1807
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From this reading His letters came weekly to the Tuileries till the year 1807.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At length, while he was actually writing the two hundred and twenty-third of the series, a note was put into his hands.
abjectadjectiveUS /ˈæbdʒekt/
of the most contemptible kind
From this reading Such treatment was sufficient, it might have been thought, to move the most abject of mankind to resentment.
actuallyadverbUS /ˈæktʃuːəli/
in actual fact
From this reading At length, while he was actually writing the two hundred and twenty-third of the series, a note was put into his hands.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Still, however, Barere cringed and fawned on.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length, while he was actually writing the two hundred and twenty-third of the series, a note was put into his hands.
Barere
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From this reading Still, however, Barere cringed and fawned on.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Such treatment was sufficient, it might have been thought, to move the most abject of mankind to resentment.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading His letters came weekly to the Tuileries till the year 1807.
cringedverbUS /krɪndʒd/
past form of “cringe” — draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading Still, however, Barere cringed and fawned on.
Duroc
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From this reading It was from Duroc, and was much more perspicuous than polite.
fawned
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From this reading Still, however, Barere cringed and fawned on.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was from Duroc, and was much more perspicuous than polite.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading At length, while he was actually writing the two hundred and twenty-third of the series, a note was put into his hands.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Such treatment was sufficient, it might have been thought, to move the most abject of mankind to resentment.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At length, while he was actually writing the two hundred and twenty-third of the series, a note was put into his hands.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His letters came weekly to the Tuileries till the year 1807.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Still, however, Barere cringed and fawned on.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading At length, while he was actually writing the two hundred and twenty-third of the series, a note was put into his hands.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At length, while he was actually writing the two hundred and twenty-third of the series, a note was put into his hands.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Such treatment was sufficient, it might have been thought, to move the most abject of mankind to resentment.
lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At length, while he was actually writing the two hundred and twenty-third of the series, a note was put into his hands.
lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/
the literary culture
From this reading His letters came weekly to the Tuileries till the year 1807.
mankindnounUS /ˈmænˈkaɪnd/
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
From this reading Such treatment was sufficient, it might have been thought, to move the most abject of mankind to resentment.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Such treatment was sufficient, it might have been thought, to move the most abject of mankind to resentment.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It was from Duroc, and was much more perspicuous than polite.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading Such treatment was sufficient, it might have been thought, to move the most abject of mankind to resentment.
moveverbUS /muːv/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Such treatment was sufficient, it might have been thought, to move the most abject of mankind to resentment.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It was from Duroc, and was much more perspicuous than polite.
notenounUS /noʊt/
a brief written record
From this reading At length, while he was actually writing the two hundred and twenty-third of the series, a note was put into his hands.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such treatment was sufficient, it might have been thought, to move the most abject of mankind to resentment.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Still, however, Barere cringed and fawned on.
perspicuousadjective
(of language) transparently clear; easily understandable
From this reading It was from Duroc, and was much more perspicuous than polite.
politeadjectiveUS /pəˈlaɪt/
showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
From this reading It was from Duroc, and was much more perspicuous than polite.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading At length, while he was actually writing the two hundred and twenty-third of the series, a note was put into his hands.
resentmentnounUS /rɪˈzentmənt/
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading Such treatment was sufficient, it might have been thought, to move the most abject of mankind to resentment.
seriesnounUS /ˈsɪriz/
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading At length, while he was actually writing the two hundred and twenty-third of the series, a note was put into his hands.
StilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Still, however, Barere cringed and fawned on.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such treatment was sufficient, it might have been thought, to move the most abject of mankind to resentment.
sufficientadjectiveUS /səˈfɪʃənt/
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading Such treatment was sufficient, it might have been thought, to move the most abject of mankind to resentment.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was from Duroc, and was much more perspicuous than polite.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such treatment was sufficient, it might have been thought, to move the most abject of mankind to resentment.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Such treatment was sufficient, it might have been thought, to move the most abject of mankind to resentment.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading His letters came weekly to the Tuileries till the year 1807.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Such treatment was sufficient, it might have been thought, to move the most abject of mankind to resentment.
treatmentnounUS /ˈtriːtmənt/
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
From this reading Such treatment was sufficient, it might have been thought, to move the most abject of mankind to resentment.
Tuileriesnoun
palace and royal residence built for Catherine de Medicis in 1564 and burned down in 1871; all that remains today are the formal gardens
From this reading His letters came weekly to the Tuileries till the year 1807.
twenty-thirdadjective
coming next after the twenty-second in position
From this reading At length, while he was actually writing the two hundred and twenty-third of the series, a note was put into his hands.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading At length, while he was actually writing the two hundred and twenty-third of the series, a note was put into his hands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such treatment was sufficient, it might have been thought, to move the most abject of mankind to resentment.
weeklynounUS /ˈwiːkli/
a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
From this reading His letters came weekly to the Tuileries till the year 1807.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading At length, while he was actually writing the two hundred and twenty-third of the series, a note was put into his hands.
writingnounUS /ˈraɪtɪŋ/
the act of creating written works
From this reading At length, while he was actually writing the two hundred and twenty-third of the series, a note was put into his hands.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading His letters came weekly to the Tuileries till the year 1807.
