adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the age of seven I didn't think there was any need to bother if a man had had no son.
agenounUS /eɪdʒ/
how long something has existed
From this reading At the age of seven I didn't think there was any need to bother if a man had had no son.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was only one thing that would have made me go into the forest, and that was to get away from my tutor!
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading We next hear that the king had not got any son.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nor are we greatly excited when we hear that the king has gone away into the forest to practise austerities in order to get a son.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the age of seven I didn't think there was any need to bother if a man had had no son.
austerities
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From this reading Nor are we greatly excited when we hear that the king has gone away into the forest to practise austerities in order to get a son.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Nor are we greatly excited when we hear that the king has gone away into the forest to practise austerities in order to get a son.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He might only have been in the way.
botherverbUS /ˈbɑːðər/
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading At the age of seven I didn't think there was any need to bother if a man had had no son.
didn't
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From this reading At the age of seven I didn't think there was any need to bother if a man had had no son.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Nor are we greatly excited when we hear that the king has gone away into the forest to practise austerities in order to get a son.
forestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Nor are we greatly excited when we hear that the king has gone away into the forest to practise austerities in order to get a son.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was only one thing that would have made me go into the forest, and that was to get away from my tutor!
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Nor are we greatly excited when we hear that the king has gone away into the forest to practise austerities in order to get a son.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading There was only one thing that would have made me go into the forest, and that was to get away from my tutor!
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading Nor are we greatly excited when we hear that the king has gone away into the forest to practise austerities in order to get a son.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We next hear that the king had not got any son.
greatlyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪtli/
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading Nor are we greatly excited when we hear that the king has gone away into the forest to practise austerities in order to get a son.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We next hear that the king had not got any son.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nor are we greatly excited when we hear that the king has gone away into the forest to practise austerities in order to get a son.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He might only have been in the way.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He might only have been in the way.
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading We next hear that the king had not got any son.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At the age of seven I didn't think there was any need to bother if a man had had no son.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At the age of seven I didn't think there was any need to bother if a man had had no son.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He might only have been in the way.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Nor are we greatly excited when we hear that the king has gone away into the forest to practise austerities in order to get a son.
kingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading We next hear that the king had not got any son.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading There was only one thing that would have made me go into the forest, and that was to get away from my tutor!
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading At the age of seven I didn't think there was any need to bother if a man had had no son.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was only one thing that would have made me go into the forest, and that was to get away from my tutor!
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He might only have been in the way.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There was only one thing that would have made me go into the forest, and that was to get away from my tutor!
neednounUS /niːd/
a condition requiring relief
From this reading At the age of seven I didn't think there was any need to bother if a man had had no son.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading We next hear that the king had not got any son.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At the age of seven I didn't think there was any need to bother if a man had had no son.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor are we greatly excited when we hear that the king has gone away into the forest to practise austerities in order to get a son.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We next hear that the king had not got any son.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the age of seven I didn't think there was any need to bother if a man had had no son.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was only one thing that would have made me go into the forest, and that was to get away from my tutor!
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading He might only have been in the way.
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 Nor are we greatly excited when we hear that the king has gone away into the forest to practise austerities in order to get a son.
practiseverbUS /ˈpræktɪs/
engage in a rehearsal
From this reading Nor are we greatly excited when we hear that the king has gone away into the forest to practise austerities in order to get a son.
sevennounUS /ˈsevən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading At the age of seven I didn't think there was any need to bother if a man had had no son.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading We next hear that the king had not got any son.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We next hear that the king had not got any son.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We next hear that the king had not got any son.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading At the age of seven I didn't think there was any need to bother if a man had had no son.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading There was only one thing that would have made me go into the forest, and that was to get away from my tutor!
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading At the age of seven I didn't think there was any need to bother if a man had had no son.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the age of seven I didn't think there was any need to bother if a man had had no son.
tutorverbUS /ˈtuːtər/
be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction
From this reading There was only one thing that would have made me go into the forest, and that was to get away from my tutor!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the age of seven I didn't think there was any need to bother if a man had had no son.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He might only have been in the way.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We next hear that the king had not got any son.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Nor are we greatly excited when we hear that the king has gone away into the forest to practise austerities in order to get a son.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was only one thing that would have made me go into the forest, and that was to get away from my tutor!
