adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Cinq-Mars, leaning against the lofty chimneypiece, awaited with a serious and sorrowful air the termination of this silence.
admitverbUS /ədˈmɪt/
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Cinq-Mars, leaning against the lofty chimneypiece, awaited with a serious and sorrowful air the termination of this silence.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Cinq-Mars, leaning against the lofty chimneypiece, awaited with a serious and sorrowful air the termination of this silence.
allowingverbUS /əˈlaʊɪŋ/
-ing form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
armchairnounUS /ˈɑːrmtʃer/
chair with a support on each side for arms
From this reading The counsellor had thrown himself into his armchair in deep meditation.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading At length De Thou, looking fixedly at him and crossing his arms, said in a hollow and melancholy voice:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length De Thou, looking fixedly at him and crossing his arms, said in a hollow and melancholy voice:
awaitedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading Cinq-Mars, leaning against the lofty chimneypiece, awaited with a serious and sorrowful air the termination of this silence.
carefullyadverbUS /ˈkerfəli/
taking care or paying attention
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
chimneypiecenoun
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
From this reading Cinq-Mars, leaning against the lofty chimneypiece, awaited with a serious and sorrowful air the termination of this silence.
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From this reading Cinq-Mars, leaning against the lofty chimneypiece, awaited with a serious and sorrowful air the termination of this silence.
counsellornounUS /ˈkaʊnsələr/
someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp
From this reading The counsellor had thrown himself into his armchair in deep meditation.
crossingnounUS /ˈkrɔːsɪŋ/
traveling across
From this reading At length De Thou, looking fixedly at him and crossing his arms, said in a hollow and melancholy voice:
DenounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The counsellor had thrown himself into his armchair in deep meditation.
departverbUS /dɪˈpɑːrt/
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
doorsnounUS /dɔːrz/
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
excuseverbUS /ɪksˈkjuːs/
accept an excuse for
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
fixedlyadverb
in a fixed manner
From this reading At length De Thou, looking fixedly at him and crossing his arms, said in a hollow and melancholy voice:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
goalnounUS /ɡoʊl/
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading “This, then, is the goal you have reached!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “This, then, is the goal you have reached!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The counsellor had thrown himself into his armchair in deep meditation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
hollowadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːloʊ/
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading At length De Thou, looking fixedly at him and crossing his arms, said in a hollow and melancholy voice:
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The counsellor had thrown himself into his armchair in deep meditation.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The counsellor had thrown himself into his armchair in deep meditation.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This, then, is the goal you have reached!
leaningadjectiveUS /ˈliːnɪŋ/
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Cinq-Mars, leaning against the lofty chimneypiece, awaited with a serious and sorrowful air the termination of this silence.
lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At length De Thou, looking fixedly at him and crossing his arms, said in a hollow and melancholy voice:
loftyadjectiveUS /ˈlɔːfti/
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading Cinq-Mars, leaning against the lofty chimneypiece, awaited with a serious and sorrowful air the termination of this silence.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading At length De Thou, looking fixedly at him and crossing his arms, said in a hollow and melancholy voice:
meditationnounUS /ˌmedəˈteɪʃən/
continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
From this reading The counsellor had thrown himself into his armchair in deep meditation.
melancholynounUS /ˈmelənkɑːli/
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading At length De Thou, looking fixedly at him and crossing his arms, said in a hollow and melancholy voice:
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cinq-Mars, leaning against the lofty chimneypiece, awaited with a serious and sorrowful air the termination of this silence.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
ordersnounUS /ˈɔːrdərz/
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
refugeesnounUS /ˈrefjuːdʒiz/
plural of “refugee” — an exile who flees for safety
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading At length De Thou, looking fixedly at him and crossing his arms, said in a hollow and melancholy voice:
seeingnounUS /ˈsiːɪŋ/
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
seriousadjectiveUS /ˈsɪriəs/
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading Cinq-Mars, leaning against the lofty chimneypiece, awaited with a serious and sorrowful air the termination of this silence.
shutverbUS /ʃʌt/
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Cinq-Mars, leaning against the lofty chimneypiece, awaited with a serious and sorrowful air the termination of this silence.
sorrowfuladjectiveUS /ˈsɑːroʊfəl/
experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
From this reading Cinq-Mars, leaning against the lofty chimneypiece, awaited with a serious and sorrowful air the termination of this silence.
spokenadjectiveUS /ˈspoʊkən/
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
terminationnounUS /tərməˈneɪʃən/
a coming to an end of a contract period
From this reading Cinq-Mars, leaning against the lofty chimneypiece, awaited with a serious and sorrowful air the termination of this silence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “This, then, is the goal you have reached!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Cinq-Mars, leaning against the lofty chimneypiece, awaited with a serious and sorrowful air the termination of this silence.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
thrownadjectiveUS /θroʊn/
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading The counsellor had thrown himself into his armchair in deep meditation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading At length De Thou, looking fixedly at him and crossing his arms, said in a hollow and melancholy voice:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading De Thou had reached home with his friend; his doors were carefully shut, and orders given to admit no one, and to excuse him to the refugees for allowing them to depart without seeing them again; and as yet the two friends had not spoken to each other.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “This, then, is the goal you have reached!
