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Moth and Rust

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Moth and Rust is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."
--ALFRED DE MUSSET.
As the four-wheeler neared Lowndes Square the traffic became blocked, not by carriages, but by large numbers of people on foot.
At last the cabman drew to the side, uncorked himself from the box, and came to the window.
"Is it Lowndes Mansions as you're a-asking for?" he said.
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Moth and Rust

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Moth and Rust is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/49 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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"Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."
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--ALFRED DE MUSSET.
Line 3
As the four-wheeler neared Lowndes Square the traffic became blocked, not by carriages, but by large numbers of people on foot.
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At last the cabman drew to the side, uncorked himself from the box, and came to the window.
Line 5
"Is it Lowndes Mansions as you're a-asking for?" he said.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

blocked adjective US /blɑːkt/

closed to traffic

From this reading “As the four-wheeler neared Lowndes Square the traffic became blocked, not by carriages, but by large numbers of people on foot.”

faux adjective US /fɔːks/

not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

From this reading “"Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."”

hypocrites noun US /ˈhɪpəkrɪts/

plural of “hypocrite” — a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

From this reading “"Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."”

les noun US /les/

plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading “"Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."”

Mansions noun US /ˈmæntʃənz/

plural of “mansion” — (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

From this reading “"Is it Lowndes Mansions as you're a-asking for?" he said.”

neared verb US /nɪrd/

past form of “near” — move towards

From this reading “As the four-wheeler neared Lowndes Square the traffic became blocked, not by carriages, but by large numbers of people on foot.”

traffic noun US /ˈtræfɪk/

the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time

From this reading “As the four-wheeler neared Lowndes Square the traffic became blocked, not by carriages, but by large numbers of people on foot.”

uncorked verb US /ənˈkɔːrkt/

past form of “uncork” — release

From this reading “At last the cabman drew to the side, uncorked himself from the box, and came to the window.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

large numbers adjective + noun

In this reading “As the four-wheeler neared Lowndes Square the traffic became blocked, not by carriages, but by large numbers of people on foot.”

on foot preposition + noun

In this reading “As the four-wheeler neared Lowndes Square the traffic became blocked, not by carriages, but by large numbers of people on foot.”

All words in this reading · 83

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

a-asking

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Is it Lowndes Mansions as you're a-asking for?" he said.

affreux

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

ALFREDnounUS /ˈælfrəd/

king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)

From this reading --ALFRED DE MUSSET.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading At last the cabman drew to the side, uncorked himself from the box, and came to the window.

artificieuses

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From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As the four-wheeler neared Lowndes Square the traffic became blocked, not by carriages, but by large numbers of people on foot.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At last the cabman drew to the side, uncorked himself from the box, and came to the window.

aunounUS /oʊ/

a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

bavards

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading As the four-wheeler neared Lowndes Square the traffic became blocked, not by carriages, but by large numbers of people on foot.

blockedadjectiveUS /blɑːkt/

closed to traffic

From this reading As the four-wheeler neared Lowndes Square the traffic became blocked, not by carriages, but by large numbers of people on foot.

boxnounUS /bɑːks/

a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

From this reading At last the cabman drew to the side, uncorked himself from the box, and came to the window.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading As the four-wheeler neared Lowndes Square the traffic became blocked, not by carriages, but by large numbers of people on foot.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading As the four-wheeler neared Lowndes Square the traffic became blocked, not by carriages, but by large numbers of people on foot.

c'est

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

cabmannoun

someone who drives a taxi for a living

From this reading At last the cabman drew to the side, uncorked himself from the box, and came to the window.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading At last the cabman drew to the side, uncorked himself from the box, and came to the window.

carriagesnounUS /ˈkærɪdʒɪz/

plural of “carriage” — a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading As the four-wheeler neared Lowndes Square the traffic became blocked, not by carriages, but by large numbers of people on foot.

ces

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

choseverbUS /tʃoʊz/

inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

curieuses

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

denounUS /diː/

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

deux

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

drewnounUS /druː/

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

From this reading At last the cabman drew to the side, uncorked himself from the box, and came to the window.

dépravées

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

et

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

fauxadjectiveUS /fɔːks/

not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

femmes

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

footnounUS /fʊt/

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading As the four-wheeler neared Lowndes Square the traffic became blocked, not by carriages, but by large numbers of people on foot.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Is it Lowndes Mansions as you're a-asking for?" he said.

four-wheelernoun

a hackney carriage with four wheels

From this reading As the four-wheeler neared Lowndes Square the traffic became blocked, not by carriages, but by large numbers of people on foot.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading At last the cabman drew to the side, uncorked himself from the box, and came to the window.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Is it Lowndes Mansions as you're a-asking for?" he said.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading At last the cabman drew to the side, uncorked himself from the box, and came to the window.

hommes

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

hypocritesnounUS /ˈhɪpəkrɪts/

plural of “hypocrite” — a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

ilnounUS /ɪl/

a midwestern state in north-central United States

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

imparfaits

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

inconstants

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Is it Lowndes Mansions as you're a-asking for?" he said.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Is it Lowndes Mansions as you're a-asking for?" he said.

l'union

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading As the four-wheeler neared Lowndes Square the traffic became blocked, not by carriages, but by large numbers of people on foot.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading At last the cabman drew to the side, uncorked himself from the box, and came to the window.

lesnounUS /les/

plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

Lowndes

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As the four-wheeler neared Lowndes Square the traffic became blocked, not by carriages, but by large numbers of people on foot.

lâches

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

mais

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

MansionsnounUS /ˈmæntʃənz/

plural of “mansion” — (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

From this reading "Is it Lowndes Mansions as you're a-asking for?" he said.

menteurs

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

monde

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

MUSSETnoun

French poet and writer (1810-1857)

From this reading --ALFRED DE MUSSET.

méprisables

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

nearedverbUS /nɪrd/

past form of “near” — move towards

From this reading As the four-wheeler neared Lowndes Square the traffic became blocked, not by carriages, but by large numbers of people on foot.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading As the four-wheeler neared Lowndes Square the traffic became blocked, not by carriages, but by large numbers of people on foot.

numbersnounUS /ˈnʌmbərz/

the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt

From this reading As the four-wheeler neared Lowndes Square the traffic became blocked, not by carriages, but by large numbers of people on foot.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading As the four-wheeler neared Lowndes Square the traffic became blocked, not by carriages, but by large numbers of people on foot.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading As the four-wheeler neared Lowndes Square the traffic became blocked, not by carriages, but by large numbers of people on foot.

orgueilleux

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

ou

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading As the four-wheeler neared Lowndes Square the traffic became blocked, not by carriages, but by large numbers of people on foot.

perfides

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Is it Lowndes Mansions as you're a-asking for?" he said.

sainte

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

sensuels

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

sinounUS /siː/

a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading At last the cabman drew to the side, uncorked himself from the box, and came to the window.

sont

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From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

SquareverbUS /skwer/

make square

From this reading As the four-wheeler neared Lowndes Square the traffic became blocked, not by carriages, but by large numbers of people on foot.

sublimeadjectiveUS /səˈblaɪm/

inspiring awe

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading As the four-wheeler neared Lowndes Square the traffic became blocked, not by carriages, but by large numbers of people on foot.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading At last the cabman drew to the side, uncorked himself from the box, and came to the window.

Tous

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From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

toutes

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From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

trafficnounUS /ˈtræfɪk/

the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time

From this reading As the four-wheeler neared Lowndes Square the traffic became blocked, not by carriages, but by large numbers of people on foot.

uncorkedverbUS /ənˈkɔːrkt/

past form of “uncork” — release

From this reading At last the cabman drew to the side, uncorked himself from the box, and came to the window.

une

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From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

vaniteuses

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From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading At last the cabman drew to the side, uncorked himself from the box, and came to the window.

ynounUS /waɪ/

a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys

From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

you're

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From this reading "Is it Lowndes Mansions as you're a-asking for?" he said.

êtres

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From this reading "Tous les hommes sont menteurs, inconstants, faux, bavards, hypocrites, orgueilleux, ou lâches, méprisables et sensuels: toutes les femmes sont perfides, artificieuses, vaniteuses, curieuses et dépravées: ... mais il y a au monde une chose sainte et sublime, c'est l'union de deux de ces êtres si imparfaits et si affreux."

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