Word origins

• iThe ninth letter of the English alphabet, called i and written in the Latin script.
• orConnects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc., each of which could make a passage true.
• anUsed before a vowel sound.
• freeUnconstrained.
• wouldUsed to form the "anterior future", or "future in the past", indicating a futurity relative to a past time.
• dThe fourth letter of the English alphabet, called dee and written in the Latin script.
• lineA path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
• houseA structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.
• lawThe body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.
• smallNot large or big; insignificant; few in number.
• vThe twenty-second letter of the English alphabet, called vee and written in the Latin script.
• stillNot moving; calm.
• saleAn exchange of goods or services for currency or credit.
• startThe beginning of an activity.
• singleNot accompanied by anything else; one in number.
• mightPower, strength, force, or influence held by a person or group.
• washingtonA U.S. one-dollar bill, which features a portrait of George Washington.
• readingThe process of interpreting written language.
• enThe name of the Latin script letter N/n.
• bankAn institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.
• indiaA country in South Asia. Official name: Republic of India. Capital: New Delhi.
• alongBy the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.
• portA place on the coast at which ships can shelter, or dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.
• hillAn elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.
• dealA division, a portion, a share, a part, a piece.
• wallA rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.
• elThe name of the Latin script letter L/l.
• eyeAn organ through which animals see (“perceive surroundings via light”).
• BostonIn the card game spades, a bid of all 13 tricks.
• throughoutIn every part of; all through.
• worthHaving a value of; proper to be exchanged for.
• heardThat has been perceived aurally.
• royalOf or relating to a monarch or his (or her) family.
• leeA protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.
• sheetBedsheet; a thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
• fitSuitable; proper
• flightThe act of flying; the ability to fly.
• feltA cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning or weaving.
• helloA greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.
• AndrewA male given name from Ancient Greek.
• fontA receptacle in a church for holy water, especially one used in baptism.
• wonTo live, remain.
• phoenixA mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes.
• amazingCausing wonder and amazement; very surprising.
• greekOf or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture.
• raw(of food) Not cooked.
• cottonA soft, fibrous, usually white substance consisting of fine hairs, especially the substance around the seeds of a plant of genus Gossypium.
• manchesterA type of cotton fabric, or a piece of clothing made from such fabric.
• clarkAn English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a scribe, secretary, or cleric.
• dearHigh in price; expensive.
• beerAn alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt; often with hops or some other substance (like gruit) to impart a bitter flavor.
• heavenThe distant sky in which the sun, moon, and stars appear or move; the firmament; the celestial spheres.
• BirminghamA major city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, historically in Warwickshire with a population of over one million.
• willingReady to do something, particularly something that requires change or effort; not objecting.
• bottleA container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids.
• hamiltonA United States ten-dollar bill.
• HiltonA surname.
• layTo place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
• WayneA surname originating as an occupation.
• throwTo hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
• ClintonA surname.
• henceFrom here, from this place, away.
• GordonA Gordon setter.
• puzzleThe state of feeling confused or mystified because one cannot understand a complicated matter, a problem, etc.; bewilderment, confusion; (countable) often in in a puzzle: an instance of this.
• wellsAn English topographic surname from Middle English for someone living near a well or a spring.
• clayA mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.
• albertSynonym of Albert chain.
• grahamFlour made by grinding wheat berries including the bran.
• rugbyA form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ball; rugby football. The ball cannot be handled forwards and points are scored by touching the ball to the ground in the area past the opponent's territory or by kicking the ball between goalposts and over a crossbar.
• yrA letter of the Anglo-Saxon runic alphabet, ᚣ, representing the vowel sounds /y/ and /yː/ in Old English.
• reedAny of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water.
• hollandA type of linen cloth, originally from Holland.
• entAn otorhinolaryngologist; a physician who treats the ear, nose, and throat.
• shutTo remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.
• teeThe name of the Latin script letter T/t.
• DurhamOne of a breed of short-horned cattle, originating in the county of Durham, England, and noted for their beef-producing quality.
• cloudA visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.
• wrestlingA sport where two opponents attempt to subdue each other in bare-handed grappling using techniques of leverage, holding, and pressure points.
• NortonA motorcycle from the Norton Motorcycle Company, a British manufacturer.
• BerkeleyA habitational surname from Old English.
• coleCabbage.
• StanleyA habitational surname from Old English.
• liverpoolAn obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of an oxer or vertical jump with a small pool of water or a tarpaulin underneath.
• kingstonmonkfish, angel shark (Squatina squatina)
• leedsA large city and metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England.
• RaleighA medieval manor in Devon, England.
• brakeA device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or aerodynamic drag, can also be used); also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car.
• NorwegianA native or inhabitant of Norway.
• ripeOf a fruit, vegetable, seed, etc., ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature.
• StanfordA habitational surname from Old English.
• riderA knight, or other mounted warrior.
• HamptonA hamlet in Shute parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY2696).
• MonroeA Scottish topographic surname from Scottish Gaelic from Gaelic words meaning "foot of a hill"
• easterA Christian feast commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is celebrated on the first Sunday (and Monday) following the full moon that occurs on or next after the vernal equinox, ranging in most of Western Christianity (such as Protestantism and Roman Catholicism) from March 22 to April 25, and in Eastern Christianity (such as the Coptic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church) from April 4 to May 8.
• AshleyA village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL6961).
• wheatAny of the several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.
• beeA flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species) producing wax and honey.
• EssexA maritime county of England bordered by the North Sea, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Greater London, and separated from Kent by the Thames estuary.
• JerusalemA city in the Holy Land between the Mediterranean Sea and Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the claimed capital city of both Israel and Palestine.
• SussexA British breed of dual-purpose chicken, reared both for its meat and for its eggs.