afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I asked of Barthelemy Barrette, one day, after the companies had scattered, as I have said, and we had gone back into Compiegne.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I asked of Barthelemy Barrette, one day, after the companies had scattered, as I have said, and we had gone back into Compiegne.
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "To be as plain with you as my heart is with myself, Norman," he answered at last, "deliverance, or hope of deliverance, see I none.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I asked of Barthelemy Barrette, one day, after the companies had scattered, as I have said, and we had gone back into Compiegne.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked of Barthelemy Barrette, one day, after the companies had scattered, as I have said, and we had gone back into Compiegne.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He hung his head and plucked at his beard, ere he spoke.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I asked of Barthelemy Barrette, one day, after the companies had scattered, as I have said, and we had gone back into Compiegne.
BarrettenounUS /bərˈet/
a pin for holding women's hair in place
From this reading I asked of Barthelemy Barrette, one day, after the companies had scattered, as I have said, and we had gone back into Compiegne.
Barthelemy
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From this reading I asked of Barthelemy Barrette, one day, after the companies had scattered, as I have said, and we had gone back into Compiegne.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "To be as plain with you as my heart is with myself, Norman," he answered at last, "deliverance, or hope of deliverance, see I none.
beardnounUS /bɪrd/
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading He hung his head and plucked at his beard, ere he spoke.
companiesnounUS /ˈkʌmpəniːz/
plural of “company” — an institution created to conduct business
From this reading I asked of Barthelemy Barrette, one day, after the companies had scattered, as I have said, and we had gone back into Compiegne.
Compiegne
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From this reading I asked of Barthelemy Barrette, one day, after the companies had scattered, as I have said, and we had gone back into Compiegne.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I asked of Barthelemy Barrette, one day, after the companies had scattered, as I have said, and we had gone back into Compiegne.
deliverancenounUS /dɪˈlɪvərəns/
recovery or preservation from loss or danger
From this reading "To be as plain with you as my heart is with myself, Norman," he answered at last, "deliverance, or hope of deliverance, see I none.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading He hung his head and plucked at his beard, ere he spoke.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What stroke may France now strike for the Maid?"
FrancenounUS /fræns/
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading "What stroke may France now strike for the Maid?"
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading I asked of Barthelemy Barrette, one day, after the companies had scattered, as I have said, and we had gone back into Compiegne.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I asked of Barthelemy Barrette, one day, after the companies had scattered, as I have said, and we had gone back into Compiegne.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I asked of Barthelemy Barrette, one day, after the companies had scattered, as I have said, and we had gone back into Compiegne.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hung his head and plucked at his beard, ere he spoke.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He hung his head and plucked at his beard, ere he spoke.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "To be as plain with you as my heart is with myself, Norman," he answered at last, "deliverance, or hope of deliverance, see I none.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He hung his head and plucked at his beard, ere he spoke.
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "To be as plain with you as my heart is with myself, Norman," he answered at last, "deliverance, or hope of deliverance, see I none.
hungverbUS /hʌŋ/
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading He hung his head and plucked at his beard, ere he spoke.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked of Barthelemy Barrette, one day, after the companies had scattered, as I have said, and we had gone back into Compiegne.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I asked of Barthelemy Barrette, one day, after the companies had scattered, as I have said, and we had gone back into Compiegne.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "To be as plain with you as my heart is with myself, Norman," he answered at last, "deliverance, or hope of deliverance, see I none.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading "To be as plain with you as my heart is with myself, Norman," he answered at last, "deliverance, or hope of deliverance, see I none.
MaidnounUS /meɪd/
a female domestic
From this reading "What stroke may France now strike for the Maid?"
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading "What make we now?"
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "What stroke may France now strike for the Maid?"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "To be as plain with you as my heart is with myself, Norman," he answered at last, "deliverance, or hope of deliverance, see I none.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "To be as plain with you as my heart is with myself, Norman," he answered at last, "deliverance, or hope of deliverance, see I none.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading "To be as plain with you as my heart is with myself, Norman," he answered at last, "deliverance, or hope of deliverance, see I none.
NormannounUS /ˈnɔːrmən/
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading "To be as plain with you as my heart is with myself, Norman," he answered at last, "deliverance, or hope of deliverance, see I none.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "What make we now?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I asked of Barthelemy Barrette, one day, after the companies had scattered, as I have said, and we had gone back into Compiegne.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I asked of Barthelemy Barrette, one day, after the companies had scattered, as I have said, and we had gone back into Compiegne.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "To be as plain with you as my heart is with myself, Norman," he answered at last, "deliverance, or hope of deliverance, see I none.
plainadjectiveUS /pleɪn/
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading "To be as plain with you as my heart is with myself, Norman," he answered at last, "deliverance, or hope of deliverance, see I none.
pluckedadjectiveUS /plʌkt/
of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum
From this reading He hung his head and plucked at his beard, ere he spoke.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I asked of Barthelemy Barrette, one day, after the companies had scattered, as I have said, and we had gone back into Compiegne.
scatteredadjectiveUS /ˈskætərd/
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading I asked of Barthelemy Barrette, one day, after the companies had scattered, as I have said, and we had gone back into Compiegne.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "To be as plain with you as my heart is with myself, Norman," he answered at last, "deliverance, or hope of deliverance, see I none.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He hung his head and plucked at his beard, ere he spoke.
strikeverbUS /straɪk/
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading "What stroke may France now strike for the Maid?"
strokenounUS /stroʊk/
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading "What stroke may France now strike for the Maid?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I asked of Barthelemy Barrette, one day, after the companies had scattered, as I have said, and we had gone back into Compiegne.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To be as plain with you as my heart is with myself, Norman," he answered at last, "deliverance, or hope of deliverance, see I none.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "What make we now?"
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What make we now?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "To be as plain with you as my heart is with myself, Norman," he answered at last, "deliverance, or hope of deliverance, see I none.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "To be as plain with you as my heart is with myself, Norman," he answered at last, "deliverance, or hope of deliverance, see I none.
