adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You haven't kissed me today," she said in a whisper; and he felt her tremble in his arms.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She flung her arms about his neck and pressed her cheek to his.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The scene was the van der Luydens' black walnut dining-room in Madison Avenue, and the time the evening after Newland Archer's visit to the Museum of Art.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She flung her arms about his neck and pressed her cheek to his.
Archer'snounUS /ˈɑːrtʃərz/
possessive form of “archer” — a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
From this reading The scene was the van der Luydens' black walnut dining-room in Madison Avenue, and the time the evening after Newland Archer's visit to the Museum of Art.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading She flung her arms about his neck and pressed her cheek to his.
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading The scene was the van der Luydens' black walnut dining-room in Madison Avenue, and the time the evening after Newland Archer's visit to the Museum of Art.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At the court of the Tuileries," said Mr. Sillerton Jackson with his reminiscent smile, "such things were pretty openly tolerated."
AvenuenounUS /ˈævənuː/
a line of approach
From this reading The scene was the van der Luydens' black walnut dining-room in Madison Avenue, and the time the evening after Newland Archer's visit to the Museum of Art.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The scene was the van der Luydens' black walnut dining-room in Madison Avenue, and the time the evening after Newland Archer's visit to the Museum of Art.
cheeknounUS /tʃiːk/
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading She flung her arms about his neck and pressed her cheek to his.
courtnounUS /kɔːrt/
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading "At the court of the Tuileries," said Mr. Sillerton Jackson with his reminiscent smile, "such things were pretty openly tolerated."
der
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From this reading The scene was the van der Luydens' black walnut dining-room in Madison Avenue, and the time the evening after Newland Archer's visit to the Museum of Art.
dining-roomnoun
a room used for dining
From this reading The scene was the van der Luydens' black walnut dining-room in Madison Avenue, and the time the evening after Newland Archer's visit to the Museum of Art.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The scene was the van der Luydens' black walnut dining-room in Madison Avenue, and the time the evening after Newland Archer's visit to the Museum of Art.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading "You haven't kissed me today," she said in a whisper; and he felt her tremble in his arms.
flungverbUS /flʌŋ/
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading She flung her arms about his neck and pressed her cheek to his.
haven't
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From this reading "You haven't kissed me today," she said in a whisper; and he felt her tremble in his arms.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You haven't kissed me today," she said in a whisper; and he felt her tremble in his arms.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She flung her arms about his neck and pressed her cheek to his.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She flung her arms about his neck and pressed her cheek to his.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You haven't kissed me today," she said in a whisper; and he felt her tremble in his arms.
JacksonnounUS /ˈdʒæksən/
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading "At the court of the Tuileries," said Mr. Sillerton Jackson with his reminiscent smile, "such things were pretty openly tolerated."
kissedverbUS /kɪst/
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading "You haven't kissed me today," she said in a whisper; and he felt her tremble in his arms.
Luydens
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From this reading The scene was the van der Luydens' black walnut dining-room in Madison Avenue, and the time the evening after Newland Archer's visit to the Museum of Art.
MadisonnounUS /ˈmædəsən/
4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)
From this reading The scene was the van der Luydens' black walnut dining-room in Madison Avenue, and the time the evening after Newland Archer's visit to the Museum of Art.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You haven't kissed me today," she said in a whisper; and he felt her tremble in his arms.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading "At the court of the Tuileries," said Mr. Sillerton Jackson with his reminiscent smile, "such things were pretty openly tolerated."
MuseumnounUS /mjuːˈziːəm/
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading The scene was the van der Luydens' black walnut dining-room in Madison Avenue, and the time the evening after Newland Archer's visit to the Museum of Art.
necknounUS /nek/
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading She flung her arms about his neck and pressed her cheek to his.
Newland
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From this reading The scene was the van der Luydens' black walnut dining-room in Madison Avenue, and the time the evening after Newland Archer's visit to the Museum of Art.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "At the court of the Tuileries," said Mr. Sillerton Jackson with his reminiscent smile, "such things were pretty openly tolerated."
openlyadverbUS /ˈoʊpənli/
in an open way
From this reading "At the court of the Tuileries," said Mr. Sillerton Jackson with his reminiscent smile, "such things were pretty openly tolerated."
pressedadjectiveUS /prest/
compacted by ironing
From this reading She flung her arms about his neck and pressed her cheek to his.
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "At the court of the Tuileries," said Mr. Sillerton Jackson with his reminiscent smile, "such things were pretty openly tolerated."
reminiscentadjectiveUS /ˌreməˈnɪsənt/
serving to bring to mind
From this reading "At the court of the Tuileries," said Mr. Sillerton Jackson with his reminiscent smile, "such things were pretty openly tolerated."
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You haven't kissed me today," she said in a whisper; and he felt her tremble in his arms.
scenenounUS /siːn/
the place where some action occurs
From this reading The scene was the van der Luydens' black walnut dining-room in Madison Avenue, and the time the evening after Newland Archer's visit to the Museum of Art.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She flung her arms about his neck and pressed her cheek to his.
Sillerton
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From this reading "At the court of the Tuileries," said Mr. Sillerton Jackson with his reminiscent smile, "such things were pretty openly tolerated."
smileverbUS /smaɪl/
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "At the court of the Tuileries," said Mr. Sillerton Jackson with his reminiscent smile, "such things were pretty openly tolerated."
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "At the court of the Tuileries," said Mr. Sillerton Jackson with his reminiscent smile, "such things were pretty openly tolerated."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "At the court of the Tuileries," said Mr. Sillerton Jackson with his reminiscent smile, "such things were pretty openly tolerated."
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "At the court of the Tuileries," said Mr. Sillerton Jackson with his reminiscent smile, "such things were pretty openly tolerated."
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The scene was the van der Luydens' black walnut dining-room in Madison Avenue, and the time the evening after Newland Archer's visit to the Museum of Art.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She flung her arms about his neck and pressed her cheek to his.
todaynounUS /təˈdeɪ/
the present time or age
From this reading "You haven't kissed me today," she said in a whisper; and he felt her tremble in his arms.
toleratedverbUS /ˈtɑːləreɪtɪd/
past form of “tolerate” — put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading "At the court of the Tuileries," said Mr. Sillerton Jackson with his reminiscent smile, "such things were pretty openly tolerated."
trembleverbUS /ˈtrembəl/
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading "You haven't kissed me today," she said in a whisper; and he felt her tremble in his arms.
Tuileriesnoun
palace and royal residence built for Catherine de Medicis in 1564 and burned down in 1871; all that remains today are the formal gardens
From this reading "At the court of the Tuileries," said Mr. Sillerton Jackson with his reminiscent smile, "such things were pretty openly tolerated."
vannounUS /væn/
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading The scene was the van der Luydens' black walnut dining-room in Madison Avenue, and the time the evening after Newland Archer's visit to the Museum of Art.
visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading The scene was the van der Luydens' black walnut dining-room in Madison Avenue, and the time the evening after Newland Archer's visit to the Museum of Art.
walnutnounUS /ˈwɔːlnʌt/
nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell
From this reading The scene was the van der Luydens' black walnut dining-room in Madison Avenue, and the time the evening after Newland Archer's visit to the Museum of Art.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The scene was the van der Luydens' black walnut dining-room in Madison Avenue, and the time the evening after Newland Archer's visit to the Museum of Art.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "At the court of the Tuileries," said Mr. Sillerton Jackson with his reminiscent smile, "such things were pretty openly tolerated."
whispernounUS /ˈwɪspər/
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading "You haven't kissed me today," she said in a whisper; and he felt her tremble in his arms.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "At the court of the Tuileries," said Mr. Sillerton Jackson with his reminiscent smile, "such things were pretty openly tolerated."
XXXIIadjective
being two more than thirty
From this reading XXXII.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You haven't kissed me today," she said in a whisper; and he felt her tremble in his arms.
