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 They called to him to stop and did all they could to prevent his going further.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The youngest son set forth in his turn, and he arrived at the place where his brothers where still prisoners.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Bah,” said his brothers, “you will never succeed any better than we did.
arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The youngest son set forth in his turn, and he arrived at the place where his brothers where still prisoners.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The youngest son set forth in his turn, and he arrived at the place where his brothers where still prisoners.
Bah
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From this reading “Bah,” said his brothers, “you will never succeed any better than we did.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Bah,” said his brothers, “you will never succeed any better than we did.
blackbirdnounUS /ˈblækbərd/
any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black
From this reading “No,” he replied, “my father trusted me, and I will go all over the world till I find the golden blackbird.”
brothersnounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The youngest son set forth in his turn, and he arrived at the place where his brothers where still prisoners.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading They called to him to stop and did all they could to prevent his going further.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They called to him to stop and did all they could to prevent his going further.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They called to him to stop and did all they could to prevent his going further.
dieverbUS /daɪ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Let him die if he wants to.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “No,” he replied, “my father trusted me, and I will go all over the world till I find the golden blackbird.”
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “No,” he replied, “my father trusted me, and I will go all over the world till I find the golden blackbird.”
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The youngest son set forth in his turn, and he arrived at the place where his brothers where still prisoners.
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 They called to him to stop and did all they could to prevent his going further.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “No,” he replied, “my father trusted me, and I will go all over the world till I find the golden blackbird.”
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading They called to him to stop and did all they could to prevent his going further.
goldenadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊldən/
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading “No,” he replied, “my father trusted me, and I will go all over the world till I find the golden blackbird.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The youngest son set forth in his turn, and he arrived at the place where his brothers where still prisoners.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They called to him to stop and did all they could to prevent his going further.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The youngest son set forth in his turn, and he arrived at the place where his brothers where still prisoners.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No,” he replied, “my father trusted me, and I will go all over the world till I find the golden blackbird.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Let him die if he wants to.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The youngest son set forth in his turn, and he arrived at the place where his brothers where still prisoners.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let him die if he wants to.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No,” he replied, “my father trusted me, and I will go all over the world till I find the golden blackbird.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “No,” he replied, “my father trusted me, and I will go all over the world till I find the golden blackbird.”
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Bah,” said his brothers, “you will never succeed any better than we did.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” he replied, “my father trusted me, and I will go all over the world till I find the golden blackbird.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “No,” he replied, “my father trusted me, and I will go all over the world till I find the golden blackbird.”
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The youngest son set forth in his turn, and he arrived at the place where his brothers where still prisoners.
preventverbUS /prɪˈvent/
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading They called to him to stop and did all they could to prevent his going further.
prisonersnounUS /ˈprɪzənərz/
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading The youngest son set forth in his turn, and he arrived at the place where his brothers where still prisoners.
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “No,” he replied, “my father trusted me, and I will go all over the world till I find the golden blackbird.”
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Bah,” said his brothers, “you will never succeed any better than we did.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The youngest son set forth in his turn, and he arrived at the place where his brothers where still prisoners.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading The youngest son set forth in his turn, and he arrived at the place where his brothers where still prisoners.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading The youngest son set forth in his turn, and he arrived at the place where his brothers where still prisoners.
stopverbUS /stɑːp/
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading They called to him to stop and did all they could to prevent his going further.
succeedverbUS /səkˈsiːd/
attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading “Bah,” said his brothers, “you will never succeed any better than we did.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Bah,” said his brothers, “you will never succeed any better than we did.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The youngest son set forth in his turn, and he arrived at the place where his brothers where still prisoners.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They called to him to stop and did all they could to prevent his going further.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “No,” he replied, “my father trusted me, and I will go all over the world till I find the golden blackbird.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They called to him to stop and did all they could to prevent his going further.
trustedadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌstɪd/
(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
From this reading “No,” he replied, “my father trusted me, and I will go all over the world till I find the golden blackbird.”
turnverbUS /tɜːrn/
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading The youngest son set forth in his turn, and he arrived at the place where his brothers where still prisoners.
wantsnounUS /wɑːnts/
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading Let him die if he wants to.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Bah,” said his brothers, “you will never succeed any better than we did.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The youngest son set forth in his turn, and he arrived at the place where his brothers where still prisoners.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “No,” he replied, “my father trusted me, and I will go all over the world till I find the golden blackbird.”
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “No,” he replied, “my father trusted me, and I will go all over the world till I find the golden blackbird.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Bah,” said his brothers, “you will never succeed any better than we did.
youngestadjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡəst/
superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The youngest son set forth in his turn, and he arrived at the place where his brothers where still prisoners.
