in the track, O pleasant gauger, long since dead, I hear you fluting on ahead.
MasternounUS /ˈmæstər/
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You go with me the self-same way— The self-same air for me you play; For I do think and so do you It is the tune to travel to.
meatnounUS /miːt/
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Whene’er I buckle on my pack And foot it gaily in the track, O pleasant gauger, long since dead, I hear you fluting on ahead.
nightingalenounUS /ˈnaɪtɪŋɡeɪl/
European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
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 Whene’er I buckle on my pack And foot it gaily in the track, O pleasant gauger, long since dead, I hear you fluting on ahead.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Whene’er I buckle on my pack And foot it gaily in the track, O pleasant gauger, long since dead, I hear you fluting on ahead.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For who would gravely set his face To go to this or t’other place?
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
packverbUS /pæk/
arrange in a container
From this reading Whene’er I buckle on my pack And foot it gaily in the track, O pleasant gauger, long since dead, I hear you fluting on ahead.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading For who would gravely set his face To go to this or t’other place?
playverbUS /pleɪ/
participate in games or sport
From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
playedadjectiveUS /pleɪd/
(of games) engaged in
From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
pleasantadjectiveUS /ˈplezənt/
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading Whene’er I buckle on my pack And foot it gaily in the track, O pleasant gauger, long since dead, I hear you fluting on ahead.
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
ROADnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
self-same
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You go with me the self-same way— The self-same air for me you play; For I do think and so do you It is the tune to travel to.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading For who would gravely set his face To go to this or t’other place?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Whene’er I buckle on my pack And foot it gaily in the track, O pleasant gauger, long since dead, I hear you fluting on ahead.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You go with me the self-same way— The self-same air for me you play; For I do think and so do you It is the tune to travel to.
SONGnounUS /sɔːŋ/
a short musical composition with words
From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
spicenounUS /spaɪs/
aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
sycamorenounUS /ˈsɪkəmɔːr/
variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
t'other
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For who would gravely set his face To go to this or t’other place?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading You go with me the self-same way— The self-same air for me you play; For I do think and so do you It is the tune to travel to.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For who would gravely set his face To go to this or t’other place?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
tracknounUS /træk/
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading Whene’er I buckle on my pack And foot it gaily in the track, O pleasant gauger, long since dead, I hear you fluting on ahead.
travelverbUS /ˈtrævəl/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You go with me the self-same way— The self-same air for me you play; For I do think and so do you It is the tune to travel to.
tunenounUS /tuːn/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading You go with me the self-same way— The self-same air for me you play; For I do think and so do you It is the tune to travel to.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading You go with me the self-same way— The self-same air for me you play; For I do think and so do you It is the tune to travel to.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
Whene'er
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whene’er I buckle on my pack And foot it gaily in the track, O pleasant gauger, long since dead, I hear you fluting on ahead.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading For who would gravely set his face To go to this or t’other place?
willingadjectiveUS /ˈwɪlɪŋ/
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading II—A SONG OF THE ROAD THE gauger walked with willing foot, And aye the gauger played the flute; And what should Master Gauger play But _Over the hills and far away_?
winenounUS /waɪn/
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
wishverbUS /wɪʃ/
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
witnounUS /wɪt/
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I—ENVOY GO, little book, and wish to all Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, A bin of wine, a spice of wit, A house with lawns enclosing it, A living river by the door, A nightingale in the sycamore!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For who would gravely set his face To go to this or t’other place?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Whene’er I buckle on my pack And foot it gaily in the track, O pleasant gauger, long since dead, I hear you fluting on ahead.
