adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Count de Brensault had seldom been in a worse temper.
altogetheradverbUS /ˌɔːltəˈɡeðər/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading But that he should have been flouted in the presence of a whole roomful of people, that he should have been deliberately left for another man, was a different matter altogether.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His first impulse when Jeanne left him, was to walk out of the house and have nothing more to say to the Princess or Jeanne herself.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading But that he should have been flouted in the presence of a whole roomful of people, that he should have been deliberately left for another man, was a different matter altogether.
anxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/
eagerly desirous
From this reading The world was full of girls perfectly willing to tumble into his arms, and mothers only too anxious to push them there.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The world was full of girls perfectly willing to tumble into his arms, and mothers only too anxious to push them there.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That Jeanne should have flouted him was not in itself so terrible, because he had quite made up his mind that sooner or later he would take a coward's revenge for the slights he had been made to endure at her hands.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading That Jeanne should have flouted him was not in itself so terrible, because he had quite made up his mind that sooner or later he would take a coward's revenge for the slights he had been made to endure at her hands.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Count de Brensault had seldom been in a worse temper.
Brensault
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From this reading The Count de Brensault had seldom been in a worse temper.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that he should have been flouted in the presence of a whole roomful of people, that he should have been deliberately left for another man, was a different matter altogether.
CountverbUS /kaʊnt/
determine the number or amount of
From this reading The Count de Brensault had seldom been in a worse temper.
coward'snounUS /ˈkaʊərdz/
possessive form of “coward” — a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading That Jeanne should have flouted him was not in itself so terrible, because he had quite made up his mind that sooner or later he would take a coward's revenge for the slights he had been made to endure at her hands.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The Count de Brensault had seldom been in a worse temper.
deliberatelyadverbUS /dɪˈlɪbərətli/
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading But that he should have been flouted in the presence of a whole roomful of people, that he should have been deliberately left for another man, was a different matter altogether.
differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading But that he should have been flouted in the presence of a whole roomful of people, that he should have been deliberately left for another man, was a different matter altogether.
endureverbUS /enˈdjʊr/
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading That Jeanne should have flouted him was not in itself so terrible, because he had quite made up his mind that sooner or later he would take a coward's revenge for the slights he had been made to endure at her hands.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading His first impulse when Jeanne left him, was to walk out of the house and have nothing more to say to the Princess or Jeanne herself.
floutedverbUS /ˈflaʊtɪd/
past form of “flout” — treat with contemptuous disregard
From this reading That Jeanne should have flouted him was not in itself so terrible, because he had quite made up his mind that sooner or later he would take a coward's revenge for the slights he had been made to endure at her hands.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That Jeanne should have flouted him was not in itself so terrible, because he had quite made up his mind that sooner or later he would take a coward's revenge for the slights he had been made to endure at her hands.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The world was full of girls perfectly willing to tumble into his arms, and mothers only too anxious to push them there.
girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The world was full of girls perfectly willing to tumble into his arms, and mothers only too anxious to push them there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Count de Brensault had seldom been in a worse temper.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading That Jeanne should have flouted him was not in itself so terrible, because he had quite made up his mind that sooner or later he would take a coward's revenge for the slights he had been made to endure at her hands.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That Jeanne should have flouted him was not in itself so terrible, because he had quite made up his mind that sooner or later he would take a coward's revenge for the slights he had been made to endure at her hands.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That Jeanne should have flouted him was not in itself so terrible, because he had quite made up his mind that sooner or later he would take a coward's revenge for the slights he had been made to endure at her hands.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That Jeanne should have flouted him was not in itself so terrible, because he had quite made up his mind that sooner or later he would take a coward's revenge for the slights he had been made to endure at her hands.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading His first impulse when Jeanne left him, was to walk out of the house and have nothing more to say to the Princess or Jeanne herself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That Jeanne should have flouted him was not in itself so terrible, because he had quite made up his mind that sooner or later he would take a coward's revenge for the slights he had been made to endure at her hands.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That Jeanne should have flouted him was not in itself so terrible, because he had quite made up his mind that sooner or later he would take a coward's revenge for the slights he had been made to endure at her hands.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading His first impulse when Jeanne left him, was to walk out of the house and have nothing more to say to the Princess or Jeanne herself.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpəls/
an instinctive motive
From this reading His first impulse when Jeanne left him, was to walk out of the house and have nothing more to say to the Princess or Jeanne herself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Count de Brensault had seldom been in a worse temper.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The world was full of girls perfectly willing to tumble into his arms, and mothers only too anxious to push them there.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading That Jeanne should have flouted him was not in itself so terrible, because he had quite made up his mind that sooner or later he would take a coward's revenge for the slights he had been made to endure at her hands.
Jeanne
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From this reading That Jeanne should have flouted him was not in itself so terrible, because he had quite made up his mind that sooner or later he would take a coward's revenge for the slights he had been made to endure at her hands.
lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading That Jeanne should have flouted him was not in itself so terrible, because he had quite made up his mind that sooner or later he would take a coward's revenge for the slights he had been made to endure at her hands.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading But that he should have been flouted in the presence of a whole roomful of people, that he should have been deliberately left for another man, was a different matter altogether.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading That Jeanne should have flouted him was not in itself so terrible, because he had quite made up his mind that sooner or later he would take a coward's revenge for the slights he had been made to endure at her hands.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But that he should have been flouted in the presence of a whole roomful of people, that he should have been deliberately left for another man, was a different matter altogether.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading But that he should have been flouted in the presence of a whole roomful of people, that he should have been deliberately left for another man, was a different matter altogether.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading That Jeanne should have flouted him was not in itself so terrible, because he had quite made up his mind that sooner or later he would take a coward's revenge for the slights he had been made to endure at her hands.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading His first impulse when Jeanne left him, was to walk out of the house and have nothing more to say to the Princess or Jeanne herself.
mothersnounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
plural of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The world was full of girls perfectly willing to tumble into his arms, and mothers only too anxious to push them there.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That Jeanne should have flouted him was not in itself so terrible, because he had quite made up his mind that sooner or later he would take a coward's revenge for the slights he had been made to endure at her hands.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading His first impulse when Jeanne left him, was to walk out of the house and have nothing more to say to the Princess or Jeanne herself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But that he should have been flouted in the presence of a whole roomful of people, that he should have been deliberately left for another man, was a different matter altogether.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading The world was full of girls perfectly willing to tumble into his arms, and mothers only too anxious to push them there.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That Jeanne should have flouted him was not in itself so terrible, because he had quite made up his mind that sooner or later he would take a coward's revenge for the slights he had been made to endure at her hands.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading His first impulse when Jeanne left him, was to walk out of the house and have nothing more to say to the Princess or Jeanne herself.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading But that he should have been flouted in the presence of a whole roomful of people, that he should have been deliberately left for another man, was a different matter altogether.
perfectlyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrfəktli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The world was full of girls perfectly willing to tumble into his arms, and mothers only too anxious to push them there.
presencenounUS /ˈprezəns/
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading But that he should have been flouted in the presence of a whole roomful of people, that he should have been deliberately left for another man, was a different matter altogether.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading His first impulse when Jeanne left him, was to walk out of the house and have nothing more to say to the Princess or Jeanne herself.
pushverbUS /pʊʃ/
move with force
From this reading The world was full of girls perfectly willing to tumble into his arms, and mothers only too anxious to push them there.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading That Jeanne should have flouted him was not in itself so terrible, because he had quite made up his mind that sooner or later he would take a coward's revenge for the slights he had been made to endure at her hands.
revengenounUS /riˈvendʒ/
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading That Jeanne should have flouted him was not in itself so terrible, because he had quite made up his mind that sooner or later he would take a coward's revenge for the slights he had been made to endure at her hands.
roomfulnounUS /ˈruːmfʊl/
the quantity a room will hold
From this reading But that he should have been flouted in the presence of a whole roomful of people, that he should have been deliberately left for another man, was a different matter altogether.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading His first impulse when Jeanne left him, was to walk out of the house and have nothing more to say to the Princess or Jeanne herself.
seldomadverbUS /ˈseldəm/
not often
From this reading The Count de Brensault had seldom been in a worse temper.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That Jeanne should have flouted him was not in itself so terrible, because he had quite made up his mind that sooner or later he would take a coward's revenge for the slights he had been made to endure at her hands.
slightsnounUS /slaɪts/
plural of “slight” — a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading That Jeanne should have flouted him was not in itself so terrible, because he had quite made up his mind that sooner or later he would take a coward's revenge for the slights he had been made to endure at her hands.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That Jeanne should have flouted him was not in itself so terrible, because he had quite made up his mind that sooner or later he would take a coward's revenge for the slights he had been made to endure at her hands.
sooneradverbUS /ˈsuːnər/
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading That Jeanne should have flouted him was not in itself so terrible, because he had quite made up his mind that sooner or later he would take a coward's revenge for the slights he had been made to endure at her hands.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading That Jeanne should have flouted him was not in itself so terrible, because he had quite made up his mind that sooner or later he would take a coward's revenge for the slights he had been made to endure at her hands.
tempernounUS /ˈtempər/
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading The Count de Brensault had seldom been in a worse temper.
terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading That Jeanne should have flouted him was not in itself so terrible, because he had quite made up his mind that sooner or later he would take a coward's revenge for the slights he had been made to endure at her hands.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That Jeanne should have flouted him was not in itself so terrible, because he had quite made up his mind that sooner or later he would take a coward's revenge for the slights he had been made to endure at her hands.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Count de Brensault had seldom been in a worse temper.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The world was full of girls perfectly willing to tumble into his arms, and mothers only too anxious to push them there.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading The world was full of girls perfectly willing to tumble into his arms, and mothers only too anxious to push them there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That Jeanne should have flouted him was not in itself so terrible, because he had quite made up his mind that sooner or later he would take a coward's revenge for the slights he had been made to endure at her hands.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The world was full of girls perfectly willing to tumble into his arms, and mothers only too anxious to push them there.
tumbleverbUS /ˈtʌmbəl/
fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading The world was full of girls perfectly willing to tumble into his arms, and mothers only too anxious to push them there.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading That Jeanne should have flouted him was not in itself so terrible, because he had quite made up his mind that sooner or later he would take a coward's revenge for the slights he had been made to endure at her hands.
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading His first impulse when Jeanne left him, was to walk out of the house and have nothing more to say to the Princess or Jeanne herself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That Jeanne should have flouted him was not in itself so terrible, because he had quite made up his mind that sooner or later he would take a coward's revenge for the slights he had been made to endure at her hands.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading His first impulse when Jeanne left him, was to walk out of the house and have nothing more to say to the Princess or Jeanne herself.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading But that he should have been flouted in the presence of a whole roomful of people, that he should have been deliberately left for another man, was a different matter altogether.
willingadjectiveUS /ˈwɪlɪŋ/
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading The world was full of girls perfectly willing to tumble into his arms, and mothers only too anxious to push them there.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The world was full of girls perfectly willing to tumble into his arms, and mothers only too anxious to push them there.
worseadjectiveUS /wɜːrs/
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading The Count de Brensault had seldom been in a worse temper.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That Jeanne should have flouted him was not in itself so terrible, because he had quite made up his mind that sooner or later he would take a coward's revenge for the slights he had been made to endure at her hands.
