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.
• 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.
• smallNot large or big; insignificant; few in number.
• stillNot moving; calm.
• startThe beginning of an activity.
• 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.
• 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.
• wallA rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.
• elThe name of the Latin script letter L/l.
• throughoutIn every part of; all through.
• 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.
• AndrewA male given name from Ancient Greek.
• fontA receptacle in a church for holy water, especially one used in baptism.
• wonTo live, remain.
• amazingCausing wonder and amazement; very surprising.
• greekOf or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture.
• manchesterA type of cotton fabric, or a piece of clothing made from such fabric.
• 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.
• hamiltonA United States ten-dollar bill.
• layTo place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
• throwTo hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
• 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.
• 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.
• wrestlingA sport where two opponents attempt to subdue each other in bare-handed grappling using techniques of leverage, holding, and pressure points.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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).
• 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.
• shawA thicket; a small wood or grove.
• wellingtonIn the game of nap, a bid that results in the bidder winning quadruple, or losing double, the amount staked.
• devonOne of a breed of hardy cattle originating in Devon, England.
• HartfordAn eastern suburb of Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL2573).
• LindsayA Scottish habitational surname from Old English from Lindsey in Lincolnshire, from the Old English name of the city of Lincoln, "Isle of Lind" ("Isle of Lincoln") in reference to it being surrounded by fenland.
• ChelseaAn urban area in west London, on the north bank of the river Thames in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2778).
• HaroldA male given name from Old English or Old Norse.
• somersetA maritime county in the west of England bordered by Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon, the Severn estuary and the Bristol Channel.
• saturnSable (black), in the postmedieval practice of blazoning the tinctures in the arms of certain sovereign people and places as planets.
• byeThe position of a person or team in a tournament or competition who draws no opponent in a particular round so advances to the next round unopposed, or is awarded points for a win in a league table; also the phantom opponent of such a person or team.
• sandwichA dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food.
• eauWater.
• HarleyA Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
• DoverA town, civil parish (with a town council) and major port in Kent, England, the closest point to France (OS grid ref TR3141).
• hayesAn English habitational surname from Old English.
• WesleyA habitational surname from Old English.
• SouthamptonA city, unitary authority, and borough in Hampshire, southern England.
• CarltonA village in Carlton and Chellington parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref SP9555).
• northwesternOf or pertaining to the northwest; from or to in such a direction.
• hardyHaving rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships.
• freemanA person who is not a serf or slave.
• BentleyA motor car manufactured by this company.
• NorwichA city and local government district with borough status in and county town of Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TQ2308).
• ByronA surname from Old English.
• leaAn open field, meadow, pasture.
• bartonA farmyard.
• maxwellA unit of magnetic flux that produces one abvolt per turn per second.
• HermanA male given name from the Germanic languages.
• bradyBradycardia.
• leighA meadow.
• MortonA western suburb of Carlisle, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY3854).
• BensonAn English habitational surname from Old English from a place in Oxfordshire.
• teesA river in the counties of County Durham and North Yorkshire, north east England. The river flows through the city of Middlesbrough.
• EdwinA male given name from Old English.
• MiddlesexA former inland county of England, partly absorbed into the erstwhile County of London in 1889; finally abolished in 1965 and absorbed mainly into Greater London, the south-west corner of the county becoming Spelthorne Borough and included in Surrey. The whole county, in whatever form, had the Thames as its southern boundary.
• OakleyA village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0153).
• StaffordA Staffordshire bull terrier.
• CliffordA habitational surname from Old English.
• scarfA long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.
• tyneanxiety; teen
• EltonA male given name from Old English.
• EastonA hamlet in Welford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU4172).