achievementsnounUS /əˈtʃiːvmənts/
plural of “achievement” — the action of accomplishing something
From this reading "I have finished the first part of his life, making just the briefest possible mention of his virtues and achievements."
in the past
From this reading "Evidently, since the name of Gilles de Rais would have perished four centuries ago but for the enormities of vice which it symbolizes.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am coming to the crimes now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have finished the first part of his life, making just the briefest possible mention of his virtues and achievements."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Which are of no interest," remarked Des Hermies.
briefestadjectiveUS /ˈbriːfəst/
superlative of “brief” — of short duration or distance
From this reading "I have finished the first part of his life, making just the briefest possible mention of his virtues and achievements."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Evidently, since the name of Gilles de Rais would have perished four centuries ago but for the enormities of vice which it symbolizes.
centuriesnounUS /ˈsentʃəriz/
plural of “century” — a period of 100 years
From this reading "Evidently, since the name of Gilles de Rais would have perished four centuries ago but for the enormities of vice which it symbolizes.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I am coming to the crimes now.
crimesnounUS /kraɪmz/
plural of “crime” — (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading I am coming to the crimes now.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "How is Gilles de Rais progressing?"
DesnounUS /des/
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading "Which are of no interest," remarked Des Hermies.
enormities
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From this reading "Evidently, since the name of Gilles de Rais would have perished four centuries ago but for the enormities of vice which it symbolizes.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading "Evidently, since the name of Gilles de Rais would have perished four centuries ago but for the enormities of vice which it symbolizes.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading "I have finished the first part of his life, making just the briefest possible mention of his virtues and achievements."
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "I have finished the first part of his life, making just the briefest possible mention of his virtues and achievements."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Evidently, since the name of Gilles de Rais would have perished four centuries ago but for the enormities of vice which it symbolizes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading "Evidently, since the name of Gilles de Rais would have perished four centuries ago but for the enormities of vice which it symbolizes.
Gilles
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From this reading "How is Gilles de Rais progressing?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have finished the first part of his life, making just the briefest possible mention of his virtues and achievements."
Hermies
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From this reading "Which are of no interest," remarked Des Hermies.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I have finished the first part of his life, making just the briefest possible mention of his virtues and achievements."
How
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From this reading "How is Gilles de Rais progressing?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have finished the first part of his life, making just the briefest possible mention of his virtues and achievements."
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading "Which are of no interest," remarked Des Hermies.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How is Gilles de Rais progressing?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Evidently, since the name of Gilles de Rais would have perished four centuries ago but for the enormities of vice which it symbolizes.
and nothing more
From this reading "I have finished the first part of his life, making just the briefest possible mention of his virtues and achievements."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "I have finished the first part of his life, making just the briefest possible mention of his virtues and achievements."
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading "I have finished the first part of his life, making just the briefest possible mention of his virtues and achievements."
make reference to
From this reading "I have finished the first part of his life, making just the briefest possible mention of his virtues and achievements."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Evidently, since the name of Gilles de Rais would have perished four centuries ago but for the enormities of vice which it symbolizes.
not any; not one
From this reading "Which are of no interest," remarked Des Hermies.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I am coming to the crimes now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I have finished the first part of his life, making just the briefest possible mention of his virtues and achievements."
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "I have finished the first part of his life, making just the briefest possible mention of his virtues and achievements."
perishedverbUS /ˈperɪʃt/
past form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "Evidently, since the name of Gilles de Rais would have perished four centuries ago but for the enormities of vice which it symbolizes.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading "I have finished the first part of his life, making just the briefest possible mention of his virtues and achievements."
progressingverbUS /prəˈɡresɪŋ/
-ing form of “progress” — develop in a positive way
From this reading "How is Gilles de Rais progressing?"
Rais
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From this reading "How is Gilles de Rais progressing?"
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "Which are of no interest," remarked Des Hermies.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Evidently, since the name of Gilles de Rais would have perished four centuries ago but for the enormities of vice which it symbolizes.
symbolizesverbUS /ˈsɪmbəlaɪzɪz/
third-person singular of “symbolize” — express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
From this reading "Evidently, since the name of Gilles de Rais would have perished four centuries ago but for the enormities of vice which it symbolizes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I have finished the first part of his life, making just the briefest possible mention of his virtues and achievements."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am coming to the crimes now.
vicenounUS /vaɪs/
moral weakness
From this reading "Evidently, since the name of Gilles de Rais would have perished four centuries ago but for the enormities of vice which it symbolizes.
virtuesnounUS /ˈvɜːrtʃuːz/
plural of “virtue” — the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong
From this reading "I have finished the first part of his life, making just the briefest possible mention of his virtues and achievements."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Which are of no interest," remarked Des Hermies.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Evidently, since the name of Gilles de Rais would have perished four centuries ago but for the enormities of vice which it symbolizes.
