adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And though he will mourn for me long--I know that well--yet in time they will persuade him to take a wife, and she will be young and fair, and he will forget me.'
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 'Or if I could only tell him all that has happened since we parted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But they will have brought him tidings of the broken carriage, and he will have thought me dead, or devoured by wild beasts.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading And in all this the queen guessed truly, save that nine long years were to pass before he would consent to put another in her place.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And though he will mourn for me long--I know that well--yet in time they will persuade him to take a wife, and she will be young and fair, and he will forget me.'
beastsnounUS /biːsts/
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading But they will have brought him tidings of the broken carriage, and he will have thought me dead, or devoured by wild beasts.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And in all this the queen guessed truly, save that nine long years were to pass before he would consent to put another in her place.
brokeadjectiveUS /broʊk/
lacking funds
From this reading 'Oh! if her father could only see her!' broke forth the queen, clasping her hands.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading But they will have brought him tidings of the broken carriage, and he will have thought me dead, or devoured by wild beasts.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading But they will have brought him tidings of the broken carriage, and he will have thought me dead, or devoured by wild beasts.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they will have brought him tidings of the broken carriage, and he will have thought me dead, or devoured by wild beasts.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But they will have brought him tidings of the broken carriage, and he will have thought me dead, or devoured by wild beasts.
carriagenounUS /ˈkærɪdʒ/
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading But they will have brought him tidings of the broken carriage, and he will have thought me dead, or devoured by wild beasts.
clasping
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From this reading 'Oh! if her father could only see her!' broke forth the queen, clasping her hands.
consentnounUS /kənˈsent/
permission to do something
From this reading And in all this the queen guessed truly, save that nine long years were to pass before he would consent to put another in her place.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading 'Oh! if her father could only see her!' broke forth the queen, clasping her hands.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading But they will have brought him tidings of the broken carriage, and he will have thought me dead, or devoured by wild beasts.
devouredverbUS /dɪˈvaʊərd/
past form of “devour” — destroy completely
From this reading But they will have brought him tidings of the broken carriage, and he will have thought me dead, or devoured by wild beasts.
fairadjectiveUS /fer/
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading And though he will mourn for me long--I know that well--yet in time they will persuade him to take a wife, and she will be young and fair, and he will forget me.'
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading 'Oh! if her father could only see her!' broke forth the queen, clasping her hands.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And though he will mourn for me long--I know that well--yet in time they will persuade him to take a wife, and she will be young and fair, and he will forget me.'
forgetverbUS /fərˈɡet/
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading And though he will mourn for me long--I know that well--yet in time they will persuade him to take a wife, and she will be young and fair, and he will forget me.'
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading 'Oh! if her father could only see her!' broke forth the queen, clasping her hands.
guessedverbUS /ɡest/
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading And in all this the queen guessed truly, save that nine long years were to pass before he would consent to put another in her place.
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 'Oh! if her father could only see her!' broke forth the queen, clasping her hands.
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading 'Or if I could only tell him all that has happened since we parted.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Or if I could only tell him all that has happened since we parted.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But they will have brought him tidings of the broken carriage, and he will have thought me dead, or devoured by wild beasts.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they will have brought him tidings of the broken carriage, and he will have thought me dead, or devoured by wild beasts.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Oh! if her father could only see her!' broke forth the queen, clasping her hands.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Or if I could only tell him all that has happened since we parted.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Or if I could only tell him all that has happened since we parted.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'Oh! if her father could only see her!' broke forth the queen, clasping her hands.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And though he will mourn for me long--I know that well--yet in time they will persuade him to take a wife, and she will be young and fair, and he will forget me.'
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And though he will mourn for me long--I know that well--yet in time they will persuade him to take a wife, and she will be young and fair, and he will forget me.'
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 And though he will mourn for me long--I know that well--yet in time they will persuade him to take a wife, and she will be young and fair, and he will forget me.'
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But they will have brought him tidings of the broken carriage, and he will have thought me dead, or devoured by wild beasts.
mournverbUS /mɔːrn/
feel sadness
From this reading And though he will mourn for me long--I know that well--yet in time they will persuade him to take a wife, and she will be young and fair, and he will forget me.'
ninenounUS /naɪn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading And in all this the queen guessed truly, save that nine long years were to pass before he would consent to put another in her place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But they will have brought him tidings of the broken carriage, and he will have thought me dead, or devoured by wild beasts.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh! if her father could only see her!' broke forth the queen, clasping her hands.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading 'Oh! if her father could only see her!' broke forth the queen, clasping her hands.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading 'Or if I could only tell him all that has happened since we parted.
partedadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːrtɪd/
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading 'Or if I could only tell him all that has happened since we parted.
passverbUS /pæs/
go across or through
From this reading And in all this the queen guessed truly, save that nine long years were to pass before he would consent to put another in her place.
persuadeverbUS /pərˈsweɪd/
win approval or support for
From this reading And though he will mourn for me long--I know that well--yet in time they will persuade him to take a wife, and she will be young and fair, and he will forget me.'
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading And in all this the queen guessed truly, save that nine long years were to pass before he would consent to put another in her place.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And in all this the queen guessed truly, save that nine long years were to pass before he would consent to put another in her place.
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 'Oh! if her father could only see her!' broke forth the queen, clasping her hands.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading And in all this the queen guessed truly, save that nine long years were to pass before he would consent to put another in her place.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading 'Oh! if her father could only see her!' broke forth the queen, clasping her hands.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And though he will mourn for me long--I know that well--yet in time they will persuade him to take a wife, and she will be young and fair, and he will forget me.'
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading 'Or if I could only tell him all that has happened since we parted.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading And though he will mourn for me long--I know that well--yet in time they will persuade him to take a wife, and she will be young and fair, and he will forget me.'
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading 'Or if I could only tell him all that has happened since we parted.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Or if I could only tell him all that has happened since we parted.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Oh! if her father could only see her!' broke forth the queen, clasping her hands.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they will have brought him tidings of the broken carriage, and he will have thought me dead, or devoured by wild beasts.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And in all this the queen guessed truly, save that nine long years were to pass before he would consent to put another in her place.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And though he will mourn for me long--I know that well--yet in time they will persuade him to take a wife, and she will be young and fair, and he will forget me.'
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But they will have brought him tidings of the broken carriage, and he will have thought me dead, or devoured by wild beasts.
tidingsnounUS /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading But they will have brought him tidings of the broken carriage, and he will have thought me dead, or devoured by wild beasts.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And though he will mourn for me long--I know that well--yet in time they will persuade him to take a wife, and she will be young and fair, and he will forget me.'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And though he will mourn for me long--I know that well--yet in time they will persuade him to take a wife, and she will be young and fair, and he will forget me.'
trulyadverbUS /ˈtruːli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading And in all this the queen guessed truly, save that nine long years were to pass before he would consent to put another in her place.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'Or if I could only tell him all that has happened since we parted.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading And though he will mourn for me long--I know that well--yet in time they will persuade him to take a wife, and she will be young and fair, and he will forget me.'
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And in all this the queen guessed truly, save that nine long years were to pass before he would consent to put another in her place.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading And though he will mourn for me long--I know that well--yet in time they will persuade him to take a wife, and she will be young and fair, and he will forget me.'
wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading But they will have brought him tidings of the broken carriage, and he will have thought me dead, or devoured by wild beasts.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But they will have brought him tidings of the broken carriage, and he will have thought me dead, or devoured by wild beasts.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And in all this the queen guessed truly, save that nine long years were to pass before he would consent to put another in her place.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading And in all this the queen guessed truly, save that nine long years were to pass before he would consent to put another in her place.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And though he will mourn for me long--I know that well--yet in time they will persuade him to take a wife, and she will be young and fair, and he will forget me.'
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading And though he will mourn for me long--I know that well--yet in time they will persuade him to take a wife, and she will be young and fair, and he will forget me.'
