adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Princess de Saint-Dizier's valet soon returned, showing in a little, pale man, dressed in black, and wearing spectacles.
ADRIENNE'S
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From this reading ADRIENNE'S ENEMIES.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The princess said to this man: "M. l'Abbe, I suppose, has already informed you of what is to be done?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Princess de Saint-Dizier's valet soon returned, showing in a little, pale man, dressed in black, and wearing spectacles.
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 He carried under his left arm a long black morocco writing-case.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yes, your highness," said the man in a faint, shrill, piping voice, making at the same time a low bow.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The princess said to this man: "M. l'Abbe, I suppose, has already informed you of what is to be done?"
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The Princess de Saint-Dizier's valet soon returned, showing in a little, pale man, dressed in black, and wearing spectacles.
bownounUS /baʊ/
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading "Yes, your highness," said the man in a faint, shrill, piping voice, making at the same time a low bow.
carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading He carried under his left arm a long black morocco writing-case.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The Princess de Saint-Dizier's valet soon returned, showing in a little, pale man, dressed in black, and wearing spectacles.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading The princess said to this man: "M. l'Abbe, I suppose, has already informed you of what is to be done?"
dressedadjectiveUS /drest/
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading The Princess de Saint-Dizier's valet soon returned, showing in a little, pale man, dressed in black, and wearing spectacles.
ENEMIESnounUS /ˈenəmiz/
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading ADRIENNE'S ENEMIES.
faintadjectiveUS /feɪnt/
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading "Yes, your highness," said the man in a faint, shrill, piping voice, making at the same time a low bow.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The princess said to this man: "M. l'Abbe, I suppose, has already informed you of what is to be done?"
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He carried under his left arm a long black morocco writing-case.
highnessnounUS /ˈhaɪnəs/
(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
From this reading "Yes, your highness," said the man in a faint, shrill, piping voice, making at the same time a low bow.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He carried under his left arm a long black morocco writing-case.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The princess said to this man: "M. l'Abbe, I suppose, has already informed you of what is to be done?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Princess de Saint-Dizier's valet soon returned, showing in a little, pale man, dressed in black, and wearing spectacles.
informedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈfɔːrmd/
having much knowledge or education
From this reading The princess said to this man: "M. l'Abbe, I suppose, has already informed you of what is to be done?"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The princess said to this man: "M. l'Abbe, I suppose, has already informed you of what is to be done?"
l'Abbe
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From this reading The princess said to this man: "M. l'Abbe, I suppose, has already informed you of what is to be done?"
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 He carried under his left arm a long black morocco writing-case.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Princess de Saint-Dizier's valet soon returned, showing in a little, pale man, dressed in black, and wearing spectacles.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He carried under his left arm a long black morocco writing-case.
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "Yes, your highness," said the man in a faint, shrill, piping voice, making at the same time a low bow.
MnounUS /em/
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading The princess said to this man: "M. l'Abbe, I suppose, has already informed you of what is to be done?"
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading "Yes, your highness," said the man in a faint, shrill, piping voice, making at the same time a low bow.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Princess de Saint-Dizier's valet soon returned, showing in a little, pale man, dressed in black, and wearing spectacles.
morocconounUS /mərˈɑːkoʊ/
a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956
From this reading He carried under his left arm a long black morocco writing-case.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The princess said to this man: "M. l'Abbe, I suppose, has already informed you of what is to be done?"
paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading The Princess de Saint-Dizier's valet soon returned, showing in a little, pale man, dressed in black, and wearing spectacles.
pipingnounUS /ˈpaɪpɪŋ/
a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems
From this reading "Yes, your highness," said the man in a faint, shrill, piping voice, making at the same time a low bow.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The Princess de Saint-Dizier's valet soon returned, showing in a little, pale man, dressed in black, and wearing spectacles.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The Princess de Saint-Dizier's valet soon returned, showing in a little, pale man, dressed in black, and wearing spectacles.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The princess said to this man: "M. l'Abbe, I suppose, has already informed you of what is to be done?"
Saint-Dizier's
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From this reading The Princess de Saint-Dizier's valet soon returned, showing in a little, pale man, dressed in black, and wearing spectacles.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading "Yes, your highness," said the man in a faint, shrill, piping voice, making at the same time a low bow.
showingnounUS /ˈʃoʊɪŋ/
the display of a motion picture
From this reading The Princess de Saint-Dizier's valet soon returned, showing in a little, pale man, dressed in black, and wearing spectacles.
shrilladjectiveUS /ʃrɪl/
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
From this reading "Yes, your highness," said the man in a faint, shrill, piping voice, making at the same time a low bow.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading The Princess de Saint-Dizier's valet soon returned, showing in a little, pale man, dressed in black, and wearing spectacles.
spectaclesnounUS /ˈspektəkəlz/
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading The Princess de Saint-Dizier's valet soon returned, showing in a little, pale man, dressed in black, and wearing spectacles.
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
express a supposition
From this reading The princess said to this man: "M. l'Abbe, I suppose, has already informed you of what is to be done?"
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Princess de Saint-Dizier's valet soon returned, showing in a little, pale man, dressed in black, and wearing spectacles.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The princess said to this man: "M. l'Abbe, I suppose, has already informed you of what is to be done?"
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Yes, your highness," said the man in a faint, shrill, piping voice, making at the same time a low bow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The princess said to this man: "M. l'Abbe, I suppose, has already informed you of what is to be done?"
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He carried under his left arm a long black morocco writing-case.
valetnounUS /væˈleɪ/
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
From this reading The Princess de Saint-Dizier's valet soon returned, showing in a little, pale man, dressed in black, and wearing spectacles.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Yes, your highness," said the man in a faint, shrill, piping voice, making at the same time a low bow.
wearingnounUS /ˈwerɪŋ/
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading The Princess de Saint-Dizier's valet soon returned, showing in a little, pale man, dressed in black, and wearing spectacles.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The princess said to this man: "M. l'Abbe, I suppose, has already informed you of what is to be done?"
writing-case
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From this reading He carried under his left arm a long black morocco writing-case.
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, your highness," said the man in a faint, shrill, piping voice, making at the same time a low bow.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The princess said to this man: "M. l'Abbe, I suppose, has already informed you of what is to be done?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, your highness," said the man in a faint, shrill, piping voice, making at the same time a low bow.
