used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
(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 Amid the scraps of the Marseillaise which he was singing, he shouted:— “All goes well.
AmidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Amid the scraps of the Marseillaise which he was singing, he shouted:— “All goes well.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What are the police spies?
have
From this reading All that the bourgeois have to do is to bear themselves well, I’ll sneeze them out subversive couplets.
bourgeoisadjectiveUS /bʊrʒˈwɑː/
(according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class
From this reading All that the bourgeois have to do is to bear themselves well, I’ll sneeze them out subversive couplets.
brandishingverbUS /ˈbrændɪʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “brandish” — move or swing back and forth
From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading I suffer a great deal in my left paw, I’m all broken up with rheumatism, but I’m satisfied, citizens.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I suffer a great deal in my left paw, I’m all broken up with rheumatism, but I’m satisfied, citizens.
citizensnounUS /ˈsɪtəzənz/
plural of “citizen” — a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading I suffer a great deal in my left paw, I’m all broken up with rheumatism, but I’m satisfied, citizens.
couplets
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From this reading All that the bourgeois have to do is to bear themselves well, I’ll sneeze them out subversive couplets.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading I suffer a great deal in my left paw, I’m all broken up with rheumatism, but I’m satisfied, citizens.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading All that the bourgeois have to do is to bear themselves well, I’ll sneeze them out subversive couplets.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
fervornounUS /ˈfɜːrvər/
feelings of great warmth and intensity
From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
functionnounUS /ˈfʌŋkʃən/
(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
Gavroche
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From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Amid the scraps of the Marseillaise which he was singing, he shouted:— “All goes well.
graspedverbUS /ɡræspt/
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I suffer a great deal in my left paw, I’m all broken up with rheumatism, but I’m satisfied, citizens.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All that the bourgeois have to do is to bear themselves well, I’ll sneeze them out subversive couplets.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Amid the scraps of the Marseillaise which he was singing, he shouted:— “All goes well.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suffer a great deal in my left paw, I’m all broken up with rheumatism, but I’m satisfied, citizens.
I'll
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From this reading All that the bourgeois have to do is to bear themselves well, I’ll sneeze them out subversive couplets.
I'm
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From this reading I suffer a great deal in my left paw, I’m all broken up with rheumatism, but I’m satisfied, citizens.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
increasingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkriːsɪŋ/
becoming greater or larger
From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
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 I suffer a great deal in my left paw, I’m all broken up with rheumatism, but I’m satisfied, citizens.
Marseillaisenoun
the French national anthem
From this reading Amid the scraps of the Marseillaise which he was singing, he shouted:— “All goes well.
a particular point in time
From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I suffer a great deal in my left paw, I’m all broken up with rheumatism, but I’m satisfied, citizens.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
one's
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From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading All that the bourgeois have to do is to bear themselves well, I’ll sneeze them out subversive couplets.
pawverbUS /pɔː/
scrape with the paws
From this reading I suffer a great deal in my left paw, I’m all broken up with rheumatism, but I’m satisfied, citizens.
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading What are the police spies?
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
rheumatismnounUS /ˈruːmətɪzəm/
any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues
From this reading I suffer a great deal in my left paw, I’m all broken up with rheumatism, but I’m satisfied, citizens.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading I suffer a great deal in my left paw, I’m all broken up with rheumatism, but I’m satisfied, citizens.
scrapsnounUS /skræps/
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
From this reading Amid the scraps of the Marseillaise which he was singing, he shouted:— “All goes well.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Amid the scraps of the Marseillaise which he was singing, he shouted:— “All goes well.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading Amid the scraps of the Marseillaise which he was singing, he shouted:— “All goes well.
sneezenounUS /sniːz/
a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose
From this reading All that the bourgeois have to do is to bear themselves well, I’ll sneeze them out subversive couplets.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
spiesnounUS /spaɪz/
plural of “spy” — (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
From this reading What are the police spies?
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
subversivenounUS /səbˈvɜːrsɪv/
a radical supporter of political or social revolution
From this reading All that the bourgeois have to do is to bear themselves well, I’ll sneeze them out subversive couplets.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading I suffer a great deal in my left paw, I’m all broken up with rheumatism, but I’m satisfied, citizens.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All that the bourgeois have to do is to bear themselves well, I’ll sneeze them out subversive couplets.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading All that the bourgeois have to do is to bear themselves well, I’ll sneeze them out subversive couplets.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All that the bourgeois have to do is to bear themselves well, I’ll sneeze them out subversive couplets.
triggerless
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From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I suffer a great deal in my left paw, I’m all broken up with rheumatism, but I’m satisfied, citizens.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Amid the scraps of the Marseillaise which he was singing, he shouted:— “All goes well.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Amid the scraps of the Marseillaise which he was singing, he shouted:— “All goes well.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What are the police spies?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Amid the scraps of the Marseillaise which he was singing, he shouted:— “All goes well.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The brandishing of a triggerless pistol, grasped in one’s hand in the open street, is so much of a public function that Gavroche felt his fervor increasing with every moment.
