AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A week later M. de Nailles said to Hubert Marien, as they were smoking together in the conservatory, after the usual little family dinner on Wednesday was over:
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What! are you thinking about that?" cried the painter, letting his cigar fall in his astonishment.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A week later M. de Nailles said to Hubert Marien, as they were smoking together in the conservatory, after the usual little family dinner on Wednesday was over:
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What! are you thinking about that?" cried the painter, letting his cigar fall in his astonishment.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A week later M. de Nailles said to Hubert Marien, as they were smoking together in the conservatory, after the usual little family dinner on Wednesday was over:
astonishmentnounUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading "What! are you thinking about that?" cried the painter, letting his cigar fall in his astonishment.
cigarnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːr/
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading "What! are you thinking about that?" cried the painter, letting his cigar fall in his astonishment.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Well!--when would you like Jacqueline to come to sit for her picture?"
conservatorynounUS /kənˈsɜːrvətɔːri/
the faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts
From this reading A week later M. de Nailles said to Hubert Marien, as they were smoking together in the conservatory, after the usual little family dinner on Wednesday was over:
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "What! are you thinking about that?" cried the painter, letting his cigar fall in his astonishment.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading A week later M. de Nailles said to Hubert Marien, as they were smoking together in the conservatory, after the usual little family dinner on Wednesday was over:
dinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading A week later M. de Nailles said to Hubert Marien, as they were smoking together in the conservatory, after the usual little family dinner on Wednesday was over:
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading "What! are you thinking about that?" cried the painter, letting his cigar fall in his astonishment.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading A week later M. de Nailles said to Hubert Marien, as they were smoking together in the conservatory, after the usual little family dinner on Wednesday was over:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Well!--when would you like Jacqueline to come to sit for her picture?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "She told me that you had proposed to make her portrait."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well!--when would you like Jacqueline to come to sit for her picture?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "What! are you thinking about that?" cried the painter, letting his cigar fall in his astonishment.
Hubert
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From this reading A week later M. de Nailles said to Hubert Marien, as they were smoking together in the conservatory, after the usual little family dinner on Wednesday was over:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A week later M. de Nailles said to Hubert Marien, as they were smoking together in the conservatory, after the usual little family dinner on Wednesday was over:
Jacqueline
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From this reading "Well!--when would you like Jacqueline to come to sit for her picture?"
lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A week later M. de Nailles said to Hubert Marien, as they were smoking together in the conservatory, after the usual little family dinner on Wednesday was over:
lettingnounUS /ˈletɪŋ/
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading "What! are you thinking about that?" cried the painter, letting his cigar fall in his astonishment.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Well!--when would you like Jacqueline to come to sit for her picture?"
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A week later M. de Nailles said to Hubert Marien, as they were smoking together in the conservatory, after the usual little family dinner on Wednesday was over:
MnounUS /em/
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading A week later M. de Nailles said to Hubert Marien, as they were smoking together in the conservatory, after the usual little family dinner on Wednesday was over:
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading "She told me that you had proposed to make her portrait."
Marien
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From this reading A week later M. de Nailles said to Hubert Marien, as they were smoking together in the conservatory, after the usual little family dinner on Wednesday was over:
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "She told me that you had proposed to make her portrait."
minxnoun
a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
From this reading "The sly little minx!" thought Marien.
Nailles
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From this reading A week later M. de Nailles said to Hubert Marien, as they were smoking together in the conservatory, after the usual little family dinner on Wednesday was over:
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A week later M. de Nailles said to Hubert Marien, as they were smoking together in the conservatory, after the usual little family dinner on Wednesday was over:
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A week later M. de Nailles said to Hubert Marien, as they were smoking together in the conservatory, after the usual little family dinner on Wednesday was over:
painternounUS /ˈpeɪntər/
an artist who paints
From this reading "What! are you thinking about that?" cried the painter, letting his cigar fall in his astonishment.
picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading "Well!--when would you like Jacqueline to come to sit for her picture?"
portraitnounUS /ˈpɔːrtrət/
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading "She told me that you had proposed to make her portrait."
proposedverbUS /prəˈpoʊzd/
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "She told me that you had proposed to make her portrait."
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A week later M. de Nailles said to Hubert Marien, as they were smoking together in the conservatory, after the usual little family dinner on Wednesday was over:
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She told me that you had proposed to make her portrait."
sitverbUS /sɪt/
be seated
From this reading "Well!--when would you like Jacqueline to come to sit for her picture?"
slyadjectiveUS /slaɪ/
marked by skill in deception
From this reading "The sly little minx!" thought Marien.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoʊkɪŋ/
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading A week later M. de Nailles said to Hubert Marien, as they were smoking together in the conservatory, after the usual little family dinner on Wednesday was over:
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What! are you thinking about that?" cried the painter, letting his cigar fall in his astonishment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A week later M. de Nailles said to Hubert Marien, as they were smoking together in the conservatory, after the usual little family dinner on Wednesday was over:
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A week later M. de Nailles said to Hubert Marien, as they were smoking together in the conservatory, after the usual little family dinner on Wednesday was over:
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "What! are you thinking about that?" cried the painter, letting his cigar fall in his astonishment.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "The sly little minx!" thought Marien.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A week later M. de Nailles said to Hubert Marien, as they were smoking together in the conservatory, after the usual little family dinner on Wednesday was over:
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading A week later M. de Nailles said to Hubert Marien, as they were smoking together in the conservatory, after the usual little family dinner on Wednesday was over:
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "She told me that you had proposed to make her portrait."
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading A week later M. de Nailles said to Hubert Marien, as they were smoking together in the conservatory, after the usual little family dinner on Wednesday was over:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A week later M. de Nailles said to Hubert Marien, as they were smoking together in the conservatory, after the usual little family dinner on Wednesday was over:
WednesdaynounUS /ˈwenzdi/
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading A week later M. de Nailles said to Hubert Marien, as they were smoking together in the conservatory, after the usual little family dinner on Wednesday was over:
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A week later M. de Nailles said to Hubert Marien, as they were smoking together in the conservatory, after the usual little family dinner on Wednesday was over:
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 "Well!--when would you like Jacqueline to come to sit for her picture?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A week later M. de Nailles said to Hubert Marien, as they were smoking together in the conservatory, after the usual little family dinner on Wednesday was over:
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What! are you thinking about that?" cried the painter, letting his cigar fall in his astonishment.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Well!--when would you like Jacqueline to come to sit for her picture?"
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Well!--when would you like Jacqueline to come to sit for her picture?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well!--when would you like Jacqueline to come to sit for her picture?"
