Chapter XII · Chapter 12

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading One afternoon, some three weeks after Capitaine Lemaitre had called on Madame Delphine, the priest started to make a pastoral call and had hardly left the gate of his cottage, when a person, overtaking him, plucked his gown:

later than; following

From this reading One afternoon, some three weeks after Capitaine Lemaitre had called on Madame Delphine, the priest started to make a pastoral call and had hardly left the gate of his cottage, when a person, overtaking him, plucked his gown:

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading One afternoon, some three weeks after Capitaine Lemaitre had called on Madame Delphine, the priest started to make a pastoral call and had hardly left the gate of his cottage, when a person, overtaking him, plucked his gown:

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The face that met his was so changed with excitement and distress that for an instant he did not recognize it.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading One afternoon, some three weeks after Capitaine Lemaitre had called on Madame Delphine, the priest started to make a pastoral call and had hardly left the gate of his cottage, when a person, overtaking him, plucked his gown:

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading THE MOTHER BIRD.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading One afternoon, some three weeks after Capitaine Lemaitre had called on Madame Delphine, the priest started to make a pastoral call and had hardly left the gate of his cottage, when a person, overtaking him, plucked his gown:

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading One afternoon, some three weeks after Capitaine Lemaitre had called on Madame Delphine, the priest started to make a pastoral call and had hardly left the gate of his cottage, when a person, overtaking him, plucked his gown:

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading One afternoon, some three weeks after Capitaine Lemaitre had called on Madame Delphine, the priest started to make a pastoral call and had hardly left the gate of his cottage, when a person, overtaking him, plucked his gown:

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading The face that met his was so changed with excitement and distress that for an instant he did not recognize it.

a small house with a single story

From this reading One afternoon, some three weeks after Capitaine Lemaitre had called on Madame Delphine, the priest started to make a pastoral call and had hardly left the gate of his cottage, when a person, overtaking him, plucked his gown:

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading One afternoon, some three weeks after Capitaine Lemaitre had called on Madame Delphine, the priest started to make a pastoral call and had hardly left the gate of his cottage, when a person, overtaking him, plucked his gown:

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading The face that met his was so changed with excitement and distress that for an instant he did not recognize it.

psychological suffering

From this reading The face that met his was so changed with excitement and distress that for an instant he did not recognize it.

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading The face that met his was so changed with excitement and distress that for an instant he did not recognize it.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading The face that met his was so changed with excitement and distress that for an instant he did not recognize it.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The face that met his was so changed with excitement and distress that for an instant he did not recognize it.

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading One afternoon, some three weeks after Capitaine Lemaitre had called on Madame Delphine, the priest started to make a pastoral call and had hardly left the gate of his cottage, when a person, overtaking him, plucked his gown:

a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions

From this reading One afternoon, some three weeks after Capitaine Lemaitre had called on Madame Delphine, the priest started to make a pastoral call and had hardly left the gate of his cottage, when a person, overtaking him, plucked his gown:

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading One afternoon, some three weeks after Capitaine Lemaitre had called on Madame Delphine, the priest started to make a pastoral call and had hardly left the gate of his cottage, when a person, overtaking him, plucked his gown:

only a very short time before

From this reading One afternoon, some three weeks after Capitaine Lemaitre had called on Madame Delphine, the priest started to make a pastoral call and had hardly left the gate of his cottage, when a person, overtaking him, plucked his gown:

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Pere Jerome----" He turned.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading One afternoon, some three weeks after Capitaine Lemaitre had called on Madame Delphine, the priest started to make a pastoral call and had hardly left the gate of his cottage, when a person, overtaking him, plucked his gown:

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading One afternoon, some three weeks after Capitaine Lemaitre had called on Madame Delphine, the priest started to make a pastoral call and had hardly left the gate of his cottage, when a person, overtaking him, plucked his gown:

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

From this reading The face that met his was so changed with excitement and distress that for an instant he did not recognize it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The face that met his was so changed with excitement and distress that for an instant he did not recognize it.

(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)

From this reading "Pere Jerome----" He turned.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading One afternoon, some three weeks after Capitaine Lemaitre had called on Madame Delphine, the priest started to make a pastoral call and had hardly left the gate of his cottage, when a person, overtaking him, plucked his gown:

Belgian cosmologist who proposed the big-bang theory of the origin of the universe (1894-1966)

From this reading One afternoon, some three weeks after Capitaine Lemaitre had called on Madame Delphine, the priest started to make a pastoral call and had hardly left the gate of his cottage, when a person, overtaking him, plucked his gown:

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading One afternoon, some three weeks after Capitaine Lemaitre had called on Madame Delphine, the priest started to make a pastoral call and had hardly left the gate of his cottage, when a person, overtaking him, plucked his gown:

engage in

From this reading One afternoon, some three weeks after Capitaine Lemaitre had called on Madame Delphine, the priest started to make a pastoral call and had hardly left the gate of his cottage, when a person, overtaking him, plucked his gown:

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading The face that met his was so changed with excitement and distress that for an instant he did not recognize it.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading THE MOTHER BIRD.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The face that met his was so changed with excitement and distress that for an instant he did not recognize it.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading One afternoon, some three weeks after Capitaine Lemaitre had called on Madame Delphine, the priest started to make a pastoral call and had hardly left the gate of his cottage, when a person, overtaking him, plucked his gown:

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Why, Madame Delphine----" "Oh, Pere Jerome!

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading One afternoon, some three weeks after Capitaine Lemaitre had called on Madame Delphine, the priest started to make a pastoral call and had hardly left the gate of his cottage, when a person, overtaking him, plucked his gown:

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One afternoon, some three weeks after Capitaine Lemaitre had called on Madame Delphine, the priest started to make a pastoral call and had hardly left the gate of his cottage, when a person, overtaking him, plucked his gown:

going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it

From this reading One afternoon, some three weeks after Capitaine Lemaitre had called on Madame Delphine, the priest started to make a pastoral call and had hardly left the gate of his cottage, when a person, overtaking him, plucked his gown:

of or relating to a pastor

From this reading One afternoon, some three weeks after Capitaine Lemaitre had called on Madame Delphine, the priest started to make a pastoral call and had hardly left the gate of his cottage, when a person, overtaking him, plucked his gown:

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Pere Jerome----" He turned.

a human being

From this reading One afternoon, some three weeks after Capitaine Lemaitre had called on Madame Delphine, the priest started to make a pastoral call and had hardly left the gate of his cottage, when a person, overtaking him, plucked his gown:

of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum

From this reading One afternoon, some three weeks after Capitaine Lemaitre had called on Madame Delphine, the priest started to make a pastoral call and had hardly left the gate of his cottage, when a person, overtaking him, plucked his gown:

a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

From this reading One afternoon, some three weeks after Capitaine Lemaitre had called on Madame Delphine, the priest started to make a pastoral call and had hardly left the gate of his cottage, when a person, overtaking him, plucked his gown:

accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority

From this reading The face that met his was so changed with excitement and distress that for an instant he did not recognize it.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The face that met his was so changed with excitement and distress that for an instant he did not recognize it.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading One afternoon, some three weeks after Capitaine Lemaitre had called on Madame Delphine, the priest started to make a pastoral call and had hardly left the gate of his cottage, when a person, overtaking him, plucked his gown:

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading One afternoon, some three weeks after Capitaine Lemaitre had called on Madame Delphine, the priest started to make a pastoral call and had hardly left the gate of his cottage, when a person, overtaking him, plucked his gown:

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The face that met his was so changed with excitement and distress that for an instant he did not recognize it.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE MOTHER BIRD.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading One afternoon, some three weeks after Capitaine Lemaitre had called on Madame Delphine, the priest started to make a pastoral call and had hardly left the gate of his cottage, when a person, overtaking him, plucked his gown:

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading One afternoon, some three weeks after Capitaine Lemaitre had called on Madame Delphine, the priest started to make a pastoral call and had hardly left the gate of his cottage, when a person, overtaking him, plucked his gown:

moved around an axis or center

From this reading "Pere Jerome----" He turned.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The face that met his was so changed with excitement and distress that for an instant he did not recognize it.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading One afternoon, some three weeks after Capitaine Lemaitre had called on Madame Delphine, the priest started to make a pastoral call and had hardly left the gate of his cottage, when a person, overtaking him, plucked his gown:

at the time that

From this reading One afternoon, some three weeks after Capitaine Lemaitre had called on Madame Delphine, the priest started to make a pastoral call and had hardly left the gate of his cottage, when a person, overtaking him, plucked his gown:

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading "Why, Madame Delphine----" "Oh, Pere Jerome!

in the company of; together with

From this reading The face that met his was so changed with excitement and distress that for an instant he did not recognize it.