used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Yes, M. David," continued Mme. Descoutures, "I was so beautiful when I was seventeen, that I made a great sensation.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Grenoble interrupted her: "And was that all the reward they received?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sundays, when the men on the estate had worked particularly well during the week, my father used to put me in a chair just inside the gate, and let them come up and look at me as a reward."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sundays, when the men on the estate had worked particularly well during the week, my father used to put me in a chair just inside the gate, and let them come up and look at me as a reward."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sundays, when the men on the estate had worked particularly well during the week, my father used to put me in a chair just inside the gate, and let them come up and look at me as a reward."
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "Yes, M. David," continued Mme. Descoutures, "I was so beautiful when I was seventeen, that I made a great sensation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Your father must have been a great joker."
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Sundays, when the men on the estate had worked particularly well during the week, my father used to put me in a chair just inside the gate, and let them come up and look at me as a reward."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Sundays, when the men on the estate had worked particularly well during the week, my father used to put me in a chair just inside the gate, and let them come up and look at me as a reward."
without stop or interruption
From this reading "Yes, M. David," continued Mme. Descoutures, "I was so beautiful when I was seventeen, that I made a great sensation.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading "Yes, M. David," continued Mme. Descoutures, "I was so beautiful when I was seventeen, that I made a great sensation.
Descoutures
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, M. David," continued Mme. Descoutures, "I was so beautiful when I was seventeen, that I made a great sensation.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Sundays, when the men on the estate had worked particularly well during the week, my father used to put me in a chair just inside the gate, and let them come up and look at me as a reward."
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading Sundays, when the men on the estate had worked particularly well during the week, my father used to put me in a chair just inside the gate, and let them come up and look at me as a reward."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Sundays, when the men on the estate had worked particularly well during the week, my father used to put me in a chair just inside the gate, and let them come up and look at me as a reward."
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Sundays, when the men on the estate had worked particularly well during the week, my father used to put me in a chair just inside the gate, and let them come up and look at me as a reward."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Yes, M. David," continued Mme. Descoutures, "I was so beautiful when I was seventeen, that I made a great sensation.
GrenoblenounUS /ɡrəˈnoʊbəl/
a city in southeastern France on the Isere River
From this reading Grenoble interrupted her: "And was that all the reward they received?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sundays, when the men on the estate had worked particularly well during the week, my father used to put me in a chair just inside the gate, and let them come up and look at me as a reward."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Your father must have been a great joker."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Grenoble interrupted her: "And was that all the reward they received?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, M. David," continued Mme. Descoutures, "I was so beautiful when I was seventeen, that I made a great sensation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sundays, when the men on the estate had worked particularly well during the week, my father used to put me in a chair just inside the gate, and let them come up and look at me as a reward."
a single distinct event
From this reading I remember well one little incident.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Sundays, when the men on the estate had worked particularly well during the week, my father used to put me in a chair just inside the gate, and let them come up and look at me as a reward."
discontinued temporarily
From this reading Grenoble interrupted her: "And was that all the reward they received?
jokernounUS /ˈdʒoʊkər/
a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes
From this reading Your father must have been a great joker."
and nothing more
From this reading Sundays, when the men on the estate had worked particularly well during the week, my father used to put me in a chair just inside the gate, and let them come up and look at me as a reward."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Sundays, when the men on the estate had worked particularly well during the week, my father used to put me in a chair just inside the gate, and let them come up and look at me as a reward."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I remember well one little incident.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Sundays, when the men on the estate had worked particularly well during the week, my father used to put me in a chair just inside the gate, and let them come up and look at me as a reward."
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading "Yes, M. David," continued Mme. Descoutures, "I was so beautiful when I was seventeen, that I made a great sensation.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Yes, M. David," continued Mme. Descoutures, "I was so beautiful when I was seventeen, that I made a great sensation.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sundays, when the men on the estate had worked particularly well during the week, my father used to put me in a chair just inside the gate, and let them come up and look at me as a reward."
the force of workers available
From this reading Sundays, when the men on the estate had worked particularly well during the week, my father used to put me in a chair just inside the gate, and let them come up and look at me as a reward."
Mme
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, M. David," continued Mme. Descoutures, "I was so beautiful when I was seventeen, that I made a great sensation.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Your father must have been a great joker."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sundays, when the men on the estate had worked particularly well during the week, my father used to put me in a chair just inside the gate, and let them come up and look at me as a reward."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sundays, when the men on the estate had worked particularly well during the week, my father used to put me in a chair just inside the gate, and let them come up and look at me as a reward."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I remember well one little incident.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Sundays, when the men on the estate had worked particularly well during the week, my father used to put me in a chair just inside the gate, and let them come up and look at me as a reward."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Sundays, when the men on the estate had worked particularly well during the week, my father used to put me in a chair just inside the gate, and let them come up and look at me as a reward."
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Grenoble interrupted her: "And was that all the reward they received?
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember well one little incident.
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading Sundays, when the men on the estate had worked particularly well during the week, my father used to put me in a chair just inside the gate, and let them come up and look at me as a reward."
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading "Yes, M. David," continued Mme. Descoutures, "I was so beautiful when I was seventeen, that I made a great sensation.
seventeenadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːn/
being one more than sixteen
From this reading "Yes, M. David," continued Mme. Descoutures, "I was so beautiful when I was seventeen, that I made a great sensation.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Yes, M. David," continued Mme. Descoutures, "I was so beautiful when I was seventeen, that I made a great sensation.
SundaysnounUS /ˈsʌndeɪz/
plural of “sunday” — first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading Sundays, when the men on the estate had worked particularly well during the week, my father used to put me in a chair just inside the gate, and let them come up and look at me as a reward."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yes, M. David," continued Mme. Descoutures, "I was so beautiful when I was seventeen, that I made a great sensation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sundays, when the men on the estate had worked particularly well during the week, my father used to put me in a chair just inside the gate, and let them come up and look at me as a reward."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Sundays, when the men on the estate had worked particularly well during the week, my father used to put me in a chair just inside the gate, and let them come up and look at me as a reward."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Grenoble interrupted her: "And was that all the reward they received?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sundays, when the men on the estate had worked particularly well during the week, my father used to put me in a chair just inside the gate, and let them come up and look at me as a reward."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Sundays, when the men on the estate had worked particularly well during the week, my father used to put me in a chair just inside the gate, and let them come up and look at me as a reward."
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Sundays, when the men on the estate had worked particularly well during the week, my father used to put me in a chair just inside the gate, and let them come up and look at me as a reward."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, M. David," continued Mme. Descoutures, "I was so beautiful when I was seventeen, that I made a great sensation.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Sundays, when the men on the estate had worked particularly well during the week, my father used to put me in a chair just inside the gate, and let them come up and look at me as a reward."
(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 I remember well one little incident.
at the time that
From this reading "Yes, M. David," continued Mme. Descoutures, "I was so beautiful when I was seventeen, that I made a great sensation.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Sundays, when the men on the estate had worked particularly well during the week, my father used to put me in a chair just inside the gate, and let them come up and look at me as a reward."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, M. David," continued Mme. Descoutures, "I was so beautiful when I was seventeen, that I made a great sensation.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your father must have been a great joker."
