adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then came and looked him in the face, An angel beautiful and bright, And then he knew it was a fiend, That miserable knight.
Ah
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From this reading ‘Ah, child! see here.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then came and looked him in the face, An angel beautiful and bright, And then he knew it was a fiend, That miserable knight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then came and looked him in the face, An angel beautiful and bright, And then he knew it was a fiend, That miserable knight.
angelnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəl/
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading Then came and looked him in the face, An angel beautiful and bright, And then he knew it was a fiend, That miserable knight.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Then came and looked him in the face, An angel beautiful and bright, And then he knew it was a fiend, That miserable knight.
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Then came and looked him in the face, An angel beautiful and bright, And then he knew it was a fiend, That miserable knight.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Your brother will have us make an end of it.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then came and looked him in the face, An angel beautiful and bright, And then he knew it was a fiend, That miserable knight.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading ‘Ah, child! see here.
COLERIDGEnounUS /ˈkoʊlrɪdʒ/
English romantic poet (1772-1834)
From this reading --COLERIDGE ‘Father, dear father, what is it?
conventnounUS /ˈkɑːnvənt/
a religious residence especially for nuns
From this reading What makes you look so ill, so haggard?’ cried Diane de Selinville, when summoned the next morning to meet her father in the parlour of the convent.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading What makes you look so ill, so haggard?’ cried Diane de Selinville, when summoned the next morning to meet her father in the parlour of the convent.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading What makes you look so ill, so haggard?’ cried Diane de Selinville, when summoned the next morning to meet her father in the parlour of the convent.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading --COLERIDGE ‘Father, dear father, what is it?
Diane
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From this reading What makes you look so ill, so haggard?’ cried Diane de Selinville, when summoned the next morning to meet her father in the parlour of the convent.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Your brother will have us make an end of it.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Then came and looked him in the face, An angel beautiful and bright, And then he knew it was a fiend, That miserable knight.
FathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading --COLERIDGE ‘Father, dear father, what is it?
fiendnounUS /fiːnd/
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
From this reading Then came and looked him in the face, An angel beautiful and bright, And then he knew it was a fiend, That miserable knight.
haggardadjectiveUS /ˈhæɡərd/
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading What makes you look so ill, so haggard?’ cried Diane de Selinville, when summoned the next morning to meet her father in the parlour of the convent.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Your brother will have us make an end of it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then came and looked him in the face, An angel beautiful and bright, And then he knew it was a fiend, That miserable knight.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What makes you look so ill, so haggard?’ cried Diane de Selinville, when summoned the next morning to meet her father in the parlour of the convent.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading ‘Ah, child! see here.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then came and looked him in the face, An angel beautiful and bright, And then he knew it was a fiend, That miserable knight.
illadjectiveUS /ɪl/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading What makes you look so ill, so haggard?’ cried Diane de Selinville, when summoned the next morning to meet her father in the parlour of the convent.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then came and looked him in the face, An angel beautiful and bright, And then he knew it was a fiend, That miserable knight.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --COLERIDGE ‘Father, dear father, what is it?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then came and looked him in the face, An angel beautiful and bright, And then he knew it was a fiend, That miserable knight.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Then came and looked him in the face, An angel beautiful and bright, And then he knew it was a fiend, That miserable knight.
knightnounUS /naɪt/
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading Then came and looked him in the face, An angel beautiful and bright, And then he knew it was a fiend, That miserable knight.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading What makes you look so ill, so haggard?’ cried Diane de Selinville, when summoned the next morning to meet her father in the parlour of the convent.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Then came and looked him in the face, An angel beautiful and bright, And then he knew it was a fiend, That miserable knight.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading Your brother will have us make an end of it.
makesnounUS /meɪks/
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading What makes you look so ill, so haggard?’ cried Diane de Selinville, when summoned the next morning to meet her father in the parlour of the convent.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading What makes you look so ill, so haggard?’ cried Diane de Selinville, when summoned the next morning to meet her father in the parlour of the convent.
miserableadjectiveUS /ˈmɪzərəbəl/
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading Then came and looked him in the face, An angel beautiful and bright, And then he knew it was a fiend, That miserable knight.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading What makes you look so ill, so haggard?’ cried Diane de Selinville, when summoned the next morning to meet her father in the parlour of the convent.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading What makes you look so ill, so haggard?’ cried Diane de Selinville, when summoned the next morning to meet her father in the parlour of the convent.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What makes you look so ill, so haggard?’ cried Diane de Selinville, when summoned the next morning to meet her father in the parlour of the convent.
parlournounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading What makes you look so ill, so haggard?’ cried Diane de Selinville, when summoned the next morning to meet her father in the parlour of the convent.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading ‘Ah, child! see here.
Selinville
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From this reading What makes you look so ill, so haggard?’ cried Diane de Selinville, when summoned the next morning to meet her father in the parlour of the convent.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What makes you look so ill, so haggard?’ cried Diane de Selinville, when summoned the next morning to meet her father in the parlour of the convent.
summonedverbUS /ˈsʌmənd/
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading What makes you look so ill, so haggard?’ cried Diane de Selinville, when summoned the next morning to meet her father in the parlour of the convent.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then came and looked him in the face, An angel beautiful and bright, And then he knew it was a fiend, That miserable knight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then came and looked him in the face, An angel beautiful and bright, And then he knew it was a fiend, That miserable knight.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then came and looked him in the face, An angel beautiful and bright, And then he knew it was a fiend, That miserable knight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What makes you look so ill, so haggard?’ cried Diane de Selinville, when summoned the next morning to meet her father in the parlour of the convent.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Your brother will have us make an end of it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then came and looked him in the face, An angel beautiful and bright, And then he knew it was a fiend, That miserable knight.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading --COLERIDGE ‘Father, dear father, what is it?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading What makes you look so ill, so haggard?’ cried Diane de Selinville, when summoned the next morning to meet her father in the parlour of the convent.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Your brother will have us make an end of it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What makes you look so ill, so haggard?’ cried Diane de Selinville, when summoned the next morning to meet her father in the parlour of the convent.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your brother will have us make an end of it.
