AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A few hours later the equipage of Prince Henry arrived in the court-yard of Monbijou, and the prince demanded of his mother, the widowed queen, permission to pay her his respects.
ableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəl/
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading To-day her sufferings were greater than usual, and she was not able to leave her bed.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The gout, that slow but fatal disease, which does not kill at once, but limb by limb, had already paralyzed the feet of the poor queen, and confined her to her chair.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few hours later the equipage of Prince Henry arrived in the court-yard of Monbijou, and the prince demanded of his mother, the widowed queen, permission to pay her his respects.
arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading A few hours later the equipage of Prince Henry arrived in the court-yard of Monbijou, and the prince demanded of his mother, the widowed queen, permission to pay her his respects.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Therefore, she could not receive the prince as a queen, but only as a mother, without ceremony or etiquette.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The gout, that slow but fatal disease, which does not kill at once, but limb by limb, had already paralyzed the feet of the poor queen, and confined her to her chair.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading To-day her sufferings were greater than usual, and she was not able to leave her bed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The gout, that slow but fatal disease, which does not kill at once, but limb by limb, had already paralyzed the feet of the poor queen, and confined her to her chair.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The gout, that slow but fatal disease, which does not kill at once, but limb by limb, had already paralyzed the feet of the poor queen, and confined her to her chair.
ceremonynounUS /ˈserəmoʊni/
a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading Therefore, she could not receive the prince as a queen, but only as a mother, without ceremony or etiquette.
chairnounUS /tʃer/
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading The gout, that slow but fatal disease, which does not kill at once, but limb by limb, had already paralyzed the feet of the poor queen, and confined her to her chair.
confinedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaɪnd/
not invading healthy tissue
From this reading The gout, that slow but fatal disease, which does not kill at once, but limb by limb, had already paralyzed the feet of the poor queen, and confined her to her chair.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Therefore, she could not receive the prince as a queen, but only as a mother, without ceremony or etiquette.
court-yard
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From this reading A few hours later the equipage of Prince Henry arrived in the court-yard of Monbijou, and the prince demanded of his mother, the widowed queen, permission to pay her his respects.
demandedverbUS /dɪˈmændəd/
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading A few hours later the equipage of Prince Henry arrived in the court-yard of Monbijou, and the prince demanded of his mother, the widowed queen, permission to pay her his respects.
diseasenounUS /dɪˈziːz/
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading The gout, that slow but fatal disease, which does not kill at once, but limb by limb, had already paralyzed the feet of the poor queen, and confined her to her chair.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The gout, that slow but fatal disease, which does not kill at once, but limb by limb, had already paralyzed the feet of the poor queen, and confined her to her chair.
Dorothea
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From this reading Sophia Dorothea was suffering greatly.
equipagenoun
equipment and supplies of a military force
From this reading A few hours later the equipage of Prince Henry arrived in the court-yard of Monbijou, and the prince demanded of his mother, the widowed queen, permission to pay her his respects.
etiquettenounUS /ˈetəkət/
rules governing socially acceptable behavior
From this reading Therefore, she could not receive the prince as a queen, but only as a mother, without ceremony or etiquette.
fataladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtəl/
bringing death
From this reading The gout, that slow but fatal disease, which does not kill at once, but limb by limb, had already paralyzed the feet of the poor queen, and confined her to her chair.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The gout, that slow but fatal disease, which does not kill at once, but limb by limb, had already paralyzed the feet of the poor queen, and confined her to her chair.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few hours later the equipage of Prince Henry arrived in the court-yard of Monbijou, and the prince demanded of his mother, the widowed queen, permission to pay her his respects.
goutnounUS /ɡaʊt/
a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints
From this reading The gout, that slow but fatal disease, which does not kill at once, but limb by limb, had already paralyzed the feet of the poor queen, and confined her to her chair.
greateradjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtər/
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading To-day her sufferings were greater than usual, and she was not able to leave her bed.
greatlyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪtli/
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading Sophia Dorothea was suffering greatly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The gout, that slow but fatal disease, which does not kill at once, but limb by limb, had already paralyzed the feet of the poor queen, and confined her to her chair.
HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading A few hours later the equipage of Prince Henry arrived in the court-yard of Monbijou, and the prince demanded of his mother, the widowed queen, permission to pay her his respects.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A few hours later the equipage of Prince Henry arrived in the court-yard of Monbijou, and the prince demanded of his mother, the widowed queen, permission to pay her his respects.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A few hours later the equipage of Prince Henry arrived in the court-yard of Monbijou, and the prince demanded of his mother, the widowed queen, permission to pay her his respects.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading A few hours later the equipage of Prince Henry arrived in the court-yard of Monbijou, and the prince demanded of his mother, the widowed queen, permission to pay her his respects.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few hours later the equipage of Prince Henry arrived in the court-yard of Monbijou, and the prince demanded of his mother, the widowed queen, permission to pay her his respects.
killverbUS /kɪl/
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading The gout, that slow but fatal disease, which does not kill at once, but limb by limb, had already paralyzed the feet of the poor queen, and confined her to her chair.
lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A few hours later the equipage of Prince Henry arrived in the court-yard of Monbijou, and the prince demanded of his mother, the widowed queen, permission to pay her his respects.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading To-day her sufferings were greater than usual, and she was not able to leave her bed.
limbnounUS /lɪm/
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading The gout, that slow but fatal disease, which does not kill at once, but limb by limb, had already paralyzed the feet of the poor queen, and confined her to her chair.
Monbijou
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From this reading A few hours later the equipage of Prince Henry arrived in the court-yard of Monbijou, and the prince demanded of his mother, the widowed queen, permission to pay her his respects.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading A few hours later the equipage of Prince Henry arrived in the court-yard of Monbijou, and the prince demanded of his mother, the widowed queen, permission to pay her his respects.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The gout, that slow but fatal disease, which does not kill at once, but limb by limb, had already paralyzed the feet of the poor queen, and confined her to her chair.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few hours later the equipage of Prince Henry arrived in the court-yard of Monbijou, and the prince demanded of his mother, the widowed queen, permission to pay her his respects.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading The gout, that slow but fatal disease, which does not kill at once, but limb by limb, had already paralyzed the feet of the poor queen, and confined her to her chair.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Therefore, she could not receive the prince as a queen, but only as a mother, without ceremony or etiquette.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Therefore, she could not receive the prince as a queen, but only as a mother, without ceremony or etiquette.
paralyzedadjectiveUS /ˈperəlaɪzd/
affected with paralysis
From this reading The gout, that slow but fatal disease, which does not kill at once, but limb by limb, had already paralyzed the feet of the poor queen, and confined her to her chair.
payverbUS /peɪ/
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading A few hours later the equipage of Prince Henry arrived in the court-yard of Monbijou, and the prince demanded of his mother, the widowed queen, permission to pay her his respects.
permissionnounUS /pərˈmɪʃən/
approval to do something
From this reading A few hours later the equipage of Prince Henry arrived in the court-yard of Monbijou, and the prince demanded of his mother, the widowed queen, permission to pay her his respects.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The gout, that slow but fatal disease, which does not kill at once, but limb by limb, had already paralyzed the feet of the poor queen, and confined her to her chair.
PrincenounUS /prɪns/
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading A few hours later the equipage of Prince Henry arrived in the court-yard of Monbijou, and the prince demanded of his mother, the widowed queen, permission to pay her his respects.
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 A few hours later the equipage of Prince Henry arrived in the court-yard of Monbijou, and the prince demanded of his mother, the widowed queen, permission to pay her his respects.
receiveverbUS /rəˈsiːv/
get something; come into possession of
From this reading Therefore, she could not receive the prince as a queen, but only as a mother, without ceremony or etiquette.
respectsnounUS /rɪˈspekts/
(often used with “pay”) a formal expression of esteem
From this reading A few hours later the equipage of Prince Henry arrived in the court-yard of Monbijou, and the prince demanded of his mother, the widowed queen, permission to pay her his respects.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To-day her sufferings were greater than usual, and she was not able to leave her bed.
slowadjectiveUS /sloʊ/
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading The gout, that slow but fatal disease, which does not kill at once, but limb by limb, had already paralyzed the feet of the poor queen, and confined her to her chair.
Sophia
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From this reading Sophia Dorothea was suffering greatly.
sufferingnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/
a state of acute pain
From this reading Sophia Dorothea was suffering greatly.
sufferingsnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋz/
plural of “suffering” — a state of acute pain
From this reading To-day her sufferings were greater than usual, and she was not able to leave her bed.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To-day her sufferings were greater than usual, and she was not able to leave her bed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The gout, that slow but fatal disease, which does not kill at once, but limb by limb, had already paralyzed the feet of the poor queen, and confined her to her chair.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few hours later the equipage of Prince Henry arrived in the court-yard of Monbijou, and the prince demanded of his mother, the widowed queen, permission to pay her his respects.
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore, she could not receive the prince as a queen, but only as a mother, without ceremony or etiquette.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A few hours later the equipage of Prince Henry arrived in the court-yard of Monbijou, and the prince demanded of his mother, the widowed queen, permission to pay her his respects.
To-day
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-day her sufferings were greater than usual, and she was not able to leave her bed.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading To-day her sufferings were greater than usual, and she was not able to leave her bed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sophia Dorothea was suffering greatly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To-day her sufferings were greater than usual, and she was not able to leave her bed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The gout, that slow but fatal disease, which does not kill at once, but limb by limb, had already paralyzed the feet of the poor queen, and confined her to her chair.
widowedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪdoʊd/
single because of death of the spouse
From this reading A few hours later the equipage of Prince Henry arrived in the court-yard of Monbijou, and the prince demanded of his mother, the widowed queen, permission to pay her his respects.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Therefore, she could not receive the prince as a queen, but only as a mother, without ceremony or etiquette.
