adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "'To think,' said he to himself, 'that every one of these gold sovereigns weighs a quarter of an ounce, and my real, live flesh-and- blood princess, weighs nothing at all!'
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading But above stairs it was different.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One day, for instance, after breakfast, the king went into his counting-house, and counted out his money.
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 "'To think,' said he to himself, 'that every one of these gold sovereigns weighs a quarter of an ounce, and my real, live flesh-and- blood princess, weighs nothing at all!'
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "'To think,' said he to himself, 'that every one of these gold sovereigns weighs a quarter of an ounce, and my real, live flesh-and- blood princess, weighs nothing at all!'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One day, for instance, after breakfast, the king went into his counting-house, and counted out his money.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "'To think,' said he to himself, 'that every one of these gold sovereigns weighs a quarter of an ounce, and my real, live flesh-and- blood princess, weighs nothing at all!'
BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading WHAT IS TO BE DONE.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading "'To think,' said he to himself, 'that every one of these gold sovereigns weighs a quarter of an ounce, and my real, live flesh-and- blood princess, weighs nothing at all!'
breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/
eat an early morning meal
From this reading One day, for instance, after breakfast, the king went into his counting-house, and counted out his money.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But above stairs it was different.
countedverbUS /ˈkaʊntɪd/
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading One day, for instance, after breakfast, the king went into his counting-house, and counted out his money.
counting-house
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From this reading One day, for instance, after breakfast, the king went into his counting-house, and counted out his money.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day, for instance, after breakfast, the king went into his counting-house, and counted out his money.
differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading But above stairs it was different.
DONEadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading WHAT IS TO BE DONE.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "'To think,' said he to himself, 'that every one of these gold sovereigns weighs a quarter of an ounce, and my real, live flesh-and- blood princess, weighs nothing at all!'
flesh-and
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From this reading "'To think,' said he to himself, 'that every one of these gold sovereigns weighs a quarter of an ounce, and my real, live flesh-and- blood princess, weighs nothing at all!'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One day, for instance, after breakfast, the king went into his counting-house, and counted out his money.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The operation gave him no pleasure.
goldnounUS /ɡoʊld/
coins made of gold
From this reading "'To think,' said he to himself, 'that every one of these gold sovereigns weighs a quarter of an ounce, and my real, live flesh-and- blood princess, weighs nothing at all!'
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'To think,' said he to himself, 'that every one of these gold sovereigns weighs a quarter of an ounce, and my real, live flesh-and- blood princess, weighs nothing at all!'
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The operation gave him no pleasure.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "'To think,' said he to himself, 'that every one of these gold sovereigns weighs a quarter of an ounce, and my real, live flesh-and- blood princess, weighs nothing at all!'
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One day, for instance, after breakfast, the king went into his counting-house, and counted out his money.
instancenounUS /ˈɪnstəns/
an occurrence of something
From this reading One day, for instance, after breakfast, the king went into his counting-house, and counted out his money.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One day, for instance, after breakfast, the king went into his counting-house, and counted out his money.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT IS TO BE DONE.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But above stairs it was different.
kingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading One day, for instance, after breakfast, the king went into his counting-house, and counted out his money.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "'To think,' said he to himself, 'that every one of these gold sovereigns weighs a quarter of an ounce, and my real, live flesh-and- blood princess, weighs nothing at all!'
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading One day, for instance, after breakfast, the king went into his counting-house, and counted out his money.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "'To think,' said he to himself, 'that every one of these gold sovereigns weighs a quarter of an ounce, and my real, live flesh-and- blood princess, weighs nothing at all!'
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The operation gave him no pleasure.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "'To think,' said he to himself, 'that every one of these gold sovereigns weighs a quarter of an ounce, and my real, live flesh-and- blood princess, weighs nothing at all!'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'To think,' said he to himself, 'that every one of these gold sovereigns weighs a quarter of an ounce, and my real, live flesh-and- blood princess, weighs nothing at all!'
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day, for instance, after breakfast, the king went into his counting-house, and counted out his money.
operationnounUS /ˌɑːpərˈeɪʃən/
the state of being in effect or being operative
From this reading The operation gave him no pleasure.
ouncenounUS /aʊns/
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound
From this reading "'To think,' said he to himself, 'that every one of these gold sovereigns weighs a quarter of an ounce, and my real, live flesh-and- blood princess, weighs nothing at all!'
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading One day, for instance, after breakfast, the king went into his counting-house, and counted out his money.
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading The operation gave him no pleasure.
princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading "'To think,' said he to himself, 'that every one of these gold sovereigns weighs a quarter of an ounce, and my real, live flesh-and- blood princess, weighs nothing at all!'
quarternounUS /ˈkwɔːrtər/
one of four equal parts
From this reading "'To think,' said he to himself, 'that every one of these gold sovereigns weighs a quarter of an ounce, and my real, live flesh-and- blood princess, weighs nothing at all!'
realadjectiveUS /riːl/
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading "'To think,' said he to himself, 'that every one of these gold sovereigns weighs a quarter of an ounce, and my real, live flesh-and- blood princess, weighs nothing at all!'
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "'To think,' said he to himself, 'that every one of these gold sovereigns weighs a quarter of an ounce, and my real, live flesh-and- blood princess, weighs nothing at all!'
sovereignsnounUS /ˈsɑːvrənz/
plural of “sovereign” — a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
From this reading "'To think,' said he to himself, 'that every one of these gold sovereigns weighs a quarter of an ounce, and my real, live flesh-and- blood princess, weighs nothing at all!'
stairsnounUS /sterz/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading But above stairs it was different.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "'To think,' said he to himself, 'that every one of these gold sovereigns weighs a quarter of an ounce, and my real, live flesh-and- blood princess, weighs nothing at all!'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One day, for instance, after breakfast, the king went into his counting-house, and counted out his money.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "'To think,' said he to himself, 'that every one of these gold sovereigns weighs a quarter of an ounce, and my real, live flesh-and- blood princess, weighs nothing at all!'
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "'To think,' said he to himself, 'that every one of these gold sovereigns weighs a quarter of an ounce, and my real, live flesh-and- blood princess, weighs nothing at all!'
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHAT IS TO BE DONE.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But above stairs it was different.
weighsverbUS /weɪz/
third-person singular of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading "'To think,' said he to himself, 'that every one of these gold sovereigns weighs a quarter of an ounce, and my real, live flesh-and- blood princess, weighs nothing at all!'
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading One day, for instance, after breakfast, the king went into his counting-house, and counted out his money.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT IS TO BE DONE.
