adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had simply ridden off, Frank found, to Sir Richard Grenville at Stow: his mother at once divined the truth, that he was gone to try for a post in the Irish army, and sent off Frank after him to bring him home again, and make him at least reconsider himself.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading He had simply ridden off, Frank found, to Sir Richard Grenville at Stow: his mother at once divined the truth, that he was gone to try for a post in the Irish army, and sent off Frank after him to bring him home again, and make him at least reconsider himself.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
Amyas
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From this reading The next morning Amyas Leigh was not to be found.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
armynounUS /ˈɑːrmi/
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading He had simply ridden off, Frank found, to Sir Richard Grenville at Stow: his mother at once divined the truth, that he was gone to try for a post in the Irish army, and sent off Frank after him to bring him home again, and make him at least reconsider himself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had simply ridden off, Frank found, to Sir Richard Grenville at Stow: his mother at once divined the truth, that he was gone to try for a post in the Irish army, and sent off Frank after him to bring him home again, and make him at least reconsider himself.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The next morning Amyas Leigh was not to be found.
bemoanverbUS /bɪˈmoʊn/
regret strongly
From this reading Not that he had gone out to drown himself in despair, or even to bemoan himself “down by the Torridge side.”
Bess
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From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He had simply ridden off, Frank found, to Sir Richard Grenville at Stow: his mother at once divined the truth, that he was gone to try for a post in the Irish army, and sent off Frank after him to bring him home again, and make him at least reconsider himself.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Not that he had gone out to drown himself in despair, or even to bemoan himself “down by the Torridge side.”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
CLOVELLY
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From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
COURTnounUS /kɔːrt/
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
despairnounUS /dɪˈsper/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Not that he had gone out to drown himself in despair, or even to bemoan himself “down by the Torridge side.”
DevonnounUS /ˈdevən/
a county in southwestern England
From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
divined
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From this reading He had simply ridden off, Frank found, to Sir Richard Grenville at Stow: his mother at once divined the truth, that he was gone to try for a post in the Irish army, and sent off Frank after him to bring him home again, and make him at least reconsider himself.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Not that he had gone out to drown himself in despair, or even to bemoan himself “down by the Torridge side.”
drownverbUS /draʊn/
cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading Not that he had gone out to drown himself in despair, or even to bemoan himself “down by the Torridge side.”
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Not that he had gone out to drown himself in despair, or even to bemoan himself “down by the Torridge side.”
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading The next morning Amyas Leigh was not to be found.
FrankadjectiveUS /fræŋk/
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading He had simply ridden off, Frank found, to Sir Richard Grenville at Stow: his mother at once divined the truth, that he was gone to try for a post in the Irish army, and sent off Frank after him to bring him home again, and make him at least reconsider himself.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading Not that he had gone out to drown himself in despair, or even to bemoan himself “down by the Torridge side.”
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
Grenville
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From this reading He had simply ridden off, Frank found, to Sir Richard Grenville at Stow: his mother at once divined the truth, that he was gone to try for a post in the Irish army, and sent off Frank after him to bring him home again, and make him at least reconsider himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not that he had gone out to drown himself in despair, or even to bemoan himself “down by the Torridge side.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not that he had gone out to drown himself in despair, or even to bemoan himself “down by the Torridge side.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had simply ridden off, Frank found, to Sir Richard Grenville at Stow: his mother at once divined the truth, that he was gone to try for a post in the Irish army, and sent off Frank after him to bring him home again, and make him at least reconsider himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Not that he had gone out to drown himself in despair, or even to bemoan himself “down by the Torridge side.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had simply ridden off, Frank found, to Sir Richard Grenville at Stow: his mother at once divined the truth, that he was gone to try for a post in the Irish army, and sent off Frank after him to bring him home again, and make him at least reconsider himself.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He had simply ridden off, Frank found, to Sir Richard Grenville at Stow: his mother at once divined the truth, that he was gone to try for a post in the Irish army, and sent off Frank after him to bring him home again, and make him at least reconsider himself.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
IrishnounUS /ˈaɪrɪʃ/
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading He had simply ridden off, Frank found, to Sir Richard Grenville at Stow: his mother at once divined the truth, that he was gone to try for a post in the Irish army, and sent off Frank after him to bring him home again, and make him at least reconsider himself.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading He had simply ridden off, Frank found, to Sir Richard Grenville at Stow: his mother at once divined the truth, that he was gone to try for a post in the Irish army, and sent off Frank after him to bring him home again, and make him at least reconsider himself.
LeighnounUS /liː/
English film actress (1913-1967)
From this reading The next morning Amyas Leigh was not to be found.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading He had simply ridden off, Frank found, to Sir Richard Grenville at Stow: his mother at once divined the truth, that he was gone to try for a post in the Irish army, and sent off Frank after him to bring him home again, and make him at least reconsider himself.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
messnounUS /mes/
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning Amyas Leigh was not to be found.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
subject to death
From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading He had simply ridden off, Frank found, to Sir Richard Grenville at Stow: his mother at once divined the truth, that he was gone to try for a post in the Irish army, and sent off Frank after him to bring him home again, and make him at least reconsider himself.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning Amyas Leigh was not to be found.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The next morning Amyas Leigh was not to be found.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He had simply ridden off, Frank found, to Sir Richard Grenville at Stow: his mother at once divined the truth, that he was gone to try for a post in the Irish army, and sent off Frank after him to bring him home again, and make him at least reconsider himself.
OLDENadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldən/
relating to time long past
From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading He had simply ridden off, Frank found, to Sir Richard Grenville at Stow: his mother at once divined the truth, that he was gone to try for a post in the Irish army, and sent off Frank after him to bring him home again, and make him at least reconsider himself.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not that he had gone out to drown himself in despair, or even to bemoan himself “down by the Torridge side.”
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Not that he had gone out to drown himself in despair, or even to bemoan himself “down by the Torridge side.”
postverbUS /poʊst/
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading He had simply ridden off, Frank found, to Sir Richard Grenville at Stow: his mother at once divined the truth, that he was gone to try for a post in the Irish army, and sent off Frank after him to bring him home again, and make him at least reconsider himself.
QueennounUS /kwiːn/
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
reconsiderverbUS /ˌriːkənˈsɪdər/
consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing
From this reading He had simply ridden off, Frank found, to Sir Richard Grenville at Stow: his mother at once divined the truth, that he was gone to try for a post in the Irish army, and sent off Frank after him to bring him home again, and make him at least reconsider himself.
Richard
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From this reading He had simply ridden off, Frank found, to Sir Richard Grenville at Stow: his mother at once divined the truth, that he was gone to try for a post in the Irish army, and sent off Frank after him to bring him home again, and make him at least reconsider himself.
riddenverbUS /ˈrɪdən/
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading He had simply ridden off, Frank found, to Sir Richard Grenville at Stow: his mother at once divined the truth, that he was gone to try for a post in the Irish army, and sent off Frank after him to bring him home again, and make him at least reconsider himself.
ruledadjectiveUS /ruːld/
subject to a ruling authority
From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
sendverbUS /send/
cause to go somewhere
From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading He had simply ridden off, Frank found, to Sir Richard Grenville at Stow: his mother at once divined the truth, that he was gone to try for a post in the Irish army, and sent off Frank after him to bring him home again, and make him at least reconsider himself.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Not that he had gone out to drown himself in despair, or even to bemoan himself “down by the Torridge side.”
simplyadverbUS /ˈsɪmpli/
and nothing more
From this reading He had simply ridden off, Frank found, to Sir Richard Grenville at Stow: his mother at once divined the truth, that he was gone to try for a post in the Irish army, and sent off Frank after him to bring him home again, and make him at least reconsider himself.
sirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
SongnounUS /sɔːŋ/
a short musical composition with words
From this reading West Country Song.
stogg'd
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From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
StowverbUS /stoʊ/
fill by packing tightly
From this reading He had simply ridden off, Frank found, to Sir Richard Grenville at Stow: his mother at once divined the truth, that he was gone to try for a post in the Irish army, and sent off Frank after him to bring him home again, and make him at least reconsider himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that he had gone out to drown himself in despair, or even to bemoan himself “down by the Torridge side.”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
TIMEnounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
Torridge
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From this reading Not that he had gone out to drown himself in despair, or even to bemoan himself “down by the Torridge side.”
truthnounUS /truːθ/
a fact that has been verified
From this reading He had simply ridden off, Frank found, to Sir Richard Grenville at Stow: his mother at once divined the truth, that he was gone to try for a post in the Irish army, and sent off Frank after him to bring him home again, and make him at least reconsider himself.
tryverbUS /traɪ/
make an effort or attempt
From this reading He had simply ridden off, Frank found, to Sir Richard Grenville at Stow: his mother at once divined the truth, that he was gone to try for a post in the Irish army, and sent off Frank after him to bring him home again, and make him at least reconsider himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
waysnounUS /weɪz/
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
WestnounUS /west/
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading West Country Song.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
wontnounUS /woʊnt/
an established custom
From this reading CLOVELLY COURT IN THE OLDEN TIME “It was among the ways of good Queen Bess, Who ruled as well as ever mortal can, sir, When she was stogg'd, and the country in a mess, She was wont to send for a Devon man, sir.”
