AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After he had watched M. Formery reflect for two minutes, Guerchard faded—to use an expressive Americanism—through it.
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 I find all these investigations extraordinarily interesting.
AmericanismnounUS /əˈmerɪkənɪzəm/
loyalty to the United States and its institutions
From this reading After he had watched M. Formery reflect for two minutes, Guerchard faded—to use an expressive Americanism—through it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading After he had watched M. Formery reflect for two minutes, Guerchard faded—to use an expressive Americanism—through it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Duke felt in the breast-pocket of his coat, murmured softly, “My cigarettes,” and followed him.
ARRIVESverbUS /ərˈaɪvz/
third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading THE FAMILY ARRIVES In carrying out Victoire, the inspector had left the door of the drawing-room open.
breast-pocket
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From this reading The Duke felt in the breast-pocket of his coat, murmured softly, “My cigarettes,” and followed him.
carryingverbUS /ˈkæriɪŋ/
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading THE FAMILY ARRIVES In carrying out Victoire, the inspector had left the door of the drawing-room open.
caughtverbUS /kɑːt/
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading He caught up Guerchard on the stairs and said, “I will come with you, if I may, M. Guerchard.
cigarettesnounUS /ˌsɪɡərˈets/
plural of “cigarette” — finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading The Duke felt in the breast-pocket of his coat, murmured softly, “My cigarettes,” and followed him.
coatnounUS /koʊt/
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading The Duke felt in the breast-pocket of his coat, murmured softly, “My cigarettes,” and followed him.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He caught up Guerchard on the stairs and said, “I will come with you, if I may, M. Guerchard.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THE FAMILY ARRIVES In carrying out Victoire, the inspector had left the door of the drawing-room open.
drawing-room
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From this reading THE FAMILY ARRIVES In carrying out Victoire, the inspector had left the door of the drawing-room open.
DukenounUS /duːk/
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading The Duke felt in the breast-pocket of his coat, murmured softly, “My cigarettes,” and followed him.
expressiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspresɪv/
characterized by expression
From this reading After he had watched M. Formery reflect for two minutes, Guerchard faded—to use an expressive Americanism—through it.
extraordinarilyadverbUS /ekˌstrɔːrdəˈnerəli/
extremely
From this reading I find all these investigations extraordinarily interesting.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading After he had watched M. Formery reflect for two minutes, Guerchard faded—to use an expressive Americanism—through it.
FAMILYnounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading THE FAMILY ARRIVES In carrying out Victoire, the inspector had left the door of the drawing-room open.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The Duke felt in the breast-pocket of his coat, murmured softly, “My cigarettes,” and followed him.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I find all these investigations extraordinarily interesting.
followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The Duke felt in the breast-pocket of his coat, murmured softly, “My cigarettes,” and followed him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After he had watched M. Formery reflect for two minutes, Guerchard faded—to use an expressive Americanism—through it.
Formery
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From this reading After he had watched M. Formery reflect for two minutes, Guerchard faded—to use an expressive Americanism—through it.
Guerchard
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From this reading After he had watched M. Formery reflect for two minutes, Guerchard faded—to use an expressive Americanism—through it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE FAMILY ARRIVES In carrying out Victoire, the inspector had left the door of the drawing-room open.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After he had watched M. Formery reflect for two minutes, Guerchard faded—to use an expressive Americanism—through it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Duke felt in the breast-pocket of his coat, murmured softly, “My cigarettes,” and followed him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Duke felt in the breast-pocket of his coat, murmured softly, “My cigarettes,” and followed him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He caught up Guerchard on the stairs and said, “I will come with you, if I may, M. Guerchard.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He caught up Guerchard on the stairs and said, “I will come with you, if I may, M. Guerchard.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FAMILY ARRIVES In carrying out Victoire, the inspector had left the door of the drawing-room open.
inspectornounUS /ˌɪnˈspektər/
a high ranking police officer
From this reading THE FAMILY ARRIVES In carrying out Victoire, the inspector had left the door of the drawing-room open.
interestingadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading I find all these investigations extraordinarily interesting.
investigationsnounUS /ˌɪnvestəˈɡeɪʃənz/
plural of “investigation” — an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
From this reading I find all these investigations extraordinarily interesting.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After he had watched M. Formery reflect for two minutes, Guerchard faded—to use an expressive Americanism—through it.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading THE FAMILY ARRIVES In carrying out Victoire, the inspector had left the door of the drawing-room open.
MnounUS /em/
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading After he had watched M. Formery reflect for two minutes, Guerchard faded—to use an expressive Americanism—through it.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He caught up Guerchard on the stairs and said, “I will come with you, if I may, M. Guerchard.
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading After he had watched M. Formery reflect for two minutes, Guerchard faded—to use an expressive Americanism—through it.
murmuredverbUS /ˈmɜːrmərd/
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading The Duke felt in the breast-pocket of his coat, murmured softly, “My cigarettes,” and followed him.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Duke felt in the breast-pocket of his coat, murmured softly, “My cigarettes,” and followed him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FAMILY ARRIVES In carrying out Victoire, the inspector had left the door of the drawing-room open.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He caught up Guerchard on the stairs and said, “I will come with you, if I may, M. Guerchard.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading THE FAMILY ARRIVES In carrying out Victoire, the inspector had left the door of the drawing-room open.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE FAMILY ARRIVES In carrying out Victoire, the inspector had left the door of the drawing-room open.
reflectverbUS /rɪˈflekt/
manifest or bring back
From this reading After he had watched M. Formery reflect for two minutes, Guerchard faded—to use an expressive Americanism—through it.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He caught up Guerchard on the stairs and said, “I will come with you, if I may, M. Guerchard.
softlyadverbUS /ˈsɔːftli/
with low volume
From this reading The Duke felt in the breast-pocket of his coat, murmured softly, “My cigarettes,” and followed him.
stairsnounUS /sterz/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading He caught up Guerchard on the stairs and said, “I will come with you, if I may, M. Guerchard.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FAMILY ARRIVES In carrying out Victoire, the inspector had left the door of the drawing-room open.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I find all these investigations extraordinarily interesting.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading After he had watched M. Formery reflect for two minutes, Guerchard faded—to use an expressive Americanism—through it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After he had watched M. Formery reflect for two minutes, Guerchard faded—to use an expressive Americanism—through it.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading After he had watched M. Formery reflect for two minutes, Guerchard faded—to use an expressive Americanism—through it.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He caught up Guerchard on the stairs and said, “I will come with you, if I may, M. Guerchard.
usenounUS /juːs/
the act of using
From this reading After he had watched M. Formery reflect for two minutes, Guerchard faded—to use an expressive Americanism—through it.
Victoire
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From this reading THE FAMILY ARRIVES In carrying out Victoire, the inspector had left the door of the drawing-room open.
watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading After he had watched M. Formery reflect for two minutes, Guerchard faded—to use an expressive Americanism—through it.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He caught up Guerchard on the stairs and said, “I will come with you, if I may, M. Guerchard.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He caught up Guerchard on the stairs and said, “I will come with you, if I may, M. Guerchard.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He caught up Guerchard on the stairs and said, “I will come with you, if I may, M. Guerchard.
