adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What, I wonder, would be people's idea of a king?
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 Never cross, or tired, or sick, or suffering; perfectly handsome and well dressed, calm and good-tempered, ready to see and hear everybody, and discourteous to nobody; all things always going well with him, and nothing unpleasant ever happening.
AlwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Always doing right, and never wrong--“The king can do no wrong” was a law laid down in olden times.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Perhaps a very splendid personage, with a crown on his head and a scepter in his hand, sitting on a throne and judging the people.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What, I wonder, would be people's idea of a king?
calmverbUS /kɑːm/
make calm or still
From this reading Never cross, or tired, or sick, or suffering; perfectly handsome and well dressed, calm and good-tempered, ready to see and hear everybody, and discourteous to nobody; all things always going well with him, and nothing unpleasant ever happening.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Always doing right, and never wrong--“The king can do no wrong” was a law laid down in olden times.
crossverbUS /krɔːs/
travel across or pass over
From this reading Never cross, or tired, or sick, or suffering; perfectly handsome and well dressed, calm and good-tempered, ready to see and hear everybody, and discourteous to nobody; all things always going well with him, and nothing unpleasant ever happening.
crownnounUS /kraʊn/
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading Perhaps a very splendid personage, with a crown on his head and a scepter in his hand, sitting on a throne and judging the people.
discourteousadjective
showing no courtesy; rude
From this reading Never cross, or tired, or sick, or suffering; perfectly handsome and well dressed, calm and good-tempered, ready to see and hear everybody, and discourteous to nobody; all things always going well with him, and nothing unpleasant ever happening.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Always doing right, and never wrong--“The king can do no wrong” was a law laid down in olden times.
doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Always doing right, and never wrong--“The king can do no wrong” was a law laid down in olden times.
Dolor's
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From this reading What was Prince Dolor's?
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Always doing right, and never wrong--“The king can do no wrong” was a law laid down in olden times.
dressedadjectiveUS /drest/
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading Never cross, or tired, or sick, or suffering; perfectly handsome and well dressed, calm and good-tempered, ready to see and hear everybody, and discourteous to nobody; all things always going well with him, and nothing unpleasant ever happening.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading Never cross, or tired, or sick, or suffering; perfectly handsome and well dressed, calm and good-tempered, ready to see and hear everybody, and discourteous to nobody; all things always going well with him, and nothing unpleasant ever happening.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Never cross, or tired, or sick, or suffering; perfectly handsome and well dressed, calm and good-tempered, ready to see and hear everybody, and discourteous to nobody; all things always going well with him, and nothing unpleasant ever happening.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading Never cross, or tired, or sick, or suffering; perfectly handsome and well dressed, calm and good-tempered, ready to see and hear everybody, and discourteous to nobody; all things always going well with him, and nothing unpleasant ever happening.
good-temperedadjective
not easily irritated
From this reading Never cross, or tired, or sick, or suffering; perfectly handsome and well dressed, calm and good-tempered, ready to see and hear everybody, and discourteous to nobody; all things always going well with him, and nothing unpleasant ever happening.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Perhaps a very splendid personage, with a crown on his head and a scepter in his hand, sitting on a throne and judging the people.
handsomeadjectiveUS /ˈhænsəm/
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Never cross, or tired, or sick, or suffering; perfectly handsome and well dressed, calm and good-tempered, ready to see and hear everybody, and discourteous to nobody; all things always going well with him, and nothing unpleasant ever happening.
happeningnounUS /ˈhæpənɪŋ/
an event that happens
From this reading Never cross, or tired, or sick, or suffering; perfectly handsome and well dressed, calm and good-tempered, ready to see and hear everybody, and discourteous to nobody; all things always going well with him, and nothing unpleasant ever happening.
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 Perhaps a very splendid personage, with a crown on his head and a scepter in his hand, sitting on a throne and judging the people.
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Never cross, or tired, or sick, or suffering; perfectly handsome and well dressed, calm and good-tempered, ready to see and hear everybody, and discourteous to nobody; all things always going well with him, and nothing unpleasant ever happening.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Never cross, or tired, or sick, or suffering; perfectly handsome and well dressed, calm and good-tempered, ready to see and hear everybody, and discourteous to nobody; all things always going well with him, and nothing unpleasant ever happening.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps a very splendid personage, with a crown on his head and a scepter in his hand, sitting on a throne and judging the people.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What, I wonder, would be people's idea of a king?
ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading What, I wonder, would be people's idea of a king?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perhaps a very splendid personage, with a crown on his head and a scepter in his hand, sitting on a throne and judging the people.
judgingnounUS /ˈdʒʌdʒɪŋ/
the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
From this reading Perhaps a very splendid personage, with a crown on his head and a scepter in his hand, sitting on a throne and judging the people.
kingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading What, I wonder, would be people's idea of a king?
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading Always doing right, and never wrong--“The king can do no wrong” was a law laid down in olden times.
lawnounUS /lɔː/
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading Always doing right, and never wrong--“The king can do no wrong” was a law laid down in olden times.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Always doing right, and never wrong--“The king can do no wrong” was a law laid down in olden times.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Always doing right, and never wrong--“The king can do no wrong” was a law laid down in olden times.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Never cross, or tired, or sick, or suffering; perfectly handsome and well dressed, calm and good-tempered, ready to see and hear everybody, and discourteous to nobody; all things always going well with him, and nothing unpleasant ever happening.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Never cross, or tired, or sick, or suffering; perfectly handsome and well dressed, calm and good-tempered, ready to see and hear everybody, and discourteous to nobody; all things always going well with him, and nothing unpleasant ever happening.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What, I wonder, would be people's idea of a king?
oldenadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldən/
relating to time long past
From this reading Always doing right, and never wrong--“The king can do no wrong” was a law laid down in olden times.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Perhaps a very splendid personage, with a crown on his head and a scepter in his hand, sitting on a throne and judging the people.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Never cross, or tired, or sick, or suffering; perfectly handsome and well dressed, calm and good-tempered, ready to see and hear everybody, and discourteous to nobody; all things always going well with him, and nothing unpleasant ever happening.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Perhaps a very splendid personage, with a crown on his head and a scepter in his hand, sitting on a throne and judging the people.
people'snounUS /ˈpiːpəlz/
possessive form of “people” — (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading What, I wonder, would be people's idea of a king?
perfectlyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrfəktli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Never cross, or tired, or sick, or suffering; perfectly handsome and well dressed, calm and good-tempered, ready to see and hear everybody, and discourteous to nobody; all things always going well with him, and nothing unpleasant ever happening.
PerhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading Perhaps a very splendid personage, with a crown on his head and a scepter in his hand, sitting on a throne and judging the people.
personagenoun
another word for person; a person not meriting identification
From this reading Perhaps a very splendid personage, with a crown on his head and a scepter in his hand, sitting on a throne and judging the people.
PrincenounUS /prɪns/
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading What was Prince Dolor's?
readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Never cross, or tired, or sick, or suffering; perfectly handsome and well dressed, calm and good-tempered, ready to see and hear everybody, and discourteous to nobody; all things always going well with him, and nothing unpleasant ever happening.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading Always doing right, and never wrong--“The king can do no wrong” was a law laid down in olden times.
scepternoun
the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
From this reading Perhaps a very splendid personage, with a crown on his head and a scepter in his hand, sitting on a throne and judging the people.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Never cross, or tired, or sick, or suffering; perfectly handsome and well dressed, calm and good-tempered, ready to see and hear everybody, and discourteous to nobody; all things always going well with him, and nothing unpleasant ever happening.
sickadjectiveUS /sɪk/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Never cross, or tired, or sick, or suffering; perfectly handsome and well dressed, calm and good-tempered, ready to see and hear everybody, and discourteous to nobody; all things always going well with him, and nothing unpleasant ever happening.
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Perhaps a very splendid personage, with a crown on his head and a scepter in his hand, sitting on a throne and judging the people.
splendidadjectiveUS /ˈsplendɪd/
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading Perhaps a very splendid personage, with a crown on his head and a scepter in his hand, sitting on a throne and judging the people.
sufferingnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/
a state of acute pain
From this reading Never cross, or tired, or sick, or suffering; perfectly handsome and well dressed, calm and good-tempered, ready to see and hear everybody, and discourteous to nobody; all things always going well with him, and nothing unpleasant ever happening.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps a very splendid personage, with a crown on his head and a scepter in his hand, sitting on a throne and judging the people.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Never cross, or tired, or sick, or suffering; perfectly handsome and well dressed, calm and good-tempered, ready to see and hear everybody, and discourteous to nobody; all things always going well with him, and nothing unpleasant ever happening.
thronenounUS /θroʊn/
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading Perhaps a very splendid personage, with a crown on his head and a scepter in his hand, sitting on a throne and judging the people.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Always doing right, and never wrong--“The king can do no wrong” was a law laid down in olden times.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading Never cross, or tired, or sick, or suffering; perfectly handsome and well dressed, calm and good-tempered, ready to see and hear everybody, and discourteous to nobody; all things always going well with him, and nothing unpleasant ever happening.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Never cross, or tired, or sick, or suffering; perfectly handsome and well dressed, calm and good-tempered, ready to see and hear everybody, and discourteous to nobody; all things always going well with him, and nothing unpleasant ever happening.
unpleasantadjectiveUS /ənˈplezənt/
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading Never cross, or tired, or sick, or suffering; perfectly handsome and well dressed, calm and good-tempered, ready to see and hear everybody, and discourteous to nobody; all things always going well with him, and nothing unpleasant ever happening.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Perhaps a very splendid personage, with a crown on his head and a scepter in his hand, sitting on a throne and judging the people.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was Prince Dolor's?
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Never cross, or tired, or sick, or suffering; perfectly handsome and well dressed, calm and good-tempered, ready to see and hear everybody, and discourteous to nobody; all things always going well with him, and nothing unpleasant ever happening.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What, I wonder, would be people's idea of a king?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Perhaps a very splendid personage, with a crown on his head and a scepter in his hand, sitting on a throne and judging the people.
wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading What, I wonder, would be people's idea of a king?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What, I wonder, would be people's idea of a king?
wrongadjectiveUS /rɔːŋ/
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Always doing right, and never wrong--“The king can do no wrong” was a law laid down in olden times.
