adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Well,” said the king, “whenever I look back into the past, every thing seems to me covered with a gray mist, through which only two stars and two lights are twinkling.
alludedverbUS /əˈluːdɪd/
past form of “allude” — make a more or less disguised reference to
From this reading The stars are your eyes, and the lights are the two days I alluded to before--the day on which I saw you for the first time, and the day on which you arrived in Berlin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well,” said the king, “whenever I look back into the past, every thing seems to me covered with a gray mist, through which only two stars and two lights are twinkling.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Well,” said the king, “whenever I look back into the past, every thing seems to me covered with a gray mist, through which only two stars and two lights are twinkling.
arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The stars are your eyes, and the lights are the two days I alluded to before--the day on which I saw you for the first time, and the day on which you arrived in Berlin.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Well,” said the king, “whenever I look back into the past, every thing seems to me covered with a gray mist, through which only two stars and two lights are twinkling.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I call it the first day, because it was the first day of my real life.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The stars are your eyes, and the lights are the two days I alluded to before--the day on which I saw you for the first time, and the day on which you arrived in Berlin.
BerlinnounUS /bərˈlɪn/
capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
From this reading The stars are your eyes, and the lights are the two days I alluded to before--the day on which I saw you for the first time, and the day on which you arrived in Berlin.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I call it the first day, because it was the first day of my real life.
coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading “Well,” said the king, “whenever I look back into the past, every thing seems to me covered with a gray mist, through which only two stars and two lights are twinkling.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The stars are your eyes, and the lights are the two days I alluded to before--the day on which I saw you for the first time, and the day on which you arrived in Berlin.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The stars are your eyes, and the lights are the two days I alluded to before--the day on which I saw you for the first time, and the day on which you arrived in Berlin.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Well,” said the king, “whenever I look back into the past, every thing seems to me covered with a gray mist, through which only two stars and two lights are twinkling.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading The stars are your eyes, and the lights are the two days I alluded to before--the day on which I saw you for the first time, and the day on which you arrived in Berlin.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The stars are your eyes, and the lights are the two days I alluded to before--the day on which I saw you for the first time, and the day on which you arrived in Berlin.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The stars are your eyes, and the lights are the two days I alluded to before--the day on which I saw you for the first time, and the day on which you arrived in Berlin.
forgetverbUS /fərˈɡet/
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Oh, Louisa, never shall I forget that first day!
graynounUS /ɡreɪ/
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “Well,” said the king, “whenever I look back into the past, every thing seems to me covered with a gray mist, through which only two stars and two lights are twinkling.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well,” said the king, “whenever I look back into the past, every thing seems to me covered with a gray mist, through which only two stars and two lights are twinkling.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The stars are your eyes, and the lights are the two days I alluded to before--the day on which I saw you for the first time, and the day on which you arrived in Berlin.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Well,” said the king, “whenever I look back into the past, every thing seems to me covered with a gray mist, through which only two stars and two lights are twinkling.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I call it the first day, because it was the first day of my real life.
kingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “Well,” said the king, “whenever I look back into the past, every thing seems to me covered with a gray mist, through which only two stars and two lights are twinkling.
KING'SnounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading THE KING’S RECOLLECTIONS.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I call it the first day, because it was the first day of my real life.
lightsnounUS /laɪts/
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading “Well,” said the king, “whenever I look back into the past, every thing seems to me covered with a gray mist, through which only two stars and two lights are twinkling.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Well,” said the king, “whenever I look back into the past, every thing seems to me covered with a gray mist, through which only two stars and two lights are twinkling.
Louisa
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From this reading Oh, Louisa, never shall I forget that first day!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well,” said the king, “whenever I look back into the past, every thing seems to me covered with a gray mist, through which only two stars and two lights are twinkling.
mistverbUS /mɪst/
become covered with mist
From this reading “Well,” said the king, “whenever I look back into the past, every thing seems to me covered with a gray mist, through which only two stars and two lights are twinkling.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I call it the first day, because it was the first day of my real life.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Oh, Louisa, never shall I forget that first day!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I call it the first day, because it was the first day of my real life.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, Louisa, never shall I forget that first day!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The stars are your eyes, and the lights are the two days I alluded to before--the day on which I saw you for the first time, and the day on which you arrived in Berlin.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading “Well,” said the king, “whenever I look back into the past, every thing seems to me covered with a gray mist, through which only two stars and two lights are twinkling.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading “Well,” said the king, “whenever I look back into the past, every thing seems to me covered with a gray mist, through which only two stars and two lights are twinkling.
realadjectiveUS /riːl/
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading I call it the first day, because it was the first day of my real life.
RECOLLECTIONSnounUS /ˌrekəˈlekʃənz/
plural of “recollection” — the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading THE KING’S RECOLLECTIONS.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well,” said the king, “whenever I look back into the past, every thing seems to me covered with a gray mist, through which only two stars and two lights are twinkling.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading The stars are your eyes, and the lights are the two days I alluded to before--the day on which I saw you for the first time, and the day on which you arrived in Berlin.
seemsverbUS /siːmz/
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Well,” said the king, “whenever I look back into the past, every thing seems to me covered with a gray mist, through which only two stars and two lights are twinkling.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Oh, Louisa, never shall I forget that first day!
starsnounUS /stɑːrz/
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “Well,” said the king, “whenever I look back into the past, every thing seems to me covered with a gray mist, through which only two stars and two lights are twinkling.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh, Louisa, never shall I forget that first day!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KING’S RECOLLECTIONS.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading “Well,” said the king, “whenever I look back into the past, every thing seems to me covered with a gray mist, through which only two stars and two lights are twinkling.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “Well,” said the king, “whenever I look back into the past, every thing seems to me covered with a gray mist, through which only two stars and two lights are twinkling.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The stars are your eyes, and the lights are the two days I alluded to before--the day on which I saw you for the first time, and the day on which you arrived in Berlin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well,” said the king, “whenever I look back into the past, every thing seems to me covered with a gray mist, through which only two stars and two lights are twinkling.
twinklingnounUS /ˈtwɪŋkəlɪŋ/
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading “Well,” said the king, “whenever I look back into the past, every thing seems to me covered with a gray mist, through which only two stars and two lights are twinkling.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “Well,” said the king, “whenever I look back into the past, every thing seems to me covered with a gray mist, through which only two stars and two lights are twinkling.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I call it the first day, because it was the first day of my real life.
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well,” said the king, “whenever I look back into the past, every thing seems to me covered with a gray mist, through which only two stars and two lights are twinkling.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading “Well,” said the king, “whenever I look back into the past, every thing seems to me covered with a gray mist, through which only two stars and two lights are twinkling.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Well,” said the king, “whenever I look back into the past, every thing seems to me covered with a gray mist, through which only two stars and two lights are twinkling.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Well,” said the king, “whenever I look back into the past, every thing seems to me covered with a gray mist, through which only two stars and two lights are twinkling.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The stars are your eyes, and the lights are the two days I alluded to before--the day on which I saw you for the first time, and the day on which you arrived in Berlin.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The stars are your eyes, and the lights are the two days I alluded to before--the day on which I saw you for the first time, and the day on which you arrived in Berlin.
