used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Madame will see you now, saire," said the nurse, with a little curtsy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lizette, the French nurse, came softly and lightly down the stairs and found Frank Merriwell pacing the library floor, while Bart Hodge and Elsie Bellwood talked to him soothingly.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of the famous MERRIWELL STORIES.
BartnounUS /bɑːrt/
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading Lizette, the French nurse, came softly and lightly down the stairs and found Frank Merriwell pacing the library floor, while Bart Hodge and Elsie Bellwood talked to him soothingly.
Bellwood
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From this reading Lizette, the French nurse, came softly and lightly down the stairs and found Frank Merriwell pacing the library floor, while Bart Hodge and Elsie Bellwood talked to him soothingly.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Lizette, the French nurse, came softly and lightly down the stairs and found Frank Merriwell pacing the library floor, while Bart Hodge and Elsie Bellwood talked to him soothingly.
comforterbill
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From this reading Madame she is comforterbill.
curtsyverbUS /ˈkɜːrtsi/
bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting
From this reading "Madame will see you now, saire," said the nurse, with a little curtsy.
doctaire
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From this reading "Ze doctaire he is gone now some time.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Lizette, the French nurse, came softly and lightly down the stairs and found Frank Merriwell pacing the library floor, while Bart Hodge and Elsie Bellwood talked to him soothingly.
Elsie
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From this reading Lizette, the French nurse, came softly and lightly down the stairs and found Frank Merriwell pacing the library floor, while Bart Hodge and Elsie Bellwood talked to him soothingly.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Author of the famous MERRIWELL STORIES.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Lizette, the French nurse, came softly and lightly down the stairs and found Frank Merriwell pacing the library floor, while Bart Hodge and Elsie Bellwood talked to him soothingly.
set up or found
From this reading Lizette, the French nurse, came softly and lightly down the stairs and found Frank Merriwell pacing the library floor, while Bart Hodge and Elsie Bellwood talked to him soothingly.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Lizette, the French nurse, came softly and lightly down the stairs and found Frank Merriwell pacing the library floor, while Bart Hodge and Elsie Bellwood talked to him soothingly.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Lizette, the French nurse, came softly and lightly down the stairs and found Frank Merriwell pacing the library floor, while Bart Hodge and Elsie Bellwood talked to him soothingly.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Ze doctaire he is gone now some time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ze doctaire he is gone now some time.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lizette, the French nurse, came softly and lightly down the stairs and found Frank Merriwell pacing the library floor, while Bart Hodge and Elsie Bellwood talked to him soothingly.
Hodge
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From this reading Lizette, the French nurse, came softly and lightly down the stairs and found Frank Merriwell pacing the library floor, while Bart Hodge and Elsie Bellwood talked to him soothingly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ze doctaire he is gone now some time.
a room where books are kept
From this reading Lizette, the French nurse, came softly and lightly down the stairs and found Frank Merriwell pacing the library floor, while Bart Hodge and Elsie Bellwood talked to him soothingly.
without good reason
From this reading Lizette, the French nurse, came softly and lightly down the stairs and found Frank Merriwell pacing the library floor, while Bart Hodge and Elsie Bellwood talked to him soothingly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Madame will see you now, saire," said the nurse, with a little curtsy.
Lizette
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From this reading Lizette, the French nurse, came softly and lightly down the stairs and found Frank Merriwell pacing the library floor, while Bart Hodge and Elsie Bellwood talked to him soothingly.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading "Madame will see you now, saire," said the nurse, with a little curtsy.
MERRIWELL
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From this reading Author of the famous MERRIWELL STORIES.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Madame will see you now, saire," said the nurse, with a little curtsy.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading Lizette, the French nurse, came softly and lightly down the stairs and found Frank Merriwell pacing the library floor, while Bart Hodge and Elsie Bellwood talked to him soothingly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of the famous MERRIWELL STORIES.
pacingnounUS /ˈpeɪsɪŋ/
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading Lizette, the French nurse, came softly and lightly down the stairs and found Frank Merriwell pacing the library floor, while Bart Hodge and Elsie Bellwood talked to him soothingly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Madame will see you now, saire," said the nurse, with a little curtsy.
saire
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From this reading "Madame will see you now, saire," said the nurse, with a little curtsy.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Madame will see you now, saire," said the nurse, with a little curtsy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Madame she is comforterbill.
with low volume
From this reading Lizette, the French nurse, came softly and lightly down the stairs and found Frank Merriwell pacing the library floor, while Bart Hodge and Elsie Bellwood talked to him soothingly.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Ze doctaire he is gone now some time.
soothinglyadverbUS /ˈsuːðɪŋli/
in a soothing manner
From this reading Lizette, the French nurse, came softly and lightly down the stairs and found Frank Merriwell pacing the library floor, while Bart Hodge and Elsie Bellwood talked to him soothingly.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Lizette, the French nurse, came softly and lightly down the stairs and found Frank Merriwell pacing the library floor, while Bart Hodge and Elsie Bellwood talked to him soothingly.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Author of the famous MERRIWELL STORIES.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Lizette, the French nurse, came softly and lightly down the stairs and found Frank Merriwell pacing the library floor, while Bart Hodge and Elsie Bellwood talked to him soothingly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of the famous MERRIWELL STORIES.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Ze doctaire he is gone now some time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lizette, the French nurse, came softly and lightly down the stairs and found Frank Merriwell pacing the library floor, while Bart Hodge and Elsie Bellwood talked to him soothingly.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Lizette, the French nurse, came softly and lightly down the stairs and found Frank Merriwell pacing the library floor, while Bart Hodge and Elsie Bellwood talked to him soothingly.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Madame will see you now, saire," said the nurse, with a little curtsy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Madame will see you now, saire," said the nurse, with a little curtsy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Madame will see you now, saire," said the nurse, with a little curtsy.
Ze
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From this reading "Ze doctaire he is gone now some time.
