used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LULL Peridot lived on the Toulifot, a steep and rocky road that once upon a time was Pont Aven's main avenue to the interior of France.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A LULL Peridot lived on the Toulifot, a steep and rocky road that once upon a time was Pont Aven's main avenue to the interior of France.
Aven's
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From this reading A LULL Peridot lived on the Toulifot, a steep and rocky road that once upon a time was Pont Aven's main avenue to the interior of France.
a line of approach
From this reading A LULL Peridot lived on the Toulifot, a steep and rocky road that once upon a time was Pont Aven's main avenue to the interior of France.
dearly loved
From this reading On the way he was consumed with maudlin sorrow that his beloved patron, Monsieur Ingersoll, should have forbidden him to take further part in the feast.
can't
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From this reading "Name of a pipe! can't a fellow take a thimbleful of cognac to keep the cold out?"
cognacnounUS /ˈkoʊnjæk/
high quality grape brandy distilled in the Cognac district of France
From this reading "Name of a pipe! can't a fellow take a thimbleful of cognac to keep the cold out?"
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "Name of a pipe! can't a fellow take a thimbleful of cognac to keep the cold out?"
consumedverbUS /kənˈsuːmd/
past form of “consume” — eat up completely, as with great appetite
From this reading On the way he was consumed with maudlin sorrow that his beloved patron, Monsieur Ingersoll, should have forbidden him to take further part in the feast.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "Tell me, then, what was my fault," he protested to Tollemache.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading On the way he was consumed with maudlin sorrow that his beloved patron, Monsieur Ingersoll, should have forbidden him to take further part in the feast.
a boy or man
From this reading "Name of a pipe! can't a fellow take a thimbleful of cognac to keep the cold out?"
forbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading On the way he was consumed with maudlin sorrow that his beloved patron, Monsieur Ingersoll, should have forbidden him to take further part in the feast.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading A LULL Peridot lived on the Toulifot, a steep and rocky road that once upon a time was Pont Aven's main avenue to the interior of France.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading On the way he was consumed with maudlin sorrow that his beloved patron, Monsieur Ingersoll, should have forbidden him to take further part in the feast.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On the way he was consumed with maudlin sorrow that his beloved patron, Monsieur Ingersoll, should have forbidden him to take further part in the feast.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the way he was consumed with maudlin sorrow that his beloved patron, Monsieur Ingersoll, should have forbidden him to take further part in the feast.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the way he was consumed with maudlin sorrow that his beloved patron, Monsieur Ingersoll, should have forbidden him to take further part in the feast.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the way he was consumed with maudlin sorrow that his beloved patron, Monsieur Ingersoll, should have forbidden him to take further part in the feast.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the way he was consumed with maudlin sorrow that his beloved patron, Monsieur Ingersoll, should have forbidden him to take further part in the feast.
Ingersoll
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From this reading On the way he was consumed with maudlin sorrow that his beloved patron, Monsieur Ingersoll, should have forbidden him to take further part in the feast.
interioradjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɪriər/
situated within or suitable for inside a building
From this reading A LULL Peridot lived on the Toulifot, a steep and rocky road that once upon a time was Pont Aven's main avenue to the interior of France.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Name of a pipe! can't a fellow take a thimbleful of cognac to keep the cold out?"
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "Thimbleful!" laughed Tollemache.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading A LULL Peridot lived on the Toulifot, a steep and rocky road that once upon a time was Pont Aven's main avenue to the interior of France.
LULLverbUS /lʌl/
calm by deception
From this reading A LULL Peridot lived on the Toulifot, a steep and rocky road that once upon a time was Pont Aven's main avenue to the interior of France.
most important element
From this reading A LULL Peridot lived on the Toulifot, a steep and rocky road that once upon a time was Pont Aven's main avenue to the interior of France.
maudlinadjectiveUS /ˈmɔːdlɪn/
effusively or insincerely emotional
From this reading On the way he was consumed with maudlin sorrow that his beloved patron, Monsieur Ingersoll, should have forbidden him to take further part in the feast.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell me, then, what was my fault," he protested to Tollemache.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading On the way he was consumed with maudlin sorrow that his beloved patron, Monsieur Ingersoll, should have forbidden him to take further part in the feast.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Tell me, then, what was my fault," he protested to Tollemache.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Name of a pipe! can't a fellow take a thimbleful of cognac to keep the cold out?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A LULL Peridot lived on the Toulifot, a steep and rocky road that once upon a time was Pont Aven's main avenue to the interior of France.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A LULL Peridot lived on the Toulifot, a steep and rocky road that once upon a time was Pont Aven's main avenue to the interior of France.
on one occasion
From this reading A LULL Peridot lived on the Toulifot, a steep and rocky road that once upon a time was Pont Aven's main avenue to the interior of France.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Name of a pipe! can't a fellow take a thimbleful of cognac to keep the cold out?"
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading On the way he was consumed with maudlin sorrow that his beloved patron, Monsieur Ingersoll, should have forbidden him to take further part in the feast.
patronnounUS /ˈpeɪtrən/
a regular customer
From this reading On the way he was consumed with maudlin sorrow that his beloved patron, Monsieur Ingersoll, should have forbidden him to take further part in the feast.
PeridotnounUS /ˈperɪdɔːt/
a pale green variety of chrysolite; used as a gemstone
From this reading A LULL Peridot lived on the Toulifot, a steep and rocky road that once upon a time was Pont Aven's main avenue to the interior of France.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading "Name of a pipe! can't a fellow take a thimbleful of cognac to keep the cold out?"
Pont
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From this reading A LULL Peridot lived on the Toulifot, a steep and rocky road that once upon a time was Pont Aven's main avenue to the interior of France.
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading "Tell me, then, what was my fault," he protested to Tollemache.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading A LULL Peridot lived on the Toulifot, a steep and rocky road that once upon a time was Pont Aven's main avenue to the interior of France.
rockyadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːki/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading A LULL Peridot lived on the Toulifot, a steep and rocky road that once upon a time was Pont Aven's main avenue to the interior of France.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading On the way he was consumed with maudlin sorrow that his beloved patron, Monsieur Ingersoll, should have forbidden him to take further part in the feast.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading On the way he was consumed with maudlin sorrow that his beloved patron, Monsieur Ingersoll, should have forbidden him to take further part in the feast.
having a sharp inclination
From this reading A LULL Peridot lived on the Toulifot, a steep and rocky road that once upon a time was Pont Aven's main avenue to the interior of France.
carry out
From this reading On the way he was consumed with maudlin sorrow that his beloved patron, Monsieur Ingersoll, should have forbidden him to take further part in the feast.
express in words
From this reading "Tell me, then, what was my fault," he protested to Tollemache.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A LULL Peridot lived on the Toulifot, a steep and rocky road that once upon a time was Pont Aven's main avenue to the interior of France.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LULL Peridot lived on the Toulifot, a steep and rocky road that once upon a time was Pont Aven's main avenue to the interior of France.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Tell me, then, what was my fault," he protested to Tollemache.
thimblefulnoun
as much as a thimble will hold
From this reading "Name of a pipe! can't a fellow take a thimbleful of cognac to keep the cold out?"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A LULL Peridot lived on the Toulifot, a steep and rocky road that once upon a time was Pont Aven's main avenue to the interior of France.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A LULL Peridot lived on the Toulifot, a steep and rocky road that once upon a time was Pont Aven's main avenue to the interior of France.
Tollemache
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From this reading "Tell me, then, what was my fault," he protested to Tollemache.
Toulifot
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From this reading A LULL Peridot lived on the Toulifot, a steep and rocky road that once upon a time was Pont Aven's main avenue to the interior of France.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A LULL Peridot lived on the Toulifot, a steep and rocky road that once upon a time was Pont Aven's main avenue to the interior of France.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A LULL Peridot lived on the Toulifot, a steep and rocky road that once upon a time was Pont Aven's main avenue to the interior of France.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading On the way he was consumed with maudlin sorrow that his beloved patron, Monsieur Ingersoll, should have forbidden him to take further part in the feast.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Tell me, then, what was my fault," he protested to Tollemache.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the way he was consumed with maudlin sorrow that his beloved patron, Monsieur Ingersoll, should have forbidden him to take further part in the feast.
