adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I thank the King, but it is needless, for I have no wives, which are ill company for a hunter.”
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “Strange,” he said, “since many women would be glad to name such a man their husband, at least here among us Easterns.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Go,” he said, “and return here within an hour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WAGER While the scribes were at their work I bowed before the King and prayed his leave that I and the dwarf Bes might get to ours.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I thank the King, but it is needless, for I have no wives, which are ill company for a hunter.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE WAGER While the scribes were at their work I bowed before the King and prayed his leave that I and the dwarf Bes might get to ours.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If you do not return tidings of your death shall be sent to the satrap of Egypt to be told to your wives.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE WAGER While the scribes were at their work I bowed before the King and prayed his leave that I and the dwarf Bes might get to ours.
BesnounUS /biːz/
plural of “be” — a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element
From this reading THE WAGER While the scribes were at their work I bowed before the King and prayed his leave that I and the dwarf Bes might get to ours.
bowedadjectiveUS /baʊd/
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading THE WAGER While the scribes were at their work I bowed before the King and prayed his leave that I and the dwarf Bes might get to ours.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I thank the King, but it is needless, for I have no wives, which are ill company for a hunter.”
companynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “I thank the King, but it is needless, for I have no wives, which are ill company for a hunter.”
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading If you do not return tidings of your death shall be sent to the satrap of Egypt to be told to your wives.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If you do not return tidings of your death shall be sent to the satrap of Egypt to be told to your wives.”
dwarfnounUS /dwɔːrf/
a person who is markedly small
From this reading THE WAGER While the scribes were at their work I bowed before the King and prayed his leave that I and the dwarf Bes might get to ours.
Easterns
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From this reading “Strange,” he said, “since many women would be glad to name such a man their husband, at least here among us Easterns.”
EgyptnounUS /ˈiːdʒəpt/
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
From this reading If you do not return tidings of your death shall be sent to the satrap of Egypt to be told to your wives.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I thank the King, but it is needless, for I have no wives, which are ill company for a hunter.”
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE WAGER While the scribes were at their work I bowed before the King and prayed his leave that I and the dwarf Bes might get to ours.
gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “Strange,” he said, “since many women would be glad to name such a man their husband, at least here among us Easterns.”
GoverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Go,” he said, “and return here within an hour.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I thank the King, but it is needless, for I have no wives, which are ill company for a hunter.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Go,” he said, “and return here within an hour.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Go,” he said, “and return here within an hour.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WAGER While the scribes were at their work I bowed before the King and prayed his leave that I and the dwarf Bes might get to ours.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “Go,” he said, “and return here within an hour.
hunternounUS /ˈhʌntər/
someone who hunts game
From this reading “I thank the King, but it is needless, for I have no wives, which are ill company for a hunter.”
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “Strange,” he said, “since many women would be glad to name such a man their husband, at least here among us Easterns.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE WAGER While the scribes were at their work I bowed before the King and prayed his leave that I and the dwarf Bes might get to ours.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you do not return tidings of your death shall be sent to the satrap of Egypt to be told to your wives.”
illadjectiveUS /ɪl/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “I thank the King, but it is needless, for I have no wives, which are ill company for a hunter.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I thank the King, but it is needless, for I have no wives, which are ill company for a hunter.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I thank the King, but it is needless, for I have no wives, which are ill company for a hunter.”
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading THE WAGER While the scribes were at their work I bowed before the King and prayed his leave that I and the dwarf Bes might get to ours.
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 “Strange,” he said, “since many women would be glad to name such a man their husband, at least here among us Easterns.”
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading THE WAGER While the scribes were at their work I bowed before the King and prayed his leave that I and the dwarf Bes might get to ours.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Strange,” he said, “since many women would be glad to name such a man their husband, at least here among us Easterns.”
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 “Strange,” he said, “since many women would be glad to name such a man their husband, at least here among us Easterns.”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading THE WAGER While the scribes were at their work I bowed before the King and prayed his leave that I and the dwarf Bes might get to ours.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Strange,” he said, “since many women would be glad to name such a man their husband, at least here among us Easterns.”
needlessadjectiveUS /ˈniːdləs/
unnecessary and unwarranted
From this reading “I thank the King, but it is needless, for I have no wives, which are ill company for a hunter.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “I thank the King, but it is needless, for I have no wives, which are ill company for a hunter.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If you do not return tidings of your death shall be sent to the satrap of Egypt to be told to your wives.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If you do not return tidings of your death shall be sent to the satrap of Egypt to be told to your wives.”
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading THE WAGER While the scribes were at their work I bowed before the King and prayed his leave that I and the dwarf Bes might get to ours.
prayedverbUS /preɪd/
past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading THE WAGER While the scribes were at their work I bowed before the King and prayed his leave that I and the dwarf Bes might get to ours.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “Go,” he said, “and return here within an hour.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Go,” he said, “and return here within an hour.
satrapnoun
a governor of a province in ancient Persia
From this reading If you do not return tidings of your death shall be sent to the satrap of Egypt to be told to your wives.”
scribesnounUS /skraɪbz/
plural of “scribe” — French playwright (1791-1861)
From this reading THE WAGER While the scribes were at their work I bowed before the King and prayed his leave that I and the dwarf Bes might get to ours.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading If you do not return tidings of your death shall be sent to the satrap of Egypt to be told to your wives.”
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading If you do not return tidings of your death shall be sent to the satrap of Egypt to be told to your wives.”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Strange,” he said, “since many women would be glad to name such a man their husband, at least here among us Easterns.”
StrangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “Strange,” he said, “since many women would be glad to name such a man their husband, at least here among us Easterns.”
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Strange,” he said, “since many women would be glad to name such a man their husband, at least here among us Easterns.”
thankverbUS /θæŋk/
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “I thank the King, but it is needless, for I have no wives, which are ill company for a hunter.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE WAGER While the scribes were at their work I bowed before the King and prayed his leave that I and the dwarf Bes might get to ours.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAGER While the scribes were at their work I bowed before the King and prayed his leave that I and the dwarf Bes might get to ours.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE WAGER While the scribes were at their work I bowed before the King and prayed his leave that I and the dwarf Bes might get to ours.
tidingsnounUS /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading If you do not return tidings of your death shall be sent to the satrap of Egypt to be told to your wives.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WAGER While the scribes were at their work I bowed before the King and prayed his leave that I and the dwarf Bes might get to ours.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading If you do not return tidings of your death shall be sent to the satrap of Egypt to be told to your wives.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Strange,” he said, “since many women would be glad to name such a man their husband, at least here among us Easterns.”
WAGERnounUS /ˈweɪdʒər/
the act of gambling
From this reading THE WAGER While the scribes were at their work I bowed before the King and prayed his leave that I and the dwarf Bes might get to ours.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE WAGER While the scribes were at their work I bowed before the King and prayed his leave that I and the dwarf Bes might get to ours.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “I thank the King, but it is needless, for I have no wives, which are ill company for a hunter.”
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE WAGER While the scribes were at their work I bowed before the King and prayed his leave that I and the dwarf Bes might get to ours.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Go,” he said, “and return here within an hour.
wivesnounUS /waɪvz/
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading If you do not return tidings of your death shall be sent to the satrap of Egypt to be told to your wives.”
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Strange,” he said, “since many women would be glad to name such a man their husband, at least here among us Easterns.”
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading THE WAGER While the scribes were at their work I bowed before the King and prayed his leave that I and the dwarf Bes might get to ours.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Strange,” he said, “since many women would be glad to name such a man their husband, at least here among us Easterns.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you do not return tidings of your death shall be sent to the satrap of Egypt to be told to your wives.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you do not return tidings of your death shall be sent to the satrap of Egypt to be told to your wives.”
