adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “It sounds like a very funny story, though.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I never heard about that,” said Trilby.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I had warned Troy against the Greeks, and they all laughed at me, and said my eye to the future was strabismatic; that the Greeks couldn’t get into Troy at all, even if they wanted to.
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 I had warned Troy against the Greeks, and they all laughed at me, and said my eye to the future was strabismatic; that the Greeks couldn’t get into Troy at all, even if they wanted to.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had warned Troy against the Greeks, and they all laughed at me, and said my eye to the future was strabismatic; that the Greeks couldn’t get into Troy at all, even if they wanted to.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Well, it wasn’t so humorous for some as it was for others,” said Cassandra, with a sly glance at Helen.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Well, it wasn’t so humorous for some as it was for others,” said Cassandra, with a sly glance at Helen.
CassandranounUS /kəˈsændrə/
(Greek mythology) a prophetess in Troy during the Trojan War whose predictions were true but were never believed
From this reading “Well, it wasn’t so humorous for some as it was for others,” said Cassandra, with a sly glance at Helen.
couldn't
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From this reading I had warned Troy against the Greeks, and they all laughed at me, and said my eye to the future was strabismatic; that the Greeks couldn’t get into Troy at all, even if they wanted to.
deliriumnounUS /dɪˈlɪriəm/
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
deservedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzɜːrvd/
properly deserved
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading I had warned Troy against the Greeks, and they all laughed at me, and said my eye to the future was strabismatic; that the Greeks couldn’t get into Troy at all, even if they wanted to.
exceptingverbUS /ˌekˈseptɪŋ/
-ing form of “except” — take exception to
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading I had warned Troy against the Greeks, and they all laughed at me, and said my eye to the future was strabismatic; that the Greeks couldn’t get into Troy at all, even if they wanted to.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Well, it wasn’t so humorous for some as it was for others,” said Cassandra, with a sly glance at Helen.
funnounUS /fʌn/
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
funnyadjectiveUS /ˈfʌni/
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “It sounds like a very funny story, though.”
futureadjectiveUS /ˈfjuːtʃər/
yet to be or coming
From this reading I had warned Troy against the Greeks, and they all laughed at me, and said my eye to the future was strabismatic; that the Greeks couldn’t get into Troy at all, even if they wanted to.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I had warned Troy against the Greeks, and they all laughed at me, and said my eye to the future was strabismatic; that the Greeks couldn’t get into Troy at all, even if they wanted to.
glanceverbUS /ɡlæns/
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “Well, it wasn’t so humorous for some as it was for others,” said Cassandra, with a sly glance at Helen.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
GreeksnounUS /ɡriːks/
plural of “greek” — the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading I had warned Troy against the Greeks, and they all laughed at me, and said my eye to the future was strabismatic; that the Greeks couldn’t get into Troy at all, even if they wanted to.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had warned Troy against the Greeks, and they all laughed at me, and said my eye to the future was strabismatic; that the Greeks couldn’t get into Troy at all, even if they wanted to.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “I never heard about that,” said Trilby.
HelennounUS /ˈhelən/
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “Well, it wasn’t so humorous for some as it was for others,” said Cassandra, with a sly glance at Helen.
humorousadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmərəs/
full of or characterized by humor
From this reading “Well, it wasn’t so humorous for some as it was for others,” said Cassandra, with a sly glance at Helen.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I never heard about that,” said Trilby.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I had warned Troy against the Greeks, and they all laughed at me, and said my eye to the future was strabismatic; that the Greeks couldn’t get into Troy at all, even if they wanted to.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
incidentnounUS /ˈɪnsədənt/
a single distinct event
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I had warned Troy against the Greeks, and they all laughed at me, and said my eye to the future was strabismatic; that the Greeks couldn’t get into Troy at all, even if they wanted to.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It sounds like a very funny story, though.”
Laocoonnoun
(Greek mythology) the priest of Apollo who warned the Trojans to beware of Greeks bearing gifts when they wanted to accept the Trojan Horse
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
laughedverbUS /læft/
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading I had warned Troy against the Greeks, and they all laughed at me, and said my eye to the future was strabismatic; that the Greeks couldn’t get into Troy at all, even if they wanted to.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “It sounds like a very funny story, though.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
mentionedverbUS /ˈmenʃənd/
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I never heard about that,” said Trilby.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
occurredverbUS /əˈkɜːrd/
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
others
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From this reading “Well, it wasn’t so humorous for some as it was for others,” said Cassandra, with a sly glance at Helen.
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
portionnounUS /ˈpɔːrʃən/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I never heard about that,” said Trilby.
slyadjectiveUS /slaɪ/
marked by skill in deception
From this reading “Well, it wasn’t so humorous for some as it was for others,” said Cassandra, with a sly glance at Helen.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Well, it wasn’t so humorous for some as it was for others,” said Cassandra, with a sly glance at Helen.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Well, it wasn’t so humorous for some as it was for others,” said Cassandra, with a sly glance at Helen.
soundsnounUS /saʊndz/
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “It sounds like a very funny story, though.”
stealingnounUS /ˈstiːlɪŋ/
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
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 “It sounds like a very funny story, though.”
strabismatic
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From this reading I had warned Troy against the Greeks, and they all laughed at me, and said my eye to the future was strabismatic; that the Greeks couldn’t get into Troy at all, even if they wanted to.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I never heard about that,” said Trilby.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had warned Troy against the Greeks, and they all laughed at me, and said my eye to the future was strabismatic; that the Greeks couldn’t get into Troy at all, even if they wanted to.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “It sounds like a very funny story, though.”
thunderverbUS /ˈθʌndər/
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
tremens
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From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
TrilbynounUS /ˈtrɪlbi/
singer in a novel by George du Maurier who was under the control of the hypnotist Svengali
From this reading “I never heard about that,” said Trilby.
TrojannounUS /ˈtroʊdʒən/
a native of ancient Troy
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
TroynounUS /trɔɪ/
a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains
From this reading I had warned Troy against the Greeks, and they all laughed at me, and said my eye to the future was strabismatic; that the Greeks couldn’t get into Troy at all, even if they wanted to.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading “It sounds like a very funny story, though.”
wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I had warned Troy against the Greeks, and they all laughed at me, and said my eye to the future was strabismatic; that the Greeks couldn’t get into Troy at all, even if they wanted to.
warnedverbUS /wɔːrnd/
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading I had warned Troy against the Greeks, and they all laughed at me, and said my eye to the future was strabismatic; that the Greeks couldn’t get into Troy at all, even if they wanted to.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, it wasn’t so humorous for some as it was for others,” said Cassandra, with a sly glance at Helen.
wasn't
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From this reading “Well, it wasn’t so humorous for some as it was for others,” said Cassandra, with a sly glance at Helen.
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 “Well, it wasn’t so humorous for some as it was for others,” said Cassandra, with a sly glance at Helen.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Well, it wasn’t so humorous for some as it was for others,” said Cassandra, with a sly glance at Helen.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “The fact is, until you mentioned it yourself, it never occurred to me that there was much fun in any portion of the Trojan incident, excepting perhaps the delirium tremens of old Laocoon, who got no more than he deserved for stealing my thunder.
