used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading How envied was his doom, Made captive in a lady's room!
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length the treacherous snare was laid, Poor pug was caught--to town convey'd; There sold.
Bedos
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From this reading I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame.
captivenounUS /ˈkæptɪv/
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading How envied was his doom, Made captive in a lady's room!
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading At length the treacherous snare was laid, Poor pug was caught--to town convey'd; There sold.
convey'd
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From this reading At length the treacherous snare was laid, Poor pug was caught--to town convey'd; There sold.
damenounUS /deɪm/
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame.
desnounUS /des/
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading This dame was a fine tall thing, dressed out like a print in the Magasin des Modes.
doomverbUS /duːm/
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading How envied was his doom, Made captive in a lady's room!
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading This dame was a fine tall thing, dressed out like a print in the Magasin des Modes.
a movement into or inward
From this reading I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame.
enviedverbUS /ˈenvid/
inflected form of “envy” — feel envious towards; admire enviously
From this reading How envied was his doom, Made captive in a lady's room!
FablesnounUS /ˈfeɪbəlz/
plural of “fable” — a deliberately false or improbable account
From this reading --Gay's Fables.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading This dame was a fine tall thing, dressed out like a print in the Magasin des Modes.
Gay's
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From this reading --Gay's Fables.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How envied was his doom, Made captive in a lady's room!
How
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From this reading How envied was his doom, Made captive in a lady's room!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How envied was his doom, Made captive in a lady's room!
lady'snounUS /ˈleɪdiz/
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading How envied was his doom, Made captive in a lady's room!
set down according to a plan
From this reading At length the treacherous snare was laid, Poor pug was caught--to town convey'd; There sold.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At length the treacherous snare was laid, Poor pug was caught--to town convey'd; There sold.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading This dame was a fine tall thing, dressed out like a print in the Magasin des Modes.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading How envied was his doom, Made captive in a lady's room!
Magasin
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From this reading This dame was a fine tall thing, dressed out like a print in the Magasin des Modes.
ModesnounUS /moʊdz/
plural of “mode” — how something is done or how it happens
From this reading This dame was a fine tall thing, dressed out like a print in the Magasin des Modes.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading This dame was a fine tall thing, dressed out like a print in the Magasin des Modes.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading At length the treacherous snare was laid, Poor pug was caught--to town convey'd; There sold.
printnounUS /prɪnt/
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading This dame was a fine tall thing, dressed out like a print in the Magasin des Modes.
pugnounUS /pʌɡ/
small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle
From this reading At length the treacherous snare was laid, Poor pug was caught--to town convey'd; There sold.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading How envied was his doom, Made captive in a lady's room!
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame.
snarenounUS /sner/
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
From this reading At length the treacherous snare was laid, Poor pug was caught--to town convey'd; There sold.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading At length the treacherous snare was laid, Poor pug was caught--to town convey'd; There sold.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading This dame was a fine tall thing, dressed out like a print in the Magasin des Modes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At length the treacherous snare was laid, Poor pug was caught--to town convey'd; There sold.
in or at that place or location
From this reading At length the treacherous snare was laid, Poor pug was caught--to town convey'd; There sold.
a special situation
From this reading This dame was a fine tall thing, dressed out like a print in the Magasin des Modes.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At length the treacherous snare was laid, Poor pug was caught--to town convey'd; There sold.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading At length the treacherous snare was laid, Poor pug was caught--to town convey'd; There sold.
treacherousadjectiveUS /ˈtretʃərəs/
dangerously unstable and unpredictable
From this reading At length the treacherous snare was laid, Poor pug was caught--to town convey'd; There sold.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame.
une
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From this reading I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At length the treacherous snare was laid, Poor pug was caught--to town convey'd; There sold.
at the time that
From this reading I was sitting alone a morning or two after this adventure, when Bedos entering, announced une dame.
