adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MY first visit to Tartarin of Tarascon has remained a never-to-be-forgotten date in my life; although quite ten or a dozen years ago, I remember it better than yesterday.
abodenounUS /əˈboʊd/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading Outwardly the dwelling had no remarkable features, and none would ever believe it the abode of a hero; but when you stepped inside, ye gods and little fishes! what a change!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A pretty little villa in the local style, with a front garden and a balcony behind, the walls glaringly white and the venetians very green; and always about the doorsteps a brood of little Savoyard shoe-blackguards playing hopscotch, or dozing in the broad sunshine with their heads pillowed on their boxes.
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading MY first visit to Tartarin of Tarascon has remained a never-to-be-forgotten date in my life; although quite ten or a dozen years ago, I remember it better than yesterday.
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading MY first visit to Tartarin of Tarascon has remained a never-to-be-forgotten date in my life; although quite ten or a dozen years ago, I remember it better than yesterday.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading A pretty little villa in the local style, with a front garden and a balcony behind, the walls glaringly white and the venetians very green; and always about the doorsteps a brood of little Savoyard shoe-blackguards playing hopscotch, or dozing in the broad sunshine with their heads pillowed on their boxes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A pretty little villa in the local style, with a front garden and a balcony behind, the walls glaringly white and the venetians very green; and always about the doorsteps a brood of little Savoyard shoe-blackguards playing hopscotch, or dozing in the broad sunshine with their heads pillowed on their boxes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At that time the intrepid Tartarin lived in the third house on the left as the town begins, on the Avignon road.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that time the intrepid Tartarin lived in the third house on the left as the town begins, on the Avignon road.
AvignonnounUS /ˈævɪnjɔːn/
a town in southeastern France on the Rhone River; the seat of the papacy from 1309 to 1378 and the residence of antipopes during the Great Schism
From this reading At that time the intrepid Tartarin lived in the third house on the left as the town begins, on the Avignon road.
balconynounUS /ˈbælkəni/
an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
From this reading A pretty little villa in the local style, with a front garden and a balcony behind, the walls glaringly white and the venetians very green; and always about the doorsteps a brood of little Savoyard shoe-blackguards playing hopscotch, or dozing in the broad sunshine with their heads pillowed on their boxes.
beginsnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnz/
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading At that time the intrepid Tartarin lived in the third house on the left as the town begins, on the Avignon road.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A pretty little villa in the local style, with a front garden and a balcony behind, the walls glaringly white and the venetians very green; and always about the doorsteps a brood of little Savoyard shoe-blackguards playing hopscotch, or dozing in the broad sunshine with their heads pillowed on their boxes.
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Outwardly the dwelling had no remarkable features, and none would ever believe it the abode of a hero; but when you stepped inside, ye gods and little fishes! what a change!
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading MY first visit to Tartarin of Tarascon has remained a never-to-be-forgotten date in my life; although quite ten or a dozen years ago, I remember it better than yesterday.
boxesnounUS /ˈbɑːksəz/
plural of “box” — a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading A pretty little villa in the local style, with a front garden and a balcony behind, the walls glaringly white and the venetians very green; and always about the doorsteps a brood of little Savoyard shoe-blackguards playing hopscotch, or dozing in the broad sunshine with their heads pillowed on their boxes.
broadadjectiveUS /brɔːd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading A pretty little villa in the local style, with a front garden and a balcony behind, the walls glaringly white and the venetians very green; and always about the doorsteps a brood of little Savoyard shoe-blackguards playing hopscotch, or dozing in the broad sunshine with their heads pillowed on their boxes.
broodverbUS /bruːd/
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading A pretty little villa in the local style, with a front garden and a balcony behind, the walls glaringly white and the venetians very green; and always about the doorsteps a brood of little Savoyard shoe-blackguards playing hopscotch, or dozing in the broad sunshine with their heads pillowed on their boxes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Outwardly the dwelling had no remarkable features, and none would ever believe it the abode of a hero; but when you stepped inside, ye gods and little fishes! what a change!
changeverbUS /tʃeɪndʒ/
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Outwardly the dwelling had no remarkable features, and none would ever believe it the abode of a hero; but when you stepped inside, ye gods and little fishes! what a change!
datenounUS /deɪt/
the specified day of the month
From this reading MY first visit to Tartarin of Tarascon has remained a never-to-be-forgotten date in my life; although quite ten or a dozen years ago, I remember it better than yesterday.
doorstepsnounUS /ˈdɔːrsteps/
plural of “doorstep” — the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway
From this reading A pretty little villa in the local style, with a front garden and a balcony behind, the walls glaringly white and the venetians very green; and always about the doorsteps a brood of little Savoyard shoe-blackguards playing hopscotch, or dozing in the broad sunshine with their heads pillowed on their boxes.
dozennounUS /ˈdʌzən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading MY first visit to Tartarin of Tarascon has remained a never-to-be-forgotten date in my life; although quite ten or a dozen years ago, I remember it better than yesterday.
dozingverbUS /ˈdoʊzɪŋ/
-ing form of “doze” — sleep lightly or for a short period of time
From this reading A pretty little villa in the local style, with a front garden and a balcony behind, the walls glaringly white and the venetians very green; and always about the doorsteps a brood of little Savoyard shoe-blackguards playing hopscotch, or dozing in the broad sunshine with their heads pillowed on their boxes.
dwellingnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋ/
housing that someone is living in
From this reading Outwardly the dwelling had no remarkable features, and none would ever believe it the abode of a hero; but when you stepped inside, ye gods and little fishes! what a change!
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading Outwardly the dwelling had no remarkable features, and none would ever believe it the abode of a hero; but when you stepped inside, ye gods and little fishes! what a change!
featuresnounUS /ˈfiːtʃərz/
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading Outwardly the dwelling had no remarkable features, and none would ever believe it the abode of a hero; but when you stepped inside, ye gods and little fishes! what a change!
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading MY first visit to Tartarin of Tarascon has remained a never-to-be-forgotten date in my life; although quite ten or a dozen years ago, I remember it better than yesterday.
fishesnounUS /ˈfɪʃəz/
plural of “fish” — any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading Outwardly the dwelling had no remarkable features, and none would ever believe it the abode of a hero; but when you stepped inside, ye gods and little fishes! what a change!
frontnounUS /frʌnt/
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading A pretty little villa in the local style, with a front garden and a balcony behind, the walls glaringly white and the venetians very green; and always about the doorsteps a brood of little Savoyard shoe-blackguards playing hopscotch, or dozing in the broad sunshine with their heads pillowed on their boxes.
GardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading I. The Garden Round the Giant Trees.
GiantnounUS /ˈdʒaɪənt/
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading I. The Garden Round the Giant Trees.
glaringlyadverb
in a glaring manner
From this reading A pretty little villa in the local style, with a front garden and a balcony behind, the walls glaringly white and the venetians very green; and always about the doorsteps a brood of little Savoyard shoe-blackguards playing hopscotch, or dozing in the broad sunshine with their heads pillowed on their boxes.
godsnounUS /ɡɑːdz/
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Outwardly the dwelling had no remarkable features, and none would ever believe it the abode of a hero; but when you stepped inside, ye gods and little fishes! what a change!
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading A pretty little villa in the local style, with a front garden and a balcony behind, the walls glaringly white and the venetians very green; and always about the doorsteps a brood of little Savoyard shoe-blackguards playing hopscotch, or dozing in the broad sunshine with their heads pillowed on their boxes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Outwardly the dwelling had no remarkable features, and none would ever believe it the abode of a hero; but when you stepped inside, ye gods and little fishes! what a change!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MY first visit to Tartarin of Tarascon has remained a never-to-be-forgotten date in my life; although quite ten or a dozen years ago, I remember it better than yesterday.
headsnounUS /hedz/
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading A pretty little villa in the local style, with a front garden and a balcony behind, the walls glaringly white and the venetians very green; and always about the doorsteps a brood of little Savoyard shoe-blackguards playing hopscotch, or dozing in the broad sunshine with their heads pillowed on their boxes.
heronounUS /ˈhɪroʊ/
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading Outwardly the dwelling had no remarkable features, and none would ever believe it the abode of a hero; but when you stepped inside, ye gods and little fishes! what a change!
hopscotchnounUS /ˈhɑːpskɑːtʃ/
a game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stone
From this reading A pretty little villa in the local style, with a front garden and a balcony behind, the walls glaringly white and the venetians very green; and always about the doorsteps a brood of little Savoyard shoe-blackguards playing hopscotch, or dozing in the broad sunshine with their heads pillowed on their boxes.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading At that time the intrepid Tartarin lived in the third house on the left as the town begins, on the Avignon road.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. The Garden Round the Giant Trees.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MY first visit to Tartarin of Tarascon has remained a never-to-be-forgotten date in my life; although quite ten or a dozen years ago, I remember it better than yesterday.
insideadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsaɪd/
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Outwardly the dwelling had no remarkable features, and none would ever believe it the abode of a hero; but when you stepped inside, ye gods and little fishes! what a change!
intrepidadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtrepəd/
invulnerable to fear or intimidation
From this reading At that time the intrepid Tartarin lived in the third house on the left as the town begins, on the Avignon road.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MY first visit to Tartarin of Tarascon has remained a never-to-be-forgotten date in my life; although quite ten or a dozen years ago, I remember it better than yesterday.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading At that time the intrepid Tartarin lived in the third house on the left as the town begins, on the Avignon road.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading MY first visit to Tartarin of Tarascon has remained a never-to-be-forgotten date in my life; although quite ten or a dozen years ago, I remember it better than yesterday.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A pretty little villa in the local style, with a front garden and a balcony behind, the walls glaringly white and the venetians very green; and always about the doorsteps a brood of little Savoyard shoe-blackguards playing hopscotch, or dozing in the broad sunshine with their heads pillowed on their boxes.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading At that time the intrepid Tartarin lived in the third house on the left as the town begins, on the Avignon road.
localadjectiveUS /ˈloʊkəl/
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading A pretty little villa in the local style, with a front garden and a balcony behind, the walls glaringly white and the venetians very green; and always about the doorsteps a brood of little Savoyard shoe-blackguards playing hopscotch, or dozing in the broad sunshine with their heads pillowed on their boxes.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY first visit to Tartarin of Tarascon has remained a never-to-be-forgotten date in my life; although quite ten or a dozen years ago, I remember it better than yesterday.
never-to-be-forgotten
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From this reading MY first visit to Tartarin of Tarascon has remained a never-to-be-forgotten date in my life; although quite ten or a dozen years ago, I remember it better than yesterday.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Outwardly the dwelling had no remarkable features, and none would ever believe it the abode of a hero; but when you stepped inside, ye gods and little fishes! what a change!
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Outwardly the dwelling had no remarkable features, and none would ever believe it the abode of a hero; but when you stepped inside, ye gods and little fishes! what a change!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MY first visit to Tartarin of Tarascon has remained a never-to-be-forgotten date in my life; although quite ten or a dozen years ago, I remember it better than yesterday.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At that time the intrepid Tartarin lived in the third house on the left as the town begins, on the Avignon road.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading MY first visit to Tartarin of Tarascon has remained a never-to-be-forgotten date in my life; although quite ten or a dozen years ago, I remember it better than yesterday.
OutwardlyadverbUS /ˈaʊtwərdli/
with respect to the outside
From this reading Outwardly the dwelling had no remarkable features, and none would ever believe it the abode of a hero; but when you stepped inside, ye gods and little fishes! what a change!
pillowed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A pretty little villa in the local style, with a front garden and a balcony behind, the walls glaringly white and the venetians very green; and always about the doorsteps a brood of little Savoyard shoe-blackguards playing hopscotch, or dozing in the broad sunshine with their heads pillowed on their boxes.
playingnounUS /ˈpleɪɪŋ/
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading A pretty little villa in the local style, with a front garden and a balcony behind, the walls glaringly white and the venetians very green; and always about the doorsteps a brood of little Savoyard shoe-blackguards playing hopscotch, or dozing in the broad sunshine with their heads pillowed on their boxes.
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading A pretty little villa in the local style, with a front garden and a balcony behind, the walls glaringly white and the venetians very green; and always about the doorsteps a brood of little Savoyard shoe-blackguards playing hopscotch, or dozing in the broad sunshine with their heads pillowed on their boxes.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading MY first visit to Tartarin of Tarascon has remained a never-to-be-forgotten date in my life; although quite ten or a dozen years ago, I remember it better than yesterday.
remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading MY first visit to Tartarin of Tarascon has remained a never-to-be-forgotten date in my life; although quite ten or a dozen years ago, I remember it better than yesterday.
remarkableadjectiveUS /rɪˈmɑːrkəbəl/
unusual or striking
From this reading Outwardly the dwelling had no remarkable features, and none would ever believe it the abode of a hero; but when you stepped inside, ye gods and little fishes! what a change!
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading MY first visit to Tartarin of Tarascon has remained a never-to-be-forgotten date in my life; although quite ten or a dozen years ago, I remember it better than yesterday.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading At that time the intrepid Tartarin lived in the third house on the left as the town begins, on the Avignon road.
RoundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading I. The Garden Round the Giant Trees.
Savoyardnoun
a person who performs in the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan
From this reading A pretty little villa in the local style, with a front garden and a balcony behind, the walls glaringly white and the venetians very green; and always about the doorsteps a brood of little Savoyard shoe-blackguards playing hopscotch, or dozing in the broad sunshine with their heads pillowed on their boxes.
shoe-blackguards
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A pretty little villa in the local style, with a front garden and a balcony behind, the walls glaringly white and the venetians very green; and always about the doorsteps a brood of little Savoyard shoe-blackguards playing hopscotch, or dozing in the broad sunshine with their heads pillowed on their boxes.
steppedverbUS /stept/
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Outwardly the dwelling had no remarkable features, and none would ever believe it the abode of a hero; but when you stepped inside, ye gods and little fishes! what a change!
stylenounUS /staɪl/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A pretty little villa in the local style, with a front garden and a balcony behind, the walls glaringly white and the venetians very green; and always about the doorsteps a brood of little Savoyard shoe-blackguards playing hopscotch, or dozing in the broad sunshine with their heads pillowed on their boxes.
sunshinenounUS /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/
the rays of the sun
From this reading A pretty little villa in the local style, with a front garden and a balcony behind, the walls glaringly white and the venetians very green; and always about the doorsteps a brood of little Savoyard shoe-blackguards playing hopscotch, or dozing in the broad sunshine with their heads pillowed on their boxes.
Tarascon
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From this reading MY first visit to Tartarin of Tarascon has remained a never-to-be-forgotten date in my life; although quite ten or a dozen years ago, I remember it better than yesterday.
Tartarin
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From this reading MY first visit to Tartarin of Tarascon has remained a never-to-be-forgotten date in my life; although quite ten or a dozen years ago, I remember it better than yesterday.
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading MY first visit to Tartarin of Tarascon has remained a never-to-be-forgotten date in my life; although quite ten or a dozen years ago, I remember it better than yesterday.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading MY first visit to Tartarin of Tarascon has remained a never-to-be-forgotten date in my life; although quite ten or a dozen years ago, I remember it better than yesterday.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that time the intrepid Tartarin lived in the third house on the left as the town begins, on the Avignon road.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I. The Garden Round the Giant Trees.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A pretty little villa in the local style, with a front garden and a balcony behind, the walls glaringly white and the venetians very green; and always about the doorsteps a brood of little Savoyard shoe-blackguards playing hopscotch, or dozing in the broad sunshine with their heads pillowed on their boxes.
thirdnounUS /θɜːrd/
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading At that time the intrepid Tartarin lived in the third house on the left as the town begins, on the Avignon road.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At that time the intrepid Tartarin lived in the third house on the left as the town begins, on the Avignon road.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MY first visit to Tartarin of Tarascon has remained a never-to-be-forgotten date in my life; although quite ten or a dozen years ago, I remember it better than yesterday.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading At that time the intrepid Tartarin lived in the third house on the left as the town begins, on the Avignon road.
TreesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading I. The Garden Round the Giant Trees.
venetians
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From this reading A pretty little villa in the local style, with a front garden and a balcony behind, the walls glaringly white and the venetians very green; and always about the doorsteps a brood of little Savoyard shoe-blackguards playing hopscotch, or dozing in the broad sunshine with their heads pillowed on their boxes.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading A pretty little villa in the local style, with a front garden and a balcony behind, the walls glaringly white and the venetians very green; and always about the doorsteps a brood of little Savoyard shoe-blackguards playing hopscotch, or dozing in the broad sunshine with their heads pillowed on their boxes.
villanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading A pretty little villa in the local style, with a front garden and a balcony behind, the walls glaringly white and the venetians very green; and always about the doorsteps a brood of little Savoyard shoe-blackguards playing hopscotch, or dozing in the broad sunshine with their heads pillowed on their boxes.
visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading MY first visit to Tartarin of Tarascon has remained a never-to-be-forgotten date in my life; although quite ten or a dozen years ago, I remember it better than yesterday.
wallsnounUS /wɔːlz/
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading A pretty little villa in the local style, with a front garden and a balcony behind, the walls glaringly white and the venetians very green; and always about the doorsteps a brood of little Savoyard shoe-blackguards playing hopscotch, or dozing in the broad sunshine with their heads pillowed on their boxes.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Outwardly the dwelling had no remarkable features, and none would ever believe it the abode of a hero; but when you stepped inside, ye gods and little fishes! what a change!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Outwardly the dwelling had no remarkable features, and none would ever believe it the abode of a hero; but when you stepped inside, ye gods and little fishes! what a change!
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading A pretty little villa in the local style, with a front garden and a balcony behind, the walls glaringly white and the venetians very green; and always about the doorsteps a brood of little Savoyard shoe-blackguards playing hopscotch, or dozing in the broad sunshine with their heads pillowed on their boxes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A pretty little villa in the local style, with a front garden and a balcony behind, the walls glaringly white and the venetians very green; and always about the doorsteps a brood of little Savoyard shoe-blackguards playing hopscotch, or dozing in the broad sunshine with their heads pillowed on their boxes.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Outwardly the dwelling had no remarkable features, and none would ever believe it the abode of a hero; but when you stepped inside, ye gods and little fishes! what a change!
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Outwardly the dwelling had no remarkable features, and none would ever believe it the abode of a hero; but when you stepped inside, ye gods and little fishes! what a change!
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading MY first visit to Tartarin of Tarascon has remained a never-to-be-forgotten date in my life; although quite ten or a dozen years ago, I remember it better than yesterday.
yesterdaynounUS /ˈjestərdeɪ/
the day immediately before today
From this reading MY first visit to Tartarin of Tarascon has remained a never-to-be-forgotten date in my life; although quite ten or a dozen years ago, I remember it better than yesterday.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Outwardly the dwelling had no remarkable features, and none would ever believe it the abode of a hero; but when you stepped inside, ye gods and little fishes! what a change!