Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
1676
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'From this night all men shall kneel--all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232 _The Fifth Day of April, 1676_
232
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'From this night all men shall kneel--all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232 _The Fifth Day of April, 1676_
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
a-clatter
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The swallows were but just beginning to stir and twitter in their nests under the eaves when I heard the horses' hoofs a-clatter on the high road," said Dame Watt to her neighbour as they stood in close confab in her small front garden.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
affectionate
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
all
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'From this night all men shall kneel--all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232 _The Fifth Day of April, 1676_
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Were Nature just to Man from his first hour, he need not ask for Mercy; then 'tis for us--the toys of Nature--to be both just and merciful, for so only can the wrongs she does be undone_.
anxious
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
April
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'From this night all men shall kneel--all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232 _The Fifth Day of April, 1676_
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
ask
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Were Nature just to Man from his first hour, he need not ask for Mercy; then 'tis for us--the toys of Nature--to be both just and merciful, for so only can the wrongs she does be undone_.
back
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lord's mercy! though I have lain down expecting it every night for a week, the heart of me leapt up in my throat and I jounced Gregory with a thump in his back to wake him from his snoring.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Were Nature just to Man from his first hour, he need not ask for Mercy; then 'tis for us--the toys of Nature--to be both just and merciful, for so only can the wrongs she does be undone_.
becoming
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'From this night all men shall kneel--all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232 _The Fifth Day of April, 1676_
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "The swallows were but just beginning to stir and twitter in their nests under the eaves when I heard the horses' hoofs a-clatter on the high road," said Dame Watt to her neighbour as they stood in close confab in her small front garden.
boisterous
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading _Were Nature just to Man from his first hour, he need not ask for Mercy; then 'tis for us--the toys of Nature--to be both just and merciful, for so only can the wrongs she does be undone_.
bustling
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "The swallows were but just beginning to stir and twitter in their nests under the eaves when I heard the horses' hoofs a-clatter on the high road," said Dame Watt to her neighbour as they stood in close confab in her small front garden.
Camylott
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _Were Nature just to Man from his first hour, he need not ask for Mercy; then 'tis for us--the toys of Nature--to be both just and merciful, for so only can the wrongs she does be undone_.
cast
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'From this night all men shall kneel--all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232 _The Fifth Day of April, 1676_
children
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
close
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The swallows were but just beginning to stir and twitter in their nests under the eaves when I heard the horses' hoofs a-clatter on the high road," said Dame Watt to her neighbour as they stood in close confab in her small front garden.
confab
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The swallows were but just beginning to stir and twitter in their nests under the eaves when I heard the horses' hoofs a-clatter on the high road," said Dame Watt to her neighbour as they stood in close confab in her small front garden.
dairies
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
Dame
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The swallows were but just beginning to stir and twitter in their nests under the eaves when I heard the horses' hoofs a-clatter on the high road," said Dame Watt to her neighbour as they stood in close confab in her small front garden.
dawn
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
Day
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'From this night all men shall kneel--all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232 _The Fifth Day of April, 1676_
deign
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'From this night all men shall kneel--all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232 _The Fifth Day of April, 1676_
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "'From this night all men shall kneel--all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232 _The Fifth Day of April, 1676_
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Were Nature just to Man from his first hour, he need not ask for Mercy; then 'tis for us--the toys of Nature--to be both just and merciful, for so only can the wrongs she does be undone_.
down
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lord's mercy! though I have lain down expecting it every night for a week, the heart of me leapt up in my throat and I jounced Gregory with a thump in his back to wake him from his snoring.
Dunstanwolde
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'From this night all men shall kneel--all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232 _The Fifth Day of April, 1676_
earliest
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
eaves
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The swallows were but just beginning to stir and twitter in their nests under the eaves when I heard the horses' hoofs a-clatter on the high road," said Dame Watt to her neighbour as they stood in close confab in her small front garden.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Lord's mercy! though I have lain down expecting it every night for a week, the heart of me leapt up in my throat and I jounced Gregory with a thump in his back to wake him from his snoring.
expectancy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading "Lord's mercy! though I have lain down expecting it every night for a week, the heart of me leapt up in my throat and I jounced Gregory with a thump in his back to wake him from his snoring.
eyes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'From this night all men shall kneel--all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232 _The Fifth Day of April, 1676_
FACING
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'From this night all men shall kneel--all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232 _The Fifth Day of April, 1676_
falling
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
Fifth
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'From this night all men shall kneel--all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232 _The Fifth Day of April, 1676_
finding
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Were Nature just to Man from his first hour, he need not ask for Mercy; then 'tis for us--the toys of Nature--to be both just and merciful, for so only can the wrongs she does be undone_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Were Nature just to Man from his first hour, he need not ask for Mercy; then 'tis for us--the toys of Nature--to be both just and merciful, for so only can the wrongs she does be undone_.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Were Nature just to Man from his first hour, he need not ask for Mercy; then 'tis for us--the toys of Nature--to be both just and merciful, for so only can the wrongs she does be undone_.
front
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The swallows were but just beginning to stir and twitter in their nests under the eaves when I heard the horses' hoofs a-clatter on the high road," said Dame Watt to her neighbour as they stood in close confab in her small front garden.
Frontispiece
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'From this night all men shall kneel--all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232 _The Fifth Day of April, 1676_
garden
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The swallows were but just beginning to stir and twitter in their nests under the eaves when I heard the horses' hoofs a-clatter on the high road," said Dame Watt to her neighbour as they stood in close confab in her small front garden.
going
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
gossiped
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
Grace
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'From this night all men shall kneel--all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232 _The Fifth Day of April, 1676_
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'From this night all men shall kneel--all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232 _The Fifth Day of April, 1676_
Gregory
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lord's mercy! though I have lain down expecting it every night for a week, the heart of me leapt up in my throat and I jounced Gregory with a thump in his back to wake him from his snoring.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Lord's mercy! though I have lain down expecting it every night for a week, the heart of me leapt up in my throat and I jounced Gregory with a thump in his back to wake him from his snoring.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Were Nature just to Man from his first hour, he need not ask for Mercy; then 'tis for us--the toys of Nature--to be both just and merciful, for so only can the wrongs she does be undone_.
heard
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The swallows were but just beginning to stir and twitter in their nests under the eaves when I heard the horses' hoofs a-clatter on the high road," said Dame Watt to her neighbour as they stood in close confab in her small front garden.
heart
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lord's mercy! though I have lain down expecting it every night for a week, the heart of me leapt up in my throat and I jounced Gregory with a thump in his back to wake him from his snoring.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "The swallows were but just beginning to stir and twitter in their nests under the eaves when I heard the horses' hoofs a-clatter on the high road," said Dame Watt to her neighbour as they stood in close confab in her small front garden.
high
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The swallows were but just beginning to stir and twitter in their nests under the eaves when I heard the horses' hoofs a-clatter on the high road," said Dame Watt to her neighbour as they stood in close confab in her small front garden.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Lord's mercy! though I have lain down expecting it every night for a week, the heart of me leapt up in my throat and I jounced Gregory with a thump in his back to wake him from his snoring.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Were Nature just to Man from his first hour, he need not ask for Mercy; then 'tis for us--the toys of Nature--to be both just and merciful, for so only can the wrongs she does be undone_.
honour
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'From this night all men shall kneel--all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232 _The Fifth Day of April, 1676_
hoofs
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The swallows were but just beginning to stir and twitter in their nests under the eaves when I heard the horses' hoofs a-clatter on the high road," said Dame Watt to her neighbour as they stood in close confab in her small front garden.
horses
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The swallows were but just beginning to stir and twitter in their nests under the eaves when I heard the horses' hoofs a-clatter on the high road," said Dame Watt to her neighbour as they stood in close confab in her small front garden.
hour
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Were Nature just to Man from his first hour, he need not ask for Mercy; then 'tis for us--the toys of Nature--to be both just and merciful, for so only can the wrongs she does be undone_.
hush
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'From this night all men shall kneel--all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232 _The Fifth Day of April, 1676_
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'From this night all men shall kneel--all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232 _The Fifth Day of April, 1676_
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "'From this night all men shall kneel--all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232 _The Fifth Day of April, 1676_
jounced
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lord's mercy! though I have lain down expecting it every night for a week, the heart of me leapt up in my throat and I jounced Gregory with a thump in his back to wake him from his snoring.
just
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Were Nature just to Man from his first hour, he need not ask for Mercy; then 'tis for us--the toys of Nature--to be both just and merciful, for so only can the wrongs she does be undone_.
kitchens
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
kneel
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'From this night all men shall kneel--all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232 _The Fifth Day of April, 1676_
labours
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
lady
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'From this night all men shall kneel--all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232 _The Fifth Day of April, 1676_
lain
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lord's mercy! though I have lain down expecting it every night for a week, the heart of me leapt up in my throat and I jounced Gregory with a thump in his back to wake him from his snoring.
laughter
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
leapt
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lord's mercy! though I have lain down expecting it every night for a week, the heart of me leapt up in my throat and I jounced Gregory with a thump in his back to wake him from his snoring.
less
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
Lord's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lord's mercy! though I have lain down expecting it every night for a week, the heart of me leapt up in my throat and I jounced Gregory with a thump in his back to wake him from his snoring.
Man
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Were Nature just to Man from his first hour, he need not ask for Mercy; then 'tis for us--the toys of Nature--to be both just and merciful, for so only can the wrongs she does be undone_.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'From this night all men shall kneel--all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232 _The Fifth Day of April, 1676_
men
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'From this night all men shall kneel--all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232 _The Fifth Day of April, 1676_
merciful
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Were Nature just to Man from his first hour, he need not ask for Mercy; then 'tis for us--the toys of Nature--to be both just and merciful, for so only can the wrongs she does be undone_.
Mercy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Were Nature just to Man from his first hour, he need not ask for Mercy; then 'tis for us--the toys of Nature--to be both just and merciful, for so only can the wrongs she does be undone_.
modulating
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
most
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
motherly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "'From this night all men shall kneel--all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232 _The Fifth Day of April, 1676_
Nature
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Were Nature just to Man from his first hour, he need not ask for Mercy; then 'tis for us--the toys of Nature--to be both just and merciful, for so only can the wrongs she does be undone_.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Were Nature just to Man from his first hour, he need not ask for Mercy; then 'tis for us--the toys of Nature--to be both just and merciful, for so only can the wrongs she does be undone_.
neighbour
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The swallows were but just beginning to stir and twitter in their nests under the eaves when I heard the horses' hoofs a-clatter on the high road," said Dame Watt to her neighbour as they stood in close confab in her small front garden.
nests
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The swallows were but just beginning to stir and twitter in their nests under the eaves when I heard the horses' hoofs a-clatter on the high road," said Dame Watt to her neighbour as they stood in close confab in her small front garden.
night
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'From this night all men shall kneel--all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232 _The Fifth Day of April, 1676_
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Were Nature just to Man from his first hour, he need not ask for Mercy; then 'tis for us--the toys of Nature--to be both just and merciful, for so only can the wrongs she does be undone_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Were Nature just to Man from his first hour, he need not ask for Mercy; then 'tis for us--the toys of Nature--to be both just and merciful, for so only can the wrongs she does be undone_.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "'From this night all men shall kneel--all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232 _The Fifth Day of April, 1676_
only
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Were Nature just to Man from his first hour, he need not ask for Mercy; then 'tis for us--the toys of Nature--to be both just and merciful, for so only can the wrongs she does be undone_.
PAGE
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'From this night all men shall kneel--all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232 _The Fifth Day of April, 1676_
peep
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
playing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
plough-boys
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
quietly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
rested
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
road
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The swallows were but just beginning to stir and twitter in their nests under the eaves when I heard the horses' hoofs a-clatter on the high road," said Dame Watt to her neighbour as they stood in close confab in her small front garden.
said
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The swallows were but just beginning to stir and twitter in their nests under the eaves when I heard the horses' hoofs a-clatter on the high road," said Dame Watt to her neighbour as they stood in close confab in her small front garden.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "'From this night all men shall kneel--all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232 _The Fifth Day of April, 1676_
sharpness
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Were Nature just to Man from his first hour, he need not ask for Mercy; then 'tis for us--the toys of Nature--to be both just and merciful, for so only can the wrongs she does be undone_.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
small
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The swallows were but just beginning to stir and twitter in their nests under the eaves when I heard the horses' hoofs a-clatter on the high road," said Dame Watt to her neighbour as they stood in close confab in her small front garden.
snoring
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lord's mercy! though I have lain down expecting it every night for a week, the heart of me leapt up in my throat and I jounced Gregory with a thump in his back to wake him from his snoring.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Were Nature just to Man from his first hour, he need not ask for Mercy; then 'tis for us--the toys of Nature--to be both just and merciful, for so only can the wrongs she does be undone_.
stir
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The swallows were but just beginning to stir and twitter in their nests under the eaves when I heard the horses' hoofs a-clatter on the high road," said Dame Watt to her neighbour as they stood in close confab in her small front garden.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The swallows were but just beginning to stir and twitter in their nests under the eaves when I heard the horses' hoofs a-clatter on the high road," said Dame Watt to her neighbour as they stood in close confab in her small front garden.
subject
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
swallows
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The swallows were but just beginning to stir and twitter in their nests under the eaves when I heard the horses' hoofs a-clatter on the high road," said Dame Watt to her neighbour as they stood in close confab in her small front garden.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Were Nature just to Man from his first hour, he need not ask for Mercy; then 'tis for us--the toys of Nature--to be both just and merciful, for so only can the wrongs she does be undone_.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
then
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Were Nature just to Man from his first hour, he need not ask for Mercy; then 'tis for us--the toys of Nature--to be both just and merciful, for so only can the wrongs she does be undone_.
there
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "'From this night all men shall kneel--all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232 _The Fifth Day of April, 1676_
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Lord's mercy! though I have lain down expecting it every night for a week, the heart of me leapt up in my throat and I jounced Gregory with a thump in his back to wake him from his snoring.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading "Lord's mercy! though I have lain down expecting it every night for a week, the heart of me leapt up in my throat and I jounced Gregory with a thump in his back to wake him from his snoring.
thump
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lord's mercy! though I have lain down expecting it every night for a week, the heart of me leapt up in my throat and I jounced Gregory with a thump in his back to wake him from his snoring.
tis
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Were Nature just to Man from his first hour, he need not ask for Mercy; then 'tis for us--the toys of Nature--to be both just and merciful, for so only can the wrongs she does be undone_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Were Nature just to Man from his first hour, he need not ask for Mercy; then 'tis for us--the toys of Nature--to be both just and merciful, for so only can the wrongs she does be undone_.
toys
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Were Nature just to Man from his first hour, he need not ask for Mercy; then 'tis for us--the toys of Nature--to be both just and merciful, for so only can the wrongs she does be undone_.
truth
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
twitter
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The swallows were but just beginning to stir and twitter in their nests under the eaves when I heard the horses' hoofs a-clatter on the high road," said Dame Watt to her neighbour as they stood in close confab in her small front garden.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "The swallows were but just beginning to stir and twitter in their nests under the eaves when I heard the horses' hoofs a-clatter on the high road," said Dame Watt to her neighbour as they stood in close confab in her small front garden.
undone
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Were Nature just to Man from his first hour, he need not ask for Mercy; then 'tis for us--the toys of Nature--to be both just and merciful, for so only can the wrongs she does be undone_.
up
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lord's mercy! though I have lain down expecting it every night for a week, the heart of me leapt up in my throat and I jounced Gregory with a thump in his back to wake him from his snoring.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Were Nature just to Man from his first hour, he need not ask for Mercy; then 'tis for us--the toys of Nature--to be both just and merciful, for so only can the wrongs she does be undone_.
usual
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
very
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
village
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
voices
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
wake
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lord's mercy! though I have lain down expecting it every night for a week, the heart of me leapt up in my throat and I jounced Gregory with a thump in his back to wake him from his snoring.
Watt
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The swallows were but just beginning to stir and twitter in their nests under the eaves when I heard the horses' hoofs a-clatter on the high road," said Dame Watt to her neighbour as they stood in close confab in her small front garden.
week
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lord's mercy! though I have lain down expecting it every night for a week, the heart of me leapt up in my throat and I jounced Gregory with a thump in his back to wake him from his snoring.
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Were Nature just to Man from his first hour, he need not ask for Mercy; then 'tis for us--the toys of Nature--to be both just and merciful, for so only can the wrongs she does be undone_.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "The swallows were but just beginning to stir and twitter in their nests under the eaves when I heard the horses' hoofs a-clatter on the high road," said Dame Watt to her neighbour as they stood in close confab in her small front garden.
whispering
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "'From this night all men shall kneel--all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232 _The Fifth Day of April, 1676_
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'From this night all men shall kneel--all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232 _The Fifth Day of April, 1676_
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Lord's mercy! though I have lain down expecting it every night for a week, the heart of me leapt up in my throat and I jounced Gregory with a thump in his back to wake him from his snoring.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
wives
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the village of Camylott there had rested since the earliest peep of dawn a hush of affectionate and anxious expectancy, the very plough-boys going about their labours without boisterous laughter, the children playing quietly, and the good wives in their kitchens and dairies bustling less than usual and modulating the sharpness of their voices, the most motherly among them in truth finding themselves falling into whispering as they gossiped of the great subject of the hour.
wrongs
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Were Nature just to Man from his first hour, he need not ask for Mercy; then 'tis for us--the toys of Nature--to be both just and merciful, for so only can the wrongs she does be undone_.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'From this night all men shall kneel--all men on whom I deign to cast my eyes'" _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE "Your Grace, it is this lady who is to do me the great honour of becoming my Lady Dunstanwolde" 232 _The Fifth Day of April, 1676_
