adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had not imagined any man, but the king or Prince of Wales, had ever ventured at a badinage of this sort with any of the princesses; nor do I suppose any other man ever did.
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 That never was done!" cried she, with all her sweet good-humour, the moment she got out - and off she ran, like lightning, to the queen's apartments.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That never was done!" cried she, with all her sweet good-humour, the moment she got out - and off she ran, like lightning, to the queen's apartments.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I had not imagined any man, but the king or Prince of Wales, had ever ventured at a badinage of this sort with any of the princesses; nor do I suppose any other man ever did.
apartmentsnounUS /əˈpɑːrtmənts/
plural of “apartment” — a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading That never was done!" cried she, with all her sweet good-humour, the moment she got out - and off she ran, like lightning, to the queen's apartments.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had not imagined any man, but the king or Prince of Wales, had ever ventured at a badinage of this sort with any of the princesses; nor do I suppose any other man ever did.
badinagenoun
frivolous banter
From this reading I had not imagined any man, but the king or Prince of Wales, had ever ventured at a badinage of this sort with any of the princesses; nor do I suppose any other man ever did.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had not imagined any man, but the king or Prince of Wales, had ever ventured at a badinage of this sort with any of the princesses; nor do I suppose any other man ever did.
Corrigée
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From this reading "Corrigée?
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading That never was done!" cried she, with all her sweet good-humour, the moment she got out - and off she ran, like lightning, to the queen's apartments.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I had not imagined any man, but the king or Prince of Wales, had ever ventured at a badinage of this sort with any of the princesses; nor do I suppose any other man ever did.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I had not imagined any man, but the king or Prince of Wales, had ever ventured at a badinage of this sort with any of the princesses; nor do I suppose any other man ever did.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading That never was done!" cried she, with all her sweet good-humour, the moment she got out - and off she ran, like lightning, to the queen's apartments.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading I had not imagined any man, but the king or Prince of Wales, had ever ventured at a badinage of this sort with any of the princesses; nor do I suppose any other man ever did.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For my part, I was greatly surprised.
good-humour
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From this reading That never was done!" cried she, with all her sweet good-humour, the moment she got out - and off she ran, like lightning, to the queen's apartments.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading That never was done!" cried she, with all her sweet good-humour, the moment she got out - and off she ran, like lightning, to the queen's apartments.
greatlyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪtli/
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading For my part, I was greatly surprised.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had not imagined any man, but the king or Prince of Wales, had ever ventured at a badinage of this sort with any of the princesses; nor do I suppose any other man ever did.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That never was done!" cried she, with all her sweet good-humour, the moment she got out - and off she ran, like lightning, to the queen's apartments.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For my part, I was greatly surprised.
imaginedverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənd/
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading I had not imagined any man, but the king or Prince of Wales, had ever ventured at a badinage of this sort with any of the princesses; nor do I suppose any other man ever did.
kingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading I had not imagined any man, but the king or Prince of Wales, had ever ventured at a badinage of this sort with any of the princesses; nor do I suppose any other man ever did.
lightningnounUS /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading That never was done!" cried she, with all her sweet good-humour, the moment she got out - and off she ran, like lightning, to the queen's apartments.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading That never was done!" cried she, with all her sweet good-humour, the moment she got out - and off she ran, like lightning, to the queen's apartments.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I had not imagined any man, but the king or Prince of Wales, had ever ventured at a badinage of this sort with any of the princesses; nor do I suppose any other man ever did.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading That never was done!" cried she, with all her sweet good-humour, the moment she got out - and off she ran, like lightning, to the queen's apartments.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading What say you to Mr. Turbulent now?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For my part, I was greatly surprised.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading That never was done!" cried she, with all her sweet good-humour, the moment she got out - and off she ran, like lightning, to the queen's apartments.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I had not imagined any man, but the king or Prince of Wales, had ever ventured at a badinage of this sort with any of the princesses; nor do I suppose any other man ever did.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had not imagined any man, but the king or Prince of Wales, had ever ventured at a badinage of this sort with any of the princesses; nor do I suppose any other man ever did.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading What say you to Mr. Turbulent now?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had not imagined any man, but the king or Prince of Wales, had ever ventured at a badinage of this sort with any of the princesses; nor do I suppose any other man ever did.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading That never was done!" cried she, with all her sweet good-humour, the moment she got out - and off she ran, like lightning, to the queen's apartments.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I had not imagined any man, but the king or Prince of Wales, had ever ventured at a badinage of this sort with any of the princesses; nor do I suppose any other man ever did.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I had not imagined any man, but the king or Prince of Wales, had ever ventured at a badinage of this sort with any of the princesses; nor do I suppose any other man ever did.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading That never was done!" cried she, with all her sweet good-humour, the moment she got out - and off she ran, like lightning, to the queen's apartments.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading For my part, I was greatly surprised.
PrincenounUS /prɪns/
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading I had not imagined any man, but the king or Prince of Wales, had ever ventured at a badinage of this sort with any of the princesses; nor do I suppose any other man ever did.
princessesnounUS /ˈprɪnsesɪz/
plural of “princess” — a female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign)
From this reading I had not imagined any man, but the king or Prince of Wales, had ever ventured at a badinage of this sort with any of the princesses; nor do I suppose any other man ever did.
queen'snounUS /kwiːnz/
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading That never was done!" cried she, with all her sweet good-humour, the moment she got out - and off she ran, like lightning, to the queen's apartments.
ranverbUS /ræn/
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading That never was done!" cried she, with all her sweet good-humour, the moment she got out - and off she ran, like lightning, to the queen's apartments.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading What say you to Mr. Turbulent now?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That never was done!" cried she, with all her sweet good-humour, the moment she got out - and off she ran, like lightning, to the queen's apartments.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading I had not imagined any man, but the king or Prince of Wales, had ever ventured at a badinage of this sort with any of the princesses; nor do I suppose any other man ever did.
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
express a supposition
From this reading I had not imagined any man, but the king or Prince of Wales, had ever ventured at a badinage of this sort with any of the princesses; nor do I suppose any other man ever did.
surprisedadjectiveUS /sərˈpraɪzd/
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading For my part, I was greatly surprised.
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading That never was done!" cried she, with all her sweet good-humour, the moment she got out - and off she ran, like lightning, to the queen's apartments.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That never was done!" cried she, with all her sweet good-humour, the moment she got out - and off she ran, like lightning, to the queen's apartments.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That never was done!" cried she, with all her sweet good-humour, the moment she got out - and off she ran, like lightning, to the queen's apartments.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I had not imagined any man, but the king or Prince of Wales, had ever ventured at a badinage of this sort with any of the princesses; nor do I suppose any other man ever did.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That never was done!" cried she, with all her sweet good-humour, the moment she got out - and off she ran, like lightning, to the queen's apartments.
TurbulentadjectiveUS /ˈtɜːrbjələnt/
characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
From this reading What say you to Mr. Turbulent now?
venturedverbUS /ˈventʃərd/
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading I had not imagined any man, but the king or Prince of Wales, had ever ventured at a badinage of this sort with any of the princesses; nor do I suppose any other man ever did.
WalesnounUS /weɪlz/
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria
From this reading I had not imagined any man, but the king or Prince of Wales, had ever ventured at a badinage of this sort with any of the princesses; nor do I suppose any other man ever did.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That never was done!" cried she, with all her sweet good-humour, the moment she got out - and off she ran, like lightning, to the queen's apartments.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What say you to Mr. Turbulent now?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That never was done!" cried she, with all her sweet good-humour, the moment she got out - and off she ran, like lightning, to the queen's apartments.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What say you to Mr. Turbulent now?
