AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A real love descends at times to these sublime meannesses.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Arthur behaved with Madame Schontz as Sabine with Calyste, and Calyste with Beatrix.
ArthurnounUS /ˈɑːrθər/
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Arthur behaved with Madame Schontz as Sabine with Calyste, and Calyste with Beatrix.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
audaciousadjectiveUS /ɑːˈdeɪʃəs/
invulnerable to fear or intimidation
From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
Beatrix
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From this reading Arthur behaved with Madame Schontz as Sabine with Calyste, and Calyste with Beatrix.
behavedverbUS /bɪˈheɪvd/
past form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading Arthur behaved with Madame Schontz as Sabine with Calyste, and Calyste with Beatrix.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
bowedadjectiveUS /baʊd/
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
butterflyverbUS /ˈbʌtərflaɪ/
flutter like a butterfly
From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
Calyste
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From this reading Arthur behaved with Madame Schontz as Sabine with Calyste, and Calyste with Beatrix.
Caudine
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From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
Charles-Edouard
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From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
cleveradjectiveUS /ˈklevər/
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
Comtenoun
French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study
From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
descendsverbUS /dɪˈsendz/
third-person singular of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading A real love descends at times to these sublime meannesses.
falsehoodnounUS /ˈfælshʊd/
a false statement
From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
forksnounUS /fɔːrks/
plural of “fork” — cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
handsomeadjectiveUS /ˈhænsəm/
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
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 Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
larvanounUS /ˈlɑːrvə/
the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose
From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading A real love descends at times to these sublime meannesses.
MadamenounUS /ˈmædəm/
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Arthur behaved with Madame Schontz as Sabine with Calyste, and Calyste with Beatrix.
meannesses
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From this reading A real love descends at times to these sublime meannesses.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No one.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No one.”
Palferine
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From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
realadjectiveUS /riːl/
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading A real love descends at times to these sublime meannesses.
Rusticoli
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From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
SabinenounUS /səˈbiːn/
a river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading Arthur behaved with Madame Schontz as Sabine with Calyste, and Calyste with Beatrix.
Schontz
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From this reading Arthur behaved with Madame Schontz as Sabine with Calyste, and Calyste with Beatrix.
sublimeadjectiveUS /səˈblaɪm/
inspiring awe
From this reading A real love descends at times to these sublime meannesses.
submissionnounUS /səbˈmɪʃən/
something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition)
From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A real love descends at times to these sublime meannesses.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading A real love descends at times to these sublime meannesses.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A real love descends at times to these sublime meannesses.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
transitionnounUS /trænˈzɪʃən/
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Arthur behaved with Madame Schontz as Sabine with Calyste, and Calyste with Beatrix.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
