adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She bade me stop, and, holding out her hand with a friendly air, invited me to dine with her if I had no other engagement.
abandonedadjectiveUS /əˈbændənd/
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading At the Porte Maillot I dropped the reins on my horse's back and abandoned myself to revery, revolving in my mind the words spoken by Desgenais the evening before.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading She bade me stop, and, holding out her hand with a friendly air, invited me to dine with her if I had no other engagement.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Turning my head I spied one of my inamorata's most intimate friends in an open carriage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The following morning I rode through the Bois de Boulogne; the weather was dark and threatening.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the Porte Maillot I dropped the reins on my horse's back and abandoned myself to revery, revolving in my mind the words spoken by Desgenais the evening before.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading At the Porte Maillot I dropped the reins on my horse's back and abandoned myself to revery, revolving in my mind the words spoken by Desgenais the evening before.
badenounUS /beɪd/
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading She bade me stop, and, holding out her hand with a friendly air, invited me to dine with her if I had no other engagement.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At the Porte Maillot I dropped the reins on my horse's back and abandoned myself to revery, revolving in my mind the words spoken by Desgenais the evening before.
Bois
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From this reading The following morning I rode through the Bois de Boulogne; the weather was dark and threatening.
Boulogne
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From this reading The following morning I rode through the Bois de Boulogne; the weather was dark and threatening.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At the Porte Maillot I dropped the reins on my horse's back and abandoned myself to revery, revolving in my mind the words spoken by Desgenais the evening before.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Suddenly I heard my name called.
carriagenounUS /ˈkærɪdʒ/
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Turning my head I spied one of my inamorata's most intimate friends in an open carriage.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The following morning I rode through the Bois de Boulogne; the weather was dark and threatening.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The following morning I rode through the Bois de Boulogne; the weather was dark and threatening.
Desgenais
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From this reading At the Porte Maillot I dropped the reins on my horse's back and abandoned myself to revery, revolving in my mind the words spoken by Desgenais the evening before.
dineverbUS /daɪn/
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading She bade me stop, and, holding out her hand with a friendly air, invited me to dine with her if I had no other engagement.
droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading At the Porte Maillot I dropped the reins on my horse's back and abandoned myself to revery, revolving in my mind the words spoken by Desgenais the evening before.
engagementnounUS /enˈɡeɪdʒmənt/
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading She bade me stop, and, holding out her hand with a friendly air, invited me to dine with her if I had no other engagement.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading At the Porte Maillot I dropped the reins on my horse's back and abandoned myself to revery, revolving in my mind the words spoken by Desgenais the evening before.
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The following morning I rode through the Bois de Boulogne; the weather was dark and threatening.
friendlyadjectiveUS /ˈfrendli/
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading She bade me stop, and, holding out her hand with a friendly air, invited me to dine with her if I had no other engagement.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Turning my head I spied one of my inamorata's most intimate friends in an open carriage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She bade me stop, and, holding out her hand with a friendly air, invited me to dine with her if I had no other engagement.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She bade me stop, and, holding out her hand with a friendly air, invited me to dine with her if I had no other engagement.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Turning my head I spied one of my inamorata's most intimate friends in an open carriage.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Suddenly I heard my name called.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She bade me stop, and, holding out her hand with a friendly air, invited me to dine with her if I had no other engagement.
holdingnounUS /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/
the act of retaining something
From this reading She bade me stop, and, holding out her hand with a friendly air, invited me to dine with her if I had no other engagement.
horse'snounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
possessive form of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading At the Porte Maillot I dropped the reins on my horse's back and abandoned myself to revery, revolving in my mind the words spoken by Desgenais the evening before.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The following morning I rode through the Bois de Boulogne; the weather was dark and threatening.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She bade me stop, and, holding out her hand with a friendly air, invited me to dine with her if I had no other engagement.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the Porte Maillot I dropped the reins on my horse's back and abandoned myself to revery, revolving in my mind the words spoken by Desgenais the evening before.
inamorata's
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From this reading Turning my head I spied one of my inamorata's most intimate friends in an open carriage.
intimateadjectiveUS /ˈɪntəmət/
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
From this reading Turning my head I spied one of my inamorata's most intimate friends in an open carriage.
invitedverbUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪtəd/
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading She bade me stop, and, holding out her hand with a friendly air, invited me to dine with her if I had no other engagement.
Maillotnoun
a woman's one-piece bathing suit
From this reading At the Porte Maillot I dropped the reins on my horse's back and abandoned myself to revery, revolving in my mind the words spoken by Desgenais the evening before.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She bade me stop, and, holding out her hand with a friendly air, invited me to dine with her if I had no other engagement.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading At the Porte Maillot I dropped the reins on my horse's back and abandoned myself to revery, revolving in my mind the words spoken by Desgenais the evening before.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The following morning I rode through the Bois de Boulogne; the weather was dark and threatening.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading Turning my head I spied one of my inamorata's most intimate friends in an open carriage.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At the Porte Maillot I dropped the reins on my horse's back and abandoned myself to revery, revolving in my mind the words spoken by Desgenais the evening before.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading At the Porte Maillot I dropped the reins on my horse's back and abandoned myself to revery, revolving in my mind the words spoken by Desgenais the evening before.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Suddenly I heard my name called.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She bade me stop, and, holding out her hand with a friendly air, invited me to dine with her if I had no other engagement.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Turning my head I spied one of my inamorata's most intimate friends in an open carriage.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the Porte Maillot I dropped the reins on my horse's back and abandoned myself to revery, revolving in my mind the words spoken by Desgenais the evening before.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Turning my head I spied one of my inamorata's most intimate friends in an open carriage.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Turning my head I spied one of my inamorata's most intimate friends in an open carriage.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She bade me stop, and, holding out her hand with a friendly air, invited me to dine with her if I had no other engagement.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She bade me stop, and, holding out her hand with a friendly air, invited me to dine with her if I had no other engagement.
PortenounUS /pɔːrt/
the Ottoman court in Constantinople
From this reading At the Porte Maillot I dropped the reins on my horse's back and abandoned myself to revery, revolving in my mind the words spoken by Desgenais the evening before.
reinsnounUS /reɪnz/
plural of “rein” — one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
From this reading At the Porte Maillot I dropped the reins on my horse's back and abandoned myself to revery, revolving in my mind the words spoken by Desgenais the evening before.
reverynoun
an abstracted state of absorption
From this reading At the Porte Maillot I dropped the reins on my horse's back and abandoned myself to revery, revolving in my mind the words spoken by Desgenais the evening before.
revolvingverbUS /riˈvɑːlvɪŋ/
-ing form of “revolve” — turn on or around an axis or a center
From this reading At the Porte Maillot I dropped the reins on my horse's back and abandoned myself to revery, revolving in my mind the words spoken by Desgenais the evening before.
rodeverbUS /roʊd/
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading The following morning I rode through the Bois de Boulogne; the weather was dark and threatening.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She bade me stop, and, holding out her hand with a friendly air, invited me to dine with her if I had no other engagement.
spiedverbUS /spaɪd/
inflected form of “spy” — catch sight of
From this reading Turning my head I spied one of my inamorata's most intimate friends in an open carriage.
spokenadjectiveUS /ˈspoʊkən/
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading At the Porte Maillot I dropped the reins on my horse's back and abandoned myself to revery, revolving in my mind the words spoken by Desgenais the evening before.
stopverbUS /stɑːp/
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading She bade me stop, and, holding out her hand with a friendly air, invited me to dine with her if I had no other engagement.
SuddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly I heard my name called.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following morning I rode through the Bois de Boulogne; the weather was dark and threatening.
threateningadjectiveUS /ˈθretənɪŋ/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading The following morning I rode through the Bois de Boulogne; the weather was dark and threatening.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The following morning I rode through the Bois de Boulogne; the weather was dark and threatening.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the Porte Maillot I dropped the reins on my horse's back and abandoned myself to revery, revolving in my mind the words spoken by Desgenais the evening before.
TurningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Turning my head I spied one of my inamorata's most intimate friends in an open carriage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The following morning I rode through the Bois de Boulogne; the weather was dark and threatening.
weathernounUS /ˈweðər/
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The following morning I rode through the Bois de Boulogne; the weather was dark and threatening.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She bade me stop, and, holding out her hand with a friendly air, invited me to dine with her if I had no other engagement.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading At the Porte Maillot I dropped the reins on my horse's back and abandoned myself to revery, revolving in my mind the words spoken by Desgenais the evening before.
