adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Yes," said the soldier; "but I shaved them off long ago, and since then I have risen from a private to be the Chief General of the Royal Armies."
addedverbUS /ˈædəd/
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "But I assure you, my good people, that I do not wish to rule the Emerald City," he added, earnestly.
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading "Yes," said the soldier; "but I shaved them off long ago, and since then I have risen from a private to be the Chief General of the Royal Armies."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes," said the soldier; "but I shaved them off long ago, and since then I have risen from a private to be the Chief General of the Royal Armies."
ArmiesnounUS /ˈɑːrmiz/
plural of “army” — a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading "Yes," said the soldier; "but I shaved them off long ago, and since then I have risen from a private to be the Chief General of the Royal Armies."
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Did you not wear green whiskers at one time?" he asked.
assureverbUS /əˈʃʊr/
make certain of
From this reading "But I assure you, my good people, that I do not wish to rule the Emerald City," he added, earnestly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Wizard turned to look at him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Yes," said the soldier; "but I shaved them off long ago, and since then I have risen from a private to be the Chief General of the Royal Armies."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes," said the soldier; "but I shaved them off long ago, and since then I have risen from a private to be the Chief General of the Royal Armies."
ChiefnounUS /tʃiːf/
a person who is in charge
From this reading "Yes," said the soldier; "but I shaved them off long ago, and since then I have risen from a private to be the Chief General of the Royal Armies."
CitynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading "But I assure you, my good people, that I do not wish to rule the Emerald City," he added, earnestly.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you not wear green whiskers at one time?" he asked.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "But I assure you, my good people, that I do not wish to rule the Emerald City," he added, earnestly.
earnestlyadverbUS /ˈɜːrnəstli/
in a serious manner
From this reading "But I assure you, my good people, that I do not wish to rule the Emerald City," he added, earnestly.
EmeraldnounUS /ˈemrəld/
a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone
From this reading "But I assure you, my good people, that I do not wish to rule the Emerald City," he added, earnestly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Yes," said the soldier; "but I shaved them off long ago, and since then I have risen from a private to be the Chief General of the Royal Armies."
GeneraladjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading "Yes," said the soldier; "but I shaved them off long ago, and since then I have risen from a private to be the Chief General of the Royal Armies."
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "But I assure you, my good people, that I do not wish to rule the Emerald City," he added, earnestly.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading "Did you not wear green whiskers at one time?" he asked.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Yes," said the soldier; "but I shaved them off long ago, and since then I have risen from a private to be the Chief General of the Royal Armies."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Did you not wear green whiskers at one time?" he asked.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Wizard turned to look at him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes," said the soldier; "but I shaved them off long ago, and since then I have risen from a private to be the Chief General of the Royal Armies."
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "That's nice," said the little man.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Yes," said the soldier; "but I shaved them off long ago, and since then I have risen from a private to be the Chief General of the Royal Armies."
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The Wizard turned to look at him.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "That's nice," said the little man.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "But I assure you, my good people, that I do not wish to rule the Emerald City," he added, earnestly.
niceadjectiveUS /naɪs/
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "That's nice," said the little man.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Did you not wear green whiskers at one time?" he asked.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes," said the soldier; "but I shaved them off long ago, and since then I have risen from a private to be the Chief General of the Royal Armies."
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Yes," said the soldier; "but I shaved them off long ago, and since then I have risen from a private to be the Chief General of the Royal Armies."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Did you not wear green whiskers at one time?" he asked.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "But I assure you, my good people, that I do not wish to rule the Emerald City," he added, earnestly.
privateadjectiveUS /ˈpraɪvət/
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading "Yes," said the soldier; "but I shaved them off long ago, and since then I have risen from a private to be the Chief General of the Royal Armies."
risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading "Yes," said the soldier; "but I shaved them off long ago, and since then I have risen from a private to be the Chief General of the Royal Armies."
RoyaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading "Yes," said the soldier; "but I shaved them off long ago, and since then I have risen from a private to be the Chief General of the Royal Armies."
rulenounUS /ruːl/
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading "But I assure you, my good people, that I do not wish to rule the Emerald City," he added, earnestly.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes," said the soldier; "but I shaved them off long ago, and since then I have risen from a private to be the Chief General of the Royal Armies."
shavedadjectiveUS /ʃeɪvd/
having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin
From this reading "Yes," said the soldier; "but I shaved them off long ago, and since then I have risen from a private to be the Chief General of the Royal Armies."
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Yes," said the soldier; "but I shaved them off long ago, and since then I have risen from a private to be the Chief General of the Royal Armies."
soldiernounUS /ˈsoʊldʒər/
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading "Yes," said the soldier; "but I shaved them off long ago, and since then I have risen from a private to be the Chief General of the Royal Armies."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But I assure you, my good people, that I do not wish to rule the Emerald City," he added, earnestly.
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From this reading "That's nice," said the little man.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Wizard turned to look at him.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Yes," said the soldier; "but I shaved them off long ago, and since then I have risen from a private to be the Chief General of the Royal Armies."
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Yes," said the soldier; "but I shaved them off long ago, and since then I have risen from a private to be the Chief General of the Royal Armies."
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Did you not wear green whiskers at one time?" he asked.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Wizard turned to look at him.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The Wizard turned to look at him.
wearverbUS /wer/
be dressed in
From this reading "Did you not wear green whiskers at one time?" he asked.
whiskersnounUS /ˈwɪskərz/
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading "Did you not wear green whiskers at one time?" he asked.
wishverbUS /wɪʃ/
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "But I assure you, my good people, that I do not wish to rule the Emerald City," he added, earnestly.
WizardnounUS /ˈwɪzərd/
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
From this reading The Wizard turned to look at him.
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," said the soldier; "but I shaved them off long ago, and since then I have risen from a private to be the Chief General of the Royal Armies."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you not wear green whiskers at one time?" he asked.
