adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And _from the wise_, Monsieur le Count, replied I, making him a bow,—_is enough_.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
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 _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And _from the wise_, Monsieur le Count, replied I, making him a bow,—_is enough_.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
ardournoun
a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
From this reading The Count de Faineant embraced me with more ardour than ever I was embraced by mortal man.
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
autant
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From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
autres
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From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
beggarlyadjective
marked by poverty befitting a beggar
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
bien
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From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
bon
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From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
bownounUS /baʊ/
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading And _from the wise_, Monsieur le Count, replied I, making him a bow,—_is enough_.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Count de Faineant embraced me with more ardour than ever I was embraced by mortal man.
C'est
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From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
cenounUS /ˌsiːˈiː/
a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
coterienounUS /ˈkoʊtəri/
an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
CountverbUS /kaʊnt/
determine the number or amount of
From this reading And _from the wise_, Monsieur le Count, replied I, making him a bow,—_is enough_.
d'esprit
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From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The Count de Faineant embraced me with more ardour than ever I was embraced by mortal man.
differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
dishonestadjectiveUS /dɪˈsɑːnəst/
deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
dozennounUS /ˈdʌzən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
drankverbUS /dræŋk/
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
eatenverbUS /ˈiːtən/
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
embracedverbUS /emˈbreɪst/
past form of “embrace” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading The Count de Faineant embraced me with more ardour than ever I was embraced by mortal man.
enfant
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From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading And _from the wise_, Monsieur le Count, replied I, making him a bow,—_is enough_.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading The Count de Faineant embraced me with more ardour than ever I was embraced by mortal man.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading For three weeks together I was of every man’s opinion I met.—_Pardi_!
Faineantadjective
disinclined to work or exertion
From this reading The Count de Faineant embraced me with more ardour than ever I was embraced by mortal man.
Fleur
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From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For three weeks together I was of every man’s opinion I met.—_Pardi_!
forcedadjectiveUS /fɔːrst/
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And _from the wise_, Monsieur le Count, replied I, making him a bow,—_is enough_.
gainverbUS /ɡeɪn/
obtain
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
grewverbUS /ɡruː/
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
higheradjectiveUS /ˈhaɪər/
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And _from the wise_, Monsieur le Count, replied I, making him a bow,—_is enough_.
honournounUS /ˈɑːnər/
the state of being honored
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And _from the wise_, Monsieur le Count, replied I, making him a bow,—_is enough_.
IlnounUS /ɪl/
a midwestern state in north-central United States
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And _from the wise_, Monsieur le Count, replied I, making him a bow,—_is enough_.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
ItalynounUS /ˈɪtəli/
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
LanounUS /lɑː/
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
languish'd
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From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
lenounUS /lə/
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading And _from the wise_, Monsieur le Count, replied I, making him a bow,—_is enough_.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading And _from the wise_, Monsieur le Count, replied I, making him a bow,—_is enough_.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Count de Faineant embraced me with more ardour than ever I was embraced by mortal man.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading For three weeks together I was of every man’s opinion I met.—_Pardi_!
MARIAnounUS /mərˈiːə/
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading MARIA.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Count de Faineant embraced me with more ardour than ever I was embraced by mortal man.
merryadjectiveUS /ˈmeri/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading For three weeks together I was of every man’s opinion I met.—_Pardi_!
MonsieurnounUS /məˈsjɜːr/
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading And _from the wise_, Monsieur le Count, replied I, making him a bow,—_is enough_.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The Count de Faineant embraced me with more ardour than ever I was embraced by mortal man.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
subject to death
From this reading The Count de Faineant embraced me with more ardour than ever I was embraced by mortal man.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
NaturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
nousnounUS /nuːs/
common sense
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For three weeks together I was of every man’s opinion I met.—_Pardi_!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
opinionnounUS /əˈpɪnjən/
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading For three weeks together I was of every man’s opinion I met.—_Pardi_!
order'd
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From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
Pardi
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From this reading For three weeks together I was of every man’s opinion I met.—_Pardi_!
ParisnounUS /ˈperɪs/
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
pricenounUS /praɪs/
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
prostitutionnounUS /ˌprɑːstəˈtuːʃən/
offering sexual intercourse for pay
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
que
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From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
raisonne
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From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
reckoningnounUS /ˈrekənɪŋ/
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading And _from the wise_, Monsieur le Count, replied I, making him a bow,—_is enough_.
revoltedverbUS /rɪˈvoʊltɪd/
past form of “revolt” — make revolution
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
sentimentnounUS /ˈsentəmənt/
tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
sickadjectiveUS /sɪk/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
slavenounUS /sleɪv/
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
systemnounUS /ˈsɪstəm/
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Count de Faineant embraced me with more ardour than ever I was embraced by mortal man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And _from the wise_, Monsieur le Count, replied I, making him a bow,—_is enough_.
thirdnounUS /θɜːrd/
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading For three weeks together I was of every man’s opinion I met.—_Pardi_!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading For three weeks together I was of every man’s opinion I met.—_Pardi_!
twas
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From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
unnounUS /ʌn/
an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
vileadjectiveUS /vaɪl/
morally reprehensible
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Count de Faineant embraced me with more ardour than ever I was embraced by mortal man.
weeksnounUS /wiːks/
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading For three weeks together I was of every man’s opinion I met.—_Pardi_!
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
wiseadjectiveUS /waɪz/
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading And _from the wise_, Monsieur le Count, replied I, making him a bow,—_is enough_.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Count de Faineant embraced me with more ardour than ever I was embraced by mortal man.
Yorick
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _ce Monsieur Yorick a autant d’esprit que nous autres_.—_Il raisonne bien_, said another.—_C’est un bon enfant_, said a third.—And at this price I could have eaten and drank and been merry all the days of my life at Paris; but ’twas a dishonest _reckoning_;—I grew ashamed of it.—It was the gain of a slave;—every sentiment of honour revolted against it;—the higher I got, the more was I forced upon my _beggarly system_;—the better the _coterie_,—the more children of Art;—I languish’d for those of Nature: and one night, after a most vile prostitution of myself to half a dozen different people, I grew sick,—went to bed;—order’d La Fleur to get me horses in the morning to set out for Italy.
