used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then, thinking himself tolerably safe, he sat down in the corn market, on a sack, to recover his breath.
Ah
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From this reading “Ah!” thought he, “now I have made my fortune; I will be an honest man for the future, and I will make Oliva an honest woman.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Ah!” thought he, “now I have made my fortune; I will be an honest man for the future, and I will make Oliva an honest woman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ILLUSIONS AND REALITIES.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Beausire, on leaving the house, ran as fast as possible down the Rue Coquillière, then into the Rue St. Honoré, and took everywhere the most intricate and improbable turnings he could think of, and continued this until he became quite exhausted.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Ah!” thought he, “now I have made my fortune; I will be an honest man for the future, and I will make Oliva an honest woman.
Beausire
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From this reading Beausire, on leaving the house, ran as fast as possible down the Rue Coquillière, then into the Rue St. Honoré, and took everywhere the most intricate and improbable turnings he could think of, and continued this until he became quite exhausted.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading She is beautiful, and she will not mind leading a retired life with me in some province, where we shall live like lords.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Beausire, on leaving the house, ran as fast as possible down the Rue Coquillière, then into the Rue St. Honoré, and took everywhere the most intricate and improbable turnings he could think of, and continued this until he became quite exhausted.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Then, thinking himself tolerably safe, he sat down in the corn market, on a sack, to recover his breath.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Beausire, on leaving the house, ran as fast as possible down the Rue Coquillière, then into the Rue St. Honoré, and took everywhere the most intricate and improbable turnings he could think of, and continued this until he became quite exhausted.
Coquillière
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From this reading Beausire, on leaving the house, ran as fast as possible down the Rue Coquillière, then into the Rue St. Honoré, and took everywhere the most intricate and improbable turnings he could think of, and continued this until he became quite exhausted.
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading Then, thinking himself tolerably safe, he sat down in the corn market, on a sack, to recover his breath.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Beausire, on leaving the house, ran as fast as possible down the Rue Coquillière, then into the Rue St. Honoré, and took everywhere the most intricate and improbable turnings he could think of, and continued this until he became quite exhausted.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Beausire, on leaving the house, ran as fast as possible down the Rue Coquillière, then into the Rue St. Honoré, and took everywhere the most intricate and improbable turnings he could think of, and continued this until he became quite exhausted.
to or in any or all places
From this reading Beausire, on leaving the house, ran as fast as possible down the Rue Coquillière, then into the Rue St. Honoré, and took everywhere the most intricate and improbable turnings he could think of, and continued this until he became quite exhausted.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading Beausire, on leaving the house, ran as fast as possible down the Rue Coquillière, then into the Rue St. Honoré, and took everywhere the most intricate and improbable turnings he could think of, and continued this until he became quite exhausted.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Beausire, on leaving the house, ran as fast as possible down the Rue Coquillière, then into the Rue St. Honoré, and took everywhere the most intricate and improbable turnings he could think of, and continued this until he became quite exhausted.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Ah!” thought he, “now I have made my fortune; I will be an honest man for the future, and I will make Oliva an honest woman.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “Ah!” thought he, “now I have made my fortune; I will be an honest man for the future, and I will make Oliva an honest woman.
yet to be or coming
From this reading “Ah!” thought he, “now I have made my fortune; I will be an honest man for the future, and I will make Oliva an honest woman.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Ah!” thought he, “now I have made my fortune; I will be an honest man for the future, and I will make Oliva an honest woman.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Beausire, on leaving the house, ran as fast as possible down the Rue Coquillière, then into the Rue St. Honoré, and took everywhere the most intricate and improbable turnings he could think of, and continued this until he became quite exhausted.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then, thinking himself tolerably safe, he sat down in the corn market, on a sack, to recover his breath.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, thinking himself tolerably safe, he sat down in the corn market, on a sack, to recover his breath.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “Ah!” thought he, “now I have made my fortune; I will be an honest man for the future, and I will make Oliva an honest woman.
Honoré
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From this reading Beausire, on leaving the house, ran as fast as possible down the Rue Coquillière, then into the Rue St. Honoré, and took everywhere the most intricate and improbable turnings he could think of, and continued this until he became quite exhausted.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Beausire, on leaving the house, ran as fast as possible down the Rue Coquillière, then into the Rue St. Honoré, and took everywhere the most intricate and improbable turnings he could think of, and continued this until he became quite exhausted.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Ah!” thought he, “now I have made my fortune; I will be an honest man for the future, and I will make Oliva an honest woman.
ILLUSIONSnounUS /ˌɪˈluːʒənz/
plural of “illusion” — an erroneous mental representation
From this reading ILLUSIONS AND REALITIES.
improbableadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈprɑːbəbəl/
not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
From this reading Beausire, on leaving the house, ran as fast as possible down the Rue Coquillière, then into the Rue St. Honoré, and took everywhere the most intricate and improbable turnings he could think of, and continued this until he became quite exhausted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then, thinking himself tolerably safe, he sat down in the corn market, on a sack, to recover his breath.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Beausire, on leaving the house, ran as fast as possible down the Rue Coquillière, then into the Rue St. Honoré, and took everywhere the most intricate and improbable turnings he could think of, and continued this until he became quite exhausted.
intricateadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəkət/
having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate
From this reading Beausire, on leaving the house, ran as fast as possible down the Rue Coquillière, then into the Rue St. Honoré, and took everywhere the most intricate and improbable turnings he could think of, and continued this until he became quite exhausted.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is beautiful, and she will not mind leading a retired life with me in some province, where we shall live like lords.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading She is beautiful, and she will not mind leading a retired life with me in some province, where we shall live like lords.
the act of departing
From this reading Beausire, on leaving the house, ran as fast as possible down the Rue Coquillière, then into the Rue St. Honoré, and took everywhere the most intricate and improbable turnings he could think of, and continued this until he became quite exhausted.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She is beautiful, and she will not mind leading a retired life with me in some province, where we shall live like lords.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She is beautiful, and she will not mind leading a retired life with me in some province, where we shall live like lords.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading She is beautiful, and she will not mind leading a retired life with me in some province, where we shall live like lords.
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading She is beautiful, and she will not mind leading a retired life with me in some province, where we shall live like lords.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “Ah!” thought he, “now I have made my fortune; I will be an honest man for the future, and I will make Oliva an honest woman.
engage in
From this reading “Ah!” thought he, “now I have made my fortune; I will be an honest man for the future, and I will make Oliva an honest woman.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Ah!” thought he, “now I have made my fortune; I will be an honest man for the future, and I will make Oliva an honest woman.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading Then, thinking himself tolerably safe, he sat down in the corn market, on a sack, to recover his breath.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She is beautiful, and she will not mind leading a retired life with me in some province, where we shall live like lords.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading She is beautiful, and she will not mind leading a retired life with me in some province, where we shall live like lords.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Beausire, on leaving the house, ran as fast as possible down the Rue Coquillière, then into the Rue St. Honoré, and took everywhere the most intricate and improbable turnings he could think of, and continued this until he became quite exhausted.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Ah!” thought he, “now I have made my fortune; I will be an honest man for the future, and I will make Oliva an honest woman.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She is beautiful, and she will not mind leading a retired life with me in some province, where we shall live like lords.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Ah!” thought he, “now I have made my fortune; I will be an honest man for the future, and I will make Oliva an honest woman.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beausire, on leaving the house, ran as fast as possible down the Rue Coquillière, then into the Rue St. Honoré, and took everywhere the most intricate and improbable turnings he could think of, and continued this until he became quite exhausted.
Oliva
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From this reading “Ah!” thought he, “now I have made my fortune; I will be an honest man for the future, and I will make Oliva an honest woman.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Beausire, on leaving the house, ran as fast as possible down the Rue Coquillière, then into the Rue St. Honoré, and took everywhere the most intricate and improbable turnings he could think of, and continued this until he became quite exhausted.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Beausire, on leaving the house, ran as fast as possible down the Rue Coquillière, then into the Rue St. Honoré, and took everywhere the most intricate and improbable turnings he could think of, and continued this until he became quite exhausted.
provincenounUS /ˈprɑːvəns/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading She is beautiful, and she will not mind leading a retired life with me in some province, where we shall live like lords.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Beausire, on leaving the house, ran as fast as possible down the Rue Coquillière, then into the Rue St. Honoré, and took everywhere the most intricate and improbable turnings he could think of, and continued this until he became quite exhausted.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Beausire, on leaving the house, ran as fast as possible down the Rue Coquillière, then into the Rue St. Honoré, and took everywhere the most intricate and improbable turnings he could think of, and continued this until he became quite exhausted.
REALITIESnounUS /ˌriːˈælətiːz/
plural of “reality” — all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading ILLUSIONS AND REALITIES.
recoververbUS /rɪˈkʌvər/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading Then, thinking himself tolerably safe, he sat down in the corn market, on a sack, to recover his breath.
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading She is beautiful, and she will not mind leading a retired life with me in some province, where we shall live like lords.
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading Beausire, on leaving the house, ran as fast as possible down the Rue Coquillière, then into the Rue St. Honoré, and took everywhere the most intricate and improbable turnings he could think of, and continued this until he became quite exhausted.
sacknounUS /sæk/
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading Then, thinking himself tolerably safe, he sat down in the corn market, on a sack, to recover his breath.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Then, thinking himself tolerably safe, he sat down in the corn market, on a sack, to recover his breath.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Then, thinking himself tolerably safe, he sat down in the corn market, on a sack, to recover his breath.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading She is beautiful, and she will not mind leading a retired life with me in some province, where we shall live like lords.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is beautiful, and she will not mind leading a retired life with me in some province, where we shall live like lords.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She is beautiful, and she will not mind leading a retired life with me in some province, where we shall live like lords.
St
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From this reading Beausire, on leaving the house, ran as fast as possible down the Rue Coquillière, then into the Rue St. Honoré, and took everywhere the most intricate and improbable turnings he could think of, and continued this until he became quite exhausted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Beausire, on leaving the house, ran as fast as possible down the Rue Coquillière, then into the Rue St. Honoré, and took everywhere the most intricate and improbable turnings he could think of, and continued this until he became quite exhausted.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Beausire, on leaving the house, ran as fast as possible down the Rue Coquillière, then into the Rue St. Honoré, and took everywhere the most intricate and improbable turnings he could think of, and continued this until he became quite exhausted.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Beausire, on leaving the house, ran as fast as possible down the Rue Coquillière, then into the Rue St. Honoré, and took everywhere the most intricate and improbable turnings he could think of, and continued this until he became quite exhausted.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Then, thinking himself tolerably safe, he sat down in the corn market, on a sack, to recover his breath.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Beausire, on leaving the house, ran as fast as possible down the Rue Coquillière, then into the Rue St. Honoré, and took everywhere the most intricate and improbable turnings he could think of, and continued this until he became quite exhausted.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Ah!” thought he, “now I have made my fortune; I will be an honest man for the future, and I will make Oliva an honest woman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, thinking himself tolerably safe, he sat down in the corn market, on a sack, to recover his breath.
tolerablyadverb
in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner
From this reading Then, thinking himself tolerably safe, he sat down in the corn market, on a sack, to recover his breath.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Beausire, on leaving the house, ran as fast as possible down the Rue Coquillière, then into the Rue St. Honoré, and took everywhere the most intricate and improbable turnings he could think of, and continued this until he became quite exhausted.
turnings
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From this reading Beausire, on leaving the house, ran as fast as possible down the Rue Coquillière, then into the Rue St. Honoré, and took everywhere the most intricate and improbable turnings he could think of, and continued this until he became quite exhausted.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Beausire, on leaving the house, ran as fast as possible down the Rue Coquillière, then into the Rue St. Honoré, and took everywhere the most intricate and improbable turnings he could think of, and continued this until he became quite exhausted.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She is beautiful, and she will not mind leading a retired life with me in some province, where we shall live like lords.
in or at the place that
From this reading She is beautiful, and she will not mind leading a retired life with me in some province, where we shall live like lords.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Ah!” thought he, “now I have made my fortune; I will be an honest man for the future, and I will make Oliva an honest woman.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She is beautiful, and she will not mind leading a retired life with me in some province, where we shall live like lords.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Ah!” thought he, “now I have made my fortune; I will be an honest man for the future, and I will make Oliva an honest woman.
