adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Accept my sincere thanks, inimitable Gabrielle! for having taken off my hands a lover, who really has half-wearied me to death.
AcceptverbUS /ækˈsept/
consider or hold as true
From this reading Accept my sincere thanks, inimitable Gabrielle! for having taken off my hands a lover, who really has half-wearied me to death.
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading I now perfectly comprehend the cause of poor R----‘s strange silence some months ago; he was then under the influence of your charms, and it was your pleasure to deceive me even when there was no necessity for dissimulation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If you had dealt more frankly with me, I could, however, have saved you much superfluous trouble and artifice.
artificenounUS /ˈɑːrtəfɪs/
a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
From this reading If you had dealt more frankly with me, I could, however, have saved you much superfluous trouble and artifice.
causenounUS /kɑːz/
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading I now perfectly comprehend the cause of poor R----‘s strange silence some months ago; he was then under the influence of your charms, and it was your pleasure to deceive me even when there was no necessity for dissimulation.
charmsnounUS /tʃɑːrmz/
plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading I now perfectly comprehend the cause of poor R----‘s strange silence some months ago; he was then under the influence of your charms, and it was your pleasure to deceive me even when there was no necessity for dissimulation.
comprehendverbUS /ˌkɑːmpriˈhend/
get the meaning of something
From this reading I now perfectly comprehend the cause of poor R----‘s strange silence some months ago; he was then under the influence of your charms, and it was your pleasure to deceive me even when there was no necessity for dissimulation.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If you had dealt more frankly with me, I could, however, have saved you much superfluous trouble and artifice.
DEnounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading OLIVIA TO MADAME DE P----.
dealtverbUS /delt/
inflected form of “deal” — act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading If you had dealt more frankly with me, I could, however, have saved you much superfluous trouble and artifice.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Accept my sincere thanks, inimitable Gabrielle! for having taken off my hands a lover, who really has half-wearied me to death.
deceiveverbUS /dɪˈsiːv/
be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading I now perfectly comprehend the cause of poor R----‘s strange silence some months ago; he was then under the influence of your charms, and it was your pleasure to deceive me even when there was no necessity for dissimulation.
dissimulationnoun
the act of deceiving
From this reading I now perfectly comprehend the cause of poor R----‘s strange silence some months ago; he was then under the influence of your charms, and it was your pleasure to deceive me even when there was no necessity for dissimulation.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading I now perfectly comprehend the cause of poor R----‘s strange silence some months ago; he was then under the influence of your charms, and it was your pleasure to deceive me even when there was no necessity for dissimulation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Accept my sincere thanks, inimitable Gabrielle! for having taken off my hands a lover, who really has half-wearied me to death.
franklyadverbUS /ˈfræŋkli/
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading If you had dealt more frankly with me, I could, however, have saved you much superfluous trouble and artifice.
Gabrielle
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From this reading Accept my sincere thanks, inimitable Gabrielle! for having taken off my hands a lover, who really has half-wearied me to death.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If you had dealt more frankly with me, I could, however, have saved you much superfluous trouble and artifice.
half-wearied
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From this reading Accept my sincere thanks, inimitable Gabrielle! for having taken off my hands a lover, who really has half-wearied me to death.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Accept my sincere thanks, inimitable Gabrielle! for having taken off my hands a lover, who really has half-wearied me to death.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Accept my sincere thanks, inimitable Gabrielle! for having taken off my hands a lover, who really has half-wearied me to death.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If you had dealt more frankly with me, I could, however, have saved you much superfluous trouble and artifice.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Accept my sincere thanks, inimitable Gabrielle! for having taken off my hands a lover, who really has half-wearied me to death.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I now perfectly comprehend the cause of poor R----‘s strange silence some months ago; he was then under the influence of your charms, and it was your pleasure to deceive me even when there was no necessity for dissimulation.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading If you had dealt more frankly with me, I could, however, have saved you much superfluous trouble and artifice.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If you had dealt more frankly with me, I could, however, have saved you much superfluous trouble and artifice.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you had dealt more frankly with me, I could, however, have saved you much superfluous trouble and artifice.
influencenounUS /ˈɪnfluːəns/
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading I now perfectly comprehend the cause of poor R----‘s strange silence some months ago; he was then under the influence of your charms, and it was your pleasure to deceive me even when there was no necessity for dissimulation.
inimitableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnɪmətəbəl/
defying imitation; matchless
From this reading Accept my sincere thanks, inimitable Gabrielle! for having taken off my hands a lover, who really has half-wearied me to death.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I now perfectly comprehend the cause of poor R----‘s strange silence some months ago; he was then under the influence of your charms, and it was your pleasure to deceive me even when there was no necessity for dissimulation.
lovernounUS /ˈlʌvər/
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading Accept my sincere thanks, inimitable Gabrielle! for having taken off my hands a lover, who really has half-wearied me to death.
MADAMEnounUS /ˈmædəm/
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading OLIVIA TO MADAME DE P----.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Accept my sincere thanks, inimitable Gabrielle! for having taken off my hands a lover, who really has half-wearied me to death.
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading I now perfectly comprehend the cause of poor R----‘s strange silence some months ago; he was then under the influence of your charms, and it was your pleasure to deceive me even when there was no necessity for dissimulation.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading If you had dealt more frankly with me, I could, however, have saved you much superfluous trouble and artifice.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading If you had dealt more frankly with me, I could, however, have saved you much superfluous trouble and artifice.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Accept my sincere thanks, inimitable Gabrielle! for having taken off my hands a lover, who really has half-wearied me to death.
necessitynounUS /nəˈsesəti/
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading I now perfectly comprehend the cause of poor R----‘s strange silence some months ago; he was then under the influence of your charms, and it was your pleasure to deceive me even when there was no necessity for dissimulation.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I now perfectly comprehend the cause of poor R----‘s strange silence some months ago; he was then under the influence of your charms, and it was your pleasure to deceive me even when there was no necessity for dissimulation.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I now perfectly comprehend the cause of poor R----‘s strange silence some months ago; he was then under the influence of your charms, and it was your pleasure to deceive me even when there was no necessity for dissimulation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I now perfectly comprehend the cause of poor R----‘s strange silence some months ago; he was then under the influence of your charms, and it was your pleasure to deceive me even when there was no necessity for dissimulation.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Accept my sincere thanks, inimitable Gabrielle! for having taken off my hands a lover, who really has half-wearied me to death.
OLIVIA
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OLIVIA TO MADAME DE P----.
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 OLIVIA TO MADAME DE P----.
perfectlyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrfəktli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading I now perfectly comprehend the cause of poor R----‘s strange silence some months ago; he was then under the influence of your charms, and it was your pleasure to deceive me even when there was no necessity for dissimulation.
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading I now perfectly comprehend the cause of poor R----‘s strange silence some months ago; he was then under the influence of your charms, and it was your pleasure to deceive me even when there was no necessity for dissimulation.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading I now perfectly comprehend the cause of poor R----‘s strange silence some months ago; he was then under the influence of your charms, and it was your pleasure to deceive me even when there was no necessity for dissimulation.
RnounUS /ɑːr/
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading I now perfectly comprehend the cause of poor R----‘s strange silence some months ago; he was then under the influence of your charms, and it was your pleasure to deceive me even when there was no necessity for dissimulation.
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Accept my sincere thanks, inimitable Gabrielle! for having taken off my hands a lover, who really has half-wearied me to death.
RichmondnounUS /ˈrɪtʃmənd/
capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading Richmond.
snounUS /es/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading I now perfectly comprehend the cause of poor R----‘s strange silence some months ago; he was then under the influence of your charms, and it was your pleasure to deceive me even when there was no necessity for dissimulation.
savedadjectiveUS /seɪvd/
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading If you had dealt more frankly with me, I could, however, have saved you much superfluous trouble and artifice.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading I now perfectly comprehend the cause of poor R----‘s strange silence some months ago; he was then under the influence of your charms, and it was your pleasure to deceive me even when there was no necessity for dissimulation.
sincereadjectiveUS /sɪnˈsɪr/
open and genuine; not deceitful
From this reading Accept my sincere thanks, inimitable Gabrielle! for having taken off my hands a lover, who really has half-wearied me to death.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I now perfectly comprehend the cause of poor R----‘s strange silence some months ago; he was then under the influence of your charms, and it was your pleasure to deceive me even when there was no necessity for dissimulation.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading I now perfectly comprehend the cause of poor R----‘s strange silence some months ago; he was then under the influence of your charms, and it was your pleasure to deceive me even when there was no necessity for dissimulation.
superfluousadjectiveUS /ˈsuːpərflwʌs/
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading If you had dealt more frankly with me, I could, however, have saved you much superfluous trouble and artifice.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Accept my sincere thanks, inimitable Gabrielle! for having taken off my hands a lover, who really has half-wearied me to death.
thanksnounUS /θæŋks/
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading Accept my sincere thanks, inimitable Gabrielle! for having taken off my hands a lover, who really has half-wearied me to death.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I now perfectly comprehend the cause of poor R----‘s strange silence some months ago; he was then under the influence of your charms, and it was your pleasure to deceive me even when there was no necessity for dissimulation.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I now perfectly comprehend the cause of poor R----‘s strange silence some months ago; he was then under the influence of your charms, and it was your pleasure to deceive me even when there was no necessity for dissimulation.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading I now perfectly comprehend the cause of poor R----‘s strange silence some months ago; he was then under the influence of your charms, and it was your pleasure to deceive me even when there was no necessity for dissimulation.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OLIVIA TO MADAME DE P----.
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading If you had dealt more frankly with me, I could, however, have saved you much superfluous trouble and artifice.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I now perfectly comprehend the cause of poor R----‘s strange silence some months ago; he was then under the influence of your charms, and it was your pleasure to deceive me even when there was no necessity for dissimulation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I now perfectly comprehend the cause of poor R----‘s strange silence some months ago; he was then under the influence of your charms, and it was your pleasure to deceive me even when there was no necessity for dissimulation.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I now perfectly comprehend the cause of poor R----‘s strange silence some months ago; he was then under the influence of your charms, and it was your pleasure to deceive me even when there was no necessity for dissimulation.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Accept my sincere thanks, inimitable Gabrielle! for having taken off my hands a lover, who really has half-wearied me to death.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If you had dealt more frankly with me, I could, however, have saved you much superfluous trouble and artifice.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you had dealt more frankly with me, I could, however, have saved you much superfluous trouble and artifice.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I now perfectly comprehend the cause of poor R----‘s strange silence some months ago; he was then under the influence of your charms, and it was your pleasure to deceive me even when there was no necessity for dissimulation.
