againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading "When the king said again to the girl that she must die by fire, she answered: 'It is as the gods will.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading And all, even the king and his councillors, wondered, for they knew little of the heart of women.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The king answered yes, and asked her whom she chose.
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "When the king said again to the girl that she must die by fire, she answered: 'It is as the gods will.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "When the king said again to the girl that she must die by fire, she answered: 'It is as the gods will.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "The king answered yes, and asked her whom she chose.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it is so, as I said, that I may choose who shall light the fires?'
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "When the king said again to the girl that she must die by fire, she answered: 'It is as the gods will.
chooseverbUS /tʃuːz/
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading But it is so, as I said, that I may choose who shall light the fires?'
choseverbUS /tʃoʊz/
inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading "The king answered yes, and asked her whom she chose.
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From this reading And all, even the king and his councillors, wondered, for they knew little of the heart of women.
dieverbUS /daɪ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "When the king said again to the girl that she must die by fire, she answered: 'It is as the gods will.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading And all, even the king and his councillors, wondered, for they knew little of the heart of women.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading "When the king said again to the girl that she must die by fire, she answered: 'It is as the gods will.
firesnounUS /ˈfaɪərz/
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading But it is so, as I said, that I may choose who shall light the fires?'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And all, even the king and his councillors, wondered, for they knew little of the heart of women.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading "When the king said again to the girl that she must die by fire, she answered: 'It is as the gods will.
godsnounUS /ɡɑːdz/
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "When the king said again to the girl that she must die by fire, she answered: 'It is as the gods will.
GreatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She pointed towards the Great Slave.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading And all, even the king and his councillors, wondered, for they knew little of the heart of women.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "The king answered yes, and asked her whom she chose.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And all, even the king and his councillors, wondered, for they knew little of the heart of women.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But it is so, as I said, that I may choose who shall light the fires?'
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "When the king said again to the girl that she must die by fire, she answered: 'It is as the gods will.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "When the king said again to the girl that she must die by fire, she answered: 'It is as the gods will.
kingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "When the king said again to the girl that she must die by fire, she answered: 'It is as the gods will.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And all, even the king and his councillors, wondered, for they knew little of the heart of women.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading But it is so, as I said, that I may choose who shall light the fires?'
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And all, even the king and his councillors, wondered, for they knew little of the heart of women.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But it is so, as I said, that I may choose who shall light the fires?'
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "When the king said again to the girl that she must die by fire, she answered: 'It is as the gods will.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And all, even the king and his councillors, wondered, for they knew little of the heart of women.
pointedadjectiveUS /ˈpɔɪntɪd/
having a point
From this reading She pointed towards the Great Slave.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "When the king said again to the girl that she must die by fire, she answered: 'It is as the gods will.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But it is so, as I said, that I may choose who shall light the fires?'
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "When the king said again to the girl that she must die by fire, she answered: 'It is as the gods will.
SlavenounUS /sleɪv/
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading She pointed towards the Great Slave.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But it is so, as I said, that I may choose who shall light the fires?'
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "When the king said again to the girl that she must die by fire, she answered: 'It is as the gods will.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "When the king said again to the girl that she must die by fire, she answered: 'It is as the gods will.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And all, even the king and his councillors, wondered, for they knew little of the heart of women.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "When the king said again to the girl that she must die by fire, she answered: 'It is as the gods will.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading She pointed towards the Great Slave.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "When the king said again to the girl that she must die by fire, she answered: 'It is as the gods will.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But it is so, as I said, that I may choose who shall light the fires?'
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The king answered yes, and asked her whom she chose.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "When the king said again to the girl that she must die by fire, she answered: 'It is as the gods will.
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading And all, even the king and his councillors, wondered, for they knew little of the heart of women.
wonderedverbUS /ˈwʌndərd/
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading And all, even the king and his councillors, wondered, for they knew little of the heart of women.
yesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading "The king answered yes, and asked her whom she chose.
