adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His attention was attracted by the beautiful hair of a young artist dressed in black, who was copying one of Rosalba's portraits.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading It had been more than three months since Maria and Maurice had met again.
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 It was our pretty pastel artist whose wonderful locks disturbed all the daubers in the museum, and which made colorists out of Signol's pupils themselves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had been more than three months since Maria and Maurice had met again.
approachedverbUS /əˈproʊtʃt/
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading Maurice approached the copyist, and then both exclaimed at once:
artistnounUS /ˈɑːrtəst/
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading His attention was attracted by the beautiful hair of a young artist dressed in black, who was copying one of Rosalba's portraits.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Maurice approached the copyist, and then both exclaimed at once:
attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading His attention was attracted by the beautiful hair of a young artist dressed in black, who was copying one of Rosalba's portraits.
attractedverbUS /əˈtræktɪd/
past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading His attention was attracted by the beautiful hair of a young artist dressed in black, who was copying one of Rosalba's portraits.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading His attention was attracted by the beautiful hair of a young artist dressed in black, who was copying one of Rosalba's portraits.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been more than three months since Maria and Maurice had met again.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading His attention was attracted by the beautiful hair of a young artist dressed in black, who was copying one of Rosalba's portraits.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Maurice approached the copyist, and then both exclaimed at once:
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His attention was attracted by the beautiful hair of a young artist dressed in black, who was copying one of Rosalba's portraits.
CenturynounUS /ˈsentʃəri/
a period of 100 years
From this reading One day the young man went to the Louvre to see his favorite pictures of the painters of the Eighteenth Century.
colorists
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From this reading It was our pretty pastel artist whose wonderful locks disturbed all the daubers in the museum, and which made colorists out of Signol's pupils themselves.
copyingnounUS /ˈkɑːpiɪŋ/
an act of copying
From this reading His attention was attracted by the beautiful hair of a young artist dressed in black, who was copying one of Rosalba's portraits.
copyistnoun
someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
From this reading Maurice approached the copyist, and then both exclaimed at once:
daubers
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From this reading It was our pretty pastel artist whose wonderful locks disturbed all the daubers in the museum, and which made colorists out of Signol's pupils themselves.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day the young man went to the Louvre to see his favorite pictures of the painters of the Eighteenth Century.
disturbedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstɜːrbd/
having the place or position changed
From this reading It was our pretty pastel artist whose wonderful locks disturbed all the daubers in the museum, and which made colorists out of Signol's pupils themselves.
dressedadjectiveUS /drest/
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading His attention was attracted by the beautiful hair of a young artist dressed in black, who was copying one of Rosalba's portraits.
EighteenthadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the seventeenth in position
From this reading One day the young man went to the Louvre to see his favorite pictures of the painters of the Eighteenth Century.
exclaimedverbUS /ɪkˈskleɪmd/
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Maurice approached the copyist, and then both exclaimed at once:
favoritenounUS /ˈfeɪvərɪt/
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading One day the young man went to the Louvre to see his favorite pictures of the painters of the Eighteenth Century.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been more than three months since Maria and Maurice had met again.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading His attention was attracted by the beautiful hair of a young artist dressed in black, who was copying one of Rosalba's portraits.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One day the young man went to the Louvre to see his favorite pictures of the painters of the Eighteenth Century.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His attention was attracted by the beautiful hair of a young artist dressed in black, who was copying one of Rosalba's portraits.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been more than three months since Maria and Maurice had met again.
locksnounUS /lɑːks/
plural of “lock” — a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
From this reading It was our pretty pastel artist whose wonderful locks disturbed all the daubers in the museum, and which made colorists out of Signol's pupils themselves.
LouvrenounUS /ˈluːvrə/
an art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris
From this reading One day the young man went to the Louvre to see his favorite pictures of the painters of the Eighteenth Century.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was our pretty pastel artist whose wonderful locks disturbed all the daubers in the museum, and which made colorists out of Signol's pupils themselves.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading One day the young man went to the Louvre to see his favorite pictures of the painters of the Eighteenth Century.
MarianounUS /mərˈiːə/
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading It had been more than three months since Maria and Maurice had met again.
Maurice
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From this reading It had been more than three months since Maria and Maurice had met again.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading It had been more than three months since Maria and Maurice had met again.
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading It had been more than three months since Maria and Maurice had met again.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It had been more than three months since Maria and Maurice had met again.
museumnounUS /mjuːˈziːəm/
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading It was our pretty pastel artist whose wonderful locks disturbed all the daubers in the museum, and which made colorists out of Signol's pupils themselves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One day the young man went to the Louvre to see his favorite pictures of the painters of the Eighteenth Century.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Maurice approached the copyist, and then both exclaimed at once:
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day the young man went to the Louvre to see his favorite pictures of the painters of the Eighteenth Century.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was our pretty pastel artist whose wonderful locks disturbed all the daubers in the museum, and which made colorists out of Signol's pupils themselves.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was our pretty pastel artist whose wonderful locks disturbed all the daubers in the museum, and which made colorists out of Signol's pupils themselves.
paintersnounUS /ˈpeɪntərz/
plural of “painter” — an artist who paints
From this reading One day the young man went to the Louvre to see his favorite pictures of the painters of the Eighteenth Century.
pasteladjectiveUS /pæˈstel/
lacking in body or vigor
From this reading It was our pretty pastel artist whose wonderful locks disturbed all the daubers in the museum, and which made colorists out of Signol's pupils themselves.
picturesnounUS /ˈpɪktʃərz/
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading One day the young man went to the Louvre to see his favorite pictures of the painters of the Eighteenth Century.
portraitsnounUS /ˈpɔːrtrəts/
plural of “portrait” — a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading His attention was attracted by the beautiful hair of a young artist dressed in black, who was copying one of Rosalba's portraits.
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading It was our pretty pastel artist whose wonderful locks disturbed all the daubers in the museum, and which made colorists out of Signol's pupils themselves.
pupilsnounUS /ˈpjuːpəlz/
plural of “pupil” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading It was our pretty pastel artist whose wonderful locks disturbed all the daubers in the museum, and which made colorists out of Signol's pupils themselves.
Rosalba's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His attention was attracted by the beautiful hair of a young artist dressed in black, who was copying one of Rosalba's portraits.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading One day the young man went to the Louvre to see his favorite pictures of the painters of the Eighteenth Century.
Signol's
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From this reading It was our pretty pastel artist whose wonderful locks disturbed all the daubers in the museum, and which made colorists out of Signol's pupils themselves.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It had been more than three months since Maria and Maurice had met again.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It had been more than three months since Maria and Maurice had met again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One day the young man went to the Louvre to see his favorite pictures of the painters of the Eighteenth Century.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It was our pretty pastel artist whose wonderful locks disturbed all the daubers in the museum, and which made colorists out of Signol's pupils themselves.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Maurice approached the copyist, and then both exclaimed at once:
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It had been more than three months since Maria and Maurice had met again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day the young man went to the Louvre to see his favorite pictures of the painters of the Eighteenth Century.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His attention was attracted by the beautiful hair of a young artist dressed in black, who was copying one of Rosalba's portraits.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading One day the young man went to the Louvre to see his favorite pictures of the painters of the Eighteenth Century.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was our pretty pastel artist whose wonderful locks disturbed all the daubers in the museum, and which made colorists out of Signol's pupils themselves.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading His attention was attracted by the beautiful hair of a young artist dressed in black, who was copying one of Rosalba's portraits.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading It was our pretty pastel artist whose wonderful locks disturbed all the daubers in the museum, and which made colorists out of Signol's pupils themselves.
wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading It was our pretty pastel artist whose wonderful locks disturbed all the daubers in the museum, and which made colorists out of Signol's pupils themselves.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading One day the young man went to the Louvre to see his favorite pictures of the painters of the Eighteenth Century.
