adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mediaeval superstition changed the human being who possessed such a power into the philosopher's stone--the stone which so many alchemists sought in the dark ages.
agesnounUS /ˈeɪdʒəz/
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading Mediaeval superstition changed the human being who possessed such a power into the philosopher's stone--the stone which so many alchemists sought in the dark ages.
alchemists
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From this reading Mediaeval superstition changed the human being who possessed such a power into the philosopher's stone--the stone which so many alchemists sought in the dark ages.
ascribeverbUS /əˈskraɪb/
attribute or credit to
From this reading But we do not ascribe it either to Greek deity, or to superstition; we call it luck.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But we of the nineteenth century have given back into human hands this power of transformation.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Mediaeval superstition changed the human being who possessed such a power into the philosopher's stone--the stone which so many alchemists sought in the dark ages.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we of the nineteenth century have given back into human hands this power of transformation.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading But we do not ascribe it either to Greek deity, or to superstition; we call it luck.
centurynounUS /ˈsentʃəri/
a period of 100 years
From this reading But we of the nineteenth century have given back into human hands this power of transformation.
changedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪndʒd/
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Mediaeval superstition changed the human being who possessed such a power into the philosopher's stone--the stone which so many alchemists sought in the dark ages.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Mediaeval superstition changed the human being who possessed such a power into the philosopher's stone--the stone which so many alchemists sought in the dark ages.
deitynounUS /ˈdiːəti/
any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
From this reading But we do not ascribe it either to Greek deity, or to superstition; we call it luck.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But we do not ascribe it either to Greek deity, or to superstition; we call it luck.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading But we do not ascribe it either to Greek deity, or to superstition; we call it luck.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The old Greek legend of Midas turning everything he touched into gold, is truer than most people imagine.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading But we of the nineteenth century have given back into human hands this power of transformation.
goldnounUS /ɡoʊld/
coins made of gold
From this reading The old Greek legend of Midas turning everything he touched into gold, is truer than most people imagine.
GreeknounUS /ɡriːk/
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading The old Greek legend of Midas turning everything he touched into gold, is truer than most people imagine.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading But we of the nineteenth century have given back into human hands this power of transformation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But we of the nineteenth century have given back into human hands this power of transformation.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The old Greek legend of Midas turning everything he touched into gold, is truer than most people imagine.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Mediaeval superstition changed the human being who possessed such a power into the philosopher's stone--the stone which so many alchemists sought in the dark ages.
imagineverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒən/
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading The old Greek legend of Midas turning everything he touched into gold, is truer than most people imagine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mediaeval superstition changed the human being who possessed such a power into the philosopher's stone--the stone which so many alchemists sought in the dark ages.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The old Greek legend of Midas turning everything he touched into gold, is truer than most people imagine.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old Greek legend of Midas turning everything he touched into gold, is truer than most people imagine.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But we do not ascribe it either to Greek deity, or to superstition; we call it luck.
KINGnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading THE WOOL KING.
legendnounUS /ˈledʒənd/
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading The old Greek legend of Midas turning everything he touched into gold, is truer than most people imagine.
lucknounUS /lʌk/
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading But we do not ascribe it either to Greek deity, or to superstition; we call it luck.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Mediaeval superstition changed the human being who possessed such a power into the philosopher's stone--the stone which so many alchemists sought in the dark ages.
Mediaevaladjective
relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
From this reading Mediaeval superstition changed the human being who possessed such a power into the philosopher's stone--the stone which so many alchemists sought in the dark ages.
MidasnounUS /ˈmaɪdəs/
(Greek legend) the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold
From this reading The old Greek legend of Midas turning everything he touched into gold, is truer than most people imagine.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading The old Greek legend of Midas turning everything he touched into gold, is truer than most people imagine.
nineteenthadjectiveUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the eighteenth in position
From this reading But we of the nineteenth century have given back into human hands this power of transformation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But we do not ascribe it either to Greek deity, or to superstition; we call it luck.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The old Greek legend of Midas turning everything he touched into gold, is truer than most people imagine.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old Greek legend of Midas turning everything he touched into gold, is truer than most people imagine.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But we do not ascribe it either to Greek deity, or to superstition; we call it luck.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The old Greek legend of Midas turning everything he touched into gold, is truer than most people imagine.
philosopher's
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From this reading Mediaeval superstition changed the human being who possessed such a power into the philosopher's stone--the stone which so many alchemists sought in the dark ages.
possessedadjectiveUS /pəˈzest/
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading Mediaeval superstition changed the human being who possessed such a power into the philosopher's stone--the stone which so many alchemists sought in the dark ages.
powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Mediaeval superstition changed the human being who possessed such a power into the philosopher's stone--the stone which so many alchemists sought in the dark ages.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mediaeval superstition changed the human being who possessed such a power into the philosopher's stone--the stone which so many alchemists sought in the dark ages.
soughtadjectiveUS /sɔːt/
that is looked for
From this reading Mediaeval superstition changed the human being who possessed such a power into the philosopher's stone--the stone which so many alchemists sought in the dark ages.
stonenounUS /stoʊn/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Mediaeval superstition changed the human being who possessed such a power into the philosopher's stone--the stone which so many alchemists sought in the dark ages.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Mediaeval superstition changed the human being who possessed such a power into the philosopher's stone--the stone which so many alchemists sought in the dark ages.
superstitionnounUS /ˌsuːpərˈstɪʃən/
an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
From this reading Mediaeval superstition changed the human being who possessed such a power into the philosopher's stone--the stone which so many alchemists sought in the dark ages.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The old Greek legend of Midas turning everything he touched into gold, is truer than most people imagine.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WOOL KING.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But we of the nineteenth century have given back into human hands this power of transformation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But we do not ascribe it either to Greek deity, or to superstition; we call it luck.
touchedadjectiveUS /tʌtʃt/
having come into contact
From this reading The old Greek legend of Midas turning everything he touched into gold, is truer than most people imagine.
transformationnounUS /ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən/
a qualitative change
From this reading But we of the nineteenth century have given back into human hands this power of transformation.
trueradjectiveUS /ˈtruːər/
comparative of “true” — consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading The old Greek legend of Midas turning everything he touched into gold, is truer than most people imagine.
turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading The old Greek legend of Midas turning everything he touched into gold, is truer than most people imagine.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But we of the nineteenth century have given back into human hands this power of transformation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mediaeval superstition changed the human being who possessed such a power into the philosopher's stone--the stone which so many alchemists sought in the dark ages.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mediaeval superstition changed the human being who possessed such a power into the philosopher's stone--the stone which so many alchemists sought in the dark ages.
WOOLnounUS /wʊl/
a fabric made from the hair of sheep
From this reading THE WOOL KING.
