adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She sat silent for a moment, and then went on:
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading 'I will bring it back if you tell me what to do!' cried the little fish, who would have promised anything that was likely to carry her up to earth again.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the queen answered: 'Yes, I will tell you what to do.'
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading And the queen answered: 'Yes, I will tell you what to do.'
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading 'I will bring it back if you tell me what to do!' cried the little fish, who would have promised anything that was likely to carry her up to earth again.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading You will find him sitting on the steps weeping for his daughter, who has just died while the prince was away hunting.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading 'I will bring it back if you tell me what to do!' cried the little fish, who would have promised anything that was likely to carry her up to earth again.
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading 'I will bring it back if you tell me what to do!' cried the little fish, who would have promised anything that was likely to carry her up to earth again.
builtadjectiveUS /bɪlt/
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading 'There is no danger if you will only follow my counsel; and first you must return to earth, and go up to the top of a high mountain, where the giant has built his castle.
carryverbUS /ˈkæri/
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading 'I will bring it back if you tell me what to do!' cried the little fish, who would have promised anything that was likely to carry her up to earth again.
castlenounUS /ˈkæsəl/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading 'There is no danger if you will only follow my counsel; and first you must return to earth, and go up to the top of a high mountain, where the giant has built his castle.
counselnounUS /ˈkaʊnsəl/
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading 'There is no danger if you will only follow my counsel; and first you must return to earth, and go up to the top of a high mountain, where the giant has built his castle.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading 'I will bring it back if you tell me what to do!' cried the little fish, who would have promised anything that was likely to carry her up to earth again.
dangernounUS /ˈdeɪndʒər/
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading 'There is no danger if you will only follow my counsel; and first you must return to earth, and go up to the top of a high mountain, where the giant has built his castle.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading You will find him sitting on the steps weeping for his daughter, who has just died while the prince was away hunting.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading You will find him sitting on the steps weeping for his daughter, who has just died while the prince was away hunting.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'I will bring it back if you tell me what to do!' cried the little fish, who would have promised anything that was likely to carry her up to earth again.
earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading 'I will bring it back if you tell me what to do!' cried the little fish, who would have promised anything that was likely to carry her up to earth again.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading You will find him sitting on the steps weeping for his daughter, who has just died while the prince was away hunting.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading 'There is no danger if you will only follow my counsel; and first you must return to earth, and go up to the top of a high mountain, where the giant has built his castle.
fishnounUS /fɪʃ/
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading 'I will bring it back if you tell me what to do!' cried the little fish, who would have promised anything that was likely to carry her up to earth again.
followverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊ/
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading 'There is no danger if you will only follow my counsel; and first you must return to earth, and go up to the top of a high mountain, where the giant has built his castle.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She sat silent for a moment, and then went on:
giantnounUS /ˈdʒaɪənt/
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading 'There is no danger if you will only follow my counsel; and first you must return to earth, and go up to the top of a high mountain, where the giant has built his castle.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading 'There is no danger if you will only follow my counsel; and first you must return to earth, and go up to the top of a high mountain, where the giant has built his castle.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'There is no danger if you will only follow my counsel; and first you must return to earth, and go up to the top of a high mountain, where the giant has built his castle.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'I will bring it back if you tell me what to do!' cried the little fish, who would have promised anything that was likely to carry her up to earth again.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'I will bring it back if you tell me what to do!' cried the little fish, who would have promised anything that was likely to carry her up to earth again.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading 'There is no danger if you will only follow my counsel; and first you must return to earth, and go up to the top of a high mountain, where the giant has built his castle.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You will find him sitting on the steps weeping for his daughter, who has just died while the prince was away hunting.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'There is no danger if you will only follow my counsel; and first you must return to earth, and go up to the top of a high mountain, where the giant has built his castle.
huntingnounUS /ˈhʌntɪŋ/
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading You will find him sitting on the steps weeping for his daughter, who has just died while the prince was away hunting.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I will bring it back if you tell me what to do!' cried the little fish, who would have promised anything that was likely to carry her up to earth again.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'I will bring it back if you tell me what to do!' cried the little fish, who would have promised anything that was likely to carry her up to earth again.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'There is no danger if you will only follow my counsel; and first you must return to earth, and go up to the top of a high mountain, where the giant has built his castle.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'I will bring it back if you tell me what to do!' cried the little fish, who would have promised anything that was likely to carry her up to earth again.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading You will find him sitting on the steps weeping for his daughter, who has just died while the prince was away hunting.
likelyadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪkli/
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading 'I will bring it back if you tell me what to do!' cried the little fish, who would have promised anything that was likely to carry her up to earth again.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'I will bring it back if you tell me what to do!' cried the little fish, who would have promised anything that was likely to carry her up to earth again.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'I will bring it back if you tell me what to do!' cried the little fish, who would have promised anything that was likely to carry her up to earth again.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading She sat silent for a moment, and then went on:
mountainnounUS /ˈmaʊntən/
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading 'There is no danger if you will only follow my counsel; and first you must return to earth, and go up to the top of a high mountain, where the giant has built his castle.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'There is no danger if you will only follow my counsel; and first you must return to earth, and go up to the top of a high mountain, where the giant has built his castle.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'There is no danger if you will only follow my counsel; and first you must return to earth, and go up to the top of a high mountain, where the giant has built his castle.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading 'There is no danger if you will only follow my counsel; and first you must return to earth, and go up to the top of a high mountain, where the giant has built his castle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'There is no danger if you will only follow my counsel; and first you must return to earth, and go up to the top of a high mountain, where the giant has built his castle.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She sat silent for a moment, and then went on:
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading 'There is no danger if you will only follow my counsel; and first you must return to earth, and go up to the top of a high mountain, where the giant has built his castle.
princenounUS /prɪns/
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading You will find him sitting on the steps weeping for his daughter, who has just died while the prince was away hunting.
promisedverbUS /ˈprɑːməst/
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading 'I will bring it back if you tell me what to do!' cried the little fish, who would have promised anything that was likely to carry her up to earth again.
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 And the queen answered: 'Yes, I will tell you what to do.'
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading 'There is no danger if you will only follow my counsel; and first you must return to earth, and go up to the top of a high mountain, where the giant has built his castle.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat silent for a moment, and then went on:
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat silent for a moment, and then went on:
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading She sat silent for a moment, and then went on:
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading You will find him sitting on the steps weeping for his daughter, who has just died while the prince was away hunting.
stepsnounUS /steps/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading You will find him sitting on the steps weeping for his daughter, who has just died while the prince was away hunting.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading 'I will bring it back if you tell me what to do!' cried the little fish, who would have promised anything that was likely to carry her up to earth again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'I will bring it back if you tell me what to do!' cried the little fish, who would have promised anything that was likely to carry her up to earth again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'I will bring it back if you tell me what to do!' cried the little fish, who would have promised anything that was likely to carry her up to earth again.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She sat silent for a moment, and then went on:
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading 'There is no danger if you will only follow my counsel; and first you must return to earth, and go up to the top of a high mountain, where the giant has built his castle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I will bring it back if you tell me what to do!' cried the little fish, who would have promised anything that was likely to carry her up to earth again.
topnounUS /tɑːp/
the upper part of anything
From this reading 'There is no danger if you will only follow my counsel; and first you must return to earth, and go up to the top of a high mountain, where the giant has built his castle.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading 'I will bring it back if you tell me what to do!' cried the little fish, who would have promised anything that was likely to carry her up to earth again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'I will bring it back if you tell me what to do!' cried the little fish, who would have promised anything that was likely to carry her up to earth again.
weepingadjectiveUS /ˈwiːpɪŋ/
showing sorrow
From this reading You will find him sitting on the steps weeping for his daughter, who has just died while the prince was away hunting.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She sat silent for a moment, and then went on:
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'I will bring it back if you tell me what to do!' cried the little fish, who would have promised anything that was likely to carry her up to earth again.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading 'There is no danger if you will only follow my counsel; and first you must return to earth, and go up to the top of a high mountain, where the giant has built his castle.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading You will find him sitting on the steps weeping for his daughter, who has just died while the prince was away hunting.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading 'I will bring it back if you tell me what to do!' cried the little fish, who would have promised anything that was likely to carry her up to earth again.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'I will bring it back if you tell me what to do!' cried the little fish, who would have promised anything that was likely to carry her up to earth again.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'I will bring it back if you tell me what to do!' cried the little fish, who would have promised anything that was likely to carry her up to earth again.
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading And the queen answered: 'Yes, I will tell you what to do.'
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I will bring it back if you tell me what to do!' cried the little fish, who would have promised anything that was likely to carry her up to earth again.
