adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Suppose, after all, your last letter should be right in its forecast, and we are too presumptuous!
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
Baronne
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From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Suppose, after all, your last letter should be right in its forecast, and we are too presumptuous!
becomingadjectiveUS /bɪˈkʌmɪŋ/
according with custom or propriety
From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
callsnounUS /kɔːlz/
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
Champs-Elysees
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From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
Chaulieu
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From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
clustersnounUS /ˈklʌstərz/
plural of “cluster” — a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
contrastnounUS /ˈkɑːntræst/
the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
cosmeticadjectiveUS /kɑːzˈmetɪk/
serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
crispadjectiveUS /krɪsp/
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The days are never long enough for us.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
driveverbUS /draɪv/
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
emptyverbUS /ˈempti/
make void or empty of contents
From this reading We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The days are never long enough for us.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
fanciesnounUS /ˈfænsiz/
plural of “fancy” — something many people believe that is false
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
Felipe
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From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The days are never long enough for us.
forecastverbUS /ˈfɔːrkæst/
predict in advance
From this reading Suppose, after all, your last letter should be right in its forecast, and we are too presumptuous!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
frostedadjectiveUS /ˈfrɔːstəd/
(of glass) having a roughened coating resembling frost
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
gayadjectiveUS /ɡeɪ/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
gulfnounUS /ɡʌlf/
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Suppose, after all, your last letter should be right in its forecast, and we are too presumptuous!
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
leadingadjectiveUS /ˈliːdɪŋ/
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Suppose, after all, your last letter should be right in its forecast, and we are too presumptuous!
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
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 The days are never long enough for us.
Louise
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From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
Macumer
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From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The days are never long enough for us.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
ParisnounUS /ˈperɪs/
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
presumptuousadjectiveUS /prɪˈzʌmptʃəwəs/
excessively forward
From this reading Suppose, after all, your last letter should be right in its forecast, and we are too presumptuous!
prettieradjectiveUS /ˈprɪtiər/
comparative of “pretty” — pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
pronouncesverbUS /prəˈnaʊnsɪz/
third-person singular of “pronounce” — speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading Suppose, after all, your last letter should be right in its forecast, and we are too presumptuous!
seeingnounUS /ˈsiːɪŋ/
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Suppose, after all, your last letter should be right in its forecast, and we are too presumptuous!
SocietynounUS /səˈsaɪəti/
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
spotnounUS /spɑːt/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
starsnounUS /stɑːrz/
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
sunshinenounUS /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/
the rays of the sun
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
SupposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
express a supposition
From this reading Suppose, after all, your last letter should be right in its forecast, and we are too presumptuous!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Suppose, after all, your last letter should be right in its forecast, and we are too presumptuous!
trappingsnounUS /ˈtræpɪŋz/
(usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The days are never long enough for us.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Society, seeing me in the trappings of a married woman, pronounces the Baronne de Macumer much prettier than Louise de Chaulieu: a happy love is a most becoming cosmetic.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading When Felipe and I drive along the Champs-Elysees in the bright sunshine of a crisp January day, beneath the trees, frosted with clusters of white stars, and face all Paris on the spot where last year we met with a gulf between us, the contrast calls up a thousand fancies.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading We are leading a gay, yet far from empty life, as is the way with happy people.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Suppose, after all, your last letter should be right in its forecast, and we are too presumptuous!
