adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Now I do not mind telling you," Pierre continued, with a mild dignity admirably assumed, "that I am Simon Grabot, and have the honour to be Mayor of Bottitort."
admirablyadverbUS /ˈædmərəbli/
in an admirable manner
From this reading "Now I do not mind telling you," Pierre continued, with a mild dignity admirably assumed, "that I am Simon Grabot, and have the honour to be Mayor of Bottitort."
admirationnounUS /ˌædmərˈeɪʃən/
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading "Why, you swindling impostor," he said, with something that was almost admiration in his tone.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "Why, you swindling impostor," he said, with something that was almost admiration in his tone.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Now I do not mind telling you," Pierre continued, with a mild dignity admirably assumed, "that I am Simon Grabot, and have the honour to be Mayor of Bottitort."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I looked to see an explosion, but the Mayor was too far gone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now I do not mind telling you," Pierre continued, with a mild dignity admirably assumed, "that I am Simon Grabot, and have the honour to be Mayor of Bottitort."
assumedadjectiveUS /əˈsuːmd/
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading "Now I do not mind telling you," Pierre continued, with a mild dignity admirably assumed, "that I am Simon Grabot, and have the honour to be Mayor of Bottitort."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Now I do not mind telling you," Pierre continued, with a mild dignity admirably assumed, "that I am Simon Grabot, and have the honour to be Mayor of Bottitort."
Bottitort
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From this reading "Now I do not mind telling you," Pierre continued, with a mild dignity admirably assumed, "that I am Simon Grabot, and have the honour to be Mayor of Bottitort."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I looked to see an explosion, but the Mayor was too far gone.
continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/
without stop or interruption
From this reading "Now I do not mind telling you," Pierre continued, with a mild dignity admirably assumed, "that I am Simon Grabot, and have the honour to be Mayor of Bottitort."
dignitynounUS /ˈdɪɡnəti/
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading "Now I do not mind telling you," Pierre continued, with a mild dignity admirably assumed, "that I am Simon Grabot, and have the honour to be Mayor of Bottitort."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Now I do not mind telling you," Pierre continued, with a mild dignity admirably assumed, "that I am Simon Grabot, and have the honour to be Mayor of Bottitort."
explosionnounUS /ɪkˈsploʊʒən/
a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
From this reading I looked to see an explosion, but the Mayor was too far gone.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading I looked to see an explosion, but the Mayor was too far gone.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading I looked to see an explosion, but the Mayor was too far gone.
Grabot
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From this reading "Now I do not mind telling you," Pierre continued, with a mild dignity admirably assumed, "that I am Simon Grabot, and have the honour to be Mayor of Bottitort."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Now I do not mind telling you," Pierre continued, with a mild dignity admirably assumed, "that I am Simon Grabot, and have the honour to be Mayor of Bottitort."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why, you swindling impostor," he said, with something that was almost admiration in his tone.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Why, you swindling impostor," he said, with something that was almost admiration in his tone.
honournounUS /ˈɑːnər/
the state of being honored
From this reading "Now I do not mind telling you," Pierre continued, with a mild dignity admirably assumed, "that I am Simon Grabot, and have the honour to be Mayor of Bottitort."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now I do not mind telling you," Pierre continued, with a mild dignity admirably assumed, "that I am Simon Grabot, and have the honour to be Mayor of Bottitort."
impostornounUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːstər/
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
From this reading "Why, you swindling impostor," he said, with something that was almost admiration in his tone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Why, you swindling impostor," he said, with something that was almost admiration in his tone.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I looked to see an explosion, but the Mayor was too far gone.
MayornounUS /ˈmeɪər/
the head of a city government
From this reading "Now I do not mind telling you," Pierre continued, with a mild dignity admirably assumed, "that I am Simon Grabot, and have the honour to be Mayor of Bottitort."
mildadjectiveUS /maɪld/
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading "Now I do not mind telling you," Pierre continued, with a mild dignity admirably assumed, "that I am Simon Grabot, and have the honour to be Mayor of Bottitort."
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Now I do not mind telling you," Pierre continued, with a mild dignity admirably assumed, "that I am Simon Grabot, and have the honour to be Mayor of Bottitort."
monsieurnounUS /məˈsjɜːr/
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading "Yes, monsieur, I; though perhaps unworthy."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Now I do not mind telling you," Pierre continued, with a mild dignity admirably assumed, "that I am Simon Grabot, and have the honour to be Mayor of Bottitort."
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now I do not mind telling you," Pierre continued, with a mild dignity admirably assumed, "that I am Simon Grabot, and have the honour to be Mayor of Bottitort."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Now I do not mind telling you," Pierre continued, with a mild dignity admirably assumed, "that I am Simon Grabot, and have the honour to be Mayor of Bottitort."
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading "Yes, monsieur, I; though perhaps unworthy."
PierrenounUS /piˈer/
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading "Now I do not mind telling you," Pierre continued, with a mild dignity admirably assumed, "that I am Simon Grabot, and have the honour to be Mayor of Bottitort."
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Why, you swindling impostor," he said, with something that was almost admiration in his tone.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I looked to see an explosion, but the Mayor was too far gone.
SimonnounUS /ˈsaɪmən/
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading "Now I do not mind telling you," Pierre continued, with a mild dignity admirably assumed, "that I am Simon Grabot, and have the honour to be Mayor of Bottitort."
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Why, you swindling impostor," he said, with something that was almost admiration in his tone.
swindlingverbUS /ˈswɪndlɪŋ/
-ing form of “swindle” — deprive of by deceit
From this reading "Why, you swindling impostor," he said, with something that was almost admiration in his tone.
tellingadjectiveUS /ˈtelɪŋ/
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading "Now I do not mind telling you," Pierre continued, with a mild dignity admirably assumed, "that I am Simon Grabot, and have the honour to be Mayor of Bottitort."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Now I do not mind telling you," Pierre continued, with a mild dignity admirably assumed, "that I am Simon Grabot, and have the honour to be Mayor of Bottitort."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Now I do not mind telling you," Pierre continued, with a mild dignity admirably assumed, "that I am Simon Grabot, and have the honour to be Mayor of Bottitort."
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Yes, monsieur, I; though perhaps unworthy."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now I do not mind telling you," Pierre continued, with a mild dignity admirably assumed, "that I am Simon Grabot, and have the honour to be Mayor of Bottitort."
tonenounUS /toʊn/
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "Why, you swindling impostor," he said, with something that was almost admiration in his tone.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I looked to see an explosion, but the Mayor was too far gone.
unworthyadjectiveUS /ənˈwɜːrði/
lacking in value or merit
From this reading "Yes, monsieur, I; though perhaps unworthy."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I looked to see an explosion, but the Mayor was too far gone.
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, you swindling impostor," he said, with something that was almost admiration in his tone.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Now I do not mind telling you," Pierre continued, with a mild dignity admirably assumed, "that I am Simon Grabot, and have the honour to be Mayor of Bottitort."
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, monsieur, I; though perhaps unworthy."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now I do not mind telling you," Pierre continued, with a mild dignity admirably assumed, "that I am Simon Grabot, and have the honour to be Mayor of Bottitort."
