used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A palette and a velvet coat have ever been wedded, and why this needless divorce?’
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading ‘I will get a blouse like yours, Maurice, and wear it,’ said Armand, with an air of gloomy resignation befitting the occasion.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ‘I will get a blouse like yours, Maurice, and wear it,’ said Armand, with an air of gloomy resignation befitting the occasion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A palette and a velvet coat have ever been wedded, and why this needless divorce?’
Armand
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From this reading ‘Spare thyself, my poor Armand, even if others spare thee not.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A palette and a velvet coat have ever been wedded, and why this needless divorce?’
befittingadjectiveUS /bɪˈfɪtɪŋ/
appropriate to
From this reading ‘I will get a blouse like yours, Maurice, and wear it,’ said Armand, with an air of gloomy resignation befitting the occasion.
blousenounUS /blaʊs/
a top worn by women
From this reading ‘I will get a blouse like yours, Maurice, and wear it,’ said Armand, with an air of gloomy resignation befitting the occasion.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading Knowest thou not that the coat is more than half the man?
deitynounUS /ˈdiːəti/
any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
From this reading ‘And who has reduced you to these moral straits, and to what deity is the coat a holocaust?’
divorceverbUS /dɪˈvɔːrs/
part; cease or break association with
From this reading A palette and a velvet coat have ever been wedded, and why this needless divorce?’
divisible by two
From this reading ‘Spare thyself, my poor Armand, even if others spare thee not.
at any time
From this reading A palette and a velvet coat have ever been wedded, and why this needless divorce?’
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading ‘I will get a blouse like yours, Maurice, and wear it,’ said Armand, with an air of gloomy resignation befitting the occasion.
depressingly dark
From this reading ‘I will get a blouse like yours, Maurice, and wear it,’ said Armand, with an air of gloomy resignation befitting the occasion.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Knowest thou not that the coat is more than half the man?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘And who has reduced you to these moral straits, and to what deity is the coat a holocaust?’
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A palette and a velvet coat have ever been wedded, and why this needless divorce?’
holocaustnounUS /ˈhɑːləkɔːst/
an act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire)
From this reading ‘And who has reduced you to these moral straits, and to what deity is the coat a holocaust?’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I will get a blouse like yours, Maurice, and wear it,’ said Armand, with an air of gloomy resignation befitting the occasion.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘Spare thyself, my poor Armand, even if others spare thee not.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Knowest thou not that the coat is more than half the man?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘I will get a blouse like yours, Maurice, and wear it,’ said Armand, with an air of gloomy resignation befitting the occasion.
Knowest
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From this reading Knowest thou not that the coat is more than half the man?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading ‘I will get a blouse like yours, Maurice, and wear it,’ said Armand, with an air of gloomy resignation befitting the occasion.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Knowest thou not that the coat is more than half the man?
Maurice
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From this reading ‘I will get a blouse like yours, Maurice, and wear it,’ said Armand, with an air of gloomy resignation befitting the occasion.
moraladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrəl/
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading ‘And who has reduced you to these moral straits, and to what deity is the coat a holocaust?’
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Knowest thou not that the coat is more than half the man?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘Spare thyself, my poor Armand, even if others spare thee not.
needlessadjectiveUS /ˈniːdləs/
unnecessary and unwarranted
From this reading A palette and a velvet coat have ever been wedded, and why this needless divorce?’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘Spare thyself, my poor Armand, even if others spare thee not.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading ‘I will get a blouse like yours, Maurice, and wear it,’ said Armand, with an air of gloomy resignation befitting the occasion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘I will get a blouse like yours, Maurice, and wear it,’ said Armand, with an air of gloomy resignation befitting the occasion.
others
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From this reading ‘Spare thyself, my poor Armand, even if others spare thee not.
palettenounUS /ˈpælət/
the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art
From this reading A palette and a velvet coat have ever been wedded, and why this needless divorce?’
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading ‘Spare thyself, my poor Armand, even if others spare thee not.
reducedadjectiveUS /rəˈduːst/
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading ‘And who has reduced you to these moral straits, and to what deity is the coat a holocaust?’
resignationnounUS /ˌrezəɡˈneɪʃən/
acceptance of despair
From this reading ‘I will get a blouse like yours, Maurice, and wear it,’ said Armand, with an air of gloomy resignation befitting the occasion.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘I will get a blouse like yours, Maurice, and wear it,’ said Armand, with an air of gloomy resignation befitting the occasion.
refrain from harming
From this reading ‘Spare thyself, my poor Armand, even if others spare thee not.
straitsnounUS /streɪts/
a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
From this reading ‘And who has reduced you to these moral straits, and to what deity is the coat a holocaust?’
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Knowest thou not that the coat is more than half the man?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Knowest thou not that the coat is more than half the man?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Knowest thou not that the coat is more than half the man?
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading ‘Spare thyself, my poor Armand, even if others spare thee not.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ‘And who has reduced you to these moral straits, and to what deity is the coat a holocaust?’
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A palette and a velvet coat have ever been wedded, and why this needless divorce?’
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Knowest thou not that the coat is more than half the man?
thyself
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From this reading ‘Spare thyself, my poor Armand, even if others spare thee not.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘And who has reduced you to these moral straits, and to what deity is the coat a holocaust?’
velvetnounUS /ˈvelvət/
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
From this reading A palette and a velvet coat have ever been wedded, and why this needless divorce?’
be dressed in
From this reading ‘I will get a blouse like yours, Maurice, and wear it,’ said Armand, with an air of gloomy resignation befitting the occasion.
weddedadjectiveUS /ˈwedɪd/
having been taken in marriage
From this reading A palette and a velvet coat have ever been wedded, and why this needless divorce?’
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘And who has reduced you to these moral straits, and to what deity is the coat a holocaust?’
which person or people
From this reading ‘And who has reduced you to these moral straits, and to what deity is the coat a holocaust?’
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading A palette and a velvet coat have ever been wedded, and why this needless divorce?’
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘I will get a blouse like yours, Maurice, and wear it,’ said Armand, with an air of gloomy resignation befitting the occasion.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘I will get a blouse like yours, Maurice, and wear it,’ said Armand, with an air of gloomy resignation befitting the occasion.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘And who has reduced you to these moral straits, and to what deity is the coat a holocaust?’
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading ‘I will get a blouse like yours, Maurice, and wear it,’ said Armand, with an air of gloomy resignation befitting the occasion.
