Ah
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From this reading "Ah, how is M'sieur Valentin? where is he, Mademoiselle?" he inquired.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading His brigade has, I expect, been thrown back to somewhere near Brussels--unless, of course, it has come south, towards Namur."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His brigade has, I expect, been thrown back to somewhere near Brussels--unless, of course, it has come south, towards Namur."
brigadenounUS /brəˈɡeɪd/
army unit smaller than a division
From this reading His brigade has, I expect, been thrown back to somewhere near Brussels--unless, of course, it has come south, towards Namur."
BrusselsnounUS /ˈbrʌsəlz/
the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
From this reading His brigade has, I expect, been thrown back to somewhere near Brussels--unless, of course, it has come south, towards Namur."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "The whole country, up to Louvain, is now held by the enemy.
Chasseurs-a-pied
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From this reading "He is with the Eighth Chasseurs-a-pied, somewhere near Liege."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading His brigade has, I expect, been thrown back to somewhere near Brussels--unless, of course, it has come south, towards Namur."
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "The whole country, up to Louvain, is now held by the enemy.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading His brigade has, I expect, been thrown back to somewhere near Brussels--unless, of course, it has come south, towards Namur."
EighthadjectiveUS /eɪtθ/
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
From this reading "He is with the Eighth Chasseurs-a-pied, somewhere near Liege."
an opposing military force
From this reading "The whole country, up to Louvain, is now held by the enemy.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading His brigade has, I expect, been thrown back to somewhere near Brussels--unless, of course, it has come south, towards Namur."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His brigade has, I expect, been thrown back to somewhere near Brussels--unless, of course, it has come south, towards Namur."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah, how is M'sieur Valentin? where is he, Mademoiselle?" he inquired.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading "The whole country, up to Louvain, is now held by the enemy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His brigade has, I expect, been thrown back to somewhere near Brussels--unless, of course, it has come south, towards Namur."
how
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From this reading "Ah, how is M'sieur Valentin? where is he, Mademoiselle?" he inquired.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading His brigade has, I expect, been thrown back to somewhere near Brussels--unless, of course, it has come south, towards Namur."
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "Ah, how is M'sieur Valentin? where is he, Mademoiselle?" he inquired.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ah, how is M'sieur Valentin? where is he, Mademoiselle?" he inquired.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His brigade has, I expect, been thrown back to somewhere near Brussels--unless, of course, it has come south, towards Namur."
LiegenounUS /liːdʒ/
a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
From this reading "He is with the Eighth Chasseurs-a-pied, somewhere near Liege."
Louvain
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From this reading "The whole country, up to Louvain, is now held by the enemy.
M'sieur
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From this reading "Ah, how is M'sieur Valentin? where is he, Mademoiselle?" he inquired.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading "Ah, how is M'sieur Valentin? where is he, Mademoiselle?" he inquired.
Namurnoun
a city in south central Belgium situated on a promontory between the Meuse River and the Sambre River; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II
From this reading His brigade has, I expect, been thrown back to somewhere near Brussels--unless, of course, it has come south, towards Namur."
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "He is with the Eighth Chasseurs-a-pied, somewhere near Liege."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "He is not near Liege now," their visitor said.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "He is not near Liege now," their visitor said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His brigade has, I expect, been thrown back to somewhere near Brussels--unless, of course, it has come south, towards Namur."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He is not near Liege now," their visitor said.
in or at or to some place
From this reading "He is with the Eighth Chasseurs-a-pied, somewhere near Liege."
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading His brigade has, I expect, been thrown back to somewhere near Brussels--unless, of course, it has come south, towards Namur."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He is with the Eighth Chasseurs-a-pied, somewhere near Liege."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "He is not near Liege now," their visitor said.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading His brigade has, I expect, been thrown back to somewhere near Brussels--unless, of course, it has come south, towards Namur."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The whole country, up to Louvain, is now held by the enemy.
in the direction of
From this reading His brigade has, I expect, been thrown back to somewhere near Brussels--unless, of course, it has come south, towards Namur."
except if; if not
From this reading His brigade has, I expect, been thrown back to somewhere near Brussels--unless, of course, it has come south, towards Namur."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "The whole country, up to Louvain, is now held by the enemy.
Valentin
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From this reading "Ah, how is M'sieur Valentin? where is he, Mademoiselle?" he inquired.
someone who visits
From this reading "He is not near Liege now," their visitor said.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Ah, how is M'sieur Valentin? where is he, Mademoiselle?" he inquired.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading "The whole country, up to Louvain, is now held by the enemy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "He is with the Eighth Chasseurs-a-pied, somewhere near Liege."
