adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But here her thoughts were interrupted by her own "ideal",--Florian Varillo who, catching her hand abruptly, drew her aside for a moment.
abruptlyadverbUS /əˈbrʌptli/
quickly and without warning
From this reading But here her thoughts were interrupted by her own "ideal",--Florian Varillo who, catching her hand abruptly, drew her aside for a moment.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Princesse is of his way of thinking,--Sylvie is not!" and he finished his sentence by slipping an arm round her waist quickly, and whispering a word which brought the colour to her cheeks and the sparkle to her eyes, and made her heart beat so quickly that she could not speak for a moment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Princesse is of his way of thinking,--Sylvie is not!" and he finished his sentence by slipping an arm round her waist quickly, and whispering a word which brought the colour to her cheeks and the sparkle to her eyes, and made her heart beat so quickly that she could not speak for a moment.
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "You must not call her 'Sylvie'," she answered at last, "She does not like such familiarity--even from you!"
armnounUS /ɑːrm/
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading The Princesse is of his way of thinking,--Sylvie is not!" and he finished his sentence by slipping an arm round her waist quickly, and whispering a word which brought the colour to her cheeks and the sparkle to her eyes, and made her heart beat so quickly that she could not speak for a moment.
asideadverbUS /əˈsaɪd/
on or to one side
From this reading But here her thoughts were interrupted by her own "ideal",--Florian Varillo who, catching her hand abruptly, drew her aside for a moment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You must not call her 'Sylvie'," she answered at last, "She does not like such familiarity--even from you!"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yet she was supposed by the very man whose embrace thus moved her, to be "passionless!"
beatverbUS /biːt/
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading The Princesse is of his way of thinking,--Sylvie is not!" and he finished his sentence by slipping an arm round her waist quickly, and whispering a word which brought the colour to her cheeks and the sparkle to her eyes, and made her heart beat so quickly that she could not speak for a moment.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The Princesse is of his way of thinking,--Sylvie is not!" and he finished his sentence by slipping an arm round her waist quickly, and whispering a word which brought the colour to her cheeks and the sparkle to her eyes, and made her heart beat so quickly that she could not speak for a moment.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But here her thoughts were interrupted by her own "ideal",--Florian Varillo who, catching her hand abruptly, drew her aside for a moment.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But here her thoughts were interrupted by her own "ideal",--Florian Varillo who, catching her hand abruptly, drew her aside for a moment.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "You must not call her 'Sylvie'," she answered at last, "She does not like such familiarity--even from you!"
Carissima
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From this reading "Carissima mia, why did you not introduce the Princesse D'Agramont to Mr. Leigh rather than the Comtesse Hermenstein?
catchingnounUS /ˈkætʃɪŋ/
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading But here her thoughts were interrupted by her own "ideal",--Florian Varillo who, catching her hand abruptly, drew her aside for a moment.
cheeksnounUS /tʃiːks/
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading The Princesse is of his way of thinking,--Sylvie is not!" and he finished his sentence by slipping an arm round her waist quickly, and whispering a word which brought the colour to her cheeks and the sparkle to her eyes, and made her heart beat so quickly that she could not speak for a moment.
colouradjectiveUS /ˈkʌlər/
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading The Princesse is of his way of thinking,--Sylvie is not!" and he finished his sentence by slipping an arm round her waist quickly, and whispering a word which brought the colour to her cheeks and the sparkle to her eyes, and made her heart beat so quickly that she could not speak for a moment.
Comtesse
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From this reading "Carissima mia, why did you not introduce the Princesse D'Agramont to Mr. Leigh rather than the Comtesse Hermenstein?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Princesse is of his way of thinking,--Sylvie is not!" and he finished his sentence by slipping an arm round her waist quickly, and whispering a word which brought the colour to her cheeks and the sparkle to her eyes, and made her heart beat so quickly that she could not speak for a moment.
D'Agramont
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From this reading "Carissima mia, why did you not introduce the Princesse D'Agramont to Mr. Leigh rather than the Comtesse Hermenstein?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Carissima mia, why did you not introduce the Princesse D'Agramont to Mr. Leigh rather than the Comtesse Hermenstein?
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You must not call her 'Sylvie'," she answered at last, "She does not like such familiarity--even from you!"
drewnounUS /druː/
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading But here her thoughts were interrupted by her own "ideal",--Florian Varillo who, catching her hand abruptly, drew her aside for a moment.
embraceverbUS /emˈbreɪs/
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading Yet she was supposed by the very man whose embrace thus moved her, to be "passionless!"
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading "You must not call her 'Sylvie'," she answered at last, "She does not like such familiarity--even from you!"
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading The Princesse is of his way of thinking,--Sylvie is not!" and he finished his sentence by slipping an arm round her waist quickly, and whispering a word which brought the colour to her cheeks and the sparkle to her eyes, and made her heart beat so quickly that she could not speak for a moment.
familiaritynounUS /fəˌmɪˈljerəti/
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading "You must not call her 'Sylvie'," she answered at last, "She does not like such familiarity--even from you!"
finishedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪnɪʃt/
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading The Princesse is of his way of thinking,--Sylvie is not!" and he finished his sentence by slipping an arm round her waist quickly, and whispering a word which brought the colour to her cheeks and the sparkle to her eyes, and made her heart beat so quickly that she could not speak for a moment.
Florian
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From this reading But here her thoughts were interrupted by her own "ideal",--Florian Varillo who, catching her hand abruptly, drew her aside for a moment.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But here her thoughts were interrupted by her own "ideal",--Florian Varillo who, catching her hand abruptly, drew her aside for a moment.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "You must not call her 'Sylvie'," she answered at last, "She does not like such familiarity--even from you!"
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading But here her thoughts were interrupted by her own "ideal",--Florian Varillo who, catching her hand abruptly, drew her aside for a moment.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Princesse is of his way of thinking,--Sylvie is not!" and he finished his sentence by slipping an arm round her waist quickly, and whispering a word which brought the colour to her cheeks and the sparkle to her eyes, and made her heart beat so quickly that she could not speak for a moment.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The Princesse is of his way of thinking,--Sylvie is not!" and he finished his sentence by slipping an arm round her waist quickly, and whispering a word which brought the colour to her cheeks and the sparkle to her eyes, and made her heart beat so quickly that she could not speak for a moment.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But here her thoughts were interrupted by her own "ideal",--Florian Varillo who, catching her hand abruptly, drew her aside for a moment.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But here her thoughts were interrupted by her own "ideal",--Florian Varillo who, catching her hand abruptly, drew her aside for a moment.
Hermenstein
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From this reading "Carissima mia, why did you not introduce the Princesse D'Agramont to Mr. Leigh rather than the Comtesse Hermenstein?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Princesse is of his way of thinking,--Sylvie is not!" and he finished his sentence by slipping an arm round her waist quickly, and whispering a word which brought the colour to her cheeks and the sparkle to her eyes, and made her heart beat so quickly that she could not speak for a moment.
idealadjectiveUS /aɪˈdiːl/
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading But here her thoughts were interrupted by her own "ideal",--Florian Varillo who, catching her hand abruptly, drew her aside for a moment.
interruptedadjectiveUS /ˌɪntərˈʌptɪd/
discontinued temporarily
From this reading But here her thoughts were interrupted by her own "ideal",--Florian Varillo who, catching her hand abruptly, drew her aside for a moment.
introduceverbUS /ˌɪntrəˈduːs/
cause to come to know personally
From this reading "Carissima mia, why did you not introduce the Princesse D'Agramont to Mr. Leigh rather than the Comtesse Hermenstein?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Princesse is of his way of thinking,--Sylvie is not!" and he finished his sentence by slipping an arm round her waist quickly, and whispering a word which brought the colour to her cheeks and the sparkle to her eyes, and made her heart beat so quickly that she could not speak for a moment.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading "You must not call her 'Sylvie'," she answered at last, "She does not like such familiarity--even from you!"
LeighnounUS /liː/
English film actress (1913-1967)
From this reading "Carissima mia, why did you not introduce the Princesse D'Agramont to Mr. Leigh rather than the Comtesse Hermenstein?
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "You must not call her 'Sylvie'," she answered at last, "She does not like such familiarity--even from you!"
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The Princesse is of his way of thinking,--Sylvie is not!" and he finished his sentence by slipping an arm round her waist quickly, and whispering a word which brought the colour to her cheeks and the sparkle to her eyes, and made her heart beat so quickly that she could not speak for a moment.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Yet she was supposed by the very man whose embrace thus moved her, to be "passionless!"
mia
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From this reading "Carissima mia, why did you not introduce the Princesse D'Agramont to Mr. Leigh rather than the Comtesse Hermenstein?
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading But here her thoughts were interrupted by her own "ideal",--Florian Varillo who, catching her hand abruptly, drew her aside for a moment.
movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Yet she was supposed by the very man whose embrace thus moved her, to be "passionless!"
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Carissima mia, why did you not introduce the Princesse D'Agramont to Mr. Leigh rather than the Comtesse Hermenstein?
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must not call her 'Sylvie'," she answered at last, "She does not like such familiarity--even from you!"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Carissima mia, why did you not introduce the Princesse D'Agramont to Mr. Leigh rather than the Comtesse Hermenstein?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Princesse is of his way of thinking,--Sylvie is not!" and he finished his sentence by slipping an arm round her waist quickly, and whispering a word which brought the colour to her cheeks and the sparkle to her eyes, and made her heart beat so quickly that she could not speak for a moment.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading But here her thoughts were interrupted by her own "ideal",--Florian Varillo who, catching her hand abruptly, drew her aside for a moment.
passionlessadjective
not passionate
From this reading Yet she was supposed by the very man whose embrace thus moved her, to be "passionless!"
Princesse
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From this reading "Carissima mia, why did you not introduce the Princesse D'Agramont to Mr. Leigh rather than the Comtesse Hermenstein?
quicklyadverbUS /ˈkwɪkli/
with speed
From this reading The Princesse is of his way of thinking,--Sylvie is not!" and he finished his sentence by slipping an arm round her waist quickly, and whispering a word which brought the colour to her cheeks and the sparkle to her eyes, and made her heart beat so quickly that she could not speak for a moment.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading "Carissima mia, why did you not introduce the Princesse D'Agramont to Mr. Leigh rather than the Comtesse Hermenstein?
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The Princesse is of his way of thinking,--Sylvie is not!" and he finished his sentence by slipping an arm round her waist quickly, and whispering a word which brought the colour to her cheeks and the sparkle to her eyes, and made her heart beat so quickly that she could not speak for a moment.
sentencenounUS /ˈsentəns/
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading The Princesse is of his way of thinking,--Sylvie is not!" and he finished his sentence by slipping an arm round her waist quickly, and whispering a word which brought the colour to her cheeks and the sparkle to her eyes, and made her heart beat so quickly that she could not speak for a moment.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Princesse is of his way of thinking,--Sylvie is not!" and he finished his sentence by slipping an arm round her waist quickly, and whispering a word which brought the colour to her cheeks and the sparkle to her eyes, and made her heart beat so quickly that she could not speak for a moment.
slippingadjectiveUS /ˈslɪpɪŋ/
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading The Princesse is of his way of thinking,--Sylvie is not!" and he finished his sentence by slipping an arm round her waist quickly, and whispering a word which brought the colour to her cheeks and the sparkle to her eyes, and made her heart beat so quickly that she could not speak for a moment.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Princesse is of his way of thinking,--Sylvie is not!" and he finished his sentence by slipping an arm round her waist quickly, and whispering a word which brought the colour to her cheeks and the sparkle to her eyes, and made her heart beat so quickly that she could not speak for a moment.
sparkleverbUS /ˈspɑːrkəl/
reflect brightly
From this reading The Princesse is of his way of thinking,--Sylvie is not!" and he finished his sentence by slipping an arm round her waist quickly, and whispering a word which brought the colour to her cheeks and the sparkle to her eyes, and made her heart beat so quickly that she could not speak for a moment.
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading The Princesse is of his way of thinking,--Sylvie is not!" and he finished his sentence by slipping an arm round her waist quickly, and whispering a word which brought the colour to her cheeks and the sparkle to her eyes, and made her heart beat so quickly that she could not speak for a moment.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "You must not call her 'Sylvie'," she answered at last, "She does not like such familiarity--even from you!"
supposedadjectiveUS /səˈpoʊzd/
required or under orders
From this reading Yet she was supposed by the very man whose embrace thus moved her, to be "passionless!"
Sylvie
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From this reading The Princesse is of his way of thinking,--Sylvie is not!" and he finished his sentence by slipping an arm round her waist quickly, and whispering a word which brought the colour to her cheeks and the sparkle to her eyes, and made her heart beat so quickly that she could not speak for a moment.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Carissima mia, why did you not introduce the Princesse D'Agramont to Mr. Leigh rather than the Comtesse Hermenstein?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Princesse is of his way of thinking,--Sylvie is not!" and he finished his sentence by slipping an arm round her waist quickly, and whispering a word which brought the colour to her cheeks and the sparkle to her eyes, and made her heart beat so quickly that she could not speak for a moment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Carissima mia, why did you not introduce the Princesse D'Agramont to Mr. Leigh rather than the Comtesse Hermenstein?
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading The Princesse is of his way of thinking,--Sylvie is not!" and he finished his sentence by slipping an arm round her waist quickly, and whispering a word which brought the colour to her cheeks and the sparkle to her eyes, and made her heart beat so quickly that she could not speak for a moment.
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But here her thoughts were interrupted by her own "ideal",--Florian Varillo who, catching her hand abruptly, drew her aside for a moment.
thusadverbUS /ðʌs/
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Yet she was supposed by the very man whose embrace thus moved her, to be "passionless!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Carissima mia, why did you not introduce the Princesse D'Agramont to Mr. Leigh rather than the Comtesse Hermenstein?
Varillo
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From this reading But here her thoughts were interrupted by her own "ideal",--Florian Varillo who, catching her hand abruptly, drew her aside for a moment.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Yet she was supposed by the very man whose embrace thus moved her, to be "passionless!"
waistnounUS /weɪst/
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading The Princesse is of his way of thinking,--Sylvie is not!" and he finished his sentence by slipping an arm round her waist quickly, and whispering a word which brought the colour to her cheeks and the sparkle to her eyes, and made her heart beat so quickly that she could not speak for a moment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet she was supposed by the very man whose embrace thus moved her, to be "passionless!"
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The Princesse is of his way of thinking,--Sylvie is not!" and he finished his sentence by slipping an arm round her waist quickly, and whispering a word which brought the colour to her cheeks and the sparkle to her eyes, and made her heart beat so quickly that she could not speak for a moment.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But here her thoughts were interrupted by her own "ideal",--Florian Varillo who, catching her hand abruptly, drew her aside for a moment.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Princesse is of his way of thinking,--Sylvie is not!" and he finished his sentence by slipping an arm round her waist quickly, and whispering a word which brought the colour to her cheeks and the sparkle to her eyes, and made her heart beat so quickly that she could not speak for a moment.
whisperingnounUS /ˈwɪspərɪŋ/
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading The Princesse is of his way of thinking,--Sylvie is not!" and he finished his sentence by slipping an arm round her waist quickly, and whispering a word which brought the colour to her cheeks and the sparkle to her eyes, and made her heart beat so quickly that she could not speak for a moment.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But here her thoughts were interrupted by her own "ideal",--Florian Varillo who, catching her hand abruptly, drew her aside for a moment.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Yet she was supposed by the very man whose embrace thus moved her, to be "passionless!"
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Carissima mia, why did you not introduce the Princesse D'Agramont to Mr. Leigh rather than the Comtesse Hermenstein?
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The Princesse is of his way of thinking,--Sylvie is not!" and he finished his sentence by slipping an arm round her waist quickly, and whispering a word which brought the colour to her cheeks and the sparkle to her eyes, and made her heart beat so quickly that she could not speak for a moment.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet she was supposed by the very man whose embrace thus moved her, to be "passionless!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Carissima mia, why did you not introduce the Princesse D'Agramont to Mr. Leigh rather than the Comtesse Hermenstein?
