adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Thy vengeance, thou dark Harmachis,” she said, in a hoarse voice, “is a thing hideous to behold!
ABOUTHIS
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From this reading OF THE FAREWELL OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF THE OLD WIFE, ATOUA; OF THE COMING OF HARMACHIS TO ABOUTHIS; OF HIS CONFESSION IN THE HALL OF SIX-AND-THIRTY PILLARS; AND OF THE DECLARING OF THE DOOM OF HARMACHIS Charmion unclasped my arm, to which she had clung in terror.
aidnounUS /eɪd/
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading “Come, aid me, Prince; let us stretch this poor clay upon the bed and deck it royally, so that it may give its dumb audience to the messengers of Cæsar as becomes the last of Egypt’s Queens.”
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 O lost Egypt, with all thy sins thou wast indeed a Queen!
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OF THE FAREWELL OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF THE OLD WIFE, ATOUA; OF THE COMING OF HARMACHIS TO ABOUTHIS; OF HIS CONFESSION IN THE HALL OF SIX-AND-THIRTY PILLARS; AND OF THE DECLARING OF THE DOOM OF HARMACHIS Charmion unclasped my arm, to which she had clung in terror.
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading I spoke no word in answer, for my heart was very heavy, and now that all was done I was weary.
armnounUS /ɑːrm/
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading OF THE FAREWELL OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF THE OLD WIFE, ATOUA; OF THE COMING OF HARMACHIS TO ABOUTHIS; OF HIS CONFESSION IN THE HALL OF SIX-AND-THIRTY PILLARS; AND OF THE DECLARING OF THE DOOM OF HARMACHIS Charmion unclasped my arm, to which she had clung in terror.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Come, aid me, Prince; let us stretch this poor clay upon the bed and deck it royally, so that it may give its dumb audience to the messengers of Cæsar as becomes the last of Egypt’s Queens.”
ATOUA
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From this reading OF THE FAREWELL OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF THE OLD WIFE, ATOUA; OF THE COMING OF HARMACHIS TO ABOUTHIS; OF HIS CONFESSION IN THE HALL OF SIX-AND-THIRTY PILLARS; AND OF THE DECLARING OF THE DOOM OF HARMACHIS Charmion unclasped my arm, to which she had clung in terror.
audiencenounUS /ˈɑːdiəns/
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading “Come, aid me, Prince; let us stretch this poor clay upon the bed and deck it royally, so that it may give its dumb audience to the messengers of Cæsar as becomes the last of Egypt’s Queens.”
becomesverbUS /bɪˈkʌmz/
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “Come, aid me, Prince; let us stretch this poor clay upon the bed and deck it royally, so that it may give its dumb audience to the messengers of Cæsar as becomes the last of Egypt’s Queens.”
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “Come, aid me, Prince; let us stretch this poor clay upon the bed and deck it royally, so that it may give its dumb audience to the messengers of Cæsar as becomes the last of Egypt’s Queens.”
beholdverbUS /bɪˈhoʊld/
see with attention
From this reading “Thy vengeance, thou dark Harmachis,” she said, in a hoarse voice, “is a thing hideous to behold!
CHARMION
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From this reading OF THE FAREWELL OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF THE OLD WIFE, ATOUA; OF THE COMING OF HARMACHIS TO ABOUTHIS; OF HIS CONFESSION IN THE HALL OF SIX-AND-THIRTY PILLARS; AND OF THE DECLARING OF THE DOOM OF HARMACHIS Charmion unclasped my arm, to which she had clung in terror.
claynounUS /kleɪ/
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading “Come, aid me, Prince; let us stretch this poor clay upon the bed and deck it royally, so that it may give its dumb audience to the messengers of Cæsar as becomes the last of Egypt’s Queens.”
clungverbUS /klʌŋ/
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading OF THE FAREWELL OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF THE OLD WIFE, ATOUA; OF THE COMING OF HARMACHIS TO ABOUTHIS; OF HIS CONFESSION IN THE HALL OF SIX-AND-THIRTY PILLARS; AND OF THE DECLARING OF THE DOOM OF HARMACHIS Charmion unclasped my arm, to which she had clung in terror.
ComeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come, aid me, Prince; let us stretch this poor clay upon the bed and deck it royally, so that it may give its dumb audience to the messengers of Cæsar as becomes the last of Egypt’s Queens.”
COMINGnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading OF THE FAREWELL OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF THE OLD WIFE, ATOUA; OF THE COMING OF HARMACHIS TO ABOUTHIS; OF HIS CONFESSION IN THE HALL OF SIX-AND-THIRTY PILLARS; AND OF THE DECLARING OF THE DOOM OF HARMACHIS Charmion unclasped my arm, to which she had clung in terror.
CONFESSIONnounUS /kənˈfeʃən/
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading OF THE FAREWELL OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF THE OLD WIFE, ATOUA; OF THE COMING OF HARMACHIS TO ABOUTHIS; OF HIS CONFESSION IN THE HALL OF SIX-AND-THIRTY PILLARS; AND OF THE DECLARING OF THE DOOM OF HARMACHIS Charmion unclasped my arm, to which she had clung in terror.
Cæsar
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From this reading “Come, aid me, Prince; let us stretch this poor clay upon the bed and deck it royally, so that it may give its dumb audience to the messengers of Cæsar as becomes the last of Egypt’s Queens.”
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “Thy vengeance, thou dark Harmachis,” she said, in a hoarse voice, “is a thing hideous to behold!
DEATHnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading OF THE FAREWELL OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF THE OLD WIFE, ATOUA; OF THE COMING OF HARMACHIS TO ABOUTHIS; OF HIS CONFESSION IN THE HALL OF SIX-AND-THIRTY PILLARS; AND OF THE DECLARING OF THE DOOM OF HARMACHIS Charmion unclasped my arm, to which she had clung in terror.
decknounUS /dek/
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading “Come, aid me, Prince; let us stretch this poor clay upon the bed and deck it royally, so that it may give its dumb audience to the messengers of Cæsar as becomes the last of Egypt’s Queens.”
DECLARINGverbUS /dɪˈklerɪŋ/
-ing form of “declare” — state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading OF THE FAREWELL OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF THE OLD WIFE, ATOUA; OF THE COMING OF HARMACHIS TO ABOUTHIS; OF HIS CONFESSION IN THE HALL OF SIX-AND-THIRTY PILLARS; AND OF THE DECLARING OF THE DOOM OF HARMACHIS Charmion unclasped my arm, to which she had clung in terror.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I spoke no word in answer, for my heart was very heavy, and now that all was done I was weary.
DOOMverbUS /duːm/
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading OF THE FAREWELL OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF THE OLD WIFE, ATOUA; OF THE COMING OF HARMACHIS TO ABOUTHIS; OF HIS CONFESSION IN THE HALL OF SIX-AND-THIRTY PILLARS; AND OF THE DECLARING OF THE DOOM OF HARMACHIS Charmion unclasped my arm, to which she had clung in terror.
dumbadjectiveUS /dʌm/
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading “Come, aid me, Prince; let us stretch this poor clay upon the bed and deck it royally, so that it may give its dumb audience to the messengers of Cæsar as becomes the last of Egypt’s Queens.”
EgyptnounUS /ˈiːdʒəpt/
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
From this reading O lost Egypt, with all thy sins thou wast indeed a Queen!
Egypt'snounUS /ˈiːdʒəpts/
possessive form of “egypt” — a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
From this reading “Come, aid me, Prince; let us stretch this poor clay upon the bed and deck it royally, so that it may give its dumb audience to the messengers of Cæsar as becomes the last of Egypt’s Queens.”
FAREWELLnounUS /ˌferˈwel/
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading OF THE FAREWELL OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF THE OLD WIFE, ATOUA; OF THE COMING OF HARMACHIS TO ABOUTHIS; OF HIS CONFESSION IN THE HALL OF SIX-AND-THIRTY PILLARS; AND OF THE DECLARING OF THE DOOM OF HARMACHIS Charmion unclasped my arm, to which she had clung in terror.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I spoke no word in answer, for my heart was very heavy, and now that all was done I was weary.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Come, aid me, Prince; let us stretch this poor clay upon the bed and deck it royally, so that it may give its dumb audience to the messengers of Cæsar as becomes the last of Egypt’s Queens.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading OF THE FAREWELL OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF THE OLD WIFE, ATOUA; OF THE COMING OF HARMACHIS TO ABOUTHIS; OF HIS CONFESSION IN THE HALL OF SIX-AND-THIRTY PILLARS; AND OF THE DECLARING OF THE DOOM OF HARMACHIS Charmion unclasped my arm, to which she had clung in terror.
HALLnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading OF THE FAREWELL OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF THE OLD WIFE, ATOUA; OF THE COMING OF HARMACHIS TO ABOUTHIS; OF HIS CONFESSION IN THE HALL OF SIX-AND-THIRTY PILLARS; AND OF THE DECLARING OF THE DOOM OF HARMACHIS Charmion unclasped my arm, to which she had clung in terror.
HARMACHIS
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From this reading OF THE FAREWELL OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF THE OLD WIFE, ATOUA; OF THE COMING OF HARMACHIS TO ABOUTHIS; OF HIS CONFESSION IN THE HALL OF SIX-AND-THIRTY PILLARS; AND OF THE DECLARING OF THE DOOM OF HARMACHIS Charmion unclasped my arm, to which she had clung in terror.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I spoke no word in answer, for my heart was very heavy, and now that all was done I was weary.
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading I spoke no word in answer, for my heart was very heavy, and now that all was done I was weary.
hideousadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdiəs/
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading “Thy vengeance, thou dark Harmachis,” she said, in a hoarse voice, “is a thing hideous to behold!
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading OF THE FAREWELL OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF THE OLD WIFE, ATOUA; OF THE COMING OF HARMACHIS TO ABOUTHIS; OF HIS CONFESSION IN THE HALL OF SIX-AND-THIRTY PILLARS; AND OF THE DECLARING OF THE DOOM OF HARMACHIS Charmion unclasped my arm, to which she had clung in terror.
hoarseadjectiveUS /hɔːrs/
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading “Thy vengeance, thou dark Harmachis,” she said, in a hoarse voice, “is a thing hideous to behold!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I spoke no word in answer, for my heart was very heavy, and now that all was done I was weary.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OF THE FAREWELL OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF THE OLD WIFE, ATOUA; OF THE COMING OF HARMACHIS TO ABOUTHIS; OF HIS CONFESSION IN THE HALL OF SIX-AND-THIRTY PILLARS; AND OF THE DECLARING OF THE DOOM OF HARMACHIS Charmion unclasped my arm, to which she had clung in terror.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading O lost Egypt, with all thy sins thou wast indeed a Queen!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Thy vengeance, thou dark Harmachis,” she said, in a hoarse voice, “is a thing hideous to behold!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Come, aid me, Prince; let us stretch this poor clay upon the bed and deck it royally, so that it may give its dumb audience to the messengers of Cæsar as becomes the last of Egypt’s Queens.”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “Come, aid me, Prince; let us stretch this poor clay upon the bed and deck it royally, so that it may give its dumb audience to the messengers of Cæsar as becomes the last of Egypt’s Queens.”
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading “Come, aid me, Prince; let us stretch this poor clay upon the bed and deck it royally, so that it may give its dumb audience to the messengers of Cæsar as becomes the last of Egypt’s Queens.”
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Come, aid me, Prince; let us stretch this poor clay upon the bed and deck it royally, so that it may give its dumb audience to the messengers of Cæsar as becomes the last of Egypt’s Queens.”
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading O lost Egypt, with all thy sins thou wast indeed a Queen!
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Come, aid me, Prince; let us stretch this poor clay upon the bed and deck it royally, so that it may give its dumb audience to the messengers of Cæsar as becomes the last of Egypt’s Queens.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Come, aid me, Prince; let us stretch this poor clay upon the bed and deck it royally, so that it may give its dumb audience to the messengers of Cæsar as becomes the last of Egypt’s Queens.”
messengersnounUS /ˈmesəndʒərz/
plural of “messenger” — a person who carries a message
From this reading “Come, aid me, Prince; let us stretch this poor clay upon the bed and deck it royally, so that it may give its dumb audience to the messengers of Cæsar as becomes the last of Egypt’s Queens.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading OF THE FAREWELL OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF THE OLD WIFE, ATOUA; OF THE COMING OF HARMACHIS TO ABOUTHIS; OF HIS CONFESSION IN THE HALL OF SIX-AND-THIRTY PILLARS; AND OF THE DECLARING OF THE DOOM OF HARMACHIS Charmion unclasped my arm, to which she had clung in terror.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I spoke no word in answer, for my heart was very heavy, and now that all was done I was weary.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I spoke no word in answer, for my heart was very heavy, and now that all was done I was weary.
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O lost Egypt, with all thy sins thou wast indeed a Queen!
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF THE FAREWELL OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF THE OLD WIFE, ATOUA; OF THE COMING OF HARMACHIS TO ABOUTHIS; OF HIS CONFESSION IN THE HALL OF SIX-AND-THIRTY PILLARS; AND OF THE DECLARING OF THE DOOM OF HARMACHIS Charmion unclasped my arm, to which she had clung in terror.
OLDadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading OF THE FAREWELL OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF THE OLD WIFE, ATOUA; OF THE COMING OF HARMACHIS TO ABOUTHIS; OF HIS CONFESSION IN THE HALL OF SIX-AND-THIRTY PILLARS; AND OF THE DECLARING OF THE DOOM OF HARMACHIS Charmion unclasped my arm, to which she had clung in terror.
PILLARSnounUS /ˈpɪlərz/
plural of “pillar” — a fundamental principle or practice
From this reading OF THE FAREWELL OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF THE OLD WIFE, ATOUA; OF THE COMING OF HARMACHIS TO ABOUTHIS; OF HIS CONFESSION IN THE HALL OF SIX-AND-THIRTY PILLARS; AND OF THE DECLARING OF THE DOOM OF HARMACHIS Charmion unclasped my arm, to which she had clung in terror.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Come, aid me, Prince; let us stretch this poor clay upon the bed and deck it royally, so that it may give its dumb audience to the messengers of Cæsar as becomes the last of Egypt’s Queens.”
PrincenounUS /prɪns/
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “Come, aid me, Prince; let us stretch this poor clay upon the bed and deck it royally, so that it may give its dumb audience to the messengers of Cæsar as becomes the last of Egypt’s Queens.”
QueennounUS /kwiːn/
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading O lost Egypt, with all thy sins thou wast indeed a Queen!
QueensnounUS /kwiːnz/
a borough of New York City
From this reading “Come, aid me, Prince; let us stretch this poor clay upon the bed and deck it royally, so that it may give its dumb audience to the messengers of Cæsar as becomes the last of Egypt’s Queens.”
royallyadverbUS /ˈrɔɪəli/
in a royal manner
From this reading “Come, aid me, Prince; let us stretch this poor clay upon the bed and deck it royally, so that it may give its dumb audience to the messengers of Cæsar as becomes the last of Egypt’s Queens.”
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Thy vengeance, thou dark Harmachis,” she said, in a hoarse voice, “is a thing hideous to behold!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OF THE FAREWELL OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF THE OLD WIFE, ATOUA; OF THE COMING OF HARMACHIS TO ABOUTHIS; OF HIS CONFESSION IN THE HALL OF SIX-AND-THIRTY PILLARS; AND OF THE DECLARING OF THE DOOM OF HARMACHIS Charmion unclasped my arm, to which she had clung in terror.
sinsnounUS /sɪnz/
plural of “sin” — estrangement from god
From this reading O lost Egypt, with all thy sins thou wast indeed a Queen!
SIX-AND-THIRTY
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OF THE FAREWELL OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF THE OLD WIFE, ATOUA; OF THE COMING OF HARMACHIS TO ABOUTHIS; OF HIS CONFESSION IN THE HALL OF SIX-AND-THIRTY PILLARS; AND OF THE DECLARING OF THE DOOM OF HARMACHIS Charmion unclasped my arm, to which she had clung in terror.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Come, aid me, Prince; let us stretch this poor clay upon the bed and deck it royally, so that it may give its dumb audience to the messengers of Cæsar as becomes the last of Egypt’s Queens.”
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading I spoke no word in answer, for my heart was very heavy, and now that all was done I was weary.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading “Come, aid me, Prince; let us stretch this poor clay upon the bed and deck it royally, so that it may give its dumb audience to the messengers of Cæsar as becomes the last of Egypt’s Queens.”
terrornounUS /ˈterər/
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading OF THE FAREWELL OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF THE OLD WIFE, ATOUA; OF THE COMING OF HARMACHIS TO ABOUTHIS; OF HIS CONFESSION IN THE HALL OF SIX-AND-THIRTY PILLARS; AND OF THE DECLARING OF THE DOOM OF HARMACHIS Charmion unclasped my arm, to which she had clung in terror.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Come, aid me, Prince; let us stretch this poor clay upon the bed and deck it royally, so that it may give its dumb audience to the messengers of Cæsar as becomes the last of Egypt’s Queens.”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF THE FAREWELL OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF THE OLD WIFE, ATOUA; OF THE COMING OF HARMACHIS TO ABOUTHIS; OF HIS CONFESSION IN THE HALL OF SIX-AND-THIRTY PILLARS; AND OF THE DECLARING OF THE DOOM OF HARMACHIS Charmion unclasped my arm, to which she had clung in terror.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading “Thy vengeance, thou dark Harmachis,” she said, in a hoarse voice, “is a thing hideous to behold!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Come, aid me, Prince; let us stretch this poor clay upon the bed and deck it royally, so that it may give its dumb audience to the messengers of Cæsar as becomes the last of Egypt’s Queens.”
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thy vengeance, thou dark Harmachis,” she said, in a hoarse voice, “is a thing hideous to behold!
ThydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thy vengeance, thou dark Harmachis,” she said, in a hoarse voice, “is a thing hideous to behold!
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OF THE FAREWELL OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF THE OLD WIFE, ATOUA; OF THE COMING OF HARMACHIS TO ABOUTHIS; OF HIS CONFESSION IN THE HALL OF SIX-AND-THIRTY PILLARS; AND OF THE DECLARING OF THE DOOM OF HARMACHIS Charmion unclasped my arm, to which she had clung in terror.
unclasped
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OF THE FAREWELL OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF THE OLD WIFE, ATOUA; OF THE COMING OF HARMACHIS TO ABOUTHIS; OF HIS CONFESSION IN THE HALL OF SIX-AND-THIRTY PILLARS; AND OF THE DECLARING OF THE DOOM OF HARMACHIS Charmion unclasped my arm, to which she had clung in terror.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Come, aid me, Prince; let us stretch this poor clay upon the bed and deck it royally, so that it may give its dumb audience to the messengers of Cæsar as becomes the last of Egypt’s Queens.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Come, aid me, Prince; let us stretch this poor clay upon the bed and deck it royally, so that it may give its dumb audience to the messengers of Cæsar as becomes the last of Egypt’s Queens.”
vengeancenounUS /ˈvendʒəns/
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading “Thy vengeance, thou dark Harmachis,” she said, in a hoarse voice, “is a thing hideous to behold!
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading I spoke no word in answer, for my heart was very heavy, and now that all was done I was weary.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Thy vengeance, thou dark Harmachis,” she said, in a hoarse voice, “is a thing hideous to behold!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I spoke no word in answer, for my heart was very heavy, and now that all was done I was weary.
wast
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O lost Egypt, with all thy sins thou wast indeed a Queen!
wearyverbUS /ˈwɪri/
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading I spoke no word in answer, for my heart was very heavy, and now that all was done I was weary.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading OF THE FAREWELL OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF THE OLD WIFE, ATOUA; OF THE COMING OF HARMACHIS TO ABOUTHIS; OF HIS CONFESSION IN THE HALL OF SIX-AND-THIRTY PILLARS; AND OF THE DECLARING OF THE DOOM OF HARMACHIS Charmion unclasped my arm, to which she had clung in terror.
WIFEnounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading OF THE FAREWELL OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF CHARMION; OF THE DEATH OF THE OLD WIFE, ATOUA; OF THE COMING OF HARMACHIS TO ABOUTHIS; OF HIS CONFESSION IN THE HALL OF SIX-AND-THIRTY PILLARS; AND OF THE DECLARING OF THE DOOM OF HARMACHIS Charmion unclasped my arm, to which she had clung in terror.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading O lost Egypt, with all thy sins thou wast indeed a Queen!
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading I spoke no word in answer, for my heart was very heavy, and now that all was done I was weary.
