used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ce qui domineles hommes, c'est la peur de la verite, a moins que la verite ne leur soit utile.--AMIEL.
AMIEL
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From this reading Ce qui domineles hommes, c'est la peur de la verite, a moins que la verite ne leur soit utile.--AMIEL.
annoyedadjectiveUS /əˈnɔɪd/
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
attendingnounUS /əˈtendɪŋ/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Lady Newhaven insisted on attending the funeral, a little boy in either hand.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
a youthful male person
From this reading Lady Newhaven insisted on attending the funeral, a little boy in either hand.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
c'est
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From this reading Ce qui domineles hommes, c'est la peur de la verite, a moins que la verite ne leur soit utile.--AMIEL.
CenounUS /ˌsiːˈiː/
a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
From this reading Ce qui domineles hommes, c'est la peur de la verite, a moins que la verite ne leur soit utile.--AMIEL.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Ce qui domineles hommes, c'est la peur de la verite, a moins que la verite ne leur soit utile.--AMIEL.
desnounUS /des/
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading Le nombre des etres qui veulent voir vrai est extraordinairement petit.
domineles
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From this reading Ce qui domineles hommes, c'est la peur de la verite, a moins que la verite ne leur soit utile.--AMIEL.
one or the other of two
From this reading Lady Newhaven insisted on attending the funeral, a little boy in either hand.
estnounUS /est/
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading Le nombre des etres qui veulent voir vrai est extraordinairement petit.
etres
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From this reading Le nombre des etres qui veulent voir vrai est extraordinairement petit.
extraordinairement
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From this reading Le nombre des etres qui veulent voir vrai est extraordinairement petit.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading Lady Newhaven insisted on attending the funeral, a little boy in either hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Lady Newhaven insisted on attending the funeral, a little boy in either hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
hommes
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From this reading Ce qui domineles hommes, c'est la peur de la verite, a moins que la verite ne leur soit utile.--AMIEL.
how
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From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
imploredverbUS /ˌɪmˈplɔːrd/
past form of “implore” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lady Newhaven insisted on attending the funeral, a little boy in either hand.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading Lady Newhaven insisted on attending the funeral, a little boy in either hand.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Ce qui domineles hommes, c'est la peur de la verite, a moins que la verite ne leur soit utile.--AMIEL.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Newhaven insisted on attending the funeral, a little boy in either hand.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading Le nombre des etres qui veulent voir vrai est extraordinairement petit.
leur
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From this reading Ce qui domineles hommes, c'est la peur de la verite, a moins que la verite ne leur soit utile.--AMIEL.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Lady Newhaven insisted on attending the funeral, a little boy in either hand.
moins
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From this reading Ce qui domineles hommes, c'est la peur de la verite, a moins que la verite ne leur soit utile.--AMIEL.
nenounUS /niː/
a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
From this reading Ce qui domineles hommes, c'est la peur de la verite, a moins que la verite ne leur soit utile.--AMIEL.
Newhaven
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From this reading Lady Newhaven insisted on attending the funeral, a little boy in either hand.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," she said.
nombre
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From this reading Le nombre des etres qui veulent voir vrai est extraordinairement petit.
obdurateadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbdərət/
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lady Newhaven insisted on attending the funeral, a little boy in either hand.
petit
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From this reading Le nombre des etres qui veulent voir vrai est extraordinairement petit.
peur
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From this reading Ce qui domineles hommes, c'est la peur de la verite, a moins que la verite ne leur soit utile.--AMIEL.
que
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From this reading Ce qui domineles hommes, c'est la peur de la verite, a moins que la verite ne leur soit utile.--AMIEL.
qui
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From this reading Le nombre des etres qui veulent voir vrai est extraordinairement petit.
RachelnounUS /ˈreɪtʃəl/
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
soit
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From this reading Ce qui domineles hommes, c'est la peur de la verite, a moins que la verite ne leur soit utile.--AMIEL.
refrain from harming
From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Newhaven insisted on attending the funeral, a little boy in either hand.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
utileadjective
being of use or service
From this reading Ce qui domineles hommes, c'est la peur de la verite, a moins que la verite ne leur soit utile.--AMIEL.
verite
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From this reading Ce qui domineles hommes, c'est la peur de la verite, a moins que la verite ne leur soit utile.--AMIEL.
veulent
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From this reading Le nombre des etres qui veulent voir vrai est extraordinairement petit.
voir
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From this reading Le nombre des etres qui veulent voir vrai est extraordinairement petit.
vrai
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From this reading Le nombre des etres qui veulent voir vrai est extraordinairement petit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Rachel had implored that she would spare the children, knowing how annoyed their father would have been, but Lady Newhaven was obdurate.
