ACCOUNTSnounUS /əˈkaʊnts/
plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading FAMILY ACCOUNTS.
(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 Marie Antoinette recovered all her gaiety directly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the day before the first payment was due, and M. de Calonne had so much to do, that he had forgotten his promise.
Antoinette
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From this reading Marie Antoinette recovered all her gaiety directly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “This evening the business with which your majesty has charged me will be settled by the Council; the money will be with the queen to-morrow evening.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was the day before the first payment was due, and M. de Calonne had so much to do, that he had forgotten his promise.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading The queen had up to this time waited patiently, relying on his word; she now, however, was beginning to grow uneasy, when she received the following note:
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “This evening the business with which your majesty has charged me will be settled by the Council; the money will be with the queen to-morrow evening.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “This evening the business with which your majesty has charged me will be settled by the Council; the money will be with the queen to-morrow evening.”
Calonne
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From this reading It was the day before the first payment was due, and M. de Calonne had so much to do, that he had forgotten his promise.
of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge
From this reading “This evening the business with which your majesty has charged me will be settled by the Council; the money will be with the queen to-morrow evening.”
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading “This evening the business with which your majesty has charged me will be settled by the Council; the money will be with the queen to-morrow evening.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was the day before the first payment was due, and M. de Calonne had so much to do, that he had forgotten his promise.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading It was the day before the first payment was due, and M. de Calonne had so much to do, that he had forgotten his promise.
without deviation
From this reading Marie Antoinette recovered all her gaiety directly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was the day before the first payment was due, and M. de Calonne had so much to do, that he had forgotten his promise.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading It was the day before the first payment was due, and M. de Calonne had so much to do, that he had forgotten his promise.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “This evening the business with which your majesty has charged me will be settled by the Council; the money will be with the queen to-morrow evening.”
a social unit living together
From this reading FAMILY ACCOUNTS.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was the day before the first payment was due, and M. de Calonne had so much to do, that he had forgotten his promise.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The queen had up to this time waited patiently, relying on his word; she now, however, was beginning to grow uneasy, when she received the following note:
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading It was the day before the first payment was due, and M. de Calonne had so much to do, that he had forgotten his promise.
gaietynoun
a gay feeling
From this reading Marie Antoinette recovered all her gaiety directly.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The queen had up to this time waited patiently, relying on his word; she now, however, was beginning to grow uneasy, when she received the following note:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the day before the first payment was due, and M. de Calonne had so much to do, that he had forgotten his promise.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This evening the business with which your majesty has charged me will be settled by the Council; the money will be with the queen to-morrow evening.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the day before the first payment was due, and M. de Calonne had so much to do, that he had forgotten his promise.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marie Antoinette recovered all her gaiety directly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the day before the first payment was due, and M. de Calonne had so much to do, that he had forgotten his promise.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The queen had up to this time waited patiently, relying on his word; she now, however, was beginning to grow uneasy, when she received the following note:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the day before the first payment was due, and M. de Calonne had so much to do, that he had forgotten his promise.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading It was the day before the first payment was due, and M. de Calonne had so much to do, that he had forgotten his promise.
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading “This evening the business with which your majesty has charged me will be settled by the Council; the money will be with the queen to-morrow evening.”
Marie
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From this reading Marie Antoinette recovered all her gaiety directly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “This evening the business with which your majesty has charged me will be settled by the Council; the money will be with the queen to-morrow evening.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “This evening the business with which your majesty has charged me will be settled by the Council; the money will be with the queen to-morrow evening.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It was the day before the first payment was due, and M. de Calonne had so much to do, that he had forgotten his promise.
a brief written record
From this reading The queen had up to this time waited patiently, relying on his word; she now, however, was beginning to grow uneasy, when she received the following note:
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The queen had up to this time waited patiently, relying on his word; she now, however, was beginning to grow uneasy, when she received the following note:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The queen had up to this time waited patiently, relying on his word; she now, however, was beginning to grow uneasy, when she received the following note:
patientlyadverbUS /ˈpeɪʃəntli/
with patience; in a patient manner
From this reading The queen had up to this time waited patiently, relying on his word; she now, however, was beginning to grow uneasy, when she received the following note:
paymentnounUS /ˈpeɪmənt/
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
From this reading It was the day before the first payment was due, and M. de Calonne had so much to do, that he had forgotten his promise.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading It was the day before the first payment was due, and M. de Calonne had so much to do, that he had forgotten his promise.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading The queen had up to this time waited patiently, relying on his word; she now, however, was beginning to grow uneasy, when she received the following note:
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading The queen had up to this time waited patiently, relying on his word; she now, however, was beginning to grow uneasy, when she received the following note:
freed from illness or injury
From this reading Marie Antoinette recovered all her gaiety directly.
relyingverbUS /riˈlaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “rely” — have faith or confidence in
From this reading The queen had up to this time waited patiently, relying on his word; she now, however, was beginning to grow uneasy, when she received the following note:
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading “This evening the business with which your majesty has charged me will be settled by the Council; the money will be with the queen to-morrow evening.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The queen had up to this time waited patiently, relying on his word; she now, however, was beginning to grow uneasy, when she received the following note:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was the day before the first payment was due, and M. de Calonne had so much to do, that he had forgotten his promise.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the day before the first payment was due, and M. de Calonne had so much to do, that he had forgotten his promise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the day before the first payment was due, and M. de Calonne had so much to do, that he had forgotten his promise.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The queen had up to this time waited patiently, relying on his word; she now, however, was beginning to grow uneasy, when she received the following note:
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The queen had up to this time waited patiently, relying on his word; she now, however, was beginning to grow uneasy, when she received the following note:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the day before the first payment was due, and M. de Calonne had so much to do, that he had forgotten his promise.
to-morrow
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From this reading “This evening the business with which your majesty has charged me will be settled by the Council; the money will be with the queen to-morrow evening.”
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading The queen had up to this time waited patiently, relying on his word; she now, however, was beginning to grow uneasy, when she received the following note:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The queen had up to this time waited patiently, relying on his word; she now, however, was beginning to grow uneasy, when she received the following note:
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading The queen had up to this time waited patiently, relying on his word; she now, however, was beginning to grow uneasy, when she received the following note:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the day before the first payment was due, and M. de Calonne had so much to do, that he had forgotten his promise.
at the time that
From this reading The queen had up to this time waited patiently, relying on his word; she now, however, was beginning to grow uneasy, when she received the following note:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “This evening the business with which your majesty has charged me will be settled by the Council; the money will be with the queen to-morrow evening.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “This evening the business with which your majesty has charged me will be settled by the Council; the money will be with the queen to-morrow evening.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “This evening the business with which your majesty has charged me will be settled by the Council; the money will be with the queen to-morrow evening.”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The queen had up to this time waited patiently, relying on his word; she now, however, was beginning to grow uneasy, when she received the following note:
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “This evening the business with which your majesty has charged me will be settled by the Council; the money will be with the queen to-morrow evening.”
