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From this reading This story first appeared in Charles Dickens' magazine, "Household Words," volume 16, number 382, July 18, 1857.
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From this reading This story first appeared in Charles Dickens' magazine, "Household Words," volume 16, number 382, July 18, 1857.
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From this reading This story first appeared in Charles Dickens' magazine, "Household Words," volume 16, number 382, July 18, 1857.
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From this reading This story first appeared in Charles Dickens' magazine, "Household Words," volume 16, number 382, July 18, 1857.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Charles Pineau Duclos was a French writer of biographies and novels, who lived and worked during the first half of the eighteenth century.
AcademynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading He prospered sufficiently well, as a literary man, to be made secretary to the French Academy, and to be allowed to succeed Voltaire in the office of historiographer of France.
accountsnounUS /əˈkaʊnts/
plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Published anonymously, as all contributions to the magazine were, it was attributed definitely to Wilkie Collins by Anne Lohrli in her analysis of the magazine's financial accounts.
addressedadjectiveUS /əˈdrest/
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading He has left behind him, in his own country, the reputation of a lively writer of the second class, who addressed the public of his day with fair success, and who, since his death, has not troubled posterity to take any particular notice of him.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Published anonymously, as all contributions to the magazine were, it was attributed definitely to Wilkie Collins by Anne Lohrli in her analysis of the magazine's financial accounts.
allowedverbUS /əˈlaʊd/
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading He prospered sufficiently well, as a literary man, to be made secretary to the French Academy, and to be allowed to succeed Voltaire in the office of historiographer of France.
analysisnounUS /əˈnæləsəs/
an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
From this reading Published anonymously, as all contributions to the magazine were, it was attributed definitely to Wilkie Collins by Anne Lohrli in her analysis of the magazine's financial accounts.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Charles Pineau Duclos was a French writer of biographies and novels, who lived and worked during the first half of the eighteenth century.
AnnenounUS /æn/
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Published anonymously, as all contributions to the magazine were, it was attributed definitely to Wilkie Collins by Anne Lohrli in her analysis of the magazine's financial accounts.
anonymouslyadverbUS /əˈnɑːnəməsli/
without giving a name
From this reading Published anonymously, as all contributions to the magazine were, it was attributed definitely to Wilkie Collins by Anne Lohrli in her analysis of the magazine's financial accounts.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He has left behind him, in his own country, the reputation of a lively writer of the second class, who addressed the public of his day with fair success, and who, since his death, has not troubled posterity to take any particular notice of him.
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading This story first appeared in Charles Dickens' magazine, "Household Words," volume 16, number 382, July 18, 1857.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Published anonymously, as all contributions to the magazine were, it was attributed definitely to Wilkie Collins by Anne Lohrli in her analysis of the magazine's financial accounts.
attributedverbUS /əˈtrɪbjətɪd/
past form of “attribute” — attribute or credit to
From this reading Published anonymously, as all contributions to the magazine were, it was attributed definitely to Wilkie Collins by Anne Lohrli in her analysis of the magazine's financial accounts.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He prospered sufficiently well, as a literary man, to be made secretary to the French Academy, and to be allowed to succeed Voltaire in the office of historiographer of France.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He has left behind him, in his own country, the reputation of a lively writer of the second class, who addressed the public of his day with fair success, and who, since his death, has not troubled posterity to take any particular notice of him.
biographiesnounUS /baɪˈɑːɡrəfiz/
plural of “biography” — an account of the series of events making up a person's life
From this reading Charles Pineau Duclos was a French writer of biographies and novels, who lived and worked during the first half of the eighteenth century.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Published anonymously, as all contributions to the magazine were, it was attributed definitely to Wilkie Collins by Anne Lohrli in her analysis of the magazine's financial accounts.
centurynounUS /ˈsentʃəri/
a period of 100 years
From this reading Charles Pineau Duclos was a French writer of biographies and novels, who lived and worked during the first half of the eighteenth century.
CharlesnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading This story first appeared in Charles Dickens' magazine, "Household Words," volume 16, number 382, July 18, 1857.
classnounUS /klæs/
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading He has left behind him, in his own country, the reputation of a lively writer of the second class, who addressed the public of his day with fair success, and who, since his death, has not troubled posterity to take any particular notice of him.
CollinsnounUS /ˈkɑːlɪnz/
English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
From this reading Published anonymously, as all contributions to the magazine were, it was attributed definitely to Wilkie Collins by Anne Lohrli in her analysis of the magazine's financial accounts.
contributionsnounUS /ˌkɑːntrəˈbjuːʃənz/
plural of “contribution” — the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result
From this reading Published anonymously, as all contributions to the magazine were, it was attributed definitely to Wilkie Collins by Anne Lohrli in her analysis of the magazine's financial accounts.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading He has left behind him, in his own country, the reputation of a lively writer of the second class, who addressed the public of his day with fair success, and who, since his death, has not troubled posterity to take any particular notice of him.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He has left behind him, in his own country, the reputation of a lively writer of the second class, who addressed the public of his day with fair success, and who, since his death, has not troubled posterity to take any particular notice of him.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading He has left behind him, in his own country, the reputation of a lively writer of the second class, who addressed the public of his day with fair success, and who, since his death, has not troubled posterity to take any particular notice of him.
definitelyadverbUS /ˈdefənətli/
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading Published anonymously, as all contributions to the magazine were, it was attributed definitely to Wilkie Collins by Anne Lohrli in her analysis of the magazine's financial accounts.
DickensnounUS /ˈdɪkənz/
a word used in exclamations of confusion
From this reading This story first appeared in Charles Dickens' magazine, "Household Words," volume 16, number 382, July 18, 1857.
Duclos
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From this reading Charles Pineau Duclos was a French writer of biographies and novels, who lived and worked during the first half of the eighteenth century.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Charles Pineau Duclos was a French writer of biographies and novels, who lived and worked during the first half of the eighteenth century.
eighteenthadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the seventeenth in position
From this reading Charles Pineau Duclos was a French writer of biographies and novels, who lived and worked during the first half of the eighteenth century.
fairadjectiveUS /fer/
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading He has left behind him, in his own country, the reputation of a lively writer of the second class, who addressed the public of his day with fair success, and who, since his death, has not troubled posterity to take any particular notice of him.
financialadjectiveUS /fəˈnænʃəl/
involving financial matters
From this reading Published anonymously, as all contributions to the magazine were, it was attributed definitely to Wilkie Collins by Anne Lohrli in her analysis of the magazine's financial accounts.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading This story first appeared in Charles Dickens' magazine, "Household Words," volume 16, number 382, July 18, 1857.
FrancenounUS /fræns/
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading He prospered sufficiently well, as a literary man, to be made secretary to the French Academy, and to be allowed to succeed Voltaire in the office of historiographer of France.
FrenchnounUS /frentʃ/
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Charles Pineau Duclos was a French writer of biographies and novels, who lived and worked during the first half of the eighteenth century.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Charles Pineau Duclos was a French writer of biographies and novels, who lived and worked during the first half of the eighteenth century.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has left behind him, in his own country, the reputation of a lively writer of the second class, who addressed the public of his day with fair success, and who, since his death, has not troubled posterity to take any particular notice of him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He prospered sufficiently well, as a literary man, to be made secretary to the French Academy, and to be allowed to succeed Voltaire in the office of historiographer of France.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Published anonymously, as all contributions to the magazine were, it was attributed definitely to Wilkie Collins by Anne Lohrli in her analysis of the magazine's financial accounts.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He has left behind him, in his own country, the reputation of a lively writer of the second class, who addressed the public of his day with fair success, and who, since his death, has not troubled posterity to take any particular notice of him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He has left behind him, in his own country, the reputation of a lively writer of the second class, who addressed the public of his day with fair success, and who, since his death, has not troubled posterity to take any particular notice of him.
historiographer
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From this reading He prospered sufficiently well, as a literary man, to be made secretary to the French Academy, and to be allowed to succeed Voltaire in the office of historiographer of France.
HouseholdnounUS /ˈhaʊshoʊld/
a social unit living together
From this reading This story first appeared in Charles Dickens' magazine, "Household Words," volume 16, number 382, July 18, 1857.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This story first appeared in Charles Dickens' magazine, "Household Words," volume 16, number 382, July 18, 1857.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Published anonymously, as all contributions to the magazine were, it was attributed definitely to Wilkie Collins by Anne Lohrli in her analysis of the magazine's financial accounts.
JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading This story first appeared in Charles Dickens' magazine, "Household Words," volume 16, number 382, July 18, 1857.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading He has left behind him, in his own country, the reputation of a lively writer of the second class, who addressed the public of his day with fair success, and who, since his death, has not troubled posterity to take any particular notice of him.
literaryadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəreri/
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading He prospered sufficiently well, as a literary man, to be made secretary to the French Academy, and to be allowed to succeed Voltaire in the office of historiographer of France.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Charles Pineau Duclos was a French writer of biographies and novels, who lived and worked during the first half of the eighteenth century.
livelyadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪvli/
full of life and energy
From this reading He has left behind him, in his own country, the reputation of a lively writer of the second class, who addressed the public of his day with fair success, and who, since his death, has not troubled posterity to take any particular notice of him.
Lohrli
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From this reading Published anonymously, as all contributions to the magazine were, it was attributed definitely to Wilkie Collins by Anne Lohrli in her analysis of the magazine's financial accounts.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He prospered sufficiently well, as a literary man, to be made secretary to the French Academy, and to be allowed to succeed Voltaire in the office of historiographer of France.
magazinenounUS /ˈmæɡəziːn/
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading This story first appeared in Charles Dickens' magazine, "Household Words," volume 16, number 382, July 18, 1857.
magazine'snounUS /ˈmæɡəziːnz/
possessive form of “magazine” — a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading Published anonymously, as all contributions to the magazine were, it was attributed definitely to Wilkie Collins by Anne Lohrli in her analysis of the magazine's financial accounts.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He prospered sufficiently well, as a literary man, to be made secretary to the French Academy, and to be allowed to succeed Voltaire in the office of historiographer of France.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He has left behind him, in his own country, the reputation of a lively writer of the second class, who addressed the public of his day with fair success, and who, since his death, has not troubled posterity to take any particular notice of him.
noticenounUS /ˈnoʊtəs/
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading He has left behind him, in his own country, the reputation of a lively writer of the second class, who addressed the public of his day with fair success, and who, since his death, has not troubled posterity to take any particular notice of him.
novelsnounUS /ˈnɑːvəlz/
plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading Charles Pineau Duclos was a French writer of biographies and novels, who lived and worked during the first half of the eighteenth century.
numbernounUS /ˈnʌmbər/
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading This story first appeared in Charles Dickens' magazine, "Household Words," volume 16, number 382, July 18, 1857.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Published anonymously, as all contributions to the magazine were, it was attributed definitely to Wilkie Collins by Anne Lohrli in her analysis of the magazine's financial accounts.
officenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading He prospered sufficiently well, as a literary man, to be made secretary to the French Academy, and to be allowed to succeed Voltaire in the office of historiographer of France.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He has left behind him, in his own country, the reputation of a lively writer of the second class, who addressed the public of his day with fair success, and who, since his death, has not troubled posterity to take any particular notice of him.
particularadjectiveUS /pərˈtɪkjələr/
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading He has left behind him, in his own country, the reputation of a lively writer of the second class, who addressed the public of his day with fair success, and who, since his death, has not troubled posterity to take any particular notice of him.
Pineau
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From this reading Charles Pineau Duclos was a French writer of biographies and novels, who lived and worked during the first half of the eighteenth century.
posteritynounUS /pɑːˈsterəti/
all of the offspring of a given progenitor
From this reading He has left behind him, in his own country, the reputation of a lively writer of the second class, who addressed the public of his day with fair success, and who, since his death, has not troubled posterity to take any particular notice of him.
prosperedverbUS /ˈprɑːspərd/
past form of “prosper” — make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
From this reading He prospered sufficiently well, as a literary man, to be made secretary to the French Academy, and to be allowed to succeed Voltaire in the office of historiographer of France.
publicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading He has left behind him, in his own country, the reputation of a lively writer of the second class, who addressed the public of his day with fair success, and who, since his death, has not troubled posterity to take any particular notice of him.
PublishedadjectiveUS /ˈpʌblɪʃt/
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Published anonymously, as all contributions to the magazine were, it was attributed definitely to Wilkie Collins by Anne Lohrli in her analysis of the magazine's financial accounts.
reputationnounUS /ˌrepjəˈteɪʃən/
the state of being held in high esteem and honor
From this reading He has left behind him, in his own country, the reputation of a lively writer of the second class, who addressed the public of his day with fair success, and who, since his death, has not troubled posterity to take any particular notice of him.
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading He has left behind him, in his own country, the reputation of a lively writer of the second class, who addressed the public of his day with fair success, and who, since his death, has not troubled posterity to take any particular notice of him.
secretarynounUS /ˈsekrəteri/
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading He prospered sufficiently well, as a literary man, to be made secretary to the French Academy, and to be allowed to succeed Voltaire in the office of historiographer of France.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He has left behind him, in his own country, the reputation of a lively writer of the second class, who addressed the public of his day with fair success, and who, since his death, has not troubled posterity to take any particular notice of him.
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading This story first appeared in Charles Dickens' magazine, "Household Words," volume 16, number 382, July 18, 1857.
succeedverbUS /səkˈsiːd/
attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading He prospered sufficiently well, as a literary man, to be made secretary to the French Academy, and to be allowed to succeed Voltaire in the office of historiographer of France.
successnounUS /səkˈses/
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading He has left behind him, in his own country, the reputation of a lively writer of the second class, who addressed the public of his day with fair success, and who, since his death, has not troubled posterity to take any particular notice of him.
sufficientlyadverbUS /səˈfɪʃəntli/
to a sufficient degree
From this reading He prospered sufficiently well, as a literary man, to be made secretary to the French Academy, and to be allowed to succeed Voltaire in the office of historiographer of France.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading He has left behind him, in his own country, the reputation of a lively writer of the second class, who addressed the public of his day with fair success, and who, since his death, has not troubled posterity to take any particular notice of him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Published anonymously, as all contributions to the magazine were, it was attributed definitely to Wilkie Collins by Anne Lohrli in her analysis of the magazine's financial accounts.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This story first appeared in Charles Dickens' magazine, "Household Words," volume 16, number 382, July 18, 1857.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Published anonymously, as all contributions to the magazine were, it was attributed definitely to Wilkie Collins by Anne Lohrli in her analysis of the magazine's financial accounts.
troubledadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌbəld/
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading He has left behind him, in his own country, the reputation of a lively writer of the second class, who addressed the public of his day with fair success, and who, since his death, has not troubled posterity to take any particular notice of him.
VoltairenounUS /voʊlˈter/
French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment (1694-1778)
From this reading He prospered sufficiently well, as a literary man, to be made secretary to the French Academy, and to be allowed to succeed Voltaire in the office of historiographer of France.
volumenounUS /ˈvɑːljuːm/
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading This story first appeared in Charles Dickens' magazine, "Household Words," volume 16, number 382, July 18, 1857.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Published anonymously, as all contributions to the magazine were, it was attributed definitely to Wilkie Collins by Anne Lohrli in her analysis of the magazine's financial accounts.
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 He prospered sufficiently well, as a literary man, to be made secretary to the French Academy, and to be allowed to succeed Voltaire in the office of historiographer of France.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Published anonymously, as all contributions to the magazine were, it was attributed definitely to Wilkie Collins by Anne Lohrli in her analysis of the magazine's financial accounts.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Charles Pineau Duclos was a French writer of biographies and novels, who lived and worked during the first half of the eighteenth century.
Wilkie
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From this reading Published anonymously, as all contributions to the magazine were, it was attributed definitely to Wilkie Collins by Anne Lohrli in her analysis of the magazine's financial accounts.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He has left behind him, in his own country, the reputation of a lively writer of the second class, who addressed the public of his day with fair success, and who, since his death, has not troubled posterity to take any particular notice of him.
WordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading This story first appeared in Charles Dickens' magazine, "Household Words," volume 16, number 382, July 18, 1857.
workedverbUS /wɜːrkt/
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Charles Pineau Duclos was a French writer of biographies and novels, who lived and worked during the first half of the eighteenth century.
writernounUS /ˈraɪtər/
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Charles Pineau Duclos was a French writer of biographies and novels, who lived and worked during the first half of the eighteenth century.
