used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
alleynounUS /ˈæli/
a narrow street with walls on both sides
From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading When Madeleine arrived in the neighborhood, Fauchelevent, an ex-notary and a peasant who was almost educated, had a business which was beginning to be in a bad way.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading He approached.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading When Madeleine arrived in the neighborhood, Fauchelevent, an ex-notary and a peasant who was almost educated, had a business which was beginning to be in a bad way.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This Fauchelevent was one of the few enemies whom M. Madeleine had at that time.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading When Madeleine arrived in the neighborhood, Fauchelevent, an ex-notary and a peasant who was almost educated, had a business which was beginning to be in a bad way.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When Madeleine arrived in the neighborhood, Fauchelevent, an ex-notary and a peasant who was almost educated, had a business which was beginning to be in a bad way.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading When Madeleine arrived in the neighborhood, Fauchelevent, an ex-notary and a peasant who was almost educated, had a business which was beginning to be in a bad way.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading An old man named Father Fauchelevent had just fallen beneath his cart, his horse having tumbled down.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading When Madeleine arrived in the neighborhood, Fauchelevent, an ex-notary and a peasant who was almost educated, had a business which was beginning to be in a bad way.
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading An old man named Father Fauchelevent had just fallen beneath his cart, his horse having tumbled down.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading An old man named Father Fauchelevent had just fallen beneath his cart, his horse having tumbled down.
educatedadjectiveUS /ˈedʒəkeɪtɪd/
possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)
From this reading When Madeleine arrived in the neighborhood, Fauchelevent, an ex-notary and a peasant who was almost educated, had a business which was beginning to be in a bad way.
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading This Fauchelevent was one of the few enemies whom M. Madeleine had at that time.
ex-notary
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From this reading When Madeleine arrived in the neighborhood, Fauchelevent, an ex-notary and a peasant who was almost educated, had a business which was beginning to be in a bad way.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading An old man named Father Fauchelevent had just fallen beneath his cart, his horse having tumbled down.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading An old man named Father Fauchelevent had just fallen beneath his cart, his horse having tumbled down.
Fauchelevent
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From this reading An old man named Father Fauchelevent had just fallen beneath his cart, his horse having tumbled down.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading This Fauchelevent was one of the few enemies whom M. Madeleine had at that time.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An old man named Father Fauchelevent had just fallen beneath his cart, his horse having tumbled down.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading An old man named Father Fauchelevent had just fallen beneath his cart, his horse having tumbled down.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading An old man named Father Fauchelevent had just fallen beneath his cart, his horse having tumbled down.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading An old man named Father Fauchelevent had just fallen beneath his cart, his horse having tumbled down.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Madeleine arrived in the neighborhood, Fauchelevent, an ex-notary and a peasant who was almost educated, had a business which was beginning to be in a bad way.
and nothing more
From this reading An old man named Father Fauchelevent had just fallen beneath his cart, his horse having tumbled down.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
Madeleine
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From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading An old man named Father Fauchelevent had just fallen beneath his cart, his horse having tumbled down.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading An old man named Father Fauchelevent had just fallen beneath his cart, his horse having tumbled down.
neighborhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading When Madeleine arrived in the neighborhood, Fauchelevent, an ex-notary and a peasant who was almost educated, had a business which was beginning to be in a bad way.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading An old man named Father Fauchelevent had just fallen beneath his cart, his horse having tumbled down.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
peasantnounUS /ˈpezənt/
a country person
From this reading When Madeleine arrived in the neighborhood, Fauchelevent, an ex-notary and a peasant who was almost educated, had a business which was beginning to be in a bad way.
cut with a saw
From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
surnounUS /sɜːr/
a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks
From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This Fauchelevent was one of the few enemies whom M. Madeleine had at that time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This Fauchelevent was one of the few enemies whom M. Madeleine had at that time.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This Fauchelevent was one of the few enemies whom M. Madeleine had at that time.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This Fauchelevent was one of the few enemies whom M. Madeleine had at that time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Madeleine arrived in the neighborhood, Fauchelevent, an ex-notary and a peasant who was almost educated, had a business which was beginning to be in a bad way.
tumbledverbUS /ˈtʌmbəld/
past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading An old man named Father Fauchelevent had just fallen beneath his cart, his horse having tumbled down.
unpavedadjectiveUS /ʌpeɪvd/
not having a paved surface
From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One morning M. Madeleine was passing through an unpaved alley of M. sur M.; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading When Madeleine arrived in the neighborhood, Fauchelevent, an ex-notary and a peasant who was almost educated, had a business which was beginning to be in a bad way.
at the time that
From this reading When Madeleine arrived in the neighborhood, Fauchelevent, an ex-notary and a peasant who was almost educated, had a business which was beginning to be in a bad way.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Madeleine arrived in the neighborhood, Fauchelevent, an ex-notary and a peasant who was almost educated, had a business which was beginning to be in a bad way.
which person or people
From this reading When Madeleine arrived in the neighborhood, Fauchelevent, an ex-notary and a peasant who was almost educated, had a business which was beginning to be in a bad way.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This Fauchelevent was one of the few enemies whom M. Madeleine had at that time.
