adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Marie Antoinette and Madame Elizabeth listened again at the door, and as Simon was just then beginning a new verse of his ribald song, they carefully unrolled the paper and spread it out before them.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Marie Antoinette and Madame Elizabeth listened again at the door, and as Simon was just then beginning a new verse of his ribald song, they carefully unrolled the paper and spread it out before them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marie Antoinette and Madame Elizabeth listened again at the door, and as Simon was just then beginning a new verse of his ribald song, they carefully unrolled the paper and spread it out before them.
Antoinette
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marie Antoinette and Madame Elizabeth listened again at the door, and as Simon was just then beginning a new verse of his ribald song, they carefully unrolled the paper and spread it out before them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "My eyes are bad and pain me very much; and then the words make more impression when I hear them than when I read them; I beg you therefore to read it."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Marie Antoinette and Madame Elizabeth listened again at the door, and as Simon was just then beginning a new verse of his ribald song, they carefully unrolled the paper and spread it out before them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Marie Antoinette and Madame Elizabeth listened again at the door, and as Simon was just then beginning a new verse of his ribald song, they carefully unrolled the paper and spread it out before them.
badadjectiveUS /bæd/
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "My eyes are bad and pain me very much; and then the words make more impression when I hear them than when I read them; I beg you therefore to read it."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Marie Antoinette and Madame Elizabeth listened again at the door, and as Simon was just then beginning a new verse of his ribald song, they carefully unrolled the paper and spread it out before them.
begverbUS /beɡ/
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "My eyes are bad and pain me very much; and then the words make more impression when I hear them than when I read them; I beg you therefore to read it."
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading In a light whisper the princess began to read "The Plan of Escape."
beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Marie Antoinette and Madame Elizabeth listened again at the door, and as Simon was just then beginning a new verse of his ribald song, they carefully unrolled the paper and spread it out before them.
carefullyadverbUS /ˈkerfəli/
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Marie Antoinette and Madame Elizabeth listened again at the door, and as Simon was just then beginning a new verse of his ribald song, they carefully unrolled the paper and spread it out before them.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Marie Antoinette and Madame Elizabeth listened again at the door, and as Simon was just then beginning a new verse of his ribald song, they carefully unrolled the paper and spread it out before them.
ElizabethnounUS /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading Marie Antoinette and Madame Elizabeth listened again at the door, and as Simon was just then beginning a new verse of his ribald song, they carefully unrolled the paper and spread it out before them.
ESCAPEnounUS /ɪˈskeɪp/
the act of escaping physically
From this reading THE PLAN OF THE ESCAPE.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading "My eyes are bad and pain me very much; and then the words make more impression when I hear them than when I read them; I beg you therefore to read it."
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "My eyes are bad and pain me very much; and then the words make more impression when I hear them than when I read them; I beg you therefore to read it."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Marie Antoinette and Madame Elizabeth listened again at the door, and as Simon was just then beginning a new verse of his ribald song, they carefully unrolled the paper and spread it out before them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My eyes are bad and pain me very much; and then the words make more impression when I hear them than when I read them; I beg you therefore to read it."
impressionnounUS /ˌɪmˈpreʃən/
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading "My eyes are bad and pain me very much; and then the words make more impression when I hear them than when I read them; I beg you therefore to read it."
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a light whisper the princess began to read "The Plan of Escape."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Marie Antoinette and Madame Elizabeth listened again at the door, and as Simon was just then beginning a new verse of his ribald song, they carefully unrolled the paper and spread it out before them.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Marie Antoinette and Madame Elizabeth listened again at the door, and as Simon was just then beginning a new verse of his ribald song, they carefully unrolled the paper and spread it out before them.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading In a light whisper the princess began to read "The Plan of Escape."
listenedverbUS /ˈlɪsənd/
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Marie Antoinette and Madame Elizabeth listened again at the door, and as Simon was just then beginning a new verse of his ribald song, they carefully unrolled the paper and spread it out before them.
MadamenounUS /ˈmædəm/
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Marie Antoinette and Madame Elizabeth listened again at the door, and as Simon was just then beginning a new verse of his ribald song, they carefully unrolled the paper and spread it out before them.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading "My eyes are bad and pain me very much; and then the words make more impression when I hear them than when I read them; I beg you therefore to read it."
Marie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marie Antoinette and Madame Elizabeth listened again at the door, and as Simon was just then beginning a new verse of his ribald song, they carefully unrolled the paper and spread it out before them.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Read it to me, sister," said the queen.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "My eyes are bad and pain me very much; and then the words make more impression when I hear them than when I read them; I beg you therefore to read it."
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "My eyes are bad and pain me very much; and then the words make more impression when I hear them than when I read them; I beg you therefore to read it."
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My eyes are bad and pain me very much; and then the words make more impression when I hear them than when I read them; I beg you therefore to read it."
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Marie Antoinette and Madame Elizabeth listened again at the door, and as Simon was just then beginning a new verse of his ribald song, they carefully unrolled the paper and spread it out before them.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PLAN OF THE ESCAPE.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Marie Antoinette and Madame Elizabeth listened again at the door, and as Simon was just then beginning a new verse of his ribald song, they carefully unrolled the paper and spread it out before them.
painnounUS /peɪn/
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading "My eyes are bad and pain me very much; and then the words make more impression when I hear them than when I read them; I beg you therefore to read it."
papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Marie Antoinette and Madame Elizabeth listened again at the door, and as Simon was just then beginning a new verse of his ribald song, they carefully unrolled the paper and spread it out before them.
PLANverbUS /plæn/
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading THE PLAN OF THE ESCAPE.
princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading In a light whisper the princess began to read "The Plan of Escape."
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 "Read it to me, sister," said the queen.
ReadverbUS /red/
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "Read it to me, sister," said the queen.
ribaldnounUS /ˈraɪbɑːld/
a ribald person; someone who uses vulgar and offensive language
From this reading Marie Antoinette and Madame Elizabeth listened again at the door, and as Simon was just then beginning a new verse of his ribald song, they carefully unrolled the paper and spread it out before them.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Read it to me, sister," said the queen.
SimonnounUS /ˈsaɪmən/
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading Marie Antoinette and Madame Elizabeth listened again at the door, and as Simon was just then beginning a new verse of his ribald song, they carefully unrolled the paper and spread it out before them.
sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "Read it to me, sister," said the queen.
songnounUS /sɔːŋ/
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Marie Antoinette and Madame Elizabeth listened again at the door, and as Simon was just then beginning a new verse of his ribald song, they carefully unrolled the paper and spread it out before them.
spreadverbUS /spred/
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading Marie Antoinette and Madame Elizabeth listened again at the door, and as Simon was just then beginning a new verse of his ribald song, they carefully unrolled the paper and spread it out before them.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "My eyes are bad and pain me very much; and then the words make more impression when I hear them than when I read them; I beg you therefore to read it."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLAN OF THE ESCAPE.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Marie Antoinette and Madame Elizabeth listened again at the door, and as Simon was just then beginning a new verse of his ribald song, they carefully unrolled the paper and spread it out before them.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Marie Antoinette and Madame Elizabeth listened again at the door, and as Simon was just then beginning a new verse of his ribald song, they carefully unrolled the paper and spread it out before them.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading "My eyes are bad and pain me very much; and then the words make more impression when I hear them than when I read them; I beg you therefore to read it."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marie Antoinette and Madame Elizabeth listened again at the door, and as Simon was just then beginning a new verse of his ribald song, they carefully unrolled the paper and spread it out before them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Read it to me, sister," said the queen.
unrolledverbUS /ˌʌnˈroʊld/
past form of “unroll” — reverse the winding or twisting of
From this reading Marie Antoinette and Madame Elizabeth listened again at the door, and as Simon was just then beginning a new verse of his ribald song, they carefully unrolled the paper and spread it out before them.
versenounUS /vɜːrs/
literature in metrical form
From this reading Marie Antoinette and Madame Elizabeth listened again at the door, and as Simon was just then beginning a new verse of his ribald song, they carefully unrolled the paper and spread it out before them.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading "My eyes are bad and pain me very much; and then the words make more impression when I hear them than when I read them; I beg you therefore to read it."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marie Antoinette and Madame Elizabeth listened again at the door, and as Simon was just then beginning a new verse of his ribald song, they carefully unrolled the paper and spread it out before them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "My eyes are bad and pain me very much; and then the words make more impression when I hear them than when I read them; I beg you therefore to read it."
whispernounUS /ˈwɪspər/
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading In a light whisper the princess began to read "The Plan of Escape."
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading "My eyes are bad and pain me very much; and then the words make more impression when I hear them than when I read them; I beg you therefore to read it."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My eyes are bad and pain me very much; and then the words make more impression when I hear them than when I read them; I beg you therefore to read it."
