adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Madame D'Orbigny was a slender blonde, with eyebrows nearly white, and pale blue eyes, almost round; her speech honeyed, her look hypocritical, her manners insinuating and insidious.
affairsnounUS /əˈferz/
matters of personal concern
From this reading You wrote me from Normandy that you wished to consult me on some grave affairs."
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Madame D'Orbigny was a slender blonde, with eyebrows nearly white, and pale blue eyes, almost round; her speech honeyed, her look hypocritical, her manners insinuating and insidious.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Madame D'Orbigny was a slender blonde, with eyebrows nearly white, and pale blue eyes, almost round; her speech honeyed, her look hypocritical, her manners insinuating and insidious.
blondenounUS /blɑːnd/
a person with fair skin and hair
From this reading Madame D'Orbigny was a slender blonde, with eyebrows nearly white, and pale blue eyes, almost round; her speech honeyed, her look hypocritical, her manners insinuating and insidious.
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Madame D'Orbigny was a slender blonde, with eyebrows nearly white, and pale blue eyes, almost round; her speech honeyed, her look hypocritical, her manners insinuating and insidious.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "Charming; but, madame, let us talk of business.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Charming; but, madame, let us talk of business.
charmingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɑːrmɪŋ/
pleasing or delighting
From this reading "What a charming young man is the Viscount de Saint Remy!" said she to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had gone.
consultverbUS /kənˈsʌlt/
get or ask advice from
From this reading You wrote me from Normandy that you wished to consult me on some grave affairs."
D'Orbigny
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From this reading Madame D'Orbigny was a slender blonde, with eyebrows nearly white, and pale blue eyes, almost round; her speech honeyed, her look hypocritical, her manners insinuating and insidious.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "What a charming young man is the Viscount de Saint Remy!" said she to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had gone.
eyebrowsnounUS /ˈaɪbraʊz/
plural of “eyebrow” — the arch of hair above each eye
From this reading Madame D'Orbigny was a slender blonde, with eyebrows nearly white, and pale blue eyes, almost round; her speech honeyed, her look hypocritical, her manners insinuating and insidious.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Madame D'Orbigny was a slender blonde, with eyebrows nearly white, and pale blue eyes, almost round; her speech honeyed, her look hypocritical, her manners insinuating and insidious.
Ferrand
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From this reading "What a charming young man is the Viscount de Saint Remy!" said she to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had gone.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You wrote me from Normandy that you wished to consult me on some grave affairs."
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading "What a charming young man is the Viscount de Saint Remy!" said she to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had gone.
gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/
death of a person
From this reading You wrote me from Normandy that you wished to consult me on some grave affairs."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "What a charming young man is the Viscount de Saint Remy!" said she to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had gone.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame D'Orbigny was a slender blonde, with eyebrows nearly white, and pale blue eyes, almost round; her speech honeyed, her look hypocritical, her manners insinuating and insidious.
honeyedadjective
with honey added
From this reading Madame D'Orbigny was a slender blonde, with eyebrows nearly white, and pale blue eyes, almost round; her speech honeyed, her look hypocritical, her manners insinuating and insidious.
hypocriticaladjectiveUS /ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkəl/
professing feelings or virtues one does not have
From this reading Madame D'Orbigny was a slender blonde, with eyebrows nearly white, and pale blue eyes, almost round; her speech honeyed, her look hypocritical, her manners insinuating and insidious.
insidiousadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsɪdiːəs/
beguiling but harmful
From this reading Madame D'Orbigny was a slender blonde, with eyebrows nearly white, and pale blue eyes, almost round; her speech honeyed, her look hypocritical, her manners insinuating and insidious.
insinuatingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsɪnjuːeɪtɪŋ/
calculated to please or gain favor
From this reading Madame D'Orbigny was a slender blonde, with eyebrows nearly white, and pale blue eyes, almost round; her speech honeyed, her look hypocritical, her manners insinuating and insidious.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What a charming young man is the Viscount de Saint Remy!" said she to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had gone.
Jacques
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From this reading "What a charming young man is the Viscount de Saint Remy!" said she to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had gone.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Charming; but, madame, let us talk of business.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Madame D'Orbigny was a slender blonde, with eyebrows nearly white, and pale blue eyes, almost round; her speech honeyed, her look hypocritical, her manners insinuating and insidious.
MadamenounUS /ˈmædəm/
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame D'Orbigny was a slender blonde, with eyebrows nearly white, and pale blue eyes, almost round; her speech honeyed, her look hypocritical, her manners insinuating and insidious.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "What a charming young man is the Viscount de Saint Remy!" said she to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had gone.
mannersnounUS /ˈmænərz/
social deportment
From this reading Madame D'Orbigny was a slender blonde, with eyebrows nearly white, and pale blue eyes, almost round; her speech honeyed, her look hypocritical, her manners insinuating and insidious.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You wrote me from Normandy that you wished to consult me on some grave affairs."
nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Madame D'Orbigny was a slender blonde, with eyebrows nearly white, and pale blue eyes, almost round; her speech honeyed, her look hypocritical, her manners insinuating and insidious.
NormandynounUS /ˈnɔːrməndi/
a former province of northwestern France on the English channel; divided into Haute-Normandie and Basse-Normandie
From this reading You wrote me from Normandy that you wished to consult me on some grave affairs."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Charming; but, madame, let us talk of business.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You wrote me from Normandy that you wished to consult me on some grave affairs."
paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Madame D'Orbigny was a slender blonde, with eyebrows nearly white, and pale blue eyes, almost round; her speech honeyed, her look hypocritical, her manners insinuating and insidious.
Remy
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From this reading "What a charming young man is the Viscount de Saint Remy!" said she to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had gone.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Madame D'Orbigny was a slender blonde, with eyebrows nearly white, and pale blue eyes, almost round; her speech honeyed, her look hypocritical, her manners insinuating and insidious.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What a charming young man is the Viscount de Saint Remy!" said she to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had gone.
SaintnounUS /seɪnt/
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading "What a charming young man is the Viscount de Saint Remy!" said she to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had gone.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What a charming young man is the Viscount de Saint Remy!" said she to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had gone.
slenderadjectiveUS /ˈslendər/
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading Madame D'Orbigny was a slender blonde, with eyebrows nearly white, and pale blue eyes, almost round; her speech honeyed, her look hypocritical, her manners insinuating and insidious.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading You wrote me from Normandy that you wished to consult me on some grave affairs."
speechnounUS /spiːtʃ/
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading Madame D'Orbigny was a slender blonde, with eyebrows nearly white, and pale blue eyes, almost round; her speech honeyed, her look hypocritical, her manners insinuating and insidious.
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Charming; but, madame, let us talk of business.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You wrote me from Normandy that you wished to consult me on some grave affairs."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WILL.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What a charming young man is the Viscount de Saint Remy!" said she to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had gone.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Charming; but, madame, let us talk of business.
ViscountnounUS /ˈvɪskaʊnt/
(in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
From this reading "What a charming young man is the Viscount de Saint Remy!" said she to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had gone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Madame D'Orbigny was a slender blonde, with eyebrows nearly white, and pale blue eyes, almost round; her speech honeyed, her look hypocritical, her manners insinuating and insidious.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a charming young man is the Viscount de Saint Remy!" said she to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had gone.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "What a charming young man is the Viscount de Saint Remy!" said she to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had gone.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading Madame D'Orbigny was a slender blonde, with eyebrows nearly white, and pale blue eyes, almost round; her speech honeyed, her look hypocritical, her manners insinuating and insidious.
WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE WILL.
wishedverbUS /wɪʃt/
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading You wrote me from Normandy that you wished to consult me on some grave affairs."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Madame D'Orbigny was a slender blonde, with eyebrows nearly white, and pale blue eyes, almost round; her speech honeyed, her look hypocritical, her manners insinuating and insidious.
wroteverbUS /roʊt/
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading You wrote me from Normandy that you wished to consult me on some grave affairs."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You wrote me from Normandy that you wished to consult me on some grave affairs."
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "What a charming young man is the Viscount de Saint Remy!" said she to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had gone.
