Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They stake all that, the duellist stakes nothing but his life, and that is a trivial thing compared with what his death must cost those whom he leaves behind him.
all
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are other duels in my list, but I find in each and all of them one and the same ever-recurring defect--the _principals_ are never present, but only their sham representatives.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are other duels in my list, but I find in each and all of them one and the same ever-recurring defect--the _principals_ are never present, but only their sham representatives.
any
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _real_ principals in any duel are not the duellists themselves, but their families.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are other duels in my list, but I find in each and all of them one and the same ever-recurring defect--the _principals_ are never present, but only their sham representatives.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading They stake all that, the duellist stakes nothing but his life, and that is a trivial thing compared with what his death must cost those whom he leaves behind him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There are other duels in my list, but I find in each and all of them one and the same ever-recurring defect--the _principals_ are never present, but only their sham representatives.
compared
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They stake all that, the duellist stakes nothing but his life, and that is a trivial thing compared with what his death must cost those whom he leaves behind him.
cost
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They stake all that, the duellist stakes nothing but his life, and that is a trivial thing compared with what his death must cost those whom he leaves behind him.
death
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They stake all that, the duellist stakes nothing but his life, and that is a trivial thing compared with what his death must cost those whom he leaves behind him.
defect
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are other duels in my list, but I find in each and all of them one and the same ever-recurring defect--the _principals_ are never present, but only their sham representatives.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They do the mourning, the suffering, theirs is the loss and theirs the misery.
duel
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _real_ principals in any duel are not the duellists themselves, but their families.
duellist
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They stake all that, the duellist stakes nothing but his life, and that is a trivial thing compared with what his death must cost those whom he leaves behind him.
duellists
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _real_ principals in any duel are not the duellists themselves, but their families.
duels
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are other duels in my list, but I find in each and all of them one and the same ever-recurring defect--the _principals_ are never present, but only their sham representatives.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading There are other duels in my list, but I find in each and all of them one and the same ever-recurring defect--the _principals_ are never present, but only their sham representatives.
ever-recurring
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are other duels in my list, but I find in each and all of them one and the same ever-recurring defect--the _principals_ are never present, but only their sham representatives.
families
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _real_ principals in any duel are not the duellists themselves, but their families.
find
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are other duels in my list, but I find in each and all of them one and the same ever-recurring defect--the _principals_ are never present, but only their sham representatives.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stake all that, the duellist stakes nothing but his life, and that is a trivial thing compared with what his death must cost those whom he leaves behind him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They stake all that, the duellist stakes nothing but his life, and that is a trivial thing compared with what his death must cost those whom he leaves behind him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They stake all that, the duellist stakes nothing but his life, and that is a trivial thing compared with what his death must cost those whom he leaves behind him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There are other duels in my list, but I find in each and all of them one and the same ever-recurring defect--the _principals_ are never present, but only their sham representatives.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are other duels in my list, but I find in each and all of them one and the same ever-recurring defect--the _principals_ are never present, but only their sham representatives.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is pathetic.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is pathetic.
leaves
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They stake all that, the duellist stakes nothing but his life, and that is a trivial thing compared with what his death must cost those whom he leaves behind him.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stake all that, the duellist stakes nothing but his life, and that is a trivial thing compared with what his death must cost those whom he leaves behind him.
list
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are other duels in my list, but I find in each and all of them one and the same ever-recurring defect--the _principals_ are never present, but only their sham representatives.
loss
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They do the mourning, the suffering, theirs is the loss and theirs the misery.
misery
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They do the mourning, the suffering, theirs is the loss and theirs the misery.
mourning
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They do the mourning, the suffering, theirs is the loss and theirs the misery.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They stake all that, the duellist stakes nothing but his life, and that is a trivial thing compared with what his death must cost those whom he leaves behind him.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There are other duels in my list, but I find in each and all of them one and the same ever-recurring defect--the _principals_ are never present, but only their sham representatives.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are other duels in my list, but I find in each and all of them one and the same ever-recurring defect--the _principals_ are never present, but only their sham representatives.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The _real_ principals in any duel are not the duellists themselves, but their families.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They stake all that, the duellist stakes nothing but his life, and that is a trivial thing compared with what his death must cost those whom he leaves behind him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are other duels in my list, but I find in each and all of them one and the same ever-recurring defect--the _principals_ are never present, but only their sham representatives.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There are other duels in my list, but I find in each and all of them one and the same ever-recurring defect--the _principals_ are never present, but only their sham representatives.
only
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are other duels in my list, but I find in each and all of them one and the same ever-recurring defect--the _principals_ are never present, but only their sham representatives.
other
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are other duels in my list, but I find in each and all of them one and the same ever-recurring defect--the _principals_ are never present, but only their sham representatives.
pathetic
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is pathetic.
present
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are other duels in my list, but I find in each and all of them one and the same ever-recurring defect--the _principals_ are never present, but only their sham representatives.
principals
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are other duels in my list, but I find in each and all of them one and the same ever-recurring defect--the _principals_ are never present, but only their sham representatives.
real
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _real_ principals in any duel are not the duellists themselves, but their families.
representatives
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are other duels in my list, but I find in each and all of them one and the same ever-recurring defect--the _principals_ are never present, but only their sham representatives.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are other duels in my list, but I find in each and all of them one and the same ever-recurring defect--the _principals_ are never present, but only their sham representatives.
sham
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are other duels in my list, but I find in each and all of them one and the same ever-recurring defect--the _principals_ are never present, but only their sham representatives.
stake
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They stake all that, the duellist stakes nothing but his life, and that is a trivial thing compared with what his death must cost those whom he leaves behind him.
stakes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They stake all that, the duellist stakes nothing but his life, and that is a trivial thing compared with what his death must cost those whom he leaves behind him.
suffering
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They do the mourning, the suffering, theirs is the loss and theirs the misery.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They stake all that, the duellist stakes nothing but his life, and that is a trivial thing compared with what his death must cost those whom he leaves behind him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are other duels in my list, but I find in each and all of them one and the same ever-recurring defect--the _principals_ are never present, but only their sham representatives.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There are other duels in my list, but I find in each and all of them one and the same ever-recurring defect--the _principals_ are never present, but only their sham representatives.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading They do the mourning, the suffering, theirs is the loss and theirs the misery.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There are other duels in my list, but I find in each and all of them one and the same ever-recurring defect--the _principals_ are never present, but only their sham representatives.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The _real_ principals in any duel are not the duellists themselves, but their families.
There
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are other duels in my list, but I find in each and all of them one and the same ever-recurring defect--the _principals_ are never present, but only their sham representatives.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They do the mourning, the suffering, theirs is the loss and theirs the misery.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stake all that, the duellist stakes nothing but his life, and that is a trivial thing compared with what his death must cost those whom he leaves behind him.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading They stake all that, the duellist stakes nothing but his life, and that is a trivial thing compared with what his death must cost those whom he leaves behind him.
trivial
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They stake all that, the duellist stakes nothing but his life, and that is a trivial thing compared with what his death must cost those whom he leaves behind him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They stake all that, the duellist stakes nothing but his life, and that is a trivial thing compared with what his death must cost those whom he leaves behind him.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They stake all that, the duellist stakes nothing but his life, and that is a trivial thing compared with what his death must cost those whom he leaves behind him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They stake all that, the duellist stakes nothing but his life, and that is a trivial thing compared with what his death must cost those whom he leaves behind him.
