adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading From the rich, well-considered bourgeoise to which her marriage had raised her, she descended the ladder to the rank of a mere toy.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading As for Georges, all these eccentricities amused him; it seemed to him that he had ten women in one.
amazementnounUS /əˈmeɪzmənt/
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading She transformed herself into a blonde for two months, to the unbounded amazement of Rizer, who could not understand how his doll was so changed.
amusedadjectiveUS /əˈmjuːzd/
pleasantly occupied
From this reading As for Georges, all these eccentricities amused him; it seemed to him that he had ten women in one.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for Georges, all these eccentricities amused him; it seemed to him that he had ten women in one.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading By dint of travelling in railway carriages with fantastically dressed courtesans, with their hair worn over their eyes like a terrier's, or falling over the back 'a la Genevieve de Brabant', she came at last to resemble them.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading By dint of travelling in railway carriages with fantastically dressed courtesans, with their hair worn over their eyes like a terrier's, or falling over the back 'a la Genevieve de Brabant', she came at last to resemble them.
blondenounUS /blɑːnd/
a person with fair skin and hair
From this reading She transformed herself into a blonde for two months, to the unbounded amazement of Rizer, who could not understand how his doll was so changed.
bourgeoise
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From this reading From the rich, well-considered bourgeoise to which her marriage had raised her, she descended the ladder to the rank of a mere toy.
Brabant
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From this reading By dint of travelling in railway carriages with fantastically dressed courtesans, with their hair worn over their eyes like a terrier's, or falling over the back 'a la Genevieve de Brabant', she came at last to resemble them.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By slow degrees Sidonie sank to her former level, yes, even lower.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading By dint of travelling in railway carriages with fantastically dressed courtesans, with their hair worn over their eyes like a terrier's, or falling over the back 'a la Genevieve de Brabant', she came at last to resemble them.
carriagesnounUS /ˈkærɪdʒɪz/
plural of “carriage” — a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading By dint of travelling in railway carriages with fantastically dressed courtesans, with their hair worn over their eyes like a terrier's, or falling over the back 'a la Genevieve de Brabant', she came at last to resemble them.
changedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪndʒd/
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading She transformed herself into a blonde for two months, to the unbounded amazement of Rizer, who could not understand how his doll was so changed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She transformed herself into a blonde for two months, to the unbounded amazement of Rizer, who could not understand how his doll was so changed.
courtesans
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From this reading By dint of travelling in railway carriages with fantastically dressed courtesans, with their hair worn over their eyes like a terrier's, or falling over the back 'a la Genevieve de Brabant', she came at last to resemble them.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading By dint of travelling in railway carriages with fantastically dressed courtesans, with their hair worn over their eyes like a terrier's, or falling over the back 'a la Genevieve de Brabant', she came at last to resemble them.
degreesnounUS /dɪˈɡriːz/
plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading By slow degrees Sidonie sank to her former level, yes, even lower.
descendedverbUS /dɪˈsendəd/
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading From the rich, well-considered bourgeoise to which her marriage had raised her, she descended the ladder to the rank of a mere toy.
dintnounUS /dɪnt/
interchangeable with “means” in the expression “by means of”
From this reading By dint of travelling in railway carriages with fantastically dressed courtesans, with their hair worn over their eyes like a terrier's, or falling over the back 'a la Genevieve de Brabant', she came at last to resemble them.
dollnounUS /dɑːl/
a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading She transformed herself into a blonde for two months, to the unbounded amazement of Rizer, who could not understand how his doll was so changed.
dressedadjectiveUS /drest/
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading By dint of travelling in railway carriages with fantastically dressed courtesans, with their hair worn over their eyes like a terrier's, or falling over the back 'a la Genevieve de Brabant', she came at last to resemble them.
eccentricitiesnounUS /ˌeksenˈtrɪsɪtiz/
plural of “eccentricity” — strange and unconventional behavior
From this reading As for Georges, all these eccentricities amused him; it seemed to him that he had ten women in one.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading By slow degrees Sidonie sank to her former level, yes, even lower.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading By dint of travelling in railway carriages with fantastically dressed courtesans, with their hair worn over their eyes like a terrier's, or falling over the back 'a la Genevieve de Brabant', she came at last to resemble them.
fallingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlɪŋ/
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading By dint of travelling in railway carriages with fantastically dressed courtesans, with their hair worn over their eyes like a terrier's, or falling over the back 'a la Genevieve de Brabant', she came at last to resemble them.
fantasticallyadverbUS /fænˈtæstɪkli/
exceedingly; extremely
From this reading By dint of travelling in railway carriages with fantastically dressed courtesans, with their hair worn over their eyes like a terrier's, or falling over the back 'a la Genevieve de Brabant', she came at last to resemble them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She transformed herself into a blonde for two months, to the unbounded amazement of Rizer, who could not understand how his doll was so changed.
formeradjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmər/
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading By slow degrees Sidonie sank to her former level, yes, even lower.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the rich, well-considered bourgeoise to which her marriage had raised her, she descended the ladder to the rank of a mere toy.
Genevieve
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From this reading By dint of travelling in railway carriages with fantastically dressed courtesans, with their hair worn over their eyes like a terrier's, or falling over the back 'a la Genevieve de Brabant', she came at last to resemble them.
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 As for Georges, all these eccentricities amused him; it seemed to him that he had ten women in one.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From the rich, well-considered bourgeoise to which her marriage had raised her, she descended the ladder to the rank of a mere toy.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading By dint of travelling in railway carriages with fantastically dressed courtesans, with their hair worn over their eyes like a terrier's, or falling over the back 'a la Genevieve de Brabant', she came at last to resemble them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As for Georges, all these eccentricities amused him; it seemed to him that he had ten women in one.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading By slow degrees Sidonie sank to her former level, yes, even lower.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She transformed herself into a blonde for two months, to the unbounded amazement of Rizer, who could not understand how his doll was so changed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As for Georges, all these eccentricities amused him; it seemed to him that he had ten women in one.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She transformed herself into a blonde for two months, to the unbounded amazement of Rizer, who could not understand how his doll was so changed.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She transformed herself into a blonde for two months, to the unbounded amazement of Rizer, who could not understand how his doll was so changed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By dint of travelling in railway carriages with fantastically dressed courtesans, with their hair worn over their eyes like a terrier's, or falling over the back 'a la Genevieve de Brabant', she came at last to resemble them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She transformed herself into a blonde for two months, to the unbounded amazement of Rizer, who could not understand how his doll was so changed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As for Georges, all these eccentricities amused him; it seemed to him that he had ten women in one.
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 By dint of travelling in railway carriages with fantastically dressed courtesans, with their hair worn over their eyes like a terrier's, or falling over the back 'a la Genevieve de Brabant', she came at last to resemble them.
laddernounUS /ˈlædər/
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading From the rich, well-considered bourgeoise to which her marriage had raised her, she descended the ladder to the rank of a mere toy.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading By dint of travelling in railway carriages with fantastically dressed courtesans, with their hair worn over their eyes like a terrier's, or falling over the back 'a la Genevieve de Brabant', she came at last to resemble them.
levelnounUS /ˈlevəl/
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading By slow degrees Sidonie sank to her former level, yes, even lower.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading By dint of travelling in railway carriages with fantastically dressed courtesans, with their hair worn over their eyes like a terrier's, or falling over the back 'a la Genevieve de Brabant', she came at last to resemble them.
lowerverbUS /ˈloʊər/
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading By slow degrees Sidonie sank to her former level, yes, even lower.
marriagenounUS /ˈmerɪdʒ/
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading From the rich, well-considered bourgeoise to which her marriage had raised her, she descended the ladder to the rank of a mere toy.
mereadjectiveUS /mɪr/
being nothing more than specified
From this reading From the rich, well-considered bourgeoise to which her marriage had raised her, she descended the ladder to the rank of a mere toy.
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading She transformed herself into a blonde for two months, to the unbounded amazement of Rizer, who could not understand how his doll was so changed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She transformed herself into a blonde for two months, to the unbounded amazement of Rizer, who could not understand how his doll was so changed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the rich, well-considered bourgeoise to which her marriage had raised her, she descended the ladder to the rank of a mere toy.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As for Georges, all these eccentricities amused him; it seemed to him that he had ten women in one.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading By dint of travelling in railway carriages with fantastically dressed courtesans, with their hair worn over their eyes like a terrier's, or falling over the back 'a la Genevieve de Brabant', she came at last to resemble them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading By dint of travelling in railway carriages with fantastically dressed courtesans, with their hair worn over their eyes like a terrier's, or falling over the back 'a la Genevieve de Brabant', she came at last to resemble them.
railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading By dint of travelling in railway carriages with fantastically dressed courtesans, with their hair worn over their eyes like a terrier's, or falling over the back 'a la Genevieve de Brabant', she came at last to resemble them.
raisedadjectiveUS /reɪzd/
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading From the rich, well-considered bourgeoise to which her marriage had raised her, she descended the ladder to the rank of a mere toy.
ranknounUS /ræŋk/
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading From the rich, well-considered bourgeoise to which her marriage had raised her, she descended the ladder to the rank of a mere toy.
resembleverbUS /rɪˈzembəl/
appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
From this reading By dint of travelling in railway carriages with fantastically dressed courtesans, with their hair worn over their eyes like a terrier's, or falling over the back 'a la Genevieve de Brabant', she came at last to resemble them.
richadjectiveUS /rɪtʃ/
possessing material wealth
From this reading From the rich, well-considered bourgeoise to which her marriage had raised her, she descended the ladder to the rank of a mere toy.
Rizer
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From this reading She transformed herself into a blonde for two months, to the unbounded amazement of Rizer, who could not understand how his doll was so changed.
sankverbUS /sæŋk/
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading By slow degrees Sidonie sank to her former level, yes, even lower.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading As for Georges, all these eccentricities amused him; it seemed to him that he had ten women in one.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the rich, well-considered bourgeoise to which her marriage had raised her, she descended the ladder to the rank of a mere toy.
Sidonie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By slow degrees Sidonie sank to her former level, yes, even lower.
slowadjectiveUS /sloʊ/
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading By slow degrees Sidonie sank to her former level, yes, even lower.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She transformed herself into a blonde for two months, to the unbounded amazement of Rizer, who could not understand how his doll was so changed.
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading As for Georges, all these eccentricities amused him; it seemed to him that he had ten women in one.
terrier's
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From this reading By dint of travelling in railway carriages with fantastically dressed courtesans, with their hair worn over their eyes like a terrier's, or falling over the back 'a la Genevieve de Brabant', she came at last to resemble them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As for Georges, all these eccentricities amused him; it seemed to him that he had ten women in one.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the rich, well-considered bourgeoise to which her marriage had raised her, she descended the ladder to the rank of a mere toy.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading By dint of travelling in railway carriages with fantastically dressed courtesans, with their hair worn over their eyes like a terrier's, or falling over the back 'a la Genevieve de Brabant', she came at last to resemble them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading By dint of travelling in railway carriages with fantastically dressed courtesans, with their hair worn over their eyes like a terrier's, or falling over the back 'a la Genevieve de Brabant', she came at last to resemble them.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading As for Georges, all these eccentricities amused him; it seemed to him that he had ten women in one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By slow degrees Sidonie sank to her former level, yes, even lower.
toynounUS /tɔɪ/
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading From the rich, well-considered bourgeoise to which her marriage had raised her, she descended the ladder to the rank of a mere toy.
transformedadjectiveUS /trænˈsfɔːrmd/
given a completely different form or appearance
From this reading She transformed herself into a blonde for two months, to the unbounded amazement of Rizer, who could not understand how his doll was so changed.
travellingnounUS /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading By dint of travelling in railway carriages with fantastically dressed courtesans, with their hair worn over their eyes like a terrier's, or falling over the back 'a la Genevieve de Brabant', she came at last to resemble them.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading She transformed herself into a blonde for two months, to the unbounded amazement of Rizer, who could not understand how his doll was so changed.
unboundedadjectiveUS /ənˈbaʊndɪd/
seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
From this reading She transformed herself into a blonde for two months, to the unbounded amazement of Rizer, who could not understand how his doll was so changed.
understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading She transformed herself into a blonde for two months, to the unbounded amazement of Rizer, who could not understand how his doll was so changed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She transformed herself into a blonde for two months, to the unbounded amazement of Rizer, who could not understand how his doll was so changed.
well-considered
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From this reading From the rich, well-considered bourgeoise to which her marriage had raised her, she descended the ladder to the rank of a mere toy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From the rich, well-considered bourgeoise to which her marriage had raised her, she descended the ladder to the rank of a mere toy.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She transformed herself into a blonde for two months, to the unbounded amazement of Rizer, who could not understand how his doll was so changed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading By dint of travelling in railway carriages with fantastically dressed courtesans, with their hair worn over their eyes like a terrier's, or falling over the back 'a la Genevieve de Brabant', she came at last to resemble them.
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading As for Georges, all these eccentricities amused him; it seemed to him that he had ten women in one.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading By dint of travelling in railway carriages with fantastically dressed courtesans, with their hair worn over their eyes like a terrier's, or falling over the back 'a la Genevieve de Brabant', she came at last to resemble them.
yesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading By slow degrees Sidonie sank to her former level, yes, even lower.
