Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
all
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They all three looked at one another.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The queen remained alone with her sister and child.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The municipal left to call his colleagues and to read the _procès-verbal_ left by the former municipals.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They all three looked at one another.
arms
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Madame Royale threw her arms round the queen, and warmly embraced her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They all three looked at one another.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The municipal left to call his colleagues and to read the _procès-verbal_ left by the former municipals.
call
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The municipal left to call his colleagues and to read the _procès-verbal_ left by the former municipals.
child
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The queen remained alone with her sister and child.
colleagues
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The municipal left to call his colleagues and to read the _procès-verbal_ left by the former municipals.
DOG
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LITTLE DOG JET.
embraced
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Madame Royale threw her arms round the queen, and warmly embraced her.
former
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The municipal left to call his colleagues and to read the _procès-verbal_ left by the former municipals.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The queen remained alone with her sister and child.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The municipal left to call his colleagues and to read the _procès-verbal_ left by the former municipals.
JET
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LITTLE DOG JET.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The municipal left to call his colleagues and to read the _procès-verbal_ left by the former municipals.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LITTLE DOG JET.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They all three looked at one another.
Madame
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Madame Royale threw her arms round the queen, and warmly embraced her.
municipal
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The municipal left to call his colleagues and to read the _procès-verbal_ left by the former municipals.
municipals
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The municipal left to call his colleagues and to read the _procès-verbal_ left by the former municipals.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They all three looked at one another.
procès-verbal
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The municipal left to call his colleagues and to read the _procès-verbal_ left by the former municipals.
queen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The queen remained alone with her sister and child.
read
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The municipal left to call his colleagues and to read the _procès-verbal_ left by the former municipals.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The queen remained alone with her sister and child.
round
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Madame Royale threw her arms round the queen, and warmly embraced her.
Royale
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Madame Royale threw her arms round the queen, and warmly embraced her.
sister
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The queen remained alone with her sister and child.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE DOG JET.
Then
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Madame Royale threw her arms round the queen, and warmly embraced her.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all three looked at one another.
three
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They all three looked at one another.
threw
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Madame Royale threw her arms round the queen, and warmly embraced her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The municipal left to call his colleagues and to read the _procès-verbal_ left by the former municipals.
warmly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Madame Royale threw her arms round the queen, and warmly embraced her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The queen remained alone with her sister and child.