andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Cruchots, Madame des Grassins, and her son arrived at the usual hour of eight, and were surprised to see neither Madame Grandet nor her daughter.
arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The Cruchots, Madame des Grassins, and her son arrived at the usual hour of eight, and were surprised to see neither Madame Grandet nor her daughter.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Cruchots, Madame des Grassins, and her son arrived at the usual hour of eight, and were surprised to see neither Madame Grandet nor her daughter.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There will be some company to-night.
betrayedverbUS /bɪˈtreɪd/
past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading “My wife is not very well, and Eugenie is with her,” said the old wine-grower, whose face betrayed no emotion.
companynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “There will be some company to-night.
Cruchots
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From this reading The Cruchots, Madame des Grassins, and her son arrived at the usual hour of eight, and were surprised to see neither Madame Grandet nor her daughter.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading The Cruchots, Madame des Grassins, and her son arrived at the usual hour of eight, and were surprised to see neither Madame Grandet nor her daughter.
desnounUS /des/
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading The Cruchots, Madame des Grassins, and her son arrived at the usual hour of eight, and were surprised to see neither Madame Grandet nor her daughter.
eightadjectiveUS /eɪt/
being one more than seven
From this reading The Cruchots, Madame des Grassins, and her son arrived at the usual hour of eight, and were surprised to see neither Madame Grandet nor her daughter.
emotionnounUS /ɪˈmoʊʃən/
any strong feeling
From this reading “My wife is not very well, and Eugenie is with her,” said the old wine-grower, whose face betrayed no emotion.
Eugenie
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From this reading “My wife is not very well, and Eugenie is with her,” said the old wine-grower, whose face betrayed no emotion.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “My wife is not very well, and Eugenie is with her,” said the old wine-grower, whose face betrayed no emotion.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading Light the fire.”
Grandet
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From this reading The Cruchots, Madame des Grassins, and her son arrived at the usual hour of eight, and were surprised to see neither Madame Grandet nor her daughter.
Grassins
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From this reading The Cruchots, Madame des Grassins, and her son arrived at the usual hour of eight, and were surprised to see neither Madame Grandet nor her daughter.
greasenounUS /ɡriːs/
a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)
From this reading “It is grease I’m trying out.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Cruchots, Madame des Grassins, and her son arrived at the usual hour of eight, and were surprised to see neither Madame Grandet nor her daughter.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The Cruchots, Madame des Grassins, and her son arrived at the usual hour of eight, and were surprised to see neither Madame Grandet nor her daughter.
I'm
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From this reading “It is grease I’m trying out.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is grease I’m trying out.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is grease I’m trying out.”
LightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Light the fire.”
MadamenounUS /ˈmædəm/
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading The Cruchots, Madame des Grassins, and her son arrived at the usual hour of eight, and were surprised to see neither Madame Grandet nor her daughter.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My wife is not very well, and Eugenie is with her,” said the old wine-grower, whose face betrayed no emotion.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The Cruchots, Madame des Grassins, and her son arrived at the usual hour of eight, and were surprised to see neither Madame Grandet nor her daughter.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “My wife is not very well, and Eugenie is with her,” said the old wine-grower, whose face betrayed no emotion.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The Cruchots, Madame des Grassins, and her son arrived at the usual hour of eight, and were surprised to see neither Madame Grandet nor her daughter.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “My wife is not very well, and Eugenie is with her,” said the old wine-grower, whose face betrayed no emotion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Cruchots, Madame des Grassins, and her son arrived at the usual hour of eight, and were surprised to see neither Madame Grandet nor her daughter.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “My wife is not very well, and Eugenie is with her,” said the old wine-grower, whose face betrayed no emotion.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “It is grease I’m trying out.”
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “My wife is not very well, and Eugenie is with her,” said the old wine-grower, whose face betrayed no emotion.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The Cruchots, Madame des Grassins, and her son arrived at the usual hour of eight, and were surprised to see neither Madame Grandet nor her daughter.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “There will be some company to-night.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading The Cruchots, Madame des Grassins, and her son arrived at the usual hour of eight, and were surprised to see neither Madame Grandet nor her daughter.
surprisedadjectiveUS /sərˈpraɪzd/
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading The Cruchots, Madame des Grassins, and her son arrived at the usual hour of eight, and were surprised to see neither Madame Grandet nor her daughter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Light the fire.”
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There will be some company to-night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Cruchots, Madame des Grassins, and her son arrived at the usual hour of eight, and were surprised to see neither Madame Grandet nor her daughter.
to-night
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From this reading “There will be some company to-night.
tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/
hard to endure
From this reading “It is grease I’m trying out.”
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading The Cruchots, Madame des Grassins, and her son arrived at the usual hour of eight, and were surprised to see neither Madame Grandet nor her daughter.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading “My wife is not very well, and Eugenie is with her,” said the old wine-grower, whose face betrayed no emotion.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “My wife is not very well, and Eugenie is with her,” said the old wine-grower, whose face betrayed no emotion.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Cruchots, Madame des Grassins, and her son arrived at the usual hour of eight, and were surprised to see neither Madame Grandet nor her daughter.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading “My wife is not very well, and Eugenie is with her,” said the old wine-grower, whose face betrayed no emotion.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “My wife is not very well, and Eugenie is with her,” said the old wine-grower, whose face betrayed no emotion.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “There will be some company to-night.
wine-grower
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From this reading “My wife is not very well, and Eugenie is with her,” said the old wine-grower, whose face betrayed no emotion.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “My wife is not very well, and Eugenie is with her,” said the old wine-grower, whose face betrayed no emotion.
