adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
absentadjectiveUS /ˈæbsənt/
not being in a specified place
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
accompaniedadjectiveUS /əˈkʌmpənid/
having companions or an escort
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
affectedadjectiveUS /əˈfektɪd/
acted upon; influenced
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading You want to be left alone--I will go."
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading And always was she graciously invited to remain.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And always was she graciously invited to remain.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
attentionsnounUS /əˈtenʃənz/
plural of “attention” — the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
attiredadjectiveUS /əˈtaɪrd/
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
batteredadjectiveUS /ˈbætərd/
damaged by blows or hard usage
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You want to be left alone--I will go."
beautynounUS /ˈbjuːti/
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
coddlingverbUS /ˈkɑːdəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “coddle” — treat with excessive indulgence
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
cunningadjectiveUS /ˈkʌnɪŋ/
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
gainedverbUS /ɡeɪnd/
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You want to be left alone--I will go."
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
graciouslyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪʃəsli/
in a gracious or graceful manner
From this reading And always was she graciously invited to remain.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
instancenounUS /ˈɪnstəns/
an occurrence of something
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
intrudingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtruːdɪŋ/
projecting inward
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
invitedverbUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪtəd/
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading And always was she graciously invited to remain.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
knightnounUS /naɪt/
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
lady'snounUS /ˈleɪdiz/
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading You want to be left alone--I will go."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
lightlyadverbUS /ˈlaɪtli/
without good reason
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
loyaladjectiveUS /ˈlɔɪəl/
steadfast in allegiance or duty
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
MadamenounUS /ˈmædəm/
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
Methusaleh
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From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
needlenounUS /ˈniːdəl/
the leaf of a conifer
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
neighnounUS /neɪ/
the characteristic sounds made by a horse
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
ninenounUS /naɪn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
occupyverbUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪ/
keep busy with
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
patriarchnounUS /ˈpeɪtriɑːrk/
title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
pleasedadjectiveUS /pliːzd/
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
remainverbUS /rɪˈmeɪn/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading And always was she graciously invited to remain.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
samplesnounUS /ˈsæmpəlz/
plural of “sample” — a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
sendverbUS /send/
cause to go somewhere
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
sharpadjectiveUS /ʃɑːrp/
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
showingnounUS /ˈʃoʊɪŋ/
the display of a motion picture
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
sixtyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪksti/
being ten more than fifty
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
speechesnounUS /ˈspiːtʃəz/
plural of “speech” — the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You want to be left alone--I will go."
tricksnounUS /trɪks/
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading That good knight being as sharp as a needle, let the lady go on with her tricks, much pleased to see her occupy herself with him, since it was so much gained; but like a loyal brother, he always called her absent husband to the lady's mind.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading You want to be left alone--I will go."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And always was she graciously invited to remain.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You want to be left alone--I will go."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She accompanied these coddling little attentions with a hundred affected speeches; for instance, on coming into the room she would say-- "I am intruding, send me away.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading And the cunning Madame always came lightly attired, showing samples of her beauty, which would have made a patriarch neigh, even were he as much battered by time as must have been Mr. Methusaleh, with his nine hundred and sixty years.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You want to be left alone--I will go."
