adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Madame Fosco took a book from the table, sat down, and looked at me, with the steady vindictive malice of a woman who never forgot and never forgave.
accuratelyadverbUS /ˈækjərətli/
with few mistakes
From this reading He opened his eyes and rose from the sofa, accurately to an hour from the time when he had gone to sleep.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He opened his eyes and rose from the sofa, accurately to an hour from the time when he had gone to sleep.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Madame Fosco took a book from the table, sat down, and looked at me, with the steady vindictive malice of a woman who never forgot and never forgave.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Madame Fosco took a book from the table, sat down, and looked at me, with the steady vindictive malice of a woman who never forgot and never forgave.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been listening to your conversation with my husband,” she said.
booknounUS /bʊk/
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Madame Fosco took a book from the table, sat down, and looked at me, with the steady vindictive malice of a woman who never forgot and never forgave.
conversationnounUS /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃən/
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading “I have been listening to your conversation with my husband,” she said.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “If I had been in HIS place—I would have laid you dead on the hearthrug.”
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Madame Fosco took a book from the table, sat down, and looked at me, with the steady vindictive malice of a woman who never forgot and never forgave.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading He opened his eyes and rose from the sofa, accurately to an hour from the time when he had gone to sleep.
forgaveverbUS /fərˈɡeɪv/
inflected form of “forgive” — stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading Madame Fosco took a book from the table, sat down, and looked at me, with the steady vindictive malice of a woman who never forgot and never forgave.
forgotverbUS /fərˈɡɑːt/
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Madame Fosco took a book from the table, sat down, and looked at me, with the steady vindictive malice of a woman who never forgot and never forgave.
Fosco
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From this reading Madame Fosco took a book from the table, sat down, and looked at me, with the steady vindictive malice of a woman who never forgot and never forgave.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Madame Fosco took a book from the table, sat down, and looked at me, with the steady vindictive malice of a woman who never forgot and never forgave.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading He opened his eyes and rose from the sofa, accurately to an hour from the time when he had gone to sleep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “If I had been in HIS place—I would have laid you dead on the hearthrug.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have been listening to your conversation with my husband,” she said.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He opened his eyes and rose from the sofa, accurately to an hour from the time when he had gone to sleep.
hearthrugnoun
a rug spread out in front of a fireplace
From this reading “If I had been in HIS place—I would have laid you dead on the hearthrug.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With those words she opened her book, and never looked at me or spoke to me from that time till the time when her husband woke.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “If I had been in HIS place—I would have laid you dead on the hearthrug.”
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading He opened his eyes and rose from the sofa, accurately to an hour from the time when he had gone to sleep.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “I have been listening to your conversation with my husband,” she said.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have been listening to your conversation with my husband,” she said.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If I had been in HIS place—I would have laid you dead on the hearthrug.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “If I had been in HIS place—I would have laid you dead on the hearthrug.”
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading “If I had been in HIS place—I would have laid you dead on the hearthrug.”
listeningnounUS /ˈlɪsənɪŋ/
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading “I have been listening to your conversation with my husband,” she said.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Madame Fosco took a book from the table, sat down, and looked at me, with the steady vindictive malice of a woman who never forgot and never forgave.
MadamenounUS /ˈmædəm/
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame Fosco took a book from the table, sat down, and looked at me, with the steady vindictive malice of a woman who never forgot and never forgave.
malicenounUS /ˈmæləs/
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading Madame Fosco took a book from the table, sat down, and looked at me, with the steady vindictive malice of a woman who never forgot and never forgave.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Madame Fosco took a book from the table, sat down, and looked at me, with the steady vindictive malice of a woman who never forgot and never forgave.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I have been listening to your conversation with my husband,” she said.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Madame Fosco took a book from the table, sat down, and looked at me, with the steady vindictive malice of a woman who never forgot and never forgave.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Madame Fosco took a book from the table, sat down, and looked at me, with the steady vindictive malice of a woman who never forgot and never forgave.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “If I had been in HIS place—I would have laid you dead on the hearthrug.”
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading With those words she opened her book, and never looked at me or spoke to me from that time till the time when her husband woke.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading With those words she opened her book, and never looked at me or spoke to me from that time till the time when her husband woke.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “If I had been in HIS place—I would have laid you dead on the hearthrug.”
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading He opened his eyes and rose from the sofa, accurately to an hour from the time when he had gone to sleep.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I have been listening to your conversation with my husband,” she said.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Madame Fosco took a book from the table, sat down, and looked at me, with the steady vindictive malice of a woman who never forgot and never forgave.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I have been listening to your conversation with my husband,” she said.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading He opened his eyes and rose from the sofa, accurately to an hour from the time when he had gone to sleep.
sofanounUS /ˈsoʊfə/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading He opened his eyes and rose from the sofa, accurately to an hour from the time when he had gone to sleep.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading With those words she opened her book, and never looked at me or spoke to me from that time till the time when her husband woke.
steadyverbUS /ˈstedi/
make steady
From this reading Madame Fosco took a book from the table, sat down, and looked at me, with the steady vindictive malice of a woman who never forgot and never forgave.
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Madame Fosco took a book from the table, sat down, and looked at me, with the steady vindictive malice of a woman who never forgot and never forgave.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With those words she opened her book, and never looked at me or spoke to me from that time till the time when her husband woke.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Madame Fosco took a book from the table, sat down, and looked at me, with the steady vindictive malice of a woman who never forgot and never forgave.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading With those words she opened her book, and never looked at me or spoke to me from that time till the time when her husband woke.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading With those words she opened her book, and never looked at me or spoke to me from that time till the time when her husband woke.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading With those words she opened her book, and never looked at me or spoke to me from that time till the time when her husband woke.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I have been listening to your conversation with my husband,” she said.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Madame Fosco took a book from the table, sat down, and looked at me, with the steady vindictive malice of a woman who never forgot and never forgave.
vindictiveadjectiveUS /vɪnˈdɪktɪv/
disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
From this reading Madame Fosco took a book from the table, sat down, and looked at me, with the steady vindictive malice of a woman who never forgot and never forgave.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading With those words she opened her book, and never looked at me or spoke to me from that time till the time when her husband woke.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Madame Fosco took a book from the table, sat down, and looked at me, with the steady vindictive malice of a woman who never forgot and never forgave.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Madame Fosco took a book from the table, sat down, and looked at me, with the steady vindictive malice of a woman who never forgot and never forgave.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading With those words she opened her book, and never looked at me or spoke to me from that time till the time when her husband woke.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Madame Fosco took a book from the table, sat down, and looked at me, with the steady vindictive malice of a woman who never forgot and never forgave.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading With those words she opened her book, and never looked at me or spoke to me from that time till the time when her husband woke.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If I had been in HIS place—I would have laid you dead on the hearthrug.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If I had been in HIS place—I would have laid you dead on the hearthrug.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I have been listening to your conversation with my husband,” she said.
