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From this reading From 8.57 a.m. till the hour of 6 p.m., when she rang at his door, M. Hervart had precisely one idea, a single one: he must meet Gratienne.
8.57
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From this reading From 8.57 a.m. till the hour of 6 p.m., when she rang at his door, M. Hervart had precisely one idea, a single one: he must meet Gratienne.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading From 8.57 a.m. till the hour of 6 p.m., when she rang at his door, M. Hervart had precisely one idea, a single one: he must meet Gratienne.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had been in Paris since the day before, and she had just written to him when she got his telegram from Caen.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading From 8.57 a.m. till the hour of 6 p.m., when she rang at his door, M. Hervart had precisely one idea, a single one: he must meet Gratienne.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been in Paris since the day before, and she had just written to him when she got his telegram from Caen.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had been in Paris since the day before, and she had just written to him when she got his telegram from Caen.
Caen
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From this reading She had been in Paris since the day before, and she had just written to him when she got his telegram from Caen.
a special loved one
From this reading "I love you, my old darling!"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She had been in Paris since the day before, and she had just written to him when she got his telegram from Caen.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Her delight was very great.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading She fulfilled her lover's desire with joy.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading From 8.57 a.m. till the hour of 6 p.m., when she rang at his door, M. Hervart had precisely one idea, a single one: he must meet Gratienne.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From 8.57 a.m. till the hour of 6 p.m., when she rang at his door, M. Hervart had precisely one idea, a single one: he must meet Gratienne.
fulfilledadjectiveUS /fʊlˈfɪld/
completed to perfection
From this reading She fulfilled her lover's desire with joy.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She had been in Paris since the day before, and she had just written to him when she got his telegram from Caen.
Gratienne
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From this reading From 8.57 a.m. till the hour of 6 p.m., when she rang at his door, M. Hervart had precisely one idea, a single one: he must meet Gratienne.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Her delight was very great.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From 8.57 a.m. till the hour of 6 p.m., when she rang at his door, M. Hervart had precisely one idea, a single one: he must meet Gratienne.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From 8.57 a.m. till the hour of 6 p.m., when she rang at his door, M. Hervart had precisely one idea, a single one: he must meet Gratienne.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her delight was very great.
Hervart
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From this reading From 8.57 a.m. till the hour of 6 p.m., when she rang at his door, M. Hervart had precisely one idea, a single one: he must meet Gratienne.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had been in Paris since the day before, and she had just written to him when she got his telegram from Caen.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From 8.57 a.m. till the hour of 6 p.m., when she rang at his door, M. Hervart had precisely one idea, a single one: he must meet Gratienne.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading From 8.57 a.m. till the hour of 6 p.m., when she rang at his door, M. Hervart had precisely one idea, a single one: he must meet Gratienne.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I love you, my old darling!"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading From 8.57 a.m. till the hour of 6 p.m., when she rang at his door, M. Hervart had precisely one idea, a single one: he must meet Gratienne.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had been in Paris since the day before, and she had just written to him when she got his telegram from Caen.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading She fulfilled her lover's desire with joy.
and nothing more
From this reading She had been in Paris since the day before, and she had just written to him when she got his telegram from Caen.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "I love you, my old darling!"
lover'snounUS /ˈlʌvərz/
possessive form of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading She fulfilled her lover's desire with joy.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading From 8.57 a.m. till the hour of 6 p.m., when she rang at his door, M. Hervart had precisely one idea, a single one: he must meet Gratienne.
come together
From this reading From 8.57 a.m. till the hour of 6 p.m., when she rang at his door, M. Hervart had precisely one idea, a single one: he must meet Gratienne.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading From 8.57 a.m. till the hour of 6 p.m., when she rang at his door, M. Hervart had precisely one idea, a single one: he must meet Gratienne.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I love you, my old darling!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From 8.57 a.m. till the hour of 6 p.m., when she rang at his door, M. Hervart had precisely one idea, a single one: he must meet Gratienne.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "I love you, my old darling!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From 8.57 a.m. till the hour of 6 p.m., when she rang at his door, M. Hervart had precisely one idea, a single one: he must meet Gratienne.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading From 8.57 a.m. till the hour of 6 p.m., when she rang at his door, M. Hervart had precisely one idea, a single one: he must meet Gratienne.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading She had been in Paris since the day before, and she had just written to him when she got his telegram from Caen.
preciselyadverbUS /prɪˈsaɪsli/
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading From 8.57 a.m. till the hour of 6 p.m., when she rang at his door, M. Hervart had precisely one idea, a single one: he must meet Gratienne.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading From 8.57 a.m. till the hour of 6 p.m., when she rang at his door, M. Hervart had precisely one idea, a single one: he must meet Gratienne.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From 8.57 a.m. till the hour of 6 p.m., when she rang at his door, M. Hervart had precisely one idea, a single one: he must meet Gratienne.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She had been in Paris since the day before, and she had just written to him when she got his telegram from Caen.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading From 8.57 a.m. till the hour of 6 p.m., when she rang at his door, M. Hervart had precisely one idea, a single one: he must meet Gratienne.
telegramnounUS /ˈteləɡræm/
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading She had been in Paris since the day before, and she had just written to him when she got his telegram from Caen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From 8.57 a.m. till the hour of 6 p.m., when she rang at his door, M. Hervart had precisely one idea, a single one: he must meet Gratienne.
up to a particular time
From this reading From 8.57 a.m. till the hour of 6 p.m., when she rang at his door, M. Hervart had precisely one idea, a single one: he must meet Gratienne.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had been in Paris since the day before, and she had just written to him when she got his telegram from Caen.
precisely as stated
From this reading Her delight was very great.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her delight was very great.
at the time that
From this reading From 8.57 a.m. till the hour of 6 p.m., when she rang at his door, M. Hervart had precisely one idea, a single one: he must meet Gratienne.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She fulfilled her lover's desire with joy.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading She had been in Paris since the day before, and she had just written to him when she got his telegram from Caen.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I love you, my old darling!"
