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 “Empress of Rome, all hail!”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Ha, gentles,” said the maiden, “ye bear the seeming of honourable men, and the badge of envoys, what mockery is this ye do to me?”
badgenounUS /bædʒ/
an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)
From this reading “Ha, gentles,” said the maiden, “ye bear the seeming of honourable men, and the badge of envoys, what mockery is this ye do to me?”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thou shalt have of us therefore the choice, lady, whether thou wilt go with us and be made empress of Rome, or that the emperor come hither and take thee for his wife?”
bearverbUS /ber/
have
From this reading “Ha, gentles,” said the maiden, “ye bear the seeming of honourable men, and the badge of envoys, what mockery is this ye do to me?”
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “We mock thee not, lady; but the Emperor of Rome hath seen thee in his sleep, and he has neither life nor spirit left because of thee.
bentnounUS /bent/
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading The messengers bent down upon their knees.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “We mock thee not, lady; but the Emperor of Rome hath seen thee in his sleep, and he has neither life nor spirit left because of thee.
choicenounUS /tʃɔɪs/
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading Thou shalt have of us therefore the choice, lady, whether thou wilt go with us and be made empress of Rome, or that the emperor come hither and take thee for his wife?”
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Thou shalt have of us therefore the choice, lady, whether thou wilt go with us and be made empress of Rome, or that the emperor come hither and take thee for his wife?”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Ha, gentles,” said the maiden, “ye bear the seeming of honourable men, and the badge of envoys, what mockery is this ye do to me?”
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The messengers bent down upon their knees.
EmperornounUS /ˈempərər/
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading “We mock thee not, lady; but the Emperor of Rome hath seen thee in his sleep, and he has neither life nor spirit left because of thee.
EmpressnounUS /ˈempres/
a woman emperor or the wife of an emperor
From this reading “Empress of Rome, all hail!”
envoysnounUS /ˈenvɔɪz/
plural of “envoy” — a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
From this reading “Ha, gentles,” said the maiden, “ye bear the seeming of honourable men, and the badge of envoys, what mockery is this ye do to me?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thou shalt have of us therefore the choice, lady, whether thou wilt go with us and be made empress of Rome, or that the emperor come hither and take thee for his wife?”
gentlesverbUS /ˈdʒentəlz/
third-person singular of “gentle” — cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
From this reading “Ha, gentles,” said the maiden, “ye bear the seeming of honourable men, and the badge of envoys, what mockery is this ye do to me?”
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Thou shalt have of us therefore the choice, lady, whether thou wilt go with us and be made empress of Rome, or that the emperor come hither and take thee for his wife?”
HanounUS /hɑː/
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading “Ha, gentles,” said the maiden, “ye bear the seeming of honourable men, and the badge of envoys, what mockery is this ye do to me?”
hailverbUS /heɪl/
praise vociferously
From this reading “Empress of Rome, all hail!”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “We mock thee not, lady; but the Emperor of Rome hath seen thee in his sleep, and he has neither life nor spirit left because of thee.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading “We mock thee not, lady; but the Emperor of Rome hath seen thee in his sleep, and he has neither life nor spirit left because of thee.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Thou shalt have of us therefore the choice, lady, whether thou wilt go with us and be made empress of Rome, or that the emperor come hither and take thee for his wife?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We mock thee not, lady; but the Emperor of Rome hath seen thee in his sleep, and he has neither life nor spirit left because of thee.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “We mock thee not, lady; but the Emperor of Rome hath seen thee in his sleep, and he has neither life nor spirit left because of thee.
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading Thou shalt have of us therefore the choice, lady, whether thou wilt go with us and be made empress of Rome, or that the emperor come hither and take thee for his wife?”
honourableadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnərəbəl/
worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
From this reading “Ha, gentles,” said the maiden, “ye bear the seeming of honourable men, and the badge of envoys, what mockery is this ye do to me?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “We mock thee not, lady; but the Emperor of Rome hath seen thee in his sleep, and he has neither life nor spirit left because of thee.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ha, gentles,” said the maiden, “ye bear the seeming of honourable men, and the badge of envoys, what mockery is this ye do to me?”
kneesnounUS /niːz/
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading The messengers bent down upon their knees.
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “We mock thee not, lady; but the Emperor of Rome hath seen thee in his sleep, and he has neither life nor spirit left because of thee.
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 “We mock thee not, lady; but the Emperor of Rome hath seen thee in his sleep, and he has neither life nor spirit left because of thee.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “We mock thee not, lady; but the Emperor of Rome hath seen thee in his sleep, and he has neither life nor spirit left because of thee.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Thou shalt have of us therefore the choice, lady, whether thou wilt go with us and be made empress of Rome, or that the emperor come hither and take thee for his wife?”
maidennounUS /ˈmeɪdən/
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading “Ha, gentles,” said the maiden, “ye bear the seeming of honourable men, and the badge of envoys, what mockery is this ye do to me?”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Ha, gentles,” said the maiden, “ye bear the seeming of honourable men, and the badge of envoys, what mockery is this ye do to me?”
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading “Ha, gentles,” said the maiden, “ye bear the seeming of honourable men, and the badge of envoys, what mockery is this ye do to me?”
messengersnounUS /ˈmesəndʒərz/
plural of “messenger” — a person who carries a message
From this reading The messengers bent down upon their knees.
mockverbUS /mɑːk/
treat with contempt
From this reading “We mock thee not, lady; but the Emperor of Rome hath seen thee in his sleep, and he has neither life nor spirit left because of thee.
mockerynounUS /ˈmɑːkəri/
showing your contempt by derision
From this reading “Ha, gentles,” said the maiden, “ye bear the seeming of honourable men, and the badge of envoys, what mockery is this ye do to me?”
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “We mock thee not, lady; but the Emperor of Rome hath seen thee in his sleep, and he has neither life nor spirit left because of thee.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “We mock thee not, lady; but the Emperor of Rome hath seen thee in his sleep, and he has neither life nor spirit left because of thee.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “We mock thee not, lady; but the Emperor of Rome hath seen thee in his sleep, and he has neither life nor spirit left because of thee.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Empress of Rome, all hail!”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Thou shalt have of us therefore the choice, lady, whether thou wilt go with us and be made empress of Rome, or that the emperor come hither and take thee for his wife?”
RomenounUS /roʊm/
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading “Empress of Rome, all hail!”
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Ha, gentles,” said the maiden, “ye bear the seeming of honourable men, and the badge of envoys, what mockery is this ye do to me?”
seemingadjectiveUS /ˈsiːmɪŋ/
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading “Ha, gentles,” said the maiden, “ye bear the seeming of honourable men, and the badge of envoys, what mockery is this ye do to me?”
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “We mock thee not, lady; but the Emperor of Rome hath seen thee in his sleep, and he has neither life nor spirit left because of thee.
shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thou shalt have of us therefore the choice, lady, whether thou wilt go with us and be made empress of Rome, or that the emperor come hither and take thee for his wife?”
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “We mock thee not, lady; but the Emperor of Rome hath seen thee in his sleep, and he has neither life nor spirit left because of thee.
spiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading “We mock thee not, lady; but the Emperor of Rome hath seen thee in his sleep, and he has neither life nor spirit left because of thee.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading Thou shalt have of us therefore the choice, lady, whether thou wilt go with us and be made empress of Rome, or that the emperor come hither and take thee for his wife?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thou shalt have of us therefore the choice, lady, whether thou wilt go with us and be made empress of Rome, or that the emperor come hither and take thee for his wife?”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The messengers bent down upon their knees.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “We mock thee not, lady; but the Emperor of Rome hath seen thee in his sleep, and he has neither life nor spirit left because of thee.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The messengers bent down upon their knees.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Thou shalt have of us therefore the choice, lady, whether thou wilt go with us and be made empress of Rome, or that the emperor come hither and take thee for his wife?”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Ha, gentles,” said the maiden, “ye bear the seeming of honourable men, and the badge of envoys, what mockery is this ye do to me?”
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou shalt have of us therefore the choice, lady, whether thou wilt go with us and be made empress of Rome, or that the emperor come hither and take thee for his wife?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Ha, gentles,” said the maiden, “ye bear the seeming of honourable men, and the badge of envoys, what mockery is this ye do to me?”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The messengers bent down upon their knees.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thou shalt have of us therefore the choice, lady, whether thou wilt go with us and be made empress of Rome, or that the emperor come hither and take thee for his wife?”
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We mock thee not, lady; but the Emperor of Rome hath seen thee in his sleep, and he has neither life nor spirit left because of thee.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Ha, gentles,” said the maiden, “ye bear the seeming of honourable men, and the badge of envoys, what mockery is this ye do to me?”
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Thou shalt have of us therefore the choice, lady, whether thou wilt go with us and be made empress of Rome, or that the emperor come hither and take thee for his wife?”
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Thou shalt have of us therefore the choice, lady, whether thou wilt go with us and be made empress of Rome, or that the emperor come hither and take thee for his wife?”
wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thou shalt have of us therefore the choice, lady, whether thou wilt go with us and be made empress of Rome, or that the emperor come hither and take thee for his wife?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thou shalt have of us therefore the choice, lady, whether thou wilt go with us and be made empress of Rome, or that the emperor come hither and take thee for his wife?”
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Ha, gentles,” said the maiden, “ye bear the seeming of honourable men, and the badge of envoys, what mockery is this ye do to me?”
