adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
absolvedadjectiveUS /əbˈzɑːlvd/
freed from any question of guilt
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
accountnounUS /əˈkaʊnt/
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading He may have suspected that I saw through the transparent device to ruin me, and that in a sense I mocked him with my answer.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “But if the King were to release you from that command?” he asked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at me narrowly.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But if the King were to release you from that command?” he asked.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
commandnounUS /kəˈmænd/
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “But if the King were to release you from that command?” he asked.
confessverbUS /kənˈfes/
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
contrivedadjectiveUS /kənˈtraɪvd/
showing effects of planning or manipulation
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading He withdrew, and for some days nothing further happened.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
devicenounUS /dɪˈvaɪs/
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
From this reading He may have suspected that I saw through the transparent device to ruin me, and that in a sense I mocked him with my answer.
Escovedo
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
give expression to
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He withdrew, and for some days nothing further happened.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “But if the King were to release you from that command?” he asked.
furtheradverbUS /ˈfɜːrðər/
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading He withdrew, and for some days nothing further happened.
generositynounUS /ˌdʒenərˈɑːsəti/
the trait of being willing to give your money or time
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
goodnessnounUS /ˈɡʊdnəs/
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading He withdrew, and for some days nothing further happened.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He may have suspected that I saw through the transparent device to ruin me, and that in a sense I mocked him with my answer.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But if the King were to release you from that command?” he asked.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He may have suspected that I saw through the transparent device to ruin me, and that in a sense I mocked him with my answer.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “But if the King were to release you from that command?” he asked.
imposesverbUS /ɪmˈpoʊzəz/
third-person singular of “impose” — compel to behave in a certain way
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “But if the King were to release you from that command?” he asked.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked at me narrowly.
MajestynounUS /ˈmædʒəsti/
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
mockedverbUS /mɑːkt/
past form of “mock” — treat with contempt
From this reading He may have suspected that I saw through the transparent device to ruin me, and that in a sense I mocked him with my answer.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
narrowlyadverbUS /ˈneroʊli/
in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions
From this reading He looked at me narrowly.
notenounUS /noʊt/
a brief written record
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He withdrew, and for some days nothing further happened.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
ordernounUS /ˈɔːrdər/
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
releaseverbUS /riˈliːs/
release, as from one's grip
From this reading “But if the King were to release you from that command?” he asked.
ruinnounUS /ˈruːən/
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading He may have suspected that I saw through the transparent device to ruin me, and that in a sense I mocked him with my answer.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading He may have suspected that I saw through the transparent device to ruin me, and that in a sense I mocked him with my answer.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
sendsverbUS /sendz/
third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading He may have suspected that I saw through the transparent device to ruin me, and that in a sense I mocked him with my answer.
servicenounUS /ˈsɜːrvəs/
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He withdrew, and for some days nothing further happened.
suspectedadjectiveUS /səˈspektɪd/
believed likely
From this reading He may have suspected that I saw through the transparent device to ruin me, and that in a sense I mocked him with my answer.
thankfullyadverbUS /ˈθæŋkfəli/
in a thankful manner; with thanks
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “But if the King were to release you from that command?” he asked.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But if the King were to release you from that command?” he asked.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He may have suspected that I saw through the transparent device to ruin me, and that in a sense I mocked him with my answer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But if the King were to release you from that command?” he asked.
transparentadjectiveUS /trænˈsperənt/
transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
From this reading He may have suspected that I saw through the transparent device to ruin me, and that in a sense I mocked him with my answer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “But if the King were to release you from that command?” he asked.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “When His Majesty in his goodness and generosity sends me a note in his own hand to say, 'You may confess that it was by my express order that you contrived the death of Escovedo,' then I shall thankfully account myself absolved from the silence his service imposes on me.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He may have suspected that I saw through the transparent device to ruin me, and that in a sense I mocked him with my answer.
withdrewverbUS /wɪθˈdruː/
inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading He withdrew, and for some days nothing further happened.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But if the King were to release you from that command?” he asked.
