Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have already said that the loves of Quennebert and Madame Rapally were regarded with a jealous eye by a distant cousin of the lady's late husband.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But however persistently he preened him self before the widow, she vouchsafed him not one glance.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
bring
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But however persistently he preened him self before the widow, she vouchsafed him not one glance.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We have already said that the loves of Quennebert and Madame Rapally were regarded with a jealous eye by a distant cousin of the lady's late husband.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
charge
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
charms
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
conquests
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
considered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
cousin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have already said that the loves of Quennebert and Madame Rapally were regarded with a jealous eye by a distant cousin of the lady's late husband.
defunct
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading We have already said that the loves of Quennebert and Madame Rapally were regarded with a jealous eye by a distant cousin of the lady's late husband.
equalled
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
estimating
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
eye
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have already said that the loves of Quennebert and Madame Rapally were regarded with a jealous eye by a distant cousin of the lady's late husband.
glance
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But however persistently he preened him self before the widow, she vouchsafed him not one glance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have already said that the loves of Quennebert and Madame Rapally were regarded with a jealous eye by a distant cousin of the lady's late husband.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The love of this rejected suitor, whose name was Trumeau, was no more sincere than the notary's, nor were his motives more honourable.
honourable
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The love of this rejected suitor, whose name was Trumeau, was no more sincere than the notary's, nor were his motives more honourable.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading But however persistently he preened him self before the widow, she vouchsafed him not one glance.
husband
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have already said that the loves of Quennebert and Madame Rapally were regarded with a jealous eye by a distant cousin of the lady's late husband.
importance
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
interval
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
jealous
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have already said that the loves of Quennebert and Madame Rapally were regarded with a jealous eye by a distant cousin of the lady's late husband.
jump
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
lady's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have already said that the loves of Quennebert and Madame Rapally were regarded with a jealous eye by a distant cousin of the lady's late husband.
late
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have already said that the loves of Quennebert and Madame Rapally were regarded with a jealous eye by a distant cousin of the lady's late husband.
lay
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
lead
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
longer
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
love
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The love of this rejected suitor, whose name was Trumeau, was no more sincere than the notary's, nor were his motives more honourable.
loves
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have already said that the loves of Quennebert and Madame Rapally were regarded with a jealous eye by a distant cousin of the lady's late husband.
Madame
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have already said that the loves of Quennebert and Madame Rapally were regarded with a jealous eye by a distant cousin of the lady's late husband.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
more
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
motives
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The love of this rejected suitor, whose name was Trumeau, was no more sincere than the notary's, nor were his motives more honourable.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The love of this rejected suitor, whose name was Trumeau, was no more sincere than the notary's, nor were his motives more honourable.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The love of this rejected suitor, whose name was Trumeau, was no more sincere than the notary's, nor were his motives more honourable.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
notary's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The love of this rejected suitor, whose name was Trumeau, was no more sincere than the notary's, nor were his motives more honourable.
now
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But however persistently he preened him self before the widow, she vouchsafed him not one glance.
only
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
overweening
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
path
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
permission
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
persistently
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But however persistently he preened him self before the widow, she vouchsafed him not one glance.
person
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
personal
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
preened
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But however persistently he preened him self before the widow, she vouchsafed him not one glance.
Quennebert
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have already said that the loves of Quennebert and Madame Rapally were regarded with a jealous eye by a distant cousin of the lady's late husband.
Rapally
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have already said that the loves of Quennebert and Madame Rapally were regarded with a jealous eye by a distant cousin of the lady's late husband.
rather
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
reader's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
regarded
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have already said that the loves of Quennebert and Madame Rapally were regarded with a jealous eye by a distant cousin of the lady's late husband.
rejected
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The love of this rejected suitor, whose name was Trumeau, was no more sincere than the notary's, nor were his motives more honourable.
relative
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
said
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have already said that the loves of Quennebert and Madame Rapally were regarded with a jealous eye by a distant cousin of the lady's late husband.
scenes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
secondary
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
self
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But however persistently he preened him self before the widow, she vouchsafed him not one glance.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But however persistently he preened him self before the widow, she vouchsafed him not one glance.
sincere
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The love of this rejected suitor, whose name was Trumeau, was no more sincere than the notary's, nor were his motives more honourable.
stage
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
strewn
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
suitor
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The love of this rejected suitor, whose name was Trumeau, was no more sincere than the notary's, nor were his motives more honourable.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We have already said that the loves of Quennebert and Madame Rapally were regarded with a jealous eye by a distant cousin of the lady's late husband.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The love of this rejected suitor, whose name was Trumeau, was no more sincere than the notary's, nor were his motives more honourable.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
thus
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
Trumeau
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The love of this rejected suitor, whose name was Trumeau, was no more sincere than the notary's, nor were his motives more honourable.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
vanity
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
vouchsafed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But however persistently he preened him self before the widow, she vouchsafed him not one glance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The love of this rejected suitor, whose name was Trumeau, was no more sincere than the notary's, nor were his motives more honourable.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We have already said that the loves of Quennebert and Madame Rapally were regarded with a jealous eye by a distant cousin of the lady's late husband.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The love of this rejected suitor, whose name was Trumeau, was no more sincere than the notary's, nor were his motives more honourable.
widow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But however persistently he preened him self before the widow, she vouchsafed him not one glance.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Although his personal appearance was not such as to lead him to expect that his path would be strewn with conquests, he considered that his charms at least equalled those of his defunct relative; and it may be said that in thus estimating them he did not lay himself--open to the charge of overweening vanity.
year
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the reader's permission, we must now jump over an interval of rather more than a year, and bring upon the stage a person who, though only of secondary importance, can no longer be left behind the scenes.
