used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "What a question?" the boy said; "and you, pray?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What a question?" the boy said; "and you, pray?"
any thing at all
From this reading Gavroche was surrounded, but he had no time to report anything, as Marius, shuddering, drew him on one side.
ARTILLERYnounUS /ɑːrˈtɪləri/
large but transportable armament
From this reading THE ARTILLERY SETS TO WORK IN EARNEST.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gavroche was surrounded, but he had no time to report anything, as Marius, shuddering, drew him on one side.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And he gazed fixedly at Marius with his epic effrontery: his eyes were dilated by the proud brightness which they contained.
a youthful male person
From this reading "What a question?" the boy said; "and you, pray?"
brightnessnounUS /ˈbraɪtnəs/
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
From this reading And he gazed fixedly at Marius with his epic effrontery: his eyes were dilated by the proud brightness which they contained.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Gavroche was surrounded, but he had no time to report anything, as Marius, shuddering, drew him on one side.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And he gazed fixedly at Marius with his epic effrontery: his eyes were dilated by the proud brightness which they contained.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "What have you come to do here?"
gotten under control
From this reading And he gazed fixedly at Marius with his epic effrontery: his eyes were dilated by the proud brightness which they contained.
dilatedverbUS /ˌdaɪˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “dilate” — become wider
From this reading And he gazed fixedly at Marius with his epic effrontery: his eyes were dilated by the proud brightness which they contained.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What have you come to do here?"
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Gavroche was surrounded, but he had no time to report anything, as Marius, shuddering, drew him on one side.
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading THE ARTILLERY SETS TO WORK IN EARNEST.
effronterynounUS /ɪˈfrʌntəri/
audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
From this reading And he gazed fixedly at Marius with his epic effrontery: his eyes were dilated by the proud brightness which they contained.
epicadjectiveUS /ˈepɪk/
very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
From this reading And he gazed fixedly at Marius with his epic effrontery: his eyes were dilated by the proud brightness which they contained.
opinion or judgment
From this reading And he gazed fixedly at Marius with his epic effrontery: his eyes were dilated by the proud brightness which they contained.
fixedlyadverb
in a fixed manner
From this reading And he gazed fixedly at Marius with his epic effrontery: his eyes were dilated by the proud brightness which they contained.
Gavroche
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From this reading Gavroche was surrounded, but he had no time to report anything, as Marius, shuddering, drew him on one side.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading And he gazed fixedly at Marius with his epic effrontery: his eyes were dilated by the proud brightness which they contained.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gavroche was surrounded, but he had no time to report anything, as Marius, shuddering, drew him on one side.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What have you come to do here?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gavroche was surrounded, but he had no time to report anything, as Marius, shuddering, drew him on one side.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "What have you come to do here?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gavroche was surrounded, but he had no time to report anything, as Marius, shuddering, drew him on one side.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And he gazed fixedly at Marius with his epic effrontery: his eyes were dilated by the proud brightness which they contained.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ARTILLERY SETS TO WORK IN EARNEST.
Marius
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From this reading Gavroche was surrounded, but he had no time to report anything, as Marius, shuddering, drew him on one side.
not any; not one
From this reading Gavroche was surrounded, but he had no time to report anything, as Marius, shuddering, drew him on one side.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gavroche was surrounded, but he had no time to report anything, as Marius, shuddering, drew him on one side.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Gavroche was surrounded, but he had no time to report anything, as Marius, shuddering, drew him on one side.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading "What a question?" the boy said; "and you, pray?"
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading And he gazed fixedly at Marius with his epic effrontery: his eyes were dilated by the proud brightness which they contained.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "What a question?" the boy said; "and you, pray?"
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading Gavroche was surrounded, but he had no time to report anything, as Marius, shuddering, drew him on one side.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What a question?" the boy said; "and you, pray?"
SETSnounUS /sets/
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading THE ARTILLERY SETS TO WORK IN EARNEST.
shudderingadjectiveUS /ˈʃʌdərɪŋ/
shaking convulsively or violently
From this reading Gavroche was surrounded, but he had no time to report anything, as Marius, shuddering, drew him on one side.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Gavroche was surrounded, but he had no time to report anything, as Marius, shuddering, drew him on one side.
confined on all sides
From this reading Gavroche was surrounded, but he had no time to report anything, as Marius, shuddering, drew him on one side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ARTILLERY SETS TO WORK IN EARNEST.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he gazed fixedly at Marius with his epic effrontery: his eyes were dilated by the proud brightness which they contained.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Gavroche was surrounded, but he had no time to report anything, as Marius, shuddering, drew him on one side.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ARTILLERY SETS TO WORK IN EARNEST.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gavroche was surrounded, but he had no time to report anything, as Marius, shuddering, drew him on one side.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And he gazed fixedly at Marius with his epic effrontery: his eyes were dilated by the proud brightness which they contained.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What have you come to do here?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And he gazed fixedly at Marius with his epic effrontery: his eyes were dilated by the proud brightness which they contained.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And he gazed fixedly at Marius with his epic effrontery: his eyes were dilated by the proud brightness which they contained.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading THE ARTILLERY SETS TO WORK IN EARNEST.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What have you come to do here?"
