adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Such a bore, isn’t it?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I’m simply dying to talk to you, and to hear all about your wonderful country and how you got here, and everything, but I have to do justice every morning.
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’m simply dying to talk to you, and to hear all about your wonderful country and how you got here, and everything, but I have to do justice every morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “THE DEEPEST DUNGEON BELOW THE CASTLE MOAT” The Queen threw three of the red and gold embroidered cushions off the throne on to the marble steps that led up to it.
BELOWprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “THE DEEPEST DUNGEON BELOW THE CASTLE MOAT” The Queen threw three of the red and gold embroidered cushions off the throne on to the marble steps that led up to it.
boreverbUS /bɔːr/
cause to be bored
From this reading Such a bore, isn’t it?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I’m simply dying to talk to you, and to hear all about your wonderful country and how you got here, and everything, but I have to do justice every morning.
CASTLEnounUS /ˈkæsəl/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading “THE DEEPEST DUNGEON BELOW THE CASTLE MOAT” The Queen threw three of the red and gold embroidered cushions off the throne on to the marble steps that led up to it.
comfortableadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading “Just make yourselves comfortable there,” she said.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “I’m simply dying to talk to you, and to hear all about your wonderful country and how you got here, and everything, but I have to do justice every morning.
cushionsnounUS /ˈkʊʃənz/
plural of “cushion” — a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
From this reading “THE DEEPEST DUNGEON BELOW THE CASTLE MOAT” The Queen threw three of the red and gold embroidered cushions off the throne on to the marble steps that led up to it.
DEEPESTadjectiveUS /ˈdiːpəst/
superlative of “deep” — relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading “THE DEEPEST DUNGEON BELOW THE CASTLE MOAT” The Queen threw three of the red and gold embroidered cushions off the throne on to the marble steps that led up to it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I’m simply dying to talk to you, and to hear all about your wonderful country and how you got here, and everything, but I have to do justice every morning.
DUNGEONnounUS /ˈdʌndʒən/
the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
From this reading “THE DEEPEST DUNGEON BELOW THE CASTLE MOAT” The Queen threw three of the red and gold embroidered cushions off the throne on to the marble steps that led up to it.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading “I’m simply dying to talk to you, and to hear all about your wonderful country and how you got here, and everything, but I have to do justice every morning.
embroideredverbUS /emˈbrɔɪdərd/
past form of “embroider” — decorate with needlework
From this reading “THE DEEPEST DUNGEON BELOW THE CASTLE MOAT” The Queen threw three of the red and gold embroidered cushions off the throne on to the marble steps that led up to it.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “I’m simply dying to talk to you, and to hear all about your wonderful country and how you got here, and everything, but I have to do justice every morning.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “I’m simply dying to talk to you, and to hear all about your wonderful country and how you got here, and everything, but I have to do justice every morning.
goldnounUS /ɡoʊld/
coins made of gold
From this reading “THE DEEPEST DUNGEON BELOW THE CASTLE MOAT” The Queen threw three of the red and gold embroidered cushions off the throne on to the marble steps that led up to it.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I’m simply dying to talk to you, and to hear all about your wonderful country and how you got here, and everything, but I have to do justice every morning.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I’m simply dying to talk to you, and to hear all about your wonderful country and how you got here, and everything, but I have to do justice every morning.
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “I’m simply dying to talk to you, and to hear all about your wonderful country and how you got here, and everything, but I have to do justice every morning.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I’m simply dying to talk to you, and to hear all about your wonderful country and how you got here, and everything, but I have to do justice every morning.
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From this reading “I’m simply dying to talk to you, and to hear all about your wonderful country and how you got here, and everything, but I have to do justice every morning.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’m simply dying to talk to you, and to hear all about your wonderful country and how you got here, and everything, but I have to do justice every morning.
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From this reading “I’m simply dying to talk to you, and to hear all about your wonderful country and how you got here, and everything, but I have to do justice every morning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Do you do justice in your own country?”
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From this reading Such a bore, isn’t it?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “THE DEEPEST DUNGEON BELOW THE CASTLE MOAT” The Queen threw three of the red and gold embroidered cushions off the throne on to the marble steps that led up to it.
JustadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading “Just make yourselves comfortable there,” she said.
justicenounUS /ˈdʒʌstəs/
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading “I’m simply dying to talk to you, and to hear all about your wonderful country and how you got here, and everything, but I have to do justice every morning.
lednounUS /led/
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading “THE DEEPEST DUNGEON BELOW THE CASTLE MOAT” The Queen threw three of the red and gold embroidered cushions off the throne on to the marble steps that led up to it.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading “Just make yourselves comfortable there,” she said.
marblenounUS /ˈmɑːrbəl/
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading “THE DEEPEST DUNGEON BELOW THE CASTLE MOAT” The Queen threw three of the red and gold embroidered cushions off the throne on to the marble steps that led up to it.
MOATnounUS /moʊt/
ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
From this reading “THE DEEPEST DUNGEON BELOW THE CASTLE MOAT” The Queen threw three of the red and gold embroidered cushions off the throne on to the marble steps that led up to it.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “I’m simply dying to talk to you, and to hear all about your wonderful country and how you got here, and everything, but I have to do justice every morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “THE DEEPEST DUNGEON BELOW THE CASTLE MOAT” The Queen threw three of the red and gold embroidered cushions off the throne on to the marble steps that led up to it.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “THE DEEPEST DUNGEON BELOW THE CASTLE MOAT” The Queen threw three of the red and gold embroidered cushions off the throne on to the marble steps that led up to it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “THE DEEPEST DUNGEON BELOW THE CASTLE MOAT” The Queen threw three of the red and gold embroidered cushions off the throne on to the marble steps that led up to it.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Do you do justice in your own country?”
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 “THE DEEPEST DUNGEON BELOW THE CASTLE MOAT” The Queen threw three of the red and gold embroidered cushions off the throne on to the marble steps that led up to it.
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “THE DEEPEST DUNGEON BELOW THE CASTLE MOAT” The Queen threw three of the red and gold embroidered cushions off the throne on to the marble steps that led up to it.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Just make yourselves comfortable there,” she said.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Just make yourselves comfortable there,” she said.
simplyadverbUS /ˈsɪmpli/
and nothing more
From this reading “I’m simply dying to talk to you, and to hear all about your wonderful country and how you got here, and everything, but I have to do justice every morning.
stepsnounUS /steps/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “THE DEEPEST DUNGEON BELOW THE CASTLE MOAT” The Queen threw three of the red and gold embroidered cushions off the throne on to the marble steps that led up to it.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a bore, isn’t it?
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “I’m simply dying to talk to you, and to hear all about your wonderful country and how you got here, and everything, but I have to do justice every morning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “THE DEEPEST DUNGEON BELOW THE CASTLE MOAT” The Queen threw three of the red and gold embroidered cushions off the throne on to the marble steps that led up to it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “THE DEEPEST DUNGEON BELOW THE CASTLE MOAT” The Queen threw three of the red and gold embroidered cushions off the throne on to the marble steps that led up to it.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Just make yourselves comfortable there,” she said.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “THE DEEPEST DUNGEON BELOW THE CASTLE MOAT” The Queen threw three of the red and gold embroidered cushions off the throne on to the marble steps that led up to it.
threwverbUS /θruː/
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “THE DEEPEST DUNGEON BELOW THE CASTLE MOAT” The Queen threw three of the red and gold embroidered cushions off the throne on to the marble steps that led up to it.
thronenounUS /θroʊn/
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading “THE DEEPEST DUNGEON BELOW THE CASTLE MOAT” The Queen threw three of the red and gold embroidered cushions off the throne on to the marble steps that led up to it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “THE DEEPEST DUNGEON BELOW THE CASTLE MOAT” The Queen threw three of the red and gold embroidered cushions off the throne on to the marble steps that led up to it.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “THE DEEPEST DUNGEON BELOW THE CASTLE MOAT” The Queen threw three of the red and gold embroidered cushions off the throne on to the marble steps that led up to it.
wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “I’m simply dying to talk to you, and to hear all about your wonderful country and how you got here, and everything, but I have to do justice every morning.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’m simply dying to talk to you, and to hear all about your wonderful country and how you got here, and everything, but I have to do justice every morning.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’m simply dying to talk to you, and to hear all about your wonderful country and how you got here, and everything, but I have to do justice every morning.
yourselvespronounUS /jʊrˈselvz/
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading “Just make yourselves comfortable there,” she said.
