adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It must have been about this time that the son of a king, who lived a thousand miles from Lagobel, set out to look for the daughter of a Queen.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It must have been about this time that the son of a king, who lived a thousand miles from Lagobel, set out to look for the daughter of a Queen.
AGAINadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading PUT ME IN AGAIN.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He travelled far and wide but as sure as he found a princess he found some fault with her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He travelled far and wide but as sure as he found a princess he found some fault with her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Of course he could not marry a mere woman, however beautiful; and there was no princess to be found worthy of him.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Of course he could not marry a mere woman, however beautiful; and there was no princess to be found worthy of him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It must have been about this time that the son of a king, who lived a thousand miles from Lagobel, set out to look for the daughter of a Queen.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He travelled far and wide but as sure as he found a princess he found some fault with her.
cannot
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From this reading Whether the prince was so near perfection that he had a right to demand perfection itself, I cannot pretend to say.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Of course he could not marry a mere woman, however beautiful; and there was no princess to be found worthy of him.
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course he could not marry a mere woman, however beautiful; and there was no princess to be found worthy of him.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading It must have been about this time that the son of a king, who lived a thousand miles from Lagobel, set out to look for the daughter of a Queen.
demandnounUS /dɪˈmænd/
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading Whether the prince was so near perfection that he had a right to demand perfection itself, I cannot pretend to say.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading He travelled far and wide but as sure as he found a princess he found some fault with her.
faultnounUS /fɔːlt/
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading He travelled far and wide but as sure as he found a princess he found some fault with her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It must have been about this time that the son of a king, who lived a thousand miles from Lagobel, set out to look for the daughter of a Queen.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading He travelled far and wide but as sure as he found a princess he found some fault with her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It must have been about this time that the son of a king, who lived a thousand miles from Lagobel, set out to look for the daughter of a Queen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Whether the prince was so near perfection that he had a right to demand perfection itself, I cannot pretend to say.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It must have been about this time that the son of a king, who lived a thousand miles from Lagobel, set out to look for the daughter of a Queen.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He travelled far and wide but as sure as he found a princess he found some fault with her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He travelled far and wide but as sure as he found a princess he found some fault with her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Of course he could not marry a mere woman, however beautiful; and there was no princess to be found worthy of him.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Of course he could not marry a mere woman, however beautiful; and there was no princess to be found worthy of him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Whether the prince was so near perfection that he had a right to demand perfection itself, I cannot pretend to say.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PUT ME IN AGAIN.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must have been about this time that the son of a king, who lived a thousand miles from Lagobel, set out to look for the daughter of a Queen.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Whether the prince was so near perfection that he had a right to demand perfection itself, I cannot pretend to say.
kingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading It must have been about this time that the son of a king, who lived a thousand miles from Lagobel, set out to look for the daughter of a Queen.
Lagobel
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From this reading It must have been about this time that the son of a king, who lived a thousand miles from Lagobel, set out to look for the daughter of a Queen.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading It must have been about this time that the son of a king, who lived a thousand miles from Lagobel, set out to look for the daughter of a Queen.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It must have been about this time that the son of a king, who lived a thousand miles from Lagobel, set out to look for the daughter of a Queen.
marryverbUS /ˈmeri/
take in marriage
From this reading Of course he could not marry a mere woman, however beautiful; and there was no princess to be found worthy of him.
MEpronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading PUT ME IN AGAIN.
mereadjectiveUS /mɪr/
being nothing more than specified
From this reading Of course he could not marry a mere woman, however beautiful; and there was no princess to be found worthy of him.
milesnounUS /maɪlz/
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading It must have been about this time that the son of a king, who lived a thousand miles from Lagobel, set out to look for the daughter of a Queen.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must have been about this time that the son of a king, who lived a thousand miles from Lagobel, set out to look for the daughter of a Queen.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Whether the prince was so near perfection that he had a right to demand perfection itself, I cannot pretend to say.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Of course he could not marry a mere woman, however beautiful; and there was no princess to be found worthy of him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Of course he could not marry a mere woman, however beautiful; and there was no princess to be found worthy of him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It must have been about this time that the son of a king, who lived a thousand miles from Lagobel, set out to look for the daughter of a Queen.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It must have been about this time that the son of a king, who lived a thousand miles from Lagobel, set out to look for the daughter of a Queen.
perfectionnounUS /pərˈfekʃən/
the state of being without a flaw or defect
From this reading Whether the prince was so near perfection that he had a right to demand perfection itself, I cannot pretend to say.
pretendverbUS /priˈtend/
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading Whether the prince was so near perfection that he had a right to demand perfection itself, I cannot pretend to say.
princenounUS /prɪns/
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Whether the prince was so near perfection that he had a right to demand perfection itself, I cannot pretend to say.
princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading He travelled far and wide but as sure as he found a princess he found some fault with her.
PUTverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading PUT ME IN AGAIN.
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 It must have been about this time that the son of a king, who lived a thousand miles from Lagobel, set out to look for the daughter of a Queen.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading Whether the prince was so near perfection that he had a right to demand perfection itself, I cannot pretend to say.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading Whether the prince was so near perfection that he had a right to demand perfection itself, I cannot pretend to say.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It must have been about this time that the son of a king, who lived a thousand miles from Lagobel, set out to look for the daughter of a Queen.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Whether the prince was so near perfection that he had a right to demand perfection itself, I cannot pretend to say.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He travelled far and wide but as sure as he found a princess he found some fault with her.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading It must have been about this time that the son of a king, who lived a thousand miles from Lagobel, set out to look for the daughter of a Queen.
sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading He travelled far and wide but as sure as he found a princess he found some fault with her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It must have been about this time that the son of a king, who lived a thousand miles from Lagobel, set out to look for the daughter of a Queen.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It must have been about this time that the son of a king, who lived a thousand miles from Lagobel, set out to look for the daughter of a Queen.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Of course he could not marry a mere woman, however beautiful; and there was no princess to be found worthy of him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It must have been about this time that the son of a king, who lived a thousand miles from Lagobel, set out to look for the daughter of a Queen.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading It must have been about this time that the son of a king, who lived a thousand miles from Lagobel, set out to look for the daughter of a Queen.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It must have been about this time that the son of a king, who lived a thousand miles from Lagobel, set out to look for the daughter of a Queen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It must have been about this time that the son of a king, who lived a thousand miles from Lagobel, set out to look for the daughter of a Queen.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading He travelled far and wide but as sure as he found a princess he found some fault with her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course he could not marry a mere woman, however beautiful; and there was no princess to be found worthy of him.
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether the prince was so near perfection that he had a right to demand perfection itself, I cannot pretend to say.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It must have been about this time that the son of a king, who lived a thousand miles from Lagobel, set out to look for the daughter of a Queen.
wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading He travelled far and wide but as sure as he found a princess he found some fault with her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He travelled far and wide but as sure as he found a princess he found some fault with her.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Of course he could not marry a mere woman, however beautiful; and there was no princess to be found worthy of him.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading Of course he could not marry a mere woman, however beautiful; and there was no princess to be found worthy of him.
