used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading From this time she never lost a minute, concealing her work as if it were an evil act.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading But what joy, the day when she hid way down at the bottom of a drawer the first twenty-franc-piece she had earned, a beautiful gold-piece, which belonged to her without contest, and which she might spend as she pleased, without having to render any account to any one!
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading From this time she never lost a minute, concealing her work as if it were an evil act.
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading And with what pride, from week to week, she saw her little treasure swell, despite the drafts she made upon it, sometimes to buy a toy for Maxence, sometimes to add a few ribbons or trinkets to Gilberte’s toilet!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading From this time she never lost a minute, concealing her work as if it were an evil act.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She knew her husband well enough to feel certain that he would break out, and swear that he spent money enough to enable his wife to live without being reduced to making a work woman of herself.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading But what joy, the day when she hid way down at the bottom of a drawer the first twenty-franc-piece she had earned, a beautiful gold-piece, which belonged to her without contest, and which she might spend as she pleased, without having to render any account to any one!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From this time she never lost a minute, concealing her work as if it were an evil act.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But what joy, the day when she hid way down at the bottom of a drawer the first twenty-franc-piece she had earned, a beautiful gold-piece, which belonged to her without contest, and which she might spend as she pleased, without having to render any account to any one!
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading But what joy, the day when she hid way down at the bottom of a drawer the first twenty-franc-piece she had earned, a beautiful gold-piece, which belonged to her without contest, and which she might spend as she pleased, without having to render any account to any one!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This was the happiest time of her life, a halt in that painful journey through which she had been dragging herself for so many years.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She knew her husband well enough to feel certain that he would break out, and swear that he spent money enough to enable his wife to live without being reduced to making a work woman of herself.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading But what joy, the day when she hid way down at the bottom of a drawer the first twenty-franc-piece she had earned, a beautiful gold-piece, which belonged to her without contest, and which she might spend as she pleased, without having to render any account to any one!
the lower side of anything
From this reading But what joy, the day when she hid way down at the bottom of a drawer the first twenty-franc-piece she had earned, a beautiful gold-piece, which belonged to her without contest, and which she might spend as she pleased, without having to render any account to any one!
terminate
From this reading She knew her husband well enough to feel certain that he would break out, and swear that he spent money enough to enable his wife to live without being reduced to making a work woman of herself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what joy, the day when she hid way down at the bottom of a drawer the first twenty-franc-piece she had earned, a beautiful gold-piece, which belonged to her without contest, and which she might spend as she pleased, without having to render any account to any one!
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading And with what pride, from week to week, she saw her little treasure swell, despite the drafts she made upon it, sometimes to buy a toy for Maxence, sometimes to add a few ribbons or trinkets to Gilberte’s toilet!
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading She knew her husband well enough to feel certain that he would break out, and swear that he spent money enough to enable his wife to live without being reduced to making a work woman of herself.
concealingnounUS /kənˈsiːlɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading From this time she never lost a minute, concealing her work as if it were an evil act.
contestnounUS /ˈkɑːntest/
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
From this reading But what joy, the day when she hid way down at the bottom of a drawer the first twenty-franc-piece she had earned, a beautiful gold-piece, which belonged to her without contest, and which she might spend as she pleased, without having to render any account to any one!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But what joy, the day when she hid way down at the bottom of a drawer the first twenty-franc-piece she had earned, a beautiful gold-piece, which belonged to her without contest, and which she might spend as she pleased, without having to render any account to any one!
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading And with what pride, from week to week, she saw her little treasure swell, despite the drafts she made upon it, sometimes to buy a toy for Maxence, sometimes to add a few ribbons or trinkets to Gilberte’s toilet!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading But what joy, the day when she hid way down at the bottom of a drawer the first twenty-franc-piece she had earned, a beautiful gold-piece, which belonged to her without contest, and which she might spend as she pleased, without having to render any account to any one!
draftsnounUS /dræfts/
plural of “draft” — a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
From this reading And with what pride, from week to week, she saw her little treasure swell, despite the drafts she made upon it, sometimes to buy a toy for Maxence, sometimes to add a few ribbons or trinkets to Gilberte’s toilet!
draggingadjectiveUS /ˈdræɡɪŋ/
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading This was the happiest time of her life, a halt in that painful journey through which she had been dragging herself for so many years.
drawernounUS /drɔːr/
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading But what joy, the day when she hid way down at the bottom of a drawer the first twenty-franc-piece she had earned, a beautiful gold-piece, which belonged to her without contest, and which she might spend as she pleased, without having to render any account to any one!
earnedadjectiveUS /ɜːrnd/
gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action
From this reading But what joy, the day when she hid way down at the bottom of a drawer the first twenty-franc-piece she had earned, a beautiful gold-piece, which belonged to her without contest, and which she might spend as she pleased, without having to render any account to any one!
enableverbUS /eˈneɪbəl/
render capable or able for some task
From this reading She knew her husband well enough to feel certain that he would break out, and swear that he spent money enough to enable his wife to live without being reduced to making a work woman of herself.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading She knew her husband well enough to feel certain that he would break out, and swear that he spent money enough to enable his wife to live without being reduced to making a work woman of herself.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading From this time she never lost a minute, concealing her work as if it were an evil act.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading She knew her husband well enough to feel certain that he would break out, and swear that he spent money enough to enable his wife to live without being reduced to making a work woman of herself.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading And with what pride, from week to week, she saw her little treasure swell, despite the drafts she made upon it, sometimes to buy a toy for Maxence, sometimes to add a few ribbons or trinkets to Gilberte’s toilet!
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading But what joy, the day when she hid way down at the bottom of a drawer the first twenty-franc-piece she had earned, a beautiful gold-piece, which belonged to her without contest, and which she might spend as she pleased, without having to render any account to any one!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And with what pride, from week to week, she saw her little treasure swell, despite the drafts she made upon it, sometimes to buy a toy for Maxence, sometimes to add a few ribbons or trinkets to Gilberte’s toilet!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From this time she never lost a minute, concealing her work as if it were an evil act.
Gilberte's
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From this reading And with what pride, from week to week, she saw her little treasure swell, despite the drafts she made upon it, sometimes to buy a toy for Maxence, sometimes to add a few ribbons or trinkets to Gilberte’s toilet!
gold-piece
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From this reading But what joy, the day when she hid way down at the bottom of a drawer the first twenty-franc-piece she had earned, a beautiful gold-piece, which belonged to her without contest, and which she might spend as she pleased, without having to render any account to any one!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But what joy, the day when she hid way down at the bottom of a drawer the first twenty-franc-piece she had earned, a beautiful gold-piece, which belonged to her without contest, and which she might spend as she pleased, without having to render any account to any one!
haltverbUS /hɔːlt/
cause to stop
From this reading This was the happiest time of her life, a halt in that painful journey through which she had been dragging herself for so many years.
happiestadjectiveUS /ˈhæpiəst/
superlative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading This was the happiest time of her life, a halt in that painful journey through which she had been dragging herself for so many years.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading But what joy, the day when she hid way down at the bottom of a drawer the first twenty-franc-piece she had earned, a beautiful gold-piece, which belonged to her without contest, and which she might spend as she pleased, without having to render any account to any one!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew her husband well enough to feel certain that he would break out, and swear that he spent money enough to enable his wife to live without being reduced to making a work woman of herself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading From this time she never lost a minute, concealing her work as if it were an evil act.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She knew her husband well enough to feel certain that he would break out, and swear that he spent money enough to enable his wife to live without being reduced to making a work woman of herself.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading But what joy, the day when she hid way down at the bottom of a drawer the first twenty-franc-piece she had earned, a beautiful gold-piece, which belonged to her without contest, and which she might spend as she pleased, without having to render any account to any one!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She knew her husband well enough to feel certain that he would break out, and swear that he spent money enough to enable his wife to live without being reduced to making a work woman of herself.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading She knew her husband well enough to feel certain that he would break out, and swear that he spent money enough to enable his wife to live without being reduced to making a work woman of herself.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading From this time she never lost a minute, concealing her work as if it were an evil act.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was the happiest time of her life, a halt in that painful journey through which she had been dragging herself for so many years.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From this time she never lost a minute, concealing her work as if it were an evil act.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading This was the happiest time of her life, a halt in that painful journey through which she had been dragging herself for so many years.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading But what joy, the day when she hid way down at the bottom of a drawer the first twenty-franc-piece she had earned, a beautiful gold-piece, which belonged to her without contest, and which she might spend as she pleased, without having to render any account to any one!
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She knew her husband well enough to feel certain that he would break out, and swear that he spent money enough to enable his wife to live without being reduced to making a work woman of herself.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading This was the happiest time of her life, a halt in that painful journey through which she had been dragging herself for so many years.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And with what pride, from week to week, she saw her little treasure swell, despite the drafts she made upon it, sometimes to buy a toy for Maxence, sometimes to add a few ribbons or trinkets to Gilberte’s toilet!
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading She knew her husband well enough to feel certain that he would break out, and swear that he spent money enough to enable his wife to live without being reduced to making a work woman of herself.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading From this time she never lost a minute, concealing her work as if it were an evil act.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And with what pride, from week to week, she saw her little treasure swell, despite the drafts she made upon it, sometimes to buy a toy for Maxence, sometimes to add a few ribbons or trinkets to Gilberte’s toilet!
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading She knew her husband well enough to feel certain that he would break out, and swear that he spent money enough to enable his wife to live without being reduced to making a work woman of herself.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading This was the happiest time of her life, a halt in that painful journey through which she had been dragging herself for so many years.
Maxence
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From this reading And with what pride, from week to week, she saw her little treasure swell, despite the drafts she made upon it, sometimes to buy a toy for Maxence, sometimes to add a few ribbons or trinkets to Gilberte’s toilet!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But what joy, the day when she hid way down at the bottom of a drawer the first twenty-franc-piece she had earned, a beautiful gold-piece, which belonged to her without contest, and which she might spend as she pleased, without having to render any account to any one!
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading From this time she never lost a minute, concealing her work as if it were an evil act.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading She knew her husband well enough to feel certain that he would break out, and swear that he spent money enough to enable his wife to live without being reduced to making a work woman of herself.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading From this time she never lost a minute, concealing her work as if it were an evil act.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She knew her husband well enough to feel certain that he would break out, and swear that he spent money enough to enable his wife to live without being reduced to making a work woman of herself.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But what joy, the day when she hid way down at the bottom of a drawer the first twenty-franc-piece she had earned, a beautiful gold-piece, which belonged to her without contest, and which she might spend as she pleased, without having to render any account to any one!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And with what pride, from week to week, she saw her little treasure swell, despite the drafts she made upon it, sometimes to buy a toy for Maxence, sometimes to add a few ribbons or trinkets to Gilberte’s toilet!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She knew her husband well enough to feel certain that he would break out, and swear that he spent money enough to enable his wife to live without being reduced to making a work woman of herself.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading This was the happiest time of her life, a halt in that painful journey through which she had been dragging herself for so many years.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading But what joy, the day when she hid way down at the bottom of a drawer the first twenty-franc-piece she had earned, a beautiful gold-piece, which belonged to her without contest, and which she might spend as she pleased, without having to render any account to any one!
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading And with what pride, from week to week, she saw her little treasure swell, despite the drafts she made upon it, sometimes to buy a toy for Maxence, sometimes to add a few ribbons or trinkets to Gilberte’s toilet!
reducedadjectiveUS /rəˈduːst/
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading She knew her husband well enough to feel certain that he would break out, and swear that he spent money enough to enable his wife to live without being reduced to making a work woman of herself.
renderverbUS /ˈrendər/
cause to become
From this reading But what joy, the day when she hid way down at the bottom of a drawer the first twenty-franc-piece she had earned, a beautiful gold-piece, which belonged to her without contest, and which she might spend as she pleased, without having to render any account to any one!
ribbonsnounUS /ˈrɪbənz/
plural of “ribbon” — any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading And with what pride, from week to week, she saw her little treasure swell, despite the drafts she made upon it, sometimes to buy a toy for Maxence, sometimes to add a few ribbons or trinkets to Gilberte’s toilet!
cut with a saw
From this reading And with what pride, from week to week, she saw her little treasure swell, despite the drafts she made upon it, sometimes to buy a toy for Maxence, sometimes to add a few ribbons or trinkets to Gilberte’s toilet!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From this time she never lost a minute, concealing her work as if it were an evil act.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This was the happiest time of her life, a halt in that painful journey through which she had been dragging herself for so many years.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading And with what pride, from week to week, she saw her little treasure swell, despite the drafts she made upon it, sometimes to buy a toy for Maxence, sometimes to add a few ribbons or trinkets to Gilberte’s toilet!
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading But what joy, the day when she hid way down at the bottom of a drawer the first twenty-franc-piece she had earned, a beautiful gold-piece, which belonged to her without contest, and which she might spend as she pleased, without having to render any account to any one!
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading She knew her husband well enough to feel certain that he would break out, and swear that he spent money enough to enable his wife to live without being reduced to making a work woman of herself.
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading She knew her husband well enough to feel certain that he would break out, and swear that he spent money enough to enable his wife to live without being reduced to making a work woman of herself.
swellverbUS /swel/
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
From this reading And with what pride, from week to week, she saw her little treasure swell, despite the drafts she made upon it, sometimes to buy a toy for Maxence, sometimes to add a few ribbons or trinkets to Gilberte’s toilet!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She knew her husband well enough to feel certain that he would break out, and swear that he spent money enough to enable his wife to live without being reduced to making a work woman of herself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But what joy, the day when she hid way down at the bottom of a drawer the first twenty-franc-piece she had earned, a beautiful gold-piece, which belonged to her without contest, and which she might spend as she pleased, without having to render any account to any one!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From this time she never lost a minute, concealing her work as if it were an evil act.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading This was the happiest time of her life, a halt in that painful journey through which she had been dragging herself for so many years.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading From this time she never lost a minute, concealing her work as if it were an evil act.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She knew her husband well enough to feel certain that he would break out, and swear that he spent money enough to enable his wife to live without being reduced to making a work woman of herself.
toiletnounUS /ˈtɔɪlət/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading And with what pride, from week to week, she saw her little treasure swell, despite the drafts she made upon it, sometimes to buy a toy for Maxence, sometimes to add a few ribbons or trinkets to Gilberte’s toilet!
toynounUS /tɔɪ/
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading And with what pride, from week to week, she saw her little treasure swell, despite the drafts she made upon it, sometimes to buy a toy for Maxence, sometimes to add a few ribbons or trinkets to Gilberte’s toilet!
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading And with what pride, from week to week, she saw her little treasure swell, despite the drafts she made upon it, sometimes to buy a toy for Maxence, sometimes to add a few ribbons or trinkets to Gilberte’s toilet!
trinketsnounUS /ˈtrɪŋkəts/
plural of “trinket” — cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
From this reading And with what pride, from week to week, she saw her little treasure swell, despite the drafts she made upon it, sometimes to buy a toy for Maxence, sometimes to add a few ribbons or trinkets to Gilberte’s toilet!
twenty-franc-piece
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From this reading But what joy, the day when she hid way down at the bottom of a drawer the first twenty-franc-piece she had earned, a beautiful gold-piece, which belonged to her without contest, and which she might spend as she pleased, without having to render any account to any one!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And with what pride, from week to week, she saw her little treasure swell, despite the drafts she made upon it, sometimes to buy a toy for Maxence, sometimes to add a few ribbons or trinkets to Gilberte’s toilet!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the happiest time of her life, a halt in that painful journey through which she had been dragging herself for so many years.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But what joy, the day when she hid way down at the bottom of a drawer the first twenty-franc-piece she had earned, a beautiful gold-piece, which belonged to her without contest, and which she might spend as she pleased, without having to render any account to any one!
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading And with what pride, from week to week, she saw her little treasure swell, despite the drafts she made upon it, sometimes to buy a toy for Maxence, sometimes to add a few ribbons or trinkets to Gilberte’s toilet!
(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 She knew her husband well enough to feel certain that he would break out, and swear that he spent money enough to enable his wife to live without being reduced to making a work woman of herself.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From this time she never lost a minute, concealing her work as if it were an evil act.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what joy, the day when she hid way down at the bottom of a drawer the first twenty-franc-piece she had earned, a beautiful gold-piece, which belonged to her without contest, and which she might spend as she pleased, without having to render any account to any one!
at the time that
From this reading But what joy, the day when she hid way down at the bottom of a drawer the first twenty-franc-piece she had earned, a beautiful gold-piece, which belonged to her without contest, and which she might spend as she pleased, without having to render any account to any one!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But what joy, the day when she hid way down at the bottom of a drawer the first twenty-franc-piece she had earned, a beautiful gold-piece, which belonged to her without contest, and which she might spend as she pleased, without having to render any account to any one!
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading She knew her husband well enough to feel certain that he would break out, and swear that he spent money enough to enable his wife to live without being reduced to making a work woman of herself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And with what pride, from week to week, she saw her little treasure swell, despite the drafts she made upon it, sometimes to buy a toy for Maxence, sometimes to add a few ribbons or trinkets to Gilberte’s toilet!
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She knew her husband well enough to feel certain that he would break out, and swear that he spent money enough to enable his wife to live without being reduced to making a work woman of herself.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She knew her husband well enough to feel certain that he would break out, and swear that he spent money enough to enable his wife to live without being reduced to making a work woman of herself.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading From this time she never lost a minute, concealing her work as if it were an evil act.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She knew her husband well enough to feel certain that he would break out, and swear that he spent money enough to enable his wife to live without being reduced to making a work woman of herself.
a late time of life
From this reading This was the happiest time of her life, a halt in that painful journey through which she had been dragging herself for so many years.
