used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had a basket on her arm, and was going towards the Rue Chariot.
absinthenounUS /ˈæbsɪnθ/
aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe
From this reading “What does it mean?” thought Maxence, who was actually forgetting to swallow his absinthe.
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading He was losing himself in absurd conjectures, when, some fifteen minutes later, he saw the girl coming out again.
in actual fact
From this reading “What does it mean?” thought Maxence, who was actually forgetting to swallow his absinthe.
anew
From this reading He was losing himself in absurd conjectures, when, some fifteen minutes later, he saw the girl coming out again.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Almost immediately, the carriage turned around, and drove off.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Already she had taken off her elegant clothes, and resumed her cheap black dress.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Almost immediately, the carriage turned around, and drove off.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading She had a basket on her arm, and was going towards the Rue Chariot.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Almost immediately, the carriage turned around, and drove off.
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading She had a basket on her arm, and was going towards the Rue Chariot.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Already she had taken off her elegant clothes, and resumed her cheap black dress.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Almost immediately, the carriage turned around, and drove off.
ChariotnounUS /ˈtʃeriət/
a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage
From this reading She had a basket on her arm, and was going towards the Rue Chariot.
cheapadjectiveUS /tʃiːp/
relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading Already she had taken off her elegant clothes, and resumed her cheap black dress.
clothing in general
From this reading Already she had taken off her elegant clothes, and resumed her cheap black dress.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading He was losing himself in absurd conjectures, when, some fifteen minutes later, he saw the girl coming out again.
conjecturesnounUS /kənˈdʒektʃərz/
plural of “conjecture” — a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
From this reading He was losing himself in absurd conjectures, when, some fifteen minutes later, he saw the girl coming out again.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What does it mean?” thought Maxence, who was actually forgetting to swallow his absinthe.
put on clothes
From this reading Already she had taken off her elegant clothes, and resumed her cheap black dress.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading Almost immediately, the carriage turned around, and drove off.
elegantadjectiveUS /ˈeləɡənt/
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
From this reading Already she had taken off her elegant clothes, and resumed her cheap black dress.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading He was losing himself in absurd conjectures, when, some fifteen minutes later, he saw the girl coming out again.
forgettingverbUS /fərˈɡetɪŋ/
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “What does it mean?” thought Maxence, who was actually forgetting to swallow his absinthe.
a young female
From this reading He was losing himself in absurd conjectures, when, some fifteen minutes later, he saw the girl coming out again.
the act of departing
From this reading She had a basket on her arm, and was going towards the Rue Chariot.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Already she had taken off her elegant clothes, and resumed her cheap black dress.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was losing himself in absurd conjectures, when, some fifteen minutes later, he saw the girl coming out again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Already she had taken off her elegant clothes, and resumed her cheap black dress.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was losing himself in absurd conjectures, when, some fifteen minutes later, he saw the girl coming out again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “What does it mean?” thought Maxence, who was actually forgetting to swallow his absinthe.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Almost immediately, the carriage turned around, and drove off.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was losing himself in absurd conjectures, when, some fifteen minutes later, he saw the girl coming out again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What does it mean?” thought Maxence, who was actually forgetting to swallow his absinthe.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading He was losing himself in absurd conjectures, when, some fifteen minutes later, he saw the girl coming out again.
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading He was losing himself in absurd conjectures, when, some fifteen minutes later, he saw the girl coming out again.
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From this reading “What does it mean?” thought Maxence, who was actually forgetting to swallow his absinthe.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “What does it mean?” thought Maxence, who was actually forgetting to swallow his absinthe.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading He was losing himself in absurd conjectures, when, some fifteen minutes later, he saw the girl coming out again.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Almost immediately, the carriage turned around, and drove off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had a basket on her arm, and was going towards the Rue Chariot.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He was losing himself in absurd conjectures, when, some fifteen minutes later, he saw the girl coming out again.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading Already she had taken off her elegant clothes, and resumed her cheap black dress.
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading She had a basket on her arm, and was going towards the Rue Chariot.
cut with a saw
From this reading He was losing himself in absurd conjectures, when, some fifteen minutes later, he saw the girl coming out again.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Already she had taken off her elegant clothes, and resumed her cheap black dress.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He was losing himself in absurd conjectures, when, some fifteen minutes later, he saw the girl coming out again.
swallowverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊ/
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading “What does it mean?” thought Maxence, who was actually forgetting to swallow his absinthe.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Already she had taken off her elegant clothes, and resumed her cheap black dress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Almost immediately, the carriage turned around, and drove off.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “What does it mean?” thought Maxence, who was actually forgetting to swallow his absinthe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What does it mean?” thought Maxence, who was actually forgetting to swallow his absinthe.
in the direction of
From this reading She had a basket on her arm, and was going towards the Rue Chariot.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Almost immediately, the carriage turned around, and drove off.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What does it mean?” thought Maxence, who was actually forgetting to swallow his absinthe.
used to ask for information about something
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at the time that
From this reading He was losing himself in absurd conjectures, when, some fifteen minutes later, he saw the girl coming out again.
which person or people
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