used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With my left hand I tried to recover the reins, with my right I supported Mme. de Noriolis; my leg hurt me frightfully, and I was seized with a queer feeling of confusion.
adorableadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrəbəl/
lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
From this reading Her adorable little head had rolled hap-hazard on my shoulder, and my lips just touched her hair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her adorable little head had rolled hap-hazard on my shoulder, and my lips just touched her hair.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading "As to Mme. de Noriolis, she was so well frightened, that, letting the reins drop from her hands, she had simply thrown herself in my arms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As to Mme. de Noriolis, she was so well frightened, that, letting the reins drop from her hands, she had simply thrown herself in my arms.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "When she returned there, one evening at midnight, six weeks later, having during the day become Mme. de La Roche-Targe, she said:
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading "When she returned there, one evening at midnight, six weeks later, having during the day become Mme. de La Roche-Targe, she said:
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading With my left hand I tried to recover the reins, with my right I supported Mme. de Noriolis; my leg hurt me frightfully, and I was seized with a queer feeling of confusion.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "When she returned there, one evening at midnight, six weeks later, having during the day become Mme. de La Roche-Targe, she said:
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "As to Mme. de Noriolis, she was so well frightened, that, letting the reins drop from her hands, she had simply thrown herself in my arms.
let fall to the ground
From this reading "As to Mme. de Noriolis, she was so well frightened, that, letting the reins drop from her hands, she had simply thrown herself in my arms.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading "When she returned there, one evening at midnight, six weeks later, having during the day become Mme. de La Roche-Targe, she said:
entrynounUS /ˈentri/
an item inserted in a written record
From this reading "It was thus that Mme. de Noriolis made her first entry into La Roche-Targe.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "When she returned there, one evening at midnight, six weeks later, having during the day become Mme. de La Roche-Targe, she said:
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading With my left hand I tried to recover the reins, with my right I supported Mme. de Noriolis; my leg hurt me frightfully, and I was seized with a queer feeling of confusion.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "It was thus that Mme. de Noriolis made her first entry into La Roche-Targe.
made afraid
From this reading "As to Mme. de Noriolis, she was so well frightened, that, letting the reins drop from her hands, she had simply thrown herself in my arms.
frightfullyadverbUS /ˈfraɪtfəli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading With my left hand I tried to recover the reins, with my right I supported Mme. de Noriolis; my leg hurt me frightfully, and I was seized with a queer feeling of confusion.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "As to Mme. de Noriolis, she was so well frightened, that, letting the reins drop from her hands, she had simply thrown herself in my arms.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "As to Mme. de Noriolis, she was so well frightened, that, letting the reins drop from her hands, she had simply thrown herself in my arms.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Her adorable little head had rolled hap-hazard on my shoulder, and my lips just touched her hair.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading With my left hand I tried to recover the reins, with my right I supported Mme. de Noriolis; my leg hurt me frightfully, and I was seized with a queer feeling of confusion.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "As to Mme. de Noriolis, she was so well frightened, that, letting the reins drop from her hands, she had simply thrown herself in my arms.
hap-hazard
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From this reading Her adorable little head had rolled hap-hazard on my shoulder, and my lips just touched her hair.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "When she returned there, one evening at midnight, six weeks later, having during the day become Mme. de La Roche-Targe, she said:
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Her adorable little head had rolled hap-hazard on my shoulder, and my lips just touched her hair.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "As to Mme. de Noriolis, she was so well frightened, that, letting the reins drop from her hands, she had simply thrown herself in my arms.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "As to Mme. de Noriolis, she was so well frightened, that, letting the reins drop from her hands, she had simply thrown herself in my arms.
be the source of pain
From this reading With my left hand I tried to recover the reins, with my right I supported Mme. de Noriolis; my leg hurt me frightfully, and I was seized with a queer feeling of confusion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With my left hand I tried to recover the reins, with my right I supported Mme. de Noriolis; my leg hurt me frightfully, and I was seized with a queer feeling of confusion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "As to Mme. de Noriolis, she was so well frightened, that, letting the reins drop from her hands, she had simply thrown herself in my arms.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "It was thus that Mme. de Noriolis made her first entry into La Roche-Targe.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was thus that Mme. de Noriolis made her first entry into La Roche-Targe.
and nothing more
From this reading Her adorable little head had rolled hap-hazard on my shoulder, and my lips just touched her hair.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading "It was thus that Mme. de Noriolis made her first entry into La Roche-Targe.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "When she returned there, one evening at midnight, six weeks later, having during the day become Mme. de La Roche-Targe, she said:
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading With my left hand I tried to recover the reins, with my right I supported Mme. de Noriolis; my leg hurt me frightfully, and I was seized with a queer feeling of confusion.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading With my left hand I tried to recover the reins, with my right I supported Mme. de Noriolis; my leg hurt me frightfully, and I was seized with a queer feeling of confusion.
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading "As to Mme. de Noriolis, she was so well frightened, that, letting the reins drop from her hands, she had simply thrown herself in my arms.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Her adorable little head had rolled hap-hazard on my shoulder, and my lips just touched her hair.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Her adorable little head had rolled hap-hazard on my shoulder, and my lips just touched her hair.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "It was thus that Mme. de Noriolis made her first entry into La Roche-Targe.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With my left hand I tried to recover the reins, with my right I supported Mme. de Noriolis; my leg hurt me frightfully, and I was seized with a queer feeling of confusion.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading "When she returned there, one evening at midnight, six weeks later, having during the day become Mme. de La Roche-Targe, she said:
Mme
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From this reading "As to Mme. de Noriolis, she was so well frightened, that, letting the reins drop from her hands, she had simply thrown herself in my arms.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "As to Mme. de Noriolis, she was so well frightened, that, letting the reins drop from her hands, she had simply thrown herself in my arms.
Noriolis
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From this reading "As to Mme. de Noriolis, she was so well frightened, that, letting the reins drop from her hands, she had simply thrown herself in my arms.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With my left hand I tried to recover the reins, with my right I supported Mme. de Noriolis; my leg hurt me frightfully, and I was seized with a queer feeling of confusion.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her adorable little head had rolled hap-hazard on my shoulder, and my lips just touched her hair.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "When she returned there, one evening at midnight, six weeks later, having during the day become Mme. de La Roche-Targe, she said:
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading With my left hand I tried to recover the reins, with my right I supported Mme. de Noriolis; my leg hurt me frightfully, and I was seized with a queer feeling of confusion.
recoververbUS /rɪˈkʌvər/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading With my left hand I tried to recover the reins, with my right I supported Mme. de Noriolis; my leg hurt me frightfully, and I was seized with a queer feeling of confusion.
reinsnounUS /reɪnz/
plural of “rein” — one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
From this reading "As to Mme. de Noriolis, she was so well frightened, that, letting the reins drop from her hands, she had simply thrown herself in my arms.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "When she returned there, one evening at midnight, six weeks later, having during the day become Mme. de La Roche-Targe, she said:
precisely, exactly
From this reading With my left hand I tried to recover the reins, with my right I supported Mme. de Noriolis; my leg hurt me frightfully, and I was seized with a queer feeling of confusion.
Roche-Targe
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From this reading "It was thus that Mme. de Noriolis made her first entry into La Roche-Targe.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading Her adorable little head had rolled hap-hazard on my shoulder, and my lips just touched her hair.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "When she returned there, one evening at midnight, six weeks later, having during the day become Mme. de La Roche-Targe, she said:
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading With my left hand I tried to recover the reins, with my right I supported Mme. de Noriolis; my leg hurt me frightfully, and I was seized with a queer feeling of confusion.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "As to Mme. de Noriolis, she was so well frightened, that, letting the reins drop from her hands, she had simply thrown herself in my arms.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Her adorable little head had rolled hap-hazard on my shoulder, and my lips just touched her hair.
and nothing more
From this reading "As to Mme. de Noriolis, she was so well frightened, that, letting the reins drop from her hands, she had simply thrown herself in my arms.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading "When she returned there, one evening at midnight, six weeks later, having during the day become Mme. de La Roche-Targe, she said:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "As to Mme. de Noriolis, she was so well frightened, that, letting the reins drop from her hands, she had simply thrown herself in my arms.
supportedadjectiveUS /səˈpɔːrtɪd/
sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)
From this reading With my left hand I tried to recover the reins, with my right I supported Mme. de Noriolis; my leg hurt me frightfully, and I was seized with a queer feeling of confusion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "As to Mme. de Noriolis, she was so well frightened, that, letting the reins drop from her hands, she had simply thrown herself in my arms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "As to Mme. de Noriolis, she was so well frightened, that, letting the reins drop from her hands, she had simply thrown herself in my arms.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "When she returned there, one evening at midnight, six weeks later, having during the day become Mme. de La Roche-Targe, she said:
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading "As to Mme. de Noriolis, she was so well frightened, that, letting the reins drop from her hands, she had simply thrown herself in my arms.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading "It was thus that Mme. de Noriolis made her first entry into La Roche-Targe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "As to Mme. de Noriolis, she was so well frightened, that, letting the reins drop from her hands, she had simply thrown herself in my arms.
having come into contact
From this reading Her adorable little head had rolled hap-hazard on my shoulder, and my lips just touched her hair.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading With my left hand I tried to recover the reins, with my right I supported Mme. de Noriolis; my leg hurt me frightfully, and I was seized with a queer feeling of confusion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "As to Mme. de Noriolis, she was so well frightened, that, letting the reins drop from her hands, she had simply thrown herself in my arms.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "When she returned there, one evening at midnight, six weeks later, having during the day become Mme. de La Roche-Targe, she said:
(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 "As to Mme. de Noriolis, she was so well frightened, that, letting the reins drop from her hands, she had simply thrown herself in my arms.
at the time that
From this reading "When she returned there, one evening at midnight, six weeks later, having during the day become Mme. de La Roche-Targe, she said:
in the company of; together with
From this reading With my left hand I tried to recover the reins, with my right I supported Mme. de Noriolis; my leg hurt me frightfully, and I was seized with a queer feeling of confusion.
