AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A painful disease had confined him to his bed for weeks, and Marianne Meier had nursed him during this time with the greatest love and devotion.
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading The Prince von Reuss, Henry XIV., Austrian ambassador at Berlin, had died an hour ago.
ambassadornounUS /æmˈbæsədər/
a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another
From this reading The Prince von Reuss, Henry XIV., Austrian ambassador at Berlin, had died an hour ago.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Prince von Reuss, Henry XIV., Austrian ambassador at Berlin, had died an hour ago.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A painful disease had confined him to his bed for weeks, and Marianne Meier had nursed him during this time with the greatest love and devotion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Prince von Reuss, Henry XIV., Austrian ambassador at Berlin, had died an hour ago.
AustriannounUS /ˈɔːstriən/
a native or inhabitant of Austria
From this reading The Prince von Reuss, Henry XIV., Austrian ambassador at Berlin, had died an hour ago.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading A painful disease had confined him to his bed for weeks, and Marianne Meier had nursed him during this time with the greatest love and devotion.
bedsidenounUS /ˈbedsaɪd/
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading She had never left his bedside, and no one except herself, the physicians, and a few servants had been permitted to enter the sick-room.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had never left his bedside, and no one except herself, the physicians, and a few servants had been permitted to enter the sick-room.
BerlinnounUS /bərˈlɪn/
capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
From this reading The Prince von Reuss, Henry XIV., Austrian ambassador at Berlin, had died an hour ago.
brothersnounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The brothers and nephews of the prince, who had come to Berlin in order to see their dying relative once more, had vainly solicited this favor.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The brothers and nephews of the prince, who had come to Berlin in order to see their dying relative once more, had vainly solicited this favor.
confinedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaɪnd/
not invading healthy tissue
From this reading A painful disease had confined him to his bed for weeks, and Marianne Meier had nursed him during this time with the greatest love and devotion.
devotionnounUS /dɪˈvoʊʃən/
feelings of ardent love
From this reading A painful disease had confined him to his bed for weeks, and Marianne Meier had nursed him during this time with the greatest love and devotion.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The Prince von Reuss, Henry XIV., Austrian ambassador at Berlin, had died an hour ago.
diseasenounUS /dɪˈziːz/
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading A painful disease had confined him to his bed for weeks, and Marianne Meier had nursed him during this time with the greatest love and devotion.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading A painful disease had confined him to his bed for weeks, and Marianne Meier had nursed him during this time with the greatest love and devotion.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading The brothers and nephews of the prince, who had come to Berlin in order to see their dying relative once more, had vainly solicited this favor.
enterverbUS /ˈentər/
to come or go into
From this reading She had never left his bedside, and no one except herself, the physicians, and a few servants had been permitted to enter the sick-room.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading She had never left his bedside, and no one except herself, the physicians, and a few servants had been permitted to enter the sick-room.
favorverbUS /ˈfeɪvər/
promote over another
From this reading The brothers and nephews of the prince, who had come to Berlin in order to see their dying relative once more, had vainly solicited this favor.
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 She had never left his bedside, and no one except herself, the physicians, and a few servants had been permitted to enter the sick-room.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A painful disease had confined him to his bed for weeks, and Marianne Meier had nursed him during this time with the greatest love and devotion.
greatestadjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtəst/
highest in quality
From this reading A painful disease had confined him to his bed for weeks, and Marianne Meier had nursed him during this time with the greatest love and devotion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Prince von Reuss, Henry XIV., Austrian ambassador at Berlin, had died an hour ago.
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 The Prince von Reuss, Henry XIV., Austrian ambassador at Berlin, had died an hour ago.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had never left his bedside, and no one except herself, the physicians, and a few servants had been permitted to enter the sick-room.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A painful disease had confined him to his bed for weeks, and Marianne Meier had nursed him during this time with the greatest love and devotion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A painful disease had confined him to his bed for weeks, and Marianne Meier had nursed him during this time with the greatest love and devotion.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The Prince von Reuss, Henry XIV., Austrian ambassador at Berlin, had died an hour ago.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The brothers and nephews of the prince, who had come to Berlin in order to see their dying relative once more, had vainly solicited this favor.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading She had never left his bedside, and no one except herself, the physicians, and a few servants had been permitted to enter the sick-room.
LEGITIMATEadjectiveUS /ləˈdʒɪtəmət/
of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
From this reading THE LEGITIMATE WIFE.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading A painful disease had confined him to his bed for weeks, and Marianne Meier had nursed him during this time with the greatest love and devotion.
Marianne
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From this reading A painful disease had confined him to his bed for weeks, and Marianne Meier had nursed him during this time with the greatest love and devotion.
Meier
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From this reading A painful disease had confined him to his bed for weeks, and Marianne Meier had nursed him during this time with the greatest love and devotion.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The brothers and nephews of the prince, who had come to Berlin in order to see their dying relative once more, had vainly solicited this favor.
nephewsnounUS /ˈnefjuːz/
plural of “nephew” — a son of your brother or sister
From this reading The brothers and nephews of the prince, who had come to Berlin in order to see their dying relative once more, had vainly solicited this favor.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She had never left his bedside, and no one except herself, the physicians, and a few servants had been permitted to enter the sick-room.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had never left his bedside, and no one except herself, the physicians, and a few servants had been permitted to enter the sick-room.
nursedadjectiveUS /nɜːrst/
(of an infant) breast-fed
From this reading A painful disease had confined him to his bed for weeks, and Marianne Meier had nursed him during this time with the greatest love and devotion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The brothers and nephews of the prince, who had come to Berlin in order to see their dying relative once more, had vainly solicited this favor.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading The brothers and nephews of the prince, who had come to Berlin in order to see their dying relative once more, had vainly solicited this favor.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had never left his bedside, and no one except herself, the physicians, and a few servants had been permitted to enter the sick-room.
ordernounUS /ˈɔːrdər/
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading The brothers and nephews of the prince, who had come to Berlin in order to see their dying relative once more, had vainly solicited this favor.
painfuladjectiveUS /ˈpeɪnfəl/
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading A painful disease had confined him to his bed for weeks, and Marianne Meier had nursed him during this time with the greatest love and devotion.
permittedverbUS /pərˈmɪtɪd/
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading She had never left his bedside, and no one except herself, the physicians, and a few servants had been permitted to enter the sick-room.
physiciansnounUS /fəˈzɪʃənz/
plural of “physician” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading She had never left his bedside, and no one except herself, the physicians, and a few servants had been permitted to enter the sick-room.
PrincenounUS /prɪns/
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading The Prince von Reuss, Henry XIV., Austrian ambassador at Berlin, had died an hour ago.
relativenounUS /ˈrelətɪv/
a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading The brothers and nephews of the prince, who had come to Berlin in order to see their dying relative once more, had vainly solicited this favor.
Reuss
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From this reading The Prince von Reuss, Henry XIV., Austrian ambassador at Berlin, had died an hour ago.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The brothers and nephews of the prince, who had come to Berlin in order to see their dying relative once more, had vainly solicited this favor.
servantsnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənts/
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading She had never left his bedside, and no one except herself, the physicians, and a few servants had been permitted to enter the sick-room.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had never left his bedside, and no one except herself, the physicians, and a few servants had been permitted to enter the sick-room.
sick-room
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From this reading She had never left his bedside, and no one except herself, the physicians, and a few servants had been permitted to enter the sick-room.
solicitedverbUS /səˈlɪsɪtɪd/
past form of “solicit” — make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
From this reading The brothers and nephews of the prince, who had come to Berlin in order to see their dying relative once more, had vainly solicited this favor.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LEGITIMATE WIFE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The brothers and nephews of the prince, who had come to Berlin in order to see their dying relative once more, had vainly solicited this favor.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A painful disease had confined him to his bed for weeks, and Marianne Meier had nursed him during this time with the greatest love and devotion.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A painful disease had confined him to his bed for weeks, and Marianne Meier had nursed him during this time with the greatest love and devotion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A painful disease had confined him to his bed for weeks, and Marianne Meier had nursed him during this time with the greatest love and devotion.
vainlyadverbUS /ˈveɪnli/
to no avail
From this reading The brothers and nephews of the prince, who had come to Berlin in order to see their dying relative once more, had vainly solicited this favor.
von
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From this reading The Prince von Reuss, Henry XIV., Austrian ambassador at Berlin, had died an hour ago.
weeksnounUS /wiːks/
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A painful disease had confined him to his bed for weeks, and Marianne Meier had nursed him during this time with the greatest love and devotion.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The brothers and nephews of the prince, who had come to Berlin in order to see their dying relative once more, had vainly solicited this favor.
WIFEnounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading THE LEGITIMATE WIFE.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A painful disease had confined him to his bed for weeks, and Marianne Meier had nursed him during this time with the greatest love and devotion.
XIVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading The Prince von Reuss, Henry XIV., Austrian ambassador at Berlin, had died an hour ago.
