adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mr. Rochester did, on a future occasion, explain it.
Adèle
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From this reading It was one afternoon, when he chanced to meet me and Adèle in the grounds: and while she played with Pilot and her shuttlecock, he asked me to walk up and down a long beech avenue within sight of her.
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was one afternoon, when he chanced to meet me and Adèle in the grounds: and while she played with Pilot and her shuttlecock, he asked me to walk up and down a long beech avenue within sight of her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was one afternoon, when he chanced to meet me and Adèle in the grounds: and while she played with Pilot and her shuttlecock, he asked me to walk up and down a long beech avenue within sight of her.
ApollonounUS /əˈpɑːloʊ/
(Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
From this reading He thought himself her idol, ugly as he was: he believed, as he said, that she preferred his “_taille d’athlète_” to the elegance of the Apollo Belvidere.
ardournoun
a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
From this reading This passion Céline had professed to return with even superior ardour.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He thought himself her idol, ugly as he was: he believed, as he said, that she preferred his “_taille d’athlète_” to the elegance of the Apollo Belvidere.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading It was one afternoon, when he chanced to meet me and Adèle in the grounds: and while she played with Pilot and her shuttlecock, he asked me to walk up and down a long beech avenue within sight of her.
avenuenounUS /ˈævənuː/
a line of approach
From this reading It was one afternoon, when he chanced to meet me and Adèle in the grounds: and while she played with Pilot and her shuttlecock, he asked me to walk up and down a long beech avenue within sight of her.
beechnounUS /biːtʃ/
any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
From this reading It was one afternoon, when he chanced to meet me and Adèle in the grounds: and while she played with Pilot and her shuttlecock, he asked me to walk up and down a long beech avenue within sight of her.
believedverbUS /bɪˈliːvd/
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading He thought himself her idol, ugly as he was: he believed, as he said, that she preferred his “_taille d’athlète_” to the elegance of the Apollo Belvidere.
Belvidere
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From this reading He thought himself her idol, ugly as he was: he believed, as he said, that she preferred his “_taille d’athlète_” to the elegance of the Apollo Belvidere.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He then said that she was the daughter of a French opera-dancer, Céline Varens, towards whom he had once cherished what he called a “_grande passion_.”
chancedverbUS /tʃænst/
past form of “chance” — be the case by chance
From this reading It was one afternoon, when he chanced to meet me and Adèle in the grounds: and while she played with Pilot and her shuttlecock, he asked me to walk up and down a long beech avenue within sight of her.
cherishedadjectiveUS /ˈtʃerɪʃt/
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading He then said that she was the daughter of a French opera-dancer, Céline Varens, towards whom he had once cherished what he called a “_grande passion_.”
Céline
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From this reading He then said that she was the daughter of a French opera-dancer, Céline Varens, towards whom he had once cherished what he called a “_grande passion_.”
d'athlète
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From this reading He thought himself her idol, ugly as he was: he believed, as he said, that she preferred his “_taille d’athlète_” to the elegance of the Apollo Belvidere.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading He then said that she was the daughter of a French opera-dancer, Céline Varens, towards whom he had once cherished what he called a “_grande passion_.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mr. Rochester did, on a future occasion, explain it.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It was one afternoon, when he chanced to meet me and Adèle in the grounds: and while she played with Pilot and her shuttlecock, he asked me to walk up and down a long beech avenue within sight of her.
elegancenounUS /ˈeləɡəns/
a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
From this reading He thought himself her idol, ugly as he was: he believed, as he said, that she preferred his “_taille d’athlète_” to the elegance of the Apollo Belvidere.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading This passion Céline had professed to return with even superior ardour.
explainverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪn/
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Mr. Rochester did, on a future occasion, explain it.
FrenchnounUS /frentʃ/
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading He then said that she was the daughter of a French opera-dancer, Céline Varens, towards whom he had once cherished what he called a “_grande passion_.”
futureadjectiveUS /ˈfjuːtʃər/
yet to be or coming
From this reading Mr. Rochester did, on a future occasion, explain it.
grande
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From this reading He then said that she was the daughter of a French opera-dancer, Céline Varens, towards whom he had once cherished what he called a “_grande passion_.”
groundsnounUS /ɡraʊndz/
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading It was one afternoon, when he chanced to meet me and Adèle in the grounds: and while she played with Pilot and her shuttlecock, he asked me to walk up and down a long beech avenue within sight of her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He then said that she was the daughter of a French opera-dancer, Céline Varens, towards whom he had once cherished what he called a “_grande passion_.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was one afternoon, when he chanced to meet me and Adèle in the grounds: and while she played with Pilot and her shuttlecock, he asked me to walk up and down a long beech avenue within sight of her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was one afternoon, when he chanced to meet me and Adèle in the grounds: and while she played with Pilot and her shuttlecock, he asked me to walk up and down a long beech avenue within sight of her.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He thought himself her idol, ugly as he was: he believed, as he said, that she preferred his “_taille d’athlète_” to the elegance of the Apollo Belvidere.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He thought himself her idol, ugly as he was: he believed, as he said, that she preferred his “_taille d’athlète_” to the elegance of the Apollo Belvidere.
idolnounUS /ˈaɪdəl/
a material effigy that is worshipped
From this reading He thought himself her idol, ugly as he was: he believed, as he said, that she preferred his “_taille d’athlète_” to the elegance of the Apollo Belvidere.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was one afternoon, when he chanced to meet me and Adèle in the grounds: and while she played with Pilot and her shuttlecock, he asked me to walk up and down a long beech avenue within sight of her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Rochester did, on a future occasion, explain it.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It was one afternoon, when he chanced to meet me and Adèle in the grounds: and while she played with Pilot and her shuttlecock, he asked me to walk up and down a long beech avenue within sight of her.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was one afternoon, when he chanced to meet me and Adèle in the grounds: and while she played with Pilot and her shuttlecock, he asked me to walk up and down a long beech avenue within sight of her.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading It was one afternoon, when he chanced to meet me and Adèle in the grounds: and while she played with Pilot and her shuttlecock, he asked me to walk up and down a long beech avenue within sight of her.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Rochester did, on a future occasion, explain it.
occasionnounUS /əˈkeɪʒən/
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading Mr. Rochester did, on a future occasion, explain it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was one afternoon, when he chanced to meet me and Adèle in the grounds: and while she played with Pilot and her shuttlecock, he asked me to walk up and down a long beech avenue within sight of her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Rochester did, on a future occasion, explain it.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading He then said that she was the daughter of a French opera-dancer, Céline Varens, towards whom he had once cherished what he called a “_grande passion_.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one afternoon, when he chanced to meet me and Adèle in the grounds: and while she played with Pilot and her shuttlecock, he asked me to walk up and down a long beech avenue within sight of her.
opera-dancer
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From this reading He then said that she was the daughter of a French opera-dancer, Céline Varens, towards whom he had once cherished what he called a “_grande passion_.”
passionnounUS /ˈpæʃən/
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading He then said that she was the daughter of a French opera-dancer, Céline Varens, towards whom he had once cherished what he called a “_grande passion_.”
PilotverbUS /ˈpaɪlət/
operate an airplane
From this reading It was one afternoon, when he chanced to meet me and Adèle in the grounds: and while she played with Pilot and her shuttlecock, he asked me to walk up and down a long beech avenue within sight of her.
playedadjectiveUS /pleɪd/
(of games) engaged in
From this reading It was one afternoon, when he chanced to meet me and Adèle in the grounds: and while she played with Pilot and her shuttlecock, he asked me to walk up and down a long beech avenue within sight of her.
preferredadjectiveUS /prəˈfɜːrd/
more desirable than another
From this reading He thought himself her idol, ugly as he was: he believed, as he said, that she preferred his “_taille d’athlète_” to the elegance of the Apollo Belvidere.
professedadjectiveUS /prəˈfest/
professing to be qualified
From this reading This passion Céline had professed to return with even superior ardour.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading This passion Céline had professed to return with even superior ardour.
RochesternounUS /ˈrɑːtʃestər/
a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry
From this reading Mr. Rochester did, on a future occasion, explain it.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He then said that she was the daughter of a French opera-dancer, Céline Varens, towards whom he had once cherished what he called a “_grande passion_.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was one afternoon, when he chanced to meet me and Adèle in the grounds: and while she played with Pilot and her shuttlecock, he asked me to walk up and down a long beech avenue within sight of her.
shuttlecocknoun
badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
From this reading It was one afternoon, when he chanced to meet me and Adèle in the grounds: and while she played with Pilot and her shuttlecock, he asked me to walk up and down a long beech avenue within sight of her.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading It was one afternoon, when he chanced to meet me and Adèle in the grounds: and while she played with Pilot and her shuttlecock, he asked me to walk up and down a long beech avenue within sight of her.
superioradjectiveUS /suːˈpɪriər/
of high or superior quality or performance
From this reading This passion Céline had professed to return with even superior ardour.
taille
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From this reading He thought himself her idol, ugly as he was: he believed, as he said, that she preferred his “_taille d’athlète_” to the elegance of the Apollo Belvidere.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He then said that she was the daughter of a French opera-dancer, Céline Varens, towards whom he had once cherished what he called a “_grande passion_.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was one afternoon, when he chanced to meet me and Adèle in the grounds: and while she played with Pilot and her shuttlecock, he asked me to walk up and down a long beech avenue within sight of her.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He then said that she was the daughter of a French opera-dancer, Céline Varens, towards whom he had once cherished what he called a “_grande passion_.”
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This passion Céline had professed to return with even superior ardour.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought himself her idol, ugly as he was: he believed, as he said, that she preferred his “_taille d’athlète_” to the elegance of the Apollo Belvidere.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was one afternoon, when he chanced to meet me and Adèle in the grounds: and while she played with Pilot and her shuttlecock, he asked me to walk up and down a long beech avenue within sight of her.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading He then said that she was the daughter of a French opera-dancer, Céline Varens, towards whom he had once cherished what he called a “_grande passion_.”
uglyadjectiveUS /ˈʌɡli/
displeasing to the senses
From this reading He thought himself her idol, ugly as he was: he believed, as he said, that she preferred his “_taille d’athlète_” to the elegance of the Apollo Belvidere.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was one afternoon, when he chanced to meet me and Adèle in the grounds: and while she played with Pilot and her shuttlecock, he asked me to walk up and down a long beech avenue within sight of her.
Varens
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He then said that she was the daughter of a French opera-dancer, Céline Varens, towards whom he had once cherished what he called a “_grande passion_.”
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading It was one afternoon, when he chanced to meet me and Adèle in the grounds: and while she played with Pilot and her shuttlecock, he asked me to walk up and down a long beech avenue within sight of her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was one afternoon, when he chanced to meet me and Adèle in the grounds: and while she played with Pilot and her shuttlecock, he asked me to walk up and down a long beech avenue within sight of her.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He then said that she was the daughter of a French opera-dancer, Céline Varens, towards whom he had once cherished what he called a “_grande passion_.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was one afternoon, when he chanced to meet me and Adèle in the grounds: and while she played with Pilot and her shuttlecock, he asked me to walk up and down a long beech avenue within sight of her.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was one afternoon, when he chanced to meet me and Adèle in the grounds: and while she played with Pilot and her shuttlecock, he asked me to walk up and down a long beech avenue within sight of her.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He then said that she was the daughter of a French opera-dancer, Céline Varens, towards whom he had once cherished what he called a “_grande passion_.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was one afternoon, when he chanced to meet me and Adèle in the grounds: and while she played with Pilot and her shuttlecock, he asked me to walk up and down a long beech avenue within sight of her.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It was one afternoon, when he chanced to meet me and Adèle in the grounds: and while she played with Pilot and her shuttlecock, he asked me to walk up and down a long beech avenue within sight of her.
