adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had come with a definite intention, and he lost no time in executing it.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The next time Newman came to the Rue de l’Université he had the good fortune to find Madame de Cintré alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had come with a definite intention, and he lost no time in executing it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She wore, moreover, a look which he eagerly interpreted as expectancy.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading That was what you asked me; I obeyed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been coming to see you for six months, now,” he said, “and I have never spoken to you a second time of marriage.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The next time Newman came to the Rue de l’Université he had the good fortune to find Madame de Cintré alone.
Cintré
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From this reading The next time Newman came to the Rue de l’Université he had the good fortune to find Madame de Cintré alone.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He had come with a definite intention, and he lost no time in executing it.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “I have been coming to see you for six months, now,” he said, “and I have never spoken to you a second time of marriage.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The next time Newman came to the Rue de l’Université he had the good fortune to find Madame de Cintré alone.
definiteadjectiveUS /ˈdefənət/
precise; explicit and clearly defined
From this reading He had come with a definite intention, and he lost no time in executing it.
eagerlyadverbUS /ˈiːɡərli/
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading She wore, moreover, a look which he eagerly interpreted as expectancy.
executingnounUS /ˈeksəkjuːtɪŋ/
putting a condemned person to death
From this reading He had come with a definite intention, and he lost no time in executing it.
expectancynounUS /ɪkˈspektənsi/
an expectation
From this reading She wore, moreover, a look which he eagerly interpreted as expectancy.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading The next time Newman came to the Rue de l’Université he had the good fortune to find Madame de Cintré alone.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I have been coming to see you for six months, now,” he said, “and I have never spoken to you a second time of marriage.
fortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading The next time Newman came to the Rue de l’Université he had the good fortune to find Madame de Cintré alone.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The next time Newman came to the Rue de l’Université he had the good fortune to find Madame de Cintré alone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next time Newman came to the Rue de l’Université he had the good fortune to find Madame de Cintré alone.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have been coming to see you for six months, now,” he said, “and I have never spoken to you a second time of marriage.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next time Newman came to the Rue de l’Université he had the good fortune to find Madame de Cintré alone.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have been coming to see you for six months, now,” he said, “and I have never spoken to you a second time of marriage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had come with a definite intention, and he lost no time in executing it.
intentionnounUS /ˌɪnˈtentʃən/
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading He had come with a definite intention, and he lost no time in executing it.
interpretedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɜːrprətəd/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She wore, moreover, a look which he eagerly interpreted as expectancy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had come with a definite intention, and he lost no time in executing it.
l'Université
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From this reading The next time Newman came to the Rue de l’Université he had the good fortune to find Madame de Cintré alone.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She wore, moreover, a look which he eagerly interpreted as expectancy.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading He had come with a definite intention, and he lost no time in executing it.
MadamenounUS /ˈmædəm/
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading The next time Newman came to the Rue de l’Université he had the good fortune to find Madame de Cintré alone.
marriagenounUS /ˈmerɪdʒ/
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “I have been coming to see you for six months, now,” he said, “and I have never spoken to you a second time of marriage.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That was what you asked me; I obeyed.
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “I have been coming to see you for six months, now,” he said, “and I have never spoken to you a second time of marriage.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading She wore, moreover, a look which he eagerly interpreted as expectancy.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I have been coming to see you for six months, now,” he said, “and I have never spoken to you a second time of marriage.
NewmannounUS /ˈnuːmən/
United States film actor (born in 1925)
From this reading The next time Newman came to the Rue de l’Université he had the good fortune to find Madame de Cintré alone.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next time Newman came to the Rue de l’Université he had the good fortune to find Madame de Cintré alone.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had come with a definite intention, and he lost no time in executing it.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “I have been coming to see you for six months, now,” he said, “and I have never spoken to you a second time of marriage.
obeyedverbUS /oʊˈbeɪd/
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading That was what you asked me; I obeyed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I have been coming to see you for six months, now,” he said, “and I have never spoken to you a second time of marriage.
RuenounUS /ruː/
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading The next time Newman came to the Rue de l’Université he had the good fortune to find Madame de Cintré alone.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I have been coming to see you for six months, now,” he said, “and I have never spoken to you a second time of marriage.
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “I have been coming to see you for six months, now,” he said, “and I have never spoken to you a second time of marriage.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I have been coming to see you for six months, now,” he said, “and I have never spoken to you a second time of marriage.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wore, moreover, a look which he eagerly interpreted as expectancy.
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “I have been coming to see you for six months, now,” he said, “and I have never spoken to you a second time of marriage.
spokenadjectiveUS /ˈspoʊkən/
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “I have been coming to see you for six months, now,” he said, “and I have never spoken to you a second time of marriage.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was what you asked me; I obeyed.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next time Newman came to the Rue de l’Université he had the good fortune to find Madame de Cintré alone.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The next time Newman came to the Rue de l’Université he had the good fortune to find Madame de Cintré alone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next time Newman came to the Rue de l’Université he had the good fortune to find Madame de Cintré alone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was what you asked me; I obeyed.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That was what you asked me; I obeyed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She wore, moreover, a look which he eagerly interpreted as expectancy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had come with a definite intention, and he lost no time in executing it.
woreverbUS /wɔːr/
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading She wore, moreover, a look which he eagerly interpreted as expectancy.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I have been coming to see you for six months, now,” he said, “and I have never spoken to you a second time of marriage.
