adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE UNREALITY OF EVIL "Once upon a time long, long ago, there was a great and good king, who lived in a country where everything was good.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She hurried home and told her husband what she had seen, and he believed her story about this evil, or devil (that never had any existence, only in the imagination of this woman).
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading THE UNREALITY OF EVIL "Once upon a time long, long ago, there was a great and good king, who lived in a country where everything was good.
alarmedadjectiveUS /əˈlɑːrmd/
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading But one day one of his people imagined she saw an evil thing or devil, and became greatly alarmed thereat.
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 He had thousands of subjects under him, and these subjects were all good.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But one day one of his people imagined she saw an evil thing or devil, and became greatly alarmed thereat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE UNREALITY OF EVIL "Once upon a time long, long ago, there was a great and good king, who lived in a country where everything was good.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading She hurried home and told her husband what she had seen, and he believed her story about this evil, or devil (that never had any existence, only in the imagination of this woman).
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This was because the king was good and the people strove to be like him.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading But one day one of his people imagined she saw an evil thing or devil, and became greatly alarmed thereat.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading This was because the king was good and the people strove to be like him.
believedverbUS /bɪˈliːvd/
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading She hurried home and told her husband what she had seen, and he believed her story about this evil, or devil (that never had any existence, only in the imagination of this woman).
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But one day one of his people imagined she saw an evil thing or devil, and became greatly alarmed thereat.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading THE UNREALITY OF EVIL "Once upon a time long, long ago, there was a great and good king, who lived in a country where everything was good.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But one day one of his people imagined she saw an evil thing or devil, and became greatly alarmed thereat.
devilnounUS /ˈdevəl/
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading But one day one of his people imagined she saw an evil thing or devil, and became greatly alarmed thereat.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading THE UNREALITY OF EVIL "Once upon a time long, long ago, there was a great and good king, who lived in a country where everything was good.
EVILnounUS /ˈiːvəl/
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading THE UNREALITY OF EVIL "Once upon a time long, long ago, there was a great and good king, who lived in a country where everything was good.
existencenounUS /eɡˈzɪstəns/
the state or fact of existing
From this reading She hurried home and told her husband what she had seen, and he believed her story about this evil, or devil (that never had any existence, only in the imagination of this woman).
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading THE UNREALITY OF EVIL "Once upon a time long, long ago, there was a great and good king, who lived in a country where everything was good.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE UNREALITY OF EVIL "Once upon a time long, long ago, there was a great and good king, who lived in a country where everything was good.
greatlyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪtli/
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading But one day one of his people imagined she saw an evil thing or devil, and became greatly alarmed thereat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had thousands of subjects under him, and these subjects were all good.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had thousands of subjects under him, and these subjects were all good.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She hurried home and told her husband what she had seen, and he believed her story about this evil, or devil (that never had any existence, only in the imagination of this woman).
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had thousands of subjects under him, and these subjects were all good.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But one day one of his people imagined she saw an evil thing or devil, and became greatly alarmed thereat.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She hurried home and told her husband what she had seen, and he believed her story about this evil, or devil (that never had any existence, only in the imagination of this woman).
hurriedadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːrid/
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading She hurried home and told her husband what she had seen, and he believed her story about this evil, or devil (that never had any existence, only in the imagination of this woman).
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading She hurried home and told her husband what she had seen, and he believed her story about this evil, or devil (that never had any existence, only in the imagination of this woman).
imaginationnounUS /ˌɪmædʒəˈneɪʃən/
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading She hurried home and told her husband what she had seen, and he believed her story about this evil, or devil (that never had any existence, only in the imagination of this woman).
imaginedverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənd/
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading But one day one of his people imagined she saw an evil thing or devil, and became greatly alarmed thereat.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE UNREALITY OF EVIL "Once upon a time long, long ago, there was a great and good king, who lived in a country where everything was good.
kingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading THE UNREALITY OF EVIL "Once upon a time long, long ago, there was a great and good king, who lived in a country where everything was good.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading This was because the king was good and the people strove to be like him.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading THE UNREALITY OF EVIL "Once upon a time long, long ago, there was a great and good king, who lived in a country where everything was good.
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 THE UNREALITY OF EVIL "Once upon a time long, long ago, there was a great and good king, who lived in a country where everything was good.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She hurried home and told her husband what she had seen, and he believed her story about this evil, or devil (that never had any existence, only in the imagination of this woman).
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE UNREALITY OF EVIL "Once upon a time long, long ago, there was a great and good king, who lived in a country where everything was good.
OnceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading THE UNREALITY OF EVIL "Once upon a time long, long ago, there was a great and good king, who lived in a country where everything was good.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But one day one of his people imagined she saw an evil thing or devil, and became greatly alarmed thereat.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading She hurried home and told her husband what she had seen, and he believed her story about this evil, or devil (that never had any existence, only in the imagination of this woman).
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But one day one of his people imagined she saw an evil thing or devil, and became greatly alarmed thereat.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading This was because the king was good and the people strove to be like him.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading But one day one of his people imagined she saw an evil thing or devil, and became greatly alarmed thereat.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She hurried home and told her husband what she had seen, and he believed her story about this evil, or devil (that never had any existence, only in the imagination of this woman).
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But one day one of his people imagined she saw an evil thing or devil, and became greatly alarmed thereat.
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading She hurried home and told her husband what she had seen, and he believed her story about this evil, or devil (that never had any existence, only in the imagination of this woman).
stroveverbUS /stroʊv/
inflected form of “strive” — attempt by employing effort
From this reading This was because the king was good and the people strove to be like him.
subjectsnounUS /ˈsʌbdʒɪkts/
plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading He had thousands of subjects under him, and these subjects were all good.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She hurried home and told her husband what she had seen, and he believed her story about this evil, or devil (that never had any existence, only in the imagination of this woman).
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE UNREALITY OF EVIL "Once upon a time long, long ago, there was a great and good king, who lived in a country where everything was good.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE UNREALITY OF EVIL "Once upon a time long, long ago, there was a great and good king, who lived in a country where everything was good.
thereat
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From this reading But one day one of his people imagined she saw an evil thing or devil, and became greatly alarmed thereat.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He had thousands of subjects under him, and these subjects were all good.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading But one day one of his people imagined she saw an evil thing or devil, and became greatly alarmed thereat.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was because the king was good and the people strove to be like him.
thousandsnounUS /ˈθaʊzəndz/
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading He had thousands of subjects under him, and these subjects were all good.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE UNREALITY OF EVIL "Once upon a time long, long ago, there was a great and good king, who lived in a country where everything was good.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was because the king was good and the people strove to be like him.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She hurried home and told her husband what she had seen, and he believed her story about this evil, or devil (that never had any existence, only in the imagination of this woman).
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He had thousands of subjects under him, and these subjects were all good.
UNREALITYnounUS /ˌʌnriˈæləti/
the quality possessed by something that is unreal
From this reading THE UNREALITY OF EVIL "Once upon a time long, long ago, there was a great and good king, who lived in a country where everything was good.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE UNREALITY OF EVIL "Once upon a time long, long ago, there was a great and good king, who lived in a country where everything was good.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE UNREALITY OF EVIL "Once upon a time long, long ago, there was a great and good king, who lived in a country where everything was good.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had thousands of subjects under him, and these subjects were all good.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She hurried home and told her husband what she had seen, and he believed her story about this evil, or devil (that never had any existence, only in the imagination of this woman).
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE UNREALITY OF EVIL "Once upon a time long, long ago, there was a great and good king, who lived in a country where everything was good.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE UNREALITY OF EVIL "Once upon a time long, long ago, there was a great and good king, who lived in a country where everything was good.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She hurried home and told her husband what she had seen, and he believed her story about this evil, or devil (that never had any existence, only in the imagination of this woman).
