used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is a part of my temperament."
absent-minded
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From this reading "Excuse me, monsieur; you must consider me most impolite, but I am sometimes extremely absent-minded; ideas come into my head which absorb me completely.
absorbverbUS /əbˈzɔːrb/
become imbued
From this reading "Excuse me, monsieur; you must consider me most impolite, but I am sometimes extremely absent-minded; ideas come into my head which absorb me completely.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading At last Thélénie seemed suddenly to remember that she was not alone.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Excuse me, monsieur; you must consider me most impolite, but I am sometimes extremely absent-minded; ideas come into my head which absorb me completely.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are forgiven, _belle dame_; indeed, I myself have moments when I am downright stupid!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last Thélénie seemed suddenly to remember that she was not alone.
bellenounUS /bel/
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading "You are forgiven, _belle dame_; indeed, I myself have moments when I am downright stupid!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Excuse me, monsieur; you must consider me most impolite, but I am sometimes extremely absent-minded; ideas come into my head which absorb me completely.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Excuse me, monsieur; you must consider me most impolite, but I am sometimes extremely absent-minded; ideas come into my head which absorb me completely.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading "Excuse me, monsieur; you must consider me most impolite, but I am sometimes extremely absent-minded; ideas come into my head which absorb me completely.
deem to be
From this reading "Excuse me, monsieur; you must consider me most impolite, but I am sometimes extremely absent-minded; ideas come into my head which absorb me completely.
couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading She halted in front of him, then resumed her seat on the couch, saying:
damenounUS /deɪm/
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading "You are forgiven, _belle dame_; indeed, I myself have moments when I am downright stupid!
downrightadverbUS /ˈdaʊnraɪt/
thoroughgoing
From this reading "You are forgiven, _belle dame_; indeed, I myself have moments when I am downright stupid!
accept an excuse for
From this reading "Excuse me, monsieur; you must consider me most impolite, but I am sometimes extremely absent-minded; ideas come into my head which absorb me completely.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading "Excuse me, monsieur; you must consider me most impolite, but I am sometimes extremely absent-minded; ideas come into my head which absorb me completely.
forgivenverbUS /fərˈɡɪvən/
inflected form of “forgive” — stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading "You are forgiven, _belle dame_; indeed, I myself have moments when I am downright stupid!
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading She halted in front of him, then resumed her seat on the couch, saying:
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading She halted in front of him, then resumed her seat on the couch, saying:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You are forgiven, _belle dame_; indeed, I myself have moments when I am downright stupid!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Excuse me, monsieur; you must consider me most impolite, but I am sometimes extremely absent-minded; ideas come into my head which absorb me completely.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She halted in front of him, then resumed her seat on the couch, saying:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She halted in front of him, then resumed her seat on the couch, saying:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Excuse me, monsieur; you must consider me most impolite, but I am sometimes extremely absent-minded; ideas come into my head which absorb me completely.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Excuse me, monsieur; you must consider me most impolite, but I am sometimes extremely absent-minded; ideas come into my head which absorb me completely.
impoliteadjectiveUS /ˌɪmpəˈlaɪt/
not polite
From this reading "Excuse me, monsieur; you must consider me most impolite, but I am sometimes extremely absent-minded; ideas come into my head which absorb me completely.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She halted in front of him, then resumed her seat on the couch, saying:
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "You are forgiven, _belle dame_; indeed, I myself have moments when I am downright stupid!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Excuse me, monsieur; you must consider me most impolite, but I am sometimes extremely absent-minded; ideas come into my head which absorb me completely.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a part of my temperament."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a part of my temperament."
immediately past
From this reading At last Thélénie seemed suddenly to remember that she was not alone.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Excuse me, monsieur; you must consider me most impolite, but I am sometimes extremely absent-minded; ideas come into my head which absorb me completely.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading "You are forgiven, _belle dame_; indeed, I myself have moments when I am downright stupid!
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading "Excuse me, monsieur; you must consider me most impolite, but I am sometimes extremely absent-minded; ideas come into my head which absorb me completely.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "Excuse me, monsieur; you must consider me most impolite, but I am sometimes extremely absent-minded; ideas come into my head which absorb me completely.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Excuse me, monsieur; you must consider me most impolite, but I am sometimes extremely absent-minded; ideas come into my head which absorb me completely.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Excuse me, monsieur; you must consider me most impolite, but I am sometimes extremely absent-minded; ideas come into my head which absorb me completely.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "You are forgiven, _belle dame_; indeed, I myself have moments when I am downright stupid!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At last Thélénie seemed suddenly to remember that she was not alone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She halted in front of him, then resumed her seat on the couch, saying:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She halted in front of him, then resumed her seat on the couch, saying:
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading It is a part of my temperament."
To recall to mind.
From this reading At last Thélénie seemed suddenly to remember that she was not alone.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading She halted in front of him, then resumed her seat on the couch, saying:
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading She halted in front of him, then resumed her seat on the couch, saying:
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading She halted in front of him, then resumed her seat on the couch, saying:
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading At last Thélénie seemed suddenly to remember that she was not alone.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last Thélénie seemed suddenly to remember that she was not alone.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading "Excuse me, monsieur; you must consider me most impolite, but I am sometimes extremely absent-minded; ideas come into my head which absorb me completely.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading "You are forgiven, _belle dame_; indeed, I myself have moments when I am downright stupid!
happening unexpectedly
From this reading At last Thélénie seemed suddenly to remember that she was not alone.
temperamentnounUS /ˈtemprəmənt/
your usual mood
From this reading It is a part of my temperament."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At last Thélénie seemed suddenly to remember that she was not alone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She halted in front of him, then resumed her seat on the couch, saying:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She halted in front of him, then resumed her seat on the couch, saying:
Thélénie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last Thélénie seemed suddenly to remember that she was not alone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At last Thélénie seemed suddenly to remember that she was not alone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last Thélénie seemed suddenly to remember that she was not alone.
at the time that
From this reading "You are forgiven, _belle dame_; indeed, I myself have moments when I am downright stupid!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Excuse me, monsieur; you must consider me most impolite, but I am sometimes extremely absent-minded; ideas come into my head which absorb me completely.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Excuse me, monsieur; you must consider me most impolite, but I am sometimes extremely absent-minded; ideas come into my head which absorb me completely.
