adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Weeks passed, and never a word that she dreaded from Maya the Queen.
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 Drowned in Dwaymenau’s wiles and beauty, her slave, her thrall, he forgot all else but his fighting, his hunting and his long war-boats, and whether the Queen lived or died, he cared nothing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Weeks passed, and never a word that she dreaded from Maya the Queen.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her eyes were like dying lamps and she faded as they.
beautynounUS /ˈbjuːti/
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Drowned in Dwaymenau’s wiles and beauty, her slave, her thrall, he forgot all else but his fighting, his hunting and his long war-boats, and whether the Queen lived or died, he cared nothing.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Drowned in Dwaymenau’s wiles and beauty, her slave, her thrall, he forgot all else but his fighting, his hunting and his long war-boats, and whether the Queen lived or died, he cared nothing.
caredverbUS /kerd/
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading Drowned in Dwaymenau’s wiles and beauty, her slave, her thrall, he forgot all else but his fighting, his hunting and his long war-boats, and whether the Queen lived or died, he cared nothing.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Drowned in Dwaymenau’s wiles and beauty, her slave, her thrall, he forgot all else but his fighting, his hunting and his long war-boats, and whether the Queen lived or died, he cared nothing.
dreadedadjectiveUS /ˈdredɪd/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Weeks passed, and never a word that she dreaded from Maya the Queen.
DrownedverbUS /draʊnd/
past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading Drowned in Dwaymenau’s wiles and beauty, her slave, her thrall, he forgot all else but his fighting, his hunting and his long war-boats, and whether the Queen lived or died, he cared nothing.
Dwaymenau
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From this reading The women of Dwaymenau, questioning the Queen’s women, heard that she seemed to have heavy sorrow upon her.
Dwaymenau's
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From this reading Drowned in Dwaymenau’s wiles and beauty, her slave, her thrall, he forgot all else but his fighting, his hunting and his long war-boats, and whether the Queen lived or died, he cared nothing.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading Her eyes were like dying lamps and she faded as they.
else
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From this reading Drowned in Dwaymenau’s wiles and beauty, her slave, her thrall, he forgot all else but his fighting, his hunting and his long war-boats, and whether the Queen lived or died, he cared nothing.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The King never entered her palace.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her eyes were like dying lamps and she faded as they.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading Her eyes were like dying lamps and she faded as they.
fightingnounUS /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading Drowned in Dwaymenau’s wiles and beauty, her slave, her thrall, he forgot all else but his fighting, his hunting and his long war-boats, and whether the Queen lived or died, he cared nothing.
forgotverbUS /fərˈɡɑːt/
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Drowned in Dwaymenau’s wiles and beauty, her slave, her thrall, he forgot all else but his fighting, his hunting and his long war-boats, and whether the Queen lived or died, he cared nothing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Weeks passed, and never a word that she dreaded from Maya the Queen.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The women of Dwaymenau, questioning the Queen’s women, heard that she seemed to have heavy sorrow upon her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Drowned in Dwaymenau’s wiles and beauty, her slave, her thrall, he forgot all else but his fighting, his hunting and his long war-boats, and whether the Queen lived or died, he cared nothing.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The women of Dwaymenau, questioning the Queen’s women, heard that she seemed to have heavy sorrow upon her.
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The women of Dwaymenau, questioning the Queen’s women, heard that she seemed to have heavy sorrow upon her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The women of Dwaymenau, questioning the Queen’s women, heard that she seemed to have heavy sorrow upon her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Drowned in Dwaymenau’s wiles and beauty, her slave, her thrall, he forgot all else but his fighting, his hunting and his long war-boats, and whether the Queen lived or died, he cared nothing.
huntingnounUS /ˈhʌntɪŋ/
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading Drowned in Dwaymenau’s wiles and beauty, her slave, her thrall, he forgot all else but his fighting, his hunting and his long war-boats, and whether the Queen lived or died, he cared nothing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Drowned in Dwaymenau’s wiles and beauty, her slave, her thrall, he forgot all else but his fighting, his hunting and his long war-boats, and whether the Queen lived or died, he cared nothing.
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The King never entered her palace.
lampsnounUS /læmps/
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading Her eyes were like dying lamps and she faded as they.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Her eyes were like dying lamps and she faded as they.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Drowned in Dwaymenau’s wiles and beauty, her slave, her thrall, he forgot all else but his fighting, his hunting and his long war-boats, and whether the Queen lived or died, he cared nothing.
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 Drowned in Dwaymenau’s wiles and beauty, her slave, her thrall, he forgot all else but his fighting, his hunting and his long war-boats, and whether the Queen lived or died, he cared nothing.
MayanounUS /ˈmaɪə/
a member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy
From this reading Weeks passed, and never a word that she dreaded from Maya the Queen.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Weeks passed, and never a word that she dreaded from Maya the Queen.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Drowned in Dwaymenau’s wiles and beauty, her slave, her thrall, he forgot all else but his fighting, his hunting and his long war-boats, and whether the Queen lived or died, he cared nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The women of Dwaymenau, questioning the Queen’s women, heard that she seemed to have heavy sorrow upon her.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Drowned in Dwaymenau’s wiles and beauty, her slave, her thrall, he forgot all else but his fighting, his hunting and his long war-boats, and whether the Queen lived or died, he cared nothing.
palacenounUS /ˈpæləs/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading The King never entered her palace.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Weeks passed, and never a word that she dreaded from Maya the Queen.
QueennounUS /kwiːn/
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Weeks passed, and never a word that she dreaded from Maya the Queen.
Queen'snounUS /kwiːnz/
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading The women of Dwaymenau, questioning the Queen’s women, heard that she seemed to have heavy sorrow upon her.
questioningadjectiveUS /ˈkwestʃənɪŋ/
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
From this reading The women of Dwaymenau, questioning the Queen’s women, heard that she seemed to have heavy sorrow upon her.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The women of Dwaymenau, questioning the Queen’s women, heard that she seemed to have heavy sorrow upon her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Weeks passed, and never a word that she dreaded from Maya the Queen.
slavenounUS /sleɪv/
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading Drowned in Dwaymenau’s wiles and beauty, her slave, her thrall, he forgot all else but his fighting, his hunting and his long war-boats, and whether the Queen lived or died, he cared nothing.
sorrownounUS /ˈsɑːroʊ/
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading The women of Dwaymenau, questioning the Queen’s women, heard that she seemed to have heavy sorrow upon her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Weeks passed, and never a word that she dreaded from Maya the Queen.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Weeks passed, and never a word that she dreaded from Maya the Queen.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her eyes were like dying lamps and she faded as they.
thrallnounUS /θrɔːl/
the state of being under the control of another person
From this reading Drowned in Dwaymenau’s wiles and beauty, her slave, her thrall, he forgot all else but his fighting, his hunting and his long war-boats, and whether the Queen lived or died, he cared nothing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The women of Dwaymenau, questioning the Queen’s women, heard that she seemed to have heavy sorrow upon her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The women of Dwaymenau, questioning the Queen’s women, heard that she seemed to have heavy sorrow upon her.
war-boats
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drowned in Dwaymenau’s wiles and beauty, her slave, her thrall, he forgot all else but his fighting, his hunting and his long war-boats, and whether the Queen lived or died, he cared nothing.
WeeksnounUS /wiːks/
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Weeks passed, and never a word that she dreaded from Maya the Queen.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her eyes were like dying lamps and she faded as they.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Drowned in Dwaymenau’s wiles and beauty, her slave, her thrall, he forgot all else but his fighting, his hunting and his long war-boats, and whether the Queen lived or died, he cared nothing.
wilesnounUS /waɪlz/
plural of “wile” — the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
From this reading Drowned in Dwaymenau’s wiles and beauty, her slave, her thrall, he forgot all else but his fighting, his hunting and his long war-boats, and whether the Queen lived or died, he cared nothing.
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The women of Dwaymenau, questioning the Queen’s women, heard that she seemed to have heavy sorrow upon her.
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Weeks passed, and never a word that she dreaded from Maya the Queen.
