adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was daybreak ere the last of them had left me, for a dozen or so had lingered to play lansquenet after the others had departed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was daybreak ere the last of them had left me, for a dozen or so had lingered to play lansquenet after the others had departed.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I was out on the balcony as the first lines of dawn were scoring the east, and in a moody, thoughtful condition I had riveted my eyes upon the palace of the Luxembourg, which loomed a black pile against the lightening sky, when Mironsac came out to join me.
agenounUS /eɪdʒ/
how long something has existed
From this reading A gentle, lovable lad was Mironsac, not twenty years of age, and with the face and manners of a woman.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I did not play myself; I was not in the mood, and for one night, at least, of sufficient weight already I thought the game upon which I was launched.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I did not play myself; I was not in the mood, and for one night, at least, of sufficient weight already I thought the game upon which I was launched.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With those that remained my wager had soon faded into insignificance, as their minds became engrossed in the fluctuations of their own fortunes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I did not play myself; I was not in the mood, and for one night, at least, of sufficient weight already I thought the game upon which I was launched.
balconynounUS /ˈbælkəni/
an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
From this reading I was out on the balcony as the first lines of dawn were scoring the east, and in a moody, thoughtful condition I had riveted my eyes upon the palace of the Luxembourg, which loomed a black pile against the lightening sky, when Mironsac came out to join me.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading With those that remained my wager had soon faded into insignificance, as their minds became engrossed in the fluctuations of their own fortunes.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading I was out on the balcony as the first lines of dawn were scoring the east, and in a moody, thoughtful condition I had riveted my eyes upon the palace of the Luxembourg, which loomed a black pile against the lightening sky, when Mironsac came out to join me.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I was out on the balcony as the first lines of dawn were scoring the east, and in a moody, thoughtful condition I had riveted my eyes upon the palace of the Luxembourg, which loomed a black pile against the lightening sky, when Mironsac came out to join me.
conditionnounUS /kənˈdɪʃən/
a state at a particular time
From this reading I was out on the balcony as the first lines of dawn were scoring the east, and in a moody, thoughtful condition I had riveted my eyes upon the palace of the Luxembourg, which loomed a black pile against the lightening sky, when Mironsac came out to join me.
dawnnounUS /dɔːn/
the first light of day
From this reading I was out on the balcony as the first lines of dawn were scoring the east, and in a moody, thoughtful condition I had riveted my eyes upon the palace of the Luxembourg, which loomed a black pile against the lightening sky, when Mironsac came out to join me.
daybreaknounUS /ˈdeɪbreɪk/
the first light of day
From this reading It was daybreak ere the last of them had left me, for a dozen or so had lingered to play lansquenet after the others had departed.
departedadjectiveUS /dɪˈpɑːrtɪd/
well in the past; former
From this reading It was daybreak ere the last of them had left me, for a dozen or so had lingered to play lansquenet after the others had departed.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not play myself; I was not in the mood, and for one night, at least, of sufficient weight already I thought the game upon which I was launched.
dozennounUS /ˈdʌzən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading It was daybreak ere the last of them had left me, for a dozen or so had lingered to play lansquenet after the others had departed.
eastnounUS /iːst/
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading I was out on the balcony as the first lines of dawn were scoring the east, and in a moody, thoughtful condition I had riveted my eyes upon the palace of the Luxembourg, which loomed a black pile against the lightening sky, when Mironsac came out to join me.
engrossedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈɡroʊst/
giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading With those that remained my wager had soon faded into insignificance, as their minds became engrossed in the fluctuations of their own fortunes.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading It was daybreak ere the last of them had left me, for a dozen or so had lingered to play lansquenet after the others had departed.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading I was out on the balcony as the first lines of dawn were scoring the east, and in a moody, thoughtful condition I had riveted my eyes upon the palace of the Luxembourg, which loomed a black pile against the lightening sky, when Mironsac came out to join me.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A gentle, lovable lad was Mironsac, not twenty years of age, and with the face and manners of a woman.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading With those that remained my wager had soon faded into insignificance, as their minds became engrossed in the fluctuations of their own fortunes.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I was out on the balcony as the first lines of dawn were scoring the east, and in a moody, thoughtful condition I had riveted my eyes upon the palace of the Luxembourg, which loomed a black pile against the lightening sky, when Mironsac came out to join me.
fluctuationsnounUS /ˌflʌktʃuːˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “fluctuation” — a wave motion
From this reading With those that remained my wager had soon faded into insignificance, as their minds became engrossed in the fluctuations of their own fortunes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was daybreak ere the last of them had left me, for a dozen or so had lingered to play lansquenet after the others had departed.
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading With those that remained my wager had soon faded into insignificance, as their minds became engrossed in the fluctuations of their own fortunes.
gamenounUS /ɡeɪm/
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading I did not play myself; I was not in the mood, and for one night, at least, of sufficient weight already I thought the game upon which I was launched.
gentleadjectiveUS /ˈdʒentəl/
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading A gentle, lovable lad was Mironsac, not twenty years of age, and with the face and manners of a woman.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was daybreak ere the last of them had left me, for a dozen or so had lingered to play lansquenet after the others had departed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I did not play myself; I was not in the mood, and for one night, at least, of sufficient weight already I thought the game upon which I was launched.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With those that remained my wager had soon faded into insignificance, as their minds became engrossed in the fluctuations of their own fortunes.
insignificancenounUS /ˌɪnsɪɡˈnjɪfɪkəns/
the quality of having little or no significance
From this reading With those that remained my wager had soon faded into insignificance, as their minds became engrossed in the fluctuations of their own fortunes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With those that remained my wager had soon faded into insignificance, as their minds became engrossed in the fluctuations of their own fortunes.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was daybreak ere the last of them had left me, for a dozen or so had lingered to play lansquenet after the others had departed.
joinverbUS /dʒɔɪn/
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading I was out on the balcony as the first lines of dawn were scoring the east, and in a moody, thoughtful condition I had riveted my eyes upon the palace of the Luxembourg, which loomed a black pile against the lightening sky, when Mironsac came out to join me.
ladnounUS /læd/
a boy or man
From this reading A gentle, lovable lad was Mironsac, not twenty years of age, and with the face and manners of a woman.
lansquenet
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was daybreak ere the last of them had left me, for a dozen or so had lingered to play lansquenet after the others had departed.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading It was daybreak ere the last of them had left me, for a dozen or so had lingered to play lansquenet after the others had departed.
launchedverbUS /lɔːntʃt/
past form of “launch” — set up or found
From this reading I did not play myself; I was not in the mood, and for one night, at least, of sufficient weight already I thought the game upon which I was launched.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading I did not play myself; I was not in the mood, and for one night, at least, of sufficient weight already I thought the game upon which I was launched.
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 It was daybreak ere the last of them had left me, for a dozen or so had lingered to play lansquenet after the others had departed.
lighteningnounUS /ˈlaɪtənɪŋ/
descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped
From this reading I was out on the balcony as the first lines of dawn were scoring the east, and in a moody, thoughtful condition I had riveted my eyes upon the palace of the Luxembourg, which loomed a black pile against the lightening sky, when Mironsac came out to join me.
linesnounUS /laɪnz/
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading I was out on the balcony as the first lines of dawn were scoring the east, and in a moody, thoughtful condition I had riveted my eyes upon the palace of the Luxembourg, which loomed a black pile against the lightening sky, when Mironsac came out to join me.
lingeredverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡərd/
past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading It was daybreak ere the last of them had left me, for a dozen or so had lingered to play lansquenet after the others had departed.
loomedverbUS /luːmd/
past form of “loom” — come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading I was out on the balcony as the first lines of dawn were scoring the east, and in a moody, thoughtful condition I had riveted my eyes upon the palace of the Luxembourg, which loomed a black pile against the lightening sky, when Mironsac came out to join me.
lovableadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvəbəl/
having characteristics that attract love or affection
From this reading A gentle, lovable lad was Mironsac, not twenty years of age, and with the face and manners of a woman.
LuxembourgnounUS /ˈlʌksəmbɔːrɡ/
the capital and largest city of Luxembourg
From this reading I was out on the balcony as the first lines of dawn were scoring the east, and in a moody, thoughtful condition I had riveted my eyes upon the palace of the Luxembourg, which loomed a black pile against the lightening sky, when Mironsac came out to join me.
mannersnounUS /ˈmænərz/
social deportment
From this reading A gentle, lovable lad was Mironsac, not twenty years of age, and with the face and manners of a woman.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was daybreak ere the last of them had left me, for a dozen or so had lingered to play lansquenet after the others had departed.
mindsnounUS /maɪndz/
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading With those that remained my wager had soon faded into insignificance, as their minds became engrossed in the fluctuations of their own fortunes.
Mironsac
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was out on the balcony as the first lines of dawn were scoring the east, and in a moody, thoughtful condition I had riveted my eyes upon the palace of the Luxembourg, which loomed a black pile against the lightening sky, when Mironsac came out to join me.
moodnounUS /muːd/
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading I did not play myself; I was not in the mood, and for one night, at least, of sufficient weight already I thought the game upon which I was launched.
moodynounUS /ˈmuːdi/
United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)
From this reading I was out on the balcony as the first lines of dawn were scoring the east, and in a moody, thoughtful condition I had riveted my eyes upon the palace of the Luxembourg, which loomed a black pile against the lightening sky, when Mironsac came out to join me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading With those that remained my wager had soon faded into insignificance, as their minds became engrossed in the fluctuations of their own fortunes.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I did not play myself; I was not in the mood, and for one night, at least, of sufficient weight already I thought the game upon which I was launched.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I did not play myself; I was not in the mood, and for one night, at least, of sufficient weight already I thought the game upon which I was launched.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not play myself; I was not in the mood, and for one night, at least, of sufficient weight already I thought the game upon which I was launched.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was daybreak ere the last of them had left me, for a dozen or so had lingered to play lansquenet after the others had departed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was out on the balcony as the first lines of dawn were scoring the east, and in a moody, thoughtful condition I had riveted my eyes upon the palace of the Luxembourg, which loomed a black pile against the lightening sky, when Mironsac came out to join me.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I did not play myself; I was not in the mood, and for one night, at least, of sufficient weight already I thought the game upon which I was launched.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was daybreak ere the last of them had left me, for a dozen or so had lingered to play lansquenet after the others had departed.
others
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was daybreak ere the last of them had left me, for a dozen or so had lingered to play lansquenet after the others had departed.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I was out on the balcony as the first lines of dawn were scoring the east, and in a moody, thoughtful condition I had riveted my eyes upon the palace of the Luxembourg, which loomed a black pile against the lightening sky, when Mironsac came out to join me.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading With those that remained my wager had soon faded into insignificance, as their minds became engrossed in the fluctuations of their own fortunes.
palacenounUS /ˈpæləs/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading I was out on the balcony as the first lines of dawn were scoring the east, and in a moody, thoughtful condition I had riveted my eyes upon the palace of the Luxembourg, which loomed a black pile against the lightening sky, when Mironsac came out to join me.
pilenounUS /paɪl/
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading I was out on the balcony as the first lines of dawn were scoring the east, and in a moody, thoughtful condition I had riveted my eyes upon the palace of the Luxembourg, which loomed a black pile against the lightening sky, when Mironsac came out to join me.
playverbUS /pleɪ/
participate in games or sport
From this reading It was daybreak ere the last of them had left me, for a dozen or so had lingered to play lansquenet after the others had departed.
remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading With those that remained my wager had soon faded into insignificance, as their minds became engrossed in the fluctuations of their own fortunes.
rivetedverbUS /ˈrɪvətɪd/
past form of “rivet” — direct one's attention on something
From this reading I was out on the balcony as the first lines of dawn were scoring the east, and in a moody, thoughtful condition I had riveted my eyes upon the palace of the Luxembourg, which loomed a black pile against the lightening sky, when Mironsac came out to join me.
scoringnounUS /ˈskɔːrɪŋ/
evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score
From this reading I was out on the balcony as the first lines of dawn were scoring the east, and in a moody, thoughtful condition I had riveted my eyes upon the palace of the Luxembourg, which loomed a black pile against the lightening sky, when Mironsac came out to join me.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading I was out on the balcony as the first lines of dawn were scoring the east, and in a moody, thoughtful condition I had riveted my eyes upon the palace of the Luxembourg, which loomed a black pile against the lightening sky, when Mironsac came out to join me.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was daybreak ere the last of them had left me, for a dozen or so had lingered to play lansquenet after the others had departed.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading With those that remained my wager had soon faded into insignificance, as their minds became engrossed in the fluctuations of their own fortunes.
sufficientadjectiveUS /səˈfɪʃənt/
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading I did not play myself; I was not in the mood, and for one night, at least, of sufficient weight already I thought the game upon which I was launched.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With those that remained my wager had soon faded into insignificance, as their minds became engrossed in the fluctuations of their own fortunes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was daybreak ere the last of them had left me, for a dozen or so had lingered to play lansquenet after the others had departed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading With those that remained my wager had soon faded into insignificance, as their minds became engrossed in the fluctuations of their own fortunes.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was daybreak ere the last of them had left me, for a dozen or so had lingered to play lansquenet after the others had departed.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading With those that remained my wager had soon faded into insignificance, as their minds became engrossed in the fluctuations of their own fortunes.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I did not play myself; I was not in the mood, and for one night, at least, of sufficient weight already I thought the game upon which I was launched.
thoughtfuladjectiveUS /ˈθɔːtfəl/
having intellectual depth
From this reading I was out on the balcony as the first lines of dawn were scoring the east, and in a moody, thoughtful condition I had riveted my eyes upon the palace of the Luxembourg, which loomed a black pile against the lightening sky, when Mironsac came out to join me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was daybreak ere the last of them had left me, for a dozen or so had lingered to play lansquenet after the others had departed.
twentynounUS /ˈtwenti/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading A gentle, lovable lad was Mironsac, not twenty years of age, and with the face and manners of a woman.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I did not play myself; I was not in the mood, and for one night, at least, of sufficient weight already I thought the game upon which I was launched.
wagernounUS /ˈweɪdʒər/
the act of gambling
From this reading With those that remained my wager had soon faded into insignificance, as their minds became engrossed in the fluctuations of their own fortunes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was daybreak ere the last of them had left me, for a dozen or so had lingered to play lansquenet after the others had departed.
weightnounUS /weɪt/
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading I did not play myself; I was not in the mood, and for one night, at least, of sufficient weight already I thought the game upon which I was launched.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I was out on the balcony as the first lines of dawn were scoring the east, and in a moody, thoughtful condition I had riveted my eyes upon the palace of the Luxembourg, which loomed a black pile against the lightening sky, when Mironsac came out to join me.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I was out on the balcony as the first lines of dawn were scoring the east, and in a moody, thoughtful condition I had riveted my eyes upon the palace of the Luxembourg, which loomed a black pile against the lightening sky, when Mironsac came out to join me.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I did not play myself; I was not in the mood, and for one night, at least, of sufficient weight already I thought the game upon which I was launched.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With those that remained my wager had soon faded into insignificance, as their minds became engrossed in the fluctuations of their own fortunes.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A gentle, lovable lad was Mironsac, not twenty years of age, and with the face and manners of a woman.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading A gentle, lovable lad was Mironsac, not twenty years of age, and with the face and manners of a woman.
