adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Philip lay on a bed in the unostentatious lodging in the Rue de Vaugirard where Damour had brought him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For long after he was gone Philip was silent, but at length he said "You heard what Grandjon-Larisse said--It is broken pride that kills, Damour."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he asked for pen, ink, and paper.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Then he asked for pen, ink, and paper.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For long after he was gone Philip was silent, but at length he said "You heard what Grandjon-Larisse said--It is broken pride that kills, Damour."
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Philip lay on a bed in the unostentatious lodging in the Rue de Vaugirard where Damour had brought him.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading For long after he was gone Philip was silent, but at length he said "You heard what Grandjon-Larisse said--It is broken pride that kills, Damour."
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Philip lay on a bed in the unostentatious lodging in the Rue de Vaugirard where Damour had brought him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The surgeon had pronounced the wound mortal, giving him but a few hours to live.
Damour
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From this reading Philip lay on a bed in the unostentatious lodging in the Rue de Vaugirard where Damour had brought him.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Philip lay on a bed in the unostentatious lodging in the Rue de Vaugirard where Damour had brought him.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The surgeon had pronounced the wound mortal, giving him but a few hours to live.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For long after he was gone Philip was silent, but at length he said "You heard what Grandjon-Larisse said--It is broken pride that kills, Damour."
givingnounUS /ˈɡɪvɪŋ/
the act of giving
From this reading The surgeon had pronounced the wound mortal, giving him but a few hours to live.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading For long after he was gone Philip was silent, but at length he said "You heard what Grandjon-Larisse said--It is broken pride that kills, Damour."
Grandjon-Larisse
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From this reading For long after he was gone Philip was silent, but at length he said "You heard what Grandjon-Larisse said--It is broken pride that kills, Damour."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Philip lay on a bed in the unostentatious lodging in the Rue de Vaugirard where Damour had brought him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For long after he was gone Philip was silent, but at length he said "You heard what Grandjon-Larisse said--It is broken pride that kills, Damour."
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading For long after he was gone Philip was silent, but at length he said "You heard what Grandjon-Larisse said--It is broken pride that kills, Damour."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Philip lay on a bed in the unostentatious lodging in the Rue de Vaugirard where Damour had brought him.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The surgeon had pronounced the wound mortal, giving him but a few hours to live.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Philip lay on a bed in the unostentatious lodging in the Rue de Vaugirard where Damour had brought him.
inknounUS /ɪŋk/
a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
From this reading Then he asked for pen, ink, and paper.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For long after he was gone Philip was silent, but at length he said "You heard what Grandjon-Larisse said--It is broken pride that kills, Damour."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For long after he was gone Philip was silent, but at length he said "You heard what Grandjon-Larisse said--It is broken pride that kills, Damour."
killsnounUS /kɪlz/
plural of “kill” — the act of terminating a life
From this reading For long after he was gone Philip was silent, but at length he said "You heard what Grandjon-Larisse said--It is broken pride that kills, Damour."
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Philip lay on a bed in the unostentatious lodging in the Rue de Vaugirard where Damour had brought him.
lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading For long after he was gone Philip was silent, but at length he said "You heard what Grandjon-Larisse said--It is broken pride that kills, Damour."
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading The surgeon had pronounced the wound mortal, giving him but a few hours to live.
lodgingnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋ/
structures collectively in which people are housed
From this reading Philip lay on a bed in the unostentatious lodging in the Rue de Vaugirard where Damour had brought him.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading For long after he was gone Philip was silent, but at length he said "You heard what Grandjon-Larisse said--It is broken pride that kills, Damour."
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
subject to death
From this reading The surgeon had pronounced the wound mortal, giving him but a few hours to live.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Philip lay on a bed in the unostentatious lodging in the Rue de Vaugirard where Damour had brought him.
papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Then he asked for pen, ink, and paper.
pennounUS /pen/
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading Then he asked for pen, ink, and paper.
PhilipnounUS /ˈfɪləp/
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Philip lay on a bed in the unostentatious lodging in the Rue de Vaugirard where Damour had brought him.
pridenounUS /praɪd/
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading For long after he was gone Philip was silent, but at length he said "You heard what Grandjon-Larisse said--It is broken pride that kills, Damour."
pronouncedadjectiveUS /prəˈnaʊnst/
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading The surgeon had pronounced the wound mortal, giving him but a few hours to live.
RuenounUS /ruː/
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading Philip lay on a bed in the unostentatious lodging in the Rue de Vaugirard where Damour had brought him.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading For long after he was gone Philip was silent, but at length he said "You heard what Grandjon-Larisse said--It is broken pride that kills, Damour."
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading For long after he was gone Philip was silent, but at length he said "You heard what Grandjon-Larisse said--It is broken pride that kills, Damour."
surgeonnounUS /ˈsɜːrdʒən/
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading The surgeon had pronounced the wound mortal, giving him but a few hours to live.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For long after he was gone Philip was silent, but at length he said "You heard what Grandjon-Larisse said--It is broken pride that kills, Damour."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Philip lay on a bed in the unostentatious lodging in the Rue de Vaugirard where Damour had brought him.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he asked for pen, ink, and paper.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were brought to him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The surgeon had pronounced the wound mortal, giving him but a few hours to live.
unostentatiousadjective
not ostentatious
From this reading Philip lay on a bed in the unostentatious lodging in the Rue de Vaugirard where Damour had brought him.
Vaugirard
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From this reading Philip lay on a bed in the unostentatious lodging in the Rue de Vaugirard where Damour had brought him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For long after he was gone Philip was silent, but at length he said "You heard what Grandjon-Larisse said--It is broken pride that kills, Damour."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were brought to him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For long after he was gone Philip was silent, but at length he said "You heard what Grandjon-Larisse said--It is broken pride that kills, Damour."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Philip lay on a bed in the unostentatious lodging in the Rue de Vaugirard where Damour had brought him.
woundnounUS /waʊnd/
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading The surgeon had pronounced the wound mortal, giving him but a few hours to live.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading For long after he was gone Philip was silent, but at length he said "You heard what Grandjon-Larisse said--It is broken pride that kills, Damour."
