AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A former clerk in the Billardiere division of the ministry, named Phellion, had lived for the last thirty years in their present quarter.
ambitionnounUS /æmˈbɪʃən/
a cherished desire
From this reading The Collevilles and their children became, naturally, the nucleus of the circle which Mademoiselle Thuillier had the ambition to group around her brother.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Collevilles and their children became, naturally, the nucleus of the circle which Mademoiselle Thuillier had the ambition to group around her brother.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The Collevilles and their children became, naturally, the nucleus of the circle which Mademoiselle Thuillier had the ambition to group around her brother.
arrondissement
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From this reading Phellion proved to be one of the most respected men in the arrondissement.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was promptly greeted by Colleville and Thuillier at the first review.
Barniol
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From this reading He had one daughter, now married to a school-teacher in the rue Saint-Hyacinthe, a Monsieur Barniol.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Phellion proved to be one of the most respected men in the arrondissement.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The Collevilles and their children became, naturally, the nucleus of the circle which Mademoiselle Thuillier had the ambition to group around her brother.
Billardiere
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From this reading A former clerk in the Billardiere division of the ministry, named Phellion, had lived for the last thirty years in their present quarter.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The Collevilles and their children became, naturally, the nucleus of the circle which Mademoiselle Thuillier had the ambition to group around her brother.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was promptly greeted by Colleville and Thuillier at the first review.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The Collevilles and their children became, naturally, the nucleus of the circle which Mademoiselle Thuillier had the ambition to group around her brother.
circlenounUS /ˈsɜːrkəl/
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading The Collevilles and their children became, naturally, the nucleus of the circle which Mademoiselle Thuillier had the ambition to group around her brother.
clerknounUS /klɜːrk/
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading A former clerk in the Billardiere division of the ministry, named Phellion, had lived for the last thirty years in their present quarter.
Colleville
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From this reading He was promptly greeted by Colleville and Thuillier at the first review.
Collevilles
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From this reading The Collevilles and their children became, naturally, the nucleus of the circle which Mademoiselle Thuillier had the ambition to group around her brother.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading He had one daughter, now married to a school-teacher in the rue Saint-Hyacinthe, a Monsieur Barniol.
divisionnounUS /dɪˈvɪʒən/
an army unit large enough to sustain combat
From this reading A former clerk in the Billardiere division of the ministry, named Phellion, had lived for the last thirty years in their present quarter.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He was promptly greeted by Colleville and Thuillier at the first review.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A former clerk in the Billardiere division of the ministry, named Phellion, had lived for the last thirty years in their present quarter.
formeradjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmər/
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading A former clerk in the Billardiere division of the ministry, named Phellion, had lived for the last thirty years in their present quarter.
greetedverbUS /ˈɡriːtəd/
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading He was promptly greeted by Colleville and Thuillier at the first review.
groupnounUS /ɡruːp/
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading The Collevilles and their children became, naturally, the nucleus of the circle which Mademoiselle Thuillier had the ambition to group around her brother.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Collevilles and their children became, naturally, the nucleus of the circle which Mademoiselle Thuillier had the ambition to group around her brother.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was promptly greeted by Colleville and Thuillier at the first review.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Collevilles and their children became, naturally, the nucleus of the circle which Mademoiselle Thuillier had the ambition to group around her brother.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A former clerk in the Billardiere division of the ministry, named Phellion, had lived for the last thirty years in their present quarter.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading A former clerk in the Billardiere division of the ministry, named Phellion, had lived for the last thirty years in their present quarter.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading A former clerk in the Billardiere division of the ministry, named Phellion, had lived for the last thirty years in their present quarter.
MademoisellenounUS /ˌmædəməˈzel/
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading The Collevilles and their children became, naturally, the nucleus of the circle which Mademoiselle Thuillier had the ambition to group around her brother.
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading He had one daughter, now married to a school-teacher in the rue Saint-Hyacinthe, a Monsieur Barniol.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Phellion proved to be one of the most respected men in the arrondissement.
ministrynounUS /ˈmɪnəstri/
religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)
From this reading A former clerk in the Billardiere division of the ministry, named Phellion, had lived for the last thirty years in their present quarter.
MonsieurnounUS /məˈsjɜːr/
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading He had one daughter, now married to a school-teacher in the rue Saint-Hyacinthe, a Monsieur Barniol.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading Phellion proved to be one of the most respected men in the arrondissement.
namedverbUS /neɪmd/
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A former clerk in the Billardiere division of the ministry, named Phellion, had lived for the last thirty years in their present quarter.
naturallyadverbUS /ˈnætʃərəli/
as might be expected
From this reading The Collevilles and their children became, naturally, the nucleus of the circle which Mademoiselle Thuillier had the ambition to group around her brother.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He had one daughter, now married to a school-teacher in the rue Saint-Hyacinthe, a Monsieur Barniol.
nucleusnounUS /ˈnuːkliəs/
a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
From this reading The Collevilles and their children became, naturally, the nucleus of the circle which Mademoiselle Thuillier had the ambition to group around her brother.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Collevilles and their children became, naturally, the nucleus of the circle which Mademoiselle Thuillier had the ambition to group around her brother.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Phellion proved to be one of the most respected men in the arrondissement.
Phellion
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From this reading A former clerk in the Billardiere division of the ministry, named Phellion, had lived for the last thirty years in their present quarter.
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading A former clerk in the Billardiere division of the ministry, named Phellion, had lived for the last thirty years in their present quarter.
promptlyadverbUS /ˈprɑːmptli/
with little or no delay
From this reading He was promptly greeted by Colleville and Thuillier at the first review.
provedadjectiveUS /pruːvd/
established beyond doubt
From this reading Phellion proved to be one of the most respected men in the arrondissement.
quarternounUS /ˈkwɔːrtər/
one of four equal parts
From this reading A former clerk in the Billardiere division of the ministry, named Phellion, had lived for the last thirty years in their present quarter.
respectedadjectiveUS /rɪˈspektɪd/
receiving deferential regard
From this reading Phellion proved to be one of the most respected men in the arrondissement.
reviewnounUS /ˌriːˈvjuː/
a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading He was promptly greeted by Colleville and Thuillier at the first review.
ruenounUS /ruː/
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading He had one daughter, now married to a school-teacher in the rue Saint-Hyacinthe, a Monsieur Barniol.
Saint-Hyacinthe
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From this reading He had one daughter, now married to a school-teacher in the rue Saint-Hyacinthe, a Monsieur Barniol.
school-teacher
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From this reading He had one daughter, now married to a school-teacher in the rue Saint-Hyacinthe, a Monsieur Barniol.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Collevilles and their children became, naturally, the nucleus of the circle which Mademoiselle Thuillier had the ambition to group around her brother.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Collevilles and their children became, naturally, the nucleus of the circle which Mademoiselle Thuillier had the ambition to group around her brother.
thirtynounUS /ˈθɜːrdiː/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading A former clerk in the Billardiere division of the ministry, named Phellion, had lived for the last thirty years in their present quarter.
Thuillier
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From this reading The Collevilles and their children became, naturally, the nucleus of the circle which Mademoiselle Thuillier had the ambition to group around her brother.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Collevilles and their children became, naturally, the nucleus of the circle which Mademoiselle Thuillier had the ambition to group around her brother.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was promptly greeted by Colleville and Thuillier at the first review.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Collevilles and their children became, naturally, the nucleus of the circle which Mademoiselle Thuillier had the ambition to group around her brother.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading A former clerk in the Billardiere division of the ministry, named Phellion, had lived for the last thirty years in their present quarter.
