adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Poor fellow! where is he to find a million francs?” said the Marquise.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “He is certainly incapable of stealing the money.--Besides, we would never give Clotilde to an intriguing or dishonest man even if he were handsome, young, and a poet, like Monsieur de Rubempre.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He is certainly incapable of stealing the money.--Besides, we would never give Clotilde to an intriguing or dishonest man even if he were handsome, young, and a poet, like Monsieur de Rubempre.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are late this evening,” said Clotilde, smiling at Lucien with infinite graciousness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You are late this evening,” said Clotilde, smiling at Lucien with infinite graciousness.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Yes, I have been dining out.”
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “He is certainly incapable of stealing the money.--Besides, we would never give Clotilde to an intriguing or dishonest man even if he were handsome, young, and a poet, like Monsieur de Rubempre.”
certainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “He is certainly incapable of stealing the money.--Besides, we would never give Clotilde to an intriguing or dishonest man even if he were handsome, young, and a poet, like Monsieur de Rubempre.”
Clotilde
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From this reading “He is certainly incapable of stealing the money.--Besides, we would never give Clotilde to an intriguing or dishonest man even if he were handsome, young, and a poet, like Monsieur de Rubempre.”
concernnounUS /kənˈsɜːrn/
something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading “That is no concern of ours,” replied the Duchess.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “He is certainly incapable of stealing the money.--Besides, we would never give Clotilde to an intriguing or dishonest man even if he were handsome, young, and a poet, like Monsieur de Rubempre.”
diningnounUS /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/
the act of eating dinner
From this reading “Yes, I have been dining out.”
dishonestadjectiveUS /dɪˈsɑːnəst/
deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
From this reading “He is certainly incapable of stealing the money.--Besides, we would never give Clotilde to an intriguing or dishonest man even if he were handsome, young, and a poet, like Monsieur de Rubempre.”
DuchessnounUS /ˈdʌtʃəs/
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading “That is no concern of ours,” replied the Duchess.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading “He is certainly incapable of stealing the money.--Besides, we would never give Clotilde to an intriguing or dishonest man even if he were handsome, young, and a poet, like Monsieur de Rubempre.”
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “You are late this evening,” said Clotilde, smiling at Lucien with infinite graciousness.
fellownounUS /ˈfeloʊ/
a boy or man
From this reading “Poor fellow! where is he to find a million francs?” said the Marquise.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “Poor fellow! where is he to find a million francs?” said the Marquise.
francsnounUS /fræŋks/
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading “Poor fellow! where is he to find a million francs?” said the Marquise.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “He is certainly incapable of stealing the money.--Besides, we would never give Clotilde to an intriguing or dishonest man even if he were handsome, young, and a poet, like Monsieur de Rubempre.”
graciousnessnounUS /ˈɡreɪʃəsnəs/
excellence of manners or social conduct
From this reading “You are late this evening,” said Clotilde, smiling at Lucien with infinite graciousness.
handsomeadjectiveUS /ˈhænsəm/
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading “He is certainly incapable of stealing the money.--Besides, we would never give Clotilde to an intriguing or dishonest man even if he were handsome, young, and a poet, like Monsieur de Rubempre.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Yes, I have been dining out.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Poor fellow! where is he to find a million francs?” said the Marquise.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, I have been dining out.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “He is certainly incapable of stealing the money.--Besides, we would never give Clotilde to an intriguing or dishonest man even if he were handsome, young, and a poet, like Monsieur de Rubempre.”
incapableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkeɪpəbəl/
(followed by “of”) lacking capacity or ability
From this reading “He is certainly incapable of stealing the money.--Besides, we would never give Clotilde to an intriguing or dishonest man even if he were handsome, young, and a poet, like Monsieur de Rubempre.”
infiniteadjectiveUS /ˈɪnfənət/
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
From this reading “You are late this evening,” said Clotilde, smiling at Lucien with infinite graciousness.
intriguingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtriːɡɪŋ/
disturbingly provocative
From this reading “He is certainly incapable of stealing the money.--Besides, we would never give Clotilde to an intriguing or dishonest man even if he were handsome, young, and a poet, like Monsieur de Rubempre.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Poor fellow! where is he to find a million francs?” said the Marquise.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “You are late this evening,” said Clotilde, smiling at Lucien with infinite graciousness.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “He is certainly incapable of stealing the money.--Besides, we would never give Clotilde to an intriguing or dishonest man even if he were handsome, young, and a poet, like Monsieur de Rubempre.”
Lucien
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You are late this evening,” said Clotilde, smiling at Lucien with infinite graciousness.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “He is certainly incapable of stealing the money.--Besides, we would never give Clotilde to an intriguing or dishonest man even if he were handsome, young, and a poet, like Monsieur de Rubempre.”
Marquisenoun
a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess
From this reading “Poor fellow! where is he to find a million francs?” said the Marquise.
millionnounUS /ˈmɪljən/
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “Poor fellow! where is he to find a million francs?” said the Marquise.
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “He is certainly incapable of stealing the money.--Besides, we would never give Clotilde to an intriguing or dishonest man even if he were handsome, young, and a poet, like Monsieur de Rubempre.”
MonsieurnounUS /məˈsjɜːr/
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “He is certainly incapable of stealing the money.--Besides, we would never give Clotilde to an intriguing or dishonest man even if he were handsome, young, and a poet, like Monsieur de Rubempre.”
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “He is certainly incapable of stealing the money.--Besides, we would never give Clotilde to an intriguing or dishonest man even if he were handsome, young, and a poet, like Monsieur de Rubempre.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “That is no concern of ours,” replied the Duchess.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “That is no concern of ours,” replied the Duchess.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “He is certainly incapable of stealing the money.--Besides, we would never give Clotilde to an intriguing or dishonest man even if he were handsome, young, and a poet, like Monsieur de Rubempre.”
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “That is no concern of ours,” replied the Duchess.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Yes, I have been dining out.”
poetnounUS /ˈpoʊət/
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading “He is certainly incapable of stealing the money.--Besides, we would never give Clotilde to an intriguing or dishonest man even if he were handsome, young, and a poet, like Monsieur de Rubempre.”
PooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Poor fellow! where is he to find a million francs?” said the Marquise.
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “That is no concern of ours,” replied the Duchess.
Rubempre
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He is certainly incapable of stealing the money.--Besides, we would never give Clotilde to an intriguing or dishonest man even if he were handsome, young, and a poet, like Monsieur de Rubempre.”
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Poor fellow! where is he to find a million francs?” said the Marquise.
smilingnounUS /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “You are late this evening,” said Clotilde, smiling at Lucien with infinite graciousness.
stealingnounUS /ˈstiːlɪŋ/
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading “He is certainly incapable of stealing the money.--Besides, we would never give Clotilde to an intriguing or dishonest man even if he were handsome, young, and a poet, like Monsieur de Rubempre.”
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That is no concern of ours,” replied the Duchess.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Poor fellow! where is he to find a million francs?” said the Marquise.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You are late this evening,” said Clotilde, smiling at Lucien with infinite graciousness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Poor fellow! where is he to find a million francs?” said the Marquise.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “He is certainly incapable of stealing the money.--Besides, we would never give Clotilde to an intriguing or dishonest man even if he were handsome, young, and a poet, like Monsieur de Rubempre.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “He is certainly incapable of stealing the money.--Besides, we would never give Clotilde to an intriguing or dishonest man even if he were handsome, young, and a poet, like Monsieur de Rubempre.”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Poor fellow! where is he to find a million francs?” said the Marquise.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You are late this evening,” said Clotilde, smiling at Lucien with infinite graciousness.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He is certainly incapable of stealing the money.--Besides, we would never give Clotilde to an intriguing or dishonest man even if he were handsome, young, and a poet, like Monsieur de Rubempre.”
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, I have been dining out.”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are late this evening,” said Clotilde, smiling at Lucien with infinite graciousness.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “He is certainly incapable of stealing the money.--Besides, we would never give Clotilde to an intriguing or dishonest man even if he were handsome, young, and a poet, like Monsieur de Rubempre.”
