Lexis Rex Home



English Sentence Analyser

Use this page to analyse and learn English text. You can copy text into the box below or get a random sentence from our database. Press the Analyse button to get translations of the text and words.




which
     1. det. (interrogative) What, of those mentioned or implied.
           Which song made the charts?
     2. det. (relative) The one or ones that.
           Show me which one is bigger.
           They couldn't decide which song to play.
     3. det. (relative) The one or ones mentioned.
           He once owned a painting of the house, which painting would later be stolen.
           For several seconds he sat in silence, during which time the tea and sandwiches arrived.
           I'm thinking of getting a new car, in which case I'd get a red one.
     4. pron. (interrogative) What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied).
           Which is bigger?;  Which is which?
     5. pron. (relative) Who; whom; what (of those mentioned or implied).
           He walked by a door with a sign, which read: PRIVATE OFFICE.
           We've met some problems which are very difficult to handle.
           He had to leave, which was very difficult.
           No art can be properly understood apart from the culture of which it is a part.
     6. pron. (relative, archaic) Used of people (now generally who, whom or that).
     7. n. An occurrence of the word which.
Will
     1. n. (American football) A weak-side linebacker.
     2. v. (rare, transitive) To wish, desire (something).
           Do what you will.
     3. v. (rare, intransitive) To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that).
     4. v. (auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action).
     5. v. (auxiliary) To choose to (do something), used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive).
     6. v. (auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.
     7. v. (auxiliary) To be able to, to have the capacity to.
           Unfortunately, only one of these gloves will actually fit over my hand.
     8. n. One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention.
           Of course, man's will is often regulated by his reason.
     9. n. One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands.
           Eventually I submitted to my parents' will.
     10. n. The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition.
           Most creatures have a will to live.
     11. n. (law) A formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes.
     12. n. (archaic) That which is desired; one's wish.
     13. n. (archaic) Desire, longing. (Now generally merged with later senses.)
           He felt a great will to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
     14. v. (archaic) To wish, desire.
     15. v. (transitive, intransitive) To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.
     16. v. To try to make (something) happen by using one's will (intention).
           All the fans were willing their team to win the game.
     17. v. To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).
           He willed his stamp collection to the local museum.
you
     1. pron. (object pronoun) The people spoken, or written to, as an object.
     2. pron. (reflexive pronoun, now US colloquial) (To) yourselves, (to) yourself.
     3. pron. (object pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.)
     4. pron. (subject pronoun) The people spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Replacing ye.)
           Both of you should get ready now.
           You are all supposed to do as I tell you.
     5. pron. (subject pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Originally as a mark of respect.)
     6. pron. (indefinite personal pronoun) Anyone, one; an unspecified individual or group of individuals (as subject or object).
     7. det. The individual or group spoken or written to.
           Have you gentlemen come to see the lady who fell backwards off a bus?
     8. det. Used before epithets for emphasis.
           You idiot!
     9. v. To address (a person) using the pronoun you, rather than thou, especially historically when you was more formal.
side
     1. n. A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
           A square has four sides.
     2. n. A flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face.
           A cube has six sides.
     3. n. One half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone.
           Which side of the tray shall I put it on?  The patient was bleeding on the right side.
     4. n. A region in a specified position with respect to something.
           Meet me on the north side of the monument.
     5. n. The portion of the human torso usually covered by the arms when they are not raised; the areas on the left and right between the belly or chest and the back.
           I generally sleep on my side.
     6. n. One surface of a sheet of paper (used instead of "page", which can mean one or both surfaces.)
           John wrote 15 sides for his essay!
     7. n. One possible aspect of a concept, person or thing.
           Look on the bright side.
     8. n. One set of competitors in a game.
           Which side has kick-off?
     9. n. (Australia) A sports team.
     10. n. A group having a particular allegiance in a conflict or competition.
           In the second world war, the Italians were on the side of the Germans.
     11. n. (music) A recorded piece of music; a record, especially in jazz.
     12. n. (sports) Sidespin; english
           He had to put a bit of side on to hit the pink ball.
     13. n. (UK, Australia, Ireland, dated) A television channel, usually as opposed to the one currently being watched (from when there were only two channels).
           I just want to see what's on the other side — James said there was a good film on tonight.
     14. n. (US, colloquial) A dish that accompanies the main course; a side dish.
           Do you want a side of cole-slaw with that?
     15. n. A line of descent traced through one parent as distinguished from that traced through another.
           his mother's side of the family
     16. n. (baseball) The batters faced in an inning by a particular pitcher
     17. n. (slang) An unjustified air of self-importance.
     18. v. (intransitive) To ally oneself, be in an alliance, usually with "with" or rarely "in with".
           Which will you side with, good or evil?
     19. v. To lean on one side.
     20. v. (transitive, obsolete) To be or stand at the side of; to be on the side toward.
     21. v. (transitive, obsolete) To suit; to pair; to match.
     22. v. (transitive, shipbuilding) To work (a timber or rib) to a certain thickness by trimming the sides.
     23. v. To furnish with a siding.
           to side a house
     24. v. (transitive, cooking) To provide with, as a side or accompaniment.
     25. adj. Being on the left or right, or toward the left or right; lateral.
     26. adj. Indirect; oblique; incidental.
           a side issue; a side view or remark
     27. adj. (UK archaic, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Wide; large; long, pendulous, hanging low, trailing; far-reaching.
     28. adj. (Scotland) Far; distant.
     29. adv. (UK dialectal) Widely; wide; far.
with
     1. prep. Against.
           He picked a fight with the class bully.
     2. prep. In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.
           He went with his friends.
     3. prep. In addition to; as an accessory to.
           She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar.
     4. prep. Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
     5. prep. In support of.
           We are with you all the way.
     6. prep. (obsolete) To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by.
           slain with robbers
     7. prep. Using as an instrument; by means of.
           cut with a knife
     8. prep. (obsolete) Using as nourishment; more recently replaced by on.
     9. prep. Having, owning.
     10. adv. Along, together with others, in a group, etc.
           Do you want to come with?
     11. adv. -->
     12. n. alternative form of withe
good
     1. adj. of people
     2. adj.          Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.
                   good intentions
     3. adj.          Competent or talented.
                   a good swimmer
     4. adj.          Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit.
                   Can you lend me fifty dollars? You know I'm good for it.
     5. adj.          (US) Satisfied or at ease
                   Would you like a glass of water? — I'm good.
                   Are you good? — Yeah, I'm fine.
     6. adj. of capabilities
     7. adj.          Useful for a particular purpose; functional.
                   it’s a good watch;  the flashlight batteries are still good
     8. adj.          Effective.
                   a good worker
     9. adj.          (obsolete) Real; actual; serious.
                   in good sooth
     10. adj. of properties and qualities
     11. adj.          (of food)
     12. adj.         # Edible; not stale or rotten.
              #     The bread is still good.
     13. adj.         # Having a particularly pleasant taste.
              #     The food was very good.
     14. adj.         # Being satisfying; meeting dietary requirements.
              #     Eat a good dinner so you will be ready for the big game tomorrow.
     15. adj.          Healthful.
                   carrots are good for you;  walking is good for you
     16. adj.          Pleasant; enjoyable.
                   the music, dancing, and food were very good;  we had a good time
     17. adj.          Favourable.
                   a good omen;  good weather
     18. adj.          Beneficial; worthwhile.
                   a good job
     19. adj.          Adequate; sufficient; not fallacious.
     20. adj. (colloquial, when with and) Very, extremely.
           The soup is good and hot.
     21. adj. Holy (especially when capitalized).
           Good Friday
     22. adj. of quantities
     23. adj.          Reasonable in amount.
                   all in good time
     24. adj.          Large in amount or size.
                   a good while longer;  a good number of seeds;  A good part of his day was spent shopping.  It will be a good while longer until he
     25. adj.          Full; entire; at least as much as.
                   This hill will take a good hour and a half to climb.  The car was a good ten miles away.
     26. interj. That is good; an elliptical exclamation of satisfaction or commendation.
           Good! I can leave now.
     27. adv. (nonstandard) Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.
     28. n. The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.
     29. n. A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.
     30. n. The abstract instantiation of goodness; that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.
           The best is the enemy of the good.
     31. n. (usually in plural) An item of merchandise.
     32. v. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.
     33. v. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To make good; turn to good; improve.
     34. v. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To make improvements or repairs.
     35. v. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To benefit; gain.
     36. v. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To do good to (someone); benefit; cause to improve or gain.
     37. v. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To satisfy; indulge; gratify.
     38. v. (reflexive, now chiefly dialectal) To flatter; congratulate oneself; anticipate.
     39. v. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) To furnish with dung; manure; fatten with manure; fertilise.
or
     1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...)
           In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian.
           He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what.
     2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.
     3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.
     4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).
           It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold!
     5. conj. Connects two equivalent names.
           The country Myanmar, or Burma
     6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR
     7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
     8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
     9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on).
     10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously.
     11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere.
evil
     1. adj. Intending to harm; malevolent.
           an evil plot to kill innocent people
     2. adj. Morally corrupt.
           Do you think that companies that engage in animal testing are evil?
     3. adj. Unpleasant, foul (of odour, taste, mood, weather, etc.).
     4. adj. Producing or threatening sorrow, distress, injury, or calamity; unpropitious; calamitous.
     5. adj. (obsolete) Having harmful qualities; not good; worthless or deleterious.
           an evil beast; an evil plant; an evil crop
     6. adj. (computing, programming, slang) undesirable; harmful; bad practice
           Global variables are evil; storing processing context in object member variables allows those objects to be reused in a much more flexible way.
     7. n. Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.
           The evils of society include murder and theft.
           Evil lacks spirituality, hence its need for mind control.
     8. n. Anything which impairs the happiness of a being or deprives a being of any good; anything which causes suffering of any kind to sentient beings; injury; mischief; harm.
     9. n. (obsolete) A malady or disease; especially in the phrase king's evil (scrofula).
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary