adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He would one day be a deputy.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading Thus Paul de Manerville could not be classed amongst the great, illustrious, and powerful family of fools who succeed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “We were with some women, De Marsay and I, and upon my word of honor, I was----” etc.
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading His friend, De Marsay, defined him thus: “You ask me what is Paul?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thus Paul de Manerville could not be classed amongst the great, illustrious, and powerful family of fools who succeed.
classedverbUS /klæst/
past form of “class” — arrange or order by classes or categories
From this reading Thus Paul de Manerville could not be classed amongst the great, illustrious, and powerful family of fools who succeed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Thus Paul de Manerville could not be classed amongst the great, illustrious, and powerful family of fools who succeed.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He would one day be a deputy.
DenounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “We were with some women, De Marsay and I, and upon my word of honor, I was----” etc.
definedadjectiveUS /dɪˈfaɪnd/
clearly characterized or delimited
From this reading His friend, De Marsay, defined him thus: “You ask me what is Paul?
deputynounUS /ˈdepjəti/
someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
From this reading He would one day be a deputy.
etc
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We were with some women, De Marsay and I, and upon my word of honor, I was----” etc.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading For the time he was not even a young man.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading Thus Paul de Manerville could not be classed amongst the great, illustrious, and powerful family of fools who succeed.
foolsnounUS /fuːlz/
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Thus Paul de Manerville could not be classed amongst the great, illustrious, and powerful family of fools who succeed.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the time he was not even a young man.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading His friend, De Marsay, defined him thus: “You ask me what is Paul?
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Thus Paul de Manerville could not be classed amongst the great, illustrious, and powerful family of fools who succeed.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would one day be a deputy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His friend, De Marsay, defined him thus: “You ask me what is Paul?
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His friend, De Marsay, defined him thus: “You ask me what is Paul?
honornounUS /ˈɑːnər/
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading “We were with some women, De Marsay and I, and upon my word of honor, I was----” etc.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “We were with some women, De Marsay and I, and upon my word of honor, I was----” etc.
illustriousadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈlʌstriəs/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Thus Paul de Manerville could not be classed amongst the great, illustrious, and powerful family of fools who succeed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His friend, De Marsay, defined him thus: “You ask me what is Paul?
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading For the time he was not even a young man.
Manerville
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus Paul de Manerville could not be classed amongst the great, illustrious, and powerful family of fools who succeed.
Marsay
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We were with some women, De Marsay and I, and upon my word of honor, I was----” etc.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His friend, De Marsay, defined him thus: “You ask me what is Paul?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “We were with some women, De Marsay and I, and upon my word of honor, I was----” etc.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thus Paul de Manerville could not be classed amongst the great, illustrious, and powerful family of fools who succeed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “We were with some women, De Marsay and I, and upon my word of honor, I was----” etc.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He would one day be a deputy.
PaulnounUS /pɔːl/
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Thus Paul de Manerville could not be classed amongst the great, illustrious, and powerful family of fools who succeed.
powerfuladjectiveUS /ˈpaʊərfəl/
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading Thus Paul de Manerville could not be classed amongst the great, illustrious, and powerful family of fools who succeed.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “We were with some women, De Marsay and I, and upon my word of honor, I was----” etc.
succeedverbUS /səkˈsiːd/
attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading Thus Paul de Manerville could not be classed amongst the great, illustrious, and powerful family of fools who succeed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus Paul de Manerville could not be classed amongst the great, illustrious, and powerful family of fools who succeed.
ThusadverbUS /ðʌs/
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus Paul de Manerville could not be classed amongst the great, illustrious, and powerful family of fools who succeed.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For the time he was not even a young man.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “We were with some women, De Marsay and I, and upon my word of honor, I was----” etc.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “We were with some women, De Marsay and I, and upon my word of honor, I was----” etc.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We were with some women, De Marsay and I, and upon my word of honor, I was----” etc.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We were with some women, De Marsay and I, and upon my word of honor, I was----” etc.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading His friend, De Marsay, defined him thus: “You ask me what is Paul?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Thus Paul de Manerville could not be classed amongst the great, illustrious, and powerful family of fools who succeed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “We were with some women, De Marsay and I, and upon my word of honor, I was----” etc.
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “We were with some women, De Marsay and I, and upon my word of honor, I was----” etc.
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “We were with some women, De Marsay and I, and upon my word of honor, I was----” etc.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would one day be a deputy.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading His friend, De Marsay, defined him thus: “You ask me what is Paul?
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading For the time he was not even a young man.
