adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They are to sing again for a prize and again the princess is to give it.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading They are to sing again for a prize and again the princess is to give it.
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 "They are all in the hall of the prince's castle now.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They are to sing again for a prize and again the princess is to give it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "They are all in the hall of the prince's castle now.
beginsnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnz/
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading The knight who loves the princess hopelessly begins.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading He sings of his own love, how it is fixed upon one who does not love him in return, and how still his love for her is all the joy he has, and he would gladly lose the last blood of his heart for her.
castlenounUS /ˈkæsəl/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading "They are all in the hall of the prince's castle now.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He sings of his own love, how it is fixed upon one who does not love him in return, and how still his love for her is all the joy he has, and he would gladly lose the last blood of his heart for her.
fixedadjectiveUS /fɪkst/
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading He sings of his own love, how it is fixed upon one who does not love him in return, and how still his love for her is all the joy he has, and he would gladly lose the last blood of his heart for her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They are to sing again for a prize and again the princess is to give it.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading They are to sing again for a prize and again the princess is to give it.
gladlyadverbUS /ˈɡlædli/
in a willing manner
From this reading He sings of his own love, how it is fixed upon one who does not love him in return, and how still his love for her is all the joy he has, and he would gladly lose the last blood of his heart for her.
hallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading "They are all in the hall of the prince's castle now.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He sings of his own love, how it is fixed upon one who does not love him in return, and how still his love for her is all the joy he has, and he would gladly lose the last blood of his heart for her.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sings of his own love, how it is fixed upon one who does not love him in return, and how still his love for her is all the joy he has, and he would gladly lose the last blood of his heart for her.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He sings of his own love, how it is fixed upon one who does not love him in return, and how still his love for her is all the joy he has, and he would gladly lose the last blood of his heart for her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He sings of his own love, how it is fixed upon one who does not love him in return, and how still his love for her is all the joy he has, and he would gladly lose the last blood of his heart for her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He sings of his own love, how it is fixed upon one who does not love him in return, and how still his love for her is all the joy he has, and he would gladly lose the last blood of his heart for her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sings of his own love, how it is fixed upon one who does not love him in return, and how still his love for her is all the joy he has, and he would gladly lose the last blood of his heart for her.
hopelesslyadverbUS /ˈhoʊpləsli/
in a hopeless manner
From this reading The knight who loves the princess hopelessly begins.
how
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From this reading He sings of his own love, how it is fixed upon one who does not love him in return, and how still his love for her is all the joy he has, and he would gladly lose the last blood of his heart for her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "They are all in the hall of the prince's castle now.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They are to sing again for a prize and again the princess is to give it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They are to sing again for a prize and again the princess is to give it.
joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading He sings of his own love, how it is fixed upon one who does not love him in return, and how still his love for her is all the joy he has, and he would gladly lose the last blood of his heart for her.
knightnounUS /naɪt/
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading The knight who loves the princess hopelessly begins.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading He sings of his own love, how it is fixed upon one who does not love him in return, and how still his love for her is all the joy he has, and he would gladly lose the last blood of his heart for her.
loseverbUS /luːz/
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading He sings of his own love, how it is fixed upon one who does not love him in return, and how still his love for her is all the joy he has, and he would gladly lose the last blood of his heart for her.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The prince tells them that they must all sing of love.
lovesnounUS /lʌvz/
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The knight who loves the princess hopelessly begins.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The prince tells them that they must all sing of love.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He sings of his own love, how it is fixed upon one who does not love him in return, and how still his love for her is all the joy he has, and he would gladly lose the last blood of his heart for her.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "They are all in the hall of the prince's castle now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "They are all in the hall of the prince's castle now.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He sings of his own love, how it is fixed upon one who does not love him in return, and how still his love for her is all the joy he has, and he would gladly lose the last blood of his heart for her.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He sings of his own love, how it is fixed upon one who does not love him in return, and how still his love for her is all the joy he has, and he would gladly lose the last blood of his heart for her.
princenounUS /prɪns/
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading The prince tells them that they must all sing of love.
prince'snounUS /ˈprɪnsɪz/
possessive form of “prince” — a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading "They are all in the hall of the prince's castle now.
princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading They are to sing again for a prize and again the princess is to give it.
prizenounUS /praɪz/
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading They are to sing again for a prize and again the princess is to give it.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading He sings of his own love, how it is fixed upon one who does not love him in return, and how still his love for her is all the joy he has, and he would gladly lose the last blood of his heart for her.
singverbUS /sɪŋ/
deliver by singing
From this reading They are to sing again for a prize and again the princess is to give it.
singsverbUS /sɪŋz/
third-person singular of “sing” — deliver by singing
From this reading He sings of his own love, how it is fixed upon one who does not love him in return, and how still his love for her is all the joy he has, and he would gladly lose the last blood of his heart for her.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading He sings of his own love, how it is fixed upon one who does not love him in return, and how still his love for her is all the joy he has, and he would gladly lose the last blood of his heart for her.
tellsnounUS /telz/
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading The prince tells them that they must all sing of love.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The prince tells them that they must all sing of love.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "They are all in the hall of the prince's castle now.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The prince tells them that they must all sing of love.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They are all in the hall of the prince's castle now.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They are to sing again for a prize and again the princess is to give it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He sings of his own love, how it is fixed upon one who does not love him in return, and how still his love for her is all the joy he has, and he would gladly lose the last blood of his heart for her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The knight who loves the princess hopelessly begins.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He sings of his own love, how it is fixed upon one who does not love him in return, and how still his love for her is all the joy he has, and he would gladly lose the last blood of his heart for her.
