adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
absoluteadjectiveUS /ˈæbsəluːt/
perfect or complete or pure
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
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 There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Then, to see how like a king I dined, too, all alone, attended by my servants!
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Poll, as if he had been my favourite, was the only person permitted to talk to me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
attendedadjectiveUS /əˈtendɪd/
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading Then, to see how like a king I dined, too, all alone, attended by my servants!
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Poll, as if he had been my favourite, was the only person permitted to talk to me.
bitnounUS /bɪt/
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then, to see how like a king I dined, too, all alone, attended by my servants!
catsnounUS /kæts/
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
commandnounUS /kəˈmænd/
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
crazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
dinedverbUS /daɪnd/
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading Then, to see how like a king I dined, too, all alone, attended by my servants!
dinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
dognounUS /dɔːɡ/
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
drawverbUS /drɔː/
cause to move by pulling
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
especialadjectiveUS /əˈspeʃəl/
surpassing what is common or usual or expected
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
favournounUS /ˈfeɪvər/
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
favouritenounUS /ˈfeɪvərɪt/
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading Poll, as if he had been my favourite, was the only person permitted to talk to me.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
grownadjectiveUS /ɡroʊn/
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
hangverbUS /hæŋ/
be suspended or hanging
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Poll, as if he had been my favourite, was the only person permitted to talk to me.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
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From this reading Then, to see how like a king I dined, too, all alone, attended by my servants!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Poll, as if he had been my favourite, was the only person permitted to talk to me.
islandnounUS /ˈaɪlənd/
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
kingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Then, to see how like a king I dined, too, all alone, attended by my servants!
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Then, to see how like a king I dined, too, all alone, attended by my servants!
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
livesnounUS /lɪvz/
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
lordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
majestynounUS /ˈmædʒəsti/
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
markverbUS /mɑːrk/
attach a tag or label to
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
multiplyverbUS /ˈmʌltəplaɪ/
combine by multiplication
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Poll, as if he had been my favourite, was the only person permitted to talk to me.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
permittedverbUS /pərˈmɪtɪd/
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading Poll, as if he had been my favourite, was the only person permitted to talk to me.
personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/
a human being
From this reading Poll, as if he had been my favourite, was the only person permitted to talk to me.
PollnounUS /poʊl/
an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
From this reading Poll, as if he had been my favourite, was the only person permitted to talk to me.
princenounUS /prɪns/
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
rebelsnounUS /ˈrebəlz/
plural of “rebel” — “Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Then, to see how like a king I dined, too, all alone, attended by my servants!
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
servantsnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənts/
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Then, to see how like a king I dined, too, all alone, attended by my servants!
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
sitverbUS /sɪt/
be seated
From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
smileverbUS /smaɪl/
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
speciesnounUS /ˈspiːʃiz/
(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
StoicnounUS /ˈstoʊɪk/
a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno
From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
subjectsnounUS /ˈsʌbdʒɪkts/
plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Poll, as if he had been my favourite, was the only person permitted to talk to me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, to see how like a king I dined, too, all alone, attended by my servants!
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Then, to see how like a king I dined, too, all alone, attended by my servants!
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading My dog, who was now grown old and crazy, and had found no species to multiply his kind upon, sat always at my right hand; and two cats, one on one side of the table and one on the other, expecting now and then a bit from my hand, as a mark of especial favour.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading There was my majesty the prince and lord of the whole island; I had the lives of all my subjects at my absolute command; I could hang, draw, give liberty, and take it away, and no rebels among all my subjects.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have made a Stoic smile to have seen me and my little family sit down to dinner.
