1586
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From this reading 1586.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “When they had fed so freely They kneeled on the ground, And gave God thanks devoutly for The favor they had found; Then beating up their colors, The fight they did renew; And turning to the Spaniards, A thousand more they slew.”
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 SPANISH BLOODHOUNDS AND ENGLISH MASTIFFS “Full seven long hours in all men's sight This fight endured sore, Until our men so feeble grew, That they could fight no more.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SPANISH BLOODHOUNDS AND ENGLISH MASTIFFS “Full seven long hours in all men's sight This fight endured sore, Until our men so feeble grew, That they could fight no more.
beatingnounUS /ˈbiːtɪŋ/
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading “When they had fed so freely They kneeled on the ground, And gave God thanks devoutly for The favor they had found; Then beating up their colors, The fight they did renew; And turning to the Spaniards, A thousand more they slew.”
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading And then upon dead horses Full savorly they fed, And drank the puddle water, They could no better get.
BLOODHOUNDSnounUS /ˈblʌdhaʊndz/
plural of “bloodhound” — a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking
From this reading SPANISH BLOODHOUNDS AND ENGLISH MASTIFFS “Full seven long hours in all men's sight This fight endured sore, Until our men so feeble grew, That they could fight no more.
BraveadjectiveUS /breɪv/
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading The Brave Lord Willoughby.
colorsnounUS /ˈkʌlərz/
a flag that shows its nationality
From this reading “When they had fed so freely They kneeled on the ground, And gave God thanks devoutly for The favor they had found; Then beating up their colors, The fight they did renew; And turning to the Spaniards, A thousand more they slew.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading SPANISH BLOODHOUNDS AND ENGLISH MASTIFFS “Full seven long hours in all men's sight This fight endured sore, Until our men so feeble grew, That they could fight no more.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading And then upon dead horses Full savorly they fed, And drank the puddle water, They could no better get.
devoutlyadverbUS /dɪˈvaʊtli/
in a devout and pious manner
From this reading “When they had fed so freely They kneeled on the ground, And gave God thanks devoutly for The favor they had found; Then beating up their colors, The fight they did renew; And turning to the Spaniards, A thousand more they slew.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “When they had fed so freely They kneeled on the ground, And gave God thanks devoutly for The favor they had found; Then beating up their colors, The fight they did renew; And turning to the Spaniards, A thousand more they slew.”
drankverbUS /dræŋk/
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading And then upon dead horses Full savorly they fed, And drank the puddle water, They could no better get.
enduredverbUS /enˈdjʊrd/
past form of “endure” — put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading SPANISH BLOODHOUNDS AND ENGLISH MASTIFFS “Full seven long hours in all men's sight This fight endured sore, Until our men so feeble grew, That they could fight no more.
ENGLISHnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading SPANISH BLOODHOUNDS AND ENGLISH MASTIFFS “Full seven long hours in all men's sight This fight endured sore, Until our men so feeble grew, That they could fight no more.
favorverbUS /ˈfeɪvər/
promote over another
From this reading “When they had fed so freely They kneeled on the ground, And gave God thanks devoutly for The favor they had found; Then beating up their colors, The fight they did renew; And turning to the Spaniards, A thousand more they slew.”
fednounUS /fed/
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading And then upon dead horses Full savorly they fed, And drank the puddle water, They could no better get.
feebleadjectiveUS /ˈfiːbəl/
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading SPANISH BLOODHOUNDS AND ENGLISH MASTIFFS “Full seven long hours in all men's sight This fight endured sore, Until our men so feeble grew, That they could fight no more.
fightverbUS /faɪt/
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading SPANISH BLOODHOUNDS AND ENGLISH MASTIFFS “Full seven long hours in all men's sight This fight endured sore, Until our men so feeble grew, That they could fight no more.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “When they had fed so freely They kneeled on the ground, And gave God thanks devoutly for The favor they had found; Then beating up their colors, The fight they did renew; And turning to the Spaniards, A thousand more they slew.”
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading “When they had fed so freely They kneeled on the ground, And gave God thanks devoutly for The favor they had found; Then beating up their colors, The fight they did renew; And turning to the Spaniards, A thousand more they slew.”
freelyadverbUS /ˈfriːli/
in a free manner
From this reading “When they had fed so freely They kneeled on the ground, And gave God thanks devoutly for The favor they had found; Then beating up their colors, The fight they did renew; And turning to the Spaniards, A thousand more they slew.”
FulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading SPANISH BLOODHOUNDS AND ENGLISH MASTIFFS “Full seven long hours in all men's sight This fight endured sore, Until our men so feeble grew, That they could fight no more.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “When they had fed so freely They kneeled on the ground, And gave God thanks devoutly for The favor they had found; Then beating up their colors, The fight they did renew; And turning to the Spaniards, A thousand more they slew.”
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And then upon dead horses Full savorly they fed, And drank the puddle water, They could no better get.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “When they had fed so freely They kneeled on the ground, And gave God thanks devoutly for The favor they had found; Then beating up their colors, The fight they did renew; And turning to the Spaniards, A thousand more they slew.”
grewverbUS /ɡruː/
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading SPANISH BLOODHOUNDS AND ENGLISH MASTIFFS “Full seven long hours in all men's sight This fight endured sore, Until our men so feeble grew, That they could fight no more.
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading “When they had fed so freely They kneeled on the ground, And gave God thanks devoutly for The favor they had found; Then beating up their colors, The fight they did renew; And turning to the Spaniards, A thousand more they slew.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “When they had fed so freely They kneeled on the ground, And gave God thanks devoutly for The favor they had found; Then beating up their colors, The fight they did renew; And turning to the Spaniards, A thousand more they slew.”
horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading And then upon dead horses Full savorly they fed, And drank the puddle water, They could no better get.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading SPANISH BLOODHOUNDS AND ENGLISH MASTIFFS “Full seven long hours in all men's sight This fight endured sore, Until our men so feeble grew, That they could fight no more.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SPANISH BLOODHOUNDS AND ENGLISH MASTIFFS “Full seven long hours in all men's sight This fight endured sore, Until our men so feeble grew, That they could fight no more.
kneeled
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From this reading “When they had fed so freely They kneeled on the ground, And gave God thanks devoutly for The favor they had found; Then beating up their colors, The fight they did renew; And turning to the Spaniards, A thousand more they slew.”
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 SPANISH BLOODHOUNDS AND ENGLISH MASTIFFS “Full seven long hours in all men's sight This fight endured sore, Until our men so feeble grew, That they could fight no more.
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The Brave Lord Willoughby.
MASTIFFS
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From this reading SPANISH BLOODHOUNDS AND ENGLISH MASTIFFS “Full seven long hours in all men's sight This fight endured sore, Until our men so feeble grew, That they could fight no more.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading SPANISH BLOODHOUNDS AND ENGLISH MASTIFFS “Full seven long hours in all men's sight This fight endured sore, Until our men so feeble grew, That they could fight no more.
men'snounUS /menz/
a public toilet for men
From this reading SPANISH BLOODHOUNDS AND ENGLISH MASTIFFS “Full seven long hours in all men's sight This fight endured sore, Until our men so feeble grew, That they could fight no more.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading SPANISH BLOODHOUNDS AND ENGLISH MASTIFFS “Full seven long hours in all men's sight This fight endured sore, Until our men so feeble grew, That they could fight no more.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading SPANISH BLOODHOUNDS AND ENGLISH MASTIFFS “Full seven long hours in all men's sight This fight endured sore, Until our men so feeble grew, That they could fight no more.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “When they had fed so freely They kneeled on the ground, And gave God thanks devoutly for The favor they had found; Then beating up their colors, The fight they did renew; And turning to the Spaniards, A thousand more they slew.”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading SPANISH BLOODHOUNDS AND ENGLISH MASTIFFS “Full seven long hours in all men's sight This fight endured sore, Until our men so feeble grew, That they could fight no more.
puddleverbUS /ˈpʌdəl/
wade or dabble in a puddle
From this reading And then upon dead horses Full savorly they fed, And drank the puddle water, They could no better get.
renewverbUS /rɪˈnuː/
reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
From this reading “When they had fed so freely They kneeled on the ground, And gave God thanks devoutly for The favor they had found; Then beating up their colors, The fight they did renew; And turning to the Spaniards, A thousand more they slew.”
savorly
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From this reading And then upon dead horses Full savorly they fed, And drank the puddle water, They could no better get.
sevennounUS /ˈsevən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading SPANISH BLOODHOUNDS AND ENGLISH MASTIFFS “Full seven long hours in all men's sight This fight endured sore, Until our men so feeble grew, That they could fight no more.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading SPANISH BLOODHOUNDS AND ENGLISH MASTIFFS “Full seven long hours in all men's sight This fight endured sore, Until our men so feeble grew, That they could fight no more.
slewverbUS /sluː/
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
From this reading “When they had fed so freely They kneeled on the ground, And gave God thanks devoutly for The favor they had found; Then beating up their colors, The fight they did renew; And turning to the Spaniards, A thousand more they slew.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading SPANISH BLOODHOUNDS AND ENGLISH MASTIFFS “Full seven long hours in all men's sight This fight endured sore, Until our men so feeble grew, That they could fight no more.
soreadjectiveUS /sɔːr/
hurting
From this reading SPANISH BLOODHOUNDS AND ENGLISH MASTIFFS “Full seven long hours in all men's sight This fight endured sore, Until our men so feeble grew, That they could fight no more.
SpaniardsnounUS /ˈspænjərdz/
plural of “spaniard” — a native or inhabitant of Spain
From this reading “When they had fed so freely They kneeled on the ground, And gave God thanks devoutly for The favor they had found; Then beating up their colors, The fight they did renew; And turning to the Spaniards, A thousand more they slew.”
SPANISHnounUS /ˈspænɪʃ/
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading SPANISH BLOODHOUNDS AND ENGLISH MASTIFFS “Full seven long hours in all men's sight This fight endured sore, Until our men so feeble grew, That they could fight no more.
thanksnounUS /θæŋks/
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “When they had fed so freely They kneeled on the ground, And gave God thanks devoutly for The favor they had found; Then beating up their colors, The fight they did renew; And turning to the Spaniards, A thousand more they slew.”
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SPANISH BLOODHOUNDS AND ENGLISH MASTIFFS “Full seven long hours in all men's sight This fight endured sore, Until our men so feeble grew, That they could fight no more.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And then upon dead horses Full savorly they fed, And drank the puddle water, They could no better get.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “When they had fed so freely They kneeled on the ground, And gave God thanks devoutly for The favor they had found; Then beating up their colors, The fight they did renew; And turning to the Spaniards, A thousand more they slew.”
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then upon dead horses Full savorly they fed, And drank the puddle water, They could no better get.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SPANISH BLOODHOUNDS AND ENGLISH MASTIFFS “Full seven long hours in all men's sight This fight endured sore, Until our men so feeble grew, That they could fight no more.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading SPANISH BLOODHOUNDS AND ENGLISH MASTIFFS “Full seven long hours in all men's sight This fight endured sore, Until our men so feeble grew, That they could fight no more.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “When they had fed so freely They kneeled on the ground, And gave God thanks devoutly for The favor they had found; Then beating up their colors, The fight they did renew; And turning to the Spaniards, A thousand more they slew.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “When they had fed so freely They kneeled on the ground, And gave God thanks devoutly for The favor they had found; Then beating up their colors, The fight they did renew; And turning to the Spaniards, A thousand more they slew.”
turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “When they had fed so freely They kneeled on the ground, And gave God thanks devoutly for The favor they had found; Then beating up their colors, The fight they did renew; And turning to the Spaniards, A thousand more they slew.”
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading SPANISH BLOODHOUNDS AND ENGLISH MASTIFFS “Full seven long hours in all men's sight This fight endured sore, Until our men so feeble grew, That they could fight no more.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “When they had fed so freely They kneeled on the ground, And gave God thanks devoutly for The favor they had found; Then beating up their colors, The fight they did renew; And turning to the Spaniards, A thousand more they slew.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And then upon dead horses Full savorly they fed, And drank the puddle water, They could no better get.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading And then upon dead horses Full savorly they fed, And drank the puddle water, They could no better get.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “When they had fed so freely They kneeled on the ground, And gave God thanks devoutly for The favor they had found; Then beating up their colors, The fight they did renew; And turning to the Spaniards, A thousand more they slew.”
Willoughby
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From this reading The Brave Lord Willoughby.
