AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A little minute," he said, smiling happily.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The janitor of the Morgue, remembering Gerald Burton's five-franc piece, and perchance looking forward to another rond, was wreathed in smiles.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The janitor of the Morgue, remembering Gerald Burton's five-franc piece, and perchance looking forward to another rond, was wreathed in smiles.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The trifling formality of showing your permit to the gentleman in the office must be gone through, and then I myself will show monsieur and madame everything there is to be seen."
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Eagerly he welcomed the two strangers into the passage, and carefully he closed the great doors behind them.
Burton'snounUS /ˈbɜːrtənz/
possessive form of “burton” — English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading The janitor of the Morgue, remembering Gerald Burton's five-franc piece, and perchance looking forward to another rond, was wreathed in smiles.
carefullyadverbUS /ˈkerfəli/
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Eagerly he welcomed the two strangers into the passage, and carefully he closed the great doors behind them.
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Eagerly he welcomed the two strangers into the passage, and carefully he closed the great doors behind them.
doorsnounUS /dɔːrz/
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Eagerly he welcomed the two strangers into the passage, and carefully he closed the great doors behind them.
EagerlyadverbUS /ˈiːɡərli/
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading Eagerly he welcomed the two strangers into the passage, and carefully he closed the great doors behind them.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The trifling formality of showing your permit to the gentleman in the office must be gone through, and then I myself will show monsieur and madame everything there is to be seen."
five-franc
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From this reading The janitor of the Morgue, remembering Gerald Burton's five-franc piece, and perchance looking forward to another rond, was wreathed in smiles.
formalitynounUS /fɔːrˈmæləti/
a requirement of etiquette or custom
From this reading The trifling formality of showing your permit to the gentleman in the office must be gone through, and then I myself will show monsieur and madame everything there is to be seen."
forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The janitor of the Morgue, remembering Gerald Burton's five-franc piece, and perchance looking forward to another rond, was wreathed in smiles.
gentlemannounUS /ˈdʒentəlmən/
a man of refinement
From this reading The trifling formality of showing your permit to the gentleman in the office must be gone through, and then I myself will show monsieur and madame everything there is to be seen."
Gerald
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The janitor of the Morgue, remembering Gerald Burton's five-franc piece, and perchance looking forward to another rond, was wreathed in smiles.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading The trifling formality of showing your permit to the gentleman in the office must be gone through, and then I myself will show monsieur and madame everything there is to be seen."
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Eagerly he welcomed the two strangers into the passage, and carefully he closed the great doors behind them.
happilyadverbUS /ˈhæpəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading "A little minute," he said, smiling happily.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Eagerly he welcomed the two strangers into the passage, and carefully he closed the great doors behind them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The trifling formality of showing your permit to the gentleman in the office must be gone through, and then I myself will show monsieur and madame everything there is to be seen."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The janitor of the Morgue, remembering Gerald Burton's five-franc piece, and perchance looking forward to another rond, was wreathed in smiles.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Eagerly he welcomed the two strangers into the passage, and carefully he closed the great doors behind them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The trifling formality of showing your permit to the gentleman in the office must be gone through, and then I myself will show monsieur and madame everything there is to be seen."
janitornounUS /ˈdʒænətər/
someone employed to clean and maintain a building
From this reading The janitor of the Morgue, remembering Gerald Burton's five-franc piece, and perchance looking forward to another rond, was wreathed in smiles.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "A little minute," he said, smiling happily.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The janitor of the Morgue, remembering Gerald Burton's five-franc piece, and perchance looking forward to another rond, was wreathed in smiles.
madamenounUS /ˈmædəm/
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading The trifling formality of showing your permit to the gentleman in the office must be gone through, and then I myself will show monsieur and madame everything there is to be seen."
minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "A little minute," he said, smiling happily.
monsieurnounUS /məˈsjɜːr/
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading The trifling formality of showing your permit to the gentleman in the office must be gone through, and then I myself will show monsieur and madame everything there is to be seen."
MorguenounUS /mɔːrɡ/
a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
From this reading The janitor of the Morgue, remembering Gerald Burton's five-franc piece, and perchance looking forward to another rond, was wreathed in smiles.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The trifling formality of showing your permit to the gentleman in the office must be gone through, and then I myself will show monsieur and madame everything there is to be seen."
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading The trifling formality of showing your permit to the gentleman in the office must be gone through, and then I myself will show monsieur and madame everything there is to be seen."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The janitor of the Morgue, remembering Gerald Burton's five-franc piece, and perchance looking forward to another rond, was wreathed in smiles.
officenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading The trifling formality of showing your permit to the gentleman in the office must be gone through, and then I myself will show monsieur and madame everything there is to be seen."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Only one little minute!
OnlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading "Only one little minute!
passagenounUS /ˈpæsədʒ/
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Eagerly he welcomed the two strangers into the passage, and carefully he closed the great doors behind them.
perchanceadverbUS /pərˈtʃæns/
through chance
From this reading The janitor of the Morgue, remembering Gerald Burton's five-franc piece, and perchance looking forward to another rond, was wreathed in smiles.
permitnounUS /pərˈmɪt/
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading The trifling formality of showing your permit to the gentleman in the office must be gone through, and then I myself will show monsieur and madame everything there is to be seen."
piecenounUS /piːs/
a separate part of a whole
From this reading The janitor of the Morgue, remembering Gerald Burton's five-franc piece, and perchance looking forward to another rond, was wreathed in smiles.
rememberingnounUS /rɪˈmembərɪŋ/
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
From this reading The janitor of the Morgue, remembering Gerald Burton's five-franc piece, and perchance looking forward to another rond, was wreathed in smiles.
rond
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The janitor of the Morgue, remembering Gerald Burton's five-franc piece, and perchance looking forward to another rond, was wreathed in smiles.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "A little minute," he said, smiling happily.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The trifling formality of showing your permit to the gentleman in the office must be gone through, and then I myself will show monsieur and madame everything there is to be seen."
showverbUS /ʃoʊ/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The trifling formality of showing your permit to the gentleman in the office must be gone through, and then I myself will show monsieur and madame everything there is to be seen."
showingnounUS /ˈʃoʊɪŋ/
the display of a motion picture
From this reading The trifling formality of showing your permit to the gentleman in the office must be gone through, and then I myself will show monsieur and madame everything there is to be seen."
smilesnounUS /smaɪlz/
plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading The janitor of the Morgue, remembering Gerald Burton's five-franc piece, and perchance looking forward to another rond, was wreathed in smiles.
smilingnounUS /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading "A little minute," he said, smiling happily.
strangersnounUS /ˈstreɪndʒərz/
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading Eagerly he welcomed the two strangers into the passage, and carefully he closed the great doors behind them.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The janitor of the Morgue, remembering Gerald Burton's five-franc piece, and perchance looking forward to another rond, was wreathed in smiles.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Eagerly he welcomed the two strangers into the passage, and carefully he closed the great doors behind them.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The trifling formality of showing your permit to the gentleman in the office must be gone through, and then I myself will show monsieur and madame everything there is to be seen."
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading The trifling formality of showing your permit to the gentleman in the office must be gone through, and then I myself will show monsieur and madame everything there is to be seen."
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The trifling formality of showing your permit to the gentleman in the office must be gone through, and then I myself will show monsieur and madame everything there is to be seen."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The janitor of the Morgue, remembering Gerald Burton's five-franc piece, and perchance looking forward to another rond, was wreathed in smiles.
triflingnounUS /ˈtraɪflɪŋ/
the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
From this reading The trifling formality of showing your permit to the gentleman in the office must be gone through, and then I myself will show monsieur and madame everything there is to be seen."
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Eagerly he welcomed the two strangers into the passage, and carefully he closed the great doors behind them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The janitor of the Morgue, remembering Gerald Burton's five-franc piece, and perchance looking forward to another rond, was wreathed in smiles.
welcomedverbUS /ˈwelkəmd/
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading Eagerly he welcomed the two strangers into the passage, and carefully he closed the great doors behind them.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The trifling formality of showing your permit to the gentleman in the office must be gone through, and then I myself will show monsieur and madame everything there is to be seen."
wreathed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The janitor of the Morgue, remembering Gerald Burton's five-franc piece, and perchance looking forward to another rond, was wreathed in smiles.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The trifling formality of showing your permit to the gentleman in the office must be gone through, and then I myself will show monsieur and madame everything there is to be seen."
