used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To him the disappointed lover seemed but a sulky boy, and he attached no importance to his threats until he found that mademoiselle came no more to the cathedral.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To him the disappointed lover seemed but a sulky boy, and he attached no importance to his threats until he found that mademoiselle came no more to the cathedral.
anticipatedadjectiveUS /ænˈtɪsəpeɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading WHEN I warned M. de Lambert of Apraxin’s jealousy, he treated it with the scorn that I had anticipated.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It was evident that the ill-tempered youth had become a tale-bearer; failing to execute his threat in any other way, he separated mademoiselle from her lover by the interposition of her uncle’s authority.
Apraxin
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From this reading M. Guillaume fretted and fumed to no purpose; if he had met Apraxin he would undoubtedly have given him a thrashing, but the young fellow had cleverness enough to evade him, and time passed with no news from mademoiselle.
Apraxin's
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From this reading WHEN I warned M. de Lambert of Apraxin’s jealousy, he treated it with the scorn that I had anticipated.
being joined in close association
From this reading To him the disappointed lover seemed but a sulky boy, and he attached no importance to his threats until he found that mademoiselle came no more to the cathedral.
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
From this reading It was evident that the ill-tempered youth had become a tale-bearer; failing to execute his threat in any other way, he separated mademoiselle from her lover by the interposition of her uncle’s authority.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading It was evident that the ill-tempered youth had become a tale-bearer; failing to execute his threat in any other way, he separated mademoiselle from her lover by the interposition of her uncle’s authority.
a youthful male person
From this reading To him the disappointed lover seemed but a sulky boy, and he attached no importance to his threats until he found that mademoiselle came no more to the cathedral.
BRACELETnounUS /ˈbreɪslət/
a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
From this reading MADEMOISELLE’S BRACELET.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To him the disappointed lover seemed but a sulky boy, and he attached no importance to his threats until he found that mademoiselle came no more to the cathedral.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was evident that the ill-tempered youth had become a tale-bearer; failing to execute his threat in any other way, he separated mademoiselle from her lover by the interposition of her uncle’s authority.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading To him the disappointed lover seemed but a sulky boy, and he attached no importance to his threats until he found that mademoiselle came no more to the cathedral.
cathedralnounUS /kəˈθiːdrəl/
any large and important church
From this reading To him the disappointed lover seemed but a sulky boy, and he attached no importance to his threats until he found that mademoiselle came no more to the cathedral.
clevernessnounUS /ˈklev.ər.nəs/
The quality of being intelligent, quick to understand, and resourceful in danger.
From this reading M. Guillaume fretted and fumed to no purpose; if he had met Apraxin he would undoubtedly have given him a thrashing, but the young fellow had cleverness enough to evade him, and time passed with no news from mademoiselle.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading WHEN I warned M. de Lambert of Apraxin’s jealousy, he treated it with the scorn that I had anticipated.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading To him the disappointed lover seemed but a sulky boy, and he attached no importance to his threats until he found that mademoiselle came no more to the cathedral.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading M. Guillaume fretted and fumed to no purpose; if he had met Apraxin he would undoubtedly have given him a thrashing, but the young fellow had cleverness enough to evade him, and time passed with no news from mademoiselle.
evadeverbUS /ɪˈveɪd/
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading M. Guillaume fretted and fumed to no purpose; if he had met Apraxin he would undoubtedly have given him a thrashing, but the young fellow had cleverness enough to evade him, and time passed with no news from mademoiselle.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading It was evident that the ill-tempered youth had become a tale-bearer; failing to execute his threat in any other way, he separated mademoiselle from her lover by the interposition of her uncle’s authority.
executeverbUS /ˈeksəkjuːt/
kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
From this reading It was evident that the ill-tempered youth had become a tale-bearer; failing to execute his threat in any other way, he separated mademoiselle from her lover by the interposition of her uncle’s authority.
failingnounUS /ˈfeɪlɪŋ/
a flaw or weak point
From this reading It was evident that the ill-tempered youth had become a tale-bearer; failing to execute his threat in any other way, he separated mademoiselle from her lover by the interposition of her uncle’s authority.
a boy or man
From this reading M. Guillaume fretted and fumed to no purpose; if he had met Apraxin he would undoubtedly have given him a thrashing, but the young fellow had cleverness enough to evade him, and time passed with no news from mademoiselle.
set up or found
From this reading To him the disappointed lover seemed but a sulky boy, and he attached no importance to his threats until he found that mademoiselle came no more to the cathedral.
frettedadjectiveUS /ˈfretɪd/
having frets
From this reading M. Guillaume fretted and fumed to no purpose; if he had met Apraxin he would undoubtedly have given him a thrashing, but the young fellow had cleverness enough to evade him, and time passed with no news from mademoiselle.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was evident that the ill-tempered youth had become a tale-bearer; failing to execute his threat in any other way, he separated mademoiselle from her lover by the interposition of her uncle’s authority.
fumedadjectiveUS /fjuːmd/
(of wood) darkened or colored by exposure to ammonia fumes
From this reading M. Guillaume fretted and fumed to no purpose; if he had met Apraxin he would undoubtedly have given him a thrashing, but the young fellow had cleverness enough to evade him, and time passed with no news from mademoiselle.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading M. Guillaume fretted and fumed to no purpose; if he had met Apraxin he would undoubtedly have given him a thrashing, but the young fellow had cleverness enough to evade him, and time passed with no news from mademoiselle.
Guillaume
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From this reading M. Guillaume fretted and fumed to no purpose; if he had met Apraxin he would undoubtedly have given him a thrashing, but the young fellow had cleverness enough to evade him, and time passed with no news from mademoiselle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHEN I warned M. de Lambert of Apraxin’s jealousy, he treated it with the scorn that I had anticipated.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading M. Guillaume fretted and fumed to no purpose; if he had met Apraxin he would undoubtedly have given him a thrashing, but the young fellow had cleverness enough to evade him, and time passed with no news from mademoiselle.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN I warned M. de Lambert of Apraxin’s jealousy, he treated it with the scorn that I had anticipated.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was evident that the ill-tempered youth had become a tale-bearer; failing to execute his threat in any other way, he separated mademoiselle from her lover by the interposition of her uncle’s authority.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To him the disappointed lover seemed but a sulky boy, and he attached no importance to his threats until he found that mademoiselle came no more to the cathedral.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To him the disappointed lover seemed but a sulky boy, and he attached no importance to his threats until he found that mademoiselle came no more to the cathedral.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHEN I warned M. de Lambert of Apraxin’s jealousy, he treated it with the scorn that I had anticipated.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading M. Guillaume fretted and fumed to no purpose; if he had met Apraxin he would undoubtedly have given him a thrashing, but the young fellow had cleverness enough to evade him, and time passed with no news from mademoiselle.
ill-temperedadjective
annoyed and irritable
From this reading It was evident that the ill-tempered youth had become a tale-bearer; failing to execute his threat in any other way, he separated mademoiselle from her lover by the interposition of her uncle’s authority.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading To him the disappointed lover seemed but a sulky boy, and he attached no importance to his threats until he found that mademoiselle came no more to the cathedral.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was evident that the ill-tempered youth had become a tale-bearer; failing to execute his threat in any other way, he separated mademoiselle from her lover by the interposition of her uncle’s authority.
interpositionnoun
the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
From this reading It was evident that the ill-tempered youth had become a tale-bearer; failing to execute his threat in any other way, he separated mademoiselle from her lover by the interposition of her uncle’s authority.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHEN I warned M. de Lambert of Apraxin’s jealousy, he treated it with the scorn that I had anticipated.
jealousynounUS /ˈdʒeləsi/
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading WHEN I warned M. de Lambert of Apraxin’s jealousy, he treated it with the scorn that I had anticipated.
LambertnounUS /ˈlæmbərt/
a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter
From this reading WHEN I warned M. de Lambert of Apraxin’s jealousy, he treated it with the scorn that I had anticipated.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading To him the disappointed lover seemed but a sulky boy, and he attached no importance to his threats until he found that mademoiselle came no more to the cathedral.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading WHEN I warned M. de Lambert of Apraxin’s jealousy, he treated it with the scorn that I had anticipated.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading To him the disappointed lover seemed but a sulky boy, and he attached no importance to his threats until he found that mademoiselle came no more to the cathedral.
MADEMOISELLE'S
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From this reading MADEMOISELLE’S BRACELET.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading M. Guillaume fretted and fumed to no purpose; if he had met Apraxin he would undoubtedly have given him a thrashing, but the young fellow had cleverness enough to evade him, and time passed with no news from mademoiselle.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading To him the disappointed lover seemed but a sulky boy, and he attached no importance to his threats until he found that mademoiselle came no more to the cathedral.
information about recent and important events
From this reading M. Guillaume fretted and fumed to no purpose; if he had met Apraxin he would undoubtedly have given him a thrashing, but the young fellow had cleverness enough to evade him, and time passed with no news from mademoiselle.
not any; not one
From this reading To him the disappointed lover seemed but a sulky boy, and he attached no importance to his threats until he found that mademoiselle came no more to the cathedral.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHEN I warned M. de Lambert of Apraxin’s jealousy, he treated it with the scorn that I had anticipated.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It was evident that the ill-tempered youth had become a tale-bearer; failing to execute his threat in any other way, he separated mademoiselle from her lover by the interposition of her uncle’s authority.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading M. Guillaume fretted and fumed to no purpose; if he had met Apraxin he would undoubtedly have given him a thrashing, but the young fellow had cleverness enough to evade him, and time passed with no news from mademoiselle.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading M. Guillaume fretted and fumed to no purpose; if he had met Apraxin he would undoubtedly have given him a thrashing, but the young fellow had cleverness enough to evade him, and time passed with no news from mademoiselle.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading WHEN I warned M. de Lambert of Apraxin’s jealousy, he treated it with the scorn that I had anticipated.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading To him the disappointed lover seemed but a sulky boy, and he attached no importance to his threats until he found that mademoiselle came no more to the cathedral.
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading It was evident that the ill-tempered youth had become a tale-bearer; failing to execute his threat in any other way, he separated mademoiselle from her lover by the interposition of her uncle’s authority.
sulkyadjective
sullen or moody
From this reading To him the disappointed lover seemed but a sulky boy, and he attached no importance to his threats until he found that mademoiselle came no more to the cathedral.
tale-bearer
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From this reading It was evident that the ill-tempered youth had become a tale-bearer; failing to execute his threat in any other way, he separated mademoiselle from her lover by the interposition of her uncle’s authority.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WHEN I warned M. de Lambert of Apraxin’s jealousy, he treated it with the scorn that I had anticipated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN I warned M. de Lambert of Apraxin’s jealousy, he treated it with the scorn that I had anticipated.
thrashingnounUS /ˈθræʃɪŋ/
a sound defeat
From this reading M. Guillaume fretted and fumed to no purpose; if he had met Apraxin he would undoubtedly have given him a thrashing, but the young fellow had cleverness enough to evade him, and time passed with no news from mademoiselle.
threatnounUS /θret/
something that is a source of danger
From this reading It was evident that the ill-tempered youth had become a tale-bearer; failing to execute his threat in any other way, he separated mademoiselle from her lover by the interposition of her uncle’s authority.
threatsnounUS /θrets/
plural of “threat” — something that is a source of danger
From this reading To him the disappointed lover seemed but a sulky boy, and he attached no importance to his threats until he found that mademoiselle came no more to the cathedral.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading M. Guillaume fretted and fumed to no purpose; if he had met Apraxin he would undoubtedly have given him a thrashing, but the young fellow had cleverness enough to evade him, and time passed with no news from mademoiselle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To him the disappointed lover seemed but a sulky boy, and he attached no importance to his threats until he found that mademoiselle came no more to the cathedral.
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading WHEN I warned M. de Lambert of Apraxin’s jealousy, he treated it with the scorn that I had anticipated.
uncle'snounUS /ˈʌŋkəlz/
possessive form of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading It was evident that the ill-tempered youth had become a tale-bearer; failing to execute his threat in any other way, he separated mademoiselle from her lover by the interposition of her uncle’s authority.
undoubtedlyadverbUS /ənˈdaʊtɪdli/
without doubt; certainly
From this reading M. Guillaume fretted and fumed to no purpose; if he had met Apraxin he would undoubtedly have given him a thrashing, but the young fellow had cleverness enough to evade him, and time passed with no news from mademoiselle.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading To him the disappointed lover seemed but a sulky boy, and he attached no importance to his threats until he found that mademoiselle came no more to the cathedral.
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading WHEN I warned M. de Lambert of Apraxin’s jealousy, he treated it with the scorn that I had anticipated.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was evident that the ill-tempered youth had become a tale-bearer; failing to execute his threat in any other way, he separated mademoiselle from her lover by the interposition of her uncle’s authority.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It was evident that the ill-tempered youth had become a tale-bearer; failing to execute his threat in any other way, he separated mademoiselle from her lover by the interposition of her uncle’s authority.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN I warned M. de Lambert of Apraxin’s jealousy, he treated it with the scorn that I had anticipated.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHEN I warned M. de Lambert of Apraxin’s jealousy, he treated it with the scorn that I had anticipated.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading M. Guillaume fretted and fumed to no purpose; if he had met Apraxin he would undoubtedly have given him a thrashing, but the young fellow had cleverness enough to evade him, and time passed with no news from mademoiselle.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading M. Guillaume fretted and fumed to no purpose; if he had met Apraxin he would undoubtedly have given him a thrashing, but the young fellow had cleverness enough to evade him, and time passed with no news from mademoiselle.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading It was evident that the ill-tempered youth had become a tale-bearer; failing to execute his threat in any other way, he separated mademoiselle from her lover by the interposition of her uncle’s authority.
