used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a solemn hour wherein the fate of nations rested in the hand of men, whilst God withheld His final decree.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW MORE THAN ONE PLOT WAS HATCHED I And now the die was cast.
Archiepiscopaladjective
of or associated with an archbishop
From this reading Gilles de Crohin stood before Monseigneur the governor of Cambray and Monsieur le Comte de Lalain in the library of the Archiepiscopal Palace, and in the name of Monsieur Duc d'Anjou et d'Alençon, asked for the hand of Madame Jacqueline de Broyart in marriage.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Gilles de Crohin stood before Monseigneur the governor of Cambray and Monsieur le Comte de Lalain in the library of the Archiepiscopal Palace, and in the name of Monsieur Duc d'Anjou et d'Alençon, asked for the hand of Madame Jacqueline de Broyart in marriage.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Madame la Reyne could be satisfied.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Gilles de Crohin stood before Monseigneur the governor of Cambray and Monsieur le Comte de Lalain in the library of the Archiepiscopal Palace, and in the name of Monsieur Duc d'Anjou et d'Alençon, asked for the hand of Madame Jacqueline de Broyart in marriage.
Broyart
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From this reading Gilles de Crohin stood before Monseigneur the governor of Cambray and Monsieur le Comte de Lalain in the library of the Archiepiscopal Palace, and in the name of Monsieur Duc d'Anjou et d'Alençon, asked for the hand of Madame Jacqueline de Broyart in marriage.
Cambray
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From this reading Gilles de Crohin stood before Monseigneur the governor of Cambray and Monsieur le Comte de Lalain in the library of the Archiepiscopal Palace, and in the name of Monsieur Duc d'Anjou et d'Alençon, asked for the hand of Madame Jacqueline de Broyart in marriage.
put or send forth
From this reading HOW MORE THAN ONE PLOT WAS HATCHED I And now the die was cast.
Comtenoun
French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study
From this reading Gilles de Crohin stood before Monseigneur the governor of Cambray and Monsieur le Comte de Lalain in the library of the Archiepiscopal Palace, and in the name of Monsieur Duc d'Anjou et d'Alençon, asked for the hand of Madame Jacqueline de Broyart in marriage.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Madame la Reyne could be satisfied.
Crohin
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From this reading Gilles de Crohin stood before Monseigneur the governor of Cambray and Monsieur le Comte de Lalain in the library of the Archiepiscopal Palace, and in the name of Monsieur Duc d'Anjou et d'Alençon, asked for the hand of Madame Jacqueline de Broyart in marriage.
d'Alençon
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From this reading Gilles de Crohin stood before Monseigneur the governor of Cambray and Monsieur le Comte de Lalain in the library of the Archiepiscopal Palace, and in the name of Monsieur Duc d'Anjou et d'Alençon, asked for the hand of Madame Jacqueline de Broyart in marriage.
d'Anjou
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From this reading Gilles de Crohin stood before Monseigneur the governor of Cambray and Monsieur le Comte de Lalain in the library of the Archiepiscopal Palace, and in the name of Monsieur Duc d'Anjou et d'Alençon, asked for the hand of Madame Jacqueline de Broyart in marriage.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Gilles de Crohin stood before Monseigneur the governor of Cambray and Monsieur le Comte de Lalain in the library of the Archiepiscopal Palace, and in the name of Monsieur Duc d'Anjou et d'Alençon, asked for the hand of Madame Jacqueline de Broyart in marriage.
decreeverbUS /dɪˈkriː/
issue a decree
From this reading It was a solemn hour wherein the fate of nations rested in the hand of men, whilst God withheld His final decree.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading HOW MORE THAN ONE PLOT WAS HATCHED I And now the die was cast.
Duc
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From this reading Gilles de Crohin stood before Monseigneur the governor of Cambray and Monsieur le Comte de Lalain in the library of the Archiepiscopal Palace, and in the name of Monsieur Duc d'Anjou et d'Alençon, asked for the hand of Madame Jacqueline de Broyart in marriage.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Gilles had kept his word to the end.
et
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From this reading Gilles de Crohin stood before Monseigneur the governor of Cambray and Monsieur le Comte de Lalain in the library of the Archiepiscopal Palace, and in the name of Monsieur Duc d'Anjou et d'Alençon, asked for the hand of Madame Jacqueline de Broyart in marriage.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading It was a solemn hour wherein the fate of nations rested in the hand of men, whilst God withheld His final decree.
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading It was a solemn hour wherein the fate of nations rested in the hand of men, whilst God withheld His final decree.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gilles de Crohin stood before Monseigneur the governor of Cambray and Monsieur le Comte de Lalain in the library of the Archiepiscopal Palace, and in the name of Monsieur Duc d'Anjou et d'Alençon, asked for the hand of Madame Jacqueline de Broyart in marriage.
Gilles
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From this reading Gilles de Crohin stood before Monseigneur the governor of Cambray and Monsieur le Comte de Lalain in the library of the Archiepiscopal Palace, and in the name of Monsieur Duc d'Anjou et d'Alençon, asked for the hand of Madame Jacqueline de Broyart in marriage.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading It was a solemn hour wherein the fate of nations rested in the hand of men, whilst God withheld His final decree.
the head of a state government
From this reading Gilles de Crohin stood before Monseigneur the governor of Cambray and Monsieur le Comte de Lalain in the library of the Archiepiscopal Palace, and in the name of Monsieur Duc d'Anjou et d'Alençon, asked for the hand of Madame Jacqueline de Broyart in marriage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gilles had kept his word to the end.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Gilles de Crohin stood before Monseigneur the governor of Cambray and Monsieur le Comte de Lalain in the library of the Archiepiscopal Palace, and in the name of Monsieur Duc d'Anjou et d'Alençon, asked for the hand of Madame Jacqueline de Broyart in marriage.
HATCHEDadjectiveUS /hætʃt/
emerged from an egg
From this reading HOW MORE THAN ONE PLOT WAS HATCHED I And now the die was cast.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a solemn hour wherein the fate of nations rested in the hand of men, whilst God withheld His final decree.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading It was a solemn hour wherein the fate of nations rested in the hand of men, whilst God withheld His final decree.
HOW
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From this reading HOW MORE THAN ONE PLOT WAS HATCHED I And now the die was cast.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOW MORE THAN ONE PLOT WAS HATCHED I And now the die was cast.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gilles de Crohin stood before Monseigneur the governor of Cambray and Monsieur le Comte de Lalain in the library of the Archiepiscopal Palace, and in the name of Monsieur Duc d'Anjou et d'Alençon, asked for the hand of Madame Jacqueline de Broyart in marriage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a solemn hour wherein the fate of nations rested in the hand of men, whilst God withheld His final decree.
Jacqueline
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From this reading Gilles de Crohin stood before Monseigneur the governor of Cambray and Monsieur le Comte de Lalain in the library of the Archiepiscopal Palace, and in the name of Monsieur Duc d'Anjou et d'Alençon, asked for the hand of Madame Jacqueline de Broyart in marriage.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Gilles had kept his word to the end.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Madame la Reyne could be satisfied.
Lalain
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From this reading Gilles de Crohin stood before Monseigneur the governor of Cambray and Monsieur le Comte de Lalain in the library of the Archiepiscopal Palace, and in the name of Monsieur Duc d'Anjou et d'Alençon, asked for the hand of Madame Jacqueline de Broyart in marriage.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading Gilles de Crohin stood before Monseigneur the governor of Cambray and Monsieur le Comte de Lalain in the library of the Archiepiscopal Palace, and in the name of Monsieur Duc d'Anjou et d'Alençon, asked for the hand of Madame Jacqueline de Broyart in marriage.
a room where books are kept
From this reading Gilles de Crohin stood before Monseigneur the governor of Cambray and Monsieur le Comte de Lalain in the library of the Archiepiscopal Palace, and in the name of Monsieur Duc d'Anjou et d'Alençon, asked for the hand of Madame Jacqueline de Broyart in marriage.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Gilles de Crohin stood before Monseigneur the governor of Cambray and Monsieur le Comte de Lalain in the library of the Archiepiscopal Palace, and in the name of Monsieur Duc d'Anjou et d'Alençon, asked for the hand of Madame Jacqueline de Broyart in marriage.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading Gilles de Crohin stood before Monseigneur the governor of Cambray and Monsieur le Comte de Lalain in the library of the Archiepiscopal Palace, and in the name of Monsieur Duc d'Anjou et d'Alençon, asked for the hand of Madame Jacqueline de Broyart in marriage.
the force of workers available
From this reading It was a solemn hour wherein the fate of nations rested in the hand of men, whilst God withheld His final decree.
Monseigneur
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From this reading Gilles de Crohin stood before Monseigneur the governor of Cambray and Monsieur le Comte de Lalain in the library of the Archiepiscopal Palace, and in the name of Monsieur Duc d'Anjou et d'Alençon, asked for the hand of Madame Jacqueline de Broyart in marriage.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading Gilles de Crohin stood before Monseigneur the governor of Cambray and Monsieur le Comte de Lalain in the library of the Archiepiscopal Palace, and in the name of Monsieur Duc d'Anjou et d'Alençon, asked for the hand of Madame Jacqueline de Broyart in marriage.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading HOW MORE THAN ONE PLOT WAS HATCHED I And now the die was cast.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Gilles de Crohin stood before Monseigneur the governor of Cambray and Monsieur le Comte de Lalain in the library of the Archiepiscopal Palace, and in the name of Monsieur Duc d'Anjou et d'Alençon, asked for the hand of Madame Jacqueline de Broyart in marriage.
nationsnounUS /ˈneɪʃənz/
plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading It was a solemn hour wherein the fate of nations rested in the hand of men, whilst God withheld His final decree.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading HOW MORE THAN ONE PLOT WAS HATCHED I And now the die was cast.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gilles de Crohin stood before Monseigneur the governor of Cambray and Monsieur le Comte de Lalain in the library of the Archiepiscopal Palace, and in the name of Monsieur Duc d'Anjou et d'Alençon, asked for the hand of Madame Jacqueline de Broyart in marriage.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HOW MORE THAN ONE PLOT WAS HATCHED I And now the die was cast.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Gilles de Crohin stood before Monseigneur the governor of Cambray and Monsieur le Comte de Lalain in the library of the Archiepiscopal Palace, and in the name of Monsieur Duc d'Anjou et d'Alençon, asked for the hand of Madame Jacqueline de Broyart in marriage.
PLOTnounUS /plɑːt/
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading HOW MORE THAN ONE PLOT WAS HATCHED I And now the die was cast.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading It was a solemn hour wherein the fate of nations rested in the hand of men, whilst God withheld His final decree.
Reyne
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From this reading Madame la Reyne could be satisfied.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading Madame la Reyne could be satisfied.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading It was a solemn hour wherein the fate of nations rested in the hand of men, whilst God withheld His final decree.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Gilles de Crohin stood before Monseigneur the governor of Cambray and Monsieur le Comte de Lalain in the library of the Archiepiscopal Palace, and in the name of Monsieur Duc d'Anjou et d'Alençon, asked for the hand of Madame Jacqueline de Broyart in marriage.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading HOW MORE THAN ONE PLOT WAS HATCHED I And now the die was cast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW MORE THAN ONE PLOT WAS HATCHED I And now the die was cast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gilles had kept his word to the end.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW MORE THAN ONE PLOT WAS HATCHED I And now the die was cast.
wherein
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From this reading It was a solemn hour wherein the fate of nations rested in the hand of men, whilst God withheld His final decree.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading It was a solemn hour wherein the fate of nations rested in the hand of men, whilst God withheld His final decree.
withheldverbUS /wɪθˈheld/
inflected form of “withhold” — hold back; refuse to hand over or share
From this reading It was a solemn hour wherein the fate of nations rested in the hand of men, whilst God withheld His final decree.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Gilles had kept his word to the end.
