adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My dear romantic Olivia! you must have a furious passion for tormenting yourself, when you can find matter for despair in your present situation.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In your place I should rejoice to find that in the moment an old passion had consumed itself, a new one, fresh and vigorous, springs from its ashes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In your place I should rejoice to find that in the moment an old passion had consumed itself, a new one, fresh and vigorous, springs from its ashes.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My charming friend, understand your own interests, and do not be the dupe of those fine phrases that we are obliged to employ to deceive others.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading In your place I should rejoice to find that in the moment an old passion had consumed itself, a new one, fresh and vigorous, springs from its ashes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My charming friend, understand your own interests, and do not be the dupe of those fine phrases that we are obliged to employ to deceive others.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading My dear romantic Olivia! you must have a furious passion for tormenting yourself, when you can find matter for despair in your present situation.
charmingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɑːrmɪŋ/
pleasing or delighting
From this reading My charming friend, understand your own interests, and do not be the dupe of those fine phrases that we are obliged to employ to deceive others.
consumedverbUS /kənˈsuːmd/
past form of “consume” — eat up completely, as with great appetite
From this reading In your place I should rejoice to find that in the moment an old passion had consumed itself, a new one, fresh and vigorous, springs from its ashes.
DEnounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading MADAME DE P---- TO OLIVIA.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading My dear romantic Olivia! you must have a furious passion for tormenting yourself, when you can find matter for despair in your present situation.
deceiveverbUS /dɪˈsiːv/
be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading My charming friend, understand your own interests, and do not be the dupe of those fine phrases that we are obliged to employ to deceive others.
despairnounUS /dɪˈsper/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading My dear romantic Olivia! you must have a furious passion for tormenting yourself, when you can find matter for despair in your present situation.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading My charming friend, understand your own interests, and do not be the dupe of those fine phrases that we are obliged to employ to deceive others.
dupeverbUS /duːp/
fool or hoax
From this reading My charming friend, understand your own interests, and do not be the dupe of those fine phrases that we are obliged to employ to deceive others.
employverbUS /emˈplɔɪ/
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading My charming friend, understand your own interests, and do not be the dupe of those fine phrases that we are obliged to employ to deceive others.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading My dear romantic Olivia! you must have a furious passion for tormenting yourself, when you can find matter for despair in your present situation.
fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading My charming friend, understand your own interests, and do not be the dupe of those fine phrases that we are obliged to employ to deceive others.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My dear romantic Olivia! you must have a furious passion for tormenting yourself, when you can find matter for despair in your present situation.
freshadjectiveUS /freʃ/
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading In your place I should rejoice to find that in the moment an old passion had consumed itself, a new one, fresh and vigorous, springs from its ashes.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading My charming friend, understand your own interests, and do not be the dupe of those fine phrases that we are obliged to employ to deceive others.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In your place I should rejoice to find that in the moment an old passion had consumed itself, a new one, fresh and vigorous, springs from its ashes.
furiousadjectiveUS /ˈfjʊriəs/
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading My dear romantic Olivia! you must have a furious passion for tormenting yourself, when you can find matter for despair in your present situation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In your place I should rejoice to find that in the moment an old passion had consumed itself, a new one, fresh and vigorous, springs from its ashes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My dear romantic Olivia! you must have a furious passion for tormenting yourself, when you can find matter for despair in your present situation.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In your place I should rejoice to find that in the moment an old passion had consumed itself, a new one, fresh and vigorous, springs from its ashes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My dear romantic Olivia! you must have a furious passion for tormenting yourself, when you can find matter for despair in your present situation.
interestsnounUS /ˈɪntrəsts/
plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading My charming friend, understand your own interests, and do not be the dupe of those fine phrases that we are obliged to employ to deceive others.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In your place I should rejoice to find that in the moment an old passion had consumed itself, a new one, fresh and vigorous, springs from its ashes.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading In your place I should rejoice to find that in the moment an old passion had consumed itself, a new one, fresh and vigorous, springs from its ashes.
MADAMEnounUS /ˈmædəm/
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading MADAME DE P---- TO OLIVIA.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading My dear romantic Olivia! you must have a furious passion for tormenting yourself, when you can find matter for despair in your present situation.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading In your place I should rejoice to find that in the moment an old passion had consumed itself, a new one, fresh and vigorous, springs from its ashes.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading Monday.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading My dear romantic Olivia! you must have a furious passion for tormenting yourself, when you can find matter for despair in your present situation.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear romantic Olivia! you must have a furious passion for tormenting yourself, when you can find matter for despair in your present situation.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading In your place I should rejoice to find that in the moment an old passion had consumed itself, a new one, fresh and vigorous, springs from its ashes.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My charming friend, understand your own interests, and do not be the dupe of those fine phrases that we are obliged to employ to deceive others.
obligedadjectiveUS /əˈblaɪdʒd/
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading My charming friend, understand your own interests, and do not be the dupe of those fine phrases that we are obliged to employ to deceive others.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My charming friend, understand your own interests, and do not be the dupe of those fine phrases that we are obliged to employ to deceive others.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading In your place I should rejoice to find that in the moment an old passion had consumed itself, a new one, fresh and vigorous, springs from its ashes.
OLIVIA
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From this reading MADAME DE P---- TO OLIVIA.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In your place I should rejoice to find that in the moment an old passion had consumed itself, a new one, fresh and vigorous, springs from its ashes.
others
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From this reading My charming friend, understand your own interests, and do not be the dupe of those fine phrases that we are obliged to employ to deceive others.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading My charming friend, understand your own interests, and do not be the dupe of those fine phrases that we are obliged to employ to deceive others.
PnounUS /piː/
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading MADAME DE P---- TO OLIVIA.
passionnounUS /ˈpæʃən/
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading My dear romantic Olivia! you must have a furious passion for tormenting yourself, when you can find matter for despair in your present situation.
phrasesnounUS /ˈfreɪzəz/
plural of “phrase” — an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading My charming friend, understand your own interests, and do not be the dupe of those fine phrases that we are obliged to employ to deceive others.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In your place I should rejoice to find that in the moment an old passion had consumed itself, a new one, fresh and vigorous, springs from its ashes.
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading My dear romantic Olivia! you must have a furious passion for tormenting yourself, when you can find matter for despair in your present situation.
rejoiceverbUS /rɪˈdʒɔɪs/
feel happiness or joy
From this reading In your place I should rejoice to find that in the moment an old passion had consumed itself, a new one, fresh and vigorous, springs from its ashes.
romanticadjectiveUS /roʊˈmæntɪk/
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading My dear romantic Olivia! you must have a furious passion for tormenting yourself, when you can find matter for despair in your present situation.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading In your place I should rejoice to find that in the moment an old passion had consumed itself, a new one, fresh and vigorous, springs from its ashes.
situationnounUS /ˌsɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən/
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading My dear romantic Olivia! you must have a furious passion for tormenting yourself, when you can find matter for despair in your present situation.
springsnounUS /sprɪŋz/
plural of “spring” — the season of growth
From this reading In your place I should rejoice to find that in the moment an old passion had consumed itself, a new one, fresh and vigorous, springs from its ashes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In your place I should rejoice to find that in the moment an old passion had consumed itself, a new one, fresh and vigorous, springs from its ashes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In your place I should rejoice to find that in the moment an old passion had consumed itself, a new one, fresh and vigorous, springs from its ashes.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading My charming friend, understand your own interests, and do not be the dupe of those fine phrases that we are obliged to employ to deceive others.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MADAME DE P---- TO OLIVIA.
tormentingverbUS /ˈtɔːrmentɪŋ/
-ing form of “torment” — torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading My dear romantic Olivia! you must have a furious passion for tormenting yourself, when you can find matter for despair in your present situation.
understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading My charming friend, understand your own interests, and do not be the dupe of those fine phrases that we are obliged to employ to deceive others.
vigorousadjectiveUS /ˈvɪɡərəs/
characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity
From this reading In your place I should rejoice to find that in the moment an old passion had consumed itself, a new one, fresh and vigorous, springs from its ashes.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading My charming friend, understand your own interests, and do not be the dupe of those fine phrases that we are obliged to employ to deceive others.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading My dear romantic Olivia! you must have a furious passion for tormenting yourself, when you can find matter for despair in your present situation.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear romantic Olivia! you must have a furious passion for tormenting yourself, when you can find matter for despair in your present situation.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear romantic Olivia! you must have a furious passion for tormenting yourself, when you can find matter for despair in your present situation.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading My dear romantic Olivia! you must have a furious passion for tormenting yourself, when you can find matter for despair in your present situation.
