adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “That little simpleton Gatien has, I suppose, related to you a speech I made simply to make him confess that he adored you,” said Etienne.
adoredadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrd/
regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)
From this reading “That little simpleton Gatien has, I suppose, related to you a speech I made simply to make him confess that he adored you,” said Etienne.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading In fact, I laid a plot for the telling of all those stories yesterday solely to see whether I could rouse you and Monsieur de Clagny to a pang of remorse.--Oh! be quite easy; your innocence is fully proved.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Your silence, during dinner the day before yesterday and throughout the evening, was enough to betray one of those indiscretions which we never commit in Paris.--What can I say?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In fact, I laid a plot for the telling of all those stories yesterday solely to see whether I could rouse you and Monsieur de Clagny to a pang of remorse.--Oh! be quite easy; your innocence is fully proved.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Your silence, during dinner the day before yesterday and throughout the evening, was enough to betray one of those indiscretions which we never commit in Paris.--What can I say?
betrayverbUS /bɪˈtreɪ/
reveal unintentionally
From this reading “Your silence, during dinner the day before yesterday and throughout the evening, was enough to betray one of those indiscretions which we never commit in Paris.--What can I say?
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Your silence, during dinner the day before yesterday and throughout the evening, was enough to betray one of those indiscretions which we never commit in Paris.--What can I say?
Clagny
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In fact, I laid a plot for the telling of all those stories yesterday solely to see whether I could rouse you and Monsieur de Clagny to a pang of remorse.--Oh! be quite easy; your innocence is fully proved.
commitverbUS /kəˈmɪt/
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
From this reading “Your silence, during dinner the day before yesterday and throughout the evening, was enough to betray one of those indiscretions which we never commit in Paris.--What can I say?
confessverbUS /kənˈfes/
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “That little simpleton Gatien has, I suppose, related to you a speech I made simply to make him confess that he adored you,” said Etienne.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In fact, I laid a plot for the telling of all those stories yesterday solely to see whether I could rouse you and Monsieur de Clagny to a pang of remorse.--Oh! be quite easy; your innocence is fully proved.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “Your silence, during dinner the day before yesterday and throughout the evening, was enough to betray one of those indiscretions which we never commit in Paris.--What can I say?
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading In fact, I laid a plot for the telling of all those stories yesterday solely to see whether I could rouse you and Monsieur de Clagny to a pang of remorse.--Oh! be quite easy; your innocence is fully proved.
dinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “Your silence, during dinner the day before yesterday and throughout the evening, was enough to betray one of those indiscretions which we never commit in Paris.--What can I say?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not flatter myself that you will understand me.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “Your silence, during dinner the day before yesterday and throughout the evening, was enough to betray one of those indiscretions which we never commit in Paris.--What can I say?
easyadjectiveUS /ˈiːzi/
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading In fact, I laid a plot for the telling of all those stories yesterday solely to see whether I could rouse you and Monsieur de Clagny to a pang of remorse.--Oh! be quite easy; your innocence is fully proved.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Your silence, during dinner the day before yesterday and throughout the evening, was enough to betray one of those indiscretions which we never commit in Paris.--What can I say?
estimableadjectiveUS /ˈestəməbəl/
deserving of respect or high regard
From this reading “If you had the slightest fancy for that estimable magistrate, you would have lost all your value in my eyes.--I love perfection.
Etienne
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That little simpleton Gatien has, I suppose, related to you a speech I made simply to make him confess that he adored you,” said Etienne.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “Your silence, during dinner the day before yesterday and throughout the evening, was enough to betray one of those indiscretions which we never commit in Paris.--What can I say?
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading “If you had the slightest fancy for that estimable magistrate, you would have lost all your value in my eyes.--I love perfection.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading In fact, I laid a plot for the telling of all those stories yesterday solely to see whether I could rouse you and Monsieur de Clagny to a pang of remorse.--Oh! be quite easy; your innocence is fully proved.
fancynounUS /ˈfænsi/
something many people believe that is false
From this reading “If you had the slightest fancy for that estimable magistrate, you would have lost all your value in my eyes.--I love perfection.
flatterverbUS /ˈflætər/
praise somewhat dishonestly
From this reading I do not flatter myself that you will understand me.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In fact, I laid a plot for the telling of all those stories yesterday solely to see whether I could rouse you and Monsieur de Clagny to a pang of remorse.--Oh! be quite easy; your innocence is fully proved.
fullyadverbUS /ˈfʊli/
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading In fact, I laid a plot for the telling of all those stories yesterday solely to see whether I could rouse you and Monsieur de Clagny to a pang of remorse.--Oh! be quite easy; your innocence is fully proved.
Gatien
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That little simpleton Gatien has, I suppose, related to you a speech I made simply to make him confess that he adored you,” said Etienne.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “If you had the slightest fancy for that estimable magistrate, you would have lost all your value in my eyes.--I love perfection.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That little simpleton Gatien has, I suppose, related to you a speech I made simply to make him confess that he adored you,” said Etienne.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If you had the slightest fancy for that estimable magistrate, you would have lost all your value in my eyes.--I love perfection.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That little simpleton Gatien has, I suppose, related to you a speech I made simply to make him confess that he adored you,” said Etienne.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That little simpleton Gatien has, I suppose, related to you a speech I made simply to make him confess that he adored you,” said Etienne.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That little simpleton Gatien has, I suppose, related to you a speech I made simply to make him confess that he adored you,” said Etienne.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you had the slightest fancy for that estimable magistrate, you would have lost all your value in my eyes.--I love perfection.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Your silence, during dinner the day before yesterday and throughout the evening, was enough to betray one of those indiscretions which we never commit in Paris.--What can I say?
indiscretionsnounUS /ˌɪndɪˈskreʃənz/
plural of “indiscretion” — the trait of being injudicious
From this reading “Your silence, during dinner the day before yesterday and throughout the evening, was enough to betray one of those indiscretions which we never commit in Paris.--What can I say?
innocencenounUS /ˈɪnəsəns/
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading In fact, I laid a plot for the telling of all those stories yesterday solely to see whether I could rouse you and Monsieur de Clagny to a pang of remorse.--Oh! be quite easy; your innocence is fully proved.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In fact, I laid a plot for the telling of all those stories yesterday solely to see whether I could rouse you and Monsieur de Clagny to a pang of remorse.--Oh! be quite easy; your innocence is fully proved.
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading In fact, I laid a plot for the telling of all those stories yesterday solely to see whether I could rouse you and Monsieur de Clagny to a pang of remorse.--Oh! be quite easy; your innocence is fully proved.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “That little simpleton Gatien has, I suppose, related to you a speech I made simply to make him confess that he adored you,” said Etienne.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “If you had the slightest fancy for that estimable magistrate, you would have lost all your value in my eyes.--I love perfection.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “If you had the slightest fancy for that estimable magistrate, you would have lost all your value in my eyes.--I love perfection.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “That little simpleton Gatien has, I suppose, related to you a speech I made simply to make him confess that he adored you,” said Etienne.
magistratenounUS /ˈmædʒəstreɪt/
a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
From this reading “If you had the slightest fancy for that estimable magistrate, you would have lost all your value in my eyes.--I love perfection.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading “That little simpleton Gatien has, I suppose, related to you a speech I made simply to make him confess that he adored you,” said Etienne.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I do not flatter myself that you will understand me.
MonsieurnounUS /məˈsjɜːr/
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading In fact, I laid a plot for the telling of all those stories yesterday solely to see whether I could rouse you and Monsieur de Clagny to a pang of remorse.--Oh! be quite easy; your innocence is fully proved.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “If you had the slightest fancy for that estimable magistrate, you would have lost all your value in my eyes.--I love perfection.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I do not flatter myself that you will understand me.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Your silence, during dinner the day before yesterday and throughout the evening, was enough to betray one of those indiscretions which we never commit in Paris.--What can I say?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not flatter myself that you will understand me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Your silence, during dinner the day before yesterday and throughout the evening, was enough to betray one of those indiscretions which we never commit in Paris.--What can I say?
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading In fact, I laid a plot for the telling of all those stories yesterday solely to see whether I could rouse you and Monsieur de Clagny to a pang of remorse.--Oh! be quite easy; your innocence is fully proved.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Your silence, during dinner the day before yesterday and throughout the evening, was enough to betray one of those indiscretions which we never commit in Paris.--What can I say?
pangnounUS /pæŋ/
a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading In fact, I laid a plot for the telling of all those stories yesterday solely to see whether I could rouse you and Monsieur de Clagny to a pang of remorse.--Oh! be quite easy; your innocence is fully proved.
ParisnounUS /ˈperɪs/
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading “Your silence, during dinner the day before yesterday and throughout the evening, was enough to betray one of those indiscretions which we never commit in Paris.--What can I say?
perfectionnounUS /pərˈfekʃən/
the state of being without a flaw or defect
From this reading “If you had the slightest fancy for that estimable magistrate, you would have lost all your value in my eyes.--I love perfection.
plotnounUS /plɑːt/
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading In fact, I laid a plot for the telling of all those stories yesterday solely to see whether I could rouse you and Monsieur de Clagny to a pang of remorse.--Oh! be quite easy; your innocence is fully proved.
provedadjectiveUS /pruːvd/
established beyond doubt
From this reading In fact, I laid a plot for the telling of all those stories yesterday solely to see whether I could rouse you and Monsieur de Clagny to a pang of remorse.--Oh! be quite easy; your innocence is fully proved.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading In fact, I laid a plot for the telling of all those stories yesterday solely to see whether I could rouse you and Monsieur de Clagny to a pang of remorse.--Oh! be quite easy; your innocence is fully proved.
relatedadjectiveUS /rɪˈleɪtɪd/
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading “That little simpleton Gatien has, I suppose, related to you a speech I made simply to make him confess that he adored you,” said Etienne.
remorsenounUS /rɪˈmɔːrs/
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
From this reading In fact, I laid a plot for the telling of all those stories yesterday solely to see whether I could rouse you and Monsieur de Clagny to a pang of remorse.--Oh! be quite easy; your innocence is fully proved.
rouseverbUS /raʊs/
become active
From this reading In fact, I laid a plot for the telling of all those stories yesterday solely to see whether I could rouse you and Monsieur de Clagny to a pang of remorse.--Oh! be quite easy; your innocence is fully proved.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That little simpleton Gatien has, I suppose, related to you a speech I made simply to make him confess that he adored you,” said Etienne.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading “Your silence, during dinner the day before yesterday and throughout the evening, was enough to betray one of those indiscretions which we never commit in Paris.--What can I say?
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading In fact, I laid a plot for the telling of all those stories yesterday solely to see whether I could rouse you and Monsieur de Clagny to a pang of remorse.--Oh! be quite easy; your innocence is fully proved.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Your silence, during dinner the day before yesterday and throughout the evening, was enough to betray one of those indiscretions which we never commit in Paris.--What can I say?
simpletonnoun
a person lacking intelligence or common sense
From this reading “That little simpleton Gatien has, I suppose, related to you a speech I made simply to make him confess that he adored you,” said Etienne.
simplyadverbUS /ˈsɪmpli/
and nothing more
From this reading “That little simpleton Gatien has, I suppose, related to you a speech I made simply to make him confess that he adored you,” said Etienne.
slightestadjectiveUS /ˈslaɪtəst/
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading “If you had the slightest fancy for that estimable magistrate, you would have lost all your value in my eyes.--I love perfection.
solelyadverbUS /ˈsoʊəli/
without any others being included or involved
From this reading In fact, I laid a plot for the telling of all those stories yesterday solely to see whether I could rouse you and Monsieur de Clagny to a pang of remorse.--Oh! be quite easy; your innocence is fully proved.
speechnounUS /spiːtʃ/
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading “That little simpleton Gatien has, I suppose, related to you a speech I made simply to make him confess that he adored you,” said Etienne.
storiesnounUS /ˈstɔːriz/
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading In fact, I laid a plot for the telling of all those stories yesterday solely to see whether I could rouse you and Monsieur de Clagny to a pang of remorse.--Oh! be quite easy; your innocence is fully proved.
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
express a supposition
From this reading “That little simpleton Gatien has, I suppose, related to you a speech I made simply to make him confess that he adored you,” said Etienne.
tellingadjectiveUS /ˈtelɪŋ/
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading In fact, I laid a plot for the telling of all those stories yesterday solely to see whether I could rouse you and Monsieur de Clagny to a pang of remorse.--Oh! be quite easy; your innocence is fully proved.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That little simpleton Gatien has, I suppose, related to you a speech I made simply to make him confess that he adored you,” said Etienne.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Your silence, during dinner the day before yesterday and throughout the evening, was enough to betray one of those indiscretions which we never commit in Paris.--What can I say?
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Your silence, during dinner the day before yesterday and throughout the evening, was enough to betray one of those indiscretions which we never commit in Paris.--What can I say?
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “Your silence, during dinner the day before yesterday and throughout the evening, was enough to betray one of those indiscretions which we never commit in Paris.--What can I say?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “That little simpleton Gatien has, I suppose, related to you a speech I made simply to make him confess that he adored you,” said Etienne.
understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading I do not flatter myself that you will understand me.
valuenounUS /ˈvæljuː/
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading “If you had the slightest fancy for that estimable magistrate, you would have lost all your value in my eyes.--I love perfection.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Your silence, during dinner the day before yesterday and throughout the evening, was enough to betray one of those indiscretions which we never commit in Paris.--What can I say?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Your silence, during dinner the day before yesterday and throughout the evening, was enough to betray one of those indiscretions which we never commit in Paris.--What can I say?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Your silence, during dinner the day before yesterday and throughout the evening, was enough to betray one of those indiscretions which we never commit in Paris.--What can I say?
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading In fact, I laid a plot for the telling of all those stories yesterday solely to see whether I could rouse you and Monsieur de Clagny to a pang of remorse.--Oh! be quite easy; your innocence is fully proved.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Your silence, during dinner the day before yesterday and throughout the evening, was enough to betray one of those indiscretions which we never commit in Paris.--What can I say?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I do not flatter myself that you will understand me.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If you had the slightest fancy for that estimable magistrate, you would have lost all your value in my eyes.--I love perfection.
yesterdaynounUS /ˈjestərdeɪ/
the day immediately before today
From this reading “Your silence, during dinner the day before yesterday and throughout the evening, was enough to betray one of those indiscretions which we never commit in Paris.--What can I say?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “That little simpleton Gatien has, I suppose, related to you a speech I made simply to make him confess that he adored you,” said Etienne.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your silence, during dinner the day before yesterday and throughout the evening, was enough to betray one of those indiscretions which we never commit in Paris.--What can I say?
