used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We had arranged to spend a certain day in Rouen, but when the day came I did not feel well: I was tired and inclined to be feverish.
absentadjectiveUS /ˈæbsənt/
not being in a specified place
From this reading The Countess and the two girls went away by the early train; de Fouquier also was to be absent for a whole day, visiting some distant farms.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading I was alone.
in addition
From this reading The Countess and the two girls went away by the early train; de Fouquier also was to be absent for a whole day, visiting some distant farms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had arranged to spend a certain day in Rouen, but when the day came I did not feel well: I was tired and inclined to be feverish.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading We had arranged to spend a certain day in Rouen, but when the day came I did not feel well: I was tired and inclined to be feverish.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked to be left at home.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I asked to be left at home.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The Countess and the two girls went away by the early train; de Fouquier also was to be absent for a whole day, visiting some distant farms.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading The first sign of a coming illness, to which bad dreams and bad conscience (Money) were each contributing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We had arranged to spend a certain day in Rouen, but when the day came I did not feel well: I was tired and inclined to be feverish.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We had arranged to spend a certain day in Rouen, but when the day came I did not feel well: I was tired and inclined to be feverish.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Countess and the two girls went away by the early train; de Fouquier also was to be absent for a whole day, visiting some distant farms.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We had arranged to spend a certain day in Rouen, but when the day came I did not feel well: I was tired and inclined to be feverish.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading We had arranged to spend a certain day in Rouen, but when the day came I did not feel well: I was tired and inclined to be feverish.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The first sign of a coming illness, to which bad dreams and bad conscience (Money) were each contributing.
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading The first sign of a coming illness, to which bad dreams and bad conscience (Money) were each contributing.
contributingadjectiveUS /kənˈtrɪbjuːtɪŋ/
tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
From this reading The first sign of a coming illness, to which bad dreams and bad conscience (Money) were each contributing.
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading The Countess and the two girls went away by the early train; de Fouquier also was to be absent for a whole day, visiting some distant farms.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We had arranged to spend a certain day in Rouen, but when the day came I did not feel well: I was tired and inclined to be feverish.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The Countess and the two girls went away by the early train; de Fouquier also was to be absent for a whole day, visiting some distant farms.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We had arranged to spend a certain day in Rouen, but when the day came I did not feel well: I was tired and inclined to be feverish.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading The Countess and the two girls went away by the early train; de Fouquier also was to be absent for a whole day, visiting some distant farms.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading The first sign of a coming illness, to which bad dreams and bad conscience (Money) were each contributing.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The first sign of a coming illness, to which bad dreams and bad conscience (Money) were each contributing.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading The Countess and the two girls went away by the early train; de Fouquier also was to be absent for a whole day, visiting some distant farms.
farmsnounUS /fɑːrmz/
plural of “farm” — workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
From this reading The Countess and the two girls went away by the early train; de Fouquier also was to be absent for a whole day, visiting some distant farms.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading We had arranged to spend a certain day in Rouen, but when the day came I did not feel well: I was tired and inclined to be feverish.
feverishadjectiveUS /ˈfiːvərɪʃ/
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading We had arranged to spend a certain day in Rouen, but when the day came I did not feel well: I was tired and inclined to be feverish.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first sign of a coming illness, to which bad dreams and bad conscience (Money) were each contributing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Countess and the two girls went away by the early train; de Fouquier also was to be absent for a whole day, visiting some distant farms.
Fouquier
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From this reading The Countess and the two girls went away by the early train; de Fouquier also was to be absent for a whole day, visiting some distant farms.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The Countess and the two girls went away by the early train; de Fouquier also was to be absent for a whole day, visiting some distant farms.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had arranged to spend a certain day in Rouen, but when the day came I did not feel well: I was tired and inclined to be feverish.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I asked to be left at home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We had arranged to spend a certain day in Rouen, but when the day came I did not feel well: I was tired and inclined to be feverish.
illnessnounUS /ˈɪlnəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading The first sign of a coming illness, to which bad dreams and bad conscience (Money) were each contributing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We had arranged to spend a certain day in Rouen, but when the day came I did not feel well: I was tired and inclined to be feverish.
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading We had arranged to spend a certain day in Rouen, but when the day came I did not feel well: I was tired and inclined to be feverish.
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 I asked to be left at home.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading The first sign of a coming illness, to which bad dreams and bad conscience (Money) were each contributing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We had arranged to spend a certain day in Rouen, but when the day came I did not feel well: I was tired and inclined to be feverish.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first sign of a coming illness, to which bad dreams and bad conscience (Money) were each contributing.
Rouen
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From this reading We had arranged to spend a certain day in Rouen, but when the day came I did not feel well: I was tired and inclined to be feverish.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading The first sign of a coming illness, to which bad dreams and bad conscience (Money) were each contributing.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The Countess and the two girls went away by the early train; de Fouquier also was to be absent for a whole day, visiting some distant farms.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading We had arranged to spend a certain day in Rouen, but when the day came I did not feel well: I was tired and inclined to be feverish.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We had arranged to spend a certain day in Rouen, but when the day came I did not feel well: I was tired and inclined to be feverish.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading We had arranged to spend a certain day in Rouen, but when the day came I did not feel well: I was tired and inclined to be feverish.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had arranged to spend a certain day in Rouen, but when the day came I did not feel well: I was tired and inclined to be feverish.
create by training and teaching
From this reading The Countess and the two girls went away by the early train; de Fouquier also was to be absent for a whole day, visiting some distant farms.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The Countess and the two girls went away by the early train; de Fouquier also was to be absent for a whole day, visiting some distant farms.
visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
the activity of making visits
From this reading The Countess and the two girls went away by the early train; de Fouquier also was to be absent for a whole day, visiting some distant farms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We had arranged to spend a certain day in Rouen, but when the day came I did not feel well: I was tired and inclined to be feverish.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had arranged to spend a certain day in Rouen, but when the day came I did not feel well: I was tired and inclined to be feverish.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading We had arranged to spend a certain day in Rouen, but when the day came I did not feel well: I was tired and inclined to be feverish.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The Countess and the two girls went away by the early train; de Fouquier also was to be absent for a whole day, visiting some distant farms.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The first sign of a coming illness, to which bad dreams and bad conscience (Money) were each contributing.
at the time that
From this reading We had arranged to spend a certain day in Rouen, but when the day came I did not feel well: I was tired and inclined to be feverish.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The first sign of a coming illness, to which bad dreams and bad conscience (Money) were each contributing.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The Countess and the two girls went away by the early train; de Fouquier also was to be absent for a whole day, visiting some distant farms.
