adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Count Muffat, accompanied by his wife and daughter, had arrived overnight at Les Fondettes, where Mme Hugon, who was staying there with only her son Georges, had invited them to come and spend a week.
accompaniedadjectiveUS /əˈkʌmpənid/
having companions or an escort
From this reading Count Muffat, accompanied by his wife and daughter, had arrived overnight at Les Fondettes, where Mme Hugon, who was staying there with only her son Georges, had invited them to come and spend a week.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Count Muffat, accompanied by his wife and daughter, had arrived overnight at Les Fondettes, where Mme Hugon, who was staying there with only her son Georges, had invited them to come and spend a week.
arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Count Muffat, accompanied by his wife and daughter, had arrived overnight at Les Fondettes, where Mme Hugon, who was staying there with only her son Georges, had invited them to come and spend a week.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At eleven o’clock, when the second lunch bell had called the whole household together, Mme Hugon, smiling in her kindly maternal way, gave Sabine two great kisses, one on each cheek, and said as she did so:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Count Muffat, accompanied by his wife and daughter, had arrived overnight at Les Fondettes, where Mme Hugon, who was staying there with only her son Georges, had invited them to come and spend a week.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The house, which had been built at the end of the eighteenth century, stood in the middle of a huge square enclosure.
bellnounUS /bel/
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading At eleven o’clock, when the second lunch bell had called the whole household together, Mme Hugon, smiling in her kindly maternal way, gave Sabine two great kisses, one on each cheek, and said as she did so:
brokeadjectiveUS /broʊk/
lacking funds
From this reading It stood at the side of the road which leads from Orleans to Paris and with its rich verdure and high-embowered trees broke the monotony of that flat countryside, where fields stretched to the horizon’s verge.
builtadjectiveUS /bɪlt/
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading The house, which had been built at the end of the eighteenth century, stood in the middle of a huge square enclosure.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was perfectly unadorned, but the garden possessed magnificent shady trees and a chain of tanks fed by running spring water.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Count Muffat, accompanied by his wife and daughter, had arrived overnight at Les Fondettes, where Mme Hugon, who was staying there with only her son Georges, had invited them to come and spend a week.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading At eleven o’clock, when the second lunch bell had called the whole household together, Mme Hugon, smiling in her kindly maternal way, gave Sabine two great kisses, one on each cheek, and said as she did so:
centurynounUS /ˈsentʃəri/
a period of 100 years
From this reading The house, which had been built at the end of the eighteenth century, stood in the middle of a huge square enclosure.
chainnounUS /tʃeɪn/
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading It was perfectly unadorned, but the garden possessed magnificent shady trees and a chain of tanks fed by running spring water.
cheeknounUS /tʃiːk/
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading At eleven o’clock, when the second lunch bell had called the whole household together, Mme Hugon, smiling in her kindly maternal way, gave Sabine two great kisses, one on each cheek, and said as she did so:
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Count Muffat, accompanied by his wife and daughter, had arrived overnight at Les Fondettes, where Mme Hugon, who was staying there with only her son Georges, had invited them to come and spend a week.
CountverbUS /kaʊnt/
determine the number or amount of
From this reading Count Muffat, accompanied by his wife and daughter, had arrived overnight at Les Fondettes, where Mme Hugon, who was staying there with only her son Georges, had invited them to come and spend a week.
countrysidenounUS /ˈkʌntrisaɪd/
rural regions
From this reading It stood at the side of the road which leads from Orleans to Paris and with its rich verdure and high-embowered trees broke the monotony of that flat countryside, where fields stretched to the horizon’s verge.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading Count Muffat, accompanied by his wife and daughter, had arrived overnight at Les Fondettes, where Mme Hugon, who was staying there with only her son Georges, had invited them to come and spend a week.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading At eleven o’clock, when the second lunch bell had called the whole household together, Mme Hugon, smiling in her kindly maternal way, gave Sabine two great kisses, one on each cheek, and said as she did so:
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading At eleven o’clock, when the second lunch bell had called the whole household together, Mme Hugon, smiling in her kindly maternal way, gave Sabine two great kisses, one on each cheek, and said as she did so:
eighteenthadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the seventeenth in position
From this reading The house, which had been built at the end of the eighteenth century, stood in the middle of a huge square enclosure.
elevenadjectiveUS /ɪˈlevən/
being one more than ten
From this reading At eleven o’clock, when the second lunch bell had called the whole household together, Mme Hugon, smiling in her kindly maternal way, gave Sabine two great kisses, one on each cheek, and said as she did so:
enclosurenounUS /enˈkloʊʒər/
a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
From this reading The house, which had been built at the end of the eighteenth century, stood in the middle of a huge square enclosure.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The house, which had been built at the end of the eighteenth century, stood in the middle of a huge square enclosure.
fednounUS /fed/
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading It was perfectly unadorned, but the garden possessed magnificent shady trees and a chain of tanks fed by running spring water.
fieldsnounUS /fiːldz/
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading It stood at the side of the road which leads from Orleans to Paris and with its rich verdure and high-embowered trees broke the monotony of that flat countryside, where fields stretched to the horizon’s verge.
flatadjectiveUS /flæt/
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading It stood at the side of the road which leads from Orleans to Paris and with its rich verdure and high-embowered trees broke the monotony of that flat countryside, where fields stretched to the horizon’s verge.
Fondettes
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From this reading Count Muffat, accompanied by his wife and daughter, had arrived overnight at Les Fondettes, where Mme Hugon, who was staying there with only her son Georges, had invited them to come and spend a week.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It stood at the side of the road which leads from Orleans to Paris and with its rich verdure and high-embowered trees broke the monotony of that flat countryside, where fields stretched to the horizon’s verge.
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading It was perfectly unadorned, but the garden possessed magnificent shady trees and a chain of tanks fed by running spring water.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading At eleven o’clock, when the second lunch bell had called the whole household together, Mme Hugon, smiling in her kindly maternal way, gave Sabine two great kisses, one on each cheek, and said as she did so:
GeorgesnounUS /ˈdʒɔːrdʒəz/
plural of “george” — Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Count Muffat, accompanied by his wife and daughter, had arrived overnight at Les Fondettes, where Mme Hugon, who was staying there with only her son Georges, had invited them to come and spend a week.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading At eleven o’clock, when the second lunch bell had called the whole household together, Mme Hugon, smiling in her kindly maternal way, gave Sabine two great kisses, one on each cheek, and said as she did so:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Count Muffat, accompanied by his wife and daughter, had arrived overnight at Les Fondettes, where Mme Hugon, who was staying there with only her son Georges, had invited them to come and spend a week.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Count Muffat, accompanied by his wife and daughter, had arrived overnight at Les Fondettes, where Mme Hugon, who was staying there with only her son Georges, had invited them to come and spend a week.
high-embowered
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From this reading It stood at the side of the road which leads from Orleans to Paris and with its rich verdure and high-embowered trees broke the monotony of that flat countryside, where fields stretched to the horizon’s verge.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Count Muffat, accompanied by his wife and daughter, had arrived overnight at Les Fondettes, where Mme Hugon, who was staying there with only her son Georges, had invited them to come and spend a week.
horizon'snounUS /hərˈaɪzənz/
possessive form of “horizon” — the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading It stood at the side of the road which leads from Orleans to Paris and with its rich verdure and high-embowered trees broke the monotony of that flat countryside, where fields stretched to the horizon’s verge.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The house, which had been built at the end of the eighteenth century, stood in the middle of a huge square enclosure.
householdnounUS /ˈhaʊshoʊld/
a social unit living together
From this reading At eleven o’clock, when the second lunch bell had called the whole household together, Mme Hugon, smiling in her kindly maternal way, gave Sabine two great kisses, one on each cheek, and said as she did so:
hugeadjectiveUS /hjuːdʒ/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The house, which had been built at the end of the eighteenth century, stood in the middle of a huge square enclosure.
Hugon
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From this reading Count Muffat, accompanied by his wife and daughter, had arrived overnight at Les Fondettes, where Mme Hugon, who was staying there with only her son Georges, had invited them to come and spend a week.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The house, which had been built at the end of the eighteenth century, stood in the middle of a huge square enclosure.
invitedverbUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪtəd/
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading Count Muffat, accompanied by his wife and daughter, had arrived overnight at Les Fondettes, where Mme Hugon, who was staying there with only her son Georges, had invited them to come and spend a week.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was perfectly unadorned, but the garden possessed magnificent shady trees and a chain of tanks fed by running spring water.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It stood at the side of the road which leads from Orleans to Paris and with its rich verdure and high-embowered trees broke the monotony of that flat countryside, where fields stretched to the horizon’s verge.
kindlyadjectiveUS /ˈkaɪndli/
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading At eleven o’clock, when the second lunch bell had called the whole household together, Mme Hugon, smiling in her kindly maternal way, gave Sabine two great kisses, one on each cheek, and said as she did so:
kissesnounUS /ˈkɪsəz/
plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading At eleven o’clock, when the second lunch bell had called the whole household together, Mme Hugon, smiling in her kindly maternal way, gave Sabine two great kisses, one on each cheek, and said as she did so:
leadsnounUS /liːdz/
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading It stood at the side of the road which leads from Orleans to Paris and with its rich verdure and high-embowered trees broke the monotony of that flat countryside, where fields stretched to the horizon’s verge.
LesnounUS /les/
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading Count Muffat, accompanied by his wife and daughter, had arrived overnight at Les Fondettes, where Mme Hugon, who was staying there with only her son Georges, had invited them to come and spend a week.
lunchverbUS /lʌntʃ/
take the midday meal
From this reading At eleven o’clock, when the second lunch bell had called the whole household together, Mme Hugon, smiling in her kindly maternal way, gave Sabine two great kisses, one on each cheek, and said as she did so:
magnificentadjectiveUS /mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/
characterized by grandeur
From this reading It was perfectly unadorned, but the garden possessed magnificent shady trees and a chain of tanks fed by running spring water.
maternaladjectiveUS /məˈtɜːrnəl/
characteristic of a mother
From this reading At eleven o’clock, when the second lunch bell had called the whole household together, Mme Hugon, smiling in her kindly maternal way, gave Sabine two great kisses, one on each cheek, and said as she did so:
middlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading The house, which had been built at the end of the eighteenth century, stood in the middle of a huge square enclosure.
Mme
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From this reading Count Muffat, accompanied by his wife and daughter, had arrived overnight at Les Fondettes, where Mme Hugon, who was staying there with only her son Georges, had invited them to come and spend a week.
monotonynounUS /məˈnɑːtəni/
the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
From this reading It stood at the side of the road which leads from Orleans to Paris and with its rich verdure and high-embowered trees broke the monotony of that flat countryside, where fields stretched to the horizon’s verge.
Muffat
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From this reading Count Muffat, accompanied by his wife and daughter, had arrived overnight at Les Fondettes, where Mme Hugon, who was staying there with only her son Georges, had invited them to come and spend a week.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading At eleven o’clock, when the second lunch bell had called the whole household together, Mme Hugon, smiling in her kindly maternal way, gave Sabine two great kisses, one on each cheek, and said as she did so:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The house, which had been built at the end of the eighteenth century, stood in the middle of a huge square enclosure.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At eleven o’clock, when the second lunch bell had called the whole household together, Mme Hugon, smiling in her kindly maternal way, gave Sabine two great kisses, one on each cheek, and said as she did so:
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At eleven o’clock, when the second lunch bell had called the whole household together, Mme Hugon, smiling in her kindly maternal way, gave Sabine two great kisses, one on each cheek, and said as she did so:
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Count Muffat, accompanied by his wife and daughter, had arrived overnight at Les Fondettes, where Mme Hugon, who was staying there with only her son Georges, had invited them to come and spend a week.
OrleansnounUS /ˈɔːrliənz/
a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
From this reading It stood at the side of the road which leads from Orleans to Paris and with its rich verdure and high-embowered trees broke the monotony of that flat countryside, where fields stretched to the horizon’s verge.
overnightadverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt/
during or for the length of one night
From this reading Count Muffat, accompanied by his wife and daughter, had arrived overnight at Les Fondettes, where Mme Hugon, who was staying there with only her son Georges, had invited them to come and spend a week.
ParisnounUS /ˈperɪs/
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading It stood at the side of the road which leads from Orleans to Paris and with its rich verdure and high-embowered trees broke the monotony of that flat countryside, where fields stretched to the horizon’s verge.
perfectlyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrfəktli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading It was perfectly unadorned, but the garden possessed magnificent shady trees and a chain of tanks fed by running spring water.
possessedadjectiveUS /pəˈzest/
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading It was perfectly unadorned, but the garden possessed magnificent shady trees and a chain of tanks fed by running spring water.
richadjectiveUS /rɪtʃ/
possessing material wealth
From this reading It stood at the side of the road which leads from Orleans to Paris and with its rich verdure and high-embowered trees broke the monotony of that flat countryside, where fields stretched to the horizon’s verge.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading It stood at the side of the road which leads from Orleans to Paris and with its rich verdure and high-embowered trees broke the monotony of that flat countryside, where fields stretched to the horizon’s verge.
runningadjectiveUS /ˈrʌnɪŋ/
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading It was perfectly unadorned, but the garden possessed magnificent shady trees and a chain of tanks fed by running spring water.
SabinenounUS /səˈbiːn/
a river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading At eleven o’clock, when the second lunch bell had called the whole household together, Mme Hugon, smiling in her kindly maternal way, gave Sabine two great kisses, one on each cheek, and said as she did so:
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading At eleven o’clock, when the second lunch bell had called the whole household together, Mme Hugon, smiling in her kindly maternal way, gave Sabine two great kisses, one on each cheek, and said as she did so:
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading At eleven o’clock, when the second lunch bell had called the whole household together, Mme Hugon, smiling in her kindly maternal way, gave Sabine two great kisses, one on each cheek, and said as she did so:
shadyadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪdi/
quiet, dark, or concealed
From this reading It was perfectly unadorned, but the garden possessed magnificent shady trees and a chain of tanks fed by running spring water.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At eleven o’clock, when the second lunch bell had called the whole household together, Mme Hugon, smiling in her kindly maternal way, gave Sabine two great kisses, one on each cheek, and said as she did so:
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading It stood at the side of the road which leads from Orleans to Paris and with its rich verdure and high-embowered trees broke the monotony of that flat countryside, where fields stretched to the horizon’s verge.
smilingnounUS /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading At eleven o’clock, when the second lunch bell had called the whole household together, Mme Hugon, smiling in her kindly maternal way, gave Sabine two great kisses, one on each cheek, and said as she did so:
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At eleven o’clock, when the second lunch bell had called the whole household together, Mme Hugon, smiling in her kindly maternal way, gave Sabine two great kisses, one on each cheek, and said as she did so:
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading Count Muffat, accompanied by his wife and daughter, had arrived overnight at Les Fondettes, where Mme Hugon, who was staying there with only her son Georges, had invited them to come and spend a week.
spendverbUS /spend/
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading Count Muffat, accompanied by his wife and daughter, had arrived overnight at Les Fondettes, where Mme Hugon, who was staying there with only her son Georges, had invited them to come and spend a week.
springnounUS /sprɪŋ/
the season of growth
From this reading It was perfectly unadorned, but the garden possessed magnificent shady trees and a chain of tanks fed by running spring water.
squareverbUS /skwer/
make square
From this reading The house, which had been built at the end of the eighteenth century, stood in the middle of a huge square enclosure.
stayingverbUS /ˈsteɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Count Muffat, accompanied by his wife and daughter, had arrived overnight at Les Fondettes, where Mme Hugon, who was staying there with only her son Georges, had invited them to come and spend a week.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The house, which had been built at the end of the eighteenth century, stood in the middle of a huge square enclosure.
stretchedadjectiveUS /stretʃt/
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading It stood at the side of the road which leads from Orleans to Paris and with its rich verdure and high-embowered trees broke the monotony of that flat countryside, where fields stretched to the horizon’s verge.
tanksnounUS /tæŋks/
plural of “tank” — an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
From this reading It was perfectly unadorned, but the garden possessed magnificent shady trees and a chain of tanks fed by running spring water.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It stood at the side of the road which leads from Orleans to Paris and with its rich verdure and high-embowered trees broke the monotony of that flat countryside, where fields stretched to the horizon’s verge.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The house, which had been built at the end of the eighteenth century, stood in the middle of a huge square enclosure.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Count Muffat, accompanied by his wife and daughter, had arrived overnight at Les Fondettes, where Mme Hugon, who was staying there with only her son Georges, had invited them to come and spend a week.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Count Muffat, accompanied by his wife and daughter, had arrived overnight at Les Fondettes, where Mme Hugon, who was staying there with only her son Georges, had invited them to come and spend a week.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Count Muffat, accompanied by his wife and daughter, had arrived overnight at Les Fondettes, where Mme Hugon, who was staying there with only her son Georges, had invited them to come and spend a week.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading At eleven o’clock, when the second lunch bell had called the whole household together, Mme Hugon, smiling in her kindly maternal way, gave Sabine two great kisses, one on each cheek, and said as she did so:
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading It was perfectly unadorned, but the garden possessed magnificent shady trees and a chain of tanks fed by running spring water.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading At eleven o’clock, when the second lunch bell had called the whole household together, Mme Hugon, smiling in her kindly maternal way, gave Sabine two great kisses, one on each cheek, and said as she did so:
unadornedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈdɔːrnd/
not decorated with something to increase its beauty or distinction
From this reading It was perfectly unadorned, but the garden possessed magnificent shady trees and a chain of tanks fed by running spring water.
verdurenoun
green foliage
From this reading It stood at the side of the road which leads from Orleans to Paris and with its rich verdure and high-embowered trees broke the monotony of that flat countryside, where fields stretched to the horizon’s verge.
vergenounUS /vɜːrdʒ/
a region marking a boundary
From this reading It stood at the side of the road which leads from Orleans to Paris and with its rich verdure and high-embowered trees broke the monotony of that flat countryside, where fields stretched to the horizon’s verge.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Count Muffat, accompanied by his wife and daughter, had arrived overnight at Les Fondettes, where Mme Hugon, who was staying there with only her son Georges, had invited them to come and spend a week.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading It was perfectly unadorned, but the garden possessed magnificent shady trees and a chain of tanks fed by running spring water.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading At eleven o’clock, when the second lunch bell had called the whole household together, Mme Hugon, smiling in her kindly maternal way, gave Sabine two great kisses, one on each cheek, and said as she did so:
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Count Muffat, accompanied by his wife and daughter, had arrived overnight at Les Fondettes, where Mme Hugon, who was staying there with only her son Georges, had invited them to come and spend a week.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading At eleven o’clock, when the second lunch bell had called the whole household together, Mme Hugon, smiling in her kindly maternal way, gave Sabine two great kisses, one on each cheek, and said as she did so:
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Count Muffat, accompanied by his wife and daughter, had arrived overnight at Les Fondettes, where Mme Hugon, who was staying there with only her son Georges, had invited them to come and spend a week.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The house, which had been built at the end of the eighteenth century, stood in the middle of a huge square enclosure.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Count Muffat, accompanied by his wife and daughter, had arrived overnight at Les Fondettes, where Mme Hugon, who was staying there with only her son Georges, had invited them to come and spend a week.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading At eleven o’clock, when the second lunch bell had called the whole household together, Mme Hugon, smiling in her kindly maternal way, gave Sabine two great kisses, one on each cheek, and said as she did so:
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Count Muffat, accompanied by his wife and daughter, had arrived overnight at Les Fondettes, where Mme Hugon, who was staying there with only her son Georges, had invited them to come and spend a week.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Count Muffat, accompanied by his wife and daughter, had arrived overnight at Les Fondettes, where Mme Hugon, who was staying there with only her son Georges, had invited them to come and spend a week.
