used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading May I come again in a few days?"
AbbenounUS /ˈæbi/
a French abbot
From this reading "My luncheon can always wait," said the Abbe Blampoix, and turning to a desk covered with papers at his side, he made a sign to Mme. Mauperin to sit down again.
anew
From this reading May I come again in a few days?"
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "My luncheon can always wait," said the Abbe Blampoix, and turning to a desk covered with papers at his side, he made a sign to Mme. Mauperin to sit down again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, dear, why, it is one o'clock--and I saw that your table was laid when I came.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading I'm quite ashamed of myself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "My luncheon can always wait," said the Abbe Blampoix, and turning to a desk covered with papers at his side, he made a sign to Mme. Mauperin to sit down again.
Blampoix
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From this reading "My luncheon can always wait," said the Abbe Blampoix, and turning to a desk covered with papers at his side, he made a sign to Mme. Mauperin to sit down again.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading There was a moment's silence, broken only by the rustle of papers which the abbe was turning over.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was a moment's silence, broken only by the rustle of papers which the abbe was turning over.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Oh, dear, why, it is one o'clock--and I saw that your table was laid when I came.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "My luncheon can always wait," said the Abbe Blampoix, and turning to a desk covered with papers at his side, he made a sign to Mme. Mauperin to sit down again.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading May I come again in a few days?"
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading "My luncheon can always wait," said the Abbe Blampoix, and turning to a desk covered with papers at his side, he made a sign to Mme. Mauperin to sit down again.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading May I come again in a few days?"
dearly loved
From this reading "Oh, dear, why, it is one o'clock--and I saw that your table was laid when I came.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading "My luncheon can always wait," said the Abbe Blampoix, and turning to a desk covered with papers at his side, he made a sign to Mme. Mauperin to sit down again.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "My luncheon can always wait," said the Abbe Blampoix, and turning to a desk covered with papers at his side, he made a sign to Mme. Mauperin to sit down again.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading May I come again in a few days?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My luncheon can always wait," said the Abbe Blampoix, and turning to a desk covered with papers at his side, he made a sign to Mme. Mauperin to sit down again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "My luncheon can always wait," said the Abbe Blampoix, and turning to a desk covered with papers at his side, he made a sign to Mme. Mauperin to sit down again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, dear, why, it is one o'clock--and I saw that your table was laid when I came.
I'm
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From this reading I'm quite ashamed of myself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading May I come again in a few days?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, dear, why, it is one o'clock--and I saw that your table was laid when I came.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, dear, why, it is one o'clock--and I saw that your table was laid when I came.
set down according to a plan
From this reading "Oh, dear, why, it is one o'clock--and I saw that your table was laid when I came.
luncheonnounUS /ˈlʌntʃən/
a midday meal
From this reading "My luncheon can always wait," said the Abbe Blampoix, and turning to a desk covered with papers at his side, he made a sign to Mme. Mauperin to sit down again.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "My luncheon can always wait," said the Abbe Blampoix, and turning to a desk covered with papers at his side, he made a sign to Mme. Mauperin to sit down again.
Mauperin
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From this reading "My luncheon can always wait," said the Abbe Blampoix, and turning to a desk covered with papers at his side, he made a sign to Mme. Mauperin to sit down again.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May I come again in a few days?"
Mme
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From this reading "My luncheon can always wait," said the Abbe Blampoix, and turning to a desk covered with papers at his side, he made a sign to Mme. Mauperin to sit down again.
moment'snounUS /ˈmoʊmənts/
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading There was a moment's silence, broken only by the rustle of papers which the abbe was turning over.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My luncheon can always wait," said the Abbe Blampoix, and turning to a desk covered with papers at his side, he made a sign to Mme. Mauperin to sit down again.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I'm quite ashamed of myself.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading "Oh, dear, why, it is one o'clock--and I saw that your table was laid when I came.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'm quite ashamed of myself.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, dear, why, it is one o'clock--and I saw that your table was laid when I came.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Oh, dear, why, it is one o'clock--and I saw that your table was laid when I came.
and nothing more
From this reading There was a moment's silence, broken only by the rustle of papers which the abbe was turning over.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There was a moment's silence, broken only by the rustle of papers which the abbe was turning over.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading "My luncheon can always wait," said the Abbe Blampoix, and turning to a desk covered with papers at his side, he made a sign to Mme. Mauperin to sit down again.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I'm quite ashamed of myself.
rustleverbUS /ˈrʌsəl/
make a dry crackling sound
From this reading There was a moment's silence, broken only by the rustle of papers which the abbe was turning over.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "My luncheon can always wait," said the Abbe Blampoix, and turning to a desk covered with papers at his side, he made a sign to Mme. Mauperin to sit down again.
cut with a saw
From this reading "Oh, dear, why, it is one o'clock--and I saw that your table was laid when I came.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "My luncheon can always wait," said the Abbe Blampoix, and turning to a desk covered with papers at his side, he made a sign to Mme. Mauperin to sit down again.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading "My luncheon can always wait," said the Abbe Blampoix, and turning to a desk covered with papers at his side, he made a sign to Mme. Mauperin to sit down again.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a moment's silence, broken only by the rustle of papers which the abbe was turning over.
be seated
From this reading "My luncheon can always wait," said the Abbe Blampoix, and turning to a desk covered with papers at his side, he made a sign to Mme. Mauperin to sit down again.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "Oh, dear, why, it is one o'clock--and I saw that your table was laid when I came.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, dear, why, it is one o'clock--and I saw that your table was laid when I came.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My luncheon can always wait," said the Abbe Blampoix, and turning to a desk covered with papers at his side, he made a sign to Mme. Mauperin to sit down again.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a moment's silence, broken only by the rustle of papers which the abbe was turning over.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My luncheon can always wait," said the Abbe Blampoix, and turning to a desk covered with papers at his side, he made a sign to Mme. Mauperin to sit down again.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "My luncheon can always wait," said the Abbe Blampoix, and turning to a desk covered with papers at his side, he made a sign to Mme. Mauperin to sit down again.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "My luncheon can always wait," said the Abbe Blampoix, and turning to a desk covered with papers at his side, he made a sign to Mme. Mauperin to sit down again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, dear, why, it is one o'clock--and I saw that your table was laid when I came.
at the time that
From this reading "Oh, dear, why, it is one o'clock--and I saw that your table was laid when I came.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a moment's silence, broken only by the rustle of papers which the abbe was turning over.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Oh, dear, why, it is one o'clock--and I saw that your table was laid when I came.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "My luncheon can always wait," said the Abbe Blampoix, and turning to a desk covered with papers at his side, he made a sign to Mme. Mauperin to sit down again.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, dear, why, it is one o'clock--and I saw that your table was laid when I came.
