adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I live in all the splendour of affluence, and have not a sous at my disposal.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Even my clothes belong to my femmes de chambre, who quarrel about them before I have left them off.
accomplishmentsnounUS /əˈkɑːmplɪʃmənts/
plural of “accomplishment” — the action of accomplishing something
From this reading When I found that the great accomplishments they taught me would not procure me the power of doing the smallest good, I had recourse to my needle, of which happily you had taught me the use.
affluencenounUS /ˈæfluːəns/
abundant wealth
From this reading "I live in all the splendour of affluence, and have not a sous at my disposal.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "I live in all the splendour of affluence, and have not a sous at my disposal.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading In the midst of riches I am poorer than when I lived with you; for I have nothing to give away.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They say I might make an improper use of money.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I live in all the splendour of affluence, and have not a sous at my disposal.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I live in all the splendour of affluence, and have not a sous at my disposal.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading In the midst of riches I am poorer than when I lived with you; for I have nothing to give away.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Even my clothes belong to my femmes de chambre, who quarrel about them before I have left them off.
belongverbUS /bɪˈlɔːŋ/
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading Even my clothes belong to my femmes de chambre, who quarrel about them before I have left them off.
chambre
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From this reading Even my clothes belong to my femmes de chambre, who quarrel about them before I have left them off.
clothesnounUS /kloʊðz/
clothing in general
From this reading Even my clothes belong to my femmes de chambre, who quarrel about them before I have left them off.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Even my clothes belong to my femmes de chambre, who quarrel about them before I have left them off.
disposalnounUS /dɪˈspoʊzəl/
the power to use something or someone
From this reading "I live in all the splendour of affluence, and have not a sous at my disposal.
doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading When I found that the great accomplishments they taught me would not procure me the power of doing the smallest good, I had recourse to my needle, of which happily you had taught me the use.
EvenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Even my clothes belong to my femmes de chambre, who quarrel about them before I have left them off.
femmes
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From this reading Even my clothes belong to my femmes de chambre, who quarrel about them before I have left them off.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the midst of riches I am poorer than when I lived with you; for I have nothing to give away.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading When I found that the great accomplishments they taught me would not procure me the power of doing the smallest good, I had recourse to my needle, of which happily you had taught me the use.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading In the midst of riches I am poorer than when I lived with you; for I have nothing to give away.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading When I found that the great accomplishments they taught me would not procure me the power of doing the smallest good, I had recourse to my needle, of which happily you had taught me the use.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading When I found that the great accomplishments they taught me would not procure me the power of doing the smallest good, I had recourse to my needle, of which happily you had taught me the use.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I found that the great accomplishments they taught me would not procure me the power of doing the smallest good, I had recourse to my needle, of which happily you had taught me the use.
happilyadverbUS /ˈhæpəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading When I found that the great accomplishments they taught me would not procure me the power of doing the smallest good, I had recourse to my needle, of which happily you had taught me the use.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I live in all the splendour of affluence, and have not a sous at my disposal.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I live in all the splendour of affluence, and have not a sous at my disposal.
improperadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈprɑːpər/
not suitable or right or appropriate
From this reading They say I might make an improper use of money.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I live in all the splendour of affluence, and have not a sous at my disposal.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Even my clothes belong to my femmes de chambre, who quarrel about them before I have left them off.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "I live in all the splendour of affluence, and have not a sous at my disposal.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading In the midst of riches I am poorer than when I lived with you; for I have nothing to give away.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading They say I might make an improper use of money.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I found that the great accomplishments they taught me would not procure me the power of doing the smallest good, I had recourse to my needle, of which happily you had taught me the use.
midstnounUS /mɪdst/
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading In the midst of riches I am poorer than when I lived with you; for I have nothing to give away.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They say I might make an improper use of money.
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading They say I might make an improper use of money.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I live in all the splendour of affluence, and have not a sous at my disposal.
needlenounUS /ˈniːdəl/
the leaf of a conifer
From this reading When I found that the great accomplishments they taught me would not procure me the power of doing the smallest good, I had recourse to my needle, of which happily you had taught me the use.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I live in all the splendour of affluence, and have not a sous at my disposal.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading In the midst of riches I am poorer than when I lived with you; for I have nothing to give away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I live in all the splendour of affluence, and have not a sous at my disposal.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Even my clothes belong to my femmes de chambre, who quarrel about them before I have left them off.
pooreradjectiveUS /ˈpuːrər/
comparative of “poor” — deserving or inciting pity
From this reading In the midst of riches I am poorer than when I lived with you; for I have nothing to give away.
powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/
possession of controlling influence
From this reading When I found that the great accomplishments they taught me would not procure me the power of doing the smallest good, I had recourse to my needle, of which happily you had taught me the use.
procureverbUS /proʊˈkjʊr/
get by special effort
From this reading When I found that the great accomplishments they taught me would not procure me the power of doing the smallest good, I had recourse to my needle, of which happily you had taught me the use.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry dispute
From this reading Even my clothes belong to my femmes de chambre, who quarrel about them before I have left them off.
recoursenounUS /ˈriːkɔːrs/
act of turning to for assistance
From this reading When I found that the great accomplishments they taught me would not procure me the power of doing the smallest good, I had recourse to my needle, of which happily you had taught me the use.
richesnounUS /ˈrɪtʃəz/
an abundance of material possessions and resources
From this reading In the midst of riches I am poorer than when I lived with you; for I have nothing to give away.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading They say I might make an improper use of money.
smallestadjectiveUS /ˈsmɔːləst/
superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When I found that the great accomplishments they taught me would not procure me the power of doing the smallest good, I had recourse to my needle, of which happily you had taught me the use.
sousnounUS /suːz/
plural of “sou” — a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money
From this reading "I live in all the splendour of affluence, and have not a sous at my disposal.
splendournoun
a quality that outshines the usual
From this reading "I live in all the splendour of affluence, and have not a sous at my disposal.
taughtverbUS /tɔːt/
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading When I found that the great accomplishments they taught me would not procure me the power of doing the smallest good, I had recourse to my needle, of which happily you had taught me the use.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In the midst of riches I am poorer than when I lived with you; for I have nothing to give away.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When I found that the great accomplishments they taught me would not procure me the power of doing the smallest good, I had recourse to my needle, of which happily you had taught me the use.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I live in all the splendour of affluence, and have not a sous at my disposal.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Even my clothes belong to my femmes de chambre, who quarrel about them before I have left them off.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They say I might make an improper use of money.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even my clothes belong to my femmes de chambre, who quarrel about them before I have left them off.
usenounUS /juːs/
the act of using
From this reading They say I might make an improper use of money.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In the midst of riches I am poorer than when I lived with you; for I have nothing to give away.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When I found that the great accomplishments they taught me would not procure me the power of doing the smallest good, I had recourse to my needle, of which happily you had taught me the use.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Even my clothes belong to my femmes de chambre, who quarrel about them before I have left them off.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the midst of riches I am poorer than when I lived with you; for I have nothing to give away.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When I found that the great accomplishments they taught me would not procure me the power of doing the smallest good, I had recourse to my needle, of which happily you had taught me the use.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In the midst of riches I am poorer than when I lived with you; for I have nothing to give away.
