used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To the little French girl, Petite Jeanne, each day dawned as a bright new adventure.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading To the little French girl, Petite Jeanne, each day dawned as a bright new adventure.
Ah
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From this reading Ah yes, adventure was always with her.
airplanenounUS /ˈerpleɪn/
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
From this reading Nor had her new treasure, the airplane with its gauze-like wings, lessened her opportunity for adventure.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Ah yes, adventure was always with her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mysteries might come and go, as indeed they often had, but adventure!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To the little French girl, Petite Jeanne, each day dawned as a bright new adventure.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading To the little French girl, Petite Jeanne, each day dawned as a bright new adventure.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mysteries might come and go, as indeed they often had, but adventure!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mysteries might come and go, as indeed they often had, but adventure!
dawnedverbUS /dɔːnd/
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading To the little French girl, Petite Jeanne, each day dawned as a bright new adventure.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading To the little French girl, Petite Jeanne, each day dawned as a bright new adventure.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading To the little French girl, Petite Jeanne, each day dawned as a bright new adventure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nor had her new treasure, the airplane with its gauze-like wings, lessened her opportunity for adventure.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading To the little French girl, Petite Jeanne, each day dawned as a bright new adventure.
gauze-likeadjective
so thin as to transmit light
From this reading Nor had her new treasure, the airplane with its gauze-like wings, lessened her opportunity for adventure.
a young female
From this reading To the little French girl, Petite Jeanne, each day dawned as a bright new adventure.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Mysteries might come and go, as indeed they often had, but adventure!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mysteries might come and go, as indeed they often had, but adventure!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ah yes, adventure was always with her.
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading Indeed it had increased it tenfold.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Mysteries might come and go, as indeed they often had, but adventure!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Indeed it had increased it tenfold.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Nor had her new treasure, the airplane with its gauze-like wings, lessened her opportunity for adventure.
Jeanne
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From this reading To the little French girl, Petite Jeanne, each day dawned as a bright new adventure.
lessenedadjectiveUS /ˈlesənd/
impaired by diminution
From this reading Nor had her new treasure, the airplane with its gauze-like wings, lessened her opportunity for adventure.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading To the little French girl, Petite Jeanne, each day dawned as a bright new adventure.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Mysteries might come and go, as indeed they often had, but adventure!
MysteriesnounUS /ˈmɪstəriz/
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading Mysteries might come and go, as indeed they often had, but adventure!
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading To the little French girl, Petite Jeanne, each day dawned as a bright new adventure.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor had her new treasure, the airplane with its gauze-like wings, lessened her opportunity for adventure.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Mysteries might come and go, as indeed they often had, but adventure!
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Nor had her new treasure, the airplane with its gauze-like wings, lessened her opportunity for adventure.
PetiteadjectiveUS /pəˈtiːt/
very small
From this reading To the little French girl, Petite Jeanne, each day dawned as a bright new adventure.
tenfoldadverbUS /ˈtenfoʊld/
by ten times as much
From this reading Indeed it had increased it tenfold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To the little French girl, Petite Jeanne, each day dawned as a bright new adventure.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mysteries might come and go, as indeed they often had, but adventure!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the little French girl, Petite Jeanne, each day dawned as a bright new adventure.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading Nor had her new treasure, the airplane with its gauze-like wings, lessened her opportunity for adventure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ah yes, adventure was always with her.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading Nor had her new treasure, the airplane with its gauze-like wings, lessened her opportunity for adventure.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ah yes, adventure was always with her.
an affirmative
From this reading Ah yes, adventure was always with her.
