Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PREPARER’S NOTE: The story of Lucien de Rubempre begins in the Lost Illusions trilogy which consists of Two Poets, A Distinguished Provincial at Paris, and Eve and David.
action
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The action in Scenes From A Courtesan’s Life commences directly after the end of Eve and David.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The action in Scenes From A Courtesan’s Life commences directly after the end of Eve and David.
Alfonso
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To His Highness Prince Alfonso Serafino di Porcia.
Allow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Allow me to place your name at the beginning of an essentially Parisian work, thought out in your house during these latter days.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Allow me to place your name at the beginning of an essentially Parisian work, thought out in your house during these latter days.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PREPARER’S NOTE: The story of Lucien de Rubempre begins in the Lost Illusions trilogy which consists of Two Poets, A Distinguished Provincial at Paris, and Eve and David.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Is it not natural that I should offer you the flowers of rhetoric that blossomed in your garden, watered with the regrets I suffered from home-sickness, which you soothed, as I wandered under the boschetti whose elms reminded me of the Champs-Elysees?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PREPARER’S NOTE: The story of Lucien de Rubempre begins in the Lost Illusions trilogy which consists of Two Poets, A Distinguished Provincial at Paris, and Eve and David.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Allow me to place your name at the beginning of an essentially Parisian work, thought out in your house during these latter days.
begins
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PREPARER’S NOTE: The story of Lucien de Rubempre begins in the Lost Illusions trilogy which consists of Two Poets, A Distinguished Provincial at Paris, and Eve and David.
blossomed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it not natural that I should offer you the flowers of rhetoric that blossomed in your garden, watered with the regrets I suffered from home-sickness, which you soothed, as I wandered under the boschetti whose elms reminded me of the Champs-Elysees?
boschetti
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it not natural that I should offer you the flowers of rhetoric that blossomed in your garden, watered with the regrets I suffered from home-sickness, which you soothed, as I wandered under the boschetti whose elms reminded me of the Champs-Elysees?
Champs-Elysees
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it not natural that I should offer you the flowers of rhetoric that blossomed in your garden, watered with the regrets I suffered from home-sickness, which you soothed, as I wandered under the boschetti whose elms reminded me of the Champs-Elysees?
commences
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The action in Scenes From A Courtesan’s Life commences directly after the end of Eve and David.
consists
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PREPARER’S NOTE: The story of Lucien de Rubempre begins in the Lost Illusions trilogy which consists of Two Poets, A Distinguished Provincial at Paris, and Eve and David.
Courtesan's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The action in Scenes From A Courtesan’s Life commences directly after the end of Eve and David.
David
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PREPARER’S NOTE: The story of Lucien de Rubempre begins in the Lost Illusions trilogy which consists of Two Poets, A Distinguished Provincial at Paris, and Eve and David.
days
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Allow me to place your name at the beginning of an essentially Parisian work, thought out in your house during these latter days.
de
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PREPARER’S NOTE: The story of Lucien de Rubempre begins in the Lost Illusions trilogy which consists of Two Poets, A Distinguished Provincial at Paris, and Eve and David.
di
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To His Highness Prince Alfonso Serafino di Porcia.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The action in Scenes From A Courtesan’s Life commences directly after the end of Eve and David.
Distinguished
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PREPARER’S NOTE: The story of Lucien de Rubempre begins in the Lost Illusions trilogy which consists of Two Poets, A Distinguished Provincial at Paris, and Eve and David.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Allow me to place your name at the beginning of an essentially Parisian work, thought out in your house during these latter days.
elms
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it not natural that I should offer you the flowers of rhetoric that blossomed in your garden, watered with the regrets I suffered from home-sickness, which you soothed, as I wandered under the boschetti whose elms reminded me of the Champs-Elysees?
end
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The action in Scenes From A Courtesan’s Life commences directly after the end of Eve and David.
essentially
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Allow me to place your name at the beginning of an essentially Parisian work, thought out in your house during these latter days.
Eve
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PREPARER’S NOTE: The story of Lucien de Rubempre begins in the Lost Illusions trilogy which consists of Two Poets, A Distinguished Provincial at Paris, and Eve and David.
flowers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it not natural that I should offer you the flowers of rhetoric that blossomed in your garden, watered with the regrets I suffered from home-sickness, which you soothed, as I wandered under the boschetti whose elms reminded me of the Champs-Elysees?
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The action in Scenes From A Courtesan’s Life commences directly after the end of Eve and David.
garden
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it not natural that I should offer you the flowers of rhetoric that blossomed in your garden, watered with the regrets I suffered from home-sickness, which you soothed, as I wandered under the boschetti whose elms reminded me of the Champs-Elysees?
Highness
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To His Highness Prince Alfonso Serafino di Porcia.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To His Highness Prince Alfonso Serafino di Porcia.
home-sickness
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it not natural that I should offer you the flowers of rhetoric that blossomed in your garden, watered with the regrets I suffered from home-sickness, which you soothed, as I wandered under the boschetti whose elms reminded me of the Champs-Elysees?
house
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Allow me to place your name at the beginning of an essentially Parisian work, thought out in your house during these latter days.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Is it not natural that I should offer you the flowers of rhetoric that blossomed in your garden, watered with the regrets I suffered from home-sickness, which you soothed, as I wandered under the boschetti whose elms reminded me of the Champs-Elysees?
Illusions
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PREPARER’S NOTE: The story of Lucien de Rubempre begins in the Lost Illusions trilogy which consists of Two Poets, A Distinguished Provincial at Paris, and Eve and David.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PREPARER’S NOTE: The story of Lucien de Rubempre begins in the Lost Illusions trilogy which consists of Two Poets, A Distinguished Provincial at Paris, and Eve and David.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it not natural that I should offer you the flowers of rhetoric that blossomed in your garden, watered with the regrets I suffered from home-sickness, which you soothed, as I wandered under the boschetti whose elms reminded me of the Champs-Elysees?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it not natural that I should offer you the flowers of rhetoric that blossomed in your garden, watered with the regrets I suffered from home-sickness, which you soothed, as I wandered under the boschetti whose elms reminded me of the Champs-Elysees?
latter
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Allow me to place your name at the beginning of an essentially Parisian work, thought out in your house during these latter days.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The action in Scenes From A Courtesan’s Life commences directly after the end of Eve and David.
Lost
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PREPARER’S NOTE: The story of Lucien de Rubempre begins in the Lost Illusions trilogy which consists of Two Poets, A Distinguished Provincial at Paris, and Eve and David.
Lucien
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PREPARER’S NOTE: The story of Lucien de Rubempre begins in the Lost Illusions trilogy which consists of Two Poets, A Distinguished Provincial at Paris, and Eve and David.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Allow me to place your name at the beginning of an essentially Parisian work, thought out in your house during these latter days.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Allow me to place your name at the beginning of an essentially Parisian work, thought out in your house during these latter days.
natural
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it not natural that I should offer you the flowers of rhetoric that blossomed in your garden, watered with the regrets I suffered from home-sickness, which you soothed, as I wandered under the boschetti whose elms reminded me of the Champs-Elysees?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Is it not natural that I should offer you the flowers of rhetoric that blossomed in your garden, watered with the regrets I suffered from home-sickness, which you soothed, as I wandered under the boschetti whose elms reminded me of the Champs-Elysees?
NOTE
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PREPARER’S NOTE: The story of Lucien de Rubempre begins in the Lost Illusions trilogy which consists of Two Poets, A Distinguished Provincial at Paris, and Eve and David.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PREPARER’S NOTE: The story of Lucien de Rubempre begins in the Lost Illusions trilogy which consists of Two Poets, A Distinguished Provincial at Paris, and Eve and David.
offer
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it not natural that I should offer you the flowers of rhetoric that blossomed in your garden, watered with the regrets I suffered from home-sickness, which you soothed, as I wandered under the boschetti whose elms reminded me of the Champs-Elysees?
out
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Allow me to place your name at the beginning of an essentially Parisian work, thought out in your house during these latter days.
Paris
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PREPARER’S NOTE: The story of Lucien de Rubempre begins in the Lost Illusions trilogy which consists of Two Poets, A Distinguished Provincial at Paris, and Eve and David.
Parisian
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Allow me to place your name at the beginning of an essentially Parisian work, thought out in your house during these latter days.
place
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Allow me to place your name at the beginning of an essentially Parisian work, thought out in your house during these latter days.
Poets
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PREPARER’S NOTE: The story of Lucien de Rubempre begins in the Lost Illusions trilogy which consists of Two Poets, A Distinguished Provincial at Paris, and Eve and David.
Porcia
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To His Highness Prince Alfonso Serafino di Porcia.
PREPARER'S
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PREPARER’S NOTE: The story of Lucien de Rubempre begins in the Lost Illusions trilogy which consists of Two Poets, A Distinguished Provincial at Paris, and Eve and David.
Prince
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To His Highness Prince Alfonso Serafino di Porcia.
Provincial
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PREPARER’S NOTE: The story of Lucien de Rubempre begins in the Lost Illusions trilogy which consists of Two Poets, A Distinguished Provincial at Paris, and Eve and David.
regrets
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it not natural that I should offer you the flowers of rhetoric that blossomed in your garden, watered with the regrets I suffered from home-sickness, which you soothed, as I wandered under the boschetti whose elms reminded me of the Champs-Elysees?
reminded
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it not natural that I should offer you the flowers of rhetoric that blossomed in your garden, watered with the regrets I suffered from home-sickness, which you soothed, as I wandered under the boschetti whose elms reminded me of the Champs-Elysees?
rhetoric
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it not natural that I should offer you the flowers of rhetoric that blossomed in your garden, watered with the regrets I suffered from home-sickness, which you soothed, as I wandered under the boschetti whose elms reminded me of the Champs-Elysees?
Rubempre
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PREPARER’S NOTE: The story of Lucien de Rubempre begins in the Lost Illusions trilogy which consists of Two Poets, A Distinguished Provincial at Paris, and Eve and David.
Scenes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The action in Scenes From A Courtesan’s Life commences directly after the end of Eve and David.
Serafino
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To His Highness Prince Alfonso Serafino di Porcia.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Is it not natural that I should offer you the flowers of rhetoric that blossomed in your garden, watered with the regrets I suffered from home-sickness, which you soothed, as I wandered under the boschetti whose elms reminded me of the Champs-Elysees?
soothed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it not natural that I should offer you the flowers of rhetoric that blossomed in your garden, watered with the regrets I suffered from home-sickness, which you soothed, as I wandered under the boschetti whose elms reminded me of the Champs-Elysees?
story
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PREPARER’S NOTE: The story of Lucien de Rubempre begins in the Lost Illusions trilogy which consists of Two Poets, A Distinguished Provincial at Paris, and Eve and David.
suffered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it not natural that I should offer you the flowers of rhetoric that blossomed in your garden, watered with the regrets I suffered from home-sickness, which you soothed, as I wandered under the boschetti whose elms reminded me of the Champs-Elysees?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is it not natural that I should offer you the flowers of rhetoric that blossomed in your garden, watered with the regrets I suffered from home-sickness, which you soothed, as I wandered under the boschetti whose elms reminded me of the Champs-Elysees?
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PREPARER’S NOTE: The story of Lucien de Rubempre begins in the Lost Illusions trilogy which consists of Two Poets, A Distinguished Provincial at Paris, and Eve and David.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Allow me to place your name at the beginning of an essentially Parisian work, thought out in your house during these latter days.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Allow me to place your name at the beginning of an essentially Parisian work, thought out in your house during these latter days.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To His Highness Prince Alfonso Serafino di Porcia.
trilogy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PREPARER’S NOTE: The story of Lucien de Rubempre begins in the Lost Illusions trilogy which consists of Two Poets, A Distinguished Provincial at Paris, and Eve and David.
Two
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PREPARER’S NOTE: The story of Lucien de Rubempre begins in the Lost Illusions trilogy which consists of Two Poets, A Distinguished Provincial at Paris, and Eve and David.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Is it not natural that I should offer you the flowers of rhetoric that blossomed in your garden, watered with the regrets I suffered from home-sickness, which you soothed, as I wandered under the boschetti whose elms reminded me of the Champs-Elysees?
wandered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it not natural that I should offer you the flowers of rhetoric that blossomed in your garden, watered with the regrets I suffered from home-sickness, which you soothed, as I wandered under the boschetti whose elms reminded me of the Champs-Elysees?
waterednounUS /ˈwatered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Is it not natural that I should offer you the flowers of rhetoric that blossomed in your garden, watered with the regrets I suffered from home-sickness, which you soothed, as I wandered under the boschetti whose elms reminded me of the Champs-Elysees?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading PREPARER’S NOTE: The story of Lucien de Rubempre begins in the Lost Illusions trilogy which consists of Two Poets, A Distinguished Provincial at Paris, and Eve and David.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Is it not natural that I should offer you the flowers of rhetoric that blossomed in your garden, watered with the regrets I suffered from home-sickness, which you soothed, as I wandered under the boschetti whose elms reminded me of the Champs-Elysees?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Is it not natural that I should offer you the flowers of rhetoric that blossomed in your garden, watered with the regrets I suffered from home-sickness, which you soothed, as I wandered under the boschetti whose elms reminded me of the Champs-Elysees?
work
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Allow me to place your name at the beginning of an essentially Parisian work, thought out in your house during these latter days.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Is it not natural that I should offer you the flowers of rhetoric that blossomed in your garden, watered with the regrets I suffered from home-sickness, which you soothed, as I wandered under the boschetti whose elms reminded me of the Champs-Elysees?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Allow me to place your name at the beginning of an essentially Parisian work, thought out in your house during these latter days.
