adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It stands to reason that the Duchess was not a Duchess at all.
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading Her second spouse--he, too, had died long ago--was Italian.
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 It stands to reason that the Duchess was not a Duchess at all.
AmericannounUS /əˈmerəkən/
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading She was American by birth, from some Western state, and her first husband had been an army man.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was American by birth, from some Western state, and her first husband had been an army man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was American by birth, from some Western state, and her first husband had been an army man.
armynounUS /ˈɑːrmi/
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading She was American by birth, from some Western state, and her first husband had been an army man.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It stands to reason that the Duchess was not a Duchess at all.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was American by birth, from some Western state, and her first husband had been an army man.
birthnounUS /bɜːrθ/
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading She was American by birth, from some Western state, and her first husband had been an army man.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was American by birth, from some Western state, and her first husband had been an army man.
CatholicadjectiveUS /ˈkæθlɪk/
of or relating to or supporting Catholicism
From this reading In view of his passionate devotion to the Catholic Church and of a further payment of fifty thousand francs, he had been raised to the rank of Papal Marquis.
ChurchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading In view of his passionate devotion to the Catholic Church and of a further payment of fifty thousand francs, he had been raised to the rank of Papal Marquis.
devotionnounUS /dɪˈvoʊʃən/
feelings of ardent love
From this reading In view of his passionate devotion to the Catholic Church and of a further payment of fifty thousand francs, he had been raised to the rank of Papal Marquis.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Her second spouse--he, too, had died long ago--was Italian.
DuchessnounUS /ˈdʌtʃəs/
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading It stands to reason that the Duchess was not a Duchess at all.
fiftynounUS /ˈfɪfti/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading In view of his passionate devotion to the Catholic Church and of a further payment of fifty thousand francs, he had been raised to the rank of Papal Marquis.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She was American by birth, from some Western state, and her first husband had been an army man.
francsnounUS /fræŋks/
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading In view of his passionate devotion to the Catholic Church and of a further payment of fifty thousand francs, he had been raised to the rank of Papal Marquis.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was American by birth, from some Western state, and her first husband had been an army man.
furtheradverbUS /ˈfɜːrðər/
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading In view of his passionate devotion to the Catholic Church and of a further payment of fifty thousand francs, he had been raised to the rank of Papal Marquis.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was American by birth, from some Western state, and her first husband had been an army man.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her second spouse--he, too, had died long ago--was Italian.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was American by birth, from some Western state, and her first husband had been an army man.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In view of his passionate devotion to the Catholic Church and of a further payment of fifty thousand francs, he had been raised to the rank of Papal Marquis.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading She was American by birth, from some Western state, and her first husband had been an army man.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In view of his passionate devotion to the Catholic Church and of a further payment of fifty thousand francs, he had been raised to the rank of Papal Marquis.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It stands to reason that the Duchess was not a Duchess at all.
ItaliannounUS /ˌɪˈtæljən/
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading Her second spouse--he, too, had died long ago--was Italian.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Her second spouse--he, too, had died long ago--was Italian.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She was American by birth, from some Western state, and her first husband had been an army man.
MarquisnounUS /ˌmɑːrˈkiː/
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading In view of his passionate devotion to the Catholic Church and of a further payment of fifty thousand francs, he had been raised to the rank of Papal Marquis.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It stands to reason that the Duchess was not a Duchess at all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In view of his passionate devotion to the Catholic Church and of a further payment of fifty thousand francs, he had been raised to the rank of Papal Marquis.
PapaladjectiveUS /ˈpeɪpəl/
proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles
From this reading In view of his passionate devotion to the Catholic Church and of a further payment of fifty thousand francs, he had been raised to the rank of Papal Marquis.
passionateadjectiveUS /ˈpæʃənət/
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading In view of his passionate devotion to the Catholic Church and of a further payment of fifty thousand francs, he had been raised to the rank of Papal Marquis.
paymentnounUS /ˈpeɪmənt/
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
From this reading In view of his passionate devotion to the Catholic Church and of a further payment of fifty thousand francs, he had been raised to the rank of Papal Marquis.
raisedadjectiveUS /reɪzd/
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading In view of his passionate devotion to the Catholic Church and of a further payment of fifty thousand francs, he had been raised to the rank of Papal Marquis.
ranknounUS /ræŋk/
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading In view of his passionate devotion to the Catholic Church and of a further payment of fifty thousand francs, he had been raised to the rank of Papal Marquis.
reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading It stands to reason that the Duchess was not a Duchess at all.
relativelyadverbUS /ˈrelətɪvli/
in a relative manner; by comparison to something else
From this reading He died relatively young.
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Her second spouse--he, too, had died long ago--was Italian.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was American by birth, from some Western state, and her first husband had been an army man.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She was American by birth, from some Western state, and her first husband had been an army man.
spousenounUS /spaʊs/
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading Her second spouse--he, too, had died long ago--was Italian.
standsnounUS /stændz/
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading It stands to reason that the Duchess was not a Duchess at all.
statenounUS /steɪt/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading She was American by birth, from some Western state, and her first husband had been an army man.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It stands to reason that the Duchess was not a Duchess at all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It stands to reason that the Duchess was not a Duchess at all.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading In view of his passionate devotion to the Catholic Church and of a further payment of fifty thousand francs, he had been raised to the rank of Papal Marquis.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It stands to reason that the Duchess was not a Duchess at all.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Her second spouse--he, too, had died long ago--was Italian.
viewnounUS /vjuː/
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading In view of his passionate devotion to the Catholic Church and of a further payment of fifty thousand francs, he had been raised to the rank of Papal Marquis.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It stands to reason that the Duchess was not a Duchess at all.
WesternadjectiveUS /ˈwestərn/
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading She was American by birth, from some Western state, and her first husband had been an army man.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He died relatively young.
