used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Come, mesdames, come; we have a marionette theatre here, and I believe the performance is going to begin.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I am sorry I urged him to come to this affair.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading But still a man should never be afraid of such women; if this one should become too impertinent I will Chamoureau her till her head swims.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Freluchon remained where he stood, looking after Thélénie and saying to himself:
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am sorry I urged him to come to this affair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Come, mesdames, come; we have a marionette theatre here, and I believe the performance is going to begin.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But still a man should never be afraid of such women; if this one should become too impertinent I will Chamoureau her till her head swims.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading But still a man should never be afraid of such women; if this one should become too impertinent I will Chamoureau her till her head swims.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Come, mesdames, come; we have a marionette theatre here, and I believe the performance is going to begin.”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “Come, mesdames, come; we have a marionette theatre here, and I believe the performance is going to begin.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But still a man should never be afraid of such women; if this one should become too impertinent I will Chamoureau her till her head swims.
can't
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From this reading “I can’t get it out of my head that that woman is meditating some dirty, spiteful trick, which she means to play on Edmond.
Chamoureau
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From this reading But still a man should never be afraid of such women; if this one should become too impertinent I will Chamoureau her till her head swims.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come, mesdames, come; we have a marionette theatre here, and I believe the performance is going to begin.”
dirtyadjectiveUS /ˈdɜːrti/
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading “I can’t get it out of my head that that woman is meditating some dirty, spiteful trick, which she means to play on Edmond.
Edmond
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From this reading “I can’t get it out of my head that that woman is meditating some dirty, spiteful trick, which she means to play on Edmond.
Freluchon
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From this reading Freluchon remained where he stood, looking after Thélénie and saying to himself:
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I can’t get it out of my head that that woman is meditating some dirty, spiteful trick, which she means to play on Edmond.
the act of departing
From this reading “Come, mesdames, come; we have a marionette theatre here, and I believe the performance is going to begin.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Come, mesdames, come; we have a marionette theatre here, and I believe the performance is going to begin.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Freluchon remained where he stood, looking after Thélénie and saying to himself:
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “I can’t get it out of my head that that woman is meditating some dirty, spiteful trick, which she means to play on Edmond.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But still a man should never be afraid of such women; if this one should become too impertinent I will Chamoureau her till her head swims.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Come, mesdames, come; we have a marionette theatre here, and I believe the performance is going to begin.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am sorry I urged him to come to this affair.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Freluchon remained where he stood, looking after Thélénie and saying to himself:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Come, mesdames, come; we have a marionette theatre here, and I believe the performance is going to begin.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But still a man should never be afraid of such women; if this one should become too impertinent I will Chamoureau her till her head swims.
impertinentadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɜːrtənənt/
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
From this reading But still a man should never be afraid of such women; if this one should become too impertinent I will Chamoureau her till her head swims.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Come, mesdames, come; we have a marionette theatre here, and I believe the performance is going to begin.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I can’t get it out of my head that that woman is meditating some dirty, spiteful trick, which she means to play on Edmond.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Freluchon remained where he stood, looking after Thélénie and saying to himself:
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But still a man should never be afraid of such women; if this one should become too impertinent I will Chamoureau her till her head swims.
marionettenoun
a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
From this reading “Come, mesdames, come; we have a marionette theatre here, and I believe the performance is going to begin.”
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading “I can’t get it out of my head that that woman is meditating some dirty, spiteful trick, which she means to play on Edmond.
meditatingverbUS /ˈmedəteɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “meditate” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading “I can’t get it out of my head that that woman is meditating some dirty, spiteful trick, which she means to play on Edmond.
mesdamesnounUS /meɪˈdæmz/
plural of “madame” — title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “Come, mesdames, come; we have a marionette theatre here, and I believe the performance is going to begin.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I can’t get it out of my head that that woman is meditating some dirty, spiteful trick, which she means to play on Edmond.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But still a man should never be afraid of such women; if this one should become too impertinent I will Chamoureau her till her head swims.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I can’t get it out of my head that that woman is meditating some dirty, spiteful trick, which she means to play on Edmond.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I can’t get it out of my head that that woman is meditating some dirty, spiteful trick, which she means to play on Edmond.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But still a man should never be afraid of such women; if this one should become too impertinent I will Chamoureau her till her head swims.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I can’t get it out of my head that that woman is meditating some dirty, spiteful trick, which she means to play on Edmond.
performancenounUS /pərˈfɔːrməns/
a dramatic or musical entertainment
From this reading “Come, mesdames, come; we have a marionette theatre here, and I believe the performance is going to begin.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading “I can’t get it out of my head that that woman is meditating some dirty, spiteful trick, which she means to play on Edmond.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Freluchon remained where he stood, looking after Thélénie and saying to himself:
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Freluchon remained where he stood, looking after Thélénie and saying to himself:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I can’t get it out of my head that that woman is meditating some dirty, spiteful trick, which she means to play on Edmond.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But still a man should never be afraid of such women; if this one should become too impertinent I will Chamoureau her till her head swims.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “I can’t get it out of my head that that woman is meditating some dirty, spiteful trick, which she means to play on Edmond.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I am sorry I urged him to come to this affair.
spitefuladjectiveUS /ˈspaɪtfəl/
showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite
From this reading “I can’t get it out of my head that that woman is meditating some dirty, spiteful trick, which she means to play on Edmond.
not in physical motion
From this reading But still a man should never be afraid of such women; if this one should become too impertinent I will Chamoureau her till her head swims.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Freluchon remained where he stood, looking after Thélénie and saying to himself:
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But still a man should never be afraid of such women; if this one should become too impertinent I will Chamoureau her till her head swims.
swimsnounUS /swɪmz/
plural of “swim” — the act of swimming
From this reading But still a man should never be afraid of such women; if this one should become too impertinent I will Chamoureau her till her head swims.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I can’t get it out of my head that that woman is meditating some dirty, spiteful trick, which she means to play on Edmond.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Come, mesdames, come; we have a marionette theatre here, and I believe the performance is going to begin.”
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading “Come, mesdames, come; we have a marionette theatre here, and I believe the performance is going to begin.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am sorry I urged him to come to this affair.
Thélénie
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From this reading Freluchon remained where he stood, looking after Thélénie and saying to himself:
up to a particular time
From this reading But still a man should never be afraid of such women; if this one should become too impertinent I will Chamoureau her till her head swims.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Come, mesdames, come; we have a marionette theatre here, and I believe the performance is going to begin.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading But still a man should never be afraid of such women; if this one should become too impertinent I will Chamoureau her till her head swims.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “I can’t get it out of my head that that woman is meditating some dirty, spiteful trick, which she means to play on Edmond.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading I am sorry I urged him to come to this affair.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Come, mesdames, come; we have a marionette theatre here, and I believe the performance is going to begin.”
in or at the place that
From this reading Freluchon remained where he stood, looking after Thélénie and saying to himself:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “I can’t get it out of my head that that woman is meditating some dirty, spiteful trick, which she means to play on Edmond.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But still a man should never be afraid of such women; if this one should become too impertinent I will Chamoureau her till her head swims.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “I can’t get it out of my head that that woman is meditating some dirty, spiteful trick, which she means to play on Edmond.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading But still a man should never be afraid of such women; if this one should become too impertinent I will Chamoureau her till her head swims.
