used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Unconscious, as it were, of her acts, she leaned over the window, and made a sign to Marius, which he understood very well, and which meant, “Wait, I am coming down.”
actsnounUS /ækts/
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading Unconscious, as it were, of her acts, she leaned over the window, and made a sign to Marius, which he understood very well, and which meant, “Wait, I am coming down.”
(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 She was in one of those moments of crisis when the blood, rushing to the brain, smothers all judgment.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Unconscious, as it were, of her acts, she leaned over the window, and made a sign to Marius, which he understood very well, and which meant, “Wait, I am coming down.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Unconscious, as it were, of her acts, she leaned over the window, and made a sign to Marius, which he understood very well, and which meant, “Wait, I am coming down.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Where are you going, dear?” asked Mme. Favoral, seeing Gilberte putting on her bonnet.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Unconscious, as it were, of her acts, she leaned over the window, and made a sign to Marius, which he understood very well, and which meant, “Wait, I am coming down.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Where are you going, dear?” asked Mme. Favoral, seeing Gilberte putting on her bonnet.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading She was in one of those moments of crisis when the blood, rushing to the brain, smothers all judgment.
bonnetnounUS /ˈbɑːnət/
a hat tied under the chin
From this reading “Where are you going, dear?” asked Mme. Favoral, seeing Gilberte putting on her bonnet.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading She was in one of those moments of crisis when the blood, rushing to the brain, smothers all judgment.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Unconscious, as it were, of her acts, she leaned over the window, and made a sign to Marius, which he understood very well, and which meant, “Wait, I am coming down.”
crisisnounUS /ˈkraɪsəs/
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading She was in one of those moments of crisis when the blood, rushing to the brain, smothers all judgment.
dearly loved
From this reading “Where are you going, dear?” asked Mme. Favoral, seeing Gilberte putting on her bonnet.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Unconscious, as it were, of her acts, she leaned over the window, and made a sign to Marius, which he understood very well, and which meant, “Wait, I am coming down.”
Favoral
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From this reading “Where are you going, dear?” asked Mme. Favoral, seeing Gilberte putting on her bonnet.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Palpitating, the girl rose to her feet.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “To the shop, mamma, to get a shade of worsted I need.”
Gilberte
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From this reading “Where are you going, dear?” asked Mme. Favoral, seeing Gilberte putting on her bonnet.
a young female
From this reading Palpitating, the girl rose to her feet.
the act of departing
From this reading “Where are you going, dear?” asked Mme. Favoral, seeing Gilberte putting on her bonnet.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Unconscious, as it were, of her acts, she leaned over the window, and made a sign to Marius, which he understood very well, and which meant, “Wait, I am coming down.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Palpitating, the girl rose to her feet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Unconscious, as it were, of her acts, she leaned over the window, and made a sign to Marius, which he understood very well, and which meant, “Wait, I am coming down.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was in one of those moments of crisis when the blood, rushing to the brain, smothers all judgment.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Unconscious, as it were, of her acts, she leaned over the window, and made a sign to Marius, which he understood very well, and which meant, “Wait, I am coming down.”
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading She was in one of those moments of crisis when the blood, rushing to the brain, smothers all judgment.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Unconscious, as it were, of her acts, she leaned over the window, and made a sign to Marius, which he understood very well, and which meant, “Wait, I am coming down.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Unconscious, as it were, of her acts, she leaned over the window, and made a sign to Marius, which he understood very well, and which meant, “Wait, I am coming down.”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “To the shop, mamma, to get a shade of worsted I need.”
Marius
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From this reading Unconscious, as it were, of her acts, she leaned over the window, and made a sign to Marius, which he understood very well, and which meant, “Wait, I am coming down.”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Unconscious, as it were, of her acts, she leaned over the window, and made a sign to Marius, which he understood very well, and which meant, “Wait, I am coming down.”
Mme
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From this reading “Where are you going, dear?” asked Mme. Favoral, seeing Gilberte putting on her bonnet.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading She was in one of those moments of crisis when the blood, rushing to the brain, smothers all judgment.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “To the shop, mamma, to get a shade of worsted I need.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was in one of those moments of crisis when the blood, rushing to the brain, smothers all judgment.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Where are you going, dear?” asked Mme. Favoral, seeing Gilberte putting on her bonnet.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was in one of those moments of crisis when the blood, rushing to the brain, smothers all judgment.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Unconscious, as it were, of her acts, she leaned over the window, and made a sign to Marius, which he understood very well, and which meant, “Wait, I am coming down.”
PalpitatingadjectiveUS /ˈpælpəteɪtɪŋ/
having a slight and rapid trembling motion
From this reading Palpitating, the girl rose to her feet.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “Where are you going, dear?” asked Mme. Favoral, seeing Gilberte putting on her bonnet.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Palpitating, the girl rose to her feet.
rushingnounUS /ˈrʌʃɪŋ/
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading She was in one of those moments of crisis when the blood, rushing to the brain, smothers all judgment.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading “Where are you going, dear?” asked Mme. Favoral, seeing Gilberte putting on her bonnet.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading “To the shop, mamma, to get a shade of worsted I need.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was in one of those moments of crisis when the blood, rushing to the brain, smothers all judgment.
do one's shopping
From this reading “To the shop, mamma, to get a shade of worsted I need.”
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Unconscious, as it were, of her acts, she leaned over the window, and made a sign to Marius, which he understood very well, and which meant, “Wait, I am coming down.”
smothersnounUS /ˈsmʌðərz/
plural of “smother” — a confused multitude of things
From this reading She was in one of those moments of crisis when the blood, rushing to the brain, smothers all judgment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Palpitating, the girl rose to her feet.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She was in one of those moments of crisis when the blood, rushing to the brain, smothers all judgment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Palpitating, the girl rose to her feet.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading Unconscious, as it were, of her acts, she leaned over the window, and made a sign to Marius, which he understood very well, and which meant, “Wait, I am coming down.”
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Unconscious, as it were, of her acts, she leaned over the window, and made a sign to Marius, which he understood very well, and which meant, “Wait, I am coming down.”
precisely as stated
From this reading Unconscious, as it were, of her acts, she leaned over the window, and made a sign to Marius, which he understood very well, and which meant, “Wait, I am coming down.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Unconscious, as it were, of her acts, she leaned over the window, and made a sign to Marius, which he understood very well, and which meant, “Wait, I am coming down.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was in one of those moments of crisis when the blood, rushing to the brain, smothers all judgment.
(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 Unconscious, as it were, of her acts, she leaned over the window, and made a sign to Marius, which he understood very well, and which meant, “Wait, I am coming down.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Unconscious, as it were, of her acts, she leaned over the window, and made a sign to Marius, which he understood very well, and which meant, “Wait, I am coming down.”
at the time that
From this reading She was in one of those moments of crisis when the blood, rushing to the brain, smothers all judgment.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where are you going, dear?” asked Mme. Favoral, seeing Gilberte putting on her bonnet.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Unconscious, as it were, of her acts, she leaned over the window, and made a sign to Marius, which he understood very well, and which meant, “Wait, I am coming down.”
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Unconscious, as it were, of her acts, she leaned over the window, and made a sign to Marius, which he understood very well, and which meant, “Wait, I am coming down.”
worstednounUS /ˈwɜːrstɪd/
a woolen fabric with a hard textured surface and no nap; woven of worsted yarns "he wore a worsted suit"
From this reading “To the shop, mamma, to get a shade of worsted I need.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where are you going, dear?” asked Mme. Favoral, seeing Gilberte putting on her bonnet.
