adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And Conrad said: “In the morning when we pass beneath the dark gateway with the flock, there is a sorry horse’s head on the wall and she says to it:
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But in the evening after they had got home, Conrad went to the old King, and said: “I won’t tend the geese with that girl any longer!”
agedadjectiveUS /eɪdʒd/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “Why not?” inquired the aged King.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But in the evening after they had got home, Conrad went to the old King, and said: “I won’t tend the geese with that girl any longer!”
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading But in the evening after they had got home, Conrad went to the old King, and said: “I won’t tend the geese with that girl any longer!”
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “Oh, because she vexes me the whole day long.”
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading And Conrad said: “In the morning when we pass beneath the dark gateway with the flock, there is a sorry horse’s head on the wall and she says to it:
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in the evening after they had got home, Conrad went to the old King, and said: “I won’t tend the geese with that girl any longer!”
commandedverbUS /kəˈmændɪd/
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading Then the aged King commanded him to relate what it was that she did to him.
ConradnounUS /ˈkɑːnræd/
English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924)
From this reading But in the evening after they had got home, Conrad went to the old King, and said: “I won’t tend the geese with that girl any longer!”
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading And Conrad said: “In the morning when we pass beneath the dark gateway with the flock, there is a sorry horse’s head on the wall and she says to it:
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “Oh, because she vexes me the whole day long.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Then the aged King commanded him to relate what it was that she did to him.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading But in the evening after they had got home, Conrad went to the old King, and said: “I won’t tend the geese with that girl any longer!”
flocknounUS /flɑːk/
a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading And Conrad said: “In the morning when we pass beneath the dark gateway with the flock, there is a sorry horse’s head on the wall and she says to it:
gatewaynounUS /ˈɡeɪtweɪ/
an entrance that can be closed by a gate
From this reading And Conrad said: “In the morning when we pass beneath the dark gateway with the flock, there is a sorry horse’s head on the wall and she says to it:
geesenounUS /ɡiːs/
plural of “goose” — web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading But in the evening after they had got home, Conrad went to the old King, and said: “I won’t tend the geese with that girl any longer!”
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading But in the evening after they had got home, Conrad went to the old King, and said: “I won’t tend the geese with that girl any longer!”
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But in the evening after they had got home, Conrad went to the old King, and said: “I won’t tend the geese with that girl any longer!”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But in the evening after they had got home, Conrad went to the old King, and said: “I won’t tend the geese with that girl any longer!”
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading And Conrad said: “In the morning when we pass beneath the dark gateway with the flock, there is a sorry horse’s head on the wall and she says to it:
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then the aged King commanded him to relate what it was that she did to him.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading But in the evening after they had got home, Conrad went to the old King, and said: “I won’t tend the geese with that girl any longer!”
horse'snounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
possessive form of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading And Conrad said: “In the morning when we pass beneath the dark gateway with the flock, there is a sorry horse’s head on the wall and she says to it:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But in the evening after they had got home, Conrad went to the old King, and said: “I won’t tend the geese with that girl any longer!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in the evening after they had got home, Conrad went to the old King, and said: “I won’t tend the geese with that girl any longer!”
inquiredverbUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪərd/
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “Why not?” inquired the aged King.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And Conrad said: “In the morning when we pass beneath the dark gateway with the flock, there is a sorry horse’s head on the wall and she says to it:
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then the aged King commanded him to relate what it was that she did to him.
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading But in the evening after they had got home, Conrad went to the old King, and said: “I won’t tend the geese with that girl any longer!”
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 “Oh, because she vexes me the whole day long.”
longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/
for more time
From this reading But in the evening after they had got home, Conrad went to the old King, and said: “I won’t tend the geese with that girl any longer!”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, because she vexes me the whole day long.”
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading And Conrad said: “In the morning when we pass beneath the dark gateway with the flock, there is a sorry horse’s head on the wall and she says to it:
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why not?” inquired the aged King.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, because she vexes me the whole day long.”
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading But in the evening after they had got home, Conrad went to the old King, and said: “I won’t tend the geese with that girl any longer!”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And Conrad said: “In the morning when we pass beneath the dark gateway with the flock, there is a sorry horse’s head on the wall and she says to it:
passverbUS /pæs/
go across or through
From this reading And Conrad said: “In the morning when we pass beneath the dark gateway with the flock, there is a sorry horse’s head on the wall and she says to it:
relateverbUS /rɪˈleɪt/
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading Then the aged King commanded him to relate what it was that she did to him.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading But in the evening after they had got home, Conrad went to the old King, and said: “I won’t tend the geese with that girl any longer!”
saysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading And Conrad said: “In the morning when we pass beneath the dark gateway with the flock, there is a sorry horse’s head on the wall and she says to it:
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, because she vexes me the whole day long.”
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading And Conrad said: “In the morning when we pass beneath the dark gateway with the flock, there is a sorry horse’s head on the wall and she says to it:
tendverbUS /tend/
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading But in the evening after they had got home, Conrad went to the old King, and said: “I won’t tend the geese with that girl any longer!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But in the evening after they had got home, Conrad went to the old King, and said: “I won’t tend the geese with that girl any longer!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But in the evening after they had got home, Conrad went to the old King, and said: “I won’t tend the geese with that girl any longer!”
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the aged King commanded him to relate what it was that she did to him.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading And Conrad said: “In the morning when we pass beneath the dark gateway with the flock, there is a sorry horse’s head on the wall and she says to it:
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But in the evening after they had got home, Conrad went to the old King, and said: “I won’t tend the geese with that girl any longer!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But in the evening after they had got home, Conrad went to the old King, and said: “I won’t tend the geese with that girl any longer!”
vexesverbUS /ˈveksɪz/
third-person singular of “vex” — cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
From this reading “Oh, because she vexes me the whole day long.”
wallnounUS /wɔːl/
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading And Conrad said: “In the morning when we pass beneath the dark gateway with the flock, there is a sorry horse’s head on the wall and she says to it:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then the aged King commanded him to relate what it was that she did to him.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And Conrad said: “In the morning when we pass beneath the dark gateway with the flock, there is a sorry horse’s head on the wall and she says to it:
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But in the evening after they had got home, Conrad went to the old King, and said: “I won’t tend the geese with that girl any longer!”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then the aged King commanded him to relate what it was that she did to him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And Conrad said: “In the morning when we pass beneath the dark gateway with the flock, there is a sorry horse’s head on the wall and she says to it:
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “Oh, because she vexes me the whole day long.”
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why not?” inquired the aged King.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But in the evening after they had got home, Conrad went to the old King, and said: “I won’t tend the geese with that girl any longer!”
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From this reading But in the evening after they had got home, Conrad went to the old King, and said: “I won’t tend the geese with that girl any longer!”
