AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading By Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith Therefore ear and heart open to the genuine story teller, as flowers open to the spring sun and the May rain.
amusedadjectiveUS /əˈmjuːzd/
pleasantly occupied
From this reading There are no modern Scheherezades, and the Sultans nowadays have to be amused in a different fashion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith Therefore ear and heart open to the genuine story teller, as flowers open to the spring sun and the May rain.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are no modern Scheherezades, and the Sultans nowadays have to be amused in a different fashion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading By Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith Therefore ear and heart open to the genuine story teller, as flowers open to the spring sun and the May rain.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There are no modern Scheherezades, and the Sultans nowadays have to be amused in a different fashion.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But, for that matter, a hundred poetic pastimes of leisure have fled before the relentless Hurry Demon who governs this prosaic nineteenth century.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, for that matter, a hundred poetic pastimes of leisure have fled before the relentless Hurry Demon who governs this prosaic nineteenth century.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith Therefore ear and heart open to the genuine story teller, as flowers open to the spring sun and the May rain.
centurynounUS /ˈsentʃəri/
a period of 100 years
From this reading But, for that matter, a hundred poetic pastimes of leisure have fled before the relentless Hurry Demon who governs this prosaic nineteenth century.
CourtnounUS /kɔːrt/
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading The Wandering Minstrel is gone, and the Troubadour, and the Court of Love, and the King's Fool, and the Round Table, and with them the Story-Teller.
DemonnounUS /ˈdiːmən/
an evil supernatural being
From this reading But, for that matter, a hundred poetic pastimes of leisure have fled before the relentless Hurry Demon who governs this prosaic nineteenth century.
differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading There are no modern Scheherezades, and the Sultans nowadays have to be amused in a different fashion.
DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading By Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith Therefore ear and heart open to the genuine story teller, as flowers open to the spring sun and the May rain.
earnounUS /iːr/
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading By Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith Therefore ear and heart open to the genuine story teller, as flowers open to the spring sun and the May rain.
fashionnounUS /ˈfæʃən/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Story-telling, like letter-writing, is going out of fashion.
fledverbUS /fled/
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading But, for that matter, a hundred poetic pastimes of leisure have fled before the relentless Hurry Demon who governs this prosaic nineteenth century.
flowersnounUS /ˈflaʊərz/
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading By Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith Therefore ear and heart open to the genuine story teller, as flowers open to the spring sun and the May rain.
FoolnounUS /fuːl/
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading The Wandering Minstrel is gone, and the Troubadour, and the Court of Love, and the King's Fool, and the Round Table, and with them the Story-Teller.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But, for that matter, a hundred poetic pastimes of leisure have fled before the relentless Hurry Demon who governs this prosaic nineteenth century.
genuineadjectiveUS /ˈdʒenjəwən/
not fake or counterfeit
From this reading By Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith Therefore ear and heart open to the genuine story teller, as flowers open to the spring sun and the May rain.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading Story-telling, like letter-writing, is going out of fashion.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading The Wandering Minstrel is gone, and the Troubadour, and the Court of Love, and the King's Fool, and the Round Table, and with them the Story-Teller.
governsverbUS /ˈɡʌvərnz/
third-person singular of “govern” — bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
From this reading But, for that matter, a hundred poetic pastimes of leisure have fled before the relentless Hurry Demon who governs this prosaic nineteenth century.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There are no modern Scheherezades, and the Sultans nowadays have to be amused in a different fashion.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading By Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith Therefore ear and heart open to the genuine story teller, as flowers open to the spring sun and the May rain.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading But, for that matter, a hundred poetic pastimes of leisure have fled before the relentless Hurry Demon who governs this prosaic nineteenth century.
HurrynounUS /ˈhɜːri/
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading But, for that matter, a hundred poetic pastimes of leisure have fled before the relentless Hurry Demon who governs this prosaic nineteenth century.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are no modern Scheherezades, and the Sultans nowadays have to be amused in a different fashion.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Story-telling, like letter-writing, is going out of fashion.
Kate
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From this reading By Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith Therefore ear and heart open to the genuine story teller, as flowers open to the spring sun and the May rain.
King'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The Wandering Minstrel is gone, and the Troubadour, and the Court of Love, and the King's Fool, and the Round Table, and with them the Story-Teller.
leisurenounUS /ˈleʒər/
time available for ease and relaxation
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letter-writing
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From this reading Story-telling, like letter-writing, is going out of fashion.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Story-telling, like letter-writing, is going out of fashion.
LovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The Wandering Minstrel is gone, and the Troubadour, and the Court of Love, and the King's Fool, and the Round Table, and with them the Story-Teller.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading But, for that matter, a hundred poetic pastimes of leisure have fled before the relentless Hurry Demon who governs this prosaic nineteenth century.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading By Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith Therefore ear and heart open to the genuine story teller, as flowers open to the spring sun and the May rain.
MinstrelnounUS /ˈmɪnstrəl/
a singer of folk songs
From this reading The Wandering Minstrel is gone, and the Troubadour, and the Court of Love, and the King's Fool, and the Round Table, and with them the Story-Teller.
modernadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːdərn/
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading There are no modern Scheherezades, and the Sultans nowadays have to be amused in a different fashion.
nineteenthadjectiveUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the eighteenth in position
From this reading But, for that matter, a hundred poetic pastimes of leisure have fled before the relentless Hurry Demon who governs this prosaic nineteenth century.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There are no modern Scheherezades, and the Sultans nowadays have to be amused in a different fashion.
Nora
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From this reading By Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith Therefore ear and heart open to the genuine story teller, as flowers open to the spring sun and the May rain.
nowadaysnounUS /ˈnaʊədeɪz/
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading There are no modern Scheherezades, and the Sultans nowadays have to be amused in a different fashion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Story-telling, like letter-writing, is going out of fashion.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading By Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith Therefore ear and heart open to the genuine story teller, as flowers open to the spring sun and the May rain.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Story-telling, like letter-writing, is going out of fashion.
pastimesnounUS /ˈpæstaɪmz/
plural of “pastime” — a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)
From this reading But, for that matter, a hundred poetic pastimes of leisure have fled before the relentless Hurry Demon who governs this prosaic nineteenth century.
poeticadjectiveUS /poʊˈetɪk/
of or relating to poetry
From this reading But, for that matter, a hundred poetic pastimes of leisure have fled before the relentless Hurry Demon who governs this prosaic nineteenth century.
prosaicadjectiveUS /proʊˈzeɪɪk/
not fanciful or imaginative
From this reading But, for that matter, a hundred poetic pastimes of leisure have fled before the relentless Hurry Demon who governs this prosaic nineteenth century.
rainnounUS /reɪn/
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading By Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith Therefore ear and heart open to the genuine story teller, as flowers open to the spring sun and the May rain.
relentlessadjectiveUS /rɪˈlentlɪs/
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading But, for that matter, a hundred poetic pastimes of leisure have fled before the relentless Hurry Demon who governs this prosaic nineteenth century.
RoundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The Wandering Minstrel is gone, and the Troubadour, and the Court of Love, and the King's Fool, and the Round Table, and with them the Story-Teller.
Scheherezades
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From this reading There are no modern Scheherezades, and the Sultans nowadays have to be amused in a different fashion.
SmithnounUS /smɪθ/
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading By Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith Therefore ear and heart open to the genuine story teller, as flowers open to the spring sun and the May rain.
springnounUS /sprɪŋ/
the season of growth
From this reading By Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith Therefore ear and heart open to the genuine story teller, as flowers open to the spring sun and the May rain.
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 By Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith Therefore ear and heart open to the genuine story teller, as flowers open to the spring sun and the May rain.
Story-Teller
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Story-telling
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From this reading Story-telling, like letter-writing, is going out of fashion.
SultansnounUS /ˈsʌltənz/
plural of “sultan” — the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire)
From this reading There are no modern Scheherezades, and the Sultans nowadays have to be amused in a different fashion.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading By Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith Therefore ear and heart open to the genuine story teller, as flowers open to the spring sun and the May rain.
TablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The Wandering Minstrel is gone, and the Troubadour, and the Court of Love, and the King's Fool, and the Round Table, and with them the Story-Teller.
tellernounUS /ˈtelər/
United States physicist (born in Hungary) who worked on the first atom bomb and the first hydrogen bomb (1908-2003)
From this reading By Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith Therefore ear and heart open to the genuine story teller, as flowers open to the spring sun and the May rain.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But, for that matter, a hundred poetic pastimes of leisure have fled before the relentless Hurry Demon who governs this prosaic nineteenth century.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith Therefore ear and heart open to the genuine story teller, as flowers open to the spring sun and the May rain.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Wandering Minstrel is gone, and the Troubadour, and the Court of Love, and the King's Fool, and the Round Table, and with them the Story-Teller.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are no modern Scheherezades, and the Sultans nowadays have to be amused in a different fashion.
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading By Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith Therefore ear and heart open to the genuine story teller, as flowers open to the spring sun and the May rain.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But, for that matter, a hundred poetic pastimes of leisure have fled before the relentless Hurry Demon who governs this prosaic nineteenth century.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith Therefore ear and heart open to the genuine story teller, as flowers open to the spring sun and the May rain.
TroubadournounUS /ˈtruːbədɔːr/
a singer of folk songs
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WanderingadjectiveUS /ˈwɑːndərɪŋ/
migratory
From this reading The Wandering Minstrel is gone, and the Troubadour, and the Court of Love, and the King's Fool, and the Round Table, and with them the Story-Teller.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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Wiggin
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From this reading By Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith Therefore ear and heart open to the genuine story teller, as flowers open to the spring sun and the May rain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Wandering Minstrel is gone, and the Troubadour, and the Court of Love, and the King's Fool, and the Round Table, and with them the Story-Teller.
