adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I’ll bring it to a close with but few words.
affairnounUS /əˈfer/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading The Vicar of Vallars gave me a letter of introduction to a wine merchant at Macon, with whom I was employed for a couple of months, after which my father wrote to me that he had arranged my affair and that I was free to return to Paris.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The Vicar of Vallars gave me a letter of introduction to a wine merchant at Macon, with whom I was employed for a couple of months, after which my father wrote to me that he had arranged my affair and that I was free to return to Paris.
AgainadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading I am pardoned and return to Paris--Again at the _Queen Pedauque_--I go as Assistant to M. Blaizot--Burning of the Castle of Sablons--Death of Mosaide and of M. d’Asterac.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am pardoned and return to Paris--Again at the _Queen Pedauque_--I go as Assistant to M. Blaizot--Burning of the Castle of Sablons--Death of Mosaide and of M. d’Asterac.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am pardoned and return to Paris--Again at the _Queen Pedauque_--I go as Assistant to M. Blaizot--Burning of the Castle of Sablons--Death of Mosaide and of M. d’Asterac.
arrangedadjectiveUS /ərˈeɪndʒd/
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading The Vicar of Vallars gave me a letter of introduction to a wine merchant at Macon, with whom I was employed for a couple of months, after which my father wrote to me that he had arranged my affair and that I was free to return to Paris.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I am pardoned and return to Paris--Again at the _Queen Pedauque_--I go as Assistant to M. Blaizot--Burning of the Castle of Sablons--Death of Mosaide and of M. d’Asterac.
AssistantnounUS /əˈsɪstənt/
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading I am pardoned and return to Paris--Again at the _Queen Pedauque_--I go as Assistant to M. Blaizot--Burning of the Castle of Sablons--Death of Mosaide and of M. d’Asterac.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I am pardoned and return to Paris--Again at the _Queen Pedauque_--I go as Assistant to M. Blaizot--Burning of the Castle of Sablons--Death of Mosaide and of M. d’Asterac.
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading From now onwards my life loses the interest which events had lent it, and my destiny, having again become in conformity with my character, offers nothing but ordinary occurrences.
Blaizot
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From this reading I am pardoned and return to Paris--Again at the _Queen Pedauque_--I go as Assistant to M. Blaizot--Burning of the Castle of Sablons--Death of Mosaide and of M. d’Asterac.
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I’ll bring it to a close with but few words.
BurningnounUS /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of burning something
From this reading I am pardoned and return to Paris--Again at the _Queen Pedauque_--I go as Assistant to M. Blaizot--Burning of the Castle of Sablons--Death of Mosaide and of M. d’Asterac.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading From now onwards my life loses the interest which events had lent it, and my destiny, having again become in conformity with my character, offers nothing but ordinary occurrences.
CastlenounUS /ˈkæsəl/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading I am pardoned and return to Paris--Again at the _Queen Pedauque_--I go as Assistant to M. Blaizot--Burning of the Castle of Sablons--Death of Mosaide and of M. d’Asterac.
characternounUS /ˈkerɪktər/
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading From now onwards my life loses the interest which events had lent it, and my destiny, having again become in conformity with my character, offers nothing but ordinary occurrences.
closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading I’ll bring it to a close with but few words.
conformitynounUS /kənˈfɔːrməti/
correspondence in form or appearance
From this reading From now onwards my life loses the interest which events had lent it, and my destiny, having again become in conformity with my character, offers nothing but ordinary occurrences.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading The Vicar of Vallars gave me a letter of introduction to a wine merchant at Macon, with whom I was employed for a couple of months, after which my father wrote to me that he had arranged my affair and that I was free to return to Paris.
d'Asterac
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From this reading I am pardoned and return to Paris--Again at the _Queen Pedauque_--I go as Assistant to M. Blaizot--Burning of the Castle of Sablons--Death of Mosaide and of M. d’Asterac.
DeathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading I am pardoned and return to Paris--Again at the _Queen Pedauque_--I go as Assistant to M. Blaizot--Burning of the Castle of Sablons--Death of Mosaide and of M. d’Asterac.
destinynounUS /ˈdestəni/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading From now onwards my life loses the interest which events had lent it, and my destiny, having again become in conformity with my character, offers nothing but ordinary occurrences.
employedadjectiveUS /emˈplɔɪd/
having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary
From this reading The Vicar of Vallars gave me a letter of introduction to a wine merchant at Macon, with whom I was employed for a couple of months, after which my father wrote to me that he had arranged my affair and that I was free to return to Paris.
eventsnounUS /ɪˈvents/
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading From now onwards my life loses the interest which events had lent it, and my destiny, having again become in conformity with my character, offers nothing but ordinary occurrences.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The Vicar of Vallars gave me a letter of introduction to a wine merchant at Macon, with whom I was employed for a couple of months, after which my father wrote to me that he had arranged my affair and that I was free to return to Paris.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I’ll bring it to a close with but few words.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Vicar of Vallars gave me a letter of introduction to a wine merchant at Macon, with whom I was employed for a couple of months, after which my father wrote to me that he had arranged my affair and that I was free to return to Paris.
freeverbUS /friː/
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading The Vicar of Vallars gave me a letter of introduction to a wine merchant at Macon, with whom I was employed for a couple of months, after which my father wrote to me that he had arranged my affair and that I was free to return to Paris.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From now onwards my life loses the interest which events had lent it, and my destiny, having again become in conformity with my character, offers nothing but ordinary occurrences.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The Vicar of Vallars gave me a letter of introduction to a wine merchant at Macon, with whom I was employed for a couple of months, after which my father wrote to me that he had arranged my affair and that I was free to return to Paris.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I am pardoned and return to Paris--Again at the _Queen Pedauque_--I go as Assistant to M. Blaizot--Burning of the Castle of Sablons--Death of Mosaide and of M. d’Asterac.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From now onwards my life loses the interest which events had lent it, and my destiny, having again become in conformity with my character, offers nothing but ordinary occurrences.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading From now onwards my life loses the interest which events had lent it, and my destiny, having again become in conformity with my character, offers nothing but ordinary occurrences.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Vicar of Vallars gave me a letter of introduction to a wine merchant at Macon, with whom I was employed for a couple of months, after which my father wrote to me that he had arranged my affair and that I was free to return to Paris.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am pardoned and return to Paris--Again at the _Queen Pedauque_--I go as Assistant to M. Blaizot--Burning of the Castle of Sablons--Death of Mosaide and of M. d’Asterac.
I'll
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From this reading I’ll bring it to a close with but few words.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I should prolong my memoirs my narrative would very soon become tiresome.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From now onwards my life loses the interest which events had lent it, and my destiny, having again become in conformity with my character, offers nothing but ordinary occurrences.
interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading From now onwards my life loses the interest which events had lent it, and my destiny, having again become in conformity with my character, offers nothing but ordinary occurrences.
introductionnounUS /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/
the act of beginning something new
From this reading The Vicar of Vallars gave me a letter of introduction to a wine merchant at Macon, with whom I was employed for a couple of months, after which my father wrote to me that he had arranged my affair and that I was free to return to Paris.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From now onwards my life loses the interest which events had lent it, and my destiny, having again become in conformity with my character, offers nothing but ordinary occurrences.
lentnounUS /lent/
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
From this reading From now onwards my life loses the interest which events had lent it, and my destiny, having again become in conformity with my character, offers nothing but ordinary occurrences.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The Vicar of Vallars gave me a letter of introduction to a wine merchant at Macon, with whom I was employed for a couple of months, after which my father wrote to me that he had arranged my affair and that I was free to return to Paris.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading From now onwards my life loses the interest which events had lent it, and my destiny, having again become in conformity with my character, offers nothing but ordinary occurrences.
losesverbUS /ˈluːzəz/
third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading From now onwards my life loses the interest which events had lent it, and my destiny, having again become in conformity with my character, offers nothing but ordinary occurrences.
MnounUS /em/
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading I am pardoned and return to Paris--Again at the _Queen Pedauque_--I go as Assistant to M. Blaizot--Burning of the Castle of Sablons--Death of Mosaide and of M. d’Asterac.
MaconnounUS /ˈmeɪkən/
a city in central Georgia to the southeast of Atlanta
From this reading The Vicar of Vallars gave me a letter of introduction to a wine merchant at Macon, with whom I was employed for a couple of months, after which my father wrote to me that he had arranged my affair and that I was free to return to Paris.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Vicar of Vallars gave me a letter of introduction to a wine merchant at Macon, with whom I was employed for a couple of months, after which my father wrote to me that he had arranged my affair and that I was free to return to Paris.
memoirsnounUS /ˈmemwɑːrz/
plural of “memoir” — an account of the author's personal experiences
From this reading If I should prolong my memoirs my narrative would very soon become tiresome.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading The Vicar of Vallars gave me a letter of introduction to a wine merchant at Macon, with whom I was employed for a couple of months, after which my father wrote to me that he had arranged my affair and that I was free to return to Paris.
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The Vicar of Vallars gave me a letter of introduction to a wine merchant at Macon, with whom I was employed for a couple of months, after which my father wrote to me that he had arranged my affair and that I was free to return to Paris.
Mosaide
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From this reading I am pardoned and return to Paris--Again at the _Queen Pedauque_--I go as Assistant to M. Blaizot--Burning of the Castle of Sablons--Death of Mosaide and of M. d’Asterac.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading From now onwards my life loses the interest which events had lent it, and my destiny, having again become in conformity with my character, offers nothing but ordinary occurrences.
narrativenounUS /ˈnærətɪv/
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 If I should prolong my memoirs my narrative would very soon become tiresome.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading From now onwards my life loses the interest which events had lent it, and my destiny, having again become in conformity with my character, offers nothing but ordinary occurrences.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading From now onwards my life loses the interest which events had lent it, and my destiny, having again become in conformity with my character, offers nothing but ordinary occurrences.
occurrencesnounUS /əˈkɜːrənsɪz/
plural of “occurrence” — an event that happens
From this reading From now onwards my life loses the interest which events had lent it, and my destiny, having again become in conformity with my character, offers nothing but ordinary occurrences.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am pardoned and return to Paris--Again at the _Queen Pedauque_--I go as Assistant to M. Blaizot--Burning of the Castle of Sablons--Death of Mosaide and of M. d’Asterac.
offersnounUS /ˈɔːfərz/
plural of “offer” — the verbal act of offering
From this reading From now onwards my life loses the interest which events had lent it, and my destiny, having again become in conformity with my character, offers nothing but ordinary occurrences.
onwardsadverbUS /ˈɑːnwərdz/
in a forward direction
From this reading From now onwards my life loses the interest which events had lent it, and my destiny, having again become in conformity with my character, offers nothing but ordinary occurrences.
ordinarynounUS /ˈɔːrdəneri/
a judge of a probate court
From this reading From now onwards my life loses the interest which events had lent it, and my destiny, having again become in conformity with my character, offers nothing but ordinary occurrences.
pardonedverbUS /ˈpɑːrdənd/
past form of “pardon” — accept an excuse for
From this reading I am pardoned and return to Paris--Again at the _Queen Pedauque_--I go as Assistant to M. Blaizot--Burning of the Castle of Sablons--Death of Mosaide and of M. d’Asterac.
ParisnounUS /ˈperɪs/
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading I am pardoned and return to Paris--Again at the _Queen Pedauque_--I go as Assistant to M. Blaizot--Burning of the Castle of Sablons--Death of Mosaide and of M. d’Asterac.
Pedauque
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From this reading I am pardoned and return to Paris--Again at the _Queen Pedauque_--I go as Assistant to M. Blaizot--Burning of the Castle of Sablons--Death of Mosaide and of M. d’Asterac.
prolongverbUS /prəˈlɔːŋ/
lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
From this reading If I should prolong my memoirs my narrative would very soon become tiresome.
QueennounUS /kwiːn/
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading I am pardoned and return to Paris--Again at the _Queen Pedauque_--I go as Assistant to M. Blaizot--Burning of the Castle of Sablons--Death of Mosaide and of M. d’Asterac.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I am pardoned and return to Paris--Again at the _Queen Pedauque_--I go as Assistant to M. Blaizot--Burning of the Castle of Sablons--Death of Mosaide and of M. d’Asterac.
Sablons
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From this reading I am pardoned and return to Paris--Again at the _Queen Pedauque_--I go as Assistant to M. Blaizot--Burning of the Castle of Sablons--Death of Mosaide and of M. d’Asterac.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If I should prolong my memoirs my narrative would very soon become tiresome.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading If I should prolong my memoirs my narrative would very soon become tiresome.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Vicar of Vallars gave me a letter of introduction to a wine merchant at Macon, with whom I was employed for a couple of months, after which my father wrote to me that he had arranged my affair and that I was free to return to Paris.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am pardoned and return to Paris--Again at the _Queen Pedauque_--I go as Assistant to M. Blaizot--Burning of the Castle of Sablons--Death of Mosaide and of M. d’Asterac.
tiresomeadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərsəm/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading If I should prolong my memoirs my narrative would very soon become tiresome.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am pardoned and return to Paris--Again at the _Queen Pedauque_--I go as Assistant to M. Blaizot--Burning of the Castle of Sablons--Death of Mosaide and of M. d’Asterac.
Vallars
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From this reading The Vicar of Vallars gave me a letter of introduction to a wine merchant at Macon, with whom I was employed for a couple of months, after which my father wrote to me that he had arranged my affair and that I was free to return to Paris.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading If I should prolong my memoirs my narrative would very soon become tiresome.
VicarnounUS /ˈvɪkər/
a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
From this reading The Vicar of Vallars gave me a letter of introduction to a wine merchant at Macon, with whom I was employed for a couple of months, after which my father wrote to me that he had arranged my affair and that I was free to return to Paris.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Vicar of Vallars gave me a letter of introduction to a wine merchant at Macon, with whom I was employed for a couple of months, after which my father wrote to me that he had arranged my affair and that I was free to return to Paris.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From now onwards my life loses the interest which events had lent it, and my destiny, having again become in conformity with my character, offers nothing but ordinary occurrences.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Vicar of Vallars gave me a letter of introduction to a wine merchant at Macon, with whom I was employed for a couple of months, after which my father wrote to me that he had arranged my affair and that I was free to return to Paris.
winenounUS /waɪn/
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading The Vicar of Vallars gave me a letter of introduction to a wine merchant at Macon, with whom I was employed for a couple of months, after which my father wrote to me that he had arranged my affair and that I was free to return to Paris.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading From now onwards my life loses the interest which events had lent it, and my destiny, having again become in conformity with my character, offers nothing but ordinary occurrences.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading I’ll bring it to a close with but few words.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If I should prolong my memoirs my narrative would very soon become tiresome.
wroteverbUS /roʊt/
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading The Vicar of Vallars gave me a letter of introduction to a wine merchant at Macon, with whom I was employed for a couple of months, after which my father wrote to me that he had arranged my affair and that I was free to return to Paris.
