1812
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From this reading Robert Browning [1812-1889] FROM THE TURKISH The chain I gave was fair to view, The lute I added sweet in sound, The heart that offered both was true, And ill deserved the fate it found.
1889
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From this reading Robert Browning [1812-1889] FROM THE TURKISH The chain I gave was fair to view, The lute I added sweet in sound, The heart that offered both was true, And ill deserved the fate it found.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Well, anyhow, here the story stays, So far at least as I understand; And, Robert Browning, you writer of plays, Here's a subject made to your hand!
addedverbUS /ˈædəd/
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Robert Browning [1812-1889] FROM THE TURKISH The chain I gave was fair to view, The lute I added sweet in sound, The heart that offered both was true, And ill deserved the fate it found.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'Tis an awkward thing to play with souls, And matter enough to save one's own: Yet think of my friend, and the burning coals He played with for bits of stone!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Tis an awkward thing to play with souls, And matter enough to save one's own: Yet think of my friend, and the burning coals He played with for bits of stone!
anyhowadverbUS /ˈenihaʊ/
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Well, anyhow, here the story stays, So far at least as I understand; And, Robert Browning, you writer of plays, Here's a subject made to your hand!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Well, anyhow, here the story stays, So far at least as I understand; And, Robert Browning, you writer of plays, Here's a subject made to your hand!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Well, anyhow, here the story stays, So far at least as I understand; And, Robert Browning, you writer of plays, Here's a subject made to your hand!
awkwardadjectiveUS /ˈɑːkwərd/
causing inconvenience
From this reading 'Tis an awkward thing to play with souls, And matter enough to save one's own: Yet think of my friend, and the burning coals He played with for bits of stone!
bitsnounUS /bɪts/
plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading 'Tis an awkward thing to play with souls, And matter enough to save one's own: Yet think of my friend, and the burning coals He played with for bits of stone!
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Robert Browning [1812-1889] FROM THE TURKISH The chain I gave was fair to view, The lute I added sweet in sound, The heart that offered both was true, And ill deserved the fate it found.
BrowningnounUS /ˈbraʊnɪŋ/
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading Well, anyhow, here the story stays, So far at least as I understand; And, Robert Browning, you writer of plays, Here's a subject made to your hand!
burningnounUS /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of burning something
From this reading 'Tis an awkward thing to play with souls, And matter enough to save one's own: Yet think of my friend, and the burning coals He played with for bits of stone!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading One likes to show the truth for the truth; That the woman was light is very true: But suppose she says, - Never mind that youth!
chainnounUS /tʃeɪn/
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading Robert Browning [1812-1889] FROM THE TURKISH The chain I gave was fair to view, The lute I added sweet in sound, The heart that offered both was true, And ill deserved the fate it found.
coalsnounUS /koʊlz/
plural of “coal” — fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading 'Tis an awkward thing to play with souls, And matter enough to save one's own: Yet think of my friend, and the burning coals He played with for bits of stone!
deservedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzɜːrvd/
properly deserved
From this reading Robert Browning [1812-1889] FROM THE TURKISH The chain I gave was fair to view, The lute I added sweet in sound, The heart that offered both was true, And ill deserved the fate it found.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading What wrong have I done to you?
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading 'Tis an awkward thing to play with souls, And matter enough to save one's own: Yet think of my friend, and the burning coals He played with for bits of stone!
fairadjectiveUS /fer/
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Robert Browning [1812-1889] FROM THE TURKISH The chain I gave was fair to view, The lute I added sweet in sound, The heart that offered both was true, And ill deserved the fate it found.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Well, anyhow, here the story stays, So far at least as I understand; And, Robert Browning, you writer of plays, Here's a subject made to your hand!
fatenounUS /feɪt/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Robert Browning [1812-1889] FROM THE TURKISH The chain I gave was fair to view, The lute I added sweet in sound, The heart that offered both was true, And ill deserved the fate it found.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'Tis an awkward thing to play with souls, And matter enough to save one's own: Yet think of my friend, and the burning coals He played with for bits of stone!
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Robert Browning [1812-1889] FROM THE TURKISH The chain I gave was fair to view, The lute I added sweet in sound, The heart that offered both was true, And ill deserved the fate it found.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading 'Tis an awkward thing to play with souls, And matter enough to save one's own: Yet think of my friend, and the burning coals He played with for bits of stone!
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Robert Browning [1812-1889] FROM THE TURKISH The chain I gave was fair to view, The lute I added sweet in sound, The heart that offered both was true, And ill deserved the fate it found.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Robert Browning [1812-1889] FROM THE TURKISH The chain I gave was fair to view, The lute I added sweet in sound, The heart that offered both was true, And ill deserved the fate it found.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Well, anyhow, here the story stays, So far at least as I understand; And, Robert Browning, you writer of plays, Here's a subject made to your hand!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What wrong have I done to you?
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Tis an awkward thing to play with souls, And matter enough to save one's own: Yet think of my friend, and the burning coals He played with for bits of stone!
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Robert Browning [1812-1889] FROM THE TURKISH The chain I gave was fair to view, The lute I added sweet in sound, The heart that offered both was true, And ill deserved the fate it found.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Well, anyhow, here the story stays, So far at least as I understand; And, Robert Browning, you writer of plays, Here's a subject made to your hand!
Here's
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From this reading Well, anyhow, here the story stays, So far at least as I understand; And, Robert Browning, you writer of plays, Here's a subject made to your hand!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What wrong have I done to you?
illadjectiveUS /ɪl/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Robert Browning [1812-1889] FROM THE TURKISH The chain I gave was fair to view, The lute I added sweet in sound, The heart that offered both was true, And ill deserved the fate it found.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Robert Browning [1812-1889] FROM THE TURKISH The chain I gave was fair to view, The lute I added sweet in sound, The heart that offered both was true, And ill deserved the fate it found.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One likes to show the truth for the truth; That the woman was light is very true: But suppose she says, - Never mind that youth!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Robert Browning [1812-1889] FROM THE TURKISH The chain I gave was fair to view, The lute I added sweet in sound, The heart that offered both was true, And ill deserved the fate it found.
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 Well, anyhow, here the story stays, So far at least as I understand; And, Robert Browning, you writer of plays, Here's a subject made to your hand!
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading One likes to show the truth for the truth; That the woman was light is very true: But suppose she says, - Never mind that youth!
likesnounUS /laɪks/
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading One likes to show the truth for the truth; That the woman was light is very true: But suppose she says, - Never mind that youth!
lutenounUS /luːt/
a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid
From this reading Robert Browning [1812-1889] FROM THE TURKISH The chain I gave was fair to view, The lute I added sweet in sound, The heart that offered both was true, And ill deserved the fate it found.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Well, anyhow, here the story stays, So far at least as I understand; And, Robert Browning, you writer of plays, Here's a subject made to your hand!
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading 'Tis an awkward thing to play with souls, And matter enough to save one's own: Yet think of my friend, and the burning coals He played with for bits of stone!
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading One likes to show the truth for the truth; That the woman was light is very true: But suppose she says, - Never mind that youth!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Tis an awkward thing to play with souls, And matter enough to save one's own: Yet think of my friend, and the burning coals He played with for bits of stone!
NeveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading One likes to show the truth for the truth; That the woman was light is very true: But suppose she says, - Never mind that youth!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Tis an awkward thing to play with souls, And matter enough to save one's own: Yet think of my friend, and the burning coals He played with for bits of stone!
offeredverbUS /ˈɔːfərd/
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Robert Browning [1812-1889] FROM THE TURKISH The chain I gave was fair to view, The lute I added sweet in sound, The heart that offered both was true, And ill deserved the fate it found.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One likes to show the truth for the truth; That the woman was light is very true: But suppose she says, - Never mind that youth!
one's
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From this reading 'Tis an awkward thing to play with souls, And matter enough to save one's own: Yet think of my friend, and the burning coals He played with for bits of stone!
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading 'Tis an awkward thing to play with souls, And matter enough to save one's own: Yet think of my friend, and the burning coals He played with for bits of stone!
playverbUS /pleɪ/
participate in games or sport
From this reading 'Tis an awkward thing to play with souls, And matter enough to save one's own: Yet think of my friend, and the burning coals He played with for bits of stone!
playedadjectiveUS /pleɪd/
(of games) engaged in
From this reading 'Tis an awkward thing to play with souls, And matter enough to save one's own: Yet think of my friend, and the burning coals He played with for bits of stone!
playsnounUS /pleɪz/
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading Well, anyhow, here the story stays, So far at least as I understand; And, Robert Browning, you writer of plays, Here's a subject made to your hand!
RobertnounUS /ˈrɑːbərt/
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading Well, anyhow, here the story stays, So far at least as I understand; And, Robert Browning, you writer of plays, Here's a subject made to your hand!
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading 'Tis an awkward thing to play with souls, And matter enough to save one's own: Yet think of my friend, and the burning coals He played with for bits of stone!
saysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading One likes to show the truth for the truth; That the woman was light is very true: But suppose she says, - Never mind that youth!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One likes to show the truth for the truth; That the woman was light is very true: But suppose she says, - Never mind that youth!
showverbUS /ʃoʊ/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading One likes to show the truth for the truth; That the woman was light is very true: But suppose she says, - Never mind that youth!
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Well, anyhow, here the story stays, So far at least as I understand; And, Robert Browning, you writer of plays, Here's a subject made to your hand!
soulsnounUS /soʊlz/
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading 'Tis an awkward thing to play with souls, And matter enough to save one's own: Yet think of my friend, and the burning coals He played with for bits of stone!
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Robert Browning [1812-1889] FROM THE TURKISH The chain I gave was fair to view, The lute I added sweet in sound, The heart that offered both was true, And ill deserved the fate it found.
staysnounUS /steɪz/
a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
From this reading Well, anyhow, here the story stays, So far at least as I understand; And, Robert Browning, you writer of plays, Here's a subject made to your hand!
stonenounUS /stoʊn/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading 'Tis an awkward thing to play with souls, And matter enough to save one's own: Yet think of my friend, and the burning coals He played with for bits of stone!
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Well, anyhow, here the story stays, So far at least as I understand; And, Robert Browning, you writer of plays, Here's a subject made to your hand!
subjectnounUS /səbˈdʒekt/
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Well, anyhow, here the story stays, So far at least as I understand; And, Robert Browning, you writer of plays, Here's a subject made to your hand!
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
express a supposition
From this reading One likes to show the truth for the truth; That the woman was light is very true: But suppose she says, - Never mind that youth!
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Robert Browning [1812-1889] FROM THE TURKISH The chain I gave was fair to view, The lute I added sweet in sound, The heart that offered both was true, And ill deserved the fate it found.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One likes to show the truth for the truth; That the woman was light is very true: But suppose she says, - Never mind that youth!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Tis an awkward thing to play with souls, And matter enough to save one's own: Yet think of my friend, and the burning coals He played with for bits of stone!
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading 'Tis an awkward thing to play with souls, And matter enough to save one's own: Yet think of my friend, and the burning coals He played with for bits of stone!
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading 'Tis an awkward thing to play with souls, And matter enough to save one's own: Yet think of my friend, and the burning coals He played with for bits of stone!
TisnounUS /tɪz/
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading 'Tis an awkward thing to play with souls, And matter enough to save one's own: Yet think of my friend, and the burning coals He played with for bits of stone!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Tis an awkward thing to play with souls, And matter enough to save one's own: Yet think of my friend, and the burning coals He played with for bits of stone!
trueadjectiveUS /truː/
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading One likes to show the truth for the truth; That the woman was light is very true: But suppose she says, - Never mind that youth!
truthnounUS /truːθ/
a fact that has been verified
From this reading One likes to show the truth for the truth; That the woman was light is very true: But suppose she says, - Never mind that youth!
TURKISHadjectiveUS /ˈtɜːrkɪʃ/
of or relating to or characteristic of Turkey or its people or language
From this reading Robert Browning [1812-1889] FROM THE TURKISH The chain I gave was fair to view, The lute I added sweet in sound, The heart that offered both was true, And ill deserved the fate it found.
understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Well, anyhow, here the story stays, So far at least as I understand; And, Robert Browning, you writer of plays, Here's a subject made to your hand!
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading One likes to show the truth for the truth; That the woman was light is very true: But suppose she says, - Never mind that youth!
viewnounUS /vjuː/
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Robert Browning [1812-1889] FROM THE TURKISH The chain I gave was fair to view, The lute I added sweet in sound, The heart that offered both was true, And ill deserved the fate it found.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One likes to show the truth for the truth; That the woman was light is very true: But suppose she says, - Never mind that youth!
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, anyhow, here the story stays, So far at least as I understand; And, Robert Browning, you writer of plays, Here's a subject made to your hand!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What wrong have I done to you?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Tis an awkward thing to play with souls, And matter enough to save one's own: Yet think of my friend, and the burning coals He played with for bits of stone!
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading One likes to show the truth for the truth; That the woman was light is very true: But suppose she says, - Never mind that youth!
writernounUS /ˈraɪtər/
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Well, anyhow, here the story stays, So far at least as I understand; And, Robert Browning, you writer of plays, Here's a subject made to your hand!
wrongadjectiveUS /rɔːŋ/
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading What wrong have I done to you?
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading 'Tis an awkward thing to play with souls, And matter enough to save one's own: Yet think of my friend, and the burning coals He played with for bits of stone!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What wrong have I done to you?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, anyhow, here the story stays, So far at least as I understand; And, Robert Browning, you writer of plays, Here's a subject made to your hand!
youthnounUS /juːθ/
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading One likes to show the truth for the truth; That the woman was light is very true: But suppose she says, - Never mind that youth!
