adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was once in the Rue des Tournelles a house known by all the sedan chairmen and footmen of Paris, and yet, nevertheless, this house was neither that of a great lord nor of a rich man.
Abbé
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From this reading The Abbé Scarron.
abodenounUS /əˈboʊd/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading It was the abode of the little Abbé Scarron.
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 There was once in the Rue des Tournelles a house known by all the sedan chairmen and footmen of Paris, and yet, nevertheless, this house was neither that of a great lord nor of a rich man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was once in the Rue des Tournelles a house known by all the sedan chairmen and footmen of Paris, and yet, nevertheless, this house was neither that of a great lord nor of a rich man.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was neither dining, nor playing at cards, nor dancing in that house.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was once in the Rue des Tournelles a house known by all the sedan chairmen and footmen of Paris, and yet, nevertheless, this house was neither that of a great lord nor of a rich man.
cardsnounUS /kɑːrdz/
a game played with playing cards
From this reading There was neither dining, nor playing at cards, nor dancing in that house.
chairmennounUS /ˈtʃermɪn/
plural of “chairman” — the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
From this reading There was once in the Rue des Tournelles a house known by all the sedan chairmen and footmen of Paris, and yet, nevertheless, this house was neither that of a great lord nor of a rich man.
dancingnounUS /ˈdænsɪŋ/
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading There was neither dining, nor playing at cards, nor dancing in that house.
desnounUS /des/
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading There was once in the Rue des Tournelles a house known by all the sedan chairmen and footmen of Paris, and yet, nevertheless, this house was neither that of a great lord nor of a rich man.
diningnounUS /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/
the act of eating dinner
From this reading There was neither dining, nor playing at cards, nor dancing in that house.
footmen
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From this reading There was once in the Rue des Tournelles a house known by all the sedan chairmen and footmen of Paris, and yet, nevertheless, this house was neither that of a great lord nor of a rich man.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There was once in the Rue des Tournelles a house known by all the sedan chairmen and footmen of Paris, and yet, nevertheless, this house was neither that of a great lord nor of a rich man.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading There was once in the Rue des Tournelles a house known by all the sedan chairmen and footmen of Paris, and yet, nevertheless, this house was neither that of a great lord nor of a rich man.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was once in the Rue des Tournelles a house known by all the sedan chairmen and footmen of Paris, and yet, nevertheless, this house was neither that of a great lord nor of a rich man.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless, it was the rendezvous of the great world and all Paris went there.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading There was once in the Rue des Tournelles a house known by all the sedan chairmen and footmen of Paris, and yet, nevertheless, this house was neither that of a great lord nor of a rich man.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was the abode of the little Abbé Scarron.
lordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading There was once in the Rue des Tournelles a house known by all the sedan chairmen and footmen of Paris, and yet, nevertheless, this house was neither that of a great lord nor of a rich man.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There was once in the Rue des Tournelles a house known by all the sedan chairmen and footmen of Paris, and yet, nevertheless, this house was neither that of a great lord nor of a rich man.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading There was once in the Rue des Tournelles a house known by all the sedan chairmen and footmen of Paris, and yet, nevertheless, this house was neither that of a great lord nor of a rich man.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading There was once in the Rue des Tournelles a house known by all the sedan chairmen and footmen of Paris, and yet, nevertheless, this house was neither that of a great lord nor of a rich man.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading There was once in the Rue des Tournelles a house known by all the sedan chairmen and footmen of Paris, and yet, nevertheless, this house was neither that of a great lord nor of a rich man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was once in the Rue des Tournelles a house known by all the sedan chairmen and footmen of Paris, and yet, nevertheless, this house was neither that of a great lord nor of a rich man.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading There was once in the Rue des Tournelles a house known by all the sedan chairmen and footmen of Paris, and yet, nevertheless, this house was neither that of a great lord nor of a rich man.
ParisnounUS /ˈperɪs/
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading There was once in the Rue des Tournelles a house known by all the sedan chairmen and footmen of Paris, and yet, nevertheless, this house was neither that of a great lord nor of a rich man.
playingnounUS /ˈpleɪɪŋ/
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading There was neither dining, nor playing at cards, nor dancing in that house.
rendezvousnounUS /ˈrɑːndɪvuː/
a meeting planned at a certain time and place
From this reading Nevertheless, it was the rendezvous of the great world and all Paris went there.
richadjectiveUS /rɪtʃ/
possessing material wealth
From this reading There was once in the Rue des Tournelles a house known by all the sedan chairmen and footmen of Paris, and yet, nevertheless, this house was neither that of a great lord nor of a rich man.
RuenounUS /ruː/
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading There was once in the Rue des Tournelles a house known by all the sedan chairmen and footmen of Paris, and yet, nevertheless, this house was neither that of a great lord nor of a rich man.
Scarron
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From this reading The Abbé Scarron.
sedannounUS /səˈdæn/
a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors
From this reading There was once in the Rue des Tournelles a house known by all the sedan chairmen and footmen of Paris, and yet, nevertheless, this house was neither that of a great lord nor of a rich man.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was once in the Rue des Tournelles a house known by all the sedan chairmen and footmen of Paris, and yet, nevertheless, this house was neither that of a great lord nor of a rich man.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Abbé Scarron.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was once in the Rue des Tournelles a house known by all the sedan chairmen and footmen of Paris, and yet, nevertheless, this house was neither that of a great lord nor of a rich man.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was once in the Rue des Tournelles a house known by all the sedan chairmen and footmen of Paris, and yet, nevertheless, this house was neither that of a great lord nor of a rich man.
Tournelles
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From this reading There was once in the Rue des Tournelles a house known by all the sedan chairmen and footmen of Paris, and yet, nevertheless, this house was neither that of a great lord nor of a rich man.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was once in the Rue des Tournelles a house known by all the sedan chairmen and footmen of Paris, and yet, nevertheless, this house was neither that of a great lord nor of a rich man.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Nevertheless, it was the rendezvous of the great world and all Paris went there.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Nevertheless, it was the rendezvous of the great world and all Paris went there.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading There was once in the Rue des Tournelles a house known by all the sedan chairmen and footmen of Paris, and yet, nevertheless, this house was neither that of a great lord nor of a rich man.
