used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DUMAS--HUGO--STEVENSON A story can scarcely open better than by showing us a young man setting out to find his fortune.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One of the most eminent of romantic writers, Alexandre Dumas, begins _The Three Musketeers_ after this fashion.
Alexandre
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From this reading One of the most eminent of romantic writers, Alexandre Dumas, begins _The Three Musketeers_ after this fashion.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But an English translation, one can promise every boy and girl, is very well worth reading.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dumas, a Frenchman, wrote _Les Trois Mousquetaires_ in French, and, therefore, naturally, this thrilling story is more wonderful in French even than it is in English.
beginsnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnz/
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading One of the most eminent of romantic writers, Alexandre Dumas, begins _The Three Musketeers_ after this fashion.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading DUMAS--HUGO--STEVENSON A story can scarcely open better than by showing us a young man setting out to find his fortune.
a youthful male person
From this reading But an English translation, one can promise every boy and girl, is very well worth reading.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But an English translation, one can promise every boy and girl, is very well worth reading.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading DUMAS--HUGO--STEVENSON A story can scarcely open better than by showing us a young man setting out to find his fortune.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading DUMAS--HUGO--STEVENSON A story can scarcely open better than by showing us a young man setting out to find his fortune.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading We have a choice of reading the story either in French or English.
DUMASnounUS /ˈduːməz/
French writer remembered for his swashbuckling historical tales (1802-1870)
From this reading DUMAS--HUGO--STEVENSON A story can scarcely open better than by showing us a young man setting out to find his fortune.
one or the other of two
From this reading We have a choice of reading the story either in French or English.
eminentadjectiveUS /ˈemənənt/
standing above others in quality or position
From this reading One of the most eminent of romantic writers, Alexandre Dumas, begins _The Three Musketeers_ after this fashion.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading We have a choice of reading the story either in French or English.
divisible by two
From this reading Dumas, a Frenchman, wrote _Les Trois Mousquetaires_ in French, and, therefore, naturally, this thrilling story is more wonderful in French even than it is in English.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But an English translation, one can promise every boy and girl, is very well worth reading.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading One of the most eminent of romantic writers, Alexandre Dumas, begins _The Three Musketeers_ after this fashion.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading DUMAS--HUGO--STEVENSON A story can scarcely open better than by showing us a young man setting out to find his fortune.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading DUMAS--HUGO--STEVENSON A story can scarcely open better than by showing us a young man setting out to find his fortune.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading We have a choice of reading the story either in French or English.
FrenchmannounUS /ˈfrentʃmæn/
a person of French nationality
From this reading Dumas, a Frenchman, wrote _Les Trois Mousquetaires_ in French, and, therefore, naturally, this thrilling story is more wonderful in French even than it is in English.
a young female
From this reading But an English translation, one can promise every boy and girl, is very well worth reading.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have a choice of reading the story either in French or English.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DUMAS--HUGO--STEVENSON A story can scarcely open better than by showing us a young man setting out to find his fortune.
HUGOnounUS /ˈhjuːɡoʊ/
French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
From this reading DUMAS--HUGO--STEVENSON A story can scarcely open better than by showing us a young man setting out to find his fortune.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We have a choice of reading the story either in French or English.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dumas, a Frenchman, wrote _Les Trois Mousquetaires_ in French, and, therefore, naturally, this thrilling story is more wonderful in French even than it is in English.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dumas, a Frenchman, wrote _Les Trois Mousquetaires_ in French, and, therefore, naturally, this thrilling story is more wonderful in French even than it is in English.
LesnounUS /les/
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading Dumas, a Frenchman, wrote _Les Trois Mousquetaires_ in French, and, therefore, naturally, this thrilling story is more wonderful in French even than it is in English.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading DUMAS--HUGO--STEVENSON A story can scarcely open better than by showing us a young man setting out to find his fortune.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Dumas, a Frenchman, wrote _Les Trois Mousquetaires_ in French, and, therefore, naturally, this thrilling story is more wonderful in French even than it is in English.
used to form the superlative
From this reading One of the most eminent of romantic writers, Alexandre Dumas, begins _The Three Musketeers_ after this fashion.
Mousquetaires
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From this reading Dumas, a Frenchman, wrote _Les Trois Mousquetaires_ in French, and, therefore, naturally, this thrilling story is more wonderful in French even than it is in English.
MusketeersnounUS /ˌmʌskəˈtiːrz/
plural of “musketeer” — a foot soldier armed with a musket
From this reading One of the most eminent of romantic writers, Alexandre Dumas, begins _The Three Musketeers_ after this fashion.
as might be expected
From this reading Dumas, a Frenchman, wrote _Les Trois Mousquetaires_ in French, and, therefore, naturally, this thrilling story is more wonderful in French even than it is in English.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the most eminent of romantic writers, Alexandre Dumas, begins _The Three Musketeers_ after this fashion.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the most eminent of romantic writers, Alexandre Dumas, begins _The Three Musketeers_ after this fashion.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading DUMAS--HUGO--STEVENSON A story can scarcely open better than by showing us a young man setting out to find his fortune.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We have a choice of reading the story either in French or English.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading DUMAS--HUGO--STEVENSON A story can scarcely open better than by showing us a young man setting out to find his fortune.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading But an English translation, one can promise every boy and girl, is very well worth reading.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading We have a choice of reading the story either in French or English.
romanticadjectiveUS /roʊˈmæntɪk/
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading One of the most eminent of romantic writers, Alexandre Dumas, begins _The Three Musketeers_ after this fashion.
only a very short time before
From this reading DUMAS--HUGO--STEVENSON A story can scarcely open better than by showing us a young man setting out to find his fortune.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading DUMAS--HUGO--STEVENSON A story can scarcely open better than by showing us a young man setting out to find his fortune.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading DUMAS--HUGO--STEVENSON A story can scarcely open better than by showing us a young man setting out to find his fortune.
STEVENSONnounUS /ˈstiːvənsən/
Scottish author (1850-1894)
From this reading DUMAS--HUGO--STEVENSON A story can scarcely open better than by showing us a young man setting out to find his fortune.
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 DUMAS--HUGO--STEVENSON A story can scarcely open better than by showing us a young man setting out to find his fortune.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading DUMAS--HUGO--STEVENSON A story can scarcely open better than by showing us a young man setting out to find his fortune.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One of the most eminent of romantic writers, Alexandre Dumas, begins _The Three Musketeers_ after this fashion.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Dumas, a Frenchman, wrote _Les Trois Mousquetaires_ in French, and, therefore, naturally, this thrilling story is more wonderful in French even than it is in English.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading One of the most eminent of romantic writers, Alexandre Dumas, begins _The Three Musketeers_ after this fashion.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading One of the most eminent of romantic writers, Alexandre Dumas, begins _The Three Musketeers_ after this fashion.
thrillingadjectiveUS /ˈθrɪlɪŋ/
causing a surge of emotion or excitement
From this reading Dumas, a Frenchman, wrote _Les Trois Mousquetaires_ in French, and, therefore, naturally, this thrilling story is more wonderful in French even than it is in English.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DUMAS--HUGO--STEVENSON A story can scarcely open better than by showing us a young man setting out to find his fortune.
translationnounUS /trænzˈleɪʃən/
a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
From this reading But an English translation, one can promise every boy and girl, is very well worth reading.
Trois
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From this reading Dumas, a Frenchman, wrote _Les Trois Mousquetaires_ in French, and, therefore, naturally, this thrilling story is more wonderful in French even than it is in English.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DUMAS--HUGO--STEVENSON A story can scarcely open better than by showing us a young man setting out to find his fortune.
precisely as stated
From this reading But an English translation, one can promise every boy and girl, is very well worth reading.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have a choice of reading the story either in French or English.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading But an English translation, one can promise every boy and girl, is very well worth reading.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Dumas, a Frenchman, wrote _Les Trois Mousquetaires_ in French, and, therefore, naturally, this thrilling story is more wonderful in French even than it is in English.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading But an English translation, one can promise every boy and girl, is very well worth reading.
writersnounUS /ˈraɪtərz/
plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading One of the most eminent of romantic writers, Alexandre Dumas, begins _The Three Musketeers_ after this fashion.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Dumas, a Frenchman, wrote _Les Trois Mousquetaires_ in French, and, therefore, naturally, this thrilling story is more wonderful in French even than it is in English.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading DUMAS--HUGO--STEVENSON A story can scarcely open better than by showing us a young man setting out to find his fortune.
