adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now, in that town there was a poor beggar-man who used to sit every day beside the town gate, begging for something for charity’s sake.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bring me hither some beggar from the town whom Fate has made poor, and I will make him rich.
approveverbUS /əˈpruːv/
give sanction to
From this reading I will approve the truth of my words.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So I will show you that his life shall be as I will, and not as Fate wills.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Very well,” said the young king, “so be it.
beggarnounUS /ˈbeɡər/
a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading Bring me hither some beggar from the town whom Fate has made poor, and I will make him rich.
beggar-man
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From this reading Now, in that town there was a poor beggar-man who used to sit every day beside the town gate, begging for something for charity’s sake.
beggingnounUS /ˈbeɡɪŋ/
a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
From this reading Now, in that town there was a poor beggar-man who used to sit every day beside the town gate, begging for something for charity’s sake.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Now, in that town there was a poor beggar-man who used to sit every day beside the town gate, begging for something for charity’s sake.
BringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Bring me hither some beggar from the town whom Fate has made poor, and I will make him rich.
charity'snounUS /ˈtʃerətiz/
possessive form of “charity” — a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)
From this reading Now, in that town there was a poor beggar-man who used to sit every day beside the town gate, begging for something for charity’s sake.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Now, in that town there was a poor beggar-man who used to sit every day beside the town gate, begging for something for charity’s sake.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Now, in that town there was a poor beggar-man who used to sit every day beside the town gate, begging for something for charity’s sake.
FatenounUS /feɪt/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Bring me hither some beggar from the town whom Fate has made poor, and I will make him rich.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now, in that town there was a poor beggar-man who used to sit every day beside the town gate, begging for something for charity’s sake.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Bring me hither some beggar from the town whom Fate has made poor, and I will make him rich.
gatenounUS /ɡeɪt/
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Now, in that town there was a poor beggar-man who used to sit every day beside the town gate, begging for something for charity’s sake.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bring me hither some beggar from the town whom Fate has made poor, and I will make him rich.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bring me hither some beggar from the town whom Fate has made poor, and I will make him rich.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So I will show you that his life shall be as I will, and not as Fate wills.”
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading Bring me hither some beggar from the town whom Fate has made poor, and I will make him rich.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will approve the truth of my words.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now, in that town there was a poor beggar-man who used to sit every day beside the town gate, begging for something for charity’s sake.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Very well,” said the young king, “so be it.
kingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “Very well,” said the young king, “so be it.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading So I will show you that his life shall be as I will, and not as Fate wills.”
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Bring me hither some beggar from the town whom Fate has made poor, and I will make him rich.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading Bring me hither some beggar from the town whom Fate has made poor, and I will make him rich.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bring me hither some beggar from the town whom Fate has made poor, and I will make him rich.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I will approve the truth of my words.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So I will show you that his life shall be as I will, and not as Fate wills.”
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, in that town there was a poor beggar-man who used to sit every day beside the town gate, begging for something for charity’s sake.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I will approve the truth of my words.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Bring me hither some beggar from the town whom Fate has made poor, and I will make him rich.
richadjectiveUS /rɪtʃ/
possessing material wealth
From this reading Bring me hither some beggar from the town whom Fate has made poor, and I will make him rich.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Very well,” said the young king, “so be it.
sakenounUS /seɪk/
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading Now, in that town there was a poor beggar-man who used to sit every day beside the town gate, begging for something for charity’s sake.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading So I will show you that his life shall be as I will, and not as Fate wills.”
showverbUS /ʃoʊ/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading So I will show you that his life shall be as I will, and not as Fate wills.”
sitverbUS /sɪt/
be seated
From this reading Now, in that town there was a poor beggar-man who used to sit every day beside the town gate, begging for something for charity’s sake.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Very well,” said the young king, “so be it.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Bring me hither some beggar from the town whom Fate has made poor, and I will make him rich.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Now, in that town there was a poor beggar-man who used to sit every day beside the town gate, begging for something for charity’s sake.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So I will show you that his life shall be as I will, and not as Fate wills.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Very well,” said the young king, “so be it.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Now, in that town there was a poor beggar-man who used to sit every day beside the town gate, begging for something for charity’s sake.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, in that town there was a poor beggar-man who used to sit every day beside the town gate, begging for something for charity’s sake.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Bring me hither some beggar from the town whom Fate has made poor, and I will make him rich.
truthnounUS /truːθ/
a fact that has been verified
From this reading I will approve the truth of my words.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Now, in that town there was a poor beggar-man who used to sit every day beside the town gate, begging for something for charity’s sake.
VeryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very well,” said the young king, “so be it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, in that town there was a poor beggar-man who used to sit every day beside the town gate, begging for something for charity’s sake.
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 “Very well,” said the young king, “so be it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Now, in that town there was a poor beggar-man who used to sit every day beside the town gate, begging for something for charity’s sake.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bring me hither some beggar from the town whom Fate has made poor, and I will make him rich.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will approve the truth of my words.
willsnounUS /wɪlz/
plural of “will” — the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
From this reading So I will show you that his life shall be as I will, and not as Fate wills.”
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading I will approve the truth of my words.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So I will show you that his life shall be as I will, and not as Fate wills.”
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Very well,” said the young king, “so be it.
