AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A paper of the time says significantly that 'the Prince of Wales, with a spirit which does him honour, has three times requested a change in that system.'
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading How his young eyes must have sparkled, and with what glad gasps must he have taken the air of freedom into his lungs!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This was the kind of life that young George found opened to him, when, at length, in his nineteenth year, they gave him an establishment in Buckingham House.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How his young eyes must have sparkled, and with what glad gasps must he have taken the air of freedom into his lungs!
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading King George had long postponed permission for his son to appear at any balls, and the year before had only given it, lest he should offend the Spanish Minister, who begged it as a personal favour.
appearverbUS /əˈpɪr/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading King George had long postponed permission for his son to appear at any balls, and the year before had only given it, lest he should offend the Spanish Minister, who begged it as a personal favour.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading King George had long postponed permission for his son to appear at any balls, and the year before had only given it, lest he should offend the Spanish Minister, who begged it as a personal favour.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This was the kind of life that young George found opened to him, when, at length, in his nineteenth year, they gave him an establishment in Buckingham House.
ballsnounUS /bɔːlz/
plural of “ball” — round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading King George had long postponed permission for his son to appear at any balls, and the year before had only given it, lest he should offend the Spanish Minister, who begged it as a personal favour.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Rumour had long been busy with the damned surveillance under which his childhood had been passed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading King George had long postponed permission for his son to appear at any balls, and the year before had only given it, lest he should offend the Spanish Minister, who begged it as a personal favour.
beggedverbUS /beɡd/
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading King George had long postponed permission for his son to appear at any balls, and the year before had only given it, lest he should offend the Spanish Minister, who begged it as a personal favour.
Buckingham
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From this reading This was the kind of life that young George found opened to him, when, at length, in his nineteenth year, they gave him an establishment in Buckingham House.
busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Rumour had long been busy with the damned surveillance under which his childhood had been passed.
changeverbUS /tʃeɪndʒ/
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading A paper of the time says significantly that 'the Prince of Wales, with a spirit which does him honour, has three times requested a change in that system.'
childhoodnounUS /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading Rumour had long been busy with the damned surveillance under which his childhood had been passed.
damnedadjectiveUS /dæmd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Rumour had long been busy with the damned surveillance under which his childhood had been passed.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A paper of the time says significantly that 'the Prince of Wales, with a spirit which does him honour, has three times requested a change in that system.'
establishmentnounUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/
the act of forming or establishing something
From this reading This was the kind of life that young George found opened to him, when, at length, in his nineteenth year, they gave him an establishment in Buckingham House.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading How his young eyes must have sparkled, and with what glad gasps must he have taken the air of freedom into his lungs!
favournounUS /ˈfeɪvər/
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading King George had long postponed permission for his son to appear at any balls, and the year before had only given it, lest he should offend the Spanish Minister, who begged it as a personal favour.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading King George had long postponed permission for his son to appear at any balls, and the year before had only given it, lest he should offend the Spanish Minister, who begged it as a personal favour.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading This was the kind of life that young George found opened to him, when, at length, in his nineteenth year, they gave him an establishment in Buckingham House.
freedomnounUS /ˈfriːdəm/
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading How his young eyes must have sparkled, and with what glad gasps must he have taken the air of freedom into his lungs!
gaspsnounUS /ɡæsps/
plural of “gasp” — a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading How his young eyes must have sparkled, and with what glad gasps must he have taken the air of freedom into his lungs!
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading This was the kind of life that young George found opened to him, when, at length, in his nineteenth year, they gave him an establishment in Buckingham House.
GeorgenounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading This was the kind of life that young George found opened to him, when, at length, in his nineteenth year, they gave him an establishment in Buckingham House.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading King George had long postponed permission for his son to appear at any balls, and the year before had only given it, lest he should offend the Spanish Minister, who begged it as a personal favour.
gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading How his young eyes must have sparkled, and with what glad gasps must he have taken the air of freedom into his lungs!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rumour had long been busy with the damned surveillance under which his childhood had been passed.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A paper of the time says significantly that 'the Prince of Wales, with a spirit which does him honour, has three times requested a change in that system.'
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How his young eyes must have sparkled, and with what glad gasps must he have taken the air of freedom into his lungs!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How his young eyes must have sparkled, and with what glad gasps must he have taken the air of freedom into his lungs!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This was the kind of life that young George found opened to him, when, at length, in his nineteenth year, they gave him an establishment in Buckingham House.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This was the kind of life that young George found opened to him, when, at length, in his nineteenth year, they gave him an establishment in Buckingham House.
honournounUS /ˈɑːnər/
the state of being honored
From this reading A paper of the time says significantly that 'the Prince of Wales, with a spirit which does him honour, has three times requested a change in that system.'
HousenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading This was the kind of life that young George found opened to him, when, at length, in his nineteenth year, they gave him an establishment in Buckingham House.
How
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From this reading How his young eyes must have sparkled, and with what glad gasps must he have taken the air of freedom into his lungs!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was the kind of life that young George found opened to him, when, at length, in his nineteenth year, they gave him an establishment in Buckingham House.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading How his young eyes must have sparkled, and with what glad gasps must he have taken the air of freedom into his lungs!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading King George had long postponed permission for his son to appear at any balls, and the year before had only given it, lest he should offend the Spanish Minister, who begged it as a personal favour.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading This was the kind of life that young George found opened to him, when, at length, in his nineteenth year, they gave him an establishment in Buckingham House.
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading King George had long postponed permission for his son to appear at any balls, and the year before had only given it, lest he should offend the Spanish Minister, who begged it as a personal favour.
lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading This was the kind of life that young George found opened to him, when, at length, in his nineteenth year, they gave him an establishment in Buckingham House.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading King George had long postponed permission for his son to appear at any balls, and the year before had only given it, lest he should offend the Spanish Minister, who begged it as a personal favour.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading This was the kind of life that young George found opened to him, when, at length, in his nineteenth year, they gave him an establishment in Buckingham House.
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 Rumour had long been busy with the damned surveillance under which his childhood had been passed.
lungsnounUS /lʌŋz/
plural of “lung” — either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
From this reading How his young eyes must have sparkled, and with what glad gasps must he have taken the air of freedom into his lungs!
MinisternounUS /ˈmɪnəstər/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading King George had long postponed permission for his son to appear at any balls, and the year before had only given it, lest he should offend the Spanish Minister, who begged it as a personal favour.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading How his young eyes must have sparkled, and with what glad gasps must he have taken the air of freedom into his lungs!
nineteenthadjectiveUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the eighteenth in position
From this reading This was the kind of life that young George found opened to him, when, at length, in his nineteenth year, they gave him an establishment in Buckingham House.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was the kind of life that young George found opened to him, when, at length, in his nineteenth year, they gave him an establishment in Buckingham House.
offendverbUS /əˈfend/
cause to feel resentment or indignation
From this reading King George had long postponed permission for his son to appear at any balls, and the year before had only given it, lest he should offend the Spanish Minister, who begged it as a personal favour.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading King George had long postponed permission for his son to appear at any balls, and the year before had only given it, lest he should offend the Spanish Minister, who begged it as a personal favour.
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading This was the kind of life that young George found opened to him, when, at length, in his nineteenth year, they gave him an establishment in Buckingham House.
papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading A paper of the time says significantly that 'the Prince of Wales, with a spirit which does him honour, has three times requested a change in that system.'
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Rumour had long been busy with the damned surveillance under which his childhood had been passed.
permissionnounUS /pərˈmɪʃən/
approval to do something
From this reading King George had long postponed permission for his son to appear at any balls, and the year before had only given it, lest he should offend the Spanish Minister, who begged it as a personal favour.
personaladjectiveUS /ˈpɜːrsɪnəl/
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading King George had long postponed permission for his son to appear at any balls, and the year before had only given it, lest he should offend the Spanish Minister, who begged it as a personal favour.
postponedverbUS /poʊstˈpoʊnd/
past form of “postpone” — hold back to a later time
From this reading King George had long postponed permission for his son to appear at any balls, and the year before had only given it, lest he should offend the Spanish Minister, who begged it as a personal favour.
PrincenounUS /prɪns/
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading A paper of the time says significantly that 'the Prince of Wales, with a spirit which does him honour, has three times requested a change in that system.'
requestedadjectiveUS /rɪˈkwestɪd/
asked for
From this reading A paper of the time says significantly that 'the Prince of Wales, with a spirit which does him honour, has three times requested a change in that system.'
RumournounUS /ˈruːmər/
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading Rumour had long been busy with the damned surveillance under which his childhood had been passed.
saysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading A paper of the time says significantly that 'the Prince of Wales, with a spirit which does him honour, has three times requested a change in that system.'
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading King George had long postponed permission for his son to appear at any balls, and the year before had only given it, lest he should offend the Spanish Minister, who begged it as a personal favour.
significantlyadverbUS /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli/
in a statistically significant way
From this reading A paper of the time says significantly that 'the Prince of Wales, with a spirit which does him honour, has three times requested a change in that system.'
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading King George had long postponed permission for his son to appear at any balls, and the year before had only given it, lest he should offend the Spanish Minister, who begged it as a personal favour.
SpanishnounUS /ˈspænɪʃ/
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading King George had long postponed permission for his son to appear at any balls, and the year before had only given it, lest he should offend the Spanish Minister, who begged it as a personal favour.
sparkledverbUS /ˈspɑːrkəld/
past form of “sparkle” — reflect brightly
From this reading How his young eyes must have sparkled, and with what glad gasps must he have taken the air of freedom into his lungs!
spiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading A paper of the time says significantly that 'the Prince of Wales, with a spirit which does him honour, has three times requested a change in that system.'
surveillancenounUS /sərˈveɪləns/
close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)
From this reading Rumour had long been busy with the damned surveillance under which his childhood had been passed.
systemnounUS /ˈsɪstəm/
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading A paper of the time says significantly that 'the Prince of Wales, with a spirit which does him honour, has three times requested a change in that system.'
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading How his young eyes must have sparkled, and with what glad gasps must he have taken the air of freedom into his lungs!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was the kind of life that young George found opened to him, when, at length, in his nineteenth year, they gave him an establishment in Buckingham House.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was the kind of life that young George found opened to him, when, at length, in his nineteenth year, they gave him an establishment in Buckingham House.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was the kind of life that young George found opened to him, when, at length, in his nineteenth year, they gave him an establishment in Buckingham House.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the kind of life that young George found opened to him, when, at length, in his nineteenth year, they gave him an establishment in Buckingham House.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading A paper of the time says significantly that 'the Prince of Wales, with a spirit which does him honour, has three times requested a change in that system.'
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A paper of the time says significantly that 'the Prince of Wales, with a spirit which does him honour, has three times requested a change in that system.'
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading A paper of the time says significantly that 'the Prince of Wales, with a spirit which does him honour, has three times requested a change in that system.'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was the kind of life that young George found opened to him, when, at length, in his nineteenth year, they gave him an establishment in Buckingham House.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Rumour had long been busy with the damned surveillance under which his childhood had been passed.
WalesnounUS /weɪlz/
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria
From this reading A paper of the time says significantly that 'the Prince of Wales, with a spirit which does him honour, has three times requested a change in that system.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the kind of life that young George found opened to him, when, at length, in his nineteenth year, they gave him an establishment in Buckingham House.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading How his young eyes must have sparkled, and with what glad gasps must he have taken the air of freedom into his lungs!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This was the kind of life that young George found opened to him, when, at length, in his nineteenth year, they gave him an establishment in Buckingham House.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Rumour had long been busy with the damned surveillance under which his childhood had been passed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading King George had long postponed permission for his son to appear at any balls, and the year before had only given it, lest he should offend the Spanish Minister, who begged it as a personal favour.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading How his young eyes must have sparkled, and with what glad gasps must he have taken the air of freedom into his lungs!
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading This was the kind of life that young George found opened to him, when, at length, in his nineteenth year, they gave him an establishment in Buckingham House.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading This was the kind of life that young George found opened to him, when, at length, in his nineteenth year, they gave him an establishment in Buckingham House.
