adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have not seen a man kneel before me for so many days, and, believe me, to a woman’s heart the sight is sweet, ay, wisdom and length of days take not from that dear pleasure which is our sex’s only right.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have not seen a man kneel before me for so many days, and, believe me, to a woman’s heart the sight is sweet, ay, wisdom and length of days take not from that dear pleasure which is our sex’s only right.
ay
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From this reading I have not seen a man kneel before me for so many days, and, believe me, to a woman’s heart the sight is sweet, ay, wisdom and length of days take not from that dear pleasure which is our sex’s only right.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I have not seen a man kneel before me for so many days, and, believe me, to a woman’s heart the sight is sweet, ay, wisdom and length of days take not from that dear pleasure which is our sex’s only right.
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I have not seen a man kneel before me for so many days, and, believe me, to a woman’s heart the sight is sweet, ay, wisdom and length of days take not from that dear pleasure which is our sex’s only right.
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “I wondered how many minutes it would need to bring thee to thy knees.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading I have not seen a man kneel before me for so many days, and, believe me, to a woman’s heart the sight is sweet, ay, wisdom and length of days take not from that dear pleasure which is our sex’s only right.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading I have not seen a man kneel before me for so many days, and, believe me, to a woman’s heart the sight is sweet, ay, wisdom and length of days take not from that dear pleasure which is our sex’s only right.
doest
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From this reading Thou dost not know what thou doest.
dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thou dost not know what thou doest.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have not seen a man kneel before me for so many days, and, believe me, to a woman’s heart the sight is sweet, ay, wisdom and length of days take not from that dear pleasure which is our sex’s only right.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I have not seen a man kneel before me for so many days, and, believe me, to a woman’s heart the sight is sweet, ay, wisdom and length of days take not from that dear pleasure which is our sex’s only right.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have not seen a man kneel before me for so many days, and, believe me, to a woman’s heart the sight is sweet, ay, wisdom and length of days take not from that dear pleasure which is our sex’s only right.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I have not seen a man kneel before me for so many days, and, believe me, to a woman’s heart the sight is sweet, ay, wisdom and length of days take not from that dear pleasure which is our sex’s only right.
HollynounUS /ˈhɑːli/
any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
From this reading “Oh, so soon, oh Holly!” she said.
how
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From this reading “I wondered how many minutes it would need to bring thee to thy knees.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wondered how many minutes it would need to bring thee to thy knees.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have not seen a man kneel before me for so many days, and, believe me, to a woman’s heart the sight is sweet, ay, wisdom and length of days take not from that dear pleasure which is our sex’s only right.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I wondered how many minutes it would need to bring thee to thy knees.
kneelverbUS /niːl/
rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading I have not seen a man kneel before me for so many days, and, believe me, to a woman’s heart the sight is sweet, ay, wisdom and length of days take not from that dear pleasure which is our sex’s only right.
kneesnounUS /niːz/
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “I wondered how many minutes it would need to bring thee to thy knees.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Thou dost not know what thou doest.
lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading I have not seen a man kneel before me for so many days, and, believe me, to a woman’s heart the sight is sweet, ay, wisdom and length of days take not from that dear pleasure which is our sex’s only right.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I have not seen a man kneel before me for so many days, and, believe me, to a woman’s heart the sight is sweet, ay, wisdom and length of days take not from that dear pleasure which is our sex’s only right.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “I wondered how many minutes it would need to bring thee to thy knees.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have not seen a man kneel before me for so many days, and, believe me, to a woman’s heart the sight is sweet, ay, wisdom and length of days take not from that dear pleasure which is our sex’s only right.
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “I wondered how many minutes it would need to bring thee to thy knees.
neednounUS /niːd/
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “I wondered how many minutes it would need to bring thee to thy knees.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have not seen a man kneel before me for so many days, and, believe me, to a woman’s heart the sight is sweet, ay, wisdom and length of days take not from that dear pleasure which is our sex’s only right.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have not seen a man kneel before me for so many days, and, believe me, to a woman’s heart the sight is sweet, ay, wisdom and length of days take not from that dear pleasure which is our sex’s only right.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, so soon, oh Holly!” she said.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading I have not seen a man kneel before me for so many days, and, believe me, to a woman’s heart the sight is sweet, ay, wisdom and length of days take not from that dear pleasure which is our sex’s only right.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I have not seen a man kneel before me for so many days, and, believe me, to a woman’s heart the sight is sweet, ay, wisdom and length of days take not from that dear pleasure which is our sex’s only right.
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading I have not seen a man kneel before me for so many days, and, believe me, to a woman’s heart the sight is sweet, ay, wisdom and length of days take not from that dear pleasure which is our sex’s only right.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading I have not seen a man kneel before me for so many days, and, believe me, to a woman’s heart the sight is sweet, ay, wisdom and length of days take not from that dear pleasure which is our sex’s only right.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Oh, so soon, oh Holly!” she said.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I have not seen a man kneel before me for so many days, and, believe me, to a woman’s heart the sight is sweet, ay, wisdom and length of days take not from that dear pleasure which is our sex’s only right.
sex's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have not seen a man kneel before me for so many days, and, believe me, to a woman’s heart the sight is sweet, ay, wisdom and length of days take not from that dear pleasure which is our sex’s only right.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, so soon, oh Holly!” she said.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading I have not seen a man kneel before me for so many days, and, believe me, to a woman’s heart the sight is sweet, ay, wisdom and length of days take not from that dear pleasure which is our sex’s only right.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Oh, so soon, oh Holly!” she said.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading “Oh, so soon, oh Holly!” she said.
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading I have not seen a man kneel before me for so many days, and, believe me, to a woman’s heart the sight is sweet, ay, wisdom and length of days take not from that dear pleasure which is our sex’s only right.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading I have not seen a man kneel before me for so many days, and, believe me, to a woman’s heart the sight is sweet, ay, wisdom and length of days take not from that dear pleasure which is our sex’s only right.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have not seen a man kneel before me for so many days, and, believe me, to a woman’s heart the sight is sweet, ay, wisdom and length of days take not from that dear pleasure which is our sex’s only right.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have not seen a man kneel before me for so many days, and, believe me, to a woman’s heart the sight is sweet, ay, wisdom and length of days take not from that dear pleasure which is our sex’s only right.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “I wondered how many minutes it would need to bring thee to thy knees.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “What wouldst thou?—what wouldst thou?
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “I wondered how many minutes it would need to bring thee to thy knees.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I wondered how many minutes it would need to bring thee to thy knees.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What wouldst thou?—what wouldst thou?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have not seen a man kneel before me for so many days, and, believe me, to a woman’s heart the sight is sweet, ay, wisdom and length of days take not from that dear pleasure which is our sex’s only right.
wisdomnounUS /ˈwɪzdəm/
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading I have not seen a man kneel before me for so many days, and, believe me, to a woman’s heart the sight is sweet, ay, wisdom and length of days take not from that dear pleasure which is our sex’s only right.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I have not seen a man kneel before me for so many days, and, believe me, to a woman’s heart the sight is sweet, ay, wisdom and length of days take not from that dear pleasure which is our sex’s only right.
wonderedverbUS /ˈwʌndərd/
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading “I wondered how many minutes it would need to bring thee to thy knees.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I wondered how many minutes it would need to bring thee to thy knees.
wouldstmodal verbUS /wʊdst/
an old form of “would”, used with “thou”
From this reading “What wouldst thou?—what wouldst thou?
