used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
(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 When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nancy is one of "Jim's towns," as Mother and Father Beckett say.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nancy is one of "Jim's towns," as Mother and Father Beckett say.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
BeckettnounUS /ˈbekɪt/
a playwright and novelist (born in Ireland) who lived in France; wrote plays for the theater of the absurd (1906-1989)
From this reading Nancy is one of "Jim's towns," as Mother and Father Beckett say.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
Brian's
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From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
recognizable; marked
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
donationnounUS /doʊˈneɪʃən/
a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Nancy is one of "Jim's towns," as Mother and Father Beckett say.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
I'd
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From this reading I'd never met a real, live prefet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nancy is one of "Jim's towns," as Mother and Father Beckett say.
Jim's
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From this reading Nancy is one of "Jim's towns," as Mother and Father Beckett say.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I'd never met a real, live prefet.
mappingnounUS /ˈmæpɪŋ/
(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I'd never met a real, live prefet.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Nancy is one of "Jim's towns," as Mother and Father Beckett say.
NancynounUS /ˈnænsi/
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading Nancy is one of "Jim's towns," as Mother and Father Beckett say.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I'd never met a real, live prefet.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nancy is one of "Jim's towns," as Mother and Father Beckett say.
having official authority or sanction
From this reading The word sounded stiff and official.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Nancy is one of "Jim's towns," as Mother and Father Beckett say.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
Prefet
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From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading I'd never met a real, live prefet.
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
routenounUS /ruːt/
an established line of travel or access
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
express in words
From this reading Nancy is one of "Jim's towns," as Mother and Father Beckett say.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading The word sounded stiff and official.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading The word sounded stiff and official.
carry out
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
townsnounUS /taʊnz/
plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Nancy is one of "Jim's towns," as Mother and Father Beckett say.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
at the time that
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Some friend in Paris gave them a letter to the Prefet, and we had not been in Nancy an hour when he and his wife called.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The word sounded stiff and official.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When, with Brian's help, they began mapping out their route, they decided to "give something worth while" to the place, and to all the ruined region round about, when they had learned what form would be best for their donation to take.
