adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They had affairs of a great deal more importance to determine the overthrow of the government first, then to remodel the map of Europe!
affairsnounUS /əˈferz/
matters of personal concern
From this reading They had affairs of a great deal more importance to determine the overthrow of the government first, then to remodel the map of Europe!
Amedee
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From this reading For one month now Amedee Violette's volume of verses, entitled Poems from Nature, had embellished with its pale-blue covers the shelves of the book-shops.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading This emotion, let it be understood, did not exist except among the literary men.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The commotion raised by the book's success, and the favorable criticisms given by the journals, had not yet calmed down at the Cafe de Seville.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The commotion raised by the book's success, and the favorable criticisms given by the journals, had not yet calmed down at the Cafe de Seville.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This emotion, let it be understood, did not exist except among the literary men.
book'snounUS /bʊks/
possessive form of “book” — a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The commotion raised by the book's success, and the favorable criticisms given by the journals, had not yet calmed down at the Cafe de Seville.
book-shops
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From this reading For one month now Amedee Violette's volume of verses, entitled Poems from Nature, had embellished with its pale-blue covers the shelves of the book-shops.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The commotion raised by the book's success, and the favorable criticisms given by the journals, had not yet calmed down at the Cafe de Seville.
CafenounUS /kəˈfeɪ/
a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
From this reading The commotion raised by the book's success, and the favorable criticisms given by the journals, had not yet calmed down at the Cafe de Seville.
calmedverbUS /kɑːmd/
past form of “calm” — make calm or still
From this reading The commotion raised by the book's success, and the favorable criticisms given by the journals, had not yet calmed down at the Cafe de Seville.
commonplaceadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmənpleɪs/
completely ordinary and unremarkable
From this reading The politicians disdained poets and poetry, and did not trouble them selves over such commonplace matters.
commotionnounUS /kəˈmoʊʃən/
a disorderly outburst or tumult
From this reading The commotion raised by the book's success, and the favorable criticisms given by the journals, had not yet calmed down at the Cafe de Seville.
coversnounUS /ˈkʌvərz/
plural of “cover” — a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
From this reading For one month now Amedee Violette's volume of verses, entitled Poems from Nature, had embellished with its pale-blue covers the shelves of the book-shops.
criticismsnounUS /ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəmz/
plural of “criticism” — disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
From this reading The commotion raised by the book's success, and the favorable criticisms given by the journals, had not yet calmed down at the Cafe de Seville.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The commotion raised by the book's success, and the favorable criticisms given by the journals, had not yet calmed down at the Cafe de Seville.
dealverbUS /diːl/
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading They had affairs of a great deal more importance to determine the overthrow of the government first, then to remodel the map of Europe!
determineverbUS /dəˈtɜːrmən/
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
From this reading They had affairs of a great deal more importance to determine the overthrow of the government first, then to remodel the map of Europe!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This emotion, let it be understood, did not exist except among the literary men.
disdainedverbUS /dɪsˈdeɪnd/
past form of “disdain” — look down on with disdain
From this reading The politicians disdained poets and poetry, and did not trouble them selves over such commonplace matters.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The commotion raised by the book's success, and the favorable criticisms given by the journals, had not yet calmed down at the Cafe de Seville.
embellishedverbUS /emˈbelɪʃt/
past form of “embellish” — add details to
From this reading For one month now Amedee Violette's volume of verses, entitled Poems from Nature, had embellished with its pale-blue covers the shelves of the book-shops.
emotionnounUS /ɪˈmoʊʃən/
any strong feeling
From this reading This emotion, let it be understood, did not exist except among the literary men.
entitledadjectiveUS /enˈtaɪtəld/
qualified for by right according to law
From this reading For one month now Amedee Violette's volume of verses, entitled Poems from Nature, had embellished with its pale-blue covers the shelves of the book-shops.
EuropenounUS /ˈjʊrəp/
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading They had affairs of a great deal more importance to determine the overthrow of the government first, then to remodel the map of Europe!
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading This emotion, let it be understood, did not exist except among the literary men.
existverbUS /ɪɡˈzɪst/
have an existence, be extant
From this reading This emotion, let it be understood, did not exist except among the literary men.
favorableadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪvərəbəl/
encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading The commotion raised by the book's success, and the favorable criticisms given by the journals, had not yet calmed down at the Cafe de Seville.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading They had affairs of a great deal more importance to determine the overthrow of the government first, then to remodel the map of Europe!
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For one month now Amedee Violette's volume of verses, entitled Poems from Nature, had embellished with its pale-blue covers the shelves of the book-shops.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For one month now Amedee Violette's volume of verses, entitled Poems from Nature, had embellished with its pale-blue covers the shelves of the book-shops.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The commotion raised by the book's success, and the favorable criticisms given by the journals, had not yet calmed down at the Cafe de Seville.
governmentnounUS /ˈɡʌvərmənt/
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading They had affairs of a great deal more importance to determine the overthrow of the government first, then to remodel the map of Europe!
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They had affairs of a great deal more importance to determine the overthrow of the government first, then to remodel the map of Europe!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For one month now Amedee Violette's volume of verses, entitled Poems from Nature, had embellished with its pale-blue covers the shelves of the book-shops.
importancenounUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtəns/
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading They had affairs of a great deal more importance to determine the overthrow of the government first, then to remodel the map of Europe!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This emotion, let it be understood, did not exist except among the literary men.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For one month now Amedee Violette's volume of verses, entitled Poems from Nature, had embellished with its pale-blue covers the shelves of the book-shops.
journalsnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnəlz/
plural of “journal” — a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading The commotion raised by the book's success, and the favorable criticisms given by the journals, had not yet calmed down at the Cafe de Seville.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading This emotion, let it be understood, did not exist except among the literary men.
literaryadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəreri/
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading This emotion, let it be understood, did not exist except among the literary men.
mapverbUS /mæp/
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading They had affairs of a great deal more importance to determine the overthrow of the government first, then to remodel the map of Europe!
mattersnounUS /ˈmætərz/
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading The politicians disdained poets and poetry, and did not trouble them selves over such commonplace matters.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading This emotion, let it be understood, did not exist except among the literary men.
monthnounUS /mʌnθ/
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading For one month now Amedee Violette's volume of verses, entitled Poems from Nature, had embellished with its pale-blue covers the shelves of the book-shops.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading They had affairs of a great deal more importance to determine the overthrow of the government first, then to remodel the map of Europe!
NaturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading For one month now Amedee Violette's volume of verses, entitled Poems from Nature, had embellished with its pale-blue covers the shelves of the book-shops.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The commotion raised by the book's success, and the favorable criticisms given by the journals, had not yet calmed down at the Cafe de Seville.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading For one month now Amedee Violette's volume of verses, entitled Poems from Nature, had embellished with its pale-blue covers the shelves of the book-shops.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For one month now Amedee Violette's volume of verses, entitled Poems from Nature, had embellished with its pale-blue covers the shelves of the book-shops.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one month now Amedee Violette's volume of verses, entitled Poems from Nature, had embellished with its pale-blue covers the shelves of the book-shops.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The politicians disdained poets and poetry, and did not trouble them selves over such commonplace matters.
overthrownounUS /ˈoʊvərθroʊ/
the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)
From this reading They had affairs of a great deal more importance to determine the overthrow of the government first, then to remodel the map of Europe!
pale-blue
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From this reading For one month now Amedee Violette's volume of verses, entitled Poems from Nature, had embellished with its pale-blue covers the shelves of the book-shops.
PoemsnounUS /ˈpoʊəmz/
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading For one month now Amedee Violette's volume of verses, entitled Poems from Nature, had embellished with its pale-blue covers the shelves of the book-shops.
poetrynounUS /ˈpoʊətri/
literature in metrical form
From this reading The politicians disdained poets and poetry, and did not trouble them selves over such commonplace matters.
poetsnounUS /ˈpoʊəts/
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading The politicians disdained poets and poetry, and did not trouble them selves over such commonplace matters.
politiciansnounUS /ˌpɑːləˈtɪʃənz/
plural of “politician” — a leader engaged in civil administration
From this reading The politicians disdained poets and poetry, and did not trouble them selves over such commonplace matters.
raisedadjectiveUS /reɪzd/
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading The commotion raised by the book's success, and the favorable criticisms given by the journals, had not yet calmed down at the Cafe de Seville.
remodelverbUS /riˈmɑːdəl/
do over, as of (part of) a house
From this reading They had affairs of a great deal more importance to determine the overthrow of the government first, then to remodel the map of Europe!
selvesnounUS /selvz/
plural of “self” — your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading The politicians disdained poets and poetry, and did not trouble them selves over such commonplace matters.
SevillenounUS /səˈvɪl/
a city in southwestern Spain; a major port and cultural center; the capital of bullfighting in Spain
From this reading The commotion raised by the book's success, and the favorable criticisms given by the journals, had not yet calmed down at the Cafe de Seville.
shelvesnounUS /ʃelvz/
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
From this reading For one month now Amedee Violette's volume of verses, entitled Poems from Nature, had embellished with its pale-blue covers the shelves of the book-shops.
successnounUS /səkˈses/
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading The commotion raised by the book's success, and the favorable criticisms given by the journals, had not yet calmed down at the Cafe de Seville.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The politicians disdained poets and poetry, and did not trouble them selves over such commonplace matters.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For one month now Amedee Violette's volume of verses, entitled Poems from Nature, had embellished with its pale-blue covers the shelves of the book-shops.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The politicians disdained poets and poetry, and did not trouble them selves over such commonplace matters.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading They had affairs of a great deal more importance to determine the overthrow of the government first, then to remodel the map of Europe!
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had affairs of a great deal more importance to determine the overthrow of the government first, then to remodel the map of Europe!
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This emotion, let it be understood, did not exist except among the literary men.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had affairs of a great deal more importance to determine the overthrow of the government first, then to remodel the map of Europe!
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading The politicians disdained poets and poetry, and did not trouble them selves over such commonplace matters.
understoodadjectiveUS /ˌʌndərˈstʊd/
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading This emotion, let it be understood, did not exist except among the literary men.
versesnounUS /ˈvɜːrsəz/
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading For one month now Amedee Violette's volume of verses, entitled Poems from Nature, had embellished with its pale-blue covers the shelves of the book-shops.
Violette's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For one month now Amedee Violette's volume of verses, entitled Poems from Nature, had embellished with its pale-blue covers the shelves of the book-shops.
volumenounUS /ˈvɑːljuːm/
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading For one month now Amedee Violette's volume of verses, entitled Poems from Nature, had embellished with its pale-blue covers the shelves of the book-shops.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For one month now Amedee Violette's volume of verses, entitled Poems from Nature, had embellished with its pale-blue covers the shelves of the book-shops.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The commotion raised by the book's success, and the favorable criticisms given by the journals, had not yet calmed down at the Cafe de Seville.
