adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Pale, sloppy, yellow houses; an oppressive absence of colour; a peculiar bleakness in the streets.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The _ménagère_ hurries down the asphalte to market; a dreadful _garçon de café_, with a napkin tied round his throat, moves about some chairs, so decrepit and so solitary that it seems impossible to imagine a human being sitting there.
absencenounUS /ˈæbsəns/
the state of being absent
From this reading Pale, sloppy, yellow houses; an oppressive absence of colour; a peculiar bleakness in the streets.
accompaniedadjectiveUS /əˈkʌmpənid/
having companions or an escort
From this reading At last the day came, and with several trunks and boxes full of clothes, books, and pictures, I started, accompanied by an English valet, for Paris and Art.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading We all know the great grey and melancholy Gare du Nord, at half-past six in the morning; and the miserable carriages, and the tall, haggard city.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At last the day came, and with several trunks and boxes full of clothes, books, and pictures, I started, accompanied by an English valet, for Paris and Art.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At last the day came, and with several trunks and boxes full of clothes, books, and pictures, I started, accompanied by an English valet, for Paris and Art.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Where are the Boulevards? where are the Champs Élysées?
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading At last the day came, and with several trunks and boxes full of clothes, books, and pictures, I started, accompanied by an English valet, for Paris and Art.
asphalte
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From this reading The _ménagère_ hurries down the asphalte to market; a dreadful _garçon de café_, with a napkin tied round his throat, moves about some chairs, so decrepit and so solitary that it seems impossible to imagine a human being sitting there.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last the day came, and with several trunks and boxes full of clothes, books, and pictures, I started, accompanied by an English valet, for Paris and Art.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The _ménagère_ hurries down the asphalte to market; a dreadful _garçon de café_, with a napkin tied round his throat, moves about some chairs, so decrepit and so solitary that it seems impossible to imagine a human being sitting there.
bleaknessnounUS /ˈbliːknəs/
a bleak and desolate atmosphere
From this reading Pale, sloppy, yellow houses; an oppressive absence of colour; a peculiar bleakness in the streets.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading At last the day came, and with several trunks and boxes full of clothes, books, and pictures, I started, accompanied by an English valet, for Paris and Art.
BoulevardsnounUS /ˈbʊləvɑːrdz/
plural of “boulevard” — a wide street or thoroughfare
From this reading Where are the Boulevards? where are the Champs Élysées?
boxesnounUS /ˈbɑːksəz/
plural of “box” — a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading At last the day came, and with several trunks and boxes full of clothes, books, and pictures, I started, accompanied by an English valet, for Paris and Art.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At last the day came, and with several trunks and boxes full of clothes, books, and pictures, I started, accompanied by an English valet, for Paris and Art.
café
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From this reading The _ménagère_ hurries down the asphalte to market; a dreadful _garçon de café_, with a napkin tied round his throat, moves about some chairs, so decrepit and so solitary that it seems impossible to imagine a human being sitting there.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At last the day came, and with several trunks and boxes full of clothes, books, and pictures, I started, accompanied by an English valet, for Paris and Art.
carriagesnounUS /ˈkærɪdʒɪz/
plural of “carriage” — a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading We all know the great grey and melancholy Gare du Nord, at half-past six in the morning; and the miserable carriages, and the tall, haggard city.
chairsnounUS /tʃerz/
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading The _ménagère_ hurries down the asphalte to market; a dreadful _garçon de café_, with a napkin tied round his throat, moves about some chairs, so decrepit and so solitary that it seems impossible to imagine a human being sitting there.
ChampsnounUS /tʃæmps/
plural of “champ” — someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading Where are the Boulevards? where are the Champs Élysées?
citynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading We all know the great grey and melancholy Gare du Nord, at half-past six in the morning; and the miserable carriages, and the tall, haggard city.
clothesnounUS /kloʊðz/
clothing in general
From this reading At last the day came, and with several trunks and boxes full of clothes, books, and pictures, I started, accompanied by an English valet, for Paris and Art.
colouradjectiveUS /ˈkʌlər/
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading Pale, sloppy, yellow houses; an oppressive absence of colour; a peculiar bleakness in the streets.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading At last the day came, and with several trunks and boxes full of clothes, books, and pictures, I started, accompanied by an English valet, for Paris and Art.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The _ménagère_ hurries down the asphalte to market; a dreadful _garçon de café_, with a napkin tied round his throat, moves about some chairs, so decrepit and so solitary that it seems impossible to imagine a human being sitting there.
decrepitadjectiveUS /dəˈkrepɪt/
worn and broken down by hard use
From this reading The _ménagère_ hurries down the asphalte to market; a dreadful _garçon de café_, with a napkin tied round his throat, moves about some chairs, so decrepit and so solitary that it seems impossible to imagine a human being sitting there.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The _ménagère_ hurries down the asphalte to market; a dreadful _garçon de café_, with a napkin tied round his throat, moves about some chairs, so decrepit and so solitary that it seems impossible to imagine a human being sitting there.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdredfəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The _ménagère_ hurries down the asphalte to market; a dreadful _garçon de café_, with a napkin tied round his throat, moves about some chairs, so decrepit and so solitary that it seems impossible to imagine a human being sitting there.
du
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From this reading We all know the great grey and melancholy Gare du Nord, at half-past six in the morning; and the miserable carriages, and the tall, haggard city.
EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading At last the day came, and with several trunks and boxes full of clothes, books, and pictures, I started, accompanied by an English valet, for Paris and Art.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At last the day came, and with several trunks and boxes full of clothes, books, and pictures, I started, accompanied by an English valet, for Paris and Art.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading At last the day came, and with several trunks and boxes full of clothes, books, and pictures, I started, accompanied by an English valet, for Paris and Art.
Gare
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From this reading We all know the great grey and melancholy Gare du Nord, at half-past six in the morning; and the miserable carriages, and the tall, haggard city.
garçon
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From this reading The _ménagère_ hurries down the asphalte to market; a dreadful _garçon de café_, with a napkin tied round his throat, moves about some chairs, so decrepit and so solitary that it seems impossible to imagine a human being sitting there.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading We all know the great grey and melancholy Gare du Nord, at half-past six in the morning; and the miserable carriages, and the tall, haggard city.
greyadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading We all know the great grey and melancholy Gare du Nord, at half-past six in the morning; and the miserable carriages, and the tall, haggard city.
haggardadjectiveUS /ˈhæɡərd/
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading We all know the great grey and melancholy Gare du Nord, at half-past six in the morning; and the miserable carriages, and the tall, haggard city.
half-past
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From this reading We all know the great grey and melancholy Gare du Nord, at half-past six in the morning; and the miserable carriages, and the tall, haggard city.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The _ménagère_ hurries down the asphalte to market; a dreadful _garçon de café_, with a napkin tied round his throat, moves about some chairs, so decrepit and so solitary that it seems impossible to imagine a human being sitting there.
housesnounUS /ˈhaʊsəz/
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Pale, sloppy, yellow houses; an oppressive absence of colour; a peculiar bleakness in the streets.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading The _ménagère_ hurries down the asphalte to market; a dreadful _garçon de café_, with a napkin tied round his throat, moves about some chairs, so decrepit and so solitary that it seems impossible to imagine a human being sitting there.
hurriesnounUS /ˈhɜːriz/
plural of “hurry” — a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading The _ménagère_ hurries down the asphalte to market; a dreadful _garçon de café_, with a napkin tied round his throat, moves about some chairs, so decrepit and so solitary that it seems impossible to imagine a human being sitting there.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At last the day came, and with several trunks and boxes full of clothes, books, and pictures, I started, accompanied by an English valet, for Paris and Art.
imagineverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒən/
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading The _ménagère_ hurries down the asphalte to market; a dreadful _garçon de café_, with a napkin tied round his throat, moves about some chairs, so decrepit and so solitary that it seems impossible to imagine a human being sitting there.
impossibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɑːsəbəl/
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading The _ménagère_ hurries down the asphalte to market; a dreadful _garçon de café_, with a napkin tied round his throat, moves about some chairs, so decrepit and so solitary that it seems impossible to imagine a human being sitting there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We all know the great grey and melancholy Gare du Nord, at half-past six in the morning; and the miserable carriages, and the tall, haggard city.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The _ménagère_ hurries down the asphalte to market; a dreadful _garçon de café_, with a napkin tied round his throat, moves about some chairs, so decrepit and so solitary that it seems impossible to imagine a human being sitting there.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading We all know the great grey and melancholy Gare du Nord, at half-past six in the morning; and the miserable carriages, and the tall, haggard city.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading At last the day came, and with several trunks and boxes full of clothes, books, and pictures, I started, accompanied by an English valet, for Paris and Art.
marketnounUS /ˈmɑːrkət/
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading The _ménagère_ hurries down the asphalte to market; a dreadful _garçon de café_, with a napkin tied round his throat, moves about some chairs, so decrepit and so solitary that it seems impossible to imagine a human being sitting there.
melancholynounUS /ˈmelənkɑːli/
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading We all know the great grey and melancholy Gare du Nord, at half-past six in the morning; and the miserable carriages, and the tall, haggard city.
miserableadjectiveUS /ˈmɪzərəbəl/
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading We all know the great grey and melancholy Gare du Nord, at half-past six in the morning; and the miserable carriages, and the tall, haggard city.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading We all know the great grey and melancholy Gare du Nord, at half-past six in the morning; and the miserable carriages, and the tall, haggard city.
movesnounUS /muːvz/
plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something
From this reading The _ménagère_ hurries down the asphalte to market; a dreadful _garçon de café_, with a napkin tied round his throat, moves about some chairs, so decrepit and so solitary that it seems impossible to imagine a human being sitting there.
ménagère
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From this reading The _ménagère_ hurries down the asphalte to market; a dreadful _garçon de café_, with a napkin tied round his throat, moves about some chairs, so decrepit and so solitary that it seems impossible to imagine a human being sitting there.
napkinnounUS /ˈnæpkɪn/
a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing
From this reading The _ménagère_ hurries down the asphalte to market; a dreadful _garçon de café_, with a napkin tied round his throat, moves about some chairs, so decrepit and so solitary that it seems impossible to imagine a human being sitting there.
Nord
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From this reading We all know the great grey and melancholy Gare du Nord, at half-past six in the morning; and the miserable carriages, and the tall, haggard city.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At last the day came, and with several trunks and boxes full of clothes, books, and pictures, I started, accompanied by an English valet, for Paris and Art.
oppressiveadjectiveUS /əˈpresɪv/
weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
From this reading Pale, sloppy, yellow houses; an oppressive absence of colour; a peculiar bleakness in the streets.
PaleadjectiveUS /peɪl/
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Pale, sloppy, yellow houses; an oppressive absence of colour; a peculiar bleakness in the streets.
ParisnounUS /ˈperɪs/
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading At last the day came, and with several trunks and boxes full of clothes, books, and pictures, I started, accompanied by an English valet, for Paris and Art.
peculiaradjectiveUS /pəˈkjuːljər/
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Pale, sloppy, yellow houses; an oppressive absence of colour; a peculiar bleakness in the streets.
picturesnounUS /ˈpɪktʃərz/
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading At last the day came, and with several trunks and boxes full of clothes, books, and pictures, I started, accompanied by an English valet, for Paris and Art.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The _ménagère_ hurries down the asphalte to market; a dreadful _garçon de café_, with a napkin tied round his throat, moves about some chairs, so decrepit and so solitary that it seems impossible to imagine a human being sitting there.
seemsverbUS /siːmz/
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The _ménagère_ hurries down the asphalte to market; a dreadful _garçon de café_, with a napkin tied round his throat, moves about some chairs, so decrepit and so solitary that it seems impossible to imagine a human being sitting there.
severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading At last the day came, and with several trunks and boxes full of clothes, books, and pictures, I started, accompanied by an English valet, for Paris and Art.
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading The _ménagère_ hurries down the asphalte to market; a dreadful _garçon de café_, with a napkin tied round his throat, moves about some chairs, so decrepit and so solitary that it seems impossible to imagine a human being sitting there.
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading We all know the great grey and melancholy Gare du Nord, at half-past six in the morning; and the miserable carriages, and the tall, haggard city.
sloppyadjectiveUS /ˈslɑːpi/
lacking neatness or order
From this reading Pale, sloppy, yellow houses; an oppressive absence of colour; a peculiar bleakness in the streets.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The _ménagère_ hurries down the asphalte to market; a dreadful _garçon de café_, with a napkin tied round his throat, moves about some chairs, so decrepit and so solitary that it seems impossible to imagine a human being sitting there.
solitaryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləteri/
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading The _ménagère_ hurries down the asphalte to market; a dreadful _garçon de café_, with a napkin tied round his throat, moves about some chairs, so decrepit and so solitary that it seems impossible to imagine a human being sitting there.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The _ménagère_ hurries down the asphalte to market; a dreadful _garçon de café_, with a napkin tied round his throat, moves about some chairs, so decrepit and so solitary that it seems impossible to imagine a human being sitting there.
startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading At last the day came, and with several trunks and boxes full of clothes, books, and pictures, I started, accompanied by an English valet, for Paris and Art.
streetsnounUS /striːts/
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Pale, sloppy, yellow houses; an oppressive absence of colour; a peculiar bleakness in the streets.
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading We all know the great grey and melancholy Gare du Nord, at half-past six in the morning; and the miserable carriages, and the tall, haggard city.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The _ménagère_ hurries down the asphalte to market; a dreadful _garçon de café_, with a napkin tied round his throat, moves about some chairs, so decrepit and so solitary that it seems impossible to imagine a human being sitting there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last the day came, and with several trunks and boxes full of clothes, books, and pictures, I started, accompanied by an English valet, for Paris and Art.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading The _ménagère_ hurries down the asphalte to market; a dreadful _garçon de café_, with a napkin tied round his throat, moves about some chairs, so decrepit and so solitary that it seems impossible to imagine a human being sitting there.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading The _ménagère_ hurries down the asphalte to market; a dreadful _garçon de café_, with a napkin tied round his throat, moves about some chairs, so decrepit and so solitary that it seems impossible to imagine a human being sitting there.
tiedadjectiveUS /taɪd/
bound or secured closely
From this reading The _ménagère_ hurries down the asphalte to market; a dreadful _garçon de café_, with a napkin tied round his throat, moves about some chairs, so decrepit and so solitary that it seems impossible to imagine a human being sitting there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The _ménagère_ hurries down the asphalte to market; a dreadful _garçon de café_, with a napkin tied round his throat, moves about some chairs, so decrepit and so solitary that it seems impossible to imagine a human being sitting there.
trunksnounUS /trʌŋks/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading At last the day came, and with several trunks and boxes full of clothes, books, and pictures, I started, accompanied by an English valet, for Paris and Art.
valetnounUS /væˈleɪ/
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
From this reading At last the day came, and with several trunks and boxes full of clothes, books, and pictures, I started, accompanied by an English valet, for Paris and Art.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We all know the great grey and melancholy Gare du Nord, at half-past six in the morning; and the miserable carriages, and the tall, haggard city.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where are the Boulevards? where are the Champs Élysées?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At last the day came, and with several trunks and boxes full of clothes, books, and pictures, I started, accompanied by an English valet, for Paris and Art.
yellowadjectiveUS /ˈjeloʊ/
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Pale, sloppy, yellow houses; an oppressive absence of colour; a peculiar bleakness in the streets.
Élysées
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From this reading Where are the Boulevards? where are the Champs Élysées?
