used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When she thought that Marius de Tregars was about to leave Paris to become a soldier, to fight, to die perhaps, she felt her head whirl; she saw nothing around her but despair and chaos.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When she thought that Marius de Tregars was about to leave Paris to become a soldier, to fight, to die perhaps, she felt her head whirl; she saw nothing around her but despair and chaos.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When she thought that Marius de Tregars was about to leave Paris to become a soldier, to fight, to die perhaps, she felt her head whirl; she saw nothing around her but despair and chaos.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading When she thought that Marius de Tregars was about to leave Paris to become a soldier, to fight, to die perhaps, she felt her head whirl; she saw nothing around her but despair and chaos.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading When she thought that Marius de Tregars was about to leave Paris to become a soldier, to fight, to die perhaps, she felt her head whirl; she saw nothing around her but despair and chaos.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It no longer rested with her to undo what had been done.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to what end?
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading And, the more she thought, the more certain she felt that Marius could not have trusted solely to the chance gossip of the Signor Pulei to communicate to her his determination.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading And, the more she thought, the more certain she felt that Marius could not have trusted solely to the chance gossip of the Signor Pulei to communicate to her his determination.
chaosnounUS /ˈkeɪɑːs/
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
From this reading When she thought that Marius de Tregars was about to leave Paris to become a soldier, to fight, to die perhaps, she felt her head whirl; she saw nothing around her but despair and chaos.
communicateverbUS /kəˈmjuːnəkeɪt/
transmit information
From this reading And, the more she thought, the more certain she felt that Marius could not have trusted solely to the chance gossip of the Signor Pulei to communicate to her his determination.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And, the more she thought, the more certain she felt that Marius could not have trusted solely to the chance gossip of the Signor Pulei to communicate to her his determination.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading When she thought that Marius de Tregars was about to leave Paris to become a soldier, to fight, to die perhaps, she felt her head whirl; she saw nothing around her but despair and chaos.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading When she thought that Marius de Tregars was about to leave Paris to become a soldier, to fight, to die perhaps, she felt her head whirl; she saw nothing around her but despair and chaos.
determinationnounUS /dɪˌtɜːrməˈneɪʃən/
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading And, the more she thought, the more certain she felt that Marius could not have trusted solely to the chance gossip of the Signor Pulei to communicate to her his determination.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading When she thought that Marius de Tregars was about to leave Paris to become a soldier, to fight, to die perhaps, she felt her head whirl; she saw nothing around her but despair and chaos.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading It no longer rested with her to undo what had been done.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading But to what end?
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading When she thought that Marius de Tregars was about to leave Paris to become a soldier, to fight, to die perhaps, she felt her head whirl; she saw nothing around her but despair and chaos.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading When she thought that Marius de Tregars was about to leave Paris to become a soldier, to fight, to die perhaps, she felt her head whirl; she saw nothing around her but despair and chaos.
gossipnounUS /ˈɡɑːsəp/
light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading And, the more she thought, the more certain she felt that Marius could not have trusted solely to the chance gossip of the Signor Pulei to communicate to her his determination.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It no longer rested with her to undo what had been done.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And, the more she thought, the more certain she felt that Marius could not have trusted solely to the chance gossip of the Signor Pulei to communicate to her his determination.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading When she thought that Marius de Tregars was about to leave Paris to become a soldier, to fight, to die perhaps, she felt her head whirl; she saw nothing around her but despair and chaos.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It no longer rested with her to undo what had been done.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And, the more she thought, the more certain she felt that Marius could not have trusted solely to the chance gossip of the Signor Pulei to communicate to her his determination.
inadmissibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnədˈmɪsəbəl/
not deserving to be admitted
From this reading “It is perfectly inadmissible,” she thought.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is perfectly inadmissible,” she thought.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It no longer rested with her to undo what had been done.
go away from a place
From this reading When she thought that Marius de Tregars was about to leave Paris to become a soldier, to fight, to die perhaps, she felt her head whirl; she saw nothing around her but despair and chaos.
for more time
From this reading It no longer rested with her to undo what had been done.
Marius
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From this reading When she thought that Marius de Tregars was about to leave Paris to become a soldier, to fight, to die perhaps, she felt her head whirl; she saw nothing around her but despair and chaos.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And, the more she thought, the more certain she felt that Marius could not have trusted solely to the chance gossip of the Signor Pulei to communicate to her his determination.
not any; not one
From this reading It no longer rested with her to undo what had been done.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And, the more she thought, the more certain she felt that Marius could not have trusted solely to the chance gossip of the Signor Pulei to communicate to her his determination.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading When she thought that Marius de Tregars was about to leave Paris to become a soldier, to fight, to die perhaps, she felt her head whirl; she saw nothing around her but despair and chaos.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And, the more she thought, the more certain she felt that Marius could not have trusted solely to the chance gossip of the Signor Pulei to communicate to her his determination.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading When she thought that Marius de Tregars was about to leave Paris to become a soldier, to fight, to die perhaps, she felt her head whirl; she saw nothing around her but despair and chaos.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “It is perfectly inadmissible,” she thought.
by chance
From this reading When she thought that Marius de Tregars was about to leave Paris to become a soldier, to fight, to die perhaps, she felt her head whirl; she saw nothing around her but despair and chaos.
Pulei
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From this reading And, the more she thought, the more certain she felt that Marius could not have trusted solely to the chance gossip of the Signor Pulei to communicate to her his determination.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading It no longer rested with her to undo what had been done.
cut with a saw
From this reading When she thought that Marius de Tregars was about to leave Paris to become a soldier, to fight, to die perhaps, she felt her head whirl; she saw nothing around her but despair and chaos.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she thought that Marius de Tregars was about to leave Paris to become a soldier, to fight, to die perhaps, she felt her head whirl; she saw nothing around her but despair and chaos.
SignornounUS /ˈsiːnjɔːr/
used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately
From this reading And, the more she thought, the more certain she felt that Marius could not have trusted solely to the chance gossip of the Signor Pulei to communicate to her his determination.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading When she thought that Marius de Tregars was about to leave Paris to become a soldier, to fight, to die perhaps, she felt her head whirl; she saw nothing around her but despair and chaos.
solelyadverbUS /ˈsoʊəli/
without any others being included or involved
From this reading And, the more she thought, the more certain she felt that Marius could not have trusted solely to the chance gossip of the Signor Pulei to communicate to her his determination.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When she thought that Marius de Tregars was about to leave Paris to become a soldier, to fight, to die perhaps, she felt her head whirl; she saw nothing around her but despair and chaos.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And, the more she thought, the more certain she felt that Marius could not have trusted solely to the chance gossip of the Signor Pulei to communicate to her his determination.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading When she thought that Marius de Tregars was about to leave Paris to become a soldier, to fight, to die perhaps, she felt her head whirl; she saw nothing around her but despair and chaos.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But to what end?
Tregars
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From this reading When she thought that Marius de Tregars was about to leave Paris to become a soldier, to fight, to die perhaps, she felt her head whirl; she saw nothing around her but despair and chaos.
(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
From this reading And, the more she thought, the more certain she felt that Marius could not have trusted solely to the chance gossip of the Signor Pulei to communicate to her his determination.
undoverbUS /ənˈduː/
cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
From this reading It no longer rested with her to undo what had been done.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she thought that Marius de Tregars was about to leave Paris to become a soldier, to fight, to die perhaps, she felt her head whirl; she saw nothing around her but despair and chaos.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But to what end?
at the time that
From this reading When she thought that Marius de Tregars was about to leave Paris to become a soldier, to fight, to die perhaps, she felt her head whirl; she saw nothing around her but despair and chaos.
whirlverbUS /wɜːrl/
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading When she thought that Marius de Tregars was about to leave Paris to become a soldier, to fight, to die perhaps, she felt her head whirl; she saw nothing around her but despair and chaos.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It no longer rested with her to undo what had been done.
