advantagenounUS /ædˈvæntɪdʒ/
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading "Well, if I fail to give proofs, I am to be treated as an infamous slanderer; but if I give them, what advantage shall I gain?"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
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 "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Well, if I fail to give proofs, I am to be treated as an infamous slanderer; but if I give them, what advantage shall I gain?"
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Well, if I fail to give proofs, I am to be treated as an infamous slanderer; but if I give them, what advantage shall I gain?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, if I fail to give proofs, I am to be treated as an infamous slanderer; but if I give them, what advantage shall I gain?"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well, if I fail to give proofs, I am to be treated as an infamous slanderer; but if I give them, what advantage shall I gain?"
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "No; but I expect you to believe your own eyes."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No; but I expect you to believe your own eyes."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
conditionsnounUS /kənˈdɪʃənz/
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
disadvantagenounUS /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒ/
the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
excellencynounUS /ˈekˈslensi/
a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by “Your” or “His” or “Her”
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "No; but I expect you to believe your own eyes."
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading "No; but I expect you to believe your own eyes."
failverbUS /feɪl/
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading "Well, if I fail to give proofs, I am to be treated as an infamous slanderer; but if I give them, what advantage shall I gain?"
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
Foedor
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From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
gainverbUS /ɡeɪn/
obtain
From this reading "Well, if I fail to give proofs, I am to be treated as an infamous slanderer; but if I give them, what advantage shall I gain?"
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Well, if I fail to give proofs, I am to be treated as an infamous slanderer; but if I give them, what advantage shall I gain?"
How
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From this reading "How?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No; but I expect you to believe your own eyes."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
infamousadjectiveUS /ˈɪnfəməs/
known widely and usually unfavorably
From this reading "Well, if I fail to give proofs, I am to be treated as an infamous slanderer; but if I give them, what advantage shall I gain?"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
judgeverbUS /dʒʌdʒ/
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
lieverbUS /laɪ/
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
midnightnounUS /ˈmɪdnaɪt/
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No; but I expect you to believe your own eyes."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "No; but I expect you to believe your own eyes."
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
proofsnounUS /pruːfs/
plural of “proof” — any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading "Well, if I fail to give proofs, I am to be treated as an infamous slanderer; but if I give them, what advantage shall I gain?"
renderverbUS /ˈrendər/
cause to become
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
servicenounUS /ˈsɜːrvəs/
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
slanderernounUS /ˈslændərər/
one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel
From this reading "Well, if I fail to give proofs, I am to be treated as an infamous slanderer; but if I give them, what advantage shall I gain?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Well, if I fail to give proofs, I am to be treated as an infamous slanderer; but if I give them, what advantage shall I gain?"
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No; but I expect you to believe your own eyes."
treatedadjectiveUS /ˈtriːtɪd/
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading "Well, if I fail to give proofs, I am to be treated as an infamous slanderer; but if I give them, what advantage shall I gain?"
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
Vaninka's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "In what way?"
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, if I fail to give proofs, I am to be treated as an infamous slanderer; but if I give them, what advantage shall I gain?"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "In what way?"
wishverbUS /wɪʃ/
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No; but I expect you to believe your own eyes."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No; but I expect you to believe your own eyes."
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "The first time that Mr. Foedor is in my lady Vaninka's room after midnight, I shall come to find your excellency, and then you can judge for yourself if I lie; but up to the present, your excellency, all the conditions of the service I wish to render you are to my disadvantage."
