adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At ten o'clock of that day Chaplain Wainfleet was admitted to me in the presence of Gabord and a soldier.
admittedverbUS /ədˈmɪtɪd/
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading At ten o'clock of that day Chaplain Wainfleet was admitted to me in the presence of Gabord and a soldier.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I found great pleasure in his company, brief as his visit was; and after I had given him messages to bear for me to old friends, if we never met again and he were set free, he left me, benignly commending me to Heaven.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading I found great pleasure in his company, brief as his visit was; and after I had given him messages to bear for me to old friends, if we never met again and he were set free, he left me, benignly commending me to Heaven.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At ten o'clock of that day Chaplain Wainfleet was admitted to me in the presence of Gabord and a soldier.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I found great pleasure in his company, brief as his visit was; and after I had given him messages to bear for me to old friends, if we never met again and he were set free, he left me, benignly commending me to Heaven.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At ten o'clock of that day Chaplain Wainfleet was admitted to me in the presence of Gabord and a soldier.
bearverbUS /ber/
have
From this reading I found great pleasure in his company, brief as his visit was; and after I had given him messages to bear for me to old friends, if we never met again and he were set free, he left me, benignly commending me to Heaven.
benignlyadverbUS /bəˈnaɪnli/
in a benign manner
From this reading I found great pleasure in his company, brief as his visit was; and after I had given him messages to bear for me to old friends, if we never met again and he were set free, he left me, benignly commending me to Heaven.
briefadjectiveUS /briːf/
of short duration or distance
From this reading I found great pleasure in his company, brief as his visit was; and after I had given him messages to bear for me to old friends, if we never met again and he were set free, he left me, benignly commending me to Heaven.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had but one desire--Voban again, unless at my request the Seigneur Duvarney would come, and they would let him come.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The day preceding that fixed for my execution came, yet there was no sign from friend or enemy without.
ChaplainnounUS /ˈtʃæplən/
a clergyman ministering to some institution
From this reading At ten o'clock of that day Chaplain Wainfleet was admitted to me in the presence of Gabord and a soldier.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I had but one desire--Voban again, unless at my request the Seigneur Duvarney would come, and they would let him come.
commendingverbUS /kəˈmendɪŋ/
-ing form of “commend” — express approval of
From this reading I found great pleasure in his company, brief as his visit was; and after I had given him messages to bear for me to old friends, if we never met again and he were set free, he left me, benignly commending me to Heaven.
companynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading I found great pleasure in his company, brief as his visit was; and after I had given him messages to bear for me to old friends, if we never met again and he were set free, he left me, benignly commending me to Heaven.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day preceding that fixed for my execution came, yet there was no sign from friend or enemy without.
desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading I had but one desire--Voban again, unless at my request the Seigneur Duvarney would come, and they would let him come.
Duvarney
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From this reading I had but one desire--Voban again, unless at my request the Seigneur Duvarney would come, and they would let him come.
enemynounUS /ˈenəmi/
an opposing military force
From this reading The day preceding that fixed for my execution came, yet there was no sign from friend or enemy without.
executionnounUS /ˌeksəˈkjuːʃən/
putting a condemned person to death
From this reading The day preceding that fixed for my execution came, yet there was no sign from friend or enemy without.
fixedadjectiveUS /fɪkst/
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading The day preceding that fixed for my execution came, yet there was no sign from friend or enemy without.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The day preceding that fixed for my execution came, yet there was no sign from friend or enemy without.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading I found great pleasure in his company, brief as his visit was; and after I had given him messages to bear for me to old friends, if we never met again and he were set free, he left me, benignly commending me to Heaven.
freeverbUS /friː/
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading I found great pleasure in his company, brief as his visit was; and after I had given him messages to bear for me to old friends, if we never met again and he were set free, he left me, benignly commending me to Heaven.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The day preceding that fixed for my execution came, yet there was no sign from friend or enemy without.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I found great pleasure in his company, brief as his visit was; and after I had given him messages to bear for me to old friends, if we never met again and he were set free, he left me, benignly commending me to Heaven.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The day preceding that fixed for my execution came, yet there was no sign from friend or enemy without.
Gabord
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From this reading At ten o'clock of that day Chaplain Wainfleet was admitted to me in the presence of Gabord and a soldier.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading I found great pleasure in his company, brief as his visit was; and after I had given him messages to bear for me to old friends, if we never met again and he were set free, he left me, benignly commending me to Heaven.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I found great pleasure in his company, brief as his visit was; and after I had given him messages to bear for me to old friends, if we never met again and he were set free, he left me, benignly commending me to Heaven.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I found great pleasure in his company, brief as his visit was; and after I had given him messages to bear for me to old friends, if we never met again and he were set free, he left me, benignly commending me to Heaven.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I found great pleasure in his company, brief as his visit was; and after I had given him messages to bear for me to old friends, if we never met again and he were set free, he left me, benignly commending me to Heaven.
HeavennounUS /ˈhevən/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading I found great pleasure in his company, brief as his visit was; and after I had given him messages to bear for me to old friends, if we never met again and he were set free, he left me, benignly commending me to Heaven.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I found great pleasure in his company, brief as his visit was; and after I had given him messages to bear for me to old friends, if we never met again and he were set free, he left me, benignly commending me to Heaven.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I found great pleasure in his company, brief as his visit was; and after I had given him messages to bear for me to old friends, if we never met again and he were set free, he left me, benignly commending me to Heaven.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I found great pleasure in his company, brief as his visit was; and after I had given him messages to bear for me to old friends, if we never met again and he were set free, he left me, benignly commending me to Heaven.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I found great pleasure in his company, brief as his visit was; and after I had given him messages to bear for me to old friends, if we never met again and he were set free, he left me, benignly commending me to Heaven.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At ten o'clock of that day Chaplain Wainfleet was admitted to me in the presence of Gabord and a soldier.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I found great pleasure in his company, brief as his visit was; and after I had given him messages to bear for me to old friends, if we never met again and he were set free, he left me, benignly commending me to Heaven.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I had but one desire--Voban again, unless at my request the Seigneur Duvarney would come, and they would let him come.
lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/
the literary culture
From this reading There was the question of my other letters.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At ten o'clock of that day Chaplain Wainfleet was admitted to me in the presence of Gabord and a soldier.
messagesnounUS /ˈmesədʒəz/
plural of “message” — a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading I found great pleasure in his company, brief as his visit was; and after I had given him messages to bear for me to old friends, if we never met again and he were set free, he left me, benignly commending me to Heaven.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I found great pleasure in his company, brief as his visit was; and after I had given him messages to bear for me to old friends, if we never met again and he were set free, he left me, benignly commending me to Heaven.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The day preceding that fixed for my execution came, yet there was no sign from friend or enemy without.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I found great pleasure in his company, brief as his visit was; and after I had given him messages to bear for me to old friends, if we never met again and he were set free, he left me, benignly commending me to Heaven.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The day preceding that fixed for my execution came, yet there was no sign from friend or enemy without.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading At ten o'clock of that day Chaplain Wainfleet was admitted to me in the presence of Gabord and a soldier.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At ten o'clock of that day Chaplain Wainfleet was admitted to me in the presence of Gabord and a soldier.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I found great pleasure in his company, brief as his visit was; and after I had given him messages to bear for me to old friends, if we never met again and he were set free, he left me, benignly commending me to Heaven.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I had but one desire--Voban again, unless at my request the Seigneur Duvarney would come, and they would let him come.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The day preceding that fixed for my execution came, yet there was no sign from friend or enemy without.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading There was the question of my other letters.
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading I found great pleasure in his company, brief as his visit was; and after I had given him messages to bear for me to old friends, if we never met again and he were set free, he left me, benignly commending me to Heaven.
precedingadjectiveUS /priˈsiːdɪŋ/
existing or coming before
From this reading The day preceding that fixed for my execution came, yet there was no sign from friend or enemy without.
presencenounUS /ˈprezəns/
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading At ten o'clock of that day Chaplain Wainfleet was admitted to me in the presence of Gabord and a soldier.
questionverbUS /ˈkwestʃən/
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading There was the question of my other letters.
requestverbUS /rɪˈkwest/
express the need or desire for
From this reading I had but one desire--Voban again, unless at my request the Seigneur Duvarney would come, and they would let him come.
Seigneurnoun
a man of rank in the ancient regime
From this reading I had but one desire--Voban again, unless at my request the Seigneur Duvarney would come, and they would let him come.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I found great pleasure in his company, brief as his visit was; and after I had given him messages to bear for me to old friends, if we never met again and he were set free, he left me, benignly commending me to Heaven.
signnounUS /saɪn/
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading The day preceding that fixed for my execution came, yet there was no sign from friend or enemy without.
soldiernounUS /ˈsoʊldʒər/
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading At ten o'clock of that day Chaplain Wainfleet was admitted to me in the presence of Gabord and a soldier.
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading At ten o'clock of that day Chaplain Wainfleet was admitted to me in the presence of Gabord and a soldier.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The day preceding that fixed for my execution came, yet there was no sign from friend or enemy without.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day preceding that fixed for my execution came, yet there was no sign from friend or enemy without.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading The day preceding that fixed for my execution came, yet there was no sign from friend or enemy without.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had but one desire--Voban again, unless at my request the Seigneur Duvarney would come, and they would let him come.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At ten o'clock of that day Chaplain Wainfleet was admitted to me in the presence of Gabord and a soldier.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading I had but one desire--Voban again, unless at my request the Seigneur Duvarney would come, and they would let him come.
visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading I found great pleasure in his company, brief as his visit was; and after I had given him messages to bear for me to old friends, if we never met again and he were set free, he left me, benignly commending me to Heaven.
Voban
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had but one desire--Voban again, unless at my request the Seigneur Duvarney would come, and they would let him come.
Wainfleet
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At ten o'clock of that day Chaplain Wainfleet was admitted to me in the presence of Gabord and a soldier.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day preceding that fixed for my execution came, yet there was no sign from friend or enemy without.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I found great pleasure in his company, brief as his visit was; and after I had given him messages to bear for me to old friends, if we never met again and he were set free, he left me, benignly commending me to Heaven.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I found great pleasure in his company, brief as his visit was; and after I had given him messages to bear for me to old friends, if we never met again and he were set free, he left me, benignly commending me to Heaven.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The day preceding that fixed for my execution came, yet there was no sign from friend or enemy without.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I had but one desire--Voban again, unless at my request the Seigneur Duvarney would come, and they would let him come.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The day preceding that fixed for my execution came, yet there was no sign from friend or enemy without.
