adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Quick!... quick!... get dressed” he said, “Your Moor has been found... her name is Baia... as pretty as a picture, twenty years old and already a widow.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Shortly after the reunion at the Restaurant des Platanes he arrived early one morning at Tartarin’s room.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading “Quick!... quick!... get dressed” he said, “Your Moor has been found... her name is Baia... as pretty as a picture, twenty years old and already a widow.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Quick!... quick!... get dressed” he said, “Your Moor has been found... her name is Baia... as pretty as a picture, twenty years old and already a widow.”
arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Shortly after the reunion at the Restaurant des Platanes he arrived early one morning at Tartarin’s room.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Montenegrin prince was as good as his word.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Shortly after the reunion at the Restaurant des Platanes he arrived early one morning at Tartarin’s room.
Baia
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From this reading “Quick!... quick!... get dressed” he said, “Your Moor has been found... her name is Baia... as pretty as a picture, twenty years old and already a widow.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Quick!... quick!... get dressed” he said, “Your Moor has been found... her name is Baia... as pretty as a picture, twenty years old and already a widow.”
bitnounUS /bɪt/
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Well that’s a bit of luck” Said Tartarin who was a little uneasy at the thought of Moorish husbands.
desnounUS /des/
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading Shortly after the reunion at the Restaurant des Platanes he arrived early one morning at Tartarin’s room.
dressedadjectiveUS /drest/
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading “Quick!... quick!... get dressed” he said, “Your Moor has been found... her name is Baia... as pretty as a picture, twenty years old and already a widow.”
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Shortly after the reunion at the Restaurant des Platanes he arrived early one morning at Tartarin’s room.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading “Quick!... quick!... get dressed” he said, “Your Moor has been found... her name is Baia... as pretty as a picture, twenty years old and already a widow.”
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Quick!... quick!... get dressed” he said, “Your Moor has been found... her name is Baia... as pretty as a picture, twenty years old and already a widow.”
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The Montenegrin prince was as good as his word.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Quick!... quick!... get dressed” he said, “Your Moor has been found... her name is Baia... as pretty as a picture, twenty years old and already a widow.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Shortly after the reunion at the Restaurant des Platanes he arrived early one morning at Tartarin’s room.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Quick!... quick!... get dressed” he said, “Your Moor has been found... her name is Baia... as pretty as a picture, twenty years old and already a widow.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Montenegrin prince was as good as his word.
husbandsnounUS /ˈhʌzbəndz/
plural of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Well that’s a bit of luck” Said Tartarin who was a little uneasy at the thought of Moorish husbands.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Quick!... quick!... get dressed” he said, “Your Moor has been found... her name is Baia... as pretty as a picture, twenty years old and already a widow.”
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Well that’s a bit of luck” Said Tartarin who was a little uneasy at the thought of Moorish husbands.
lucknounUS /lʌk/
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Well that’s a bit of luck” Said Tartarin who was a little uneasy at the thought of Moorish husbands.
Montenegrin
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From this reading The Montenegrin prince was as good as his word.
MoorverbUS /mʊr/
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading “Quick!... quick!... get dressed” he said, “Your Moor has been found... her name is Baia... as pretty as a picture, twenty years old and already a widow.”
MoorishnounUS /ˈmʊrɪʃ/
a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to 16th centuries; characterized by horseshoe-shaped arches
From this reading Well that’s a bit of luck” Said Tartarin who was a little uneasy at the thought of Moorish husbands.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Shortly after the reunion at the Restaurant des Platanes he arrived early one morning at Tartarin’s room.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Quick!... quick!... get dressed” he said, “Your Moor has been found... her name is Baia... as pretty as a picture, twenty years old and already a widow.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well that’s a bit of luck” Said Tartarin who was a little uneasy at the thought of Moorish husbands.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Quick!... quick!... get dressed” he said, “Your Moor has been found... her name is Baia... as pretty as a picture, twenty years old and already a widow.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Shortly after the reunion at the Restaurant des Platanes he arrived early one morning at Tartarin’s room.
picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “Quick!... quick!... get dressed” he said, “Your Moor has been found... her name is Baia... as pretty as a picture, twenty years old and already a widow.”
Platanes
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From this reading Shortly after the reunion at the Restaurant des Platanes he arrived early one morning at Tartarin’s room.
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “Quick!... quick!... get dressed” he said, “Your Moor has been found... her name is Baia... as pretty as a picture, twenty years old and already a widow.”
princenounUS /prɪns/
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading The Montenegrin prince was as good as his word.
QuickadjectiveUS /kwɪk/
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “Quick!... quick!... get dressed” he said, “Your Moor has been found... her name is Baia... as pretty as a picture, twenty years old and already a widow.”
RestaurantnounUS /ˈrestərɑːnt/
a building where people go to eat
From this reading Shortly after the reunion at the Restaurant des Platanes he arrived early one morning at Tartarin’s room.
reunionnounUS /riˈuːnjən/
a party of former associates who have come together again
From this reading Shortly after the reunion at the Restaurant des Platanes he arrived early one morning at Tartarin’s room.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Shortly after the reunion at the Restaurant des Platanes he arrived early one morning at Tartarin’s room.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Quick!... quick!... get dressed” he said, “Your Moor has been found... her name is Baia... as pretty as a picture, twenty years old and already a widow.”
ShortlyadverbUS /ˈʃɔːrtli/
for a short time
From this reading Shortly after the reunion at the Restaurant des Platanes he arrived early one morning at Tartarin’s room.
Tartarin
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From this reading Well that’s a bit of luck” Said Tartarin who was a little uneasy at the thought of Moorish husbands.
Tartarin's
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From this reading Shortly after the reunion at the Restaurant des Platanes he arrived early one morning at Tartarin’s room.
that's
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From this reading Well that’s a bit of luck” Said Tartarin who was a little uneasy at the thought of Moorish husbands.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Montenegrin prince was as good as his word.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Well that’s a bit of luck” Said Tartarin who was a little uneasy at the thought of Moorish husbands.
twentynounUS /ˈtwenti/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading “Quick!... quick!... get dressed” he said, “Your Moor has been found... her name is Baia... as pretty as a picture, twenty years old and already a widow.”
uneasyadjectiveUS /əˈniːzi/
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading Well that’s a bit of luck” Said Tartarin who was a little uneasy at the thought of Moorish husbands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Montenegrin prince was as good as his word.
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 that’s a bit of luck” Said Tartarin who was a little uneasy at the thought of Moorish husbands.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Well that’s a bit of luck” Said Tartarin who was a little uneasy at the thought of Moorish husbands.
widownounUS /ˈwɪdoʊ/
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading “Quick!... quick!... get dressed” he said, “Your Moor has been found... her name is Baia... as pretty as a picture, twenty years old and already a widow.”
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The Montenegrin prince was as good as his word.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading “Quick!... quick!... get dressed” he said, “Your Moor has been found... her name is Baia... as pretty as a picture, twenty years old and already a widow.”
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Quick!... quick!... get dressed” he said, “Your Moor has been found... her name is Baia... as pretty as a picture, twenty years old and already a widow.”
