adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So he pledged himself to return to the court at the end of a year and a day, and went away very sorrowfully.
agreedadjectiveUS /əˈɡriːd/
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading But nowhere could he discover two people who agreed in saying the same thing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So he pledged himself to return to the court at the end of a year and a day, and went away very sorrowfully.
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading The knight pondered awhile, but he could not guess the answer at once.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He thought for a long time by himself, and then asked every one he met what it was that women loved best.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The knight pondered awhile, but he could not guess the answer at once.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So he pledged himself to return to the court at the end of a year and a day, and went away very sorrowfully.
awhileadverbUS /əˈwaɪl/
for a short time
From this reading The knight pondered awhile, but he could not guess the answer at once.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading He thought for a long time by himself, and then asked every one he met what it was that women loved best.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The knight pondered awhile, but he could not guess the answer at once.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He thought for a long time by himself, and then asked every one he met what it was that women loved best.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The knight pondered awhile, but he could not guess the answer at once.
courtnounUS /kɔːrt/
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading So he pledged himself to return to the court at the end of a year and a day, and went away very sorrowfully.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading So he pledged himself to return to the court at the end of a year and a day, and went away very sorrowfully.
discoververbUS /dɪˈskʌvər/
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading But nowhere could he discover two people who agreed in saying the same thing.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading So he pledged himself to return to the court at the end of a year and a day, and went away very sorrowfully.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He thought for a long time by himself, and then asked every one he met what it was that women loved best.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading How was he to find the answer to the riddle?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He thought for a long time by himself, and then asked every one he met what it was that women loved best.
guessverbUS /ɡes/
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading The knight pondered awhile, but he could not guess the answer at once.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The knight pondered awhile, but he could not guess the answer at once.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading So he pledged himself to return to the court at the end of a year and a day, and went away very sorrowfully.
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From this reading How was he to find the answer to the riddle?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But nowhere could he discover two people who agreed in saying the same thing.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He thought for a long time by himself, and then asked every one he met what it was that women loved best.
knightnounUS /naɪt/
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading The knight pondered awhile, but he could not guess the answer at once.
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 He thought for a long time by himself, and then asked every one he met what it was that women loved best.
lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/
held dear
From this reading He thought for a long time by himself, and then asked every one he met what it was that women loved best.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading He thought for a long time by himself, and then asked every one he met what it was that women loved best.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The knight pondered awhile, but he could not guess the answer at once.
nowherenounUS /ˈnoʊwer/
an insignificant place
From this reading But nowhere could he discover two people who agreed in saying the same thing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So he pledged himself to return to the court at the end of a year and a day, and went away very sorrowfully.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading The knight pondered awhile, but he could not guess the answer at once.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He thought for a long time by himself, and then asked every one he met what it was that women loved best.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading But nowhere could he discover two people who agreed in saying the same thing.
pledgedadjectiveUS /pledʒd/
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading So he pledged himself to return to the court at the end of a year and a day, and went away very sorrowfully.
ponderedverbUS /ˈpɑːndərd/
past form of “ponder” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading The knight pondered awhile, but he could not guess the answer at once.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading So he pledged himself to return to the court at the end of a year and a day, and went away very sorrowfully.
riddleverbUS /ˈrɪdəl/
pierce with many holes
From this reading How was he to find the answer to the riddle?
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading But nowhere could he discover two people who agreed in saying the same thing.
sayingnounUS /ˈseɪɪŋ/
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading But nowhere could he discover two people who agreed in saying the same thing.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he pledged himself to return to the court at the end of a year and a day, and went away very sorrowfully.
sorrowfullyadverb
in a sorrowful manner
From this reading So he pledged himself to return to the court at the end of a year and a day, and went away very sorrowfully.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He thought for a long time by himself, and then asked every one he met what it was that women loved best.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The knight pondered awhile, but he could not guess the answer at once.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He thought for a long time by himself, and then asked every one he met what it was that women loved best.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading But nowhere could he discover two people who agreed in saying the same thing.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought for a long time by himself, and then asked every one he met what it was that women loved best.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He thought for a long time by himself, and then asked every one he met what it was that women loved best.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So he pledged himself to return to the court at the end of a year and a day, and went away very sorrowfully.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading But nowhere could he discover two people who agreed in saying the same thing.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading So he pledged himself to return to the court at the end of a year and a day, and went away very sorrowfully.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How was he to find the answer to the riddle?
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading So he pledged himself to return to the court at the end of a year and a day, and went away very sorrowfully.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He thought for a long time by himself, and then asked every one he met what it was that women loved best.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But nowhere could he discover two people who agreed in saying the same thing.
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He thought for a long time by himself, and then asked every one he met what it was that women loved best.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading So he pledged himself to return to the court at the end of a year and a day, and went away very sorrowfully.
