used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That is a beautiful wood in Paris where children and grown people play and walk and go boating on silvery lakes.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading AN ADVENTURE IN THE BOIS Jeanne and Pierrot were walking through the Bois de Boulogne (bwä´ dẽ bōō´-lōn´).
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ADVENTURE IN THE BOIS Jeanne and Pierrot were walking through the Bois de Boulogne (bwä´ dẽ bōō´-lōn´).
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN ADVENTURE IN THE BOIS Jeanne and Pierrot were walking through the Bois de Boulogne (bwä´ dẽ bōō´-lōn´).
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Pierrot was not crying any more, though it had taken Jeanne a long time to soothe him.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading That is a beautiful wood in Paris where children and grown people play and walk and go boating on silvery lakes.
boatingnounUS /ˈboʊtɪŋ/
water travel for pleasure
From this reading That is a beautiful wood in Paris where children and grown people play and walk and go boating on silvery lakes.
BOIS
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE IN THE BOIS Jeanne and Pierrot were walking through the Bois de Boulogne (bwä´ dẽ bōō´-lōn´).
Boulogne
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE IN THE BOIS Jeanne and Pierrot were walking through the Bois de Boulogne (bwä´ dẽ bōō´-lōn´).
bwä
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE IN THE BOIS Jeanne and Pierrot were walking through the Bois de Boulogne (bwä´ dẽ bōō´-lōn´).
bōō
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE IN THE BOIS Jeanne and Pierrot were walking through the Bois de Boulogne (bwä´ dẽ bōō´-lōn´).
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading That is a beautiful wood in Paris where children and grown people play and walk and go boating on silvery lakes.
demanding attention
From this reading Pierrot was not crying any more, though it had taken Jeanne a long time to soothe him.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading AN ADVENTURE IN THE BOIS Jeanne and Pierrot were walking through the Bois de Boulogne (bwä´ dẽ bōō´-lōn´).
dẽ
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE IN THE BOIS Jeanne and Pierrot were walking through the Bois de Boulogne (bwä´ dẽ bōō´-lōn´).
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading That is a beautiful wood in Paris where children and grown people play and walk and go boating on silvery lakes.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading That is a beautiful wood in Paris where children and grown people play and walk and go boating on silvery lakes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pierrot was not crying any more, though it had taken Jeanne a long time to soothe him.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Jeanne and Pierrot walked in the Bois (bwä), hand in hand.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pierrot was not crying any more, though it had taken Jeanne a long time to soothe him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN ADVENTURE IN THE BOIS Jeanne and Pierrot were walking through the Bois de Boulogne (bwä´ dẽ bōō´-lōn´).
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is a beautiful wood in Paris where children and grown people play and walk and go boating on silvery lakes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Pierrot was not crying any more, though it had taken Jeanne a long time to soothe him.
Jeanne
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE IN THE BOIS Jeanne and Pierrot were walking through the Bois de Boulogne (bwä´ dẽ bōō´-lōn´).
lakesnounUS /leɪks/
plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading That is a beautiful wood in Paris where children and grown people play and walk and go boating on silvery lakes.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Pierrot was not crying any more, though it had taken Jeanne a long time to soothe him.
lōn
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE IN THE BOIS Jeanne and Pierrot were walking through the Bois de Boulogne (bwä´ dẽ bōō´-lōn´).
engage in
From this reading She told him of the many stories she would make up.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading She told him of the many stories she would make up.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Pierrot was not crying any more, though it had taken Jeanne a long time to soothe him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Pierrot was not crying any more, though it had taken Jeanne a long time to soothe him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She told him of the many stories she would make up.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That is a beautiful wood in Paris where children and grown people play and walk and go boating on silvery lakes.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading That is a beautiful wood in Paris where children and grown people play and walk and go boating on silvery lakes.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading That is a beautiful wood in Paris where children and grown people play and walk and go boating on silvery lakes.
Pierrotnoun
a male character in French pantomime; usually dressed in white with a whitened face
From this reading AN ADVENTURE IN THE BOIS Jeanne and Pierrot were walking through the Bois de Boulogne (bwä´ dẽ bōō´-lōn´).
participate in games or sport
From this reading That is a beautiful wood in Paris where children and grown people play and walk and go boating on silvery lakes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She told him of the many stories she would make up.
silveryadjectiveUS /ˈsɪlvəri/
resembling or reminiscent of silver
From this reading That is a beautiful wood in Paris where children and grown people play and walk and go boating on silvery lakes.
sootheverbUS /suːð/
give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading Pierrot was not crying any more, though it had taken Jeanne a long time to soothe him.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading She told him of the many stories she would make up.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Pierrot was not crying any more, though it had taken Jeanne a long time to soothe him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is a beautiful wood in Paris where children and grown people play and walk and go boating on silvery lakes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ADVENTURE IN THE BOIS Jeanne and Pierrot were walking through the Bois de Boulogne (bwä´ dẽ bōō´-lōn´).
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Pierrot was not crying any more, though it had taken Jeanne a long time to soothe him.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading AN ADVENTURE IN THE BOIS Jeanne and Pierrot were walking through the Bois de Boulogne (bwä´ dẽ bōō´-lōn´).
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Pierrot was not crying any more, though it had taken Jeanne a long time to soothe him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pierrot was not crying any more, though it had taken Jeanne a long time to soothe him.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She told him of the many stories she would make up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She told him of the many stories she would make up.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading That is a beautiful wood in Paris where children and grown people play and walk and go boating on silvery lakes.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Jeanne and Pierrot walked in the Bois (bwä), hand in hand.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading AN ADVENTURE IN THE BOIS Jeanne and Pierrot were walking through the Bois de Boulogne (bwä´ dẽ bōō´-lōn´).
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pierrot was not crying any more, though it had taken Jeanne a long time to soothe him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AN ADVENTURE IN THE BOIS Jeanne and Pierrot were walking through the Bois de Boulogne (bwä´ dẽ bōō´-lōn´).
in or at the place that
From this reading That is a beautiful wood in Paris where children and grown people play and walk and go boating on silvery lakes.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading That is a beautiful wood in Paris where children and grown people play and walk and go boating on silvery lakes.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She told him of the many stories she would make up.
