used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was all the time trying to have a flirt with him.
Ah
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From this reading “Ah, if you had seen the way she went on with him on the boat!
(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 She was all the time trying to have a flirt with him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Poor Monsieur Mérino! and God knows what _blague_ she has told him, for he was never at the station to see us off, and he had promised to be there, _n’est-ce pas?_ Oh, I was so angry!
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Poor Monsieur Mérino! and God knows what _blague_ she has told him, for he was never at the station to see us off, and he had promised to be there, _n’est-ce pas?_ Oh, I was so angry!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Poor Monsieur Mérino! and God knows what _blague_ she has told him, for he was never at the station to see us off, and he had promised to be there, _n’est-ce pas?_ Oh, I was so angry!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Poor Monsieur Mérino! and God knows what _blague_ she has told him, for he was never at the station to see us off, and he had promised to be there, _n’est-ce pas?_ Oh, I was so angry!
blague
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From this reading Poor Monsieur Mérino! and God knows what _blague_ she has told him, for he was never at the station to see us off, and he had promised to be there, _n’est-ce pas?_ Oh, I was so angry!
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “Ah, if you had seen the way she went on with him on the boat!
Cette
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From this reading _Cette Jeanne_, she prevented him!
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I cried all the way down in the train.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I cried all the way down in the train.”
flirtverbUS /flɜːrt/
talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
From this reading She was all the time trying to have a flirt with him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Poor Monsieur Mérino! and God knows what _blague_ she has told him, for he was never at the station to see us off, and he had promised to be there, _n’est-ce pas?_ Oh, I was so angry!
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Poor Monsieur Mérino! and God knows what _blague_ she has told him, for he was never at the station to see us off, and he had promised to be there, _n’est-ce pas?_ Oh, I was so angry!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Ah, if you had seen the way she went on with him on the boat!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Poor Monsieur Mérino! and God knows what _blague_ she has told him, for he was never at the station to see us off, and he had promised to be there, _n’est-ce pas?_ Oh, I was so angry!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was all the time trying to have a flirt with him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Poor Monsieur Mérino! and God knows what _blague_ she has told him, for he was never at the station to see us off, and he had promised to be there, _n’est-ce pas?_ Oh, I was so angry!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Ah, if you had seen the way she went on with him on the boat!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Poor Monsieur Mérino! and God knows what _blague_ she has told him, for he was never at the station to see us off, and he had promised to be there, _n’est-ce pas?_ Oh, I was so angry!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Ah, if you had seen the way she went on with him on the boat!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I cried all the way down in the train.”
Jeanne
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From this reading _Cette Jeanne_, she prevented him!
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Poor Monsieur Mérino! and God knows what _blague_ she has told him, for he was never at the station to see us off, and he had promised to be there, _n’est-ce pas?_ Oh, I was so angry!
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading Poor Monsieur Mérino! and God knows what _blague_ she has told him, for he was never at the station to see us off, and he had promised to be there, _n’est-ce pas?_ Oh, I was so angry!
Mérino
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From this reading Poor Monsieur Mérino! and God knows what _blague_ she has told him, for he was never at the station to see us off, and he had promised to be there, _n’est-ce pas?_ Oh, I was so angry!
n'est-ce
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From this reading Poor Monsieur Mérino! and God knows what _blague_ she has told him, for he was never at the station to see us off, and he had promised to be there, _n’est-ce pas?_ Oh, I was so angry!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Poor Monsieur Mérino! and God knows what _blague_ she has told him, for he was never at the station to see us off, and he had promised to be there, _n’est-ce pas?_ Oh, I was so angry!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Poor Monsieur Mérino! and God knows what _blague_ she has told him, for he was never at the station to see us off, and he had promised to be there, _n’est-ce pas?_ Oh, I was so angry!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Poor Monsieur Mérino! and God knows what _blague_ she has told him, for he was never at the station to see us off, and he had promised to be there, _n’est-ce pas?_ Oh, I was so angry!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Ah, if you had seen the way she went on with him on the boat!
pasnounUS /pɑːz/
(ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)
From this reading Poor Monsieur Mérino! and God knows what _blague_ she has told him, for he was never at the station to see us off, and he had promised to be there, _n’est-ce pas?_ Oh, I was so angry!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor Monsieur Mérino! and God knows what _blague_ she has told him, for he was never at the station to see us off, and he had promised to be there, _n’est-ce pas?_ Oh, I was so angry!
preventedverbUS /prɪˈventɪd/
past form of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading _Cette Jeanne_, she prevented him!
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading Poor Monsieur Mérino! and God knows what _blague_ she has told him, for he was never at the station to see us off, and he had promised to be there, _n’est-ce pas?_ Oh, I was so angry!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Poor Monsieur Mérino! and God knows what _blague_ she has told him, for he was never at the station to see us off, and he had promised to be there, _n’est-ce pas?_ Oh, I was so angry!
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Ah, if you had seen the way she went on with him on the boat!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ah, if you had seen the way she went on with him on the boat!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Poor Monsieur Mérino! and God knows what _blague_ she has told him, for he was never at the station to see us off, and he had promised to be there, _n’est-ce pas?_ Oh, I was so angry!
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Poor Monsieur Mérino! and God knows what _blague_ she has told him, for he was never at the station to see us off, and he had promised to be there, _n’est-ce pas?_ Oh, I was so angry!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Ah, if you had seen the way she went on with him on the boat!
in or at that place or location
From this reading Poor Monsieur Mérino! and God knows what _blague_ she has told him, for he was never at the station to see us off, and he had promised to be there, _n’est-ce pas?_ Oh, I was so angry!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She was all the time trying to have a flirt with him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was all the time trying to have a flirt with him.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Poor Monsieur Mérino! and God knows what _blague_ she has told him, for he was never at the station to see us off, and he had promised to be there, _n’est-ce pas?_ Oh, I was so angry!
create by training and teaching
From this reading I cried all the way down in the train.”
hard to endure
From this reading She was all the time trying to have a flirt with him.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Poor Monsieur Mérino! and God knows what _blague_ she has told him, for he was never at the station to see us off, and he had promised to be there, _n’est-ce pas?_ Oh, I was so angry!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was all the time trying to have a flirt with him.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Ah, if you had seen the way she went on with him on the boat!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Ah, if you had seen the way she went on with him on the boat!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Poor Monsieur Mérino! and God knows what _blague_ she has told him, for he was never at the station to see us off, and he had promised to be there, _n’est-ce pas?_ Oh, I was so angry!
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Ah, if you had seen the way she went on with him on the boat!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ah, if you had seen the way she went on with him on the boat!
