adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The young set hope great things of the new Princess of Naples, the bride of the heir-apparent, a lady who is credited with being full of fun and life; it is fondly imagined that she will set the ball rolling again.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading The young set hope great things of the new Princess of Naples, the bride of the heir-apparent, a lady who is credited with being full of fun and life; it is fondly imagined that she will set the ball rolling again.
AmericannounUS /əˈmerəkən/
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading By the bye, her first lady-in-waiting, the young Duchess del Monte of Naples, was an American girl, and a very pretty one, too.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading By the bye, her first lady-in-waiting, the young Duchess del Monte of Naples, was an American girl, and a very pretty one, too.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young set hope great things of the new Princess of Naples, the bride of the heir-apparent, a lady who is credited with being full of fun and life; it is fondly imagined that she will set the ball rolling again.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Besides which he is very delicate and passes for not being any too fond of the world.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Prince and Princess of Naples live at their Neapolitan capital, and will not do much to help things in Rome.
ballnounUS /bɔːl/
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading The young set hope great things of the new Princess of Naples, the bride of the heir-apparent, a lady who is credited with being full of fun and life; it is fondly imagined that she will set the ball rolling again.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The young set hope great things of the new Princess of Naples, the bride of the heir-apparent, a lady who is credited with being full of fun and life; it is fondly imagined that she will set the ball rolling again.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides which he is very delicate and passes for not being any too fond of the world.
bridenounUS /braɪd/
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading The young set hope great things of the new Princess of Naples, the bride of the heir-apparent, a lady who is credited with being full of fun and life; it is fondly imagined that she will set the ball rolling again.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the bye, her first lady-in-waiting, the young Duchess del Monte of Naples, was an American girl, and a very pretty one, too.
byenounUS /baɪ/
an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
From this reading By the bye, her first lady-in-waiting, the young Duchess del Monte of Naples, was an American girl, and a very pretty one, too.
capitalnounUS /ˈkæpətəl/
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading The Prince and Princess of Naples live at their Neapolitan capital, and will not do much to help things in Rome.
creditedadjectiveUS /ˈkredətəd/
(usually followed by “to”) given credit for
From this reading The young set hope great things of the new Princess of Naples, the bride of the heir-apparent, a lady who is credited with being full of fun and life; it is fondly imagined that she will set the ball rolling again.
del
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From this reading By the bye, her first lady-in-waiting, the young Duchess del Monte of Naples, was an American girl, and a very pretty one, too.
delicateadjectiveUS /ˈdeləkət/
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading Besides which he is very delicate and passes for not being any too fond of the world.
distinctionnounUS /dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/
a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
From this reading She enjoyed for some time the enviable distinction of being the youngest and handsomest duchess in Europe, until Miss Vanderbilt married Marlborough and took the record from her.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The Prince and Princess of Naples live at their Neapolitan capital, and will not do much to help things in Rome.
DuchessnounUS /ˈdʌtʃəs/
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading By the bye, her first lady-in-waiting, the young Duchess del Monte of Naples, was an American girl, and a very pretty one, too.
enjoyedverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪd/
past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading She enjoyed for some time the enviable distinction of being the youngest and handsomest duchess in Europe, until Miss Vanderbilt married Marlborough and took the record from her.
enviableadjectiveUS /ˈenviəbəl/
causing envy
From this reading She enjoyed for some time the enviable distinction of being the youngest and handsomest duchess in Europe, until Miss Vanderbilt married Marlborough and took the record from her.
EuropenounUS /ˈjʊrəp/
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading She enjoyed for some time the enviable distinction of being the youngest and handsomest duchess in Europe, until Miss Vanderbilt married Marlborough and took the record from her.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading By the bye, her first lady-in-waiting, the young Duchess del Monte of Naples, was an American girl, and a very pretty one, too.
fondadjectiveUS /fɑːnd/
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading Besides which he is very delicate and passes for not being any too fond of the world.
fondlyadverbUS /ˈfɑːndli/
with fondness; with love
From this reading The young set hope great things of the new Princess of Naples, the bride of the heir-apparent, a lady who is credited with being full of fun and life; it is fondly imagined that she will set the ball rolling again.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She enjoyed for some time the enviable distinction of being the youngest and handsomest duchess in Europe, until Miss Vanderbilt married Marlborough and took the record from her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She enjoyed for some time the enviable distinction of being the youngest and handsomest duchess in Europe, until Miss Vanderbilt married Marlborough and took the record from her.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The young set hope great things of the new Princess of Naples, the bride of the heir-apparent, a lady who is credited with being full of fun and life; it is fondly imagined that she will set the ball rolling again.
funnounUS /fʌn/
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading The young set hope great things of the new Princess of Naples, the bride of the heir-apparent, a lady who is credited with being full of fun and life; it is fondly imagined that she will set the ball rolling again.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading By the bye, her first lady-in-waiting, the young Duchess del Monte of Naples, was an American girl, and a very pretty one, too.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The young set hope great things of the new Princess of Naples, the bride of the heir-apparent, a lady who is credited with being full of fun and life; it is fondly imagined that she will set the ball rolling again.
handsomest
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From this reading She enjoyed for some time the enviable distinction of being the youngest and handsomest duchess in Europe, until Miss Vanderbilt married Marlborough and took the record from her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Besides which he is very delicate and passes for not being any too fond of the world.
heir-apparent
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From this reading The young set hope great things of the new Princess of Naples, the bride of the heir-apparent, a lady who is credited with being full of fun and life; it is fondly imagined that she will set the ball rolling again.
helpverbUS /help/
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading The Prince and Princess of Naples live at their Neapolitan capital, and will not do much to help things in Rome.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading By the bye, her first lady-in-waiting, the young Duchess del Monte of Naples, was an American girl, and a very pretty one, too.
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading The young set hope great things of the new Princess of Naples, the bride of the heir-apparent, a lady who is credited with being full of fun and life; it is fondly imagined that she will set the ball rolling again.
imaginedverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənd/
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading The young set hope great things of the new Princess of Naples, the bride of the heir-apparent, a lady who is credited with being full of fun and life; it is fondly imagined that she will set the ball rolling again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She enjoyed for some time the enviable distinction of being the youngest and handsomest duchess in Europe, until Miss Vanderbilt married Marlborough and took the record from her.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The young set hope great things of the new Princess of Naples, the bride of the heir-apparent, a lady who is credited with being full of fun and life; it is fondly imagined that she will set the ball rolling again.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The young set hope great things of the new Princess of Naples, the bride of the heir-apparent, a lady who is credited with being full of fun and life; it is fondly imagined that she will set the ball rolling again.
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The young set hope great things of the new Princess of Naples, the bride of the heir-apparent, a lady who is credited with being full of fun and life; it is fondly imagined that she will set the ball rolling again.
lady-in-waitingnoun
a lady appointed to attend to a queen or princess
From this reading By the bye, her first lady-in-waiting, the young Duchess del Monte of Naples, was an American girl, and a very pretty one, too.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The young set hope great things of the new Princess of Naples, the bride of the heir-apparent, a lady who is credited with being full of fun and life; it is fondly imagined that she will set the ball rolling again.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading The Prince and Princess of Naples live at their Neapolitan capital, and will not do much to help things in Rome.
Marlborough
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From this reading She enjoyed for some time the enviable distinction of being the youngest and handsomest duchess in Europe, until Miss Vanderbilt married Marlborough and took the record from her.
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading She enjoyed for some time the enviable distinction of being the youngest and handsomest duchess in Europe, until Miss Vanderbilt married Marlborough and took the record from her.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading She enjoyed for some time the enviable distinction of being the youngest and handsomest duchess in Europe, until Miss Vanderbilt married Marlborough and took the record from her.
MontenounUS /ˈmɑːnti/
a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time
From this reading By the bye, her first lady-in-waiting, the young Duchess del Monte of Naples, was an American girl, and a very pretty one, too.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The Prince and Princess of Naples live at their Neapolitan capital, and will not do much to help things in Rome.
NaplesnounUS /ˈneɪpəlz/
a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region
From this reading The young set hope great things of the new Princess of Naples, the bride of the heir-apparent, a lady who is credited with being full of fun and life; it is fondly imagined that she will set the ball rolling again.
NeapolitannounUS /ˌniːəˈpɑːlətən/
a native or inhabitant of Naples
From this reading The Prince and Princess of Naples live at their Neapolitan capital, and will not do much to help things in Rome.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The young set hope great things of the new Princess of Naples, the bride of the heir-apparent, a lady who is credited with being full of fun and life; it is fondly imagined that she will set the ball rolling again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Prince and Princess of Naples live at their Neapolitan capital, and will not do much to help things in Rome.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The young set hope great things of the new Princess of Naples, the bride of the heir-apparent, a lady who is credited with being full of fun and life; it is fondly imagined that she will set the ball rolling again.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading By the bye, her first lady-in-waiting, the young Duchess del Monte of Naples, was an American girl, and a very pretty one, too.
passesnounUS /ˈpæsəz/
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading Besides which he is very delicate and passes for not being any too fond of the world.
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading By the bye, her first lady-in-waiting, the young Duchess del Monte of Naples, was an American girl, and a very pretty one, too.
PrincenounUS /prɪns/
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading The Prince and Princess of Naples live at their Neapolitan capital, and will not do much to help things in Rome.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The young set hope great things of the new Princess of Naples, the bride of the heir-apparent, a lady who is credited with being full of fun and life; it is fondly imagined that she will set the ball rolling again.
recordnounUS /rəˈkɔːrd/
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading She enjoyed for some time the enviable distinction of being the youngest and handsomest duchess in Europe, until Miss Vanderbilt married Marlborough and took the record from her.
rollingadjectiveUS /ˈroʊlɪŋ/
uttered with a trill
From this reading The young set hope great things of the new Princess of Naples, the bride of the heir-apparent, a lady who is credited with being full of fun and life; it is fondly imagined that she will set the ball rolling again.
RomenounUS /roʊm/
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading The Prince and Princess of Naples live at their Neapolitan capital, and will not do much to help things in Rome.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The young set hope great things of the new Princess of Naples, the bride of the heir-apparent, a lady who is credited with being full of fun and life; it is fondly imagined that she will set the ball rolling again.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The young set hope great things of the new Princess of Naples, the bride of the heir-apparent, a lady who is credited with being full of fun and life; it is fondly imagined that she will set the ball rolling again.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She enjoyed for some time the enviable distinction of being the youngest and handsomest duchess in Europe, until Miss Vanderbilt married Marlborough and took the record from her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The young set hope great things of the new Princess of Naples, the bride of the heir-apparent, a lady who is credited with being full of fun and life; it is fondly imagined that she will set the ball rolling again.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young set hope great things of the new Princess of Naples, the bride of the heir-apparent, a lady who is credited with being full of fun and life; it is fondly imagined that she will set the ball rolling again.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Prince and Princess of Naples live at their Neapolitan capital, and will not do much to help things in Rome.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The young set hope great things of the new Princess of Naples, the bride of the heir-apparent, a lady who is credited with being full of fun and life; it is fondly imagined that she will set the ball rolling again.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She enjoyed for some time the enviable distinction of being the youngest and handsomest duchess in Europe, until Miss Vanderbilt married Marlborough and took the record from her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Prince and Princess of Naples live at their Neapolitan capital, and will not do much to help things in Rome.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading By the bye, her first lady-in-waiting, the young Duchess del Monte of Naples, was an American girl, and a very pretty one, too.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She enjoyed for some time the enviable distinction of being the youngest and handsomest duchess in Europe, until Miss Vanderbilt married Marlborough and took the record from her.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She enjoyed for some time the enviable distinction of being the youngest and handsomest duchess in Europe, until Miss Vanderbilt married Marlborough and took the record from her.
VanderbiltnounUS /ˈvændərbɪlt/
United States financier who accumulated great wealth from railroad and shipping businesses (1794-1877)
From this reading She enjoyed for some time the enviable distinction of being the youngest and handsomest duchess in Europe, until Miss Vanderbilt married Marlborough and took the record from her.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading By the bye, her first lady-in-waiting, the young Duchess del Monte of Naples, was an American girl, and a very pretty one, too.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By the bye, her first lady-in-waiting, the young Duchess del Monte of Naples, was an American girl, and a very pretty one, too.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Besides which he is very delicate and passes for not being any too fond of the world.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The young set hope great things of the new Princess of Naples, the bride of the heir-apparent, a lady who is credited with being full of fun and life; it is fondly imagined that she will set the ball rolling again.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The young set hope great things of the new Princess of Naples, the bride of the heir-apparent, a lady who is credited with being full of fun and life; it is fondly imagined that she will set the ball rolling again.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The young set hope great things of the new Princess of Naples, the bride of the heir-apparent, a lady who is credited with being full of fun and life; it is fondly imagined that she will set the ball rolling again.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Besides which he is very delicate and passes for not being any too fond of the world.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young set hope great things of the new Princess of Naples, the bride of the heir-apparent, a lady who is credited with being full of fun and life; it is fondly imagined that she will set the ball rolling again.
youngestadjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡəst/
superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading She enjoyed for some time the enviable distinction of being the youngest and handsomest duchess in Europe, until Miss Vanderbilt married Marlborough and took the record from her.
