adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Frogs in a certain swamp decided that they needed a king; they had always got along perfectly well without one, but they suddenly made up their minds that a king they must have.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE FROG KING Did you ever hear the old story about the foolish Frogs?
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 the shepherd-boy lost all his sheep.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The Frogs in a certain swamp decided that they needed a king; they had always got along perfectly well without one, but they suddenly made up their minds that a king they must have.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The Frogs in a certain swamp decided that they needed a king; they had always got along perfectly well without one, but they suddenly made up their minds that a king they must have.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the shepherd-boy lost all his sheep.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The villagers heard him, but they thought it was another mean trick; no one paid the least attention, or went near him.
attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading The villagers heard him, but they thought it was another mean trick; no one paid the least attention, or went near him.
believesverbUS /bɪˈliːvz/
third-person singular of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading That is the kind of thing that happens to people who lie: even when they tell the truth no one believes them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The villagers heard him, but they thought it was another mean trick; no one paid the least attention, or went near him.
certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading The Frogs in a certain swamp decided that they needed a king; they had always got along perfectly well without one, but they suddenly made up their minds that a king they must have.
decidedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd/
recognizable; marked
From this reading The Frogs in a certain swamp decided that they needed a king; they had always got along perfectly well without one, but they suddenly made up their minds that a king they must have.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE FROG KING Did you ever hear the old story about the foolish Frogs?
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading That is the kind of thing that happens to people who lie: even when they tell the truth no one believes them.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading THE FROG KING Did you ever hear the old story about the foolish Frogs?
foolishadjectiveUS /ˈfuːlɪʃ/
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading THE FROG KING Did you ever hear the old story about the foolish Frogs?
FROGnounUS /frɑːɡ/
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading THE FROG KING Did you ever hear the old story about the foolish Frogs?
FrogsnounUS /frɑːɡz/
plural of “frog” — any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading THE FROG KING Did you ever hear the old story about the foolish Frogs?
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The Frogs in a certain swamp decided that they needed a king; they had always got along perfectly well without one, but they suddenly made up their minds that a king they must have.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Frogs in a certain swamp decided that they needed a king; they had always got along perfectly well without one, but they suddenly made up their minds that a king they must have.
happensverbUS /ˈhæpənz/
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading That is the kind of thing that happens to people who lie: even when they tell the truth no one believes them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Frogs in a certain swamp decided that they needed a king; they had always got along perfectly well without one, but they suddenly made up their minds that a king they must have.
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading THE FROG KING Did you ever hear the old story about the foolish Frogs?
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The villagers heard him, but they thought it was another mean trick; no one paid the least attention, or went near him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The villagers heard him, but they thought it was another mean trick; no one paid the least attention, or went near him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And the shepherd-boy lost all his sheep.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Frogs in a certain swamp decided that they needed a king; they had always got along perfectly well without one, but they suddenly made up their minds that a king they must have.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is the kind of thing that happens to people who lie: even when they tell the truth no one believes them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The villagers heard him, but they thought it was another mean trick; no one paid the least attention, or went near him.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading That is the kind of thing that happens to people who lie: even when they tell the truth no one believes them.
KINGnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading THE FROG KING Did you ever hear the old story about the foolish Frogs?
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading The villagers heard him, but they thought it was another mean trick; no one paid the least attention, or went near him.
lieverbUS /laɪ/
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading That is the kind of thing that happens to people who lie: even when they tell the truth no one believes them.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading And the shepherd-boy lost all his sheep.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The Frogs in a certain swamp decided that they needed a king; they had always got along perfectly well without one, but they suddenly made up their minds that a king they must have.
meanverbUS /miːn/
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading The villagers heard him, but they thought it was another mean trick; no one paid the least attention, or went near him.
mindsnounUS /maɪndz/
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading The Frogs in a certain swamp decided that they needed a king; they had always got along perfectly well without one, but they suddenly made up their minds that a king they must have.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The Frogs in a certain swamp decided that they needed a king; they had always got along perfectly well without one, but they suddenly made up their minds that a king they must have.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The villagers heard him, but they thought it was another mean trick; no one paid the least attention, or went near him.
neededadjectiveUS /ˈniːdəd/
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading The Frogs in a certain swamp decided that they needed a king; they had always got along perfectly well without one, but they suddenly made up their minds that a king they must have.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The villagers heard him, but they thought it was another mean trick; no one paid the least attention, or went near him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That is the kind of thing that happens to people who lie: even when they tell the truth no one believes them.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE FROG KING Did you ever hear the old story about the foolish Frogs?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The villagers heard him, but they thought it was another mean trick; no one paid the least attention, or went near him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The villagers heard him, but they thought it was another mean trick; no one paid the least attention, or went near him.
paidadjectiveUS /peɪd/
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading The villagers heard him, but they thought it was another mean trick; no one paid the least attention, or went near him.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading That is the kind of thing that happens to people who lie: even when they tell the truth no one believes them.
perfectlyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrfəktli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The Frogs in a certain swamp decided that they needed a king; they had always got along perfectly well without one, but they suddenly made up their minds that a king they must have.
sheepnounUS /ʃiːp/
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading And the shepherd-boy lost all his sheep.
shepherd-boy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the shepherd-boy lost all his sheep.
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE FROG KING Did you ever hear the old story about the foolish Frogs?
suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading The Frogs in a certain swamp decided that they needed a king; they had always got along perfectly well without one, but they suddenly made up their minds that a king they must have.
swampverbUS /swɑːmp/
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading The Frogs in a certain swamp decided that they needed a king; they had always got along perfectly well without one, but they suddenly made up their minds that a king they must have.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading That is the kind of thing that happens to people who lie: even when they tell the truth no one believes them.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is the kind of thing that happens to people who lie: even when they tell the truth no one believes them.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The villagers heard him, but they thought it was another mean trick; no one paid the least attention, or went near him.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Frogs in a certain swamp decided that they needed a king; they had always got along perfectly well without one, but they suddenly made up their minds that a king they must have.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading That is the kind of thing that happens to people who lie: even when they tell the truth no one believes them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The villagers heard him, but they thought it was another mean trick; no one paid the least attention, or went near him.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading That is the kind of thing that happens to people who lie: even when they tell the truth no one believes them.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The villagers heard him, but they thought it was another mean trick; no one paid the least attention, or went near him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That is the kind of thing that happens to people who lie: even when they tell the truth no one believes them.
tricknounUS /trɪk/
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading The villagers heard him, but they thought it was another mean trick; no one paid the least attention, or went near him.
truthnounUS /truːθ/
a fact that has been verified
From this reading That is the kind of thing that happens to people who lie: even when they tell the truth no one believes them.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The Frogs in a certain swamp decided that they needed a king; they had always got along perfectly well without one, but they suddenly made up their minds that a king they must have.
villagersnounUS /ˈvɪlɪdʒərz/
plural of “villager” — one who has lived in a village most of their life
From this reading The villagers heard him, but they thought it was another mean trick; no one paid the least attention, or went near him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The villagers heard him, but they thought it was another mean trick; no one paid the least attention, or went near him.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The Frogs in a certain swamp decided that they needed a king; they had always got along perfectly well without one, but they suddenly made up their minds that a king they must have.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The villagers heard him, but they thought it was another mean trick; no one paid the least attention, or went near him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading That is the kind of thing that happens to people who lie: even when they tell the truth no one believes them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading That is the kind of thing that happens to people who lie: even when they tell the truth no one believes them.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The Frogs in a certain swamp decided that they needed a king; they had always got along perfectly well without one, but they suddenly made up their minds that a king they must have.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE FROG KING Did you ever hear the old story about the foolish Frogs?
