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 "She shall not know I am there!" he said to himself, with a kind of triumph in his own decision, "I shall amuse myself--I shall see her--but she shall not see me."
adored
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here was a strange nature,--as a girl she had been intensely loving, generous and warm-hearted, and she had adored her husband with exceptional faith and devotion.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But the handsome Prince's amours were legion, though he had been fairly successful in concealing them from his wife, till the unlucky day when she had found him making desperate love to a common servant,--and after that her confidence, naturally, was at an end.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One discovery led to another,--and the husband around whom she had woven her life's romance, sank degraded in her sight, never to rise again.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "She shall not know I am there!" he said to himself, with a kind of triumph in his own decision, "I shall amuse myself--I shall see her--but she shall not see me."
amours
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the handsome Prince's amours were legion, though he had been fairly successful in concealing them from his wife, till the unlucky day when she had found him making desperate love to a common servant,--and after that her confidence, naturally, was at an end.
amuse
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She shall not know I am there!" he said to himself, with a kind of triumph in his own decision, "I shall amuse myself--I shall see her--but she shall not see me."
amusing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But the handsome Prince's amours were legion, though he had been fairly successful in concealing them from his wife, till the unlucky day when she had found him making desperate love to a common servant,--and after that her confidence, naturally, was at an end.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One discovery led to another,--and the husband around whom she had woven her life's romance, sank degraded in her sight, never to rise again.
Arab
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading One discovery led to another,--and the husband around whom she had woven her life's romance, sank degraded in her sight, never to rise again.
arrangements
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
beautiful
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Here was a strange nature,--as a girl she had been intensely loving, generous and warm-hearted, and she had adored her husband with exceptional faith and devotion.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
Bois
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "She shall not know I am there!" he said to himself, with a kind of triumph in his own decision, "I shall amuse myself--I shall see her--but she shall not see me."
common
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the handsome Prince's amours were legion, though he had been fairly successful in concealing them from his wife, till the unlucky day when she had found him making desperate love to a common servant,--and after that her confidence, naturally, was at an end.
concealing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the handsome Prince's amours were legion, though he had been fairly successful in concealing them from his wife, till the unlucky day when she had found him making desperate love to a common servant,--and after that her confidence, naturally, was at an end.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the handsome Prince's amours were legion, though he had been fairly successful in concealing them from his wife, till the unlucky day when she had found him making desperate love to a common servant,--and after that her confidence, naturally, was at an end.
CONS
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
consideration
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
D'Agramont
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
day
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the handsome Prince's amours were legion, though he had been fairly successful in concealing them from his wife, till the unlucky day when she had found him making desperate love to a common servant,--and after that her confidence, naturally, was at an end.
decision
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She shall not know I am there!" he said to himself, with a kind of triumph in his own decision, "I shall amuse myself--I shall see her--but she shall not see me."
degraded
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One discovery led to another,--and the husband around whom she had woven her life's romance, sank degraded in her sight, never to rise again.
departure
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
desperate
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the handsome Prince's amours were legion, though he had been fairly successful in concealing them from his wife, till the unlucky day when she had found him making desperate love to a common servant,--and after that her confidence, naturally, was at an end.
devotion
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here was a strange nature,--as a girl she had been intensely loving, generous and warm-hearted, and she had adored her husband with exceptional faith and devotion.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
discovery
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One discovery led to another,--and the husband around whom she had woven her life's romance, sank degraded in her sight, never to rise again.
end
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the handsome Prince's amours were legion, though he had been fairly successful in concealing them from his wife, till the unlucky day when she had found him making desperate love to a common servant,--and after that her confidence, naturally, was at an end.
entertainment
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
exceptional
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here was a strange nature,--as a girl she had been intensely loving, generous and warm-hearted, and she had adored her husband with exceptional faith and devotion.
fairly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the handsome Prince's amours were legion, though he had been fairly successful in concealing them from his wife, till the unlucky day when she had found him making desperate love to a common servant,--and after that her confidence, naturally, was at an end.
faith
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here was a strange nature,--as a girl she had been intensely loving, generous and warm-hearted, and she had adored her husband with exceptional faith and devotion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the handsome Prince's amours were legion, though he had been fairly successful in concealing them from his wife, till the unlucky day when she had found him making desperate love to a common servant,--and after that her confidence, naturally, was at an end.
friends
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But the handsome Prince's amours were legion, though he had been fairly successful in concealing them from his wife, till the unlucky day when she had found him making desperate love to a common servant,--and after that her confidence, naturally, was at an end.
generous
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here was a strange nature,--as a girl she had been intensely loving, generous and warm-hearted, and she had adored her husband with exceptional faith and devotion.
girl
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here was a strange nature,--as a girl she had been intensely loving, generous and warm-hearted, and she had adored her husband with exceptional faith and devotion.
giving
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
gracefully
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Here was a strange nature,--as a girl she had been intensely loving, generous and warm-hearted, and she had adored her husband with exceptional faith and devotion.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the handsome Prince's amours were legion, though he had been fairly successful in concealing them from his wife, till the unlucky day when she had found him making desperate love to a common servant,--and after that her confidence, naturally, was at an end.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She shall not know I am there!" he said to himself, with a kind of triumph in his own decision, "I shall amuse myself--I shall see her--but she shall not see me."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She shall not know I am there!" he said to himself, with a kind of triumph in his own decision, "I shall amuse myself--I shall see her--but she shall not see me."
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was a strange nature,--as a girl she had been intensely loving, generous and warm-hearted, and she had adored her husband with exceptional faith and devotion.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the handsome Prince's amours were legion, though he had been fairly successful in concealing them from his wife, till the unlucky day when she had found him making desperate love to a common servant,--and after that her confidence, naturally, was at an end.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "She shall not know I am there!" he said to himself, with a kind of triumph in his own decision, "I shall amuse myself--I shall see her--but she shall not see me."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "She shall not know I am there!" he said to himself, with a kind of triumph in his own decision, "I shall amuse myself--I shall see her--but she shall not see me."
husband
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here was a strange nature,--as a girl she had been intensely loving, generous and warm-hearted, and she had adored her husband with exceptional faith and devotion.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "She shall not know I am there!" he said to himself, with a kind of triumph in his own decision, "I shall amuse myself--I shall see her--but she shall not see me."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "She shall not know I am there!" he said to himself, with a kind of triumph in his own decision, "I shall amuse myself--I shall see her--but she shall not see me."
intensely
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here was a strange nature,--as a girl she had been intensely loving, generous and warm-hearted, and she had adored her husband with exceptional faith and devotion.
kind
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She shall not know I am there!" he said to himself, with a kind of triumph in his own decision, "I shall amuse myself--I shall see her--but she shall not see me."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She shall not know I am there!" he said to himself, with a kind of triumph in his own decision, "I shall amuse myself--I shall see her--but she shall not see me."
led
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One discovery led to another,--and the husband around whom she had woven her life's romance, sank degraded in her sight, never to rise again.
legion
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the handsome Prince's amours were legion, though he had been fairly successful in concealing them from his wife, till the unlucky day when she had found him making desperate love to a common servant,--and after that her confidence, naturally, was at an end.
life's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One discovery led to another,--and the husband around whom she had woven her life's romance, sank degraded in her sight, never to rise again.
lives
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
love
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the handsome Prince's amours were legion, though he had been fairly successful in concealing them from his wife, till the unlucky day when she had found him making desperate love to a common servant,--and after that her confidence, naturally, was at an end.
loving
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here was a strange nature,--as a girl she had been intensely loving, generous and warm-hearted, and she had adored her husband with exceptional faith and devotion.
making
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "She shall not know I am there!" he said to himself, with a kind of triumph in his own decision, "I shall amuse myself--I shall see her--but she shall not see me."
meanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "She shall not know I am there!" he said to himself, with a kind of triumph in his own decision, "I shall amuse myself--I shall see her--but she shall not see me."
naturally
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the handsome Prince's amours were legion, though he had been fairly successful in concealing them from his wife, till the unlucky day when she had found him making desperate love to a common servant,--and after that her confidence, naturally, was at an end.
nature
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here was a strange nature,--as a girl she had been intensely loving, generous and warm-hearted, and she had adored her husband with exceptional faith and devotion.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One discovery led to another,--and the husband around whom she had woven her life's romance, sank degraded in her sight, never to rise again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "She shall not know I am there!" he said to himself, with a kind of triumph in his own decision, "I shall amuse myself--I shall see her--but she shall not see me."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "She shall not know I am there!" he said to himself, with a kind of triumph in his own decision, "I shall amuse myself--I shall see her--but she shall not see me."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
once
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One discovery led to another,--and the husband around whom she had woven her life's romance, sank degraded in her sight, never to rise again.
own
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She shall not know I am there!" he said to himself, with a kind of triumph in his own decision, "I shall amuse myself--I shall see her--but she shall not see me."
plan
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
Prince's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the handsome Prince's amours were legion, though he had been fairly successful in concealing them from his wife, till the unlucky day when she had found him making desperate love to a common servant,--and after that her confidence, naturally, was at an end.
Princesse
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
PROS
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
riding
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
rise
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One discovery led to another,--and the husband around whom she had woven her life's romance, sank degraded in her sight, never to rise again.
romance
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One discovery led to another,--and the husband around whom she had woven her life's romance, sank degraded in her sight, never to rise again.
said
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She shall not know I am there!" he said to himself, with a kind of triumph in his own decision, "I shall amuse myself--I shall see her--but she shall not see me."
sank
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One discovery led to another,--and the husband around whom she had woven her life's romance, sank degraded in her sight, never to rise again.
Satisfied
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
see
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She shall not know I am there!" he said to himself, with a kind of triumph in his own decision, "I shall amuse myself--I shall see her--but she shall not see me."
servant
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the handsome Prince's amours were legion, though he had been fairly successful in concealing them from his wife, till the unlucky day when she had found him making desperate love to a common servant,--and after that her confidence, naturally, was at an end.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "She shall not know I am there!" he said to himself, with a kind of triumph in his own decision, "I shall amuse myself--I shall see her--but she shall not see me."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She shall not know I am there!" he said to himself, with a kind of triumph in his own decision, "I shall amuse myself--I shall see her--but she shall not see me."
sight
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One discovery led to another,--and the husband around whom she had woven her life's romance, sank degraded in her sight, never to rise again.
slightest
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
strange
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here was a strange nature,--as a girl she had been intensely loving, generous and warm-hearted, and she had adored her husband with exceptional faith and devotion.
successful
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the handsome Prince's amours were legion, though he had been fairly successful in concealing them from his wife, till the unlucky day when she had found him making desperate love to a common servant,--and after that her confidence, naturally, was at an end.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the handsome Prince's amours were legion, though he had been fairly successful in concealing them from his wife, till the unlucky day when she had found him making desperate love to a common servant,--and after that her confidence, naturally, was at an end.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But the handsome Prince's amours were legion, though he had been fairly successful in concealing them from his wife, till the unlucky day when she had found him making desperate love to a common servant,--and after that her confidence, naturally, was at an end.
there
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She shall not know I am there!" he said to himself, with a kind of triumph in his own decision, "I shall amuse myself--I shall see her--but she shall not see me."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But the handsome Prince's amours were legion, though he had been fairly successful in concealing them from his wife, till the unlucky day when she had found him making desperate love to a common servant,--and after that her confidence, naturally, was at an end.
thoughts
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But the handsome Prince's amours were legion, though he had been fairly successful in concealing them from his wife, till the unlucky day when she had found him making desperate love to a common servant,--and after that her confidence, naturally, was at an end.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She shall not know I am there!" he said to himself, with a kind of triumph in his own decision, "I shall amuse myself--I shall see her--but she shall not see me."
triumph
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She shall not know I am there!" he said to himself, with a kind of triumph in his own decision, "I shall amuse myself--I shall see her--but she shall not see me."
unlucky
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the handsome Prince's amours were legion, though he had been fairly successful in concealing them from his wife, till the unlucky day when she had found him making desperate love to a common servant,--and after that her confidence, naturally, was at an end.
vague
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
warm-hearted
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here was a strange nature,--as a girl she had been intensely loving, generous and warm-hearted, and she had adored her husband with exceptional faith and devotion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
weighing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the handsome Prince's amours were legion, though he had been fairly successful in concealing them from his wife, till the unlucky day when she had found him making desperate love to a common servant,--and after that her confidence, naturally, was at an end.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But the handsome Prince's amours were legion, though he had been fairly successful in concealing them from his wife, till the unlucky day when she had found him making desperate love to a common servant,--and after that her confidence, naturally, was at an end.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One discovery led to another,--and the husband around whom she had woven her life's romance, sank degraded in her sight, never to rise again.
wife
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the handsome Prince's amours were legion, though he had been fairly successful in concealing them from his wife, till the unlucky day when she had found him making desperate love to a common servant,--and after that her confidence, naturally, was at an end.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "She shall not know I am there!" he said to himself, with a kind of triumph in his own decision, "I shall amuse myself--I shall see her--but she shall not see me."
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
woven
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One discovery led to another,--and the husband around whom she had woven her life's romance, sank degraded in her sight, never to rise again.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Satisfied with this as yet vague plan of entertainment, he began at once making his arrangements for departure;--meanwhile, the Princesse D'Agramont riding gracefully through the Bois on her beautiful Arab, was amusing herself with her thoughts, and weighing the PROS and CONS of the different lives of her friends, without giving the slightest consideration to her own.
