Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Brunhild was still issuing these orders when one of the pages entered by the door that connected with the large hall, and bending a knee said to her:
abbot
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Duke, call in my pages; let them drive out of this room with their switches this crazy man who pretends to be the abbot of the monastery of Charolles, and who kneels before my antique medals."
all
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More and more convinced that the monk was out of his mind, the Queen lost all patience, stamped with her foot on the floor and cried:
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOYSIK AND BRUNHILD.
antique
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Duke, call in my pages; let them drive out of this room with their switches this crazy man who pretends to be the abbot of the monastery of Charolles, and who kneels before my antique medals."
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Astonished at the oddity of the appearance and conduct of the old monk, Brunhild and Warnachaire now followed him with their eyes, now looked at each other in silence during the short instants that Loysik recognized and contemplated the image of Victoria.
AstonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading Astonished at the oddity of the appearance and conduct of the old monk, Brunhild and Warnachaire now followed him with their eyes, now looked at each other in silence during the short instants that Loysik recognized and contemplated the image of Victoria.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Astonished at the oddity of the appearance and conduct of the old monk, Brunhild and Warnachaire now followed him with their eyes, now looked at each other in silence during the short instants that Loysik recognized and contemplated the image of Victoria.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Duke, call in my pages; let them drive out of this room with their switches this crazy man who pretends to be the abbot of the monastery of Charolles, and who kneels before my antique medals."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Duke, call in my pages; let them drive out of this room with their switches this crazy man who pretends to be the abbot of the monastery of Charolles, and who kneels before my antique medals."
bending
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Brunhild was still issuing these orders when one of the pages entered by the door that connected with the large hall, and bending a knee said to her:
BRUNHILD
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOYSIK AND BRUNHILD.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Brunhild was still issuing these orders when one of the pages entered by the door that connected with the large hall, and bending a knee said to her:
call
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Duke, call in my pages; let them drive out of this room with their switches this crazy man who pretends to be the abbot of the monastery of Charolles, and who kneels before my antique medals."
Charolles
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Duke, call in my pages; let them drive out of this room with their switches this crazy man who pretends to be the abbot of the monastery of Charolles, and who kneels before my antique medals."
conduct
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Astonished at the oddity of the appearance and conduct of the old monk, Brunhild and Warnachaire now followed him with their eyes, now looked at each other in silence during the short instants that Loysik recognized and contemplated the image of Victoria.
connected
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Brunhild was still issuing these orders when one of the pages entered by the door that connected with the large hall, and bending a knee said to her:
contemplated
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Astonished at the oddity of the appearance and conduct of the old monk, Brunhild and Warnachaire now followed him with their eyes, now looked at each other in silence during the short instants that Loysik recognized and contemplated the image of Victoria.
convinced
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More and more convinced that the monk was out of his mind, the Queen lost all patience, stamped with her foot on the floor and cried:
crazy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Duke, call in my pages; let them drive out of this room with their switches this crazy man who pretends to be the abbot of the monastery of Charolles, and who kneels before my antique medals."
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More and more convinced that the monk was out of his mind, the Queen lost all patience, stamped with her foot on the floor and cried:
door
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Brunhild was still issuing these orders when one of the pages entered by the door that connected with the large hall, and bending a knee said to her:
drive
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Duke, call in my pages; let them drive out of this room with their switches this crazy man who pretends to be the abbot of the monastery of Charolles, and who kneels before my antique medals."
Duke
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Duke, call in my pages; let them drive out of this room with their switches this crazy man who pretends to be the abbot of the monastery of Charolles, and who kneels before my antique medals."
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Astonished at the oddity of the appearance and conduct of the old monk, Brunhild and Warnachaire now followed him with their eyes, now looked at each other in silence during the short instants that Loysik recognized and contemplated the image of Victoria.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Astonished at the oddity of the appearance and conduct of the old monk, Brunhild and Warnachaire now followed him with their eyes, now looked at each other in silence during the short instants that Loysik recognized and contemplated the image of Victoria.
entered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Brunhild was still issuing these orders when one of the pages entered by the door that connected with the large hall, and bending a knee said to her:
eyes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Astonished at the oddity of the appearance and conduct of the old monk, Brunhild and Warnachaire now followed him with their eyes, now looked at each other in silence during the short instants that Loysik recognized and contemplated the image of Victoria.
floor
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More and more convinced that the monk was out of his mind, the Queen lost all patience, stamped with her foot on the floor and cried:
followed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Astonished at the oddity of the appearance and conduct of the old monk, Brunhild and Warnachaire now followed him with their eyes, now looked at each other in silence during the short instants that Loysik recognized and contemplated the image of Victoria.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More and more convinced that the monk was out of his mind, the Queen lost all patience, stamped with her foot on the floor and cried:
hall
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Brunhild was still issuing these orders when one of the pages entered by the door that connected with the large hall, and bending a knee said to her:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading More and more convinced that the monk was out of his mind, the Queen lost all patience, stamped with her foot on the floor and cried:
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Astonished at the oddity of the appearance and conduct of the old monk, Brunhild and Warnachaire now followed him with their eyes, now looked at each other in silence during the short instants that Loysik recognized and contemplated the image of Victoria.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading More and more convinced that the monk was out of his mind, the Queen lost all patience, stamped with her foot on the floor and cried:
image
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Astonished at the oddity of the appearance and conduct of the old monk, Brunhild and Warnachaire now followed him with their eyes, now looked at each other in silence during the short instants that Loysik recognized and contemplated the image of Victoria.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Astonished at the oddity of the appearance and conduct of the old monk, Brunhild and Warnachaire now followed him with their eyes, now looked at each other in silence during the short instants that Loysik recognized and contemplated the image of Victoria.
instants
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Astonished at the oddity of the appearance and conduct of the old monk, Brunhild and Warnachaire now followed him with their eyes, now looked at each other in silence during the short instants that Loysik recognized and contemplated the image of Victoria.
issuing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Brunhild was still issuing these orders when one of the pages entered by the door that connected with the large hall, and bending a knee said to her:
knee
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Brunhild was still issuing these orders when one of the pages entered by the door that connected with the large hall, and bending a knee said to her:
kneels
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Duke, call in my pages; let them drive out of this room with their switches this crazy man who pretends to be the abbot of the monastery of Charolles, and who kneels before my antique medals."
large
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Brunhild was still issuing these orders when one of the pages entered by the door that connected with the large hall, and bending a knee said to her:
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Duke, call in my pages; let them drive out of this room with their switches this crazy man who pretends to be the abbot of the monastery of Charolles, and who kneels before my antique medals."
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Astonished at the oddity of the appearance and conduct of the old monk, Brunhild and Warnachaire now followed him with their eyes, now looked at each other in silence during the short instants that Loysik recognized and contemplated the image of Victoria.
lost
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More and more convinced that the monk was out of his mind, the Queen lost all patience, stamped with her foot on the floor and cried:
LOYSIK
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOYSIK AND BRUNHILD.
man
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Duke, call in my pages; let them drive out of this room with their switches this crazy man who pretends to be the abbot of the monastery of Charolles, and who kneels before my antique medals."
medals
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Duke, call in my pages; let them drive out of this room with their switches this crazy man who pretends to be the abbot of the monastery of Charolles, and who kneels before my antique medals."
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More and more convinced that the monk was out of his mind, the Queen lost all patience, stamped with her foot on the floor and cried:
monastery
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Duke, call in my pages; let them drive out of this room with their switches this crazy man who pretends to be the abbot of the monastery of Charolles, and who kneels before my antique medals."
monk
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Astonished at the oddity of the appearance and conduct of the old monk, Brunhild and Warnachaire now followed him with their eyes, now looked at each other in silence during the short instants that Loysik recognized and contemplated the image of Victoria.
More
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More and more convinced that the monk was out of his mind, the Queen lost all patience, stamped with her foot on the floor and cried:
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Duke, call in my pages; let them drive out of this room with their switches this crazy man who pretends to be the abbot of the monastery of Charolles, and who kneels before my antique medals."
now
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Astonished at the oddity of the appearance and conduct of the old monk, Brunhild and Warnachaire now followed him with their eyes, now looked at each other in silence during the short instants that Loysik recognized and contemplated the image of Victoria.
oddity
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Astonished at the oddity of the appearance and conduct of the old monk, Brunhild and Warnachaire now followed him with their eyes, now looked at each other in silence during the short instants that Loysik recognized and contemplated the image of Victoria.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Astonished at the oddity of the appearance and conduct of the old monk, Brunhild and Warnachaire now followed him with their eyes, now looked at each other in silence during the short instants that Loysik recognized and contemplated the image of Victoria.
old
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Astonished at the oddity of the appearance and conduct of the old monk, Brunhild and Warnachaire now followed him with their eyes, now looked at each other in silence during the short instants that Loysik recognized and contemplated the image of Victoria.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading More and more convinced that the monk was out of his mind, the Queen lost all patience, stamped with her foot on the floor and cried:
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Brunhild was still issuing these orders when one of the pages entered by the door that connected with the large hall, and bending a knee said to her:
orders
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Brunhild was still issuing these orders when one of the pages entered by the door that connected with the large hall, and bending a knee said to her:
other
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Astonished at the oddity of the appearance and conduct of the old monk, Brunhild and Warnachaire now followed him with their eyes, now looked at each other in silence during the short instants that Loysik recognized and contemplated the image of Victoria.
out
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More and more convinced that the monk was out of his mind, the Queen lost all patience, stamped with her foot on the floor and cried:
pages
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Duke, call in my pages; let them drive out of this room with their switches this crazy man who pretends to be the abbot of the monastery of Charolles, and who kneels before my antique medals."
patience
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More and more convinced that the monk was out of his mind, the Queen lost all patience, stamped with her foot on the floor and cried:
pretends
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Duke, call in my pages; let them drive out of this room with their switches this crazy man who pretends to be the abbot of the monastery of Charolles, and who kneels before my antique medals."
Queen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More and more convinced that the monk was out of his mind, the Queen lost all patience, stamped with her foot on the floor and cried:
recognized
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Astonished at the oddity of the appearance and conduct of the old monk, Brunhild and Warnachaire now followed him with their eyes, now looked at each other in silence during the short instants that Loysik recognized and contemplated the image of Victoria.
room
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Duke, call in my pages; let them drive out of this room with their switches this crazy man who pretends to be the abbot of the monastery of Charolles, and who kneels before my antique medals."
said
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Brunhild was still issuing these orders when one of the pages entered by the door that connected with the large hall, and bending a knee said to her:
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Astonished at the oddity of the appearance and conduct of the old monk, Brunhild and Warnachaire now followed him with their eyes, now looked at each other in silence during the short instants that Loysik recognized and contemplated the image of Victoria.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Astonished at the oddity of the appearance and conduct of the old monk, Brunhild and Warnachaire now followed him with their eyes, now looked at each other in silence during the short instants that Loysik recognized and contemplated the image of Victoria.
stamped
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More and more convinced that the monk was out of his mind, the Queen lost all patience, stamped with her foot on the floor and cried:
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brunhild was still issuing these orders when one of the pages entered by the door that connected with the large hall, and bending a knee said to her:
switches
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Duke, call in my pages; let them drive out of this room with their switches this crazy man who pretends to be the abbot of the monastery of Charolles, and who kneels before my antique medals."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Astonished at the oddity of the appearance and conduct of the old monk, Brunhild and Warnachaire now followed him with their eyes, now looked at each other in silence during the short instants that Loysik recognized and contemplated the image of Victoria.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Astonished at the oddity of the appearance and conduct of the old monk, Brunhild and Warnachaire now followed him with their eyes, now looked at each other in silence during the short instants that Loysik recognized and contemplated the image of Victoria.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Astonished at the oddity of the appearance and conduct of the old monk, Brunhild and Warnachaire now followed him with their eyes, now looked at each other in silence during the short instants that Loysik recognized and contemplated the image of Victoria.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Duke, call in my pages; let them drive out of this room with their switches this crazy man who pretends to be the abbot of the monastery of Charolles, and who kneels before my antique medals."
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Brunhild was still issuing these orders when one of the pages entered by the door that connected with the large hall, and bending a knee said to her:
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Duke, call in my pages; let them drive out of this room with their switches this crazy man who pretends to be the abbot of the monastery of Charolles, and who kneels before my antique medals."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Duke, call in my pages; let them drive out of this room with their switches this crazy man who pretends to be the abbot of the monastery of Charolles, and who kneels before my antique medals."
Victoria
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Astonished at the oddity of the appearance and conduct of the old monk, Brunhild and Warnachaire now followed him with their eyes, now looked at each other in silence during the short instants that Loysik recognized and contemplated the image of Victoria.
Warnachaire
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Astonished at the oddity of the appearance and conduct of the old monk, Brunhild and Warnachaire now followed him with their eyes, now looked at each other in silence during the short instants that Loysik recognized and contemplated the image of Victoria.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading More and more convinced that the monk was out of his mind, the Queen lost all patience, stamped with her foot on the floor and cried:
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Brunhild was still issuing these orders when one of the pages entered by the door that connected with the large hall, and bending a knee said to her:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Duke, call in my pages; let them drive out of this room with their switches this crazy man who pretends to be the abbot of the monastery of Charolles, and who kneels before my antique medals."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Astonished at the oddity of the appearance and conduct of the old monk, Brunhild and Warnachaire now followed him with their eyes, now looked at each other in silence during the short instants that Loysik recognized and contemplated the image of Victoria.
