adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I stood staring at the portrait, I say, with a kind of fascination that astonished me, seeing that it had come to me in such a way.
adventureverbUS /ædˈventʃər/
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading And yet I smile as I write this, realizing full well that my strange and foreign surroundings and my unforeseen adventure had much to do with my state of mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was no French face of my imagination, and as I looked it seemed to me that I knew Mademoiselle Hélène de Saint-Gré.
aquiline
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From this reading Her features were of the clearest cut, the nose the least trifle aquiline, and by a blurred outline the painter had given to the black hair piled high upon the head a suggestion of waviness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was no French face of my imagination, and as I looked it seemed to me that I knew Mademoiselle Hélène de Saint-Gré.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading I stood staring at the portrait, I say, with a kind of fascination that astonished me, seeing that it had come to me in such a way.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I stood staring at the portrait, I say, with a kind of fascination that astonished me, seeing that it had come to me in such a way.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The lady in the miniature might have been eighteen, or thirty-five.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Her features were of the clearest cut, the nose the least trifle aquiline, and by a blurred outline the painter had given to the black hair piled high upon the head a suggestion of waviness.
blurredadjectiveUS /blɜːrd/
indistinct or hazy in outline
From this reading Her features were of the clearest cut, the nose the least trifle aquiline, and by a blurred outline the painter had given to the black hair piled high upon the head a suggestion of waviness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her features were of the clearest cut, the nose the least trifle aquiline, and by a blurred outline the painter had given to the black hair piled high upon the head a suggestion of waviness.
clearestadjectiveUS /ˈklɪrɪst/
superlative of “clear” — readily apparent to the mind
From this reading Her features were of the clearest cut, the nose the least trifle aquiline, and by a blurred outline the painter had given to the black hair piled high upon the head a suggestion of waviness.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I stood staring at the portrait, I say, with a kind of fascination that astonished me, seeing that it had come to me in such a way.
cutverbUS /kʌt/
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Her features were of the clearest cut, the nose the least trifle aquiline, and by a blurred outline the painter had given to the black hair piled high upon the head a suggestion of waviness.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading It was no French face of my imagination, and as I looked it seemed to me that I knew Mademoiselle Hélène de Saint-Gré.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And yet I smile as I write this, realizing full well that my strange and foreign surroundings and my unforeseen adventure had much to do with my state of mind.
eighteenadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːn/
being one more than seventeen
From this reading The lady in the miniature might have been eighteen, or thirty-five.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading It was no French face of my imagination, and as I looked it seemed to me that I knew Mademoiselle Hélène de Saint-Gré.
fascinationnounUS /ˌfæsəˈneɪʃən/
the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
From this reading I stood staring at the portrait, I say, with a kind of fascination that astonished me, seeing that it had come to me in such a way.
featuresnounUS /ˈfiːtʃərz/
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading Her features were of the clearest cut, the nose the least trifle aquiline, and by a blurred outline the painter had given to the black hair piled high upon the head a suggestion of waviness.
foreignadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrən/
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading And yet I smile as I write this, realizing full well that my strange and foreign surroundings and my unforeseen adventure had much to do with my state of mind.
FrenchnounUS /frentʃ/
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading It was no French face of my imagination, and as I looked it seemed to me that I knew Mademoiselle Hélène de Saint-Gré.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading And yet I smile as I write this, realizing full well that my strange and foreign surroundings and my unforeseen adventure had much to do with my state of mind.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Her features were of the clearest cut, the nose the least trifle aquiline, and by a blurred outline the painter had given to the black hair piled high upon the head a suggestion of waviness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I stood staring at the portrait, I say, with a kind of fascination that astonished me, seeing that it had come to me in such a way.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Her features were of the clearest cut, the nose the least trifle aquiline, and by a blurred outline the painter had given to the black hair piled high upon the head a suggestion of waviness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The lady in the miniature might have been eighteen, or thirty-five.
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 Her features were of the clearest cut, the nose the least trifle aquiline, and by a blurred outline the painter had given to the black hair piled high upon the head a suggestion of waviness.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her features were of the clearest cut, the nose the least trifle aquiline, and by a blurred outline the painter had given to the black hair piled high upon the head a suggestion of waviness.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Her features were of the clearest cut, the nose the least trifle aquiline, and by a blurred outline the painter had given to the black hair piled high upon the head a suggestion of waviness.
Hélène
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was no French face of my imagination, and as I looked it seemed to me that I knew Mademoiselle Hélène de Saint-Gré.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I stood staring at the portrait, I say, with a kind of fascination that astonished me, seeing that it had come to me in such a way.
imaginationnounUS /ˌɪmædʒəˈneɪʃən/
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading It was no French face of my imagination, and as I looked it seemed to me that I knew Mademoiselle Hélène de Saint-Gré.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I stood staring at the portrait, I say, with a kind of fascination that astonished me, seeing that it had come to me in such a way.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I stood staring at the portrait, I say, with a kind of fascination that astonished me, seeing that it had come to me in such a way.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading I stood staring at the portrait, I say, with a kind of fascination that astonished me, seeing that it had come to me in such a way.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It was no French face of my imagination, and as I looked it seemed to me that I knew Mademoiselle Hélène de Saint-Gré.
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The lady in the miniature might have been eighteen, or thirty-five.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Her features were of the clearest cut, the nose the least trifle aquiline, and by a blurred outline the painter had given to the black hair piled high upon the head a suggestion of waviness.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It was no French face of my imagination, and as I looked it seemed to me that I knew Mademoiselle Hélène de Saint-Gré.
MademoisellenounUS /ˌmædəməˈzel/
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading It was no French face of my imagination, and as I looked it seemed to me that I knew Mademoiselle Hélène de Saint-Gré.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I stood staring at the portrait, I say, with a kind of fascination that astonished me, seeing that it had come to me in such a way.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The lady in the miniature might have been eighteen, or thirty-five.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading And yet I smile as I write this, realizing full well that my strange and foreign surroundings and my unforeseen adventure had much to do with my state of mind.
miniaturenounUS /ˈmɪniətʃʊr/
painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
From this reading The lady in the miniature might have been eighteen, or thirty-five.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading And yet I smile as I write this, realizing full well that my strange and foreign surroundings and my unforeseen adventure had much to do with my state of mind.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was no French face of my imagination, and as I looked it seemed to me that I knew Mademoiselle Hélène de Saint-Gré.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was no French face of my imagination, and as I looked it seemed to me that I knew Mademoiselle Hélène de Saint-Gré.
nosenounUS /noʊz/
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Her features were of the clearest cut, the nose the least trifle aquiline, and by a blurred outline the painter had given to the black hair piled high upon the head a suggestion of waviness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I stood staring at the portrait, I say, with a kind of fascination that astonished me, seeing that it had come to me in such a way.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The lady in the miniature might have been eighteen, or thirty-five.
outlinenounUS /ˈaʊtlaɪn/
the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading Her features were of the clearest cut, the nose the least trifle aquiline, and by a blurred outline the painter had given to the black hair piled high upon the head a suggestion of waviness.
painternounUS /ˈpeɪntər/
an artist who paints
From this reading Her features were of the clearest cut, the nose the least trifle aquiline, and by a blurred outline the painter had given to the black hair piled high upon the head a suggestion of waviness.
piledverbUS /paɪld/
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading Her features were of the clearest cut, the nose the least trifle aquiline, and by a blurred outline the painter had given to the black hair piled high upon the head a suggestion of waviness.
portraitnounUS /ˈpɔːrtrət/
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading I stood staring at the portrait, I say, with a kind of fascination that astonished me, seeing that it had come to me in such a way.
realizingverbUS /ˈriːəlaɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “realize” — be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading And yet I smile as I write this, realizing full well that my strange and foreign surroundings and my unforeseen adventure had much to do with my state of mind.
Saint-Gré
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was no French face of my imagination, and as I looked it seemed to me that I knew Mademoiselle Hélène de Saint-Gré.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading I stood staring at the portrait, I say, with a kind of fascination that astonished me, seeing that it had come to me in such a way.
seeingnounUS /ˈsiːɪŋ/
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading I stood staring at the portrait, I say, with a kind of fascination that astonished me, seeing that it had come to me in such a way.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It was no French face of my imagination, and as I looked it seemed to me that I knew Mademoiselle Hélène de Saint-Gré.
smileverbUS /smaɪl/
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading And yet I smile as I write this, realizing full well that my strange and foreign surroundings and my unforeseen adventure had much to do with my state of mind.
staringadjectiveUS /ˈsterɪŋ/
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading I stood staring at the portrait, I say, with a kind of fascination that astonished me, seeing that it had come to me in such a way.
statenounUS /steɪt/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading And yet I smile as I write this, realizing full well that my strange and foreign surroundings and my unforeseen adventure had much to do with my state of mind.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading I stood staring at the portrait, I say, with a kind of fascination that astonished me, seeing that it had come to me in such a way.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading And yet I smile as I write this, realizing full well that my strange and foreign surroundings and my unforeseen adventure had much to do with my state of mind.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I stood staring at the portrait, I say, with a kind of fascination that astonished me, seeing that it had come to me in such a way.
suggestionnounUS /səˈdʒestʃən/
an idea that is suggested
From this reading Her features were of the clearest cut, the nose the least trifle aquiline, and by a blurred outline the painter had given to the black hair piled high upon the head a suggestion of waviness.
surroundingsnounUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋz/
the environmental condition
From this reading And yet I smile as I write this, realizing full well that my strange and foreign surroundings and my unforeseen adventure had much to do with my state of mind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I stood staring at the portrait, I say, with a kind of fascination that astonished me, seeing that it had come to me in such a way.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I stood staring at the portrait, I say, with a kind of fascination that astonished me, seeing that it had come to me in such a way.
thirty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːrdifaɪv/
being five more than thirty
From this reading The lady in the miniature might have been eighteen, or thirty-five.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And yet I smile as I write this, realizing full well that my strange and foreign surroundings and my unforeseen adventure had much to do with my state of mind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I stood staring at the portrait, I say, with a kind of fascination that astonished me, seeing that it had come to me in such a way.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading Her features were of the clearest cut, the nose the least trifle aquiline, and by a blurred outline the painter had given to the black hair piled high upon the head a suggestion of waviness.
unforeseenadjectiveUS /ˌʌnfɔːrˈsiːn/
not anticipated
From this reading And yet I smile as I write this, realizing full well that my strange and foreign surroundings and my unforeseen adventure had much to do with my state of mind.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her features were of the clearest cut, the nose the least trifle aquiline, and by a blurred outline the painter had given to the black hair piled high upon the head a suggestion of waviness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was no French face of my imagination, and as I looked it seemed to me that I knew Mademoiselle Hélène de Saint-Gré.
waviness
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her features were of the clearest cut, the nose the least trifle aquiline, and by a blurred outline the painter had given to the black hair piled high upon the head a suggestion of waviness.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I stood staring at the portrait, I say, with a kind of fascination that astonished me, seeing that it had come to me in such a way.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading And yet I smile as I write this, realizing full well that my strange and foreign surroundings and my unforeseen adventure had much to do with my state of mind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her features were of the clearest cut, the nose the least trifle aquiline, and by a blurred outline the painter had given to the black hair piled high upon the head a suggestion of waviness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I stood staring at the portrait, I say, with a kind of fascination that astonished me, seeing that it had come to me in such a way.
writeverbUS /raɪt/
produce a literary work
From this reading And yet I smile as I write this, realizing full well that my strange and foreign surroundings and my unforeseen adventure had much to do with my state of mind.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet I smile as I write this, realizing full well that my strange and foreign surroundings and my unforeseen adventure had much to do with my state of mind.
