adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
agesnounUS /ˈeɪdʒəz/
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading To Mr. Saunders, for instance, who has in the press one of those cerberus-leviathans of fiction, so common now; incredible as folio to future ages.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Their separate paths had met for an instant in one focus, furnished then and there the matter of an eccentric story, and then diverged forever.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “THERE is nothing but meeting and parting in this world!” and you may be sure the incongruous personages of our tale could not long be together.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
Barbara
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From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “THERE is nothing but meeting and parting in this world!” and you may be sure the incongruous personages of our tale could not long be together.
beaunounUS /boʊ/
a man who is the lover of a man or woman
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “THERE is nothing but meeting and parting in this world!” and you may be sure the incongruous personages of our tale could not long be together.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Saunders will take you by the hand, and lead you over carpets two inches thick--under rosy curtains--to dinner-tables.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
carpetsnounUS /ˈkɑːrpəts/
plural of “carpet” — floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading Saunders will take you by the hand, and lead you over carpets two inches thick--under rosy curtains--to dinner-tables.
cerberus-leviathans
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From this reading To Mr. Saunders, for instance, who has in the press one of those cerberus-leviathans of fiction, so common now; incredible as folio to future ages.
commonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading To Mr. Saunders, for instance, who has in the press one of those cerberus-leviathans of fiction, so common now; incredible as folio to future ages.
commonplaceadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmənpleɪs/
completely ordinary and unremarkable
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “THERE is nothing but meeting and parting in this world!” and you may be sure the incongruous personages of our tale could not long be together.
currentnounUS /ˈkɜːrənt/
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading Saunders will take you by the hand, and lead you over carpets two inches thick--under rosy curtains--to dinner-tables.
dinner-tables
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From this reading Saunders will take you by the hand, and lead you over carpets two inches thick--under rosy curtains--to dinner-tables.
divergedverbUS /daɪˈvɜːrdʒd/
past form of “diverge” — move or draw apart
From this reading Their separate paths had met for an instant in one focus, furnished then and there the matter of an eccentric story, and then diverged forever.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
domesticadjectiveUS /dəˈmestɪk/
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
eccentricadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsentrɪk/
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
From this reading Their separate paths had met for an instant in one focus, furnished then and there the matter of an eccentric story, and then diverged forever.
episodenounUS /ˈepəsoʊd/
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
episodesnounUS /ˈepəsoʊdz/
plural of “episode” — a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
fashionableadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənəbəl/
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
feedverbUS /fiːd/
provide as food
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
fictionnounUS /ˈfɪkʃən/
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading To Mr. Saunders, for instance, who has in the press one of those cerberus-leviathans of fiction, so common now; incredible as folio to future ages.
focusnounUS /ˈfoʊkəs/
the concentration of attention or energy on something
From this reading Their separate paths had met for an instant in one focus, furnished then and there the matter of an eccentric story, and then diverged forever.
folionounUS /ˈfoʊliːoʊ/
the system of numbering pages
From this reading To Mr. Saunders, for instance, who has in the press one of those cerberus-leviathans of fiction, so common now; incredible as folio to future ages.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Their separate paths had met for an instant in one focus, furnished then and there the matter of an eccentric story, and then diverged forever.
foreveradverbUS /fərˈevər/
for a limitless time
From this reading Their separate paths had met for an instant in one focus, furnished then and there the matter of an eccentric story, and then diverged forever.
furnishedadjectiveUS /ˈfɜːrnɪʃt/
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading Their separate paths had met for an instant in one focus, furnished then and there the matter of an eccentric story, and then diverged forever.
futureadjectiveUS /ˈfjuːtʃər/
yet to be or coming
From this reading To Mr. Saunders, for instance, who has in the press one of those cerberus-leviathans of fiction, so common now; incredible as folio to future ages.
generaladjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Their separate paths had met for an instant in one focus, furnished then and there the matter of an eccentric story, and then diverged forever.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Saunders will take you by the hand, and lead you over carpets two inches thick--under rosy curtains--to dinner-tables.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To Mr. Saunders, for instance, who has in the press one of those cerberus-leviathans of fiction, so common now; incredible as folio to future ages.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
how
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From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “THERE is nothing but meeting and parting in this world!” and you may be sure the incongruous personages of our tale could not long be together.
inchesnounUS /ˈɪntʃəz/
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading Saunders will take you by the hand, and lead you over carpets two inches thick--under rosy curtains--to dinner-tables.
incongruousadjectiveUS /ˌɪŋˈkɔːŋruːəs/
lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
From this reading “THERE is nothing but meeting and parting in this world!” and you may be sure the incongruous personages of our tale could not long be together.
incredibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkredəbəl/
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading To Mr. Saunders, for instance, who has in the press one of those cerberus-leviathans of fiction, so common now; incredible as folio to future ages.
instancenounUS /ˈɪnstəns/
an occurrence of something
From this reading To Mr. Saunders, for instance, who has in the press one of those cerberus-leviathans of fiction, so common now; incredible as folio to future ages.
instantnounUS /ˈɪnstənt/
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Their separate paths had met for an instant in one focus, furnished then and there the matter of an eccentric story, and then diverged forever.
Ipsden
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “THERE is nothing but meeting and parting in this world!” and you may be sure the incongruous personages of our tale could not long be together.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
leadverbUS /led/
take somebody somewhere
From this reading Saunders will take you by the hand, and lead you over carpets two inches thick--under rosy curtains--to dinner-tables.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
livesnounUS /lɪvz/
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “THERE is nothing but meeting and parting in this world!” and you may be sure the incongruous personages of our tale could not long be together.
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
mannernounUS /ˈmænər/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Their separate paths had met for an instant in one focus, furnished then and there the matter of an eccentric story, and then diverged forever.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “THERE is nothing but meeting and parting in this world!” and you may be sure the incongruous personages of our tale could not long be together.
meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “THERE is nothing but meeting and parting in this world!” and you may be sure the incongruous personages of our tale could not long be together.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Their separate paths had met for an instant in one focus, furnished then and there the matter of an eccentric story, and then diverged forever.
monde
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading To Mr. Saunders, for instance, who has in the press one of those cerberus-leviathans of fiction, so common now; incredible as folio to future ages.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “THERE is nothing but meeting and parting in this world!” and you may be sure the incongruous personages of our tale could not long be together.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “THERE is nothing but meeting and parting in this world!” and you may be sure the incongruous personages of our tale could not long be together.
novelnounUS /ˈnɑːvəl/
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading To Mr. Saunders, for instance, who has in the press one of those cerberus-leviathans of fiction, so common now; incredible as folio to future ages.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “THERE is nothing but meeting and parting in this world!” and you may be sure the incongruous personages of our tale could not long be together.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Their separate paths had met for an instant in one focus, furnished then and there the matter of an eccentric story, and then diverged forever.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “THERE is nothing but meeting and parting in this world!” and you may be sure the incongruous personages of our tale could not long be together.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Saunders will take you by the hand, and lead you over carpets two inches thick--under rosy curtains--to dinner-tables.
partingnounUS /ˈpɑːrtɪŋ/
the act of departing politely
From this reading “THERE is nothing but meeting and parting in this world!” and you may be sure the incongruous personages of our tale could not long be together.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
pathsnounUS /pæðz/
plural of “path” — a course of conduct
From this reading Their separate paths had met for an instant in one focus, furnished then and there the matter of an eccentric story, and then diverged forever.
personages
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “THERE is nothing but meeting and parting in this world!” and you may be sure the incongruous personages of our tale could not long be together.
pressverbUS /pres/
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading To Mr. Saunders, for instance, who has in the press one of those cerberus-leviathans of fiction, so common now; incredible as folio to future ages.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
referredverbUS /rəˈfɜːrd/
inflected form of “refer” — make reference to
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
rosyadjectiveUS /ˈroʊzi/
reflecting optimism
From this reading Saunders will take you by the hand, and lead you over carpets two inches thick--under rosy curtains--to dinner-tables.
Saunders
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To Mr. Saunders, for instance, who has in the press one of those cerberus-leviathans of fiction, so common now; incredible as folio to future ages.
separateverbUS /ˈsepəreɪt/
act as a barrier between; stand between
From this reading Their separate paths had met for an instant in one focus, furnished then and there the matter of an eccentric story, and then diverged forever.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
socialadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊʃəl/
relating to human society and its members
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
specimennounUS /ˈspesəmən/
an example regarded as typical of its class
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
startlingadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtlɪŋ/
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Their separate paths had met for an instant in one focus, furnished then and there the matter of an eccentric story, and then diverged forever.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “THERE is nothing but meeting and parting in this world!” and you may be sure the incongruous personages of our tale could not long be together.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading Saunders will take you by the hand, and lead you over carpets two inches thick--under rosy curtains--to dinner-tables.
talenounUS /teɪl/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “THERE is nothing but meeting and parting in this world!” and you may be sure the incongruous personages of our tale could not long be together.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “THERE is nothing but meeting and parting in this world!” and you may be sure the incongruous personages of our tale could not long be together.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their separate paths had met for an instant in one focus, furnished then and there the matter of an eccentric story, and then diverged forever.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Their separate paths had met for an instant in one focus, furnished then and there the matter of an eccentric story, and then diverged forever.
THEREadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “THERE is nothing but meeting and parting in this world!” and you may be sure the incongruous personages of our tale could not long be together.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Saunders will take you by the hand, and lead you over carpets two inches thick--under rosy curtains--to dinner-tables.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “THERE is nothing but meeting and parting in this world!” and you may be sure the incongruous personages of our tale could not long be together.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading To Mr. Saunders, for instance, who has in the press one of those cerberus-leviathans of fiction, so common now; incredible as folio to future ages.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “THERE is nothing but meeting and parting in this world!” and you may be sure the incongruous personages of our tale could not long be together.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Saunders will take you by the hand, and lead you over carpets two inches thick--under rosy curtains--to dinner-tables.
viscountesses
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
viscountsnounUS /ˈvɪskaʊnts/
plural of “viscount” — (in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Saunders will take you by the hand, and lead you over carpets two inches thick--under rosy curtains--to dinner-tables.
wishverbUS /wɪʃ/
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Our lives have a general current, and also an episode or two; and the episodes of a commonplace life are often rather startling; in like manner this tale is not a specimen, but an episode of Lord Ipsden and Lady Barbara, who soon after this married and lived like the rest of the _beau monde._ In so doing, they passed out of my hands; such as wish to know how viscounts and viscountesses feed and sleep, and do the domestic (so called), and the social (so called), are referred to the fashionable novel.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “THERE is nothing but meeting and parting in this world!” and you may be sure the incongruous personages of our tale could not long be together.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “THERE is nothing but meeting and parting in this world!” and you may be sure the incongruous personages of our tale could not long be together.
