used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This case takes us across the Channel to Normandy; and introduces us to a young French girl, named Marie-Françoise-Victoire Salmon.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading This case takes us across the Channel to Normandy; and introduces us to a young French girl, named Marie-Françoise-Victoire Salmon.
how long something has existed
From this reading From an early age Marie had learnt to get her own living by going out to service.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading From an early age Marie had learnt to get her own living by going out to service.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This case takes us across the Channel to Normandy; and introduces us to a young French girl, named Marie-Françoise-Victoire Salmon.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Three different mistresses tried her while she was a very young girl, and found every reason to be satisfied with her conduct.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From an early age Marie had learnt to get her own living by going out to service.
an occurrence of something
From this reading This case takes us across the Channel to Normandy; and introduces us to a young French girl, named Marie-Françoise-Victoire Salmon.
ChannelnounUS /ˈtʃænəl/
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading This case takes us across the Channel to Normandy; and introduces us to a young French girl, named Marie-Françoise-Victoire Salmon.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Her mother died while she was a child.
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading Three different mistresses tried her while she was a very young girl, and found every reason to be satisfied with her conduct.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Her mother died while she was a child.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Three different mistresses tried her while she was a very young girl, and found every reason to be satisfied with her conduct.
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 From an early age Marie had learnt to get her own living by going out to service.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Three different mistresses tried her while she was a very young girl, and found every reason to be satisfied with her conduct.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Her father was a poor Norman labourer.
set up or found
From this reading Three different mistresses tried her while she was a very young girl, and found every reason to be satisfied with her conduct.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading This case takes us across the Channel to Normandy; and introduces us to a young French girl, named Marie-Françoise-Victoire Salmon.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From an early age Marie had learnt to get her own living by going out to service.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading From an early age Marie had learnt to get her own living by going out to service.
a young female
From this reading This case takes us across the Channel to Normandy; and introduces us to a young French girl, named Marie-Françoise-Victoire Salmon.
the act of departing
From this reading From an early age Marie had learnt to get her own living by going out to service.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From an early age Marie had learnt to get her own living by going out to service.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father was a poor Norman labourer.
introducesverbUS /ˌɪntrəˈduːsɪz/
third-person singular of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading This case takes us across the Channel to Normandy; and introduces us to a young French girl, named Marie-Françoise-Victoire Salmon.
labourernoun
someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
From this reading Her father was a poor Norman labourer.
learntverbUS /lɜːrnt/
inflected form of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills
From this reading From an early age Marie had learnt to get her own living by going out to service.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading From an early age Marie had learnt to get her own living by going out to service.
Marie
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From this reading From an early age Marie had learnt to get her own living by going out to service.
Marie-Françoise-Victoire
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From this reading This case takes us across the Channel to Normandy; and introduces us to a young French girl, named Marie-Françoise-Victoire Salmon.
mistressesnounUS /ˈmɪstrəsəz/
plural of “mistress” — an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Three different mistresses tried her while she was a very young girl, and found every reason to be satisfied with her conduct.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Her mother died while she was a child.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading This case takes us across the Channel to Normandy; and introduces us to a young French girl, named Marie-Françoise-Victoire Salmon.
NormannounUS /ˈnɔːrmən/
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading Her father was a poor Norman labourer.
NormandynounUS /ˈnɔːrməndi/
a former province of northwestern France on the English channel; divided into Haute-Normandie and Basse-Normandie
From this reading This case takes us across the Channel to Normandy; and introduces us to a young French girl, named Marie-Françoise-Victoire Salmon.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading From an early age Marie had learnt to get her own living by going out to service.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading From an early age Marie had learnt to get her own living by going out to service.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Her father was a poor Norman labourer.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Three different mistresses tried her while she was a very young girl, and found every reason to be satisfied with her conduct.
SalmonnounUS /ˈsæmən/
any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
From this reading This case takes us across the Channel to Normandy; and introduces us to a young French girl, named Marie-Françoise-Victoire Salmon.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading Three different mistresses tried her while she was a very young girl, and found every reason to be satisfied with her conduct.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading From an early age Marie had learnt to get her own living by going out to service.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her mother died while she was a child.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading This case takes us across the Channel to Normandy; and introduces us to a young French girl, named Marie-Françoise-Victoire Salmon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This case takes us across the Channel to Normandy; and introduces us to a young French girl, named Marie-Françoise-Victoire Salmon.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This case takes us across the Channel to Normandy; and introduces us to a young French girl, named Marie-Françoise-Victoire Salmon.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three different mistresses tried her while she was a very young girl, and found every reason to be satisfied with her conduct.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This case takes us across the Channel to Normandy; and introduces us to a young French girl, named Marie-Françoise-Victoire Salmon.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Three different mistresses tried her while she was a very young girl, and found every reason to be satisfied with her conduct.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This case takes us across the Channel to Normandy; and introduces us to a young French girl, named Marie-Françoise-Victoire Salmon.
precisely as stated
From this reading Three different mistresses tried her while she was a very young girl, and found every reason to be satisfied with her conduct.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her father was a poor Norman labourer.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Her mother died while she was a child.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Three different mistresses tried her while she was a very young girl, and found every reason to be satisfied with her conduct.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading This case takes us across the Channel to Normandy; and introduces us to a young French girl, named Marie-Françoise-Victoire Salmon.
