used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading During the ten days which followed that on which Mrs. Boringdon had held a certain conversation with her son, Lucy Kemp gradually became aware of two things.
abusedadjectiveUS /əˈbjuːzd/
used improperly or excessively especially drugs
From this reading The first, which seemed to blot out and exclude everything else, was that she loved--in the old-fashioned pathetic sense of the abused word--Oliver Boringdon.
aime
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From this reading On aime malgré soi, car l'Amour est un hôte Qui vient à son caprice, et toujours en vainqueur."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first, which seemed to blot out and exclude everything else, was that she loved--in the old-fashioned pathetic sense of the abused word--Oliver Boringdon.
AUGIER
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From this reading E. AUGIER.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading During the ten days which followed that on which Mrs. Boringdon had held a certain conversation with her son, Lucy Kemp gradually became aware of two things.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading During the ten days which followed that on which Mrs. Boringdon had held a certain conversation with her son, Lucy Kemp gradually became aware of two things.
blotnounUS /blɑːt/
a blemish made by dirt
From this reading The first, which seemed to blot out and exclude everything else, was that she loved--in the old-fashioned pathetic sense of the abused word--Oliver Boringdon.
Boringdon
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From this reading During the ten days which followed that on which Mrs. Boringdon had held a certain conversation with her son, Lucy Kemp gradually became aware of two things.
capricenounUS /kəˈpriːs/
a sudden desire
From this reading On aime malgré soi, car l'Amour est un hôte Qui vient à son caprice, et toujours en vainqueur."
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading On aime malgré soi, car l'Amour est un hôte Qui vient à son caprice, et toujours en vainqueur."
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading During the ten days which followed that on which Mrs. Boringdon had held a certain conversation with her son, Lucy Kemp gradually became aware of two things.
coeur
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From this reading "Crois-tu donc que l'on peut commander à son coeur?
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading "Crois-tu donc que l'on peut commander à son coeur?
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading During the ten days which followed that on which Mrs. Boringdon had held a certain conversation with her son, Lucy Kemp gradually became aware of two things.
Crois-tu
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From this reading "Crois-tu donc que l'on peut commander à son coeur?
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading During the ten days which followed that on which Mrs. Boringdon had held a certain conversation with her son, Lucy Kemp gradually became aware of two things.
donc
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From this reading "Crois-tu donc que l'on peut commander à son coeur?
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the ten days which followed that on which Mrs. Boringdon had held a certain conversation with her son, Lucy Kemp gradually became aware of two things.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading E. AUGIER.
else
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From this reading The first, which seemed to blot out and exclude everything else, was that she loved--in the old-fashioned pathetic sense of the abused word--Oliver Boringdon.
half the width of an em
From this reading On aime malgré soi, car l'Amour est un hôte Qui vient à son caprice, et toujours en vainqueur."
estnounUS /est/
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading On aime malgré soi, car l'Amour est un hôte Qui vient à son caprice, et toujours en vainqueur."
et
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From this reading On aime malgré soi, car l'Amour est un hôte Qui vient à son caprice, et toujours en vainqueur."
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The first, which seemed to blot out and exclude everything else, was that she loved--in the old-fashioned pathetic sense of the abused word--Oliver Boringdon.
excludeverbUS /ɪkˈskluːd/
prevent from being included or considered or accepted
From this reading The first, which seemed to blot out and exclude everything else, was that she loved--in the old-fashioned pathetic sense of the abused word--Oliver Boringdon.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first, which seemed to blot out and exclude everything else, was that she loved--in the old-fashioned pathetic sense of the abused word--Oliver Boringdon.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading During the ten days which followed that on which Mrs. Boringdon had held a certain conversation with her son, Lucy Kemp gradually became aware of two things.
in a gradual manner
From this reading During the ten days which followed that on which Mrs. Boringdon had held a certain conversation with her son, Lucy Kemp gradually became aware of two things.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the ten days which followed that on which Mrs. Boringdon had held a certain conversation with her son, Lucy Kemp gradually became aware of two things.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading During the ten days which followed that on which Mrs. Boringdon had held a certain conversation with her son, Lucy Kemp gradually became aware of two things.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading During the ten days which followed that on which Mrs. Boringdon had held a certain conversation with her son, Lucy Kemp gradually became aware of two things.
hôte
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From this reading On aime malgré soi, car l'Amour est un hôte Qui vient à son caprice, et toujours en vainqueur."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first, which seemed to blot out and exclude everything else, was that she loved--in the old-fashioned pathetic sense of the abused word--Oliver Boringdon.
Kemp
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From this reading During the ten days which followed that on which Mrs. Boringdon had held a certain conversation with her son, Lucy Kemp gradually became aware of two things.
l'Amour
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From this reading On aime malgré soi, car l'Amour est un hôte Qui vient à son caprice, et toujours en vainqueur."
l'on
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From this reading "Crois-tu donc que l'on peut commander à son coeur?
held dear
From this reading The first, which seemed to blot out and exclude everything else, was that she loved--in the old-fashioned pathetic sense of the abused word--Oliver Boringdon.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading During the ten days which followed that on which Mrs. Boringdon had held a certain conversation with her son, Lucy Kemp gradually became aware of two things.
malgré
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From this reading On aime malgré soi, car l'Amour est un hôte Qui vient à son caprice, et toujours en vainqueur."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading During the ten days which followed that on which Mrs. Boringdon had held a certain conversation with her son, Lucy Kemp gradually became aware of two things.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the ten days which followed that on which Mrs. Boringdon had held a certain conversation with her son, Lucy Kemp gradually became aware of two things.
old-fashionedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/
out of fashion
From this reading The first, which seemed to blot out and exclude everything else, was that she loved--in the old-fashioned pathetic sense of the abused word--Oliver Boringdon.
OlivernounUS /ˈɑːləvər/
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading The first, which seemed to blot out and exclude everything else, was that she loved--in the old-fashioned pathetic sense of the abused word--Oliver Boringdon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On aime malgré soi, car l'Amour est un hôte Qui vient à son caprice, et toujours en vainqueur."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The first, which seemed to blot out and exclude everything else, was that she loved--in the old-fashioned pathetic sense of the abused word--Oliver Boringdon.
patheticadjectiveUS /pəˈθetɪk/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The first, which seemed to blot out and exclude everything else, was that she loved--in the old-fashioned pathetic sense of the abused word--Oliver Boringdon.
peut
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From this reading "Crois-tu donc que l'on peut commander à son coeur?
que
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From this reading "Crois-tu donc que l'on peut commander à son coeur?
Qui
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From this reading On aime malgré soi, car l'Amour est un hôte Qui vient à son caprice, et toujours en vainqueur."
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The first, which seemed to blot out and exclude everything else, was that she loved--in the old-fashioned pathetic sense of the abused word--Oliver Boringdon.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading The first, which seemed to blot out and exclude everything else, was that she loved--in the old-fashioned pathetic sense of the abused word--Oliver Boringdon.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first, which seemed to blot out and exclude everything else, was that she loved--in the old-fashioned pathetic sense of the abused word--Oliver Boringdon.
soi
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From this reading On aime malgré soi, car l'Amour est un hôte Qui vient à son caprice, et toujours en vainqueur."
a male human offspring
From this reading "Crois-tu donc que l'on peut commander à son coeur?
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading During the ten days which followed that on which Mrs. Boringdon had held a certain conversation with her son, Lucy Kemp gradually became aware of two things.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During the ten days which followed that on which Mrs. Boringdon had held a certain conversation with her son, Lucy Kemp gradually became aware of two things.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During the ten days which followed that on which Mrs. Boringdon had held a certain conversation with her son, Lucy Kemp gradually became aware of two things.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading During the ten days which followed that on which Mrs. Boringdon had held a certain conversation with her son, Lucy Kemp gradually became aware of two things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first, which seemed to blot out and exclude everything else, was that she loved--in the old-fashioned pathetic sense of the abused word--Oliver Boringdon.
toujours
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From this reading On aime malgré soi, car l'Amour est un hôte Qui vient à son caprice, et toujours en vainqueur."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading During the ten days which followed that on which Mrs. Boringdon had held a certain conversation with her son, Lucy Kemp gradually became aware of two things.
unnounUS /ʌn/
an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
From this reading On aime malgré soi, car l'Amour est un hôte Qui vient à son caprice, et toujours en vainqueur."
vainqueur
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From this reading On aime malgré soi, car l'Amour est un hôte Qui vient à son caprice, et toujours en vainqueur."
vient
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From this reading On aime malgré soi, car l'Amour est un hôte Qui vient à son caprice, et toujours en vainqueur."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first, which seemed to blot out and exclude everything else, was that she loved--in the old-fashioned pathetic sense of the abused word--Oliver Boringdon.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading During the ten days which followed that on which Mrs. Boringdon had held a certain conversation with her son, Lucy Kemp gradually became aware of two things.
in the company of; together with
From this reading During the ten days which followed that on which Mrs. Boringdon had held a certain conversation with her son, Lucy Kemp gradually became aware of two things.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The first, which seemed to blot out and exclude everything else, was that she loved--in the old-fashioned pathetic sense of the abused word--Oliver Boringdon.
à
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From this reading "Crois-tu donc que l'on peut commander à son coeur?
