adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Will you allow me to plead my cause like an advocate, or rather like a poor woman?
acquaintancenounUS /əˈkweɪntəns/
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “Years ago, when I was young, I made Monsieur Beaurain's acquaintance one Sunday in this neighborhood.
advocateverbUS /ˈædvəkət/
push for something
From this reading Will you allow me to plead my cause like an advocate, or rather like a poor woman?
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading “Years ago, when I was young, I made Monsieur Beaurain's acquaintance one Sunday in this neighborhood.
allowverbUS /əˈlaʊ/
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Will you allow me to plead my cause like an advocate, or rather like a poor woman?
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Madame Beaurain got up, and without looking at her husband, she explained herself without embarrassment, without useless modesty, and almost without hesitation.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Will you allow me to plead my cause like an advocate, or rather like a poor woman?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Madame Beaurain got up, and without looking at her husband, she explained herself without embarrassment, without useless modesty, and almost without hesitation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Madame Beaurain got up, and without looking at her husband, she explained herself without embarrassment, without useless modesty, and almost without hesitation.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And I hope that you will be kind enough to send us home, and to spare us the disgrace of a prosecution.
Beaurain
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From this reading Madame Beaurain got up, and without looking at her husband, she explained herself without embarrassment, without useless modesty, and almost without hesitation.
Beaurain's
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From this reading “Years ago, when I was young, I made Monsieur Beaurain's acquaintance one Sunday in this neighborhood.
causenounUS /kɑːz/
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Will you allow me to plead my cause like an advocate, or rather like a poor woman?
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Of course, monsieur, I know that we have made ourselves ridiculous.
disgraceverbUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading And I hope that you will be kind enough to send us home, and to spare us the disgrace of a prosecution.
embarrassmentnounUS /ɪmˈberəsmənt/
the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
From this reading Madame Beaurain got up, and without looking at her husband, she explained herself without embarrassment, without useless modesty, and almost without hesitation.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading And I hope that you will be kind enough to send us home, and to spare us the disgrace of a prosecution.
explainedverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪnd/
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Madame Beaurain got up, and without looking at her husband, she explained herself without embarrassment, without useless modesty, and almost without hesitation.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Madame Beaurain got up, and without looking at her husband, she explained herself without embarrassment, without useless modesty, and almost without hesitation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Of course, monsieur, I know that we have made ourselves ridiculous.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame Beaurain got up, and without looking at her husband, she explained herself without embarrassment, without useless modesty, and almost without hesitation.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Madame Beaurain got up, and without looking at her husband, she explained herself without embarrassment, without useless modesty, and almost without hesitation.
hesitationnounUS /ˌhezəˈteɪʃən/
indecision in speech or action
From this reading Madame Beaurain got up, and without looking at her husband, she explained herself without embarrassment, without useless modesty, and almost without hesitation.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading And I hope that you will be kind enough to send us home, and to spare us the disgrace of a prosecution.
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading And I hope that you will be kind enough to send us home, and to spare us the disgrace of a prosecution.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Madame Beaurain got up, and without looking at her husband, she explained herself without embarrassment, without useless modesty, and almost without hesitation.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Of course, monsieur, I know that we have made ourselves ridiculous.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Years ago, when I was young, I made Monsieur Beaurain's acquaintance one Sunday in this neighborhood.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading And I hope that you will be kind enough to send us home, and to spare us the disgrace of a prosecution.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Of course, monsieur, I know that we have made ourselves ridiculous.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Will you allow me to plead my cause like an advocate, or rather like a poor woman?
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Madame Beaurain got up, and without looking at her husband, she explained herself without embarrassment, without useless modesty, and almost without hesitation.
MadamenounUS /ˈmædəm/
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame Beaurain got up, and without looking at her husband, she explained herself without embarrassment, without useless modesty, and almost without hesitation.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “Of course, monsieur, I know that we have made ourselves ridiculous.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Will you allow me to plead my cause like an advocate, or rather like a poor woman?
modestynounUS /ˈmɑːdəsti/
freedom from vanity or conceit
From this reading Madame Beaurain got up, and without looking at her husband, she explained herself without embarrassment, without useless modesty, and almost without hesitation.
monsieurnounUS /məˈsjɜːr/
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “Of course, monsieur, I know that we have made ourselves ridiculous.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Will you allow me to plead my cause like an advocate, or rather like a poor woman?
neighborhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading “Years ago, when I was young, I made Monsieur Beaurain's acquaintance one Sunday in this neighborhood.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of course, monsieur, I know that we have made ourselves ridiculous.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Years ago, when I was young, I made Monsieur Beaurain's acquaintance one Sunday in this neighborhood.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Will you allow me to plead my cause like an advocate, or rather like a poor woman?
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “Of course, monsieur, I know that we have made ourselves ridiculous.
pleadverbUS /pliːd/
appeal or request earnestly
From this reading Will you allow me to plead my cause like an advocate, or rather like a poor woman?
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Will you allow me to plead my cause like an advocate, or rather like a poor woman?
prosecutionnounUS /ˌprɑːsəˈkjuːʃən/
the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior
From this reading And I hope that you will be kind enough to send us home, and to spare us the disgrace of a prosecution.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading Will you allow me to plead my cause like an advocate, or rather like a poor woman?
ridiculousadjectiveUS /rɪˈdɪkjələs/
inspiring scornful pity
From this reading “Of course, monsieur, I know that we have made ourselves ridiculous.
sendverbUS /send/
cause to go somewhere
From this reading And I hope that you will be kind enough to send us home, and to spare us the disgrace of a prosecution.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Madame Beaurain got up, and without looking at her husband, she explained herself without embarrassment, without useless modesty, and almost without hesitation.
spareverbUS /sper/
refrain from harming
From this reading And I hope that you will be kind enough to send us home, and to spare us the disgrace of a prosecution.
SundaynounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “Years ago, when I was young, I made Monsieur Beaurain's acquaintance one Sunday in this neighborhood.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Of course, monsieur, I know that we have made ourselves ridiculous.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And I hope that you will be kind enough to send us home, and to spare us the disgrace of a prosecution.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Years ago, when I was young, I made Monsieur Beaurain's acquaintance one Sunday in this neighborhood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Will you allow me to plead my cause like an advocate, or rather like a poor woman?
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Madame Beaurain got up, and without looking at her husband, she explained herself without embarrassment, without useless modesty, and almost without hesitation.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And I hope that you will be kind enough to send us home, and to spare us the disgrace of a prosecution.
uselessadjectiveUS /ˈjuːsləs/
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading Madame Beaurain got up, and without looking at her husband, she explained herself without embarrassment, without useless modesty, and almost without hesitation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Years ago, when I was young, I made Monsieur Beaurain's acquaintance one Sunday in this neighborhood.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Of course, monsieur, I know that we have made ourselves ridiculous.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Years ago, when I was young, I made Monsieur Beaurain's acquaintance one Sunday in this neighborhood.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you allow me to plead my cause like an advocate, or rather like a poor woman?
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Madame Beaurain got up, and without looking at her husband, she explained herself without embarrassment, without useless modesty, and almost without hesitation.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Will you allow me to plead my cause like an advocate, or rather like a poor woman?
YearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading “Years ago, when I was young, I made Monsieur Beaurain's acquaintance one Sunday in this neighborhood.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will you allow me to plead my cause like an advocate, or rather like a poor woman?
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Years ago, when I was young, I made Monsieur Beaurain's acquaintance one Sunday in this neighborhood.
