1840
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From this reading It was only invented in 1840, and derived beyond a doubt from the agglomeration of such swallows’ nests about the Church of Our Lady of Loretto.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The word _lorette_ is a euphemism invented to describe the status of a personage, or a personage of a status, of which it is awkward to speak; the French Academie, in its modesty, having omitted to supply a definition out of regard for the age of its forty members.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was only invented in 1840, and derived beyond a doubt from the agglomeration of such swallows’ nests about the Church of Our Lady of Loretto.
Academie
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From this reading The word _lorette_ is a euphemism invented to describe the status of a personage, or a personage of a status, of which it is awkward to speak; the French Academie, in its modesty, having omitted to supply a definition out of regard for the age of its forty members.
agenounUS /eɪdʒ/
how long something has existed
From this reading The word _lorette_ is a euphemism invented to describe the status of a personage, or a personage of a status, of which it is awkward to speak; the French Academie, in its modesty, having omitted to supply a definition out of regard for the age of its forty members.
agglomerationnounUS /əˌɡlɑːmərˈeɪʃən/
a jumbled collection or mass
From this reading It was only invented in 1840, and derived beyond a doubt from the agglomeration of such swallows’ nests about the Church of Our Lady of Loretto.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Whenever a new word comes to supply the place of an unwieldy circumlocution, its fortune is assured; the word _lorette_ has passed into the language of every class of society, even where the lorette herself will never gain an entrance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To Monsieur le Baron James de Rothschild, Banker and Austrian Consul-General at Paris.
assuredadjectiveUS /əˈʃʊrd/
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading Whenever a new word comes to supply the place of an unwieldy circumlocution, its fortune is assured; the word _lorette_ has passed into the language of every class of society, even where the lorette herself will never gain an entrance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To Monsieur le Baron James de Rothschild, Banker and Austrian Consul-General at Paris.
AustriannounUS /ˈɔːstriən/
a native or inhabitant of Austria
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To Monsieur le Baron James de Rothschild, Banker and Austrian Consul-General at Paris.
awkwardadjectiveUS /ˈɑːkwərd/
causing inconvenience
From this reading The word _lorette_ is a euphemism invented to describe the status of a personage, or a personage of a status, of which it is awkward to speak; the French Academie, in its modesty, having omitted to supply a definition out of regard for the age of its forty members.
BankernounUS /ˈbæŋkər/
a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To Monsieur le Baron James de Rothschild, Banker and Austrian Consul-General at Paris.
BaronnounUS /ˈbærən/
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To Monsieur le Baron James de Rothschild, Banker and Austrian Consul-General at Paris.
BellnounUS /bel/
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To Monsieur le Baron James de Rothschild, Banker and Austrian Consul-General at Paris.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading It was only invented in 1840, and derived beyond a doubt from the agglomeration of such swallows’ nests about the Church of Our Lady of Loretto.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To Monsieur le Baron James de Rothschild, Banker and Austrian Consul-General at Paris.
ChurchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading It was only invented in 1840, and derived beyond a doubt from the agglomeration of such swallows’ nests about the Church of Our Lady of Loretto.
circumlocutionnoun
a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
From this reading Whenever a new word comes to supply the place of an unwieldy circumlocution, its fortune is assured; the word _lorette_ has passed into the language of every class of society, even where the lorette herself will never gain an entrance.
Clara
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To Monsieur le Baron James de Rothschild, Banker and Austrian Consul-General at Paris.
classnounUS /klæs/
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading Whenever a new word comes to supply the place of an unwieldy circumlocution, its fortune is assured; the word _lorette_ has passed into the language of every class of society, even where the lorette herself will never gain an entrance.
comesnounUS /kʌmz/
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Whenever a new word comes to supply the place of an unwieldy circumlocution, its fortune is assured; the word _lorette_ has passed into the language of every class of society, even where the lorette herself will never gain an entrance.
Consul-General
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To Monsieur le Baron James de Rothschild, Banker and Austrian Consul-General at Paris.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To Monsieur le Baron James de Rothschild, Banker and Austrian Consul-General at Paris.
definitionnounUS /ˌdefəˈnɪʃən/
a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol
From this reading The word _lorette_ is a euphemism invented to describe the status of a personage, or a personage of a status, of which it is awkward to speak; the French Academie, in its modesty, having omitted to supply a definition out of regard for the age of its forty members.
derivedadjectiveUS /dərˈaɪvd/
formed or developed from something else; not original
From this reading It was only invented in 1840, and derived beyond a doubt from the agglomeration of such swallows’ nests about the Church of Our Lady of Loretto.
describeverbUS /dɪˈskraɪb/
give a description of
From this reading The word _lorette_ is a euphemism invented to describe the status of a personage, or a personage of a status, of which it is awkward to speak; the French Academie, in its modesty, having omitted to supply a definition out of regard for the age of its forty members.
doubtnounUS /daʊt/
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading It was only invented in 1840, and derived beyond a doubt from the agglomeration of such swallows’ nests about the Church of Our Lady of Loretto.
entrancenounUS /ˈentrəns/
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading Whenever a new word comes to supply the place of an unwieldy circumlocution, its fortune is assured; the word _lorette_ has passed into the language of every class of society, even where the lorette herself will never gain an entrance.
etymoligists
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From this reading This information is for etymoligists only.
euphemismnounUS /ˈjuːfəmɪzəm/
an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh
From this reading The word _lorette_ is a euphemism invented to describe the status of a personage, or a personage of a status, of which it is awkward to speak; the French Academie, in its modesty, having omitted to supply a definition out of regard for the age of its forty members.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Whenever a new word comes to supply the place of an unwieldy circumlocution, its fortune is assured; the word _lorette_ has passed into the language of every class of society, even where the lorette herself will never gain an entrance.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Whenever a new word comes to supply the place of an unwieldy circumlocution, its fortune is assured; the word _lorette_ has passed into the language of every class of society, even where the lorette herself will never gain an entrance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The word _lorette_ is a euphemism invented to describe the status of a personage, or a personage of a status, of which it is awkward to speak; the French Academie, in its modesty, having omitted to supply a definition out of regard for the age of its forty members.
fortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Whenever a new word comes to supply the place of an unwieldy circumlocution, its fortune is assured; the word _lorette_ has passed into the language of every class of society, even where the lorette herself will never gain an entrance.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading The word _lorette_ is a euphemism invented to describe the status of a personage, or a personage of a status, of which it is awkward to speak; the French Academie, in its modesty, having omitted to supply a definition out of regard for the age of its forty members.
FrenchnounUS /frentʃ/
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading The word _lorette_ is a euphemism invented to describe the status of a personage, or a personage of a status, of which it is awkward to speak; the French Academie, in its modesty, having omitted to supply a definition out of regard for the age of its forty members.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was only invented in 1840, and derived beyond a doubt from the agglomeration of such swallows’ nests about the Church of Our Lady of Loretto.
gainverbUS /ɡeɪn/
obtain
From this reading Whenever a new word comes to supply the place of an unwieldy circumlocution, its fortune is assured; the word _lorette_ has passed into the language of every class of society, even where the lorette herself will never gain an entrance.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whenever a new word comes to supply the place of an unwieldy circumlocution, its fortune is assured; the word _lorette_ has passed into the language of every class of society, even where the lorette herself will never gain an entrance.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The word _lorette_ is a euphemism invented to describe the status of a personage, or a personage of a status, of which it is awkward to speak; the French Academie, in its modesty, having omitted to supply a definition out of regard for the age of its forty members.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Whenever a new word comes to supply the place of an unwieldy circumlocution, its fortune is assured; the word _lorette_ has passed into the language of every class of society, even where the lorette herself will never gain an entrance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The word _lorette_ is a euphemism invented to describe the status of a personage, or a personage of a status, of which it is awkward to speak; the French Academie, in its modesty, having omitted to supply a definition out of regard for the age of its forty members.
informationnounUS /ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən/
a message received and understood
From this reading This information is for etymoligists only.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Whenever a new word comes to supply the place of an unwieldy circumlocution, its fortune is assured; the word _lorette_ has passed into the language of every class of society, even where the lorette herself will never gain an entrance.
inventedverbUS /ˌɪnˈventəd/
past form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading The word _lorette_ is a euphemism invented to describe the status of a personage, or a personage of a status, of which it is awkward to speak; the French Academie, in its modesty, having omitted to supply a definition out of regard for the age of its forty members.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The word _lorette_ is a euphemism invented to describe the status of a personage, or a personage of a status, of which it is awkward to speak; the French Academie, in its modesty, having omitted to supply a definition out of regard for the age of its forty members.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The word _lorette_ is a euphemism invented to describe the status of a personage, or a personage of a status, of which it is awkward to speak; the French Academie, in its modesty, having omitted to supply a definition out of regard for the age of its forty members.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The word _lorette_ is a euphemism invented to describe the status of a personage, or a personage of a status, of which it is awkward to speak; the French Academie, in its modesty, having omitted to supply a definition out of regard for the age of its forty members.
JamesnounUS /dʒeɪmz/
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To Monsieur le Baron James de Rothschild, Banker and Austrian Consul-General at Paris.
LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading It was only invented in 1840, and derived beyond a doubt from the agglomeration of such swallows’ nests about the Church of Our Lady of Loretto.
languagenounUS /ˈlæŋɡwədʒ/
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading Whenever a new word comes to supply the place of an unwieldy circumlocution, its fortune is assured; the word _lorette_ has passed into the language of every class of society, even where the lorette herself will never gain an entrance.
lenounUS /lə/
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To Monsieur le Baron James de Rothschild, Banker and Austrian Consul-General at Paris.
lorette
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From this reading The word _lorette_ is a euphemism invented to describe the status of a personage, or a personage of a status, of which it is awkward to speak; the French Academie, in its modesty, having omitted to supply a definition out of regard for the age of its forty members.
Loretto
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From this reading It was only invented in 1840, and derived beyond a doubt from the agglomeration of such swallows’ nests about the Church of Our Lady of Loretto.
membersnounUS /ˈmembərz/
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading The word _lorette_ is a euphemism invented to describe the status of a personage, or a personage of a status, of which it is awkward to speak; the French Academie, in its modesty, having omitted to supply a definition out of regard for the age of its forty members.
modestynounUS /ˈmɑːdəsti/
freedom from vanity or conceit
From this reading The word _lorette_ is a euphemism invented to describe the status of a personage, or a personage of a status, of which it is awkward to speak; the French Academie, in its modesty, having omitted to supply a definition out of regard for the age of its forty members.
MonsieurnounUS /məˈsjɜːr/
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To Monsieur le Baron James de Rothschild, Banker and Austrian Consul-General at Paris.
nestsnounUS /nests/
plural of “nest” — a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading It was only invented in 1840, and derived beyond a doubt from the agglomeration of such swallows’ nests about the Church of Our Lady of Loretto.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Whenever a new word comes to supply the place of an unwieldy circumlocution, its fortune is assured; the word _lorette_ has passed into the language of every class of society, even where the lorette herself will never gain an entrance.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Whenever a new word comes to supply the place of an unwieldy circumlocution, its fortune is assured; the word _lorette_ has passed into the language of every class of society, even where the lorette herself will never gain an entrance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The word _lorette_ is a euphemism invented to describe the status of a personage, or a personage of a status, of which it is awkward to speak; the French Academie, in its modesty, having omitted to supply a definition out of regard for the age of its forty members.
omittedverbUS /oʊˈmɪtəd/
inflected form of “omit” — prevent from being included or considered or accepted
From this reading The word _lorette_ is a euphemism invented to describe the status of a personage, or a personage of a status, of which it is awkward to speak; the French Academie, in its modesty, having omitted to supply a definition out of regard for the age of its forty members.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading It was only invented in 1840, and derived beyond a doubt from the agglomeration of such swallows’ nests about the Church of Our Lady of Loretto.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The word _lorette_ is a euphemism invented to describe the status of a personage, or a personage of a status, of which it is awkward to speak; the French Academie, in its modesty, having omitted to supply a definition out of regard for the age of its forty members.
Others
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From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To Monsieur le Baron James de Rothschild, Banker and Austrian Consul-General at Paris.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was only invented in 1840, and derived beyond a doubt from the agglomeration of such swallows’ nests about the Church of Our Lady of Loretto.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The word _lorette_ is a euphemism invented to describe the status of a personage, or a personage of a status, of which it is awkward to speak; the French Academie, in its modesty, having omitted to supply a definition out of regard for the age of its forty members.
ParisnounUS /ˈperɪs/
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To Monsieur le Baron James de Rothschild, Banker and Austrian Consul-General at Paris.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Whenever a new word comes to supply the place of an unwieldy circumlocution, its fortune is assured; the word _lorette_ has passed into the language of every class of society, even where the lorette herself will never gain an entrance.
personagenoun
another word for person; a person not meriting identification
From this reading The word _lorette_ is a euphemism invented to describe the status of a personage, or a personage of a status, of which it is awkward to speak; the French Academie, in its modesty, having omitted to supply a definition out of regard for the age of its forty members.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Whenever a new word comes to supply the place of an unwieldy circumlocution, its fortune is assured; the word _lorette_ has passed into the language of every class of society, even where the lorette herself will never gain an entrance.
regardnounUS /rɪˈɡɑːrd/
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading The word _lorette_ is a euphemism invented to describe the status of a personage, or a personage of a status, of which it is awkward to speak; the French Academie, in its modesty, having omitted to supply a definition out of regard for the age of its forty members.
RothschildnounUS /ˈrɔːθstʃaɪld/
any of family of powerful Jewish bankers in Europe
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To Monsieur le Baron James de Rothschild, Banker and Austrian Consul-General at Paris.
societynounUS /səˈsaɪəti/
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading Whenever a new word comes to supply the place of an unwieldy circumlocution, its fortune is assured; the word _lorette_ has passed into the language of every class of society, even where the lorette herself will never gain an entrance.
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading The word _lorette_ is a euphemism invented to describe the status of a personage, or a personage of a status, of which it is awkward to speak; the French Academie, in its modesty, having omitted to supply a definition out of regard for the age of its forty members.
statusnounUS /ˈstætəs/
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
From this reading The word _lorette_ is a euphemism invented to describe the status of a personage, or a personage of a status, of which it is awkward to speak; the French Academie, in its modesty, having omitted to supply a definition out of regard for the age of its forty members.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was only invented in 1840, and derived beyond a doubt from the agglomeration of such swallows’ nests about the Church of Our Lady of Loretto.
supplyverbUS /səˈplaɪ/
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading The word _lorette_ is a euphemism invented to describe the status of a personage, or a personage of a status, of which it is awkward to speak; the French Academie, in its modesty, having omitted to supply a definition out of regard for the age of its forty members.
swallowsnounUS /ˈswɑːloʊz/
plural of “swallow” — a small amount of liquid food
From this reading It was only invented in 1840, and derived beyond a doubt from the agglomeration of such swallows’ nests about the Church of Our Lady of Loretto.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The word _lorette_ is a euphemism invented to describe the status of a personage, or a personage of a status, of which it is awkward to speak; the French Academie, in its modesty, having omitted to supply a definition out of regard for the age of its forty members.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This information is for etymoligists only.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To Monsieur le Baron James de Rothschild, Banker and Austrian Consul-General at Paris.
TranslatedverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading Translated by Clara Bell and Others To Monsieur le Baron James de Rothschild, Banker and Austrian Consul-General at Paris.
unwieldyadjectiveUS /ənˈwiːldi/
difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape
From this reading Whenever a new word comes to supply the place of an unwieldy circumlocution, its fortune is assured; the word _lorette_ has passed into the language of every class of society, even where the lorette herself will never gain an entrance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was only invented in 1840, and derived beyond a doubt from the agglomeration of such swallows’ nests about the Church of Our Lady of Loretto.
WheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Whenever a new word comes to supply the place of an unwieldy circumlocution, its fortune is assured; the word _lorette_ has passed into the language of every class of society, even where the lorette herself will never gain an entrance.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Whenever a new word comes to supply the place of an unwieldy circumlocution, its fortune is assured; the word _lorette_ has passed into the language of every class of society, even where the lorette herself will never gain an entrance.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The word _lorette_ is a euphemism invented to describe the status of a personage, or a personage of a status, of which it is awkward to speak; the French Academie, in its modesty, having omitted to supply a definition out of regard for the age of its forty members.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Whenever a new word comes to supply the place of an unwieldy circumlocution, its fortune is assured; the word _lorette_ has passed into the language of every class of society, even where the lorette herself will never gain an entrance.
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The word _lorette_ is a euphemism invented to describe the status of a personage, or a personage of a status, of which it is awkward to speak; the French Academie, in its modesty, having omitted to supply a definition out of regard for the age of its forty members.
