used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "My maiden name was Marie Mouton, and I was your cantinière during the siege of Sancerre; and one day I fricasseed a stale crust for you and you smacked your lips over it."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My maiden name was Marie Mouton, and I was your cantinière during the siege of Sancerre; and one day I fricasseed a stale crust for you and you smacked your lips over it."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "In God's name, who are you, old chatterbox?" said the captain, trying to turn his stiff neck in its iron gorget, in order to look at Madame Pignoux.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "In God's name, who are you, old chatterbox?" said the captain, trying to turn his stiff neck in its iron gorget, in order to look at Madame Pignoux.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "That may be; I remember the crust, which was good, but not you, who are ugly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "That may be; I remember the crust, which was good, but not you, who are ugly.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "And what do you call the good cause now?
cantinière
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From this reading "My maiden name was Marie Mouton, and I was your cantinière during the siege of Sancerre; and one day I fricasseed a stale crust for you and you smacked your lips over it."
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "In God's name, who are you, old chatterbox?" said the captain, trying to turn his stiff neck in its iron gorget, in order to look at Madame Pignoux.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading But if you have served the good cause, I forgive your chatter."
chatterverbUS /ˈtʃætər/
click repeatedly or uncontrollably
From this reading But if you have served the good cause, I forgive your chatter."
chatterboxnoun
orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf
From this reading "In God's name, who are you, old chatterbox?" said the captain, trying to turn his stiff neck in its iron gorget, in order to look at Madame Pignoux.
crustnounUS /krʌst/
the outer layer of the Earth
From this reading "My maiden name was Marie Mouton, and I was your cantinière during the siege of Sancerre; and one day I fricasseed a stale crust for you and you smacked your lips over it."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "My maiden name was Marie Mouton, and I was your cantinière during the siege of Sancerre; and one day I fricasseed a stale crust for you and you smacked your lips over it."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And what do you call the good cause now?
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading "My maiden name was Marie Mouton, and I was your cantinière during the siege of Sancerre; and one day I fricasseed a stale crust for you and you smacked your lips over it."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "My maiden name was Marie Mouton, and I was your cantinière during the siege of Sancerre; and one day I fricasseed a stale crust for you and you smacked your lips over it."
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading But if you have served the good cause, I forgive your chatter."
fricasseed
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From this reading "My maiden name was Marie Mouton, and I was your cantinière during the siege of Sancerre; and one day I fricasseed a stale crust for you and you smacked your lips over it."
God'snounUS /ɡɑːdz/
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "In God's name, who are you, old chatterbox?" said the captain, trying to turn his stiff neck in its iron gorget, in order to look at Madame Pignoux.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "That may be; I remember the crust, which was good, but not you, who are ugly.
gorgetnoun
armor plate that protects the neck
From this reading "In God's name, who are you, old chatterbox?" said the captain, trying to turn his stiff neck in its iron gorget, in order to look at Madame Pignoux.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But if you have served the good cause, I forgive your chatter."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "In God's name, who are you, old chatterbox?" said the captain, trying to turn his stiff neck in its iron gorget, in order to look at Madame Pignoux.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My maiden name was Marie Mouton, and I was your cantinière during the siege of Sancerre; and one day I fricasseed a stale crust for you and you smacked your lips over it."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if you have served the good cause, I forgive your chatter."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In God's name, who are you, old chatterbox?" said the captain, trying to turn his stiff neck in its iron gorget, in order to look at Madame Pignoux.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading "In God's name, who are you, old chatterbox?" said the captain, trying to turn his stiff neck in its iron gorget, in order to look at Madame Pignoux.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "My maiden name was Marie Mouton, and I was your cantinière during the siege of Sancerre; and one day I fricasseed a stale crust for you and you smacked your lips over it."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "In God's name, who are you, old chatterbox?" said the captain, trying to turn his stiff neck in its iron gorget, in order to look at Madame Pignoux.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading "My maiden name was Marie Mouton, and I was your cantinière during the siege of Sancerre; and one day I fricasseed a stale crust for you and you smacked your lips over it."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "In God's name, who are you, old chatterbox?" said the captain, trying to turn his stiff neck in its iron gorget, in order to look at Madame Pignoux.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading "In God's name, who are you, old chatterbox?" said the captain, trying to turn his stiff neck in its iron gorget, in order to look at Madame Pignoux.
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading "My maiden name was Marie Mouton, and I was your cantinière during the siege of Sancerre; and one day I fricasseed a stale crust for you and you smacked your lips over it."
Marie
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From this reading "My maiden name was Marie Mouton, and I was your cantinière during the siege of Sancerre; and one day I fricasseed a stale crust for you and you smacked your lips over it."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "That may be; I remember the crust, which was good, but not you, who are ugly.
MoutonnounUS /ˈmuːtɔːn/
meat from a mature domestic sheep
From this reading "My maiden name was Marie Mouton, and I was your cantinière during the siege of Sancerre; and one day I fricasseed a stale crust for you and you smacked your lips over it."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My maiden name was Marie Mouton, and I was your cantinière during the siege of Sancerre; and one day I fricasseed a stale crust for you and you smacked your lips over it."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "In God's name, who are you, old chatterbox?" said the captain, trying to turn his stiff neck in its iron gorget, in order to look at Madame Pignoux.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading "In God's name, who are you, old chatterbox?" said the captain, trying to turn his stiff neck in its iron gorget, in order to look at Madame Pignoux.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "That may be; I remember the crust, which was good, but not you, who are ugly.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "And what do you call the good cause now?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "My maiden name was Marie Mouton, and I was your cantinière during the siege of Sancerre; and one day I fricasseed a stale crust for you and you smacked your lips over it."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "In God's name, who are you, old chatterbox?" said the captain, trying to turn his stiff neck in its iron gorget, in order to look at Madame Pignoux.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "My maiden name was Marie Mouton, and I was your cantinière during the siege of Sancerre; and one day I fricasseed a stale crust for you and you smacked your lips over it."
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading "In God's name, who are you, old chatterbox?" said the captain, trying to turn his stiff neck in its iron gorget, in order to look at Madame Pignoux.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "My maiden name was Marie Mouton, and I was your cantinière during the siege of Sancerre; and one day I fricasseed a stale crust for you and you smacked your lips over it."
Pignoux
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From this reading "In God's name, who are you, old chatterbox?" said the captain, trying to turn his stiff neck in its iron gorget, in order to look at Madame Pignoux.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "That may be; I remember the crust, which was good, but not you, who are ugly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "In God's name, who are you, old chatterbox?" said the captain, trying to turn his stiff neck in its iron gorget, in order to look at Madame Pignoux.
Sancerre
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From this reading "My maiden name was Marie Mouton, and I was your cantinière during the siege of Sancerre; and one day I fricasseed a stale crust for you and you smacked your lips over it."
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading But if you have served the good cause, I forgive your chatter."
siegenounUS /siːdʒ/
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
From this reading "My maiden name was Marie Mouton, and I was your cantinière during the siege of Sancerre; and one day I fricasseed a stale crust for you and you smacked your lips over it."
smackedverbUS /smækt/
past form of “smack” — deliver a hard blow to
From this reading "My maiden name was Marie Mouton, and I was your cantinière during the siege of Sancerre; and one day I fricasseed a stale crust for you and you smacked your lips over it."
staleadjectiveUS /steɪl/
lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
From this reading "My maiden name was Marie Mouton, and I was your cantinière during the siege of Sancerre; and one day I fricasseed a stale crust for you and you smacked your lips over it."
not moving or operating freely
From this reading "In God's name, who are you, old chatterbox?" said the captain, trying to turn his stiff neck in its iron gorget, in order to look at Madame Pignoux.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That may be; I remember the crust, which was good, but not you, who are ugly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "In God's name, who are you, old chatterbox?" said the captain, trying to turn his stiff neck in its iron gorget, in order to look at Madame Pignoux.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "In God's name, who are you, old chatterbox?" said the captain, trying to turn his stiff neck in its iron gorget, in order to look at Madame Pignoux.
hard to endure
From this reading "In God's name, who are you, old chatterbox?" said the captain, trying to turn his stiff neck in its iron gorget, in order to look at Madame Pignoux.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "In God's name, who are you, old chatterbox?" said the captain, trying to turn his stiff neck in its iron gorget, in order to look at Madame Pignoux.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading "That may be; I remember the crust, which was good, but not you, who are ugly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My maiden name was Marie Mouton, and I was your cantinière during the siege of Sancerre; and one day I fricasseed a stale crust for you and you smacked your lips over it."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And what do you call the good cause now?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "That may be; I remember the crust, which was good, but not you, who are ugly.
which person or people
From this reading "In God's name, who are you, old chatterbox?" said the captain, trying to turn his stiff neck in its iron gorget, in order to look at Madame Pignoux.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "In God's name, who are you, old chatterbox?" said the captain, trying to turn his stiff neck in its iron gorget, in order to look at Madame Pignoux.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My maiden name was Marie Mouton, and I was your cantinière during the siege of Sancerre; and one day I fricasseed a stale crust for you and you smacked your lips over it."
