adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I was only thinking, Metem,” answered Aziel with a start.
Ah
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From this reading Ah!
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “I was only thinking, Metem,” answered Aziel with a start.
Aziel
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From this reading THE PLACE OF SACRIFICE Suddenly Aziel, looking up from his reverie, saw the Phœnician bowing before him, cap in hand.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “May the Prince live for ever,” he said, “yet if he suffer melancholy to overcome him thus, his life, however long, will be but sad.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE PLACE OF SACRIFICE Suddenly Aziel, looking up from his reverie, saw the Phœnician bowing before him, cap in hand.
bowingnounUS /ˈboʊɪŋ/
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
From this reading THE PLACE OF SACRIFICE Suddenly Aziel, looking up from his reverie, saw the Phœnician bowing before him, cap in hand.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “May the Prince live for ever,” he said, “yet if he suffer melancholy to overcome him thus, his life, however long, will be but sad.”
capnounUS /kæp/
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading THE PLACE OF SACRIFICE Suddenly Aziel, looking up from his reverie, saw the Phœnician bowing before him, cap in hand.
Elissa
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From this reading “Of the lady Elissa, whom you rescued, Prince?
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading “May the Prince live for ever,” he said, “yet if he suffer melancholy to overcome him thus, his life, however long, will be but sad.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “May the Prince live for ever,” he said, “yet if he suffer melancholy to overcome him thus, his life, however long, will be but sad.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE PLACE OF SACRIFICE Suddenly Aziel, looking up from his reverie, saw the Phœnician bowing before him, cap in hand.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading THE PLACE OF SACRIFICE Suddenly Aziel, looking up from his reverie, saw the Phœnician bowing before him, cap in hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “May the Prince live for ever,” he said, “yet if he suffer melancholy to overcome him thus, his life, however long, will be but sad.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE PLACE OF SACRIFICE Suddenly Aziel, looking up from his reverie, saw the Phœnician bowing before him, cap in hand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE PLACE OF SACRIFICE Suddenly Aziel, looking up from his reverie, saw the Phœnician bowing before him, cap in hand.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “May the Prince live for ever,” he said, “yet if he suffer melancholy to overcome him thus, his life, however long, will be but sad.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was only thinking, Metem,” answered Aziel with a start.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “May the Prince live for ever,” he said, “yet if he suffer melancholy to overcome him thus, his life, however long, will be but sad.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PLACE OF SACRIFICE Suddenly Aziel, looking up from his reverie, saw the Phœnician bowing before him, cap in hand.
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Of the lady Elissa, whom you rescued, Prince?
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “May the Prince live for ever,” he said, “yet if he suffer melancholy to overcome him thus, his life, however long, will be but sad.”
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “May the Prince live for ever,” he said, “yet if he suffer melancholy to overcome him thus, his life, however long, will be but sad.”
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 “May the Prince live for ever,” he said, “yet if he suffer melancholy to overcome him thus, his life, however long, will be but sad.”
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading THE PLACE OF SACRIFICE Suddenly Aziel, looking up from his reverie, saw the Phœnician bowing before him, cap in hand.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “May the Prince live for ever,” he said, “yet if he suffer melancholy to overcome him thus, his life, however long, will be but sad.”
melancholynounUS /ˈmelənkɑːli/
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading “May the Prince live for ever,” he said, “yet if he suffer melancholy to overcome him thus, his life, however long, will be but sad.”
Metem
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From this reading “I was only thinking, Metem,” answered Aziel with a start.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PLACE OF SACRIFICE Suddenly Aziel, looking up from his reverie, saw the Phœnician bowing before him, cap in hand.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading “I was only thinking, Metem,” answered Aziel with a start.
overcomeverbUS /ˈoʊvərkʌm/
win a victory over
From this reading “May the Prince live for ever,” he said, “yet if he suffer melancholy to overcome him thus, his life, however long, will be but sad.”
Phœnician
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From this reading THE PLACE OF SACRIFICE Suddenly Aziel, looking up from his reverie, saw the Phœnician bowing before him, cap in hand.
PLACEnounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading THE PLACE OF SACRIFICE Suddenly Aziel, looking up from his reverie, saw the Phœnician bowing before him, cap in hand.
PrincenounUS /prɪns/
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “May the Prince live for ever,” he said, “yet if he suffer melancholy to overcome him thus, his life, however long, will be but sad.”
rescuedadjectiveUS /ˈreskjuːd/
delivered from danger
From this reading “Of the lady Elissa, whom you rescued, Prince?
reverienounUS /ˈrevəri/
absentminded dreaming while awake
From this reading THE PLACE OF SACRIFICE Suddenly Aziel, looking up from his reverie, saw the Phœnician bowing before him, cap in hand.
SACRIFICEnounUS /ˈsækrəfaɪs/
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading THE PLACE OF SACRIFICE Suddenly Aziel, looking up from his reverie, saw the Phœnician bowing before him, cap in hand.
sadadjectiveUS /sæd/
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “May the Prince live for ever,” he said, “yet if he suffer melancholy to overcome him thus, his life, however long, will be but sad.”
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “May the Prince live for ever,” he said, “yet if he suffer melancholy to overcome him thus, his life, however long, will be but sad.”
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading THE PLACE OF SACRIFICE Suddenly Aziel, looking up from his reverie, saw the Phœnician bowing before him, cap in hand.
startverbUS /stɑːrt/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “I was only thinking, Metem,” answered Aziel with a start.
SuddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading THE PLACE OF SACRIFICE Suddenly Aziel, looking up from his reverie, saw the Phœnician bowing before him, cap in hand.
sufferverbUS /ˈsʌfər/
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “May the Prince live for ever,” he said, “yet if he suffer melancholy to overcome him thus, his life, however long, will be but sad.”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLACE OF SACRIFICE Suddenly Aziel, looking up from his reverie, saw the Phœnician bowing before him, cap in hand.
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “I was only thinking, Metem,” answered Aziel with a start.
thusadverbUS /ðʌs/
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading “May the Prince live for ever,” he said, “yet if he suffer melancholy to overcome him thus, his life, however long, will be but sad.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “May the Prince live for ever,” he said, “yet if he suffer melancholy to overcome him thus, his life, however long, will be but sad.”
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE PLACE OF SACRIFICE Suddenly Aziel, looking up from his reverie, saw the Phœnician bowing before him, cap in hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was only thinking, Metem,” answered Aziel with a start.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Of the lady Elissa, whom you rescued, Prince?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “May the Prince live for ever,” he said, “yet if he suffer melancholy to overcome him thus, his life, however long, will be but sad.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I was only thinking, Metem,” answered Aziel with a start.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “May the Prince live for ever,” he said, “yet if he suffer melancholy to overcome him thus, his life, however long, will be but sad.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Of the lady Elissa, whom you rescued, Prince?
