used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Pray pay the cook her wages, and do not mention the confession which I forced from her--a little sooner or later is of no consequence.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Let the maid have all my clothes, without distinction.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I WRITE you now on my knees; imploring you to send my child and the maid with ----, to Paris, to be consigned to the care of Madame ----, rue ----, section de ----.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I WRITE you now on my knees; imploring you to send my child and the maid with ----, to Paris, to be consigned to the care of Madame ----, rue ----, section de ----.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading Nothing but my extreme stupidity could have rendered me blind so long.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nothing but my extreme stupidity could have rendered me blind so long.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Should they be removed, ---- can give their direction.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading I WRITE you now on my knees; imploring you to send my child and the maid with ----, to Paris, to be consigned to the care of Madame ----, rue ----, section de ----.
a young person of either sex
From this reading I WRITE you now on my knees; imploring you to send my child and the maid with ----, to Paris, to be consigned to the care of Madame ----, rue ----, section de ----.
clothing in general
From this reading Let the maid have all my clothes, without distinction.
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading Pray pay the cook her wages, and do not mention the confession which I forced from her--a little sooner or later is of no consequence.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Pray pay the cook her wages, and do not mention the confession which I forced from her--a little sooner or later is of no consequence.
consignedverbUS /kənˈsaɪnd/
past form of “consign” — commit forever; commit irrevocably
From this reading I WRITE you now on my knees; imploring you to send my child and the maid with ----, to Paris, to be consigned to the care of Madame ----, rue ----, section de ----.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading Pray pay the cook her wages, and do not mention the confession which I forced from her--a little sooner or later is of no consequence.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing but my extreme stupidity could have rendered me blind so long.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading I WRITE you now on my knees; imploring you to send my child and the maid with ----, to Paris, to be consigned to the care of Madame ----, rue ----, section de ----.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Should they be removed, ---- can give their direction.
distinctionnounUS /dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/
a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
From this reading Let the maid have all my clothes, without distinction.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Pray pay the cook her wages, and do not mention the confession which I forced from her--a little sooner or later is of no consequence.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading Nothing but my extreme stupidity could have rendered me blind so long.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading Pray pay the cook her wages, and do not mention the confession which I forced from her--a little sooner or later is of no consequence.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pray pay the cook her wages, and do not mention the confession which I forced from her--a little sooner or later is of no consequence.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Should they be removed, ---- can give their direction.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Let the maid have all my clothes, without distinction.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Pray pay the cook her wages, and do not mention the confession which I forced from her--a little sooner or later is of no consequence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I WRITE you now on my knees; imploring you to send my child and the maid with ----, to Paris, to be consigned to the care of Madame ----, rue ----, section de ----.
imploringadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈplɔːrɪŋ/
begging
From this reading I WRITE you now on my knees; imploring you to send my child and the maid with ----, to Paris, to be consigned to the care of Madame ----, rue ----, section de ----.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pray pay the cook her wages, and do not mention the confession which I forced from her--a little sooner or later is of no consequence.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading I WRITE you now on my knees; imploring you to send my child and the maid with ----, to Paris, to be consigned to the care of Madame ----, rue ----, section de ----.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Pray pay the cook her wages, and do not mention the confession which I forced from her--a little sooner or later is of no consequence.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let the maid have all my clothes, without distinction.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Pray pay the cook her wages, and do not mention the confession which I forced from her--a little sooner or later is of no consequence.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Nothing but my extreme stupidity could have rendered me blind so long.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading I WRITE you now on my knees; imploring you to send my child and the maid with ----, to Paris, to be consigned to the care of Madame ----, rue ----, section de ----.
a female domestic
From this reading I WRITE you now on my knees; imploring you to send my child and the maid with ----, to Paris, to be consigned to the care of Madame ----, rue ----, section de ----.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nothing but my extreme stupidity could have rendered me blind so long.
make reference to
From this reading Pray pay the cook her wages, and do not mention the confession which I forced from her--a little sooner or later is of no consequence.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I WRITE you now on my knees; imploring you to send my child and the maid with ----, to Paris, to be consigned to the care of Madame ----, rue ----, section de ----.
not any; not one
From this reading Pray pay the cook her wages, and do not mention the confession which I forced from her--a little sooner or later is of no consequence.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Pray pay the cook her wages, and do not mention the confession which I forced from her--a little sooner or later is of no consequence.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing but my extreme stupidity could have rendered me blind so long.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I WRITE you now on my knees; imploring you to send my child and the maid with ----, to Paris, to be consigned to the care of Madame ----, rue ----, section de ----.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I WRITE you now on my knees; imploring you to send my child and the maid with ----, to Paris, to be consigned to the care of Madame ----, rue ----, section de ----.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I WRITE you now on my knees; imploring you to send my child and the maid with ----, to Paris, to be consigned to the care of Madame ----, rue ----, section de ----.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Pray pay the cook her wages, and do not mention the confession which I forced from her--a little sooner or later is of no consequence.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading I WRITE you now on my knees; imploring you to send my child and the maid with ----, to Paris, to be consigned to the care of Madame ----, rue ----, section de ----.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Pray pay the cook her wages, and do not mention the confession which I forced from her--a little sooner or later is of no consequence.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Pray pay the cook her wages, and do not mention the confession which I forced from her--a little sooner or later is of no consequence.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading Should they be removed, ---- can give their direction.
past form of “render” — cause to become
From this reading Nothing but my extreme stupidity could have rendered me blind so long.
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading I WRITE you now on my knees; imploring you to send my child and the maid with ----, to Paris, to be consigned to the care of Madame ----, rue ----, section de ----.
sectionnounUS /ˈsekʃən/
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading I WRITE you now on my knees; imploring you to send my child and the maid with ----, to Paris, to be consigned to the care of Madame ----, rue ----, section de ----.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading I WRITE you now on my knees; imploring you to send my child and the maid with ----, to Paris, to be consigned to the care of Madame ----, rue ----, section de ----.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should they be removed, ---- can give their direction.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Nothing but my extreme stupidity could have rendered me blind so long.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading Pray pay the cook her wages, and do not mention the confession which I forced from her--a little sooner or later is of no consequence.
stupiditynounUS /stuːˈpɪdɪtiː/
a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
From this reading Nothing but my extreme stupidity could have rendered me blind so long.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I WRITE you now on my knees; imploring you to send my child and the maid with ----, to Paris, to be consigned to the care of Madame ----, rue ----, section de ----.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Should they be removed, ---- can give their direction.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Should they be removed, ---- can give their direction.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I WRITE you now on my knees; imploring you to send my child and the maid with ----, to Paris, to be consigned to the care of Madame ----, rue ----, section de ----.
wagesnounUS /ˈweɪdʒəz/
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading Pray pay the cook her wages, and do not mention the confession which I forced from her--a little sooner or later is of no consequence.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Pray pay the cook her wages, and do not mention the confession which I forced from her--a little sooner or later is of no consequence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I WRITE you now on my knees; imploring you to send my child and the maid with ----, to Paris, to be consigned to the care of Madame ----, rue ----, section de ----.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Let the maid have all my clothes, without distinction.
produce a literary work
From this reading I WRITE you now on my knees; imploring you to send my child and the maid with ----, to Paris, to be consigned to the care of Madame ----, rue ----, section de ----.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I WRITE you now on my knees; imploring you to send my child and the maid with ----, to Paris, to be consigned to the care of Madame ----, rue ----, section de ----.
