adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That was a change!
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 And this time the command was obeyed; and would continue to be obeyed all through the coming great days of the Loire campaign.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this time the command was obeyed; and would continue to be obeyed all through the coming great days of the Loire campaign.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THIS TIME, as before, the King’s last command to the generals was this: “See to it that you do nothing without the sanction of the Maid.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And this time the command was obeyed; and would continue to be obeyed all through the coming great days of the Loire campaign.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THIS TIME, as before, the King’s last command to the generals was this: “See to it that you do nothing without the sanction of the Maid.”
brokeadjectiveUS /broʊk/
lacking funds
From this reading It broke the traditions.
campaignnounUS /kæmˈpeɪn/
a race between candidates for elective office
From this reading And this time the command was obeyed; and would continue to be obeyed all through the coming great days of the Loire campaign.
changeverbUS /tʃeɪndʒ/
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading That was a change!
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading And this time the command was obeyed; and would continue to be obeyed all through the coming great days of the Loire campaign.
commandnounUS /kəˈmænd/
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading THIS TIME, as before, the King’s last command to the generals was this: “See to it that you do nothing without the sanction of the Maid.”
continueverbUS /kənˈtɪnjuː/
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading And this time the command was obeyed; and would continue to be obeyed all through the coming great days of the Loire campaign.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading And this time the command was obeyed; and would continue to be obeyed all through the coming great days of the Loire campaign.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THIS TIME, as before, the King’s last command to the generals was this: “See to it that you do nothing without the sanction of the Maid.”
generalsnounUS /ˈdʒenərəlz/
plural of “general” — a general officer of the highest rank
From this reading THIS TIME, as before, the King’s last command to the generals was this: “See to it that you do nothing without the sanction of the Maid.”
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading And this time the command was obeyed; and would continue to be obeyed all through the coming great days of the Loire campaign.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THIS TIME, as before, the King’s last command to the generals was this: “See to it that you do nothing without the sanction of the Maid.”
King'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading THIS TIME, as before, the King’s last command to the generals was this: “See to it that you do nothing without the sanction of the Maid.”
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading THIS TIME, as before, the King’s last command to the generals was this: “See to it that you do nothing without the sanction of the Maid.”
LoirenounUS /lɔɪr/
the longest French river; rises in the Massif Central and flows north and west to the Atlantic Ocean
From this reading And this time the command was obeyed; and would continue to be obeyed all through the coming great days of the Loire campaign.
MaidnounUS /meɪd/
a female domestic
From this reading THIS TIME, as before, the King’s last command to the generals was this: “See to it that you do nothing without the sanction of the Maid.”
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading That was new!
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading THIS TIME, as before, the King’s last command to the generals was this: “See to it that you do nothing without the sanction of the Maid.”
obeyedverbUS /oʊˈbeɪd/
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading And this time the command was obeyed; and would continue to be obeyed all through the coming great days of the Loire campaign.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THIS TIME, as before, the King’s last command to the generals was this: “See to it that you do nothing without the sanction of the Maid.”
sanctionnounUS /ˈsæŋkʃən/
formal and explicit approval
From this reading THIS TIME, as before, the King’s last command to the generals was this: “See to it that you do nothing without the sanction of the Maid.”
SeeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading THIS TIME, as before, the King’s last command to the generals was this: “See to it that you do nothing without the sanction of the Maid.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THIS TIME, as before, the King’s last command to the generals was this: “See to it that you do nothing without the sanction of the Maid.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THIS TIME, as before, the King’s last command to the generals was this: “See to it that you do nothing without the sanction of the Maid.”
THISdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THIS TIME, as before, the King’s last command to the generals was this: “See to it that you do nothing without the sanction of the Maid.”
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading And this time the command was obeyed; and would continue to be obeyed all through the coming great days of the Loire campaign.
TIMEnounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THIS TIME, as before, the King’s last command to the generals was this: “See to it that you do nothing without the sanction of the Maid.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THIS TIME, as before, the King’s last command to the generals was this: “See to it that you do nothing without the sanction of the Maid.”
traditionsnounUS /trəˈdɪʃənz/
plural of “tradition” — an inherited pattern of thought or action
From this reading It broke the traditions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THIS TIME, as before, the King’s last command to the generals was this: “See to it that you do nothing without the sanction of the Maid.”
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THIS TIME, as before, the King’s last command to the generals was this: “See to it that you do nothing without the sanction of the Maid.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And this time the command was obeyed; and would continue to be obeyed all through the coming great days of the Loire campaign.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THIS TIME, as before, the King’s last command to the generals was this: “See to it that you do nothing without the sanction of the Maid.”
