used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "That, perhaps," said Vaudrey, with a smile, "is because he has less anxiety about you than I have."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "That, perhaps," said Vaudrey, with a smile, "is because he has less anxiety about you than I have."
accompanyverbUS /əˈkʌmpəni/
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading "Will you accompany me for a moment, Monsieur le Ministre?"
Ah
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From this reading "Ah! bah!" said Marianne.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had by this time got close to her hackney coach and looked at the coachman for a moment.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading "That, perhaps," said Vaudrey, with a smile, "is because he has less anxiety about you than I have."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had by this time got close to her hackney coach and looked at the coachman for a moment.
bah
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From this reading "Ah! bah!" said Marianne.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Don't you think it would be very wrong to waken him?" she said.
for the reason that
From this reading "That, perhaps," said Vaudrey, with a smile, "is because he has less anxiety about you than I have."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had by this time got close to her hackney coach and looked at the coachman for a moment.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading She had by this time got close to her hackney coach and looked at the coachman for a moment.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading She had by this time got close to her hackney coach and looked at the coachman for a moment.
coachmannounUS /ˈkoʊtʃmən/
a man who drives a coach (or carriage)
From this reading She had by this time got close to her hackney coach and looked at the coachman for a moment.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't you think it would be very wrong to waken him?" she said.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had by this time got close to her hackney coach and looked at the coachman for a moment.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She had by this time got close to her hackney coach and looked at the coachman for a moment.
hackneynounUS /ˈhækni/
a carriage for hire
From this reading She had by this time got close to her hackney coach and looked at the coachman for a moment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had by this time got close to her hackney coach and looked at the coachman for a moment.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That, perhaps," said Vaudrey, with a smile, "is because he has less anxiety about you than I have."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "That, perhaps," said Vaudrey, with a smile, "is because he has less anxiety about you than I have."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That, perhaps," said Vaudrey, with a smile, "is because he has less anxiety about you than I have."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had by this time got close to her hackney coach and looked at the coachman for a moment.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't you think it would be very wrong to waken him?" she said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That, perhaps," said Vaudrey, with a smile, "is because he has less anxiety about you than I have."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That, perhaps," said Vaudrey, with a smile, "is because he has less anxiety about you than I have."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Don't you think it would be very wrong to waken him?" she said.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading "Will you accompany me for a moment, Monsieur le Ministre?"
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading "That, perhaps," said Vaudrey, with a smile, "is because he has less anxiety about you than I have."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She had by this time got close to her hackney coach and looked at the coachman for a moment.
Marianne
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From this reading "Ah! bah!" said Marianne.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Will you accompany me for a moment, Monsieur le Ministre?"
Ministre
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From this reading "Will you accompany me for a moment, Monsieur le Ministre?"
a particular point in time
From this reading She had by this time got close to her hackney coach and looked at the coachman for a moment.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading "Will you accompany me for a moment, Monsieur le Ministre?"
by chance
From this reading "That, perhaps," said Vaudrey, with a smile, "is because he has less anxiety about you than I have."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That, perhaps," said Vaudrey, with a smile, "is because he has less anxiety about you than I have."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had by this time got close to her hackney coach and looked at the coachman for a moment.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "That, perhaps," said Vaudrey, with a smile, "is because he has less anxiety about you than I have."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "That, perhaps," said Vaudrey, with a smile, "is because he has less anxiety about you than I have."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That, perhaps," said Vaudrey, with a smile, "is because he has less anxiety about you than I have."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had by this time got close to her hackney coach and looked at the coachman for a moment.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Don't you think it would be very wrong to waken him?" she said.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She had by this time got close to her hackney coach and looked at the coachman for a moment.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She had by this time got close to her hackney coach and looked at the coachman for a moment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had by this time got close to her hackney coach and looked at the coachman for a moment.
Vaudrey
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From this reading "That, perhaps," said Vaudrey, with a smile, "is because he has less anxiety about you than I have."
precisely as stated
From this reading "Don't you think it would be very wrong to waken him?" she said.
wakenverbUS /ˈweɪkən/
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading "Don't you think it would be very wrong to waken him?" she said.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you accompany me for a moment, Monsieur le Ministre?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "That, perhaps," said Vaudrey, with a smile, "is because he has less anxiety about you than I have."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Don't you think it would be very wrong to waken him?" she said.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading "Don't you think it would be very wrong to waken him?" she said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That, perhaps," said Vaudrey, with a smile, "is because he has less anxiety about you than I have."
