Ah
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From this reading Ah, I have grown very lonely since my little Antoinette has left me!
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARIE ANTOINETTE AND COURT ETIQUETTE.
ANTOINETTE
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From this reading MARIE ANTOINETTE AND COURT ETIQUETTE.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Letters from France, your majesty," said Kaunitz, and the face of the empress grew bright as she recognized the handwriting of her daughter.
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading "Letters from France, your majesty," said Kaunitz, and the face of the empress grew bright as she recognized the handwriting of her daughter.
COURTnounUS /kɔːrt/
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading MARIE ANTOINETTE AND COURT ETIQUETTE.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading "Letters from France, your majesty," said Kaunitz, and the face of the empress grew bright as she recognized the handwriting of her daughter.
dauphiness
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From this reading "The dauphiness is well?" said she.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading "Next to her dear self, I love to see her writing.
empressnounUS /ˈempres/
a woman emperor or the wife of an emperor
From this reading "Letters from France, your majesty," said Kaunitz, and the face of the empress grew bright as she recognized the handwriting of her daughter.
ETIQUETTEnounUS /ˈetəkət/
rules governing socially acceptable behavior
From this reading MARIE ANTOINETTE AND COURT ETIQUETTE.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Letters from France, your majesty," said Kaunitz, and the face of the empress grew bright as she recognized the handwriting of her daughter.
FrancenounUS /fræns/
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading "Letters from France, your majesty," said Kaunitz, and the face of the empress grew bright as she recognized the handwriting of her daughter.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Letters from France, your majesty," said Kaunitz, and the face of the empress grew bright as she recognized the handwriting of her daughter.
grewverbUS /ɡruː/
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading "Letters from France, your majesty," said Kaunitz, and the face of the empress grew bright as she recognized the handwriting of her daughter.
grownadjectiveUS /ɡroʊn/
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Ah, I have grown very lonely since my little Antoinette has left me!
handwritingnounUS /ˈhændraɪtɪŋ/
something written by hand
From this reading "Letters from France, your majesty," said Kaunitz, and the face of the empress grew bright as she recognized the handwriting of her daughter.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ah, I have grown very lonely since my little Antoinette has left me!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ah, I have grown very lonely since my little Antoinette has left me!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Letters from France, your majesty," said Kaunitz, and the face of the empress grew bright as she recognized the handwriting of her daughter.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Next to her dear self, I love to see her writing.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The dauphiness is well?" said she.
Kaunitz
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From this reading "Letters from France, your majesty," said Kaunitz, and the face of the empress grew bright as she recognized the handwriting of her daughter.
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 Ah, I have grown very lonely since my little Antoinette has left me!
LettersnounUS /ˈletərz/
the literary culture
From this reading "Letters from France, your majesty," said Kaunitz, and the face of the empress grew bright as she recognized the handwriting of her daughter.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Ah, I have grown very lonely since my little Antoinette has left me!
lonelyadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnli/
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Ah, I have grown very lonely since my little Antoinette has left me!
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Next to her dear self, I love to see her writing.
majestynounUS /ˈmædʒəsti/
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading "Letters from France, your majesty," said Kaunitz, and the face of the empress grew bright as she recognized the handwriting of her daughter.
MARIE
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From this reading MARIE ANTOINETTE AND COURT ETIQUETTE.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ah, I have grown very lonely since my little Antoinette has left me!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ah, I have grown very lonely since my little Antoinette has left me!
NextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Next to her dear self, I love to see her writing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Letters from France, your majesty," said Kaunitz, and the face of the empress grew bright as she recognized the handwriting of her daughter.
recognizedadjectiveUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪzd/
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading "Letters from France, your majesty," said Kaunitz, and the face of the empress grew bright as she recognized the handwriting of her daughter.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Letters from France, your majesty," said Kaunitz, and the face of the empress grew bright as she recognized the handwriting of her daughter.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Next to her dear self, I love to see her writing.
selfnounUS /self/
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading "Next to her dear self, I love to see her writing.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Letters from France, your majesty," said Kaunitz, and the face of the empress grew bright as she recognized the handwriting of her daughter.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Ah, I have grown very lonely since my little Antoinette has left me!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Letters from France, your majesty," said Kaunitz, and the face of the empress grew bright as she recognized the handwriting of her daughter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Next to her dear self, I love to see her writing.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Ah, I have grown very lonely since my little Antoinette has left me!
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 "The dauphiness is well?" said she.
writingnounUS /ˈraɪtɪŋ/
the act of creating written works
From this reading "Next to her dear self, I love to see her writing.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Letters from France, your majesty," said Kaunitz, and the face of the empress grew bright as she recognized the handwriting of her daughter.
