adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And Semimaru, playing very softly on the strings of his biwa made no other answer, and His Majesty, collecting his thoughts, which had become, as it were, frozen with the cold and the quiet and the strange music, spoke thus, as if in a waking dream;
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading “Would that I also might come!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I have no wife--no son.”
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading And Semimaru, playing very softly on the strings of his biwa made no other answer, and His Majesty, collecting his thoughts, which had become, as it were, frozen with the cold and the quiet and the strange music, spoke thus, as if in a waking dream;
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then said the Divine Emperor as if unconsciously;
asideadverbUS /əˈsaɪd/
on or to one side
From this reading But the august duties cannot easily be laid aside.
augustnounUS /ˈɑːɡəst/
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading But the august duties cannot easily be laid aside.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But the august duties cannot easily be laid aside.
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading And Semimaru, playing very softly on the strings of his biwa made no other answer, and His Majesty, collecting his thoughts, which had become, as it were, frozen with the cold and the quiet and the strange music, spoke thus, as if in a waking dream;
biwa
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From this reading And Semimaru, playing very softly on the strings of his biwa made no other answer, and His Majesty, collecting his thoughts, which had become, as it were, frozen with the cold and the quiet and the strange music, spoke thus, as if in a waking dream;
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the august duties cannot easily be laid aside.
cannot
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From this reading But the august duties cannot easily be laid aside.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading And Semimaru, playing very softly on the strings of his biwa made no other answer, and His Majesty, collecting his thoughts, which had become, as it were, frozen with the cold and the quiet and the strange music, spoke thus, as if in a waking dream;
collectingnounUS /kəˈlektɪŋ/
the act of gathering something together
From this reading And Semimaru, playing very softly on the strings of his biwa made no other answer, and His Majesty, collecting his thoughts, which had become, as it were, frozen with the cold and the quiet and the strange music, spoke thus, as if in a waking dream;
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Would that I also might come!
DivineadjectiveUS /dɪˈvaɪn/
emanating from God
From this reading Then said the Divine Emperor as if unconsciously;
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading And Semimaru, playing very softly on the strings of his biwa made no other answer, and His Majesty, collecting his thoughts, which had become, as it were, frozen with the cold and the quiet and the strange music, spoke thus, as if in a waking dream;
dutiesnounUS /ˈduːtiz/
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading But the august duties cannot easily be laid aside.
easilyadverbUS /ˈiːzəli/
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading But the august duties cannot easily be laid aside.
EmperornounUS /ˈempərər/
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading Then said the Divine Emperor as if unconsciously;
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading And Semimaru, playing very softly on the strings of his biwa made no other answer, and His Majesty, collecting his thoughts, which had become, as it were, frozen with the cold and the quiet and the strange music, spoke thus, as if in a waking dream;
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And Semimaru, playing very softly on the strings of his biwa made no other answer, and His Majesty, collecting his thoughts, which had become, as it were, frozen with the cold and the quiet and the strange music, spoke thus, as if in a waking dream;
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And I have no wife--no son.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And Semimaru, playing very softly on the strings of his biwa made no other answer, and His Majesty, collecting his thoughts, which had become, as it were, frozen with the cold and the quiet and the strange music, spoke thus, as if in a waking dream;
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Would that I also might come!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then said the Divine Emperor as if unconsciously;
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And Semimaru, playing very softly on the strings of his biwa made no other answer, and His Majesty, collecting his thoughts, which had become, as it were, frozen with the cold and the quiet and the strange music, spoke thus, as if in a waking dream;
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And Semimaru, playing very softly on the strings of his biwa made no other answer, and His Majesty, collecting his thoughts, which had become, as it were, frozen with the cold and the quiet and the strange music, spoke thus, as if in a waking dream;
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading But the august duties cannot easily be laid aside.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And Semimaru, playing very softly on the strings of his biwa made no other answer, and His Majesty, collecting his thoughts, which had become, as it were, frozen with the cold and the quiet and the strange music, spoke thus, as if in a waking dream;
MajestynounUS /ˈmædʒəsti/
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading And Semimaru, playing very softly on the strings of his biwa made no other answer, and His Majesty, collecting his thoughts, which had become, as it were, frozen with the cold and the quiet and the strange music, spoke thus, as if in a waking dream;
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Would that I also might come!
musicnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪk/
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading And Semimaru, playing very softly on the strings of his biwa made no other answer, and His Majesty, collecting his thoughts, which had become, as it were, frozen with the cold and the quiet and the strange music, spoke thus, as if in a waking dream;
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And I have no wife--no son.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And Semimaru, playing very softly on the strings of his biwa made no other answer, and His Majesty, collecting his thoughts, which had become, as it were, frozen with the cold and the quiet and the strange music, spoke thus, as if in a waking dream;
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And Semimaru, playing very softly on the strings of his biwa made no other answer, and His Majesty, collecting his thoughts, which had become, as it were, frozen with the cold and the quiet and the strange music, spoke thus, as if in a waking dream;
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And Semimaru, playing very softly on the strings of his biwa made no other answer, and His Majesty, collecting his thoughts, which had become, as it were, frozen with the cold and the quiet and the strange music, spoke thus, as if in a waking dream;
playingnounUS /ˈpleɪɪŋ/
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading And Semimaru, playing very softly on the strings of his biwa made no other answer, and His Majesty, collecting his thoughts, which had become, as it were, frozen with the cold and the quiet and the strange music, spoke thus, as if in a waking dream;
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading And Semimaru, playing very softly on the strings of his biwa made no other answer, and His Majesty, collecting his thoughts, which had become, as it were, frozen with the cold and the quiet and the strange music, spoke thus, as if in a waking dream;
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then said the Divine Emperor as if unconsciously;
Semimaru
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From this reading And Semimaru, playing very softly on the strings of his biwa made no other answer, and His Majesty, collecting his thoughts, which had become, as it were, frozen with the cold and the quiet and the strange music, spoke thus, as if in a waking dream;
softlyadverbUS /ˈsɔːftli/
with low volume
From this reading And Semimaru, playing very softly on the strings of his biwa made no other answer, and His Majesty, collecting his thoughts, which had become, as it were, frozen with the cold and the quiet and the strange music, spoke thus, as if in a waking dream;
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading And I have no wife--no son.”
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading And Semimaru, playing very softly on the strings of his biwa made no other answer, and His Majesty, collecting his thoughts, which had become, as it were, frozen with the cold and the quiet and the strange music, spoke thus, as if in a waking dream;
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading And Semimaru, playing very softly on the strings of his biwa made no other answer, and His Majesty, collecting his thoughts, which had become, as it were, frozen with the cold and the quiet and the strange music, spoke thus, as if in a waking dream;
stringsnounUS /strɪŋz/
the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
From this reading And Semimaru, playing very softly on the strings of his biwa made no other answer, and His Majesty, collecting his thoughts, which had become, as it were, frozen with the cold and the quiet and the strange music, spoke thus, as if in a waking dream;
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Would that I also might come!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then said the Divine Emperor as if unconsciously;
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then said the Divine Emperor as if unconsciously;
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And Semimaru, playing very softly on the strings of his biwa made no other answer, and His Majesty, collecting his thoughts, which had become, as it were, frozen with the cold and the quiet and the strange music, spoke thus, as if in a waking dream;
thusadverbUS /ðʌs/
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading And Semimaru, playing very softly on the strings of his biwa made no other answer, and His Majesty, collecting his thoughts, which had become, as it were, frozen with the cold and the quiet and the strange music, spoke thus, as if in a waking dream;
unconsciouslyadverbUS /ˌʌnˈkɑːnʃəsli/
without awareness
From this reading Then said the Divine Emperor as if unconsciously;
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading And Semimaru, playing very softly on the strings of his biwa made no other answer, and His Majesty, collecting his thoughts, which had become, as it were, frozen with the cold and the quiet and the strange music, spoke thus, as if in a waking dream;
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading And Semimaru, playing very softly on the strings of his biwa made no other answer, and His Majesty, collecting his thoughts, which had become, as it were, frozen with the cold and the quiet and the strange music, spoke thus, as if in a waking dream;
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And Semimaru, playing very softly on the strings of his biwa made no other answer, and His Majesty, collecting his thoughts, which had become, as it were, frozen with the cold and the quiet and the strange music, spoke thus, as if in a waking dream;
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And Semimaru, playing very softly on the strings of his biwa made no other answer, and His Majesty, collecting his thoughts, which had become, as it were, frozen with the cold and the quiet and the strange music, spoke thus, as if in a waking dream;
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading And I have no wife--no son.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And Semimaru, playing very softly on the strings of his biwa made no other answer, and His Majesty, collecting his thoughts, which had become, as it were, frozen with the cold and the quiet and the strange music, spoke thus, as if in a waking dream;
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would that I also might come!
