afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the day after his secret interview with Anne Boleyn, Sir Thomas Wyat received despatches from the king for the court of France.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of the Compact between Sir Thomas Wyat and Herne the Hunter.
AnnenounUS /æn/
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading On the day after his secret interview with Anne Boleyn, Sir Thomas Wyat received despatches from the king for the court of France.
badenounUS /beɪd/
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading “His majesty bade me tell you to make your preparations quickly, Sir Thomas,” said the messenger who delivered the despatches; “he cares not how soon you set forth.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “The king's pleasure shall be obeyed,” rejoined Wyat.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Of the Compact between Sir Thomas Wyat and Herne the Hunter.
BoleynnounUS /boʊˈlɪn/
the second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I; was executed on a charge of adultery (1507-1536)
From this reading On the day after his secret interview with Anne Boleyn, Sir Thomas Wyat received despatches from the king for the court of France.
caresnounUS /kerz/
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “His majesty bade me tell you to make your preparations quickly, Sir Thomas,” said the messenger who delivered the despatches; “he cares not how soon you set forth.”
CompactnounUS /ˈkɑːmpækt/
a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
From this reading Of the Compact between Sir Thomas Wyat and Herne the Hunter.
courtnounUS /kɔːrt/
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading On the day after his secret interview with Anne Boleyn, Sir Thomas Wyat received despatches from the king for the court of France.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the day after his secret interview with Anne Boleyn, Sir Thomas Wyat received despatches from the king for the court of France.
deliveredverbUS /dɪˈlɪvərd/
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading “His majesty bade me tell you to make your preparations quickly, Sir Thomas,” said the messenger who delivered the despatches; “he cares not how soon you set forth.”
despatches
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From this reading On the day after his secret interview with Anne Boleyn, Sir Thomas Wyat received despatches from the king for the court of France.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the day after his secret interview with Anne Boleyn, Sir Thomas Wyat received despatches from the king for the court of France.
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “His majesty bade me tell you to make your preparations quickly, Sir Thomas,” said the messenger who delivered the despatches; “he cares not how soon you set forth.”
FrancenounUS /fræns/
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading On the day after his secret interview with Anne Boleyn, Sir Thomas Wyat received despatches from the king for the court of France.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the day after his secret interview with Anne Boleyn, Sir Thomas Wyat received despatches from the king for the court of France.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “His majesty bade me tell you to make your preparations quickly, Sir Thomas,” said the messenger who delivered the despatches; “he cares not how soon you set forth.”
Herne
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From this reading Of the Compact between Sir Thomas Wyat and Herne the Hunter.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the day after his secret interview with Anne Boleyn, Sir Thomas Wyat received despatches from the king for the court of France.
how
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From this reading “His majesty bade me tell you to make your preparations quickly, Sir Thomas,” said the messenger who delivered the despatches; “he cares not how soon you set forth.”
HunternounUS /ˈhʌntər/
someone who hunts game
From this reading Of the Compact between Sir Thomas Wyat and Herne the Hunter.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
interviewverbUS /ˈɪntərvjuː/
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading On the day after his secret interview with Anne Boleyn, Sir Thomas Wyat received despatches from the king for the court of France.
kingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading On the day after his secret interview with Anne Boleyn, Sir Thomas Wyat received despatches from the king for the court of France.
king'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “The king's pleasure shall be obeyed,” rejoined Wyat.
majestynounUS /ˈmædʒəsti/
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading “His majesty bade me tell you to make your preparations quickly, Sir Thomas,” said the messenger who delivered the despatches; “he cares not how soon you set forth.”
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading “His majesty bade me tell you to make your preparations quickly, Sir Thomas,” said the messenger who delivered the despatches; “he cares not how soon you set forth.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “His majesty bade me tell you to make your preparations quickly, Sir Thomas,” said the messenger who delivered the despatches; “he cares not how soon you set forth.”
messengernounUS /ˈmesəndʒər/
a person who carries a message
From this reading “His majesty bade me tell you to make your preparations quickly, Sir Thomas,” said the messenger who delivered the despatches; “he cares not how soon you set forth.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “His majesty bade me tell you to make your preparations quickly, Sir Thomas,” said the messenger who delivered the despatches; “he cares not how soon you set forth.”
obeyedverbUS /oʊˈbeɪd/
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading “The king's pleasure shall be obeyed,” rejoined Wyat.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of the Compact between Sir Thomas Wyat and Herne the Hunter.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the day after his secret interview with Anne Boleyn, Sir Thomas Wyat received despatches from the king for the court of France.
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading “The king's pleasure shall be obeyed,” rejoined Wyat.
preparationsnounUS /ˌprepərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading “His majesty bade me tell you to make your preparations quickly, Sir Thomas,” said the messenger who delivered the despatches; “he cares not how soon you set forth.”
quicklyadverbUS /ˈkwɪkli/
with speed
From this reading “His majesty bade me tell you to make your preparations quickly, Sir Thomas,” said the messenger who delivered the despatches; “he cares not how soon you set forth.”
receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading On the day after his secret interview with Anne Boleyn, Sir Thomas Wyat received despatches from the king for the court of France.
rejoinedverbUS /riˈdʒɔɪnd/
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading “The king's pleasure shall be obeyed,” rejoined Wyat.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “His majesty bade me tell you to make your preparations quickly, Sir Thomas,” said the messenger who delivered the despatches; “he cares not how soon you set forth.”
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading On the day after his secret interview with Anne Boleyn, Sir Thomas Wyat received despatches from the king for the court of France.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “His majesty bade me tell you to make your preparations quickly, Sir Thomas,” said the messenger who delivered the despatches; “he cares not how soon you set forth.”
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “The king's pleasure shall be obeyed,” rejoined Wyat.
SirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading Of the Compact between Sir Thomas Wyat and Herne the Hunter.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading “His majesty bade me tell you to make your preparations quickly, Sir Thomas,” said the messenger who delivered the despatches; “he cares not how soon you set forth.”
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading “His majesty bade me tell you to make your preparations quickly, Sir Thomas,” said the messenger who delivered the despatches; “he cares not how soon you set forth.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of the Compact between Sir Thomas Wyat and Herne the Hunter.
ThomasnounUS /ˈtɑːməs/
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading Of the Compact between Sir Thomas Wyat and Herne the Hunter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “His majesty bade me tell you to make your preparations quickly, Sir Thomas,” said the messenger who delivered the despatches; “he cares not how soon you set forth.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “His majesty bade me tell you to make your preparations quickly, Sir Thomas,” said the messenger who delivered the despatches; “he cares not how soon you set forth.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the day after his secret interview with Anne Boleyn, Sir Thomas Wyat received despatches from the king for the court of France.
Wyatnoun
English poet who introduced the sonnet form to English literature (1503-1542)
From this reading Of the Compact between Sir Thomas Wyat and Herne the Hunter.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “His majesty bade me tell you to make your preparations quickly, Sir Thomas,” said the messenger who delivered the despatches; “he cares not how soon you set forth.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “His majesty bade me tell you to make your preparations quickly, Sir Thomas,” said the messenger who delivered the despatches; “he cares not how soon you set forth.”
