used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading There was no anger in her face, no embarrassment; she looked from Camusot to Lucien.
avoidedverbUS /əˈvɔɪdɪd/
past form of “avoid” — stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading The two men avoided each other’s eyes.
baggagenounUS /ˈbæɡədʒ/
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I will believe nothing that you do not wish me to believe,” said Camusot.
Camusot
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From this reading There was no anger in her face, no embarrassment; she looked from Camusot to Lucien.
Coralie
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From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I will believe nothing that you do not wish me to believe,” said Camusot.
Don't
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From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She sat down.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The two men avoided each other’s eyes.
one or the other of two
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
embarrassmentnounUS /ɪmˈberəsmənt/
the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
From this reading There was no anger in her face, no embarrassment; she looked from Camusot to Lucien.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The two men avoided each other’s eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading There was no anger in her face, no embarrassment; she looked from Camusot to Lucien.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was no anger in her face, no embarrassment; she looked from Camusot to Lucien.
a young female
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was no anger in her face, no embarrassment; she looked from Camusot to Lucien.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I will believe nothing that you do not wish me to believe,” said Camusot.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no anger in her face, no embarrassment; she looked from Camusot to Lucien.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading There was no anger in her face, no embarrassment; she looked from Camusot to Lucien.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
Lucien
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From this reading There was no anger in her face, no embarrassment; she looked from Camusot to Lucien.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I will believe nothing that you do not wish me to believe,” said Camusot.
the force of workers available
From this reading The two men avoided each other’s eyes.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no anger in her face, no embarrassment; she looked from Camusot to Lucien.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I will believe nothing that you do not wish me to believe,” said Camusot.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I will believe nothing that you do not wish me to believe,” said Camusot.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
other's
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From this reading The two men avoided each other’s eyes.
participate in games or sport
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I will believe nothing that you do not wish me to believe,” said Camusot.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat down.
shamelessadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪmləs/
feeling no shame
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat down.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I will believe nothing that you do not wish me to believe,” said Camusot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two men avoided each other’s eyes.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no anger in her face, no embarrassment; she looked from Camusot to Lucien.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no anger in her face, no embarrassment; she looked from Camusot to Lucien.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two men avoided each other’s eyes.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no anger in her face, no embarrassment; she looked from Camusot to Lucien.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
which person or people
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will believe nothing that you do not wish me to believe,” said Camusot.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I will believe nothing that you do not wish me to believe,” said Camusot.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “Don’t play with me, Coralie; I was wrong——” “I am either a shameless baggage that has taken a sudden fancy; or a poor, unhappy girl who feels what love really is for the first time, the love that all women long for.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I will believe nothing that you do not wish me to believe,” said Camusot.