used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Why Mlle. Dacour had chosen to ignore me was a problem which I tried in vain to solve, and preoccupied with this mystery, I pushed my way through the crowd without seeing it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Jacques had dinner awaiting my return, and after changing my clothes, which had been sadly bespattered in the passage of the Rue St. Honoré, I hastened to appease my hunger.
anew
From this reading When I was once more alone before the fire with a bottle of wine at my elbow, I turned again to the solution of the problem.
(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 But in all those sweet perplexities of woman’s nature I was the merest novice,--though I have since grown wiser by dint of much careful study,--and I puzzled my head to no purpose.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading When I was once more alone before the fire with a bottle of wine at my elbow, I turned again to the solution of the problem.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT THE THÉÂTRE-FRANÇAIS I left Mlle. de Launay at the Tuileries, promising to call at eight o’clock for the papers, and returned to the Rue des Saints Pères in no very happy frame of mind.
appeaseverbUS /əˈpiːz/
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
From this reading Jacques had dinner awaiting my return, and after changing my clothes, which had been sadly bespattered in the passage of the Rue St. Honoré, I hastened to appease my hunger.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE THÉÂTRE-FRANÇAIS I left Mlle. de Launay at the Tuileries, promising to call at eight o’clock for the papers, and returned to the Rue des Saints Pères in no very happy frame of mind.
awaitingverbUS /əˈweɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading Jacques had dinner awaiting my return, and after changing my clothes, which had been sadly bespattered in the passage of the Rue St. Honoré, I hastened to appease my hunger.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Jacques had dinner awaiting my return, and after changing my clothes, which had been sadly bespattered in the passage of the Rue St. Honoré, I hastened to appease my hunger.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When I was once more alone before the fire with a bottle of wine at my elbow, I turned again to the solution of the problem.
bespattered
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From this reading Jacques had dinner awaiting my return, and after changing my clothes, which had been sadly bespattered in the passage of the Rue St. Honoré, I hastened to appease my hunger.
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading When I was once more alone before the fire with a bottle of wine at my elbow, I turned again to the solution of the problem.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in all those sweet perplexities of woman’s nature I was the merest novice,--though I have since grown wiser by dint of much careful study,--and I puzzled my head to no purpose.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But in all those sweet perplexities of woman’s nature I was the merest novice,--though I have since grown wiser by dint of much careful study,--and I puzzled my head to no purpose.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading AT THE THÉÂTRE-FRANÇAIS I left Mlle. de Launay at the Tuileries, promising to call at eight o’clock for the papers, and returned to the Rue des Saints Pères in no very happy frame of mind.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading But in all those sweet perplexities of woman’s nature I was the merest novice,--though I have since grown wiser by dint of much careful study,--and I puzzled my head to no purpose.
changingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading Jacques had dinner awaiting my return, and after changing my clothes, which had been sadly bespattered in the passage of the Rue St. Honoré, I hastened to appease my hunger.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading Why Mlle. Dacour had chosen to ignore me was a problem which I tried in vain to solve, and preoccupied with this mystery, I pushed my way through the crowd without seeing it.
clothing in general
From this reading Jacques had dinner awaiting my return, and after changing my clothes, which had been sadly bespattered in the passage of the Rue St. Honoré, I hastened to appease my hunger.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading Why Mlle. Dacour had chosen to ignore me was a problem which I tried in vain to solve, and preoccupied with this mystery, I pushed my way through the crowd without seeing it.
Dacour
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From this reading Why Mlle. Dacour had chosen to ignore me was a problem which I tried in vain to solve, and preoccupied with this mystery, I pushed my way through the crowd without seeing it.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading AT THE THÉÂTRE-FRANÇAIS I left Mlle. de Launay at the Tuileries, promising to call at eight o’clock for the papers, and returned to the Rue des Saints Pères in no very happy frame of mind.
desnounUS /des/
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading AT THE THÉÂTRE-FRANÇAIS I left Mlle. de Launay at the Tuileries, promising to call at eight o’clock for the papers, and returned to the Rue des Saints Pères in no very happy frame of mind.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Jacques had dinner awaiting my return, and after changing my clothes, which had been sadly bespattered in the passage of the Rue St. Honoré, I hastened to appease my hunger.
dintnounUS /dɪnt/
interchangeable with “means” in the expression “by means of”
From this reading But in all those sweet perplexities of woman’s nature I was the merest novice,--though I have since grown wiser by dint of much careful study,--and I puzzled my head to no purpose.
being one more than seven
From this reading AT THE THÉÂTRE-FRANÇAIS I left Mlle. de Launay at the Tuileries, promising to call at eight o’clock for the papers, and returned to the Rue des Saints Pères in no very happy frame of mind.
elbownounUS /ˈelboʊ/
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading When I was once more alone before the fire with a bottle of wine at my elbow, I turned again to the solution of the problem.
start firing a weapon
From this reading When I was once more alone before the fire with a bottle of wine at my elbow, I turned again to the solution of the problem.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AT THE THÉÂTRE-FRANÇAIS I left Mlle. de Launay at the Tuileries, promising to call at eight o’clock for the papers, and returned to the Rue des Saints Pères in no very happy frame of mind.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading AT THE THÉÂTRE-FRANÇAIS I left Mlle. de Launay at the Tuileries, promising to call at eight o’clock for the papers, and returned to the Rue des Saints Pères in no very happy frame of mind.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading But in all those sweet perplexities of woman’s nature I was the merest novice,--though I have since grown wiser by dint of much careful study,--and I puzzled my head to no purpose.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Why Mlle. Dacour had chosen to ignore me was a problem which I tried in vain to solve, and preoccupied with this mystery, I pushed my way through the crowd without seeing it.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading AT THE THÉÂTRE-FRANÇAIS I left Mlle. de Launay at the Tuileries, promising to call at eight o’clock for the papers, and returned to the Rue des Saints Pères in no very happy frame of mind.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading Jacques had dinner awaiting my return, and after changing my clothes, which had been sadly bespattered in the passage of the Rue St. Honoré, I hastened to appease my hunger.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But in all those sweet perplexities of woman’s nature I was the merest novice,--though I have since grown wiser by dint of much careful study,--and I puzzled my head to no purpose.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading But in all those sweet perplexities of woman’s nature I was the merest novice,--though I have since grown wiser by dint of much careful study,--and I puzzled my head to no purpose.
Honoré
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From this reading Jacques had dinner awaiting my return, and after changing my clothes, which had been sadly bespattered in the passage of the Rue St. Honoré, I hastened to appease my hunger.
hungernounUS /ˈhʌŋɡər/
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading Jacques had dinner awaiting my return, and after changing my clothes, which had been sadly bespattered in the passage of the Rue St. Honoré, I hastened to appease my hunger.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AT THE THÉÂTRE-FRANÇAIS I left Mlle. de Launay at the Tuileries, promising to call at eight o’clock for the papers, and returned to the Rue des Saints Pères in no very happy frame of mind.
ignoreverbUS /ˌɪɡˈnɔːr/
refuse to acknowledge
From this reading Why Mlle. Dacour had chosen to ignore me was a problem which I tried in vain to solve, and preoccupied with this mystery, I pushed my way through the crowd without seeing it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT THE THÉÂTRE-FRANÇAIS I left Mlle. de Launay at the Tuileries, promising to call at eight o’clock for the papers, and returned to the Rue des Saints Pères in no very happy frame of mind.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why Mlle. Dacour had chosen to ignore me was a problem which I tried in vain to solve, and preoccupied with this mystery, I pushed my way through the crowd without seeing it.
Jacques
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From this reading Jacques had dinner awaiting my return, and after changing my clothes, which had been sadly bespattered in the passage of the Rue St. Honoré, I hastened to appease my hunger.
Launay
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From this reading AT THE THÉÂTRE-FRANÇAIS I left Mlle. de Launay at the Tuileries, promising to call at eight o’clock for the papers, and returned to the Rue des Saints Pères in no very happy frame of mind.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading AT THE THÉÂTRE-FRANÇAIS I left Mlle. de Launay at the Tuileries, promising to call at eight o’clock for the papers, and returned to the Rue des Saints Pères in no very happy frame of mind.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why Mlle. Dacour had chosen to ignore me was a problem which I tried in vain to solve, and preoccupied with this mystery, I pushed my way through the crowd without seeing it.
merestadjectiveUS /ˈmerəst/
superlative of “mere” — being nothing more than specified
From this reading But in all those sweet perplexities of woman’s nature I was the merest novice,--though I have since grown wiser by dint of much careful study,--and I puzzled my head to no purpose.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading AT THE THÉÂTRE-FRANÇAIS I left Mlle. de Launay at the Tuileries, promising to call at eight o’clock for the papers, and returned to the Rue des Saints Pères in no very happy frame of mind.
Mlle
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From this reading AT THE THÉÂTRE-FRANÇAIS I left Mlle. de Launay at the Tuileries, promising to call at eight o’clock for the papers, and returned to the Rue des Saints Pères in no very happy frame of mind.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading When I was once more alone before the fire with a bottle of wine at my elbow, I turned again to the solution of the problem.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But in all those sweet perplexities of woman’s nature I was the merest novice,--though I have since grown wiser by dint of much careful study,--and I puzzled my head to no purpose.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Why Mlle. Dacour had chosen to ignore me was a problem which I tried in vain to solve, and preoccupied with this mystery, I pushed my way through the crowd without seeing it.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading Why Mlle. Dacour had chosen to ignore me was a problem which I tried in vain to solve, and preoccupied with this mystery, I pushed my way through the crowd without seeing it.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading But in all those sweet perplexities of woman’s nature I was the merest novice,--though I have since grown wiser by dint of much careful study,--and I puzzled my head to no purpose.
not any; not one
From this reading AT THE THÉÂTRE-FRANÇAIS I left Mlle. de Launay at the Tuileries, promising to call at eight o’clock for the papers, and returned to the Rue des Saints Pères in no very happy frame of mind.
novicenounUS /ˈnɑːvəs/
someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
From this reading But in all those sweet perplexities of woman’s nature I was the merest novice,--though I have since grown wiser by dint of much careful study,--and I puzzled my head to no purpose.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading AT THE THÉÂTRE-FRANÇAIS I left Mlle. de Launay at the Tuileries, promising to call at eight o’clock for the papers, and returned to the Rue des Saints Pères in no very happy frame of mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT THE THÉÂTRE-FRANÇAIS I left Mlle. de Launay at the Tuileries, promising to call at eight o’clock for the papers, and returned to the Rue des Saints Pères in no very happy frame of mind.
on one occasion
From this reading When I was once more alone before the fire with a bottle of wine at my elbow, I turned again to the solution of the problem.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading AT THE THÉÂTRE-FRANÇAIS I left Mlle. de Launay at the Tuileries, promising to call at eight o’clock for the papers, and returned to the Rue des Saints Pères in no very happy frame of mind.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Jacques had dinner awaiting my return, and after changing my clothes, which had been sadly bespattered in the passage of the Rue St. Honoré, I hastened to appease my hunger.
perplexities
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From this reading But in all those sweet perplexities of woman’s nature I was the merest novice,--though I have since grown wiser by dint of much careful study,--and I puzzled my head to no purpose.
preoccupiedadjectiveUS /priˈɑːkjəpaɪd/
deeply absorbed in thought
From this reading Why Mlle. Dacour had chosen to ignore me was a problem which I tried in vain to solve, and preoccupied with this mystery, I pushed my way through the crowd without seeing it.
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading Why Mlle. Dacour had chosen to ignore me was a problem which I tried in vain to solve, and preoccupied with this mystery, I pushed my way through the crowd without seeing it.
promisingadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːməsɪŋ/
showing possibility of achievement or excellence
From this reading AT THE THÉÂTRE-FRANÇAIS I left Mlle. de Launay at the Tuileries, promising to call at eight o’clock for the papers, and returned to the Rue des Saints Pères in no very happy frame of mind.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading But in all those sweet perplexities of woman’s nature I was the merest novice,--though I have since grown wiser by dint of much careful study,--and I puzzled my head to no purpose.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading Why Mlle. Dacour had chosen to ignore me was a problem which I tried in vain to solve, and preoccupied with this mystery, I pushed my way through the crowd without seeing it.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading But in all those sweet perplexities of woman’s nature I was the merest novice,--though I have since grown wiser by dint of much careful study,--and I puzzled my head to no purpose.
Pères
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From this reading AT THE THÉÂTRE-FRANÇAIS I left Mlle. de Launay at the Tuileries, promising to call at eight o’clock for the papers, and returned to the Rue des Saints Pères in no very happy frame of mind.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Jacques had dinner awaiting my return, and after changing my clothes, which had been sadly bespattered in the passage of the Rue St. Honoré, I hastened to appease my hunger.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading AT THE THÉÂTRE-FRANÇAIS I left Mlle. de Launay at the Tuileries, promising to call at eight o’clock for the papers, and returned to the Rue des Saints Pères in no very happy frame of mind.
RuenounUS /ruː/
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading AT THE THÉÂTRE-FRANÇAIS I left Mlle. de Launay at the Tuileries, promising to call at eight o’clock for the papers, and returned to the Rue des Saints Pères in no very happy frame of mind.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading Jacques had dinner awaiting my return, and after changing my clothes, which had been sadly bespattered in the passage of the Rue St. Honoré, I hastened to appease my hunger.
SaintsnounUS /seɪnts/
plural of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading AT THE THÉÂTRE-FRANÇAIS I left Mlle. de Launay at the Tuileries, promising to call at eight o’clock for the papers, and returned to the Rue des Saints Pères in no very happy frame of mind.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Why Mlle. Dacour had chosen to ignore me was a problem which I tried in vain to solve, and preoccupied with this mystery, I pushed my way through the crowd without seeing it.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading But in all those sweet perplexities of woman’s nature I was the merest novice,--though I have since grown wiser by dint of much careful study,--and I puzzled my head to no purpose.
solutionnounUS /səˈluːʃən/
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading When I was once more alone before the fire with a bottle of wine at my elbow, I turned again to the solution of the problem.
solveverbUS /sɑːlv/
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
From this reading Why Mlle. Dacour had chosen to ignore me was a problem which I tried in vain to solve, and preoccupied with this mystery, I pushed my way through the crowd without seeing it.
St
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From this reading Jacques had dinner awaiting my return, and after changing my clothes, which had been sadly bespattered in the passage of the Rue St. Honoré, I hastened to appease my hunger.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading But in all those sweet perplexities of woman’s nature I was the merest novice,--though I have since grown wiser by dint of much careful study,--and I puzzled my head to no purpose.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading But in all those sweet perplexities of woman’s nature I was the merest novice,--though I have since grown wiser by dint of much careful study,--and I puzzled my head to no purpose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE THÉÂTRE-FRANÇAIS I left Mlle. de Launay at the Tuileries, promising to call at eight o’clock for the papers, and returned to the Rue des Saints Pères in no very happy frame of mind.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Why Mlle. Dacour had chosen to ignore me was a problem which I tried in vain to solve, and preoccupied with this mystery, I pushed my way through the crowd without seeing it.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But in all those sweet perplexities of woman’s nature I was the merest novice,--though I have since grown wiser by dint of much careful study,--and I puzzled my head to no purpose.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But in all those sweet perplexities of woman’s nature I was the merest novice,--though I have since grown wiser by dint of much careful study,--and I puzzled my head to no purpose.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Why Mlle. Dacour had chosen to ignore me was a problem which I tried in vain to solve, and preoccupied with this mystery, I pushed my way through the crowd without seeing it.
THÉÂTRE-FRANÇAIS
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From this reading AT THE THÉÂTRE-FRANÇAIS I left Mlle. de Launay at the Tuileries, promising to call at eight o’clock for the papers, and returned to the Rue des Saints Pères in no very happy frame of mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AT THE THÉÂTRE-FRANÇAIS I left Mlle. de Launay at the Tuileries, promising to call at eight o’clock for the papers, and returned to the Rue des Saints Pères in no very happy frame of mind.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Why Mlle. Dacour had chosen to ignore me was a problem which I tried in vain to solve, and preoccupied with this mystery, I pushed my way through the crowd without seeing it.
Tuileriesnoun
palace and royal residence built for Catherine de Medicis in 1564 and burned down in 1871; all that remains today are the formal gardens
From this reading AT THE THÉÂTRE-FRANÇAIS I left Mlle. de Launay at the Tuileries, promising to call at eight o’clock for the papers, and returned to the Rue des Saints Pères in no very happy frame of mind.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading When I was once more alone before the fire with a bottle of wine at my elbow, I turned again to the solution of the problem.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading Why Mlle. Dacour had chosen to ignore me was a problem which I tried in vain to solve, and preoccupied with this mystery, I pushed my way through the crowd without seeing it.
precisely as stated
From this reading AT THE THÉÂTRE-FRANÇAIS I left Mlle. de Launay at the Tuileries, promising to call at eight o’clock for the papers, and returned to the Rue des Saints Pères in no very happy frame of mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why Mlle. Dacour had chosen to ignore me was a problem which I tried in vain to solve, and preoccupied with this mystery, I pushed my way through the crowd without seeing it.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Why Mlle. Dacour had chosen to ignore me was a problem which I tried in vain to solve, and preoccupied with this mystery, I pushed my way through the crowd without seeing it.
at the time that
From this reading When I was once more alone before the fire with a bottle of wine at my elbow, I turned again to the solution of the problem.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Why Mlle. Dacour had chosen to ignore me was a problem which I tried in vain to solve, and preoccupied with this mystery, I pushed my way through the crowd without seeing it.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why Mlle. Dacour had chosen to ignore me was a problem which I tried in vain to solve, and preoccupied with this mystery, I pushed my way through the crowd without seeing it.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading When I was once more alone before the fire with a bottle of wine at my elbow, I turned again to the solution of the problem.
wiseradjectiveUS /ˈwaɪzər/
comparative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading But in all those sweet perplexities of woman’s nature I was the merest novice,--though I have since grown wiser by dint of much careful study,--and I puzzled my head to no purpose.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Why Mlle. Dacour had chosen to ignore me was a problem which I tried in vain to solve, and preoccupied with this mystery, I pushed my way through the crowd without seeing it.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Why Mlle. Dacour had chosen to ignore me was a problem which I tried in vain to solve, and preoccupied with this mystery, I pushed my way through the crowd without seeing it.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading But in all those sweet perplexities of woman’s nature I was the merest novice,--though I have since grown wiser by dint of much careful study,--and I puzzled my head to no purpose.
