used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are things which one must not attempt to depict; the sun is one of them.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
assembledverbUS /əˈsembəld/
past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading The entire family, including Basque and Nicolette, were assembled in Marius’ chamber at the moment when Cosette entered it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The entire family, including Basque and Nicolette, were assembled in Marius’ chamber at the moment when Cosette entered it.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading There are things which one must not attempt to depict; the sun is one of them.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
BasquenounUS /bæsk/
a member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain
From this reading The entire family, including Basque and Nicolette, were assembled in Marius’ chamber at the moment when Cosette entered it.
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading Precisely at that moment, the grandfather was on the point of blowing his nose; he stopped short, holding his nose in his handkerchief, and gazing over it at Cosette.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading The entire family, including Basque and Nicolette, were assembled in Marius’ chamber at the moment when Cosette entered it.
Cosette
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From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
declineverbUS /dɪˈklaɪn/
grow worse
From this reading What that interview was like we decline to say.
depictverbUS /dɪˈpɪkt/
show in, or as in, a picture
From this reading There are things which one must not attempt to depict; the sun is one of them.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading The entire family, including Basque and Nicolette, were assembled in Marius’ chamber at the moment when Cosette entered it.
a social unit living together
From this reading The entire family, including Basque and Nicolette, were assembled in Marius’ chamber at the moment when Cosette entered it.
FAUCHELEVENT
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From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Precisely at that moment, the grandfather was on the point of blowing his nose; he stopped short, holding his nose in his handkerchief, and gazing over it at Cosette.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading Precisely at that moment, the grandfather was on the point of blowing his nose; he stopped short, holding his nose in his handkerchief, and gazing over it at Cosette.
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading Precisely at that moment, the grandfather was on the point of blowing his nose; he stopped short, holding his nose in his handkerchief, and gazing over it at Cosette.
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Precisely at that moment, the grandfather was on the point of blowing his nose; he stopped short, holding his nose in his handkerchief, and gazing over it at Cosette.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
the act of retaining something
From this reading Precisely at that moment, the grandfather was on the point of blowing his nose; he stopped short, holding his nose in his handkerchief, and gazing over it at Cosette.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The entire family, including Basque and Nicolette, were assembled in Marius’ chamber at the moment when Cosette entered it.
includingverbUS /ˌɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading The entire family, including Basque and Nicolette, were assembled in Marius’ chamber at the moment when Cosette entered it.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading What that interview was like we decline to say.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There are things which one must not attempt to depict; the sun is one of them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The entire family, including Basque and Nicolette, were assembled in Marius’ chamber at the moment when Cosette entered it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading What that interview was like we decline to say.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
Marius
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From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
a particular point in time
From this reading The entire family, including Basque and Nicolette, were assembled in Marius’ chamber at the moment when Cosette entered it.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There are things which one must not attempt to depict; the sun is one of them.
Nicolette
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From this reading The entire family, including Basque and Nicolette, were assembled in Marius’ chamber at the moment when Cosette entered it.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Precisely at that moment, the grandfather was on the point of blowing his nose; he stopped short, holding his nose in his handkerchief, and gazing over it at Cosette.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There are things which one must not attempt to depict; the sun is one of them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are things which one must not attempt to depict; the sun is one of them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Precisely at that moment, the grandfather was on the point of blowing his nose; he stopped short, holding his nose in his handkerchief, and gazing over it at Cosette.
on one occasion
From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There are things which one must not attempt to depict; the sun is one of them.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Precisely at that moment, the grandfather was on the point of blowing his nose; he stopped short, holding his nose in his handkerchief, and gazing over it at Cosette.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Precisely at that moment, the grandfather was on the point of blowing his nose; he stopped short, holding his nose in his handkerchief, and gazing over it at Cosette.
PreciselyadverbUS /prɪˈsaɪsli/
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading Precisely at that moment, the grandfather was on the point of blowing his nose; he stopped short, holding his nose in his handkerchief, and gazing over it at Cosette.
express in words
From this reading What that interview was like we decline to say.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Precisely at that moment, the grandfather was on the point of blowing his nose; he stopped short, holding his nose in his handkerchief, and gazing over it at Cosette.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Precisely at that moment, the grandfather was on the point of blowing his nose; he stopped short, holding his nose in his handkerchief, and gazing over it at Cosette.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading There are things which one must not attempt to depict; the sun is one of them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are things which one must not attempt to depict; the sun is one of them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There are things which one must not attempt to depict; the sun is one of them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are things which one must not attempt to depict; the sun is one of them.
a special situation
From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading There are things which one must not attempt to depict; the sun is one of them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What that interview was like we decline to say.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What that interview was like we decline to say.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What that interview was like we decline to say.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The entire family, including Basque and Nicolette, were assembled in Marius’ chamber at the moment when Cosette entered it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What that interview was like we decline to say.
at the time that
From this reading The entire family, including Basque and Nicolette, were assembled in Marius’ chamber at the moment when Cosette entered it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There are things which one must not attempt to depict; the sun is one of them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading BAD THING THAT M. FAUCHELEVENT SHOULD HAVE ENTERED WITH SOMETHING UNDER HIS ARM Cosette and Marius beheld each other once more.
