used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was in love with a conjurer, a common, flashy fellow, who gave his mediocre exhibitions of legerdemain at such places as Le Jardin Exterieur, and had recently come to lodge at her mother's.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And when she did rise at last, he murmured, "Well, well, see me again and we will talk about it.
anew
From this reading And when she did rise at last, he murmured, "Well, well, see me again and we will talk about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And when she did rise at last, he murmured, "Well, well, see me again and we will talk about it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was in love with a conjurer, a common, flashy fellow, who gave his mediocre exhibitions of legerdemain at such places as Le Jardin Exterieur, and had recently come to lodge at her mother's.
aspiredverbUS /əˈspaɪrd/
past form of “aspire” — have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
From this reading She aspired to marry him, but did not dare to expect it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And when she did rise at last, he murmured, "Well, well, see me again and we will talk about it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I have no wish to be hard, you understand."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She aspired to marry him, but did not dare to expect it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She was in love with a conjurer, a common, flashy fellow, who gave his mediocre exhibitions of legerdemain at such places as Le Jardin Exterieur, and had recently come to lodge at her mother's.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading She was in love with a conjurer, a common, flashy fellow, who gave his mediocre exhibitions of legerdemain at such places as Le Jardin Exterieur, and had recently come to lodge at her mother's.
conjurernounUS /ˈkɑːndʒərʌr/
someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience
From this reading She was in love with a conjurer, a common, flashy fellow, who gave his mediocre exhibitions of legerdemain at such places as Le Jardin Exterieur, and had recently come to lodge at her mother's.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading She aspired to marry him, but did not dare to expect it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And when she did rise at last, he murmured, "Well, well, see me again and we will talk about it.
exhibitionsnounUS /ˌeksəˈbɪʃənz/
plural of “exhibition” — the act of exhibiting
From this reading She was in love with a conjurer, a common, flashy fellow, who gave his mediocre exhibitions of legerdemain at such places as Le Jardin Exterieur, and had recently come to lodge at her mother's.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading She aspired to marry him, but did not dare to expect it.
Exterieur
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From this reading She was in love with a conjurer, a common, flashy fellow, who gave his mediocre exhibitions of legerdemain at such places as Le Jardin Exterieur, and had recently come to lodge at her mother's.
a boy or man
From this reading She was in love with a conjurer, a common, flashy fellow, who gave his mediocre exhibitions of legerdemain at such places as Le Jardin Exterieur, and had recently come to lodge at her mother's.
flashyadjectiveUS /ˈflæʃi/
tastelessly showy
From this reading She was in love with a conjurer, a common, flashy fellow, who gave his mediocre exhibitions of legerdemain at such places as Le Jardin Exterieur, and had recently come to lodge at her mother's.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She was in love with a conjurer, a common, flashy fellow, who gave his mediocre exhibitions of legerdemain at such places as Le Jardin Exterieur, and had recently come to lodge at her mother's.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was in love with a conjurer, a common, flashy fellow, who gave his mediocre exhibitions of legerdemain at such places as Le Jardin Exterieur, and had recently come to lodge at her mother's.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading I have no wish to be hard, you understand."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have no wish to be hard, you understand."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when she did rise at last, he murmured, "Well, well, see me again and we will talk about it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her name was Laure.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She aspired to marry him, but did not dare to expect it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was in love with a conjurer, a common, flashy fellow, who gave his mediocre exhibitions of legerdemain at such places as Le Jardin Exterieur, and had recently come to lodge at her mother's.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have no wish to be hard, you understand."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was in love with a conjurer, a common, flashy fellow, who gave his mediocre exhibitions of legerdemain at such places as Le Jardin Exterieur, and had recently come to lodge at her mother's.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And when she did rise at last, he murmured, "Well, well, see me again and we will talk about it.
Jardin
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From this reading She was in love with a conjurer, a common, flashy fellow, who gave his mediocre exhibitions of legerdemain at such places as Le Jardin Exterieur, and had recently come to lodge at her mother's.
immediately past
From this reading And when she did rise at last, he murmured, "Well, well, see me again and we will talk about it.
Laure
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From this reading Her name was Laure.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading She was in love with a conjurer, a common, flashy fellow, who gave his mediocre exhibitions of legerdemain at such places as Le Jardin Exterieur, and had recently come to lodge at her mother's.
legerdemainnounUS /ˌledʒərdəˈmeɪn/
an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
From this reading She was in love with a conjurer, a common, flashy fellow, who gave his mediocre exhibitions of legerdemain at such places as Le Jardin Exterieur, and had recently come to lodge at her mother's.
lodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading She was in love with a conjurer, a common, flashy fellow, who gave his mediocre exhibitions of legerdemain at such places as Le Jardin Exterieur, and had recently come to lodge at her mother's.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading She was in love with a conjurer, a common, flashy fellow, who gave his mediocre exhibitions of legerdemain at such places as Le Jardin Exterieur, and had recently come to lodge at her mother's.
take in marriage
From this reading She aspired to marry him, but did not dare to expect it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And when she did rise at last, he murmured, "Well, well, see me again and we will talk about it.
mediocreadjectiveUS /ˌmiːdiˈoʊkər/
moderate to inferior in quality
From this reading She was in love with a conjurer, a common, flashy fellow, who gave his mediocre exhibitions of legerdemain at such places as Le Jardin Exterieur, and had recently come to lodge at her mother's.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She was in love with a conjurer, a common, flashy fellow, who gave his mediocre exhibitions of legerdemain at such places as Le Jardin Exterieur, and had recently come to lodge at her mother's.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading And when she did rise at last, he murmured, "Well, well, see me again and we will talk about it.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Her name was Laure.
not any; not one
From this reading I have no wish to be hard, you understand."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She aspired to marry him, but did not dare to expect it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was in love with a conjurer, a common, flashy fellow, who gave his mediocre exhibitions of legerdemain at such places as Le Jardin Exterieur, and had recently come to lodge at her mother's.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading She was in love with a conjurer, a common, flashy fellow, who gave his mediocre exhibitions of legerdemain at such places as Le Jardin Exterieur, and had recently come to lodge at her mother's.
recentlyadverbUS /ˈriːsəntli/
in the recent past
From this reading She was in love with a conjurer, a common, flashy fellow, who gave his mediocre exhibitions of legerdemain at such places as Le Jardin Exterieur, and had recently come to lodge at her mother's.
move upward
From this reading And when she did rise at last, he murmured, "Well, well, see me again and we will talk about it.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading And when she did rise at last, he murmured, "Well, well, see me again and we will talk about it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when she did rise at last, he murmured, "Well, well, see me again and we will talk about it.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She was in love with a conjurer, a common, flashy fellow, who gave his mediocre exhibitions of legerdemain at such places as Le Jardin Exterieur, and had recently come to lodge at her mother's.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading And when she did rise at last, he murmured, "Well, well, see me again and we will talk about it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have no wish to be hard, you understand."
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading I have no wish to be hard, you understand."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her name was Laure.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And when she did rise at last, he murmured, "Well, well, see me again and we will talk about it.
(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 And when she did rise at last, he murmured, "Well, well, see me again and we will talk about it.
at the time that
From this reading And when she did rise at last, he murmured, "Well, well, see me again and we will talk about it.
which person or people
From this reading She was in love with a conjurer, a common, flashy fellow, who gave his mediocre exhibitions of legerdemain at such places as Le Jardin Exterieur, and had recently come to lodge at her mother's.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And when she did rise at last, he murmured, "Well, well, see me again and we will talk about it.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I have no wish to be hard, you understand."
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was in love with a conjurer, a common, flashy fellow, who gave his mediocre exhibitions of legerdemain at such places as Le Jardin Exterieur, and had recently come to lodge at her mother's.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have no wish to be hard, you understand."
