adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Heron growled out a few words of incredulity.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Do not waste your time, citizen,” he said, “in raging against an empty wind-bag.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading “You can leave de Batz and his gang alone, citizen Heron,” said Chauvelin, as soon as he had closed the door behind him; “he had nothing to do with the escape of the Dauphin.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Do not waste your time, citizen,” he said, “in raging against an empty wind-bag.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You can leave de Batz and his gang alone, citizen Heron,” said Chauvelin, as soon as he had closed the door behind him; “he had nothing to do with the escape of the Dauphin.”
Armand
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From this reading Armand, who was watching him closely, saw that in his hand he held a small piece of paper, which he had crushed into a shapeless mass.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “You can leave de Batz and his gang alone, citizen Heron,” said Chauvelin, as soon as he had closed the door behind him; “he had nothing to do with the escape of the Dauphin.”
Batz
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From this reading “You can leave de Batz and his gang alone, citizen Heron,” said Chauvelin, as soon as he had closed the door behind him; “he had nothing to do with the escape of the Dauphin.”
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “You can leave de Batz and his gang alone, citizen Heron,” said Chauvelin, as soon as he had closed the door behind him; “he had nothing to do with the escape of the Dauphin.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Chauvelin shrugged his shoulders and looked with unutterable contempt on his colleague.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You can leave de Batz and his gang alone, citizen Heron,” said Chauvelin, as soon as he had closed the door behind him; “he had nothing to do with the escape of the Dauphin.”
Chauvelin
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From this reading “You can leave de Batz and his gang alone, citizen Heron,” said Chauvelin, as soon as he had closed the door behind him; “he had nothing to do with the escape of the Dauphin.”
citizennounUS /ˈsɪtəzən/
a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading “You can leave de Batz and his gang alone, citizen Heron,” said Chauvelin, as soon as he had closed the door behind him; “he had nothing to do with the escape of the Dauphin.”
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “You can leave de Batz and his gang alone, citizen Heron,” said Chauvelin, as soon as he had closed the door behind him; “he had nothing to do with the escape of the Dauphin.”
closelyadverbUS /ˈkloʊsli/
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading Armand, who was watching him closely, saw that in his hand he held a small piece of paper, which he had crushed into a shapeless mass.
colleaguenounUS /ˈkɑːliɡ/
an associate that one works with
From this reading But Chauvelin shrugged his shoulders and looked with unutterable contempt on his colleague.
contemptnounUS /kənˈtempt/
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading But Chauvelin shrugged his shoulders and looked with unutterable contempt on his colleague.
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading Armand, who was watching him closely, saw that in his hand he held a small piece of paper, which he had crushed into a shapeless mass.
DauphinnounUS /ˈdaʊfɪn/
formerly, the eldest son of the King of France and direct heir to the throne
From this reading “You can leave de Batz and his gang alone, citizen Heron,” said Chauvelin, as soon as he had closed the door behind him; “he had nothing to do with the escape of the Dauphin.”
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “You can leave de Batz and his gang alone, citizen Heron,” said Chauvelin, as soon as he had closed the door behind him; “he had nothing to do with the escape of the Dauphin.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “You can leave de Batz and his gang alone, citizen Heron,” said Chauvelin, as soon as he had closed the door behind him; “he had nothing to do with the escape of the Dauphin.”
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “You can leave de Batz and his gang alone, citizen Heron,” said Chauvelin, as soon as he had closed the door behind him; “he had nothing to do with the escape of the Dauphin.”
emptyverbUS /ˈempti/
make void or empty of contents
From this reading “Do not waste your time, citizen,” he said, “in raging against an empty wind-bag.
escapenounUS /ɪˈskeɪp/
the act of escaping physically
From this reading “You can leave de Batz and his gang alone, citizen Heron,” said Chauvelin, as soon as he had closed the door behind him; “he had nothing to do with the escape of the Dauphin.”
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Heron growled out a few words of incredulity.
gangnounUS /ɡæŋ/
an association of criminals
From this reading “You can leave de Batz and his gang alone, citizen Heron,” said Chauvelin, as soon as he had closed the door behind him; “he had nothing to do with the escape of the Dauphin.”
growledverbUS /ɡraʊld/
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading Heron growled out a few words of incredulity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “You can leave de Batz and his gang alone, citizen Heron,” said Chauvelin, as soon as he had closed the door behind him; “he had nothing to do with the escape of the Dauphin.”
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Armand, who was watching him closely, saw that in his hand he held a small piece of paper, which he had crushed into a shapeless mass.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You can leave de Batz and his gang alone, citizen Heron,” said Chauvelin, as soon as he had closed the door behind him; “he had nothing to do with the escape of the Dauphin.”
heldadjectiveUS /held/
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Armand, who was watching him closely, saw that in his hand he held a small piece of paper, which he had crushed into a shapeless mass.
HeronnounUS /ˈherən/
Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
From this reading “You can leave de Batz and his gang alone, citizen Heron,” said Chauvelin, as soon as he had closed the door behind him; “he had nothing to do with the escape of the Dauphin.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You can leave de Batz and his gang alone, citizen Heron,” said Chauvelin, as soon as he had closed the door behind him; “he had nothing to do with the escape of the Dauphin.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “You can leave de Batz and his gang alone, citizen Heron,” said Chauvelin, as soon as he had closed the door behind him; “he had nothing to do with the escape of the Dauphin.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Armand, who was watching him closely, saw that in his hand he held a small piece of paper, which he had crushed into a shapeless mass.
incredulitynounUS /ˌɪnkrəˈduːlɪti/
doubt about the truth of something
From this reading Heron growled out a few words of incredulity.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Armand, who was watching him closely, saw that in his hand he held a small piece of paper, which he had crushed into a shapeless mass.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading “You can leave de Batz and his gang alone, citizen Heron,” said Chauvelin, as soon as he had closed the door behind him; “he had nothing to do with the escape of the Dauphin.”
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But Chauvelin shrugged his shoulders and looked with unutterable contempt on his colleague.
massnounUS /mæs/
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Armand, who was watching him closely, saw that in his hand he held a small piece of paper, which he had crushed into a shapeless mass.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Do not waste your time, citizen,” he said, “in raging against an empty wind-bag.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “You can leave de Batz and his gang alone, citizen Heron,” said Chauvelin, as soon as he had closed the door behind him; “he had nothing to do with the escape of the Dauphin.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You can leave de Batz and his gang alone, citizen Heron,” said Chauvelin, as soon as he had closed the door behind him; “he had nothing to do with the escape of the Dauphin.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But Chauvelin shrugged his shoulders and looked with unutterable contempt on his colleague.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Heron growled out a few words of incredulity.
papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Armand, who was watching him closely, saw that in his hand he held a small piece of paper, which he had crushed into a shapeless mass.
piecenounUS /piːs/
a separate part of a whole
From this reading Armand, who was watching him closely, saw that in his hand he held a small piece of paper, which he had crushed into a shapeless mass.
ragingadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdʒɪŋ/
characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
From this reading “Do not waste your time, citizen,” he said, “in raging against an empty wind-bag.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You can leave de Batz and his gang alone, citizen Heron,” said Chauvelin, as soon as he had closed the door behind him; “he had nothing to do with the escape of the Dauphin.”
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Armand, who was watching him closely, saw that in his hand he held a small piece of paper, which he had crushed into a shapeless mass.
shapelessadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪpləs/
having no definite form or distinct shape
From this reading Armand, who was watching him closely, saw that in his hand he held a small piece of paper, which he had crushed into a shapeless mass.
shouldersnounUS /ˈʃoʊldərz/
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading But Chauvelin shrugged his shoulders and looked with unutterable contempt on his colleague.
shruggedverbUS /ʃrʌɡd/
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading But Chauvelin shrugged his shoulders and looked with unutterable contempt on his colleague.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Armand, who was watching him closely, saw that in his hand he held a small piece of paper, which he had crushed into a shapeless mass.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading “You can leave de Batz and his gang alone, citizen Heron,” said Chauvelin, as soon as he had closed the door behind him; “he had nothing to do with the escape of the Dauphin.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Armand, who was watching him closely, saw that in his hand he held a small piece of paper, which he had crushed into a shapeless mass.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You can leave de Batz and his gang alone, citizen Heron,” said Chauvelin, as soon as he had closed the door behind him; “he had nothing to do with the escape of the Dauphin.”
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Do not waste your time, citizen,” he said, “in raging against an empty wind-bag.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You can leave de Batz and his gang alone, citizen Heron,” said Chauvelin, as soon as he had closed the door behind him; “he had nothing to do with the escape of the Dauphin.”
unutterableadjective
too sacred to be uttered
From this reading But Chauvelin shrugged his shoulders and looked with unutterable contempt on his colleague.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Armand, who was watching him closely, saw that in his hand he held a small piece of paper, which he had crushed into a shapeless mass.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading “Do not waste your time, citizen,” he said, “in raging against an empty wind-bag.
watchingnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃɪŋ/
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Armand, who was watching him closely, saw that in his hand he held a small piece of paper, which he had crushed into a shapeless mass.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Armand, who was watching him closely, saw that in his hand he held a small piece of paper, which he had crushed into a shapeless mass.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Armand, who was watching him closely, saw that in his hand he held a small piece of paper, which he had crushed into a shapeless mass.
wind-bag
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From this reading “Do not waste your time, citizen,” he said, “in raging against an empty wind-bag.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You can leave de Batz and his gang alone, citizen Heron,” said Chauvelin, as soon as he had closed the door behind him; “he had nothing to do with the escape of the Dauphin.”
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading Heron growled out a few words of incredulity.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You can leave de Batz and his gang alone, citizen Heron,” said Chauvelin, as soon as he had closed the door behind him; “he had nothing to do with the escape of the Dauphin.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do not waste your time, citizen,” he said, “in raging against an empty wind-bag.
