1778
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From this reading It is 1778, exactly twenty-one years after the events recorded as having happened at Fort William Henry.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A lady, young and beautiful, is seated at one of the lofty open windows of the turreted Chateau de Fontbrune, which crowns the summit of a wooded eminence on the right bank of the Garonne.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It is 1778, exactly twenty-one years after the events recorded as having happened at Fort William Henry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We are now in France, in the sunny province of Guienne, and near the gay city of Bordeaux.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are now in France, in the sunny province of Guienne, and near the gay city of Bordeaux.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is 1778, exactly twenty-one years after the events recorded as having happened at Fort William Henry.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is 1778, exactly twenty-one years after the events recorded as having happened at Fort William Henry.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading A lady, young and beautiful, is seated at one of the lofty open windows of the turreted Chateau de Fontbrune, which crowns the summit of a wooded eminence on the right bank of the Garonne.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading A lady, young and beautiful, is seated at one of the lofty open windows of the turreted Chateau de Fontbrune, which crowns the summit of a wooded eminence on the right bank of the Garonne.
BordeauxnounUS /bɔːrˈdoʊ/
a port city in southwestern France; a major center of the wine trade
From this reading We are now in France, in the sunny province of Guienne, and near the gay city of Bordeaux.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading Her eyes and hair are dark; her complexion soft and brilliant.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading * * * * Let us change the scene.
ChateaunounUS /ʃæˈtoʊ/
an impressive country house (or castle) in France
From this reading A lady, young and beautiful, is seated at one of the lofty open windows of the turreted Chateau de Fontbrune, which crowns the summit of a wooded eminence on the right bank of the Garonne.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading We are now in France, in the sunny province of Guienne, and near the gay city of Bordeaux.
complexionnounUS /kəmˈplekʃən/
the coloring of a person's face
From this reading Her eyes and hair are dark; her complexion soft and brilliant.
crownsnounUS /kraʊnz/
plural of “crown” — the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading A lady, young and beautiful, is seated at one of the lofty open windows of the turreted Chateau de Fontbrune, which crowns the summit of a wooded eminence on the right bank of the Garonne.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Her eyes and hair are dark; her complexion soft and brilliant.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading A lady, young and beautiful, is seated at one of the lofty open windows of the turreted Chateau de Fontbrune, which crowns the summit of a wooded eminence on the right bank of the Garonne.
eminencenounUS /ˈemənəns/
high status importance owing to marked superiority
From this reading A lady, young and beautiful, is seated at one of the lofty open windows of the turreted Chateau de Fontbrune, which crowns the summit of a wooded eminence on the right bank of the Garonne.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading It is 1778, exactly twenty-one years after the events recorded as having happened at Fort William Henry.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading It is 1778, exactly twenty-one years after the events recorded as having happened at Fort William Henry.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her eyes and hair are dark; her complexion soft and brilliant.
Fontbrune
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From this reading A lady, young and beautiful, is seated at one of the lofty open windows of the turreted Chateau de Fontbrune, which crowns the summit of a wooded eminence on the right bank of the Garonne.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading It is 1778, exactly twenty-one years after the events recorded as having happened at Fort William Henry.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading We are now in France, in the sunny province of Guienne, and near the gay city of Bordeaux.
Garonnenoun
a river that rises in the Pyrenees and flows northwest to the Bay of Biscay
From this reading A lady, young and beautiful, is seated at one of the lofty open windows of the turreted Chateau de Fontbrune, which crowns the summit of a wooded eminence on the right bank of the Garonne.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading We are now in France, in the sunny province of Guienne, and near the gay city of Bordeaux.
Guienne
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From this reading We are now in France, in the sunny province of Guienne, and near the gay city of Bordeaux.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Her eyes and hair are dark; her complexion soft and brilliant.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading It is 1778, exactly twenty-one years after the events recorded as having happened at Fort William Henry.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading It is 1778, exactly twenty-one years after the events recorded as having happened at Fort William Henry.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading It is 1778, exactly twenty-one years after the events recorded as having happened at Fort William Henry.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her eyes and hair are dark; her complexion soft and brilliant.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We are now in France, in the sunny province of Guienne, and near the gay city of Bordeaux.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is 1778, exactly twenty-one years after the events recorded as having happened at Fort William Henry.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is 1778, exactly twenty-one years after the events recorded as having happened at Fort William Henry.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading A lady, young and beautiful, is seated at one of the lofty open windows of the turreted Chateau de Fontbrune, which crowns the summit of a wooded eminence on the right bank of the Garonne.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading * * * * Let us change the scene.
loftyadjectiveUS /ˈlɔːfti/
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading A lady, young and beautiful, is seated at one of the lofty open windows of the turreted Chateau de Fontbrune, which crowns the summit of a wooded eminence on the right bank of the Garonne.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading We are now in France, in the sunny province of Guienne, and near the gay city of Bordeaux.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We are now in France, in the sunny province of Guienne, and near the gay city of Bordeaux.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We are now in France, in the sunny province of Guienne, and near the gay city of Bordeaux.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A lady, young and beautiful, is seated at one of the lofty open windows of the turreted Chateau de Fontbrune, which crowns the summit of a wooded eminence on the right bank of the Garonne.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A lady, young and beautiful, is seated at one of the lofty open windows of the turreted Chateau de Fontbrune, which crowns the summit of a wooded eminence on the right bank of the Garonne.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading A lady, young and beautiful, is seated at one of the lofty open windows of the turreted Chateau de Fontbrune, which crowns the summit of a wooded eminence on the right bank of the Garonne.
provincenounUS /ˈprɑːvəns/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading We are now in France, in the sunny province of Guienne, and near the gay city of Bordeaux.
recordedadjectiveUS /rəˈkɔːrdɪd/
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading It is 1778, exactly twenty-one years after the events recorded as having happened at Fort William Henry.
precisely, exactly
From this reading A lady, young and beautiful, is seated at one of the lofty open windows of the turreted Chateau de Fontbrune, which crowns the summit of a wooded eminence on the right bank of the Garonne.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading * * * * Let us change the scene.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading A lady, young and beautiful, is seated at one of the lofty open windows of the turreted Chateau de Fontbrune, which crowns the summit of a wooded eminence on the right bank of the Garonne.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Her eyes and hair are dark; her complexion soft and brilliant.
summitnounUS /ˈsʌmət/
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
From this reading A lady, young and beautiful, is seated at one of the lofty open windows of the turreted Chateau de Fontbrune, which crowns the summit of a wooded eminence on the right bank of the Garonne.
sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading We are now in France, in the sunny province of Guienne, and near the gay city of Bordeaux.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * Let us change the scene.
turreted
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From this reading A lady, young and beautiful, is seated at one of the lofty open windows of the turreted Chateau de Fontbrune, which crowns the summit of a wooded eminence on the right bank of the Garonne.
twenty-onenounUS /ˈtwentiwɔːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one
From this reading It is 1778, exactly twenty-one years after the events recorded as having happened at Fort William Henry.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading * * * * Let us change the scene.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are now in France, in the sunny province of Guienne, and near the gay city of Bordeaux.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A lady, young and beautiful, is seated at one of the lofty open windows of the turreted Chateau de Fontbrune, which crowns the summit of a wooded eminence on the right bank of the Garonne.
William
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From this reading It is 1778, exactly twenty-one years after the events recorded as having happened at Fort William Henry.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading A lady, young and beautiful, is seated at one of the lofty open windows of the turreted Chateau de Fontbrune, which crowns the summit of a wooded eminence on the right bank of the Garonne.
woodedadjectiveUS /ˈwʊdɪd/
covered with growing trees and bushes etc
From this reading A lady, young and beautiful, is seated at one of the lofty open windows of the turreted Chateau de Fontbrune, which crowns the summit of a wooded eminence on the right bank of the Garonne.
a late time of life
From this reading It is 1778, exactly twenty-one years after the events recorded as having happened at Fort William Henry.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading A lady, young and beautiful, is seated at one of the lofty open windows of the turreted Chateau de Fontbrune, which crowns the summit of a wooded eminence on the right bank of the Garonne.
