AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A moment, monsieur le duc."
actionnounUS /ˈækʃən/
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading "Our roster of English prisoners taken in the action off Brest."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
BrestnounUS /brest/
a port city in northwestern France (in Brittany); the chief naval station of France
From this reading "Our roster of English prisoners taken in the action off Brest."
cornernounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
duc
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From this reading "A moment, monsieur le duc."
DukenounUS /duːk/
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading "Our roster of English prisoners taken in the action off Brest."
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
glassnounUS /ɡlæs/
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading The Duke, puzzled, lifted his glass and scanned the roll mechanically.
handedadjectiveUS /ˈhændəd/
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "No, no, Duke, just where I have marked," interposed the Minister.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, no, Duke, just where I have marked," interposed the Minister.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Our roster of English prisoners taken in the action off Brest."
inquirynounUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪriː/
a search for knowledge
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
interposed
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From this reading "No, no, Duke, just where I have marked," interposed the Minister.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading "No, no, Duke, just where I have marked," interposed the Minister.
lenounUS /lə/
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading "A moment, monsieur le duc."
liftedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪftəd/
held up in the air
From this reading The Duke, puzzled, lifted his glass and scanned the roll mechanically.
listlessadjectiveUS /ˈlɪstləs/
lacking zest or vivacity
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
MarineadjectiveUS /mərˈiːn/
of or relating to the sea
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
markedadjectiveUS /mɑːrkt/
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
mechanicallyadverbUS /məˈkænɪkli/
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading The Duke, puzzled, lifted his glass and scanned the roll mechanically.
MinisternounUS /ˈmɪnəstər/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading "A moment, monsieur le duc."
monsieurnounUS /məˈsjɜːr/
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading "A moment, monsieur le duc."
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no, Duke, just where I have marked," interposed the Minister.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Our roster of English prisoners taken in the action off Brest."
officialadjectiveUS /əˈfɪʃəl/
having official authority or sanction
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Our roster of English prisoners taken in the action off Brest."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
pickingnounUS /ˈpɪkɪŋ/
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
prisonersnounUS /ˈprɪzənərz/
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading "Our roster of English prisoners taken in the action off Brest."
puzzledadjectiveUS /ˈpʌzəld/
filled with bewilderment
From this reading The Duke, puzzled, lifted his glass and scanned the roll mechanically.
ranverbUS /ræn/
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
rollverbUS /roʊl/
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading The Duke, puzzled, lifted his glass and scanned the roll mechanically.
rosternounUS /ˈrɑːstər/
a list of names
From this reading "Our roster of English prisoners taken in the action off Brest."
sayingnounUS /ˈseɪɪŋ/
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
scannedverbUS /skænd/
inflected form of “scan” — examine minutely or intensely
From this reading The Duke, puzzled, lifted his glass and scanned the roll mechanically.
sharpadjectiveUS /ʃɑːrp/
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
snuff-box
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "Our roster of English prisoners taken in the action off Brest."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
visitornounUS /ˈvɪzɪtər/
someone who visits
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "No, no, Duke, just where I have marked," interposed the Minister.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Duke turned at the door, and looked with listless inquiry into the face of the Minister of Marine, who, picking up an official paper from his table, ran an eye down it, marked a point with the sharp corner of his snuff-box, and handed it over to his visitor, saying:
