1783
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From this reading A PORTRAIT OF 1783.
2
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83
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From this reading Your hair and chin are like the hair And chin Burne-Jones’s ladies wear; You were unfashionably fair In ’83; And sad you were when girls are gay, You read a book about _Le vrai_ _Mérite de l’homme_, alone in May.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PORTRAIT OF 1783.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Your hair and chin are like the hair And chin Burne-Jones’s ladies wear; You were unfashionably fair In ’83; And sad you were when girls are gay, You read a book about _Le vrai_ _Mérite de l’homme_, alone in May.
Acte
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From this reading “Le Misanthrope,” Acte i., Sc.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Your hair and chin are like the hair And chin Burne-Jones’s ladies wear; You were unfashionably fair In ’83; And sad you were when girls are gay, You read a book about _Le vrai_ _Mérite de l’homme_, alone in May.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Your hair and chin are like the hair And chin Burne-Jones’s ladies wear; You were unfashionably fair In ’83; And sad you were when girls are gay, You read a book about _Le vrai_ _Mérite de l’homme_, alone in May.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Your hair and chin are like the hair And chin Burne-Jones’s ladies wear; You were unfashionably fair In ’83; And sad you were when girls are gay, You read a book about _Le vrai_ _Mérite de l’homme_, alone in May.
booknounUS /bʊk/
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Your hair and chin are like the hair And chin Burne-Jones’s ladies wear; You were unfashionably fair In ’83; And sad you were when girls are gay, You read a book about _Le vrai_ _Mérite de l’homme_, alone in May.
Burne-Jones's
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From this reading Your hair and chin are like the hair And chin Burne-Jones’s ladies wear; You were unfashionably fair In ’83; And sad you were when girls are gay, You read a book about _Le vrai_ _Mérite de l’homme_, alone in May.
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 ORONTE—_Ce ne sont point de ces grands vers pompeux_, _Mais de petits vers_!
ces
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From this reading ORONTE—_Ce ne sont point de ces grands vers pompeux_, _Mais de petits vers_!
chinnounUS /tʃɪn/
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading Your hair and chin are like the hair And chin Burne-Jones’s ladies wear; You were unfashionably fair In ’83; And sad you were when girls are gay, You read a book about _Le vrai_ _Mérite de l’homme_, alone in May.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading ORONTE—_Ce ne sont point de ces grands vers pompeux_, _Mais de petits vers_!
fairadjectiveUS /fer/
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Your hair and chin are like the hair And chin Burne-Jones’s ladies wear; You were unfashionably fair In ’83; And sad you were when girls are gay, You read a book about _Le vrai_ _Mérite de l’homme_, alone in May.
gayadjectiveUS /ɡeɪ/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Your hair and chin are like the hair And chin Burne-Jones’s ladies wear; You were unfashionably fair In ’83; And sad you were when girls are gay, You read a book about _Le vrai_ _Mérite de l’homme_, alone in May.
girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Your hair and chin are like the hair And chin Burne-Jones’s ladies wear; You were unfashionably fair In ’83; And sad you were when girls are gay, You read a book about _Le vrai_ _Mérite de l’homme_, alone in May.
grandsnounUS /ɡrændz/
plural of “grand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading ORONTE—_Ce ne sont point de ces grands vers pompeux_, _Mais de petits vers_!
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 Your hair and chin are like the hair And chin Burne-Jones’s ladies wear; You were unfashionably fair In ’83; And sad you were when girls are gay, You read a book about _Le vrai_ _Mérite de l’homme_, alone in May.
ipronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Le Misanthrope,” Acte i., Sc.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Your hair and chin are like the hair And chin Burne-Jones’s ladies wear; You were unfashionably fair In ’83; And sad you were when girls are gay, You read a book about _Le vrai_ _Mérite de l’homme_, alone in May.
l'homme
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From this reading Your hair and chin are like the hair And chin Burne-Jones’s ladies wear; You were unfashionably fair In ’83; And sad you were when girls are gay, You read a book about _Le vrai_ _Mérite de l’homme_, alone in May.
ladiesnounUS /ˈleɪdiz/
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Your hair and chin are like the hair And chin Burne-Jones’s ladies wear; You were unfashionably fair In ’83; And sad you were when girls are gay, You read a book about _Le vrai_ _Mérite de l’homme_, alone in May.
LenounUS /lə/
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading “Le Misanthrope,” Acte i., Sc.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Your hair and chin are like the hair And chin Burne-Jones’s ladies wear; You were unfashionably fair In ’83; And sad you were when girls are gay, You read a book about _Le vrai_ _Mérite de l’homme_, alone in May.
Mais
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From this reading ORONTE—_Ce ne sont point de ces grands vers pompeux_, _Mais de petits vers_!
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Your hair and chin are like the hair And chin Burne-Jones’s ladies wear; You were unfashionably fair In ’83; And sad you were when girls are gay, You read a book about _Le vrai_ _Mérite de l’homme_, alone in May.
MisanthropenounUS /ˈmɪsənθroʊp/
someone who dislikes people in general
From this reading “Le Misanthrope,” Acte i., Sc.
Mérite
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From this reading Your hair and chin are like the hair And chin Burne-Jones’s ladies wear; You were unfashionably fair In ’83; And sad you were when girls are gay, You read a book about _Le vrai_ _Mérite de l’homme_, alone in May.
nenounUS /niː/
a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
From this reading ORONTE—_Ce ne sont point de ces grands vers pompeux_, _Mais de petits vers_!
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A PORTRAIT OF 1783.
ORONTE
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From this reading ORONTE—_Ce ne sont point de ces grands vers pompeux_, _Mais de petits vers_!
petits
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From this reading ORONTE—_Ce ne sont point de ces grands vers pompeux_, _Mais de petits vers_!
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading ORONTE—_Ce ne sont point de ces grands vers pompeux_, _Mais de petits vers_!
pompeux
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From this reading ORONTE—_Ce ne sont point de ces grands vers pompeux_, _Mais de petits vers_!
PORTRAITnounUS /ˈpɔːrtrət/
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading A PORTRAIT OF 1783.
readverbUS /red/
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Your hair and chin are like the hair And chin Burne-Jones’s ladies wear; You were unfashionably fair In ’83; And sad you were when girls are gay, You read a book about _Le vrai_ _Mérite de l’homme_, alone in May.
sadadjectiveUS /sæd/
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Your hair and chin are like the hair And chin Burne-Jones’s ladies wear; You were unfashionably fair In ’83; And sad you were when girls are gay, You read a book about _Le vrai_ _Mérite de l’homme_, alone in May.
Scnoun
a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite
From this reading “Le Misanthrope,” Acte i., Sc.
sont
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From this reading ORONTE—_Ce ne sont point de ces grands vers pompeux_, _Mais de petits vers_!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Your hair and chin are like the hair And chin Burne-Jones’s ladies wear; You were unfashionably fair In ’83; And sad you were when girls are gay, You read a book about _Le vrai_ _Mérite de l’homme_, alone in May.
unfashionablyadverb
in an unfashionable manner
From this reading Your hair and chin are like the hair And chin Burne-Jones’s ladies wear; You were unfashionably fair In ’83; And sad you were when girls are gay, You read a book about _Le vrai_ _Mérite de l’homme_, alone in May.
vers
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From this reading ORONTE—_Ce ne sont point de ces grands vers pompeux_, _Mais de petits vers_!
vrai
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From this reading Your hair and chin are like the hair And chin Burne-Jones’s ladies wear; You were unfashionably fair In ’83; And sad you were when girls are gay, You read a book about _Le vrai_ _Mérite de l’homme_, alone in May.
wearverbUS /wer/
be dressed in
From this reading Your hair and chin are like the hair And chin Burne-Jones’s ladies wear; You were unfashionably fair In ’83; And sad you were when girls are gay, You read a book about _Le vrai_ _Mérite de l’homme_, alone in May.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Your hair and chin are like the hair And chin Burne-Jones’s ladies wear; You were unfashionably fair In ’83; And sad you were when girls are gay, You read a book about _Le vrai_ _Mérite de l’homme_, alone in May.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Your hair and chin are like the hair And chin Burne-Jones’s ladies wear; You were unfashionably fair In ’83; And sad you were when girls are gay, You read a book about _Le vrai_ _Mérite de l’homme_, alone in May.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your hair and chin are like the hair And chin Burne-Jones’s ladies wear; You were unfashionably fair In ’83; And sad you were when girls are gay, You read a book about _Le vrai_ _Mérite de l’homme_, alone in May.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your hair and chin are like the hair And chin Burne-Jones’s ladies wear; You were unfashionably fair In ’83; And sad you were when girls are gay, You read a book about _Le vrai_ _Mérite de l’homme_, alone in May.
