AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading When they were seated at table, the Wife said, “Alas! where now are our poor children?
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I always said we should repent it.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The Wood-cutter immediately sent his Wife to the butcher’s, where, as it was long since they had eaten anything, she bought three times as much meat as was needed for the supper of two people.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When they were seated at table, the Wife said, “Alas! where now are our poor children?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Wood-cutter immediately sent his Wife to the butcher’s, where, as it was long since they had eaten anything, she bought three times as much meat as was needed for the supper of two people.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When they were seated at table, the Wife said, “Alas! where now are our poor children?
boughtverbUS /bɑːt/
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading The Wood-cutter immediately sent his Wife to the butcher’s, where, as it was long since they had eaten anything, she bought three times as much meat as was needed for the supper of two people.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it is you who wished to lose them.
butcher'snounUS /ˈbʊtʃərz/
possessive form of “butcher” — a retailer of meat
From this reading The Wood-cutter immediately sent his Wife to the butcher’s, where, as it was long since they had eaten anything, she bought three times as much meat as was needed for the supper of two people.
cheerverbUS /tʃɪr/
give encouragement to
From this reading They would make good cheer with what we have left.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading When they were seated at table, the Wife said, “Alas! where now are our poor children?
eatenverbUS /ˈiːtən/
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading The Wood-cutter immediately sent his Wife to the butcher’s, where, as it was long since they had eaten anything, she bought three times as much meat as was needed for the supper of two people.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Wood-cutter immediately sent his Wife to the butcher’s, where, as it was long since they had eaten anything, she bought three times as much meat as was needed for the supper of two people.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading They would make good cheer with what we have left.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Wood-cutter immediately sent his Wife to the butcher’s, where, as it was long since they had eaten anything, she bought three times as much meat as was needed for the supper of two people.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They would make good cheer with what we have left.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Wood-cutter immediately sent his Wife to the butcher’s, where, as it was long since they had eaten anything, she bought three times as much meat as was needed for the supper of two people.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I always said we should repent it.
immediatelyadverbUS /ˌɪˈmiːdiːətli/
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading The Wood-cutter immediately sent his Wife to the butcher’s, where, as it was long since they had eaten anything, she bought three times as much meat as was needed for the supper of two people.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it is you who wished to lose them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Wood-cutter immediately sent his Wife to the butcher’s, where, as it was long since they had eaten anything, she bought three times as much meat as was needed for the supper of two people.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading They would make good cheer with what we have left.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The Wood-cutter immediately sent his Wife to the butcher’s, where, as it was long since they had eaten anything, she bought three times as much meat as was needed for the supper of two people.
loseverbUS /luːz/
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading But it is you who wished to lose them.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading They would make good cheer with what we have left.
meatnounUS /miːt/
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading The Wood-cutter immediately sent his Wife to the butcher’s, where, as it was long since they had eaten anything, she bought three times as much meat as was needed for the supper of two people.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The Wood-cutter immediately sent his Wife to the butcher’s, where, as it was long since they had eaten anything, she bought three times as much meat as was needed for the supper of two people.
neededadjectiveUS /ˈniːdəd/
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading The Wood-cutter immediately sent his Wife to the butcher’s, where, as it was long since they had eaten anything, she bought three times as much meat as was needed for the supper of two people.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading When they were seated at table, the Wife said, “Alas! where now are our poor children?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Wood-cutter immediately sent his Wife to the butcher’s, where, as it was long since they had eaten anything, she bought three times as much meat as was needed for the supper of two people.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading When they were seated at table, the Wife said, “Alas! where now are our poor children?
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The Wood-cutter immediately sent his Wife to the butcher’s, where, as it was long since they had eaten anything, she bought three times as much meat as was needed for the supper of two people.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading When they were seated at table, the Wife said, “Alas! where now are our poor children?
repentverbUS /rɪˈpent/
turn away from sin or do penitence
From this reading I always said we should repent it.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When they were seated at table, the Wife said, “Alas! where now are our poor children?
seatedadjectiveUS /ˈsiːtɪd/
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading When they were seated at table, the Wife said, “Alas! where now are our poor children?
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The Wood-cutter immediately sent his Wife to the butcher’s, where, as it was long since they had eaten anything, she bought three times as much meat as was needed for the supper of two people.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Wood-cutter immediately sent his Wife to the butcher’s, where, as it was long since they had eaten anything, she bought three times as much meat as was needed for the supper of two people.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I always said we should repent it.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The Wood-cutter immediately sent his Wife to the butcher’s, where, as it was long since they had eaten anything, she bought three times as much meat as was needed for the supper of two people.
suppernounUS /ˈsʌpər/
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading The Wood-cutter immediately sent his Wife to the butcher’s, where, as it was long since they had eaten anything, she bought three times as much meat as was needed for the supper of two people.
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading When they were seated at table, the Wife said, “Alas! where now are our poor children?
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Wood-cutter immediately sent his Wife to the butcher’s, where, as it was long since they had eaten anything, she bought three times as much meat as was needed for the supper of two people.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But it is you who wished to lose them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Wood-cutter immediately sent his Wife to the butcher’s, where, as it was long since they had eaten anything, she bought three times as much meat as was needed for the supper of two people.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The Wood-cutter immediately sent his Wife to the butcher’s, where, as it was long since they had eaten anything, she bought three times as much meat as was needed for the supper of two people.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading The Wood-cutter immediately sent his Wife to the butcher’s, where, as it was long since they had eaten anything, she bought three times as much meat as was needed for the supper of two people.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Wood-cutter immediately sent his Wife to the butcher’s, where, as it was long since they had eaten anything, she bought three times as much meat as was needed for the supper of two people.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The Wood-cutter immediately sent his Wife to the butcher’s, where, as it was long since they had eaten anything, she bought three times as much meat as was needed for the supper of two people.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Wood-cutter immediately sent his Wife to the butcher’s, where, as it was long since they had eaten anything, she bought three times as much meat as was needed for the supper of two people.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They would make good cheer with what we have left.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When they were seated at table, the Wife said, “Alas! where now are our poor children?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They would make good cheer with what we have left.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they were seated at table, the Wife said, “Alas! where now are our poor children?
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The Wood-cutter immediately sent his Wife to the butcher’s, where, as it was long since they had eaten anything, she bought three times as much meat as was needed for the supper of two people.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But it is you who wished to lose them.
WifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The Wood-cutter immediately sent his Wife to the butcher’s, where, as it was long since they had eaten anything, she bought three times as much meat as was needed for the supper of two people.
wishedverbUS /wɪʃt/
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading But it is you who wished to lose them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They would make good cheer with what we have left.
Wood-cutter
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From this reading The Wood-cutter immediately sent his Wife to the butcher’s, where, as it was long since they had eaten anything, she bought three times as much meat as was needed for the supper of two people.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They would make good cheer with what we have left.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But it is you who wished to lose them.
