adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Oh, that I, like Gerard, had a 'chaine des dames' to pull up by.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The true revivers of ancient learning and philosophy were two writers of fiction--Petrarch and Boccaccio.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Happy the man who has two chain-cables: Merit, and Women.
attendantnounUS /əˈtendənt/
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading En attendant, I will sketch the Fra Colonna.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I would be prose laureat, or professor of the spasmodic, or something, in no time.
Boccaccionoun
Italian poet (born in France) (1313-1375)
From this reading The true revivers of ancient learning and philosophy were two writers of fiction--Petrarch and Boccaccio.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Oh, that I, like Gerard, had a 'chaine des dames' to pull up by.
chain-cables
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From this reading Happy the man who has two chain-cables: Merit, and Women.
chaine
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From this reading Oh, that I, like Gerard, had a 'chaine des dames' to pull up by.
Colonna
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From this reading En attendant, I will sketch the Fra Colonna.
damesnounUS /deɪmz/
plural of “dame” — informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading Oh, that I, like Gerard, had a 'chaine des dames' to pull up by.
desnounUS /des/
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading Oh, that I, like Gerard, had a 'chaine des dames' to pull up by.
EnnounUS /en/
half the width of an em
From this reading En attendant, I will sketch the Fra Colonna.
fictionnounUS /ˈfɪkʃən/
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading The true revivers of ancient learning and philosophy were two writers of fiction--Petrarch and Boccaccio.
Fra
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From this reading En attendant, I will sketch the Fra Colonna.
Gerard
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From this reading Oh, that I, like Gerard, had a 'chaine des dames' to pull up by.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Oh, that I, like Gerard, had a 'chaine des dames' to pull up by.
HappyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Happy the man who has two chain-cables: Merit, and Women.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Happy the man who has two chain-cables: Merit, and Women.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, that I, like Gerard, had a 'chaine des dames' to pull up by.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I would be prose laureat, or professor of the spasmodic, or something, in no time.
laureat
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From this reading I would be prose laureat, or professor of the spasmodic, or something, in no time.
learningnounUS /ˈlɜːrnɪŋ/
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading The true revivers of ancient learning and philosophy were two writers of fiction--Petrarch and Boccaccio.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Oh, that I, like Gerard, had a 'chaine des dames' to pull up by.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Happy the man who has two chain-cables: Merit, and Women.
MeritnounUS /ˈmerət/
any admirable quality or attribute
From this reading Happy the man who has two chain-cables: Merit, and Women.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I would be prose laureat, or professor of the spasmodic, or something, in no time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I would be prose laureat, or professor of the spasmodic, or something, in no time.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, that I, like Gerard, had a 'chaine des dames' to pull up by.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I would be prose laureat, or professor of the spasmodic, or something, in no time.
Petrarchnoun
an Italian poet famous for love lyrics (1304-1374)
From this reading The true revivers of ancient learning and philosophy were two writers of fiction--Petrarch and Boccaccio.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading The true revivers of ancient learning and philosophy were two writers of fiction--Petrarch and Boccaccio.
professornounUS /prəˈfesər/
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading I would be prose laureat, or professor of the spasmodic, or something, in no time.
prosenounUS /proʊz/
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
From this reading I would be prose laureat, or professor of the spasmodic, or something, in no time.
pullverbUS /pʊl/
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Oh, that I, like Gerard, had a 'chaine des dames' to pull up by.
revivers
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From this reading The true revivers of ancient learning and philosophy were two writers of fiction--Petrarch and Boccaccio.
sketchnounUS /sketʃ/
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading En attendant, I will sketch the Fra Colonna.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I would be prose laureat, or professor of the spasmodic, or something, in no time.
spasmodicadjectiveUS /spæzˈmɔːdɪk/
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
From this reading I would be prose laureat, or professor of the spasmodic, or something, in no time.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh, that I, like Gerard, had a 'chaine des dames' to pull up by.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Happy the man who has two chain-cables: Merit, and Women.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I would be prose laureat, or professor of the spasmodic, or something, in no time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, that I, like Gerard, had a 'chaine des dames' to pull up by.
trueadjectiveUS /truː/
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading The true revivers of ancient learning and philosophy were two writers of fiction--Petrarch and Boccaccio.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Happy the man who has two chain-cables: Merit, and Women.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Oh, that I, like Gerard, had a 'chaine des dames' to pull up by.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The true revivers of ancient learning and philosophy were two writers of fiction--Petrarch and Boccaccio.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Happy the man who has two chain-cables: Merit, and Women.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading En attendant, I will sketch the Fra Colonna.
WomennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Happy the man who has two chain-cables: Merit, and Women.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would be prose laureat, or professor of the spasmodic, or something, in no time.
writersnounUS /ˈraɪtərz/
plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading The true revivers of ancient learning and philosophy were two writers of fiction--Petrarch and Boccaccio.
