the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.
astonishingadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃɪŋ/
surprising greatly
From this reading One may chance on astonishing places."
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I believed it.
boobynounUS /ˈbuːbi/
an ignorant or foolish person
From this reading And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading "Yes, my dear, it seems that only very swell people come to the box,... countesses,... marchionesses.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading One may chance on astonishing places."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Yes, my dear, it seems that only very swell people come to the box,... countesses,... marchionesses.
plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Several times comrades had spoken to me of the sisters of Our Lady of Thirty-Six Sorrows.
countessesnounUS /ˈkaʊntəsɪz/
plural of “countess” — female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading "Yes, my dear, it seems that only very swell people come to the box,... countesses,... marchionesses.
dearly loved
From this reading "Yes, my dear, it seems that only very swell people come to the box,... countesses,... marchionesses.
psychological suffering
From this reading And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Several times comrades had spoken to me of the sisters of Our Lady of Thirty-Six Sorrows.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I believed it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, my dear, it seems that only very swell people come to the box,... countesses,... marchionesses.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Several times comrades had spoken to me of the sisters of Our Lady of Thirty-Six Sorrows.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.
marchionesses
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From this reading "Yes, my dear, it seems that only very swell people come to the box,... countesses,... marchionesses.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading One may chance on astonishing places."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Several times comrades had spoken to me of the sisters of Our Lady of Thirty-Six Sorrows.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes, my dear, it seems that only very swell people come to the box,... countesses,... marchionesses.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Several times comrades had spoken to me of the sisters of Our Lady of Thirty-Six Sorrows.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One may chance on astonishing places."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One may chance on astonishing places."
and nothing more
From this reading "Yes, my dear, it seems that only very swell people come to the box,... countesses,... marchionesses.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Several times comrades had spoken to me of the sisters of Our Lady of Thirty-Six Sorrows.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Yes, my dear, it seems that only very swell people come to the box,... countesses,... marchionesses.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading One may chance on astonishing places."
Pont-Croix
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From this reading And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Yes, my dear, it seems that only very swell people come to the box,... countesses,... marchionesses.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Several times comrades had spoken to me of the sisters of Our Lady of Thirty-Six Sorrows.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Several times comrades had spoken to me of the sisters of Our Lady of Thirty-Six Sorrows.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.
SorrowsnounUS /ˈsɑːroʊz/
plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Several times comrades had spoken to me of the sisters of Our Lady of Thirty-Six Sorrows.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Several times comrades had spoken to me of the sisters of Our Lady of Thirty-Six Sorrows.
swellverbUS /swel/
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
From this reading "Yes, my dear, it seems that only very swell people come to the box,... countesses,... marchionesses.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yes, my dear, it seems that only very swell people come to the box,... countesses,... marchionesses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Several times comrades had spoken to me of the sisters of Our Lady of Thirty-Six Sorrows.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.
Thirty-Sixadjective
being six more than thirty
From this reading Several times comrades had spoken to me of the sisters of Our Lady of Thirty-Six Sorrows.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Several times comrades had spoken to me of the sisters of Our Lady of Thirty-Six Sorrows.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Several times comrades had spoken to me of the sisters of Our Lady of Thirty-Six Sorrows.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Yes, my dear, it seems that only very swell people come to the box,... countesses,... marchionesses.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.
a late time of life
From this reading And then, in my distress, I remembered with some feeling, booby that I am, the happy years that I spent with the little sisters of Pont-Croix.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, my dear, it seems that only very swell people come to the box,... countesses,... marchionesses.
