adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
alleynounUS /ˈæli/
a narrow street with walls on both sides
From this reading The alley runs, in fact, from the bottom of this street through to the Rue du Rocher.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “ECRIVAIN PUBLIC”; and on the door the announcement:
announcementnounUS /əˈnaʊnsmənt/
a formal public statement
From this reading “ECRIVAIN PUBLIC”; and on the door the announcement:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
BaronessnounUS /ˈberənɪs/
a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
bottomnounUS /ˈbɑːtəm/
the lower side of anything
From this reading The alley runs, in fact, from the bottom of this street through to the Rue du Rocher.
BUSINESSnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
curtainnounUS /ˈkɜːrtən/
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “This way, madame,” said the man, turning down the Rue de la Pepiniere.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “ECRIVAIN PUBLIC”; and on the door the announcement:
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “This way, madame,” said the man, turning down the Rue de la Pepiniere.
du
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The alley runs, in fact, from the bottom of this street through to the Rue du Rocher.
ECRIVAIN
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “ECRIVAIN PUBLIC”; and on the door the announcement:
excludedverbUS /ɪkˈskluːdəd/
past form of “exclude” — prevent from being included or considered or accepted
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The alley runs, in fact, from the bottom of this street through to the Rue du Rocher.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The alley runs, in fact, from the bottom of this street through to the Rue du Rocher.
gauzenounUS /ɡɔːz/
(medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
HalfwayadjectiveUS /ˈhæfˈweɪ/
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
heightnounUS /haɪt/
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The alley runs, in fact, from the bottom of this street through to the Rue du Rocher.
lanounUS /lɑː/
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading “This way, madame,” said the man, turning down the Rue de la Pepiniere.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
madamenounUS /ˈmædəm/
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “This way, madame,” said the man, turning down the Rue de la Pepiniere.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “This way, madame,” said the man, turning down the Rue de la Pepiniere.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The alley runs, in fact, from the bottom of this street through to the Rue du Rocher.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
passagenounUS /ˈpæsədʒ/
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
passer-bynoun
a person who passes by casually or by chance
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
Pepiniere
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This way, madame,” said the man, turning down the Rue de la Pepiniere.
pryingnounUS /ˈpraɪɪŋ/
offensive inquisitiveness
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
PUBLICnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading “ECRIVAIN PUBLIC”; and on the door the announcement:
recentlyadverbUS /ˈriːsəntli/
in the recent past
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
rentverbUS /rent/
let for money
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
Rocher
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The alley runs, in fact, from the bottom of this street through to the Rue du Rocher.
RuenounUS /ruː/
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading “This way, madame,” said the man, turning down the Rue de la Pepiniere.
runsnounUS /rʌnz/
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading The alley runs, in fact, from the bottom of this street through to the Rue du Rocher.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “This way, madame,” said the man, turning down the Rue de la Pepiniere.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
screenedverbUS /skriːnd/
past form of “screen” — test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
shopsnounUS /ʃɑːps/
plural of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
streetnounUS /striːt/
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The alley runs, in fact, from the bottom of this street through to the Rue du Rocher.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “This way, madame,” said the man, turning down the Rue de la Pepiniere.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This way, madame,” said the man, turning down the Rue de la Pepiniere.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The alley runs, in fact, from the bottom of this street through to the Rue du Rocher.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The alley runs, in fact, from the bottom of this street through to the Rue du Rocher.
TRANSACTEDverbUS /trænˈsæktɪd/
past form of “transact” — conduct business
From this reading BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “This way, madame,” said the man, turning down the Rue de la Pepiniere.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “This way, madame,” said the man, turning down the Rue de la Pepiniere.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading Halfway down this passage, recently opened through, where the shops let at a very low rent, the Baroness saw on a window, screened up to a height with a green, gauze curtain, which excluded the prying eyes of the passer-by, the words:
