adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Who but a poet could have excused and understood a young girl so delicately?
agenounUS /eɪdʒ/
how long something has existed
From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Who but a poet could have excused and understood a young girl so delicately?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
assureverbUS /əˈʃʊr/
make certain of
From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Who but a poet could have excused and understood a young girl so delicately?
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
Canalis
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From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Who but a poet could have excused and understood a young girl so delicately?
d'Herouville
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From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
datenounUS /deɪt/
the specified day of the month
From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
decideverbUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪd/
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
delicatelyadverbUS /ˈdeləkətli/
in a delicate manner
From this reading Who but a poet could have excused and understood a young girl so delicately?
delightedadjectiveUS /dɪˈlaɪtəd/
greatly pleased
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
dictatedadjectiveUS /dɪkˈteɪtɪd/
determined or decided upon as by an authority
From this reading I wish to speak with the sincerity that dictated the first lines of your letter.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And first, let me say that most fortunately you do not know me.
excusedadjectiveUS /ɪksˈkjuːzd/
granted exemption
From this reading Who but a poet could have excused and understood a young girl so delicately?
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
floatsnounUS /floʊts/
plural of “float” — the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
fortunatelyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by good fortune
From this reading And first, let me say that most fortunately you do not know me.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading Who but a poet could have excused and understood a young girl so delicately?
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
hideousadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdiəs/
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
joyfullyadverbUS /ˈdʒɔɪfəli/
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And first, let me say that most fortunately you do not know me.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading And first, let me say that most fortunately you do not know me.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
linesnounUS /laɪnz/
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading I wish to speak with the sincerity that dictated the first lines of your letter.
MademoisellenounUS /ˌmædəməˈzel/
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
MonsieurnounUS /məˈsjɜːr/
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading And first, let me say that most fortunately you do not know me.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I wish to speak with the sincerity that dictated the first lines of your letter.
ohnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
poetnounUS /ˈpoʊət/
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading Who but a poet could have excused and understood a young girl so delicately?
satisfactoryadjectiveUS /ˌsætəˈsfæktri/
giving satisfaction
From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading And first, let me say that most fortunately you do not know me.
sinceritynounUS /sɪnˈserəti/
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading I wish to speak with the sincerity that dictated the first lines of your letter.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Who but a poet could have excused and understood a young girl so delicately?
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading I wish to speak with the sincerity that dictated the first lines of your letter.
SufferverbUS /ˈsʌfər/
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
twentynounUS /ˈtwenti/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
unableadjectiveUS /əˈneɪbəl/
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
understoodadjectiveUS /ˌʌndərˈstʊd/
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Who but a poet could have excused and understood a young girl so delicately?
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
Vilquin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who but a poet could have excused and understood a young girl so delicately?
wishverbUS /wɪʃ/
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish to speak with the sincerity that dictated the first lines of your letter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I wish to speak with the sincerity that dictated the first lines of your letter.
witheredadjectiveUS /ˈwɪðərd/
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading I can joyfully assure you than I am neither that hideous Mademoiselle Vilquin nor the very noble and withered Mademoiselle d’Herouville who floats between twenty and forty years of age, unable to decide on a satisfactory date.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To Monsieur de Canalis: My friend,--Suffer me to give you that name,--you have delighted me; I would not have you other than you are in this letter, the first--oh, may it not be the last!
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Who but a poet could have excused and understood a young girl so delicately?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I wish to speak with the sincerity that dictated the first lines of your letter.
