adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The young patrician was so excited that for a long time he could not utter a word.
admitverbUS /ədˈmɪt/
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading BARELY had Vinicius finished reading when Chilo pushed quietly into his library, unannounced by any one, for the servants had the order to admit him at every hour of the day or night.
ancestornounUS /ˈænsestər/
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
From this reading “May the divine mother of thy magnanimous ancestor Æneas be full of favor to thee, as the son of Maia was kind to me.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Chilo raised his head and said, “Eureka!”
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading BARELY had Vinicius finished reading when Chilo pushed quietly into his library, unannounced by any one, for the servants had the order to admit him at every hour of the day or night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “May the divine mother of thy magnanimous ancestor Æneas be full of favor to thee, as the son of Maia was kind to me.”
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What dost thou mean?” asked Vinicius, springing from the table at which he was sitting.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BARELY had Vinicius finished reading when Chilo pushed quietly into his library, unannounced by any one, for the servants had the order to admit him at every hour of the day or night.
BARELYadverbUS /ˈberli/
only a very short time before
From this reading BARELY had Vinicius finished reading when Chilo pushed quietly into his library, unannounced by any one, for the servants had the order to admit him at every hour of the day or night.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “May the divine mother of thy magnanimous ancestor Æneas be full of favor to thee, as the son of Maia was kind to me.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BARELY had Vinicius finished reading when Chilo pushed quietly into his library, unannounced by any one, for the servants had the order to admit him at every hour of the day or night.
Chilo
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARELY had Vinicius finished reading when Chilo pushed quietly into his library, unannounced by any one, for the servants had the order to admit him at every hour of the day or night.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The young patrician was so excited that for a long time he could not utter a word.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading BARELY had Vinicius finished reading when Chilo pushed quietly into his library, unannounced by any one, for the servants had the order to admit him at every hour of the day or night.
divineadjectiveUS /dɪˈvaɪn/
emanating from God
From this reading “May the divine mother of thy magnanimous ancestor Æneas be full of favor to thee, as the son of Maia was kind to me.”
dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading “What dost thou mean?” asked Vinicius, springing from the table at which he was sitting.
EurekanounUS /jʊˈriːkə/
an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire
From this reading Chilo raised his head and said, “Eureka!”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading BARELY had Vinicius finished reading when Chilo pushed quietly into his library, unannounced by any one, for the servants had the order to admit him at every hour of the day or night.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading The young patrician was so excited that for a long time he could not utter a word.
favorverbUS /ˈfeɪvər/
promote over another
From this reading “May the divine mother of thy magnanimous ancestor Æneas be full of favor to thee, as the son of Maia was kind to me.”
finishedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪnɪʃt/
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading BARELY had Vinicius finished reading when Chilo pushed quietly into his library, unannounced by any one, for the servants had the order to admit him at every hour of the day or night.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BARELY had Vinicius finished reading when Chilo pushed quietly into his library, unannounced by any one, for the servants had the order to admit him at every hour of the day or night.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “What dost thou mean?” asked Vinicius, springing from the table at which he was sitting.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading “May the divine mother of thy magnanimous ancestor Æneas be full of favor to thee, as the son of Maia was kind to me.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BARELY had Vinicius finished reading when Chilo pushed quietly into his library, unannounced by any one, for the servants had the order to admit him at every hour of the day or night.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What dost thou mean?” asked Vinicius, springing from the table at which he was sitting.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Chilo raised his head and said, “Eureka!”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BARELY had Vinicius finished reading when Chilo pushed quietly into his library, unannounced by any one, for the servants had the order to admit him at every hour of the day or night.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BARELY had Vinicius finished reading when Chilo pushed quietly into his library, unannounced by any one, for the servants had the order to admit him at every hour of the day or night.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading BARELY had Vinicius finished reading when Chilo pushed quietly into his library, unannounced by any one, for the servants had the order to admit him at every hour of the day or night.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading BARELY had Vinicius finished reading when Chilo pushed quietly into his library, unannounced by any one, for the servants had the order to admit him at every hour of the day or night.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “May the divine mother of thy magnanimous ancestor Æneas be full of favor to thee, as the son of Maia was kind to me.”
librarynounUS /ˈlaɪbreriː/
a room where books are kept
From this reading BARELY had Vinicius finished reading when Chilo pushed quietly into his library, unannounced by any one, for the servants had the order to admit him at every hour of the day or night.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The young patrician was so excited that for a long time he could not utter a word.
magnanimousadjectiveUS /mæɡˈnænəməs/
noble and generous in spirit
From this reading “May the divine mother of thy magnanimous ancestor Æneas be full of favor to thee, as the son of Maia was kind to me.”
MaianounUS /ˈmaɪə/
type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
From this reading “May the divine mother of thy magnanimous ancestor Æneas be full of favor to thee, as the son of Maia was kind to me.”
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “May the divine mother of thy magnanimous ancestor Æneas be full of favor to thee, as the son of Maia was kind to me.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “May the divine mother of thy magnanimous ancestor Æneas be full of favor to thee, as the son of Maia was kind to me.”
meanverbUS /miːn/
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “What dost thou mean?” asked Vinicius, springing from the table at which he was sitting.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “May the divine mother of thy magnanimous ancestor Æneas be full of favor to thee, as the son of Maia was kind to me.”
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading BARELY had Vinicius finished reading when Chilo pushed quietly into his library, unannounced by any one, for the servants had the order to admit him at every hour of the day or night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The young patrician was so excited that for a long time he could not utter a word.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BARELY had Vinicius finished reading when Chilo pushed quietly into his library, unannounced by any one, for the servants had the order to admit him at every hour of the day or night.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading BARELY had Vinicius finished reading when Chilo pushed quietly into his library, unannounced by any one, for the servants had the order to admit him at every hour of the day or night.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading BARELY had Vinicius finished reading when Chilo pushed quietly into his library, unannounced by any one, for the servants had the order to admit him at every hour of the day or night.
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 BARELY had Vinicius finished reading when Chilo pushed quietly into his library, unannounced by any one, for the servants had the order to admit him at every hour of the day or night.
patriciannounUS /pəˈtrɪʃən/
a person of refined upbringing and manners
From this reading The young patrician was so excited that for a long time he could not utter a word.
pushedverbUS /pʊʃt/
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading BARELY had Vinicius finished reading when Chilo pushed quietly into his library, unannounced by any one, for the servants had the order to admit him at every hour of the day or night.
quietlyadverbUS /ˈkwaɪətli/
with low volume
From this reading BARELY had Vinicius finished reading when Chilo pushed quietly into his library, unannounced by any one, for the servants had the order to admit him at every hour of the day or night.
raisedadjectiveUS /reɪzd/
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Chilo raised his head and said, “Eureka!”
readingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading BARELY had Vinicius finished reading when Chilo pushed quietly into his library, unannounced by any one, for the servants had the order to admit him at every hour of the day or night.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Chilo raised his head and said, “Eureka!”
servantsnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənts/
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading BARELY had Vinicius finished reading when Chilo pushed quietly into his library, unannounced by any one, for the servants had the order to admit him at every hour of the day or night.
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “What dost thou mean?” asked Vinicius, springing from the table at which he was sitting.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The young patrician was so excited that for a long time he could not utter a word.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading “May the divine mother of thy magnanimous ancestor Æneas be full of favor to thee, as the son of Maia was kind to me.”
springingverbUS /ˈsprɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “What dost thou mean?” asked Vinicius, springing from the table at which he was sitting.
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “What dost thou mean?” asked Vinicius, springing from the table at which he was sitting.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The young patrician was so excited that for a long time he could not utter a word.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BARELY had Vinicius finished reading when Chilo pushed quietly into his library, unannounced by any one, for the servants had the order to admit him at every hour of the day or night.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “May the divine mother of thy magnanimous ancestor Æneas be full of favor to thee, as the son of Maia was kind to me.”
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “What dost thou mean?” asked Vinicius, springing from the table at which he was sitting.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “May the divine mother of thy magnanimous ancestor Æneas be full of favor to thee, as the son of Maia was kind to me.”
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The young patrician was so excited that for a long time he could not utter a word.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BARELY had Vinicius finished reading when Chilo pushed quietly into his library, unannounced by any one, for the servants had the order to admit him at every hour of the day or night.
unannouncedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈnaʊnst/
without warning or announcement
From this reading BARELY had Vinicius finished reading when Chilo pushed quietly into his library, unannounced by any one, for the servants had the order to admit him at every hour of the day or night.
utterverbUS /ˈʌtər/
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading The young patrician was so excited that for a long time he could not utter a word.
Vinicius
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARELY had Vinicius finished reading when Chilo pushed quietly into his library, unannounced by any one, for the servants had the order to admit him at every hour of the day or night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “May the divine mother of thy magnanimous ancestor Æneas be full of favor to thee, as the son of Maia was kind to me.”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What dost thou mean?” asked Vinicius, springing from the table at which he was sitting.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading BARELY had Vinicius finished reading when Chilo pushed quietly into his library, unannounced by any one, for the servants had the order to admit him at every hour of the day or night.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “What dost thou mean?” asked Vinicius, springing from the table at which he was sitting.
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The young patrician was so excited that for a long time he could not utter a word.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young patrician was so excited that for a long time he could not utter a word.
Æneas
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “May the divine mother of thy magnanimous ancestor Æneas be full of favor to thee, as the son of Maia was kind to me.”
