absentadjectiveUS /ˈæbsənt/
not being in a specified place
From this reading There were no kisses given in which she was altogether absent, for she was the joy of all voluptuaries, and the mere thought that she breathed amongst us excited us to pleasure.”
actingnounUS /ˈæktɪŋ/
the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading The young men, on their part, also thought-- “If Thais is going to renounce acting and love, our chief amusements will be taken from us.
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 There were no kisses given in which she was altogether absent, for she was the joy of all voluptuaries, and the mere thought that she breathed amongst us excited us to pleasure.”
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading The young men, on their part, also thought-- “If Thais is going to renounce acting and love, our chief amusements will be taken from us.
altogetheradverbUS /ˌɔːltəˈɡeðər/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading There were no kisses given in which she was altogether absent, for she was the joy of all voluptuaries, and the mere thought that she breathed amongst us excited us to pleasure.”
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading There were no kisses given in which she was altogether absent, for she was the joy of all voluptuaries, and the mere thought that she breathed amongst us excited us to pleasure.”
amusementsnounUS /əˈmjuːzmənts/
plural of “amusement” — a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading The young men, on their part, also thought-- “If Thais is going to renounce acting and love, our chief amusements will be taken from us.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young men, on their part, also thought-- “If Thais is going to renounce acting and love, our chief amusements will be taken from us.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The young men, on their part, also thought-- “If Thais is going to renounce acting and love, our chief amusements will be taken from us.
breathedadjectiveUS /briːðd/
uttered without voice
From this reading There were no kisses given in which she was altogether absent, for she was the joy of all voluptuaries, and the mere thought that she breathed amongst us excited us to pleasure.”
chiefnounUS /tʃiːf/
a person who is in charge
From this reading The young men, on their part, also thought-- “If Thais is going to renounce acting and love, our chief amusements will be taken from us.
delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading She was the glory, delight, and honour of the stage.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading She was the joy even of those who had never possessed her.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading There were no kisses given in which she was altogether absent, for she was the joy of all voluptuaries, and the mere thought that she breathed amongst us excited us to pleasure.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were no kisses given in which she was altogether absent, for she was the joy of all voluptuaries, and the mere thought that she breathed amongst us excited us to pleasure.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The young men, on their part, also thought-- “If Thais is going to renounce acting and love, our chief amusements will be taken from us.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading There were no kisses given in which she was altogether absent, for she was the joy of all voluptuaries, and the mere thought that she breathed amongst us excited us to pleasure.”
glorynounUS /ˈɡlɔːri/
a state of high honor
From this reading She was the glory, delight, and honour of the stage.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading The young men, on their part, also thought-- “If Thais is going to renounce acting and love, our chief amusements will be taken from us.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was the joy even of those who had never possessed her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was the joy even of those who had never possessed her.
honournounUS /ˈɑːnər/
the state of being honored
From this reading She was the glory, delight, and honour of the stage.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The young men, on their part, also thought-- “If Thais is going to renounce acting and love, our chief amusements will be taken from us.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The women we loved, we loved in her.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The young men, on their part, also thought-- “If Thais is going to renounce acting and love, our chief amusements will be taken from us.
joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading She was the joy even of those who had never possessed her.
kissesnounUS /ˈkɪsəz/
plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading There were no kisses given in which she was altogether absent, for she was the joy of all voluptuaries, and the mere thought that she breathed amongst us excited us to pleasure.”
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The young men, on their part, also thought-- “If Thais is going to renounce acting and love, our chief amusements will be taken from us.
lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/
held dear
From this reading The women we loved, we loved in her.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading The young men, on their part, also thought-- “If Thais is going to renounce acting and love, our chief amusements will be taken from us.
mereadjectiveUS /mɪr/
being nothing more than specified
From this reading There were no kisses given in which she was altogether absent, for she was the joy of all voluptuaries, and the mere thought that she breathed amongst us excited us to pleasure.”
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She was the joy even of those who had never possessed her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There were no kisses given in which she was altogether absent, for she was the joy of all voluptuaries, and the mere thought that she breathed amongst us excited us to pleasure.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was the glory, delight, and honour of the stage.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The young men, on their part, also thought-- “If Thais is going to renounce acting and love, our chief amusements will be taken from us.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The young men, on their part, also thought-- “If Thais is going to renounce acting and love, our chief amusements will be taken from us.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The young men, on their part, also thought-- “If Thais is going to renounce acting and love, our chief amusements will be taken from us.
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading There were no kisses given in which she was altogether absent, for she was the joy of all voluptuaries, and the mere thought that she breathed amongst us excited us to pleasure.”
possessedadjectiveUS /pəˈzest/
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading She was the joy even of those who had never possessed her.
renounceverbUS /rɪˈnaʊns/
give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
From this reading The young men, on their part, also thought-- “If Thais is going to renounce acting and love, our chief amusements will be taken from us.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was the glory, delight, and honour of the stage.
stagenounUS /steɪdʒ/
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading She was the glory, delight, and honour of the stage.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The young men, on their part, also thought-- “If Thais is going to renounce acting and love, our chief amusements will be taken from us.
ThaisnounUS /taɪz/
plural of “thai” — a native or inhabitant of Thailand
From this reading The young men, on their part, also thought-- “If Thais is going to renounce acting and love, our chief amusements will be taken from us.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were no kisses given in which she was altogether absent, for she was the joy of all voluptuaries, and the mere thought that she breathed amongst us excited us to pleasure.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young men, on their part, also thought-- “If Thais is going to renounce acting and love, our chief amusements will be taken from us.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The young men, on their part, also thought-- “If Thais is going to renounce acting and love, our chief amusements will be taken from us.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were no kisses given in which she was altogether absent, for she was the joy of all voluptuaries, and the mere thought that she breathed amongst us excited us to pleasure.”
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She was the joy even of those who had never possessed her.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The young men, on their part, also thought-- “If Thais is going to renounce acting and love, our chief amusements will be taken from us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The young men, on their part, also thought-- “If Thais is going to renounce acting and love, our chief amusements will be taken from us.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The young men, on their part, also thought-- “If Thais is going to renounce acting and love, our chief amusements will be taken from us.
voluptuaries
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From this reading There were no kisses given in which she was altogether absent, for she was the joy of all voluptuaries, and the mere thought that she breathed amongst us excited us to pleasure.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was the glory, delight, and honour of the stage.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The women we loved, we loved in her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were no kisses given in which she was altogether absent, for she was the joy of all voluptuaries, and the mere thought that she breathed amongst us excited us to pleasure.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were no kisses given in which she was altogether absent, for she was the joy of all voluptuaries, and the mere thought that she breathed amongst us excited us to pleasure.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She was the joy even of those who had never possessed her.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The young men, on their part, also thought-- “If Thais is going to renounce acting and love, our chief amusements will be taken from us.
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The women we loved, we loved in her.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young men, on their part, also thought-- “If Thais is going to renounce acting and love, our chief amusements will be taken from us.
