adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
accountnounUS /əˈkaʊnt/
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
advisernounUS /ædˈvaɪzər/
an expert who gives advice
From this reading Speaking Japanese more readily than we, he is their confidential adviser, disturbs or reconciles our households at will, and has infinite amusement at our expense.
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 This "very tall friend" of our wives enjoys all the fun that these little creatures can give him, without any of the worries of domestic life.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The cleverest among us has been Louis de S-------.
amusementnounUS /əˈmjuːzmənt/
a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading Speaking Japanese more readily than we, he is their confidential adviser, disturbs or reconciles our households at will, and has infinite amusement at our expense.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading This "very tall friend" of our wives enjoys all the fun that these little creatures can give him, without any of the worries of domestic life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Speaking Japanese more readily than we, he is their confidential adviser, disturbs or reconciles our households at will, and has infinite amusement at our expense.
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The cleverest among us has been Louis de S-------.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading With brother Yves, and little Oyouki (the daughter of Madame Prune, my landlady), he makes up our incongruous party.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading This "very tall friend" of our wives enjoys all the fun that these little creatures can give him, without any of the worries of domestic life.
cleverest
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From this reading The cleverest among us has been Louis de S-------.
confidentialadjectiveUS /ˌkɑːnfəˈdenʃəl/
entrusted with private information and the confidence of another
From this reading Speaking Japanese more readily than we, he is their confidential adviser, disturbs or reconciles our households at will, and has infinite amusement at our expense.
creaturesnounUS /ˈkriːtʃərz/
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading This "very tall friend" of our wives enjoys all the fun that these little creatures can give him, without any of the worries of domestic life.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading With brother Yves, and little Oyouki (the daughter of Madame Prune, my landlady), he makes up our incongruous party.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The cleverest among us has been Louis de S-------.
disturbsverbUS /dɪˈstɜːrbz/
third-person singular of “disturb” — move deeply
From this reading Speaking Japanese more readily than we, he is their confidential adviser, disturbs or reconciles our households at will, and has infinite amusement at our expense.
domesticadjectiveUS /dəˈmestɪk/
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
From this reading This "very tall friend" of our wives enjoys all the fun that these little creatures can give him, without any of the worries of domestic life.
enjoysverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪz/
third-person singular of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading This "very tall friend" of our wives enjoys all the fun that these little creatures can give him, without any of the worries of domestic life.
excessiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsesɪv/
beyond normal limits
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
expensenounUS /ɪkˈspens/
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading Speaking Japanese more readily than we, he is their confidential adviser, disturbs or reconciles our households at will, and has infinite amusement at our expense.
fashionnounUS /ˈfæʃən/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
formerlyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrmərli/
at a previous time
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
funnounUS /fʌn/
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading This "very tall friend" of our wives enjoys all the fun that these little creatures can give him, without any of the worries of domestic life.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading This "very tall friend" of our wives enjoys all the fun that these little creatures can give him, without any of the worries of domestic life.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cleverest among us has been Louis de S-------.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
heightnounUS /haɪt/
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This "very tall friend" of our wives enjoys all the fun that these little creatures can give him, without any of the worries of domestic life.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
householdsnounUS /ˈhaʊshoʊldz/
plural of “household” — a social unit living together
From this reading Speaking Japanese more readily than we, he is their confidential adviser, disturbs or reconciles our households at will, and has infinite amusement at our expense.
incongruousadjectiveUS /ˌɪŋˈkɔːŋruːəs/
lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
From this reading With brother Yves, and little Oyouki (the daughter of Madame Prune, my landlady), he makes up our incongruous party.
infiniteadjectiveUS /ˈɪnfənət/
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
From this reading Speaking Japanese more readily than we, he is their confidential adviser, disturbs or reconciles our households at will, and has infinite amusement at our expense.
inhabitedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈhæbətəd/
having inhabitants; lived in
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
JapannounUS /dʒəˈpæn/
a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
JapanesenounUS /ˌdʒæpəˈniːz/
a native or inhabitant of Japan
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
Komodachi
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
landladynounUS /ˈlændleɪdi/
a landlord who is a woman
From this reading With brother Yves, and little Oyouki (the daughter of Madame Prune, my landlady), he makes up our incongruous party.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading This "very tall friend" of our wives enjoys all the fun that these little creatures can give him, without any of the worries of domestic life.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading This "very tall friend" of our wives enjoys all the fun that these little creatures can give him, without any of the worries of domestic life.
LouisnounUS /ˈluːɪs/
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading The cleverest among us has been Louis de S-------.
MadamenounUS /ˈmædəm/
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading With brother Yves, and little Oyouki (the daughter of Madame Prune, my landlady), he makes up our incongruous party.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
makesnounUS /meɪks/
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading With brother Yves, and little Oyouki (the daughter of Madame Prune, my landlady), he makes up our incongruous party.
marriagenounUS /ˈmerɪdʒ/
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Speaking Japanese more readily than we, he is their confidential adviser, disturbs or reconciles our households at will, and has infinite amusement at our expense.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading With brother Yves, and little Oyouki (the daughter of Madame Prune, my landlady), he makes up our incongruous party.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Speaking Japanese more readily than we, he is their confidential adviser, disturbs or reconciles our households at will, and has infinite amusement at our expense.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
Oyouki
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With brother Yves, and little Oyouki (the daughter of Madame Prune, my landlady), he makes up our incongruous party.
partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/
an organization to gain political power
From this reading With brother Yves, and little Oyouki (the daughter of Madame Prune, my landlady), he makes up our incongruous party.
PruneverbUS /pruːn/
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
From this reading With brother Yves, and little Oyouki (the daughter of Madame Prune, my landlady), he makes up our incongruous party.
readilyadverbUS /ˈredəli/
without much difficulty
From this reading Speaking Japanese more readily than we, he is their confidential adviser, disturbs or reconciles our households at will, and has infinite amusement at our expense.
reconcilesverbUS /ˈrekənsaɪlz/
third-person singular of “reconcile” — make (one thing) compatible with
From this reading Speaking Japanese more readily than we, he is their confidential adviser, disturbs or reconciles our households at will, and has infinite amusement at our expense.
remainverbUS /rɪˈmeɪn/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
SnounUS /es/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The cleverest among us has been Louis de S-------.
satisfiedadjectiveUS /ˈsætəsfaɪd/
filled with satisfaction
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
slendernessnoun
the quality of being slight or inadequate
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
SpeakingnounUS /ˈspiːkɪŋ/
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Speaking Japanese more readily than we, he is their confidential adviser, disturbs or reconciles our households at will, and has infinite amusement at our expense.
takai
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
taksan
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Speaking Japanese more readily than we, he is their confidential adviser, disturbs or reconciles our households at will, and has infinite amusement at our expense.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This "very tall friend" of our wives enjoys all the fun that these little creatures can give him, without any of the worries of domestic life.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cleverest among us has been Louis de S-------.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Speaking Japanese more readily than we, he is their confidential adviser, disturbs or reconciles our households at will, and has infinite amusement at our expense.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading This "very tall friend" of our wives enjoys all the fun that these little creatures can give him, without any of the worries of domestic life.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This "very tall friend" of our wives enjoys all the fun that these little creatures can give him, without any of the worries of domestic life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading With brother Yves, and little Oyouki (the daughter of Madame Prune, my landlady), he makes up our incongruous party.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The cleverest among us has been Louis de S-------.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Speaking Japanese more readily than we, he is their confidential adviser, disturbs or reconciles our households at will, and has infinite amusement at our expense.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Speaking Japanese more readily than we, he is their confidential adviser, disturbs or reconciles our households at will, and has infinite amusement at our expense.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With brother Yves, and little Oyouki (the daughter of Madame Prune, my landlady), he makes up our incongruous party.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading This "very tall friend" of our wives enjoys all the fun that these little creatures can give him, without any of the worries of domestic life.
wivesnounUS /waɪvz/
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Having formerly inhabited Japan, and made a marriage Japanese fashion there, he is now satisfied to remain the friend of our wives, of whom he has become the 'Komodachi taksan takai' ("the very tall friend," as they say, on account of his excessive height and slenderness).
worriesnounUS /ˈwɜːriz/
plural of “worry” — something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading This "very tall friend" of our wives enjoys all the fun that these little creatures can give him, without any of the worries of domestic life.
Yves
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With brother Yves, and little Oyouki (the daughter of Madame Prune, my landlady), he makes up our incongruous party.
