1751
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From this reading 1751 MY DEAR FRIEND: Here you have, altogether, the pocketbooks, the compasses, and the patterns.
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From this reading LONDON, April 7, O. S.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
agentnounUS /ˈeɪdʒənt/
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading If I can find no way of sending them safely and directly to Paris, I will contrive to have them left with Madame Morel, at Calais, who, being Madame Monconseil's agent there, may find means of furthering them to your three ladies, who all belong to your friend Madame Monconseil.
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 If I can find no way of sending them safely and directly to Paris, I will contrive to have them left with Madame Morel, at Calais, who, being Madame Monconseil's agent there, may find means of furthering them to your three ladies, who all belong to your friend Madame Monconseil.
altogetheradverbUS /ˌɔːltəˈɡeðər/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading 1751 MY DEAR FRIEND: Here you have, altogether, the pocketbooks, the compasses, and the patterns.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Two of the three, I am told, are handsome; Madame Polignac, I can swear, is not so; but, however, as the world goes, two out of three is a very good composition.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 1751 MY DEAR FRIEND: Here you have, altogether, the pocketbooks, the compasses, and the patterns.
AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading LONDON, April 7, O. S.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two of the three, I am told, are handsome; Madame Polignac, I can swear, is not so; but, however, as the world goes, two out of three is a very good composition.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Two of the three, I am told, are handsome; Madame Polignac, I can swear, is not so; but, however, as the world goes, two out of three is a very good composition.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If I can find no way of sending them safely and directly to Paris, I will contrive to have them left with Madame Morel, at Calais, who, being Madame Monconseil's agent there, may find means of furthering them to your three ladies, who all belong to your friend Madame Monconseil.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading If I can find no way of sending them safely and directly to Paris, I will contrive to have them left with Madame Morel, at Calais, who, being Madame Monconseil's agent there, may find means of furthering them to your three ladies, who all belong to your friend Madame Monconseil.
belongverbUS /bɪˈlɔːŋ/
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading If I can find no way of sending them safely and directly to Paris, I will contrive to have them left with Madame Morel, at Calais, who, being Madame Monconseil's agent there, may find means of furthering them to your three ladies, who all belong to your friend Madame Monconseil.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Two of the three, I am told, are handsome; Madame Polignac, I can swear, is not so; but, however, as the world goes, two out of three is a very good composition.
CalaisnounUS /kəˈleɪ/
a town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England
From this reading If I can find no way of sending them safely and directly to Paris, I will contrive to have them left with Madame Morel, at Calais, who, being Madame Monconseil's agent there, may find means of furthering them to your three ladies, who all belong to your friend Madame Monconseil.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If I can find no way of sending them safely and directly to Paris, I will contrive to have them left with Madame Morel, at Calais, who, being Madame Monconseil's agent there, may find means of furthering them to your three ladies, who all belong to your friend Madame Monconseil.
compasses
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From this reading 1751 MY DEAR FRIEND: Here you have, altogether, the pocketbooks, the compasses, and the patterns.
compositionnounUS /ˌkɑːmpəˈzɪʃən/
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading Two of the three, I am told, are handsome; Madame Polignac, I can swear, is not so; but, however, as the world goes, two out of three is a very good composition.
contriveverbUS /kənˈtraɪv/
make or work out a plan for; devise
From this reading If I can find no way of sending them safely and directly to Paris, I will contrive to have them left with Madame Morel, at Calais, who, being Madame Monconseil's agent there, may find means of furthering them to your three ladies, who all belong to your friend Madame Monconseil.
DEARadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading 1751 MY DEAR FRIEND: Here you have, altogether, the pocketbooks, the compasses, and the patterns.
directlyadverbUS /dərˈektli/
without deviation
From this reading If I can find no way of sending them safely and directly to Paris, I will contrive to have them left with Madame Morel, at Calais, who, being Madame Monconseil's agent there, may find means of furthering them to your three ladies, who all belong to your friend Madame Monconseil.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading If I can find no way of sending them safely and directly to Paris, I will contrive to have them left with Madame Morel, at Calais, who, being Madame Monconseil's agent there, may find means of furthering them to your three ladies, who all belong to your friend Madame Monconseil.
fixverbUS /fɪks/
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
FRIENDnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading 1751 MY DEAR FRIEND: Here you have, altogether, the pocketbooks, the compasses, and the patterns.
furtheringverbUS /ˈfɜːrðərɪŋ/
-ing form of “further” — promote the growth of
From this reading If I can find no way of sending them safely and directly to Paris, I will contrive to have them left with Madame Morel, at Calais, who, being Madame Monconseil's agent there, may find means of furthering them to your three ladies, who all belong to your friend Madame Monconseil.
goesnounUS /ɡoʊz/
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Two of the three, I am told, are handsome; Madame Polignac, I can swear, is not so; but, however, as the world goes, two out of three is a very good composition.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Two of the three, I am told, are handsome; Madame Polignac, I can swear, is not so; but, however, as the world goes, two out of three is a very good composition.
GracesnounUS /ˈɡreɪsɪz/
plural of “grace” — (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
handsomeadjectiveUS /ˈhænsəm/
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Two of the three, I am told, are handsome; Madame Polignac, I can swear, is not so; but, however, as the world goes, two out of three is a very good composition.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 1751 MY DEAR FRIEND: Here you have, altogether, the pocketbooks, the compasses, and the patterns.
HereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading 1751 MY DEAR FRIEND: Here you have, altogether, the pocketbooks, the compasses, and the patterns.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Two of the three, I am told, are handsome; Madame Polignac, I can swear, is not so; but, however, as the world goes, two out of three is a very good composition.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I can find no way of sending them safely and directly to Paris, I will contrive to have them left with Madame Morel, at Calais, who, being Madame Monconseil's agent there, may find means of furthering them to your three ladies, who all belong to your friend Madame Monconseil.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I can find no way of sending them safely and directly to Paris, I will contrive to have them left with Madame Morel, at Calais, who, being Madame Monconseil's agent there, may find means of furthering them to your three ladies, who all belong to your friend Madame Monconseil.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Two of the three, I am told, are handsome; Madame Polignac, I can swear, is not so; but, however, as the world goes, two out of three is a very good composition.
ladiesnounUS /ˈleɪdiz/
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading If I can find no way of sending them safely and directly to Paris, I will contrive to have them left with Madame Morel, at Calais, who, being Madame Monconseil's agent there, may find means of furthering them to your three ladies, who all belong to your friend Madame Monconseil.
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 If I can find no way of sending them safely and directly to Paris, I will contrive to have them left with Madame Morel, at Calais, who, being Madame Monconseil's agent there, may find means of furthering them to your three ladies, who all belong to your friend Madame Monconseil.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
LONDONnounUS /ˈlʌndən/
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON, April 7, O. S.
MadamenounUS /ˈmædəm/
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading If I can find no way of sending them safely and directly to Paris, I will contrive to have them left with Madame Morel, at Calais, who, being Madame Monconseil's agent there, may find means of furthering them to your three ladies, who all belong to your friend Madame Monconseil.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading If I can find no way of sending them safely and directly to Paris, I will contrive to have them left with Madame Morel, at Calais, who, being Madame Monconseil's agent there, may find means of furthering them to your three ladies, who all belong to your friend Madame Monconseil.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
meansnounUS /miːnz/
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading If I can find no way of sending them safely and directly to Paris, I will contrive to have them left with Madame Morel, at Calais, who, being Madame Monconseil's agent there, may find means of furthering them to your three ladies, who all belong to your friend Madame Monconseil.
mohairs
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From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
Monconseil
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From this reading If I can find no way of sending them safely and directly to Paris, I will contrive to have them left with Madame Morel, at Calais, who, being Madame Monconseil's agent there, may find means of furthering them to your three ladies, who all belong to your friend Madame Monconseil.
Monconseil's
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From this reading If I can find no way of sending them safely and directly to Paris, I will contrive to have them left with Madame Morel, at Calais, who, being Madame Monconseil's agent there, may find means of furthering them to your three ladies, who all belong to your friend Madame Monconseil.
MorelnounUS /mərˈel/
any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella having a brownish spongelike cap
From this reading If I can find no way of sending them safely and directly to Paris, I will contrive to have them left with Madame Morel, at Calais, who, being Madame Monconseil's agent there, may find means of furthering them to your three ladies, who all belong to your friend Madame Monconseil.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 1751 MY DEAR FRIEND: Here you have, altogether, the pocketbooks, the compasses, and the patterns.
neednounUS /niːd/
a condition requiring relief
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading If I can find no way of sending them safely and directly to Paris, I will contrive to have them left with Madame Morel, at Calais, who, being Madame Monconseil's agent there, may find means of furthering them to your three ladies, who all belong to your friend Madame Monconseil.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Two of the three, I am told, are handsome; Madame Polignac, I can swear, is not so; but, however, as the world goes, two out of three is a very good composition.
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading LONDON, April 7, O. S.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
optionnounUS /ˈɑːpʃən/
the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Two of the three, I am told, are handsome; Madame Polignac, I can swear, is not so; but, however, as the world goes, two out of three is a very good composition.
ParisnounUS /ˈperɪs/
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading If I can find no way of sending them safely and directly to Paris, I will contrive to have them left with Madame Morel, at Calais, who, being Madame Monconseil's agent there, may find means of furthering them to your three ladies, who all belong to your friend Madame Monconseil.
patternsnounUS /ˈpætərnz/
plural of “pattern” — a perceptual structure
From this reading 1751 MY DEAR FRIEND: Here you have, altogether, the pocketbooks, the compasses, and the patterns.
piecesnounUS /ˈpiːsəz/
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
pocketbooksnounUS /ˈpɑːkətbʊks/
plural of “pocketbook” — your personal financial means
From this reading 1751 MY DEAR FRIEND: Here you have, altogether, the pocketbooks, the compasses, and the patterns.
Polignac
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From this reading Two of the three, I am told, are handsome; Madame Polignac, I can swear, is not so; but, however, as the world goes, two out of three is a very good composition.
SnounUS /es/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading LONDON, April 7, O. S.
safelyadverbUS /ˈseɪfli/
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading If I can find no way of sending them safely and directly to Paris, I will contrive to have them left with Madame Morel, at Calais, who, being Madame Monconseil's agent there, may find means of furthering them to your three ladies, who all belong to your friend Madame Monconseil.
sendverbUS /send/
cause to go somewhere
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
sendingnounUS /ˈsendɪŋ/
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading If I can find no way of sending them safely and directly to Paris, I will contrive to have them left with Madame Morel, at Calais, who, being Madame Monconseil's agent there, may find means of furthering them to your three ladies, who all belong to your friend Madame Monconseil.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Two of the three, I am told, are handsome; Madame Polignac, I can swear, is not so; but, however, as the world goes, two out of three is a very good composition.
swearverbUS /swer/
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading Two of the three, I am told, are handsome; Madame Polignac, I can swear, is not so; but, however, as the world goes, two out of three is a very good composition.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 1751 MY DEAR FRIEND: Here you have, altogether, the pocketbooks, the compasses, and the patterns.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If I can find no way of sending them safely and directly to Paris, I will contrive to have them left with Madame Morel, at Calais, who, being Madame Monconseil's agent there, may find means of furthering them to your three ladies, who all belong to your friend Madame Monconseil.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading If I can find no way of sending them safely and directly to Paris, I will contrive to have them left with Madame Morel, at Calais, who, being Madame Monconseil's agent there, may find means of furthering them to your three ladies, who all belong to your friend Madame Monconseil.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If I can find no way of sending them safely and directly to Paris, I will contrive to have them left with Madame Morel, at Calais, who, being Madame Monconseil's agent there, may find means of furthering them to your three ladies, who all belong to your friend Madame Monconseil.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Two of the three, I am told, are handsome; Madame Polignac, I can swear, is not so; but, however, as the world goes, two out of three is a very good composition.
TwonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two of the three, I am told, are handsome; Madame Polignac, I can swear, is not so; but, however, as the world goes, two out of three is a very good composition.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Two of the three, I am told, are handsome; Madame Polignac, I can swear, is not so; but, however, as the world goes, two out of three is a very good composition.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading If I can find no way of sending them safely and directly to Paris, I will contrive to have them left with Madame Morel, at Calais, who, being Madame Monconseil's agent there, may find means of furthering them to your three ladies, who all belong to your friend Madame Monconseil.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading If I can find no way of sending them safely and directly to Paris, I will contrive to have them left with Madame Morel, at Calais, who, being Madame Monconseil's agent there, may find means of furthering them to your three ladies, who all belong to your friend Madame Monconseil.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If I can find no way of sending them safely and directly to Paris, I will contrive to have them left with Madame Morel, at Calais, who, being Madame Monconseil's agent there, may find means of furthering them to your three ladies, who all belong to your friend Madame Monconseil.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If I can find no way of sending them safely and directly to Paris, I will contrive to have them left with Madame Morel, at Calais, who, being Madame Monconseil's agent there, may find means of furthering them to your three ladies, who all belong to your friend Madame Monconseil.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Two of the three, I am told, are handsome; Madame Polignac, I can swear, is not so; but, however, as the world goes, two out of three is a very good composition.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 1751 MY DEAR FRIEND: Here you have, altogether, the pocketbooks, the compasses, and the patterns.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When your three Graces have made their option, you need only send me, in a letter small pieces of the three mohairs they fix upon.
