used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Elizabeth had become a dressmaker, and Jacques had become an artist-craftsman.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Elizabeth had become a dressmaker, and Jacques had become an artist-craftsman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She explained how Jacques Dollon and she had come to settle in Paris, feeling themselves rich on the savings they had inherited from their parents.
artist-craftsman
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From this reading Elizabeth had become a dressmaker, and Jacques had become an artist-craftsman.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Elizabeth had become a dressmaker, and Jacques had become an artist-craftsman.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading They got to know some people, one or two of whom were rich, and had shown their interest in the brother and sister.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She explained how Jacques Dollon and she had come to settle in Paris, feeling themselves rich on the savings they had inherited from their parents.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading His reputation was a growing one, and the two young people looked forward to an existence of honest comfort in the near future.
Dollon
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From this reading She explained how Jacques Dollon and she had come to settle in Paris, feeling themselves rich on the savings they had inherited from their parents.
dressmakernounUS /ˈdresmeɪkər/
someone who makes or mends dresses
From this reading Elizabeth had become a dressmaker, and Jacques had become an artist-craftsman.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading Elizabeth had become a dressmaker, and Jacques had become an artist-craftsman.
enabledverbUS /eˈneɪbəld/
past form of “enable” — render capable or able for some task
From this reading Gradually the young man's talent and industry had enabled his sister to leave her workroom and come to live with him.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading His reputation was a growing one, and the two young people looked forward to an existence of honest comfort in the near future.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading She explained how Jacques Dollon and she had come to settle in Paris, feeling themselves rich on the savings they had inherited from their parents.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading She explained how Jacques Dollon and she had come to settle in Paris, feeling themselves rich on the savings they had inherited from their parents.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading His reputation was a growing one, and the two young people looked forward to an existence of honest comfort in the near future.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She explained how Jacques Dollon and she had come to settle in Paris, feeling themselves rich on the savings they had inherited from their parents.
yet to be or coming
From this reading His reputation was a growing one, and the two young people looked forward to an existence of honest comfort in the near future.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They got to know some people, one or two of whom were rich, and had shown their interest in the brother and sister.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Gradually the young man's talent and industry had enabled his sister to leave her workroom and come to live with him.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading His reputation was a growing one, and the two young people looked forward to an existence of honest comfort in the near future.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She explained how Jacques Dollon and she had come to settle in Paris, feeling themselves rich on the savings they had inherited from their parents.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Gradually the young man's talent and industry had enabled his sister to leave her workroom and come to live with him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gradually the young man's talent and industry had enabled his sister to leave her workroom and come to live with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gradually the young man's talent and industry had enabled his sister to leave her workroom and come to live with him.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading His reputation was a growing one, and the two young people looked forward to an existence of honest comfort in the near future.
how
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From this reading She explained how Jacques Dollon and she had come to settle in Paris, feeling themselves rich on the savings they had inherited from their parents.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She explained how Jacques Dollon and she had come to settle in Paris, feeling themselves rich on the savings they had inherited from their parents.
industrynounUS /ˈɪndəstri/
the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
From this reading Gradually the young man's talent and industry had enabled his sister to leave her workroom and come to live with him.
inheritedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈherətɪd/
occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
From this reading She explained how Jacques Dollon and she had come to settle in Paris, feeling themselves rich on the savings they had inherited from their parents.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading They got to know some people, one or two of whom were rich, and had shown their interest in the brother and sister.
Jacques
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From this reading She explained how Jacques Dollon and she had come to settle in Paris, feeling themselves rich on the savings they had inherited from their parents.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They got to know some people, one or two of whom were rich, and had shown their interest in the brother and sister.
go away from a place
From this reading Gradually the young man's talent and industry had enabled his sister to leave her workroom and come to live with him.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Gradually the young man's talent and industry had enabled his sister to leave her workroom and come to live with him.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading His reputation was a growing one, and the two young people looked forward to an existence of honest comfort in the near future.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Gradually the young man's talent and industry had enabled his sister to leave her workroom and come to live with him.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading His reputation was a growing one, and the two young people looked forward to an existence of honest comfort in the near future.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His reputation was a growing one, and the two young people looked forward to an existence of honest comfort in the near future.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She explained how Jacques Dollon and she had come to settle in Paris, feeling themselves rich on the savings they had inherited from their parents.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His reputation was a growing one, and the two young people looked forward to an existence of honest comfort in the near future.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They got to know some people, one or two of whom were rich, and had shown their interest in the brother and sister.
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading She explained how Jacques Dollon and she had come to settle in Paris, feeling themselves rich on the savings they had inherited from their parents.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading She explained how Jacques Dollon and she had come to settle in Paris, feeling themselves rich on the savings they had inherited from their parents.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading His reputation was a growing one, and the two young people looked forward to an existence of honest comfort in the near future.
the state of being held in high esteem and honor
From this reading His reputation was a growing one, and the two young people looked forward to an existence of honest comfort in the near future.
possessing material wealth
From this reading She explained how Jacques Dollon and she had come to settle in Paris, feeling themselves rich on the savings they had inherited from their parents.
savingsnounUS /ˈseɪvɪŋz/
a fund of money put by as a reserve
From this reading She explained how Jacques Dollon and she had come to settle in Paris, feeling themselves rich on the savings they had inherited from their parents.
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading She explained how Jacques Dollon and she had come to settle in Paris, feeling themselves rich on the savings they had inherited from their parents.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She explained how Jacques Dollon and she had come to settle in Paris, feeling themselves rich on the savings they had inherited from their parents.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading They got to know some people, one or two of whom were rich, and had shown their interest in the brother and sister.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Gradually the young man's talent and industry had enabled his sister to leave her workroom and come to live with him.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They got to know some people, one or two of whom were rich, and had shown their interest in the brother and sister.
talentnounUS /ˈtælənt/
natural abilities or qualities
From this reading Gradually the young man's talent and industry had enabled his sister to leave her workroom and come to live with him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She explained how Jacques Dollon and she had come to settle in Paris, feeling themselves rich on the savings they had inherited from their parents.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She explained how Jacques Dollon and she had come to settle in Paris, feeling themselves rich on the savings they had inherited from their parents.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading She explained how Jacques Dollon and she had come to settle in Paris, feeling themselves rich on the savings they had inherited from their parents.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She explained how Jacques Dollon and she had come to settle in Paris, feeling themselves rich on the savings they had inherited from their parents.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She explained how Jacques Dollon and she had come to settle in Paris, feeling themselves rich on the savings they had inherited from their parents.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading His reputation was a growing one, and the two young people looked forward to an existence of honest comfort in the near future.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His reputation was a growing one, and the two young people looked forward to an existence of honest comfort in the near future.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They got to know some people, one or two of whom were rich, and had shown their interest in the brother and sister.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They got to know some people, one or two of whom were rich, and had shown their interest in the brother and sister.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gradually the young man's talent and industry had enabled his sister to leave her workroom and come to live with him.
workroomnounUS /ˈwɜːrkruːm/
room where work is done
From this reading Gradually the young man's talent and industry had enabled his sister to leave her workroom and come to live with him.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Gradually the young man's talent and industry had enabled his sister to leave her workroom and come to live with him.
