used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A NEW ST.
anew
From this reading LOUIS Once again the French flag waved over St. Louis and hearts beat high with joy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOUIS Once again the French flag waved over St. Louis and hearts beat high with joy.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading LOUIS Once again the French flag waved over St. Louis and hearts beat high with joy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Not that they had been unhappy or discontented under the Spanish _régime_, though the place had remained stationery.
plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Even now it had scarcely two hundred buildings and less than a thousand inhabitants.
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Except for the fur trade and the energies of the house of Maxent Laclede & Co. with their _entrepot_, it would still have been a little French hamlet.
discontentedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪskənˈtentɪd/
showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing
From this reading Not that they had been unhappy or discontented under the Spanish _régime_, though the place had remained stationery.
energiesnounUS /ˈenərdʒiz/
plural of “energy” — (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading Except for the fur trade and the energies of the house of Maxent Laclede & Co. with their _entrepot_, it would still have been a little French hamlet.
entrepotnoun
a port where merchandise can be imported and then exported without paying import duties
From this reading Except for the fur trade and the energies of the house of Maxent Laclede & Co. with their _entrepot_, it would still have been a little French hamlet.
divisible by two
From this reading Even now it had scarcely two hundred buildings and less than a thousand inhabitants.
apart from; not including
From this reading Except for the fur trade and the energies of the house of Maxent Laclede & Co. with their _entrepot_, it would still have been a little French hamlet.
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading LOUIS Once again the French flag waved over St. Louis and hearts beat high with joy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Except for the fur trade and the energies of the house of Maxent Laclede & Co. with their _entrepot_, it would still have been a little French hamlet.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading LOUIS Once again the French flag waved over St. Louis and hearts beat high with joy.
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading Except for the fur trade and the energies of the house of Maxent Laclede & Co. with their _entrepot_, it would still have been a little French hamlet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not that they had been unhappy or discontented under the Spanish _régime_, though the place had remained stationery.
hamletnounUS /ˈhæmlət/
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading Except for the fur trade and the energies of the house of Maxent Laclede & Co. with their _entrepot_, it would still have been a little French hamlet.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Except for the fur trade and the energies of the house of Maxent Laclede & Co. with their _entrepot_, it would still have been a little French hamlet.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading LOUIS Once again the French flag waved over St. Louis and hearts beat high with joy.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading LOUIS Once again the French flag waved over St. Louis and hearts beat high with joy.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Except for the fur trade and the energies of the house of Maxent Laclede & Co. with their _entrepot_, it would still have been a little French hamlet.
ten 10s
From this reading Even now it had scarcely two hundred buildings and less than a thousand inhabitants.
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading Even now it had scarcely two hundred buildings and less than a thousand inhabitants.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Except for the fur trade and the energies of the house of Maxent Laclede & Co. with their _entrepot_, it would still have been a little French hamlet.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading LOUIS Once again the French flag waved over St. Louis and hearts beat high with joy.
Laclede
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From this reading Except for the fur trade and the energies of the house of Maxent Laclede & Co. with their _entrepot_, it would still have been a little French hamlet.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Even now it had scarcely two hundred buildings and less than a thousand inhabitants.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Except for the fur trade and the energies of the house of Maxent Laclede & Co. with their _entrepot_, it would still have been a little French hamlet.
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading LOUIS Once again the French flag waved over St. Louis and hearts beat high with joy.
Maxent
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From this reading Except for the fur trade and the energies of the house of Maxent Laclede & Co. with their _entrepot_, it would still have been a little French hamlet.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A NEW ST.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that they had been unhappy or discontented under the Spanish _régime_, though the place had remained stationery.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Even now it had scarcely two hundred buildings and less than a thousand inhabitants.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Except for the fur trade and the energies of the house of Maxent Laclede & Co. with their _entrepot_, it would still have been a little French hamlet.
on one occasion
From this reading LOUIS Once again the French flag waved over St. Louis and hearts beat high with joy.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not that they had been unhappy or discontented under the Spanish _régime_, though the place had remained stationery.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading LOUIS Once again the French flag waved over St. Louis and hearts beat high with joy.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Not that they had been unhappy or discontented under the Spanish _régime_, though the place had remained stationery.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Not that they had been unhappy or discontented under the Spanish _régime_, though the place had remained stationery.
régime
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From this reading Not that they had been unhappy or discontented under the Spanish _régime_, though the place had remained stationery.
only a very short time before
From this reading Even now it had scarcely two hundred buildings and less than a thousand inhabitants.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading Not that they had been unhappy or discontented under the Spanish _régime_, though the place had remained stationery.
ST
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From this reading A NEW ST.
stationerynounUS /ˈsteɪʃəneri/
paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually with matching envelopes
From this reading Not that they had been unhappy or discontented under the Spanish _régime_, though the place had remained stationery.
not in physical motion
From this reading Except for the fur trade and the energies of the house of Maxent Laclede & Co. with their _entrepot_, it would still have been a little French hamlet.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Even now it had scarcely two hundred buildings and less than a thousand inhabitants.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that they had been unhappy or discontented under the Spanish _régime_, though the place had remained stationery.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOUIS Once again the French flag waved over St. Louis and hearts beat high with joy.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Except for the fur trade and the energies of the house of Maxent Laclede & Co. with their _entrepot_, it would still have been a little French hamlet.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not that they had been unhappy or discontented under the Spanish _régime_, though the place had remained stationery.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Not that they had been unhappy or discontented under the Spanish _régime_, though the place had remained stationery.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Even now it had scarcely two hundred buildings and less than a thousand inhabitants.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading Except for the fur trade and the energies of the house of Maxent Laclede & Co. with their _entrepot_, it would still have been a little French hamlet.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Even now it had scarcely two hundred buildings and less than a thousand inhabitants.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Not that they had been unhappy or discontented under the Spanish _régime_, though the place had remained stationery.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading Not that they had been unhappy or discontented under the Spanish _régime_, though the place had remained stationery.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading LOUIS Once again the French flag waved over St. Louis and hearts beat high with joy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading LOUIS Once again the French flag waved over St. Louis and hearts beat high with joy.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Except for the fur trade and the energies of the house of Maxent Laclede & Co. with their _entrepot_, it would still have been a little French hamlet.
