used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Well, you can safely tell her that she never will have had a better mistress.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading But she is not young any more; and people get accustomed to every thing, you know.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But she is not young any more; and people get accustomed to every thing, you know.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading But she is not young any more; and people get accustomed to every thing, you know.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Well, you can safely tell her that she never will have had a better mistress.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she is not young any more; and people get accustomed to every thing, you know.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The days when the weather is fine, I see her going by with her daughter to the Place Royale for a walk.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Well, you can safely tell her that she never will have had a better mistress.
a female human offspring
From this reading The days when the weather is fine, I see her going by with her daughter to the Place Royale for a walk.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The days when the weather is fine, I see her going by with her daughter to the Place Royale for a walk.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But she is not young any more; and people get accustomed to every thing, you know.
Favoral
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From this reading Poor Madame Favoral!
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The days when the weather is fine, I see her going by with her daughter to the Place Royale for a walk.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The days when the weather is fine, I see her going by with her daughter to the Place Royale for a walk.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But she is not young any more; and people get accustomed to every thing, you know.
the act of departing
From this reading The days when the weather is fine, I see her going by with her daughter to the Place Royale for a walk.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Well, you can safely tell her that she never will have had a better mistress.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Well, you can safely tell her that she never will have had a better mistress.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Well, you can safely tell her that she never will have had a better mistress.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading She must have had a sweet time of it with her maniac of a husband!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The days when the weather is fine, I see her going by with her daughter to the Place Royale for a walk.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But she is not young any more; and people get accustomed to every thing, you know.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She must have had a sweet time of it with her maniac of a husband!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But she is not young any more; and people get accustomed to every thing, you know.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Poor Madame Favoral!
maniacnounUS /ˈmeɪniæk/
an insane person
From this reading She must have had a sweet time of it with her maniac of a husband!
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Well, you can safely tell her that she never will have had a better mistress.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But she is not young any more; and people get accustomed to every thing, you know.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must have had a sweet time of it with her maniac of a husband!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Well, you can safely tell her that she never will have had a better mistress.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she is not young any more; and people get accustomed to every thing, you know.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She must have had a sweet time of it with her maniac of a husband!
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading But she is not young any more; and people get accustomed to every thing, you know.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The days when the weather is fine, I see her going by with her daughter to the Place Royale for a walk.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor Madame Favoral!
Royale
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From this reading The days when the weather is fine, I see her going by with her daughter to the Place Royale for a walk.
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading Well, you can safely tell her that she never will have had a better mistress.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The days when the weather is fine, I see her going by with her daughter to the Place Royale for a walk.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, you can safely tell her that she never will have had a better mistress.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading She must have had a sweet time of it with her maniac of a husband!
express in words
From this reading Well, you can safely tell her that she never will have had a better mistress.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well, you can safely tell her that she never will have had a better mistress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The days when the weather is fine, I see her going by with her daughter to the Place Royale for a walk.
a special situation
From this reading But she is not young any more; and people get accustomed to every thing, you know.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She must have had a sweet time of it with her maniac of a husband!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But she is not young any more; and people get accustomed to every thing, you know.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading The days when the weather is fine, I see her going by with her daughter to the Place Royale for a walk.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The days when the weather is fine, I see her going by with her daughter to the Place Royale for a walk.
(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 Well, you can safely tell her that she never will have had a better mistress.
at the time that
From this reading The days when the weather is fine, I see her going by with her daughter to the Place Royale for a walk.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Well, you can safely tell her that she never will have had a better mistress.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She must have had a sweet time of it with her maniac of a husband!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, you can safely tell her that she never will have had a better mistress.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading But she is not young any more; and people get accustomed to every thing, you know.
