AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE EMPEROR BECOMES AS BLACK AS A CROW It was no easy matter to be an emperor.
affairsnounUS /əˈferz/
matters of personal concern
From this reading Then came breakfast, and after that the ministers with the affairs of state.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Then came breakfast, and after that the ministers with the affairs of state.
allowverbUS /əˈlaʊ/
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Each day he must get out of bed at a fixed hour, and allow himself to be washed and oiled.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading There was a great deal of work to be done, and work was always tiresome to Pinocchio.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE EMPEROR BECOMES AS BLACK AS A CROW It was no easy matter to be an emperor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a great deal of work to be done, and work was always tiresome to Pinocchio.
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE EMPEROR BECOMES AS BLACK AS A CROW It was no easy matter to be an emperor.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Each day he must get out of bed at a fixed hour, and allow himself to be washed and oiled.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE EMPEROR BECOMES AS BLACK AS A CROW It was no easy matter to be an emperor.
BECOMESverbUS /bɪˈkʌmz/
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading THE EMPEROR BECOMES AS BLACK AS A CROW It was no easy matter to be an emperor.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Each day he must get out of bed at a fixed hour, and allow himself to be washed and oiled.
BLACKadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading THE EMPEROR BECOMES AS BLACK AS A CROW It was no easy matter to be an emperor.
breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Then came breakfast, and after that the ministers with the affairs of state.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then came breakfast, and after that the ministers with the affairs of state.
CROWverbUS /kroʊ/
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading THE EMPEROR BECOMES AS BLACK AS A CROW It was no easy matter to be an emperor.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Each day he must get out of bed at a fixed hour, and allow himself to be washed and oiled.
dealverbUS /diːl/
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading There was a great deal of work to be done, and work was always tiresome to Pinocchio.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading True, his work did not seem hard.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading There was a great deal of work to be done, and work was always tiresome to Pinocchio.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each day he must get out of bed at a fixed hour, and allow himself to be washed and oiled.
easyadjectiveUS /ˈiːzi/
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading THE EMPEROR BECOMES AS BLACK AS A CROW It was no easy matter to be an emperor.
EMPERORnounUS /ˈempərər/
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading THE EMPEROR BECOMES AS BLACK AS A CROW It was no easy matter to be an emperor.
fixedadjectiveUS /fɪkst/
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Each day he must get out of bed at a fixed hour, and allow himself to be washed and oiled.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Each day he must get out of bed at a fixed hour, and allow himself to be washed and oiled.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There was a great deal of work to be done, and work was always tiresome to Pinocchio.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading True, his work did not seem hard.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Each day he must get out of bed at a fixed hour, and allow himself to be washed and oiled.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Each day he must get out of bed at a fixed hour, and allow himself to be washed and oiled.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading True, his work did not seem hard.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Each day he must get out of bed at a fixed hour, and allow himself to be washed and oiled.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE EMPEROR BECOMES AS BLACK AS A CROW It was no easy matter to be an emperor.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading THE EMPEROR BECOMES AS BLACK AS A CROW It was no easy matter to be an emperor.
ministersnounUS /ˈmɪnəstərz/
plural of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading Then came breakfast, and after that the ministers with the affairs of state.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Each day he must get out of bed at a fixed hour, and allow himself to be washed and oiled.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE EMPEROR BECOMES AS BLACK AS A CROW It was no easy matter to be an emperor.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading True, his work did not seem hard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a great deal of work to be done, and work was always tiresome to Pinocchio.
oiledadjectiveUS /ɔɪld/
treated with oil
From this reading Each day he must get out of bed at a fixed hour, and allow himself to be washed and oiled.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Each day he must get out of bed at a fixed hour, and allow himself to be washed and oiled.
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From this reading There was a great deal of work to be done, and work was always tiresome to Pinocchio.
seemverbUS /siːm/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading True, his work did not seem hard.
statenounUS /steɪt/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Then came breakfast, and after that the ministers with the affairs of state.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then came breakfast, and after that the ministers with the affairs of state.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EMPEROR BECOMES AS BLACK AS A CROW It was no easy matter to be an emperor.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then came breakfast, and after that the ministers with the affairs of state.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a great deal of work to be done, and work was always tiresome to Pinocchio.
tiresomeadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərsəm/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading There was a great deal of work to be done, and work was always tiresome to Pinocchio.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE EMPEROR BECOMES AS BLACK AS A CROW It was no easy matter to be an emperor.
TrueadjectiveUS /truː/
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading True, his work did not seem hard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE EMPEROR BECOMES AS BLACK AS A CROW It was no easy matter to be an emperor.
washedadjectiveUS /wɑːʃt/
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading Each day he must get out of bed at a fixed hour, and allow himself to be washed and oiled.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then came breakfast, and after that the ministers with the affairs of state.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading There was a great deal of work to be done, and work was always tiresome to Pinocchio.
