adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The phrase became proverbial among women of her kidney.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
BaronnounUS /ˈbærən/
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The phrase became proverbial among women of her kidney.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
CarnivalnounUS /ˈkɑːrnəvəl/
a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
cockverbUS /kɑːk/
tilt or slant to one side
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
complainverbUS /kəmˈpleɪn/
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
confidencenounUS /ˈkɑːnfədəns/
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
dissatisfactionnounUS /ˌdɪsætɪˈsfækʃən/
the feeling of being displeased and discontent
From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
EsthernounUS /ˈestər/
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading She had given two or three small evening parties, solely to get Lucien into the house.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
generallyadverbUS /ˈdʒenərəli/
usually; as a rule
From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She had given two or three small evening parties, solely to get Lucien into the house.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading She had given two or three small evening parties, solely to get Lucien into the house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had given two or three small evening parties, solely to get Lucien into the house.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
intimateadjectiveUS /ˈɪntəmət/
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had given two or three small evening parties, solely to get Lucien into the house.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
kidneynounUS /ˈkɪdni/
either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine
From this reading The phrase became proverbial among women of her kidney.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
lamentationnoun
a cry of sorrow and grief
From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
Lucien
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From this reading She had given two or three small evening parties, solely to get Lucien into the house.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
meanverbUS /miːn/
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
meanwhileadverbUS /ˈmiːnwaɪl/
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Esther, meanwhile, took quite a serious view of her position as the Pompadour of this prince of speculators.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The phrase became proverbial among women of her kidney.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had given two or three small evening parties, solely to get Lucien into the house.
partiesnounUS /ˈpɑːrtiz/
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading She had given two or three small evening parties, solely to get Lucien into the house.
phrasenounUS /freɪz/
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading The phrase became proverbial among women of her kidney.
plasterverbUS /ˈplæstər/
apply a heavy coat to
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
PompadournounUS /ˈpɑːmpədɔːr/
French noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose policies she influenced (1721-1764)
From this reading Esther, meanwhile, took quite a serious view of her position as the Pompadour of this prince of speculators.
positionnounUS /pəˈzɪʃən/
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading Esther, meanwhile, took quite a serious view of her position as the Pompadour of this prince of speculators.
princenounUS /prɪns/
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Esther, meanwhile, took quite a serious view of her position as the Pompadour of this prince of speculators.
proverbialadjectiveUS /prəˈvɜːrbiəl/
of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb
From this reading The phrase became proverbial among women of her kidney.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Esther, meanwhile, took quite a serious view of her position as the Pompadour of this prince of speculators.
repeatedadjectiveUS /rɪˈpiːtɪd/
recurring again and again
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
ridiculousadjectiveUS /rɪˈdɪkjələs/
inspiring scornful pity
From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
seriousadjectiveUS /ˈsɪriəs/
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading Esther, meanwhile, took quite a serious view of her position as the Pompadour of this prince of speculators.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had given two or three small evening parties, solely to get Lucien into the house.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She had given two or three small evening parties, solely to get Lucien into the house.
solelyadverbUS /ˈsoʊəli/
without any others being included or involved
From this reading She had given two or three small evening parties, solely to get Lucien into the house.
speculatorsnounUS /ˈspekjəleɪtərz/
plural of “speculator” — someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts
From this reading Esther, meanwhile, took quite a serious view of her position as the Pompadour of this prince of speculators.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Esther, meanwhile, took quite a serious view of her position as the Pompadour of this prince of speculators.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading She had given two or three small evening parties, solely to get Lucien into the house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Esther, meanwhile, took quite a serious view of her position as the Pompadour of this prince of speculators.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading She had given two or three small evening parties, solely to get Lucien into the house.
ventnounUS /vent/
a hole for the escape of gas or air
From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
viewnounUS /vjuː/
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Esther, meanwhile, took quite a serious view of her position as the Pompadour of this prince of speculators.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Baron gave vent to much lamentation; like married men, he made himself very ridiculous, he began to complain to his intimate friends, and his dissatisfaction was generally known.
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Well,” said Esther in confidence to her friends, who repeated it to the Baron, “I shall open house at the Carnival, and I mean to make my man as happy as a cock in plaster.”
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The phrase became proverbial among women of her kidney.
