used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Jeannette ... she could free me ... a face ... not morphine ... not ... got to keep myself from cracking up ...
apsenoun
a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar
From this reading I like those flying buttresses ... they’re the best part of the church ... you have to contemplate the church from the rear garden ... apse, by the Seine ... those bronze figures walking on the roof-line ... notable ...
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Paris ... yes, when I recover ... no, I was in Paris as a boy, yeah ... yeah, I liked Notre Dame ...
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading I like those flying buttresses ... they’re the best part of the church ... you have to contemplate the church from the rear garden ... apse, by the Seine ... those bronze figures walking on the roof-line ... notable ...
Blanche
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From this reading Sister Blanche, let me talk to you ...
a youthful male person
From this reading Paris ... yes, when I recover ... no, I was in Paris as a boy, yeah ... yeah, I liked Notre Dame ...
bronzenounUS /brɑːnz/
an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
From this reading I like those flying buttresses ... they’re the best part of the church ... you have to contemplate the church from the rear garden ... apse, by the Seine ... those bronze figures walking on the roof-line ... notable ...
buttressesnounUS /ˈbʌtrəsəz/
plural of “buttress” — a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
From this reading I like those flying buttresses ... they’re the best part of the church ... you have to contemplate the church from the rear garden ... apse, by the Seine ... those bronze figures walking on the roof-line ... notable ...
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I like those flying buttresses ... they’re the best part of the church ... you have to contemplate the church from the rear garden ... apse, by the Seine ... those bronze figures walking on the roof-line ... notable ...
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading I like those flying buttresses ... they’re the best part of the church ... you have to contemplate the church from the rear garden ... apse, by the Seine ... those bronze figures walking on the roof-line ... notable ...
contemplateverbUS /ˈkɑːntəmpleɪt/
look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
From this reading I like those flying buttresses ... they’re the best part of the church ... you have to contemplate the church from the rear garden ... apse, by the Seine ... those bronze figures walking on the roof-line ... notable ...
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Jeannette ... she could free me ... a face ... not morphine ... not ... got to keep myself from cracking up ...
crackingnounUS /ˈkrækɪŋ/
a sudden sharp noise
From this reading Jeannette ... she could free me ... a face ... not morphine ... not ... got to keep myself from cracking up ...
DamenounUS /deɪm/
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading Paris ... yes, when I recover ... no, I was in Paris as a boy, yeah ... yeah, I liked Notre Dame ...
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Jeannette ... she could free me ... a face ... not morphine ... not ... got to keep myself from cracking up ...
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading I like those flying buttresses ... they’re the best part of the church ... you have to contemplate the church from the rear garden ... apse, by the Seine ... those bronze figures walking on the roof-line ... notable ...
moving swiftly
From this reading I like those flying buttresses ... they’re the best part of the church ... you have to contemplate the church from the rear garden ... apse, by the Seine ... those bronze figures walking on the roof-line ... notable ...
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Free ...
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jeannette ... she could free me ... a face ... not morphine ... not ... got to keep myself from cracking up ...
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading I like those flying buttresses ... they’re the best part of the church ... you have to contemplate the church from the rear garden ... apse, by the Seine ... those bronze figures walking on the roof-line ... notable ...
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Jeannette ... she could free me ... a face ... not morphine ... not ... got to keep myself from cracking up ...
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I like those flying buttresses ... they’re the best part of the church ... you have to contemplate the church from the rear garden ... apse, by the Seine ... those bronze figures walking on the roof-line ... notable ...
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Paris ... yes, when I recover ... no, I was in Paris as a boy, yeah ... yeah, I liked Notre Dame ...
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Paris ... yes, when I recover ... no, I was in Paris as a boy, yeah ... yeah, I liked Notre Dame ...
Jeannette
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From this reading Jeannette ... she could free me ... a face ... not morphine ... not ... got to keep myself from cracking up ...
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Jeannette ... she could free me ... a face ... not morphine ... not ... got to keep myself from cracking up ...
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Sister Blanche, let me talk to you ...
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I like those flying buttresses ... they’re the best part of the church ... you have to contemplate the church from the rear garden ... apse, by the Seine ... those bronze figures walking on the roof-line ... notable ...
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading Paris ... yes, when I recover ... no, I was in Paris as a boy, yeah ... yeah, I liked Notre Dame ...
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jeannette ... she could free me ... a face ... not morphine ... not ... got to keep myself from cracking up ...
morphinenounUS /ˈmɔːrfin/
an alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain
From this reading Jeannette ... she could free me ... a face ... not morphine ... not ... got to keep myself from cracking up ...
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Jeannette ... she could free me ... a face ... not morphine ... not ... got to keep myself from cracking up ...
not any; not one
From this reading Paris ... yes, when I recover ... no, I was in Paris as a boy, yeah ... yeah, I liked Notre Dame ...
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jeannette ... she could free me ... a face ... not morphine ... not ... got to keep myself from cracking up ...
notableadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəbəl/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading I like those flying buttresses ... they’re the best part of the church ... you have to contemplate the church from the rear garden ... apse, by the Seine ... those bronze figures walking on the roof-line ... notable ...
Notre
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From this reading Paris ... yes, when I recover ... no, I was in Paris as a boy, yeah ... yeah, I liked Notre Dame ...
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I like those flying buttresses ... they’re the best part of the church ... you have to contemplate the church from the rear garden ... apse, by the Seine ... those bronze figures walking on the roof-line ... notable ...
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I like those flying buttresses ... they’re the best part of the church ... you have to contemplate the church from the rear garden ... apse, by the Seine ... those bronze figures walking on the roof-line ... notable ...
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Paris ... yes, when I recover ... no, I was in Paris as a boy, yeah ... yeah, I liked Notre Dame ...
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading I like those flying buttresses ... they’re the best part of the church ... you have to contemplate the church from the rear garden ... apse, by the Seine ... those bronze figures walking on the roof-line ... notable ...
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading I like those flying buttresses ... they’re the best part of the church ... you have to contemplate the church from the rear garden ... apse, by the Seine ... those bronze figures walking on the roof-line ... notable ...
recoververbUS /rɪˈkʌvər/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading Paris ... yes, when I recover ... no, I was in Paris as a boy, yeah ... yeah, I liked Notre Dame ...
roof-line
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From this reading I like those flying buttresses ... they’re the best part of the church ... you have to contemplate the church from the rear garden ... apse, by the Seine ... those bronze figures walking on the roof-line ... notable ...
SeinenounUS /seɪn/
a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel
From this reading I like those flying buttresses ... they’re the best part of the church ... you have to contemplate the church from the rear garden ... apse, by the Seine ... those bronze figures walking on the roof-line ... notable ...
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jeannette ... she could free me ... a face ... not morphine ... not ... got to keep myself from cracking up ...
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Sister Blanche, let me talk to you ...
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Sister Blanche, let me talk to you ...
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I like those flying buttresses ... they’re the best part of the church ... you have to contemplate the church from the rear garden ... apse, by the Seine ... those bronze figures walking on the roof-line ... notable ...
they're
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From this reading I like those flying buttresses ... they’re the best part of the church ... you have to contemplate the church from the rear garden ... apse, by the Seine ... those bronze figures walking on the roof-line ... notable ...
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I like those flying buttresses ... they’re the best part of the church ... you have to contemplate the church from the rear garden ... apse, by the Seine ... those bronze figures walking on the roof-line ... notable ...
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jeannette ... she could free me ... a face ... not morphine ... not ... got to keep myself from cracking up ...
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Jeannette ... she could free me ... a face ... not morphine ... not ... got to keep myself from cracking up ...
close enough to be walked to
From this reading I like those flying buttresses ... they’re the best part of the church ... you have to contemplate the church from the rear garden ... apse, by the Seine ... those bronze figures walking on the roof-line ... notable ...
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Paris ... yes, when I recover ... no, I was in Paris as a boy, yeah ... yeah, I liked Notre Dame ...
at the time that
From this reading Paris ... yes, when I recover ... no, I was in Paris as a boy, yeah ... yeah, I liked Notre Dame ...
yeahadverbUS /jæ/
not only so, but
From this reading Paris ... yes, when I recover ... no, I was in Paris as a boy, yeah ... yeah, I liked Notre Dame ...
an affirmative
From this reading Paris ... yes, when I recover ... no, I was in Paris as a boy, yeah ... yeah, I liked Notre Dame ...
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sister Blanche, let me talk to you ...
