used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To her also, when she was young, her father had come one day, and said, “I have discovered a husband for you.”
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading She had accepted him blindly.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading And since, hardly a day had elapsed that she had not thought it would have been better for her to have died rather then to have riveted to her neck those fetters that death alone can remove.
in addition
From this reading To her also, when she was young, her father had come one day, and said, “I have discovered a husband for you.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Better than any other mother, Mme. Favoral must have understood and approved Mlle. Gilberte’s invincible repugnance.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Better than any other mother, Mme. Favoral must have understood and approved Mlle. Gilberte’s invincible repugnance.
approvedadjectiveUS /əˈpruːvd/
established by authority; given authoritative approval
From this reading Better than any other mother, Mme. Favoral must have understood and approved Mlle. Gilberte’s invincible repugnance.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bruised and wounded by daily outrages, she had sought refuge in marriage as in a haven of safety.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And since, hardly a day had elapsed that she had not thought it would have been better for her to have died rather then to have riveted to her neck those fetters that death alone can remove.
(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 Better than any other mother, Mme. Favoral must have understood and approved Mlle. Gilberte’s invincible repugnance.
blindlyadverbUS /ˈblaɪndli/
without seeing or looking
From this reading She had accepted him blindly.
BruisedverbUS /bruːzd/
past form of “bruise” — injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
From this reading Bruised and wounded by daily outrages, she had sought refuge in marriage as in a haven of safety.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bruised and wounded by daily outrages, she had sought refuge in marriage as in a haven of safety.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And since, hardly a day had elapsed that she had not thought it would have been better for her to have died rather then to have riveted to her neck those fetters that death alone can remove.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading To her also, when she was young, her father had come one day, and said, “I have discovered a husband for you.”
every day; without missing a day
From this reading Bruised and wounded by daily outrages, she had sought refuge in marriage as in a haven of safety.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading To her also, when she was young, her father had come one day, and said, “I have discovered a husband for you.”
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading And since, hardly a day had elapsed that she had not thought it would have been better for her to have died rather then to have riveted to her neck those fetters that death alone can remove.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading And since, hardly a day had elapsed that she had not thought it would have been better for her to have died rather then to have riveted to her neck those fetters that death alone can remove.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading To her also, when she was young, her father had come one day, and said, “I have discovered a husband for you.”
elapsedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæpst/
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading And since, hardly a day had elapsed that she had not thought it would have been better for her to have died rather then to have riveted to her neck those fetters that death alone can remove.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading To her also, when she was young, her father had come one day, and said, “I have discovered a husband for you.”
Favoral
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From this reading Better than any other mother, Mme. Favoral must have understood and approved Mlle. Gilberte’s invincible repugnance.
fettersnounUS /ˈfetərz/
plural of “fetter” — a shackle for the ankles or feet
From this reading And since, hardly a day had elapsed that she had not thought it would have been better for her to have died rather then to have riveted to her neck those fetters that death alone can remove.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To her also, when she was young, her father had come one day, and said, “I have discovered a husband for you.”
Gilberte's
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From this reading Better than any other mother, Mme. Favoral must have understood and approved Mlle. Gilberte’s invincible repugnance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To her also, when she was young, her father had come one day, and said, “I have discovered a husband for you.”
only a very short time before
From this reading And since, hardly a day had elapsed that she had not thought it would have been better for her to have died rather then to have riveted to her neck those fetters that death alone can remove.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Better than any other mother, Mme. Favoral must have understood and approved Mlle. Gilberte’s invincible repugnance.
havennounUS /ˈheɪvən/
a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
From this reading Bruised and wounded by daily outrages, she had sought refuge in marriage as in a haven of safety.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To her also, when she was young, her father had come one day, and said, “I have discovered a husband for you.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had accepted him blindly.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading To her also, when she was young, her father had come one day, and said, “I have discovered a husband for you.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To her also, when she was young, her father had come one day, and said, “I have discovered a husband for you.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bruised and wounded by daily outrages, she had sought refuge in marriage as in a haven of safety.
invincibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪnsəbəl/
incapable of being overcome or subdued
From this reading Better than any other mother, Mme. Favoral must have understood and approved Mlle. Gilberte’s invincible repugnance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And since, hardly a day had elapsed that she had not thought it would have been better for her to have died rather then to have riveted to her neck those fetters that death alone can remove.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading Bruised and wounded by daily outrages, she had sought refuge in marriage as in a haven of safety.
Mlle
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From this reading Better than any other mother, Mme. Favoral must have understood and approved Mlle. Gilberte’s invincible repugnance.
Mme
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From this reading Better than any other mother, Mme. Favoral must have understood and approved Mlle. Gilberte’s invincible repugnance.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Better than any other mother, Mme. Favoral must have understood and approved Mlle. Gilberte’s invincible repugnance.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Better than any other mother, Mme. Favoral must have understood and approved Mlle. Gilberte’s invincible repugnance.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading And since, hardly a day had elapsed that she had not thought it would have been better for her to have died rather then to have riveted to her neck those fetters that death alone can remove.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And since, hardly a day had elapsed that she had not thought it would have been better for her to have died rather then to have riveted to her neck those fetters that death alone can remove.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bruised and wounded by daily outrages, she had sought refuge in marriage as in a haven of safety.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To her also, when she was young, her father had come one day, and said, “I have discovered a husband for you.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Better than any other mother, Mme. Favoral must have understood and approved Mlle. Gilberte’s invincible repugnance.
outragesnounUS /ˈaʊtreɪdʒɪz/
plural of “outrage” — a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading Bruised and wounded by daily outrages, she had sought refuge in marriage as in a haven of safety.
on the contrary
From this reading And since, hardly a day had elapsed that she had not thought it would have been better for her to have died rather then to have riveted to her neck those fetters that death alone can remove.
a safe place
From this reading Bruised and wounded by daily outrages, she had sought refuge in marriage as in a haven of safety.
removeverbUS /riˈmuːv/
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading And since, hardly a day had elapsed that she had not thought it would have been better for her to have died rather then to have riveted to her neck those fetters that death alone can remove.
repugnancenoun
intense aversion
From this reading Better than any other mother, Mme. Favoral must have understood and approved Mlle. Gilberte’s invincible repugnance.
rivetedverbUS /ˈrɪvətɪd/
past form of “rivet” — direct one's attention on something
From this reading And since, hardly a day had elapsed that she had not thought it would have been better for her to have died rather then to have riveted to her neck those fetters that death alone can remove.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading Bruised and wounded by daily outrages, she had sought refuge in marriage as in a haven of safety.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading To her also, when she was young, her father had come one day, and said, “I have discovered a husband for you.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To her also, when she was young, her father had come one day, and said, “I have discovered a husband for you.”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading And since, hardly a day had elapsed that she had not thought it would have been better for her to have died rather then to have riveted to her neck those fetters that death alone can remove.
that is looked for
From this reading Bruised and wounded by daily outrages, she had sought refuge in marriage as in a haven of safety.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Better than any other mother, Mme. Favoral must have understood and approved Mlle. Gilberte’s invincible repugnance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And since, hardly a day had elapsed that she had not thought it would have been better for her to have died rather then to have riveted to her neck those fetters that death alone can remove.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And since, hardly a day had elapsed that she had not thought it would have been better for her to have died rather then to have riveted to her neck those fetters that death alone can remove.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And since, hardly a day had elapsed that she had not thought it would have been better for her to have died rather then to have riveted to her neck those fetters that death alone can remove.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And since, hardly a day had elapsed that she had not thought it would have been better for her to have died rather then to have riveted to her neck those fetters that death alone can remove.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To her also, when she was young, her father had come one day, and said, “I have discovered a husband for you.”
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Better than any other mother, Mme. Favoral must have understood and approved Mlle. Gilberte’s invincible repugnance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To her also, when she was young, her father had come one day, and said, “I have discovered a husband for you.”
at the time that
From this reading To her also, when she was young, her father had come one day, and said, “I have discovered a husband for you.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And since, hardly a day had elapsed that she had not thought it would have been better for her to have died rather then to have riveted to her neck those fetters that death alone can remove.
people who are wounded
From this reading Bruised and wounded by daily outrages, she had sought refuge in marriage as in a haven of safety.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To her also, when she was young, her father had come one day, and said, “I have discovered a husband for you.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading To her also, when she was young, her father had come one day, and said, “I have discovered a husband for you.”
