adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And With that, by a stroke of his wand, Balna’s husband and his brothers resumed their natural shapes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then Punchkin got frightened, and said, “Anything, anything; name what price you will, and it shall be yours.”
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading The Prince answered, “Let the seven Raja’s sons whom you turned into rocks and trees be instantly liberated.”
AnythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Then Punchkin got frightened, and said, “Anything, anything; name what price you will, and it shall be yours.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It is done as you desire,” said the Magician, “only give me my parrot.”
Balna's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And With that, by a stroke of his wand, Balna’s husband and his brothers resumed their natural shapes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then Punchkin got frightened, and said, “Anything, anything; name what price you will, and it shall be yours.”
brothersnounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading And With that, by a stroke of his wand, Balna’s husband and his brothers resumed their natural shapes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And With that, by a stroke of his wand, Balna’s husband and his brothers resumed their natural shapes.
desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading “It is done as you desire,” said the Magician, “only give me my parrot.”
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “It is done as you desire,” said the Magician, “only give me my parrot.”
frightenedadjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtənd/
made afraid
From this reading Then Punchkin got frightened, and said, “Anything, anything; name what price you will, and it shall be yours.”
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “It is done as you desire,” said the Magician, “only give me my parrot.”
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Then Punchkin got frightened, and said, “Anything, anything; name what price you will, and it shall be yours.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And With that, by a stroke of his wand, Balna’s husband and his brothers resumed their natural shapes.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading And With that, by a stroke of his wand, Balna’s husband and his brothers resumed their natural shapes.
instantlyadverbUS /ˈɪnstəntli/
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading The Prince answered, “Let the seven Raja’s sons whom you turned into rocks and trees be instantly liberated.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Prince answered, “Let the seven Raja’s sons whom you turned into rocks and trees be instantly liberated.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is done as you desire,” said the Magician, “only give me my parrot.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then Punchkin got frightened, and said, “Anything, anything; name what price you will, and it shall be yours.”
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The Prince answered, “Let the seven Raja’s sons whom you turned into rocks and trees be instantly liberated.”
liberatedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪbɜːreɪtɪd/
(of a gas e.g.) released from chemical combination
From this reading The Prince answered, “Let the seven Raja’s sons whom you turned into rocks and trees be instantly liberated.”
MagiciannounUS /məˈdʒɪʃ.ən/
A practitioner of magic and ancient arcane arts, often wielding deception and powerful spells.
From this reading “It is done as you desire,” said the Magician, “only give me my parrot.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It is done as you desire,” said the Magician, “only give me my parrot.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It is done as you desire,” said the Magician, “only give me my parrot.”
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Then Punchkin got frightened, and said, “Anything, anything; name what price you will, and it shall be yours.”
naturaladjectiveUS /ˈnætʃərəl/
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading And With that, by a stroke of his wand, Balna’s husband and his brothers resumed their natural shapes.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now, give me my parrot,” repeated Punchkin.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And With that, by a stroke of his wand, Balna’s husband and his brothers resumed their natural shapes.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading “It is done as you desire,” said the Magician, “only give me my parrot.”
parrotnounUS /ˈperət/
usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
From this reading “It is done as you desire,” said the Magician, “only give me my parrot.”
pricenounUS /praɪs/
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading Then Punchkin got frightened, and said, “Anything, anything; name what price you will, and it shall be yours.”
PrincenounUS /prɪns/
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading The Prince answered, “Let the seven Raja’s sons whom you turned into rocks and trees be instantly liberated.”
Punchkin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Punchkin got frightened, and said, “Anything, anything; name what price you will, and it shall be yours.”
Raja's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Prince answered, “Let the seven Raja’s sons whom you turned into rocks and trees be instantly liberated.”
repeatedadjectiveUS /rɪˈpiːtɪd/
recurring again and again
From this reading “Now, give me my parrot,” repeated Punchkin.
resumedverbUS /rɪˈzuːmd/
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading And With that, by a stroke of his wand, Balna’s husband and his brothers resumed their natural shapes.
rocksnounUS /rɑːks/
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The Prince answered, “Let the seven Raja’s sons whom you turned into rocks and trees be instantly liberated.”
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then Punchkin got frightened, and said, “Anything, anything; name what price you will, and it shall be yours.”
sevennounUS /ˈsevən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading The Prince answered, “Let the seven Raja’s sons whom you turned into rocks and trees be instantly liberated.”
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Then Punchkin got frightened, and said, “Anything, anything; name what price you will, and it shall be yours.”
shapesnounUS /ʃeɪps/
plural of “shape” — any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading And With that, by a stroke of his wand, Balna’s husband and his brothers resumed their natural shapes.
sonsnounUS /sʌnz/
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading The Prince answered, “Let the seven Raja’s sons whom you turned into rocks and trees be instantly liberated.”
strokenounUS /stroʊk/
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading And With that, by a stroke of his wand, Balna’s husband and his brothers resumed their natural shapes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And With that, by a stroke of his wand, Balna’s husband and his brothers resumed their natural shapes.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Prince answered, “Let the seven Raja’s sons whom you turned into rocks and trees be instantly liberated.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And With that, by a stroke of his wand, Balna’s husband and his brothers resumed their natural shapes.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Punchkin got frightened, and said, “Anything, anything; name what price you will, and it shall be yours.”
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The Prince answered, “Let the seven Raja’s sons whom you turned into rocks and trees be instantly liberated.”
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The Prince answered, “Let the seven Raja’s sons whom you turned into rocks and trees be instantly liberated.”
wandnounUS /wɑːnd/
a rod used by a magician or water diviner
From this reading And With that, by a stroke of his wand, Balna’s husband and his brothers resumed their natural shapes.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then Punchkin got frightened, and said, “Anything, anything; name what price you will, and it shall be yours.”
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Prince answered, “Let the seven Raja’s sons whom you turned into rocks and trees be instantly liberated.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Then Punchkin got frightened, and said, “Anything, anything; name what price you will, and it shall be yours.”
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And With that, by a stroke of his wand, Balna’s husband and his brothers resumed their natural shapes.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then Punchkin got frightened, and said, “Anything, anything; name what price you will, and it shall be yours.”
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Then Punchkin got frightened, and said, “Anything, anything; name what price you will, and it shall be yours.”
