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From this reading Quelque raison qu'on trouve à l'amour qui nous dompte, On trouve à 1'avouer toujours un peu de honte.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MOLIERE.--_Tartuffe._ We left Rose pondering over her lover's letter, and her own uneasiness at having by her hints called forth a delightful declaration.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We return to her after the lapse of half an hour, and find her in the same state.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We return to her after the lapse of half an hour, and find her in the same state.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MOLIERE.--_Tartuffe._ We left Rose pondering over her lover's letter, and her own uneasiness at having by her hints called forth a delightful declaration.
assez
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From this reading On s'en defend d'abord; mais de l'air qu'on s'y prend On fait connoitre assez que notre cœur se rend.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MOLIERE.--_Tartuffe._ We left Rose pondering over her lover's letter, and her own uneasiness at having by her hints called forth a delightful declaration.
avouer
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From this reading Quelque raison qu'on trouve à l'amour qui nous dompte, On trouve à 1'avouer toujours un peu de honte.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MOLIERE.--_Tartuffe._ We left Rose pondering over her lover's letter, and her own uneasiness at having by her hints called forth a delightful declaration.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading MOLIERE.--_Tartuffe._ We left Rose pondering over her lover's letter, and her own uneasiness at having by her hints called forth a delightful declaration.
CAPRICEnounUS /kəˈpriːs/
a sudden desire
From this reading WOMAN'S CAPRICE.
connoitre
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From this reading On s'en defend d'abord; mais de l'air qu'on s'y prend On fait connoitre assez que notre cœur se rend.
cœur
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From this reading On s'en defend d'abord; mais de l'air qu'on s'y prend On fait connoitre assez que notre cœur se rend.
d'abord
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From this reading On s'en defend d'abord; mais de l'air qu'on s'y prend On fait connoitre assez que notre cœur se rend.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Quelque raison qu'on trouve à l'amour qui nous dompte, On trouve à 1'avouer toujours un peu de honte.
declarationnounUS /ˌdeklərˈeɪʃən/
a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
From this reading MOLIERE.--_Tartuffe._ We left Rose pondering over her lover's letter, and her own uneasiness at having by her hints called forth a delightful declaration.
defendverbUS /dɪˈfend/
argue or speak in defense of
From this reading On s'en defend d'abord; mais de l'air qu'on s'y prend On fait connoitre assez que notre cœur se rend.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading MOLIERE.--_Tartuffe._ We left Rose pondering over her lover's letter, and her own uneasiness at having by her hints called forth a delightful declaration.
dompte
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From this reading Quelque raison qu'on trouve à l'amour qui nous dompte, On trouve à 1'avouer toujours un peu de honte.
fait
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From this reading On s'en defend d'abord; mais de l'air qu'on s'y prend On fait connoitre assez que notre cœur se rend.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading We return to her after the lapse of half an hour, and find her in the same state.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading MOLIERE.--_Tartuffe._ We left Rose pondering over her lover's letter, and her own uneasiness at having by her hints called forth a delightful declaration.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading We return to her after the lapse of half an hour, and find her in the same state.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading MOLIERE.--_Tartuffe._ We left Rose pondering over her lover's letter, and her own uneasiness at having by her hints called forth a delightful declaration.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MOLIERE.--_Tartuffe._ We left Rose pondering over her lover's letter, and her own uneasiness at having by her hints called forth a delightful declaration.
hintsnounUS /hɪnts/
plural of “hint” — an indirect suggestion
From this reading MOLIERE.--_Tartuffe._ We left Rose pondering over her lover's letter, and her own uneasiness at having by her hints called forth a delightful declaration.
honte
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From this reading Quelque raison qu'on trouve à l'amour qui nous dompte, On trouve à 1'avouer toujours un peu de honte.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading We return to her after the lapse of half an hour, and find her in the same state.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We return to her after the lapse of half an hour, and find her in the same state.
l'air
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From this reading On s'en defend d'abord; mais de l'air qu'on s'y prend On fait connoitre assez que notre cœur se rend.
l'amour
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From this reading Quelque raison qu'on trouve à l'amour qui nous dompte, On trouve à 1'avouer toujours un peu de honte.
lapseverbUS /læps/
pass into a specified state or condition
From this reading We return to her after the lapse of half an hour, and find her in the same state.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading MOLIERE.--_Tartuffe._ We left Rose pondering over her lover's letter, and her own uneasiness at having by her hints called forth a delightful declaration.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading MOLIERE.--_Tartuffe._ We left Rose pondering over her lover's letter, and her own uneasiness at having by her hints called forth a delightful declaration.
lover'snounUS /ˈlʌvərz/
possessive form of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading MOLIERE.--_Tartuffe._ We left Rose pondering over her lover's letter, and her own uneasiness at having by her hints called forth a delightful declaration.
mais
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From this reading On s'en defend d'abord; mais de l'air qu'on s'y prend On fait connoitre assez que notre cœur se rend.
MOLIEREnounUS /moʊˈljer/
French author of sophisticated comedies (1622-1673)
From this reading MOLIERE.--_Tartuffe._ We left Rose pondering over her lover's letter, and her own uneasiness at having by her hints called forth a delightful declaration.
notre
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From this reading On s'en defend d'abord; mais de l'air qu'on s'y prend On fait connoitre assez que notre cœur se rend.
nousnounUS /nuːs/
common sense
From this reading Quelque raison qu'on trouve à l'amour qui nous dompte, On trouve à 1'avouer toujours un peu de honte.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We return to her after the lapse of half an hour, and find her in the same state.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Quelque raison qu'on trouve à l'amour qui nous dompte, On trouve à 1'avouer toujours un peu de honte.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading MOLIERE.--_Tartuffe._ We left Rose pondering over her lover's letter, and her own uneasiness at having by her hints called forth a delightful declaration.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading MOLIERE.--_Tartuffe._ We left Rose pondering over her lover's letter, and her own uneasiness at having by her hints called forth a delightful declaration.
peu
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From this reading Quelque raison qu'on trouve à l'amour qui nous dompte, On trouve à 1'avouer toujours un peu de honte.
ponderingadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːndərɪŋ/
deeply or seriously thoughtful
From this reading MOLIERE.--_Tartuffe._ We left Rose pondering over her lover's letter, and her own uneasiness at having by her hints called forth a delightful declaration.
prend
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From this reading On s'en defend d'abord; mais de l'air qu'on s'y prend On fait connoitre assez que notre cœur se rend.
qu'on
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From this reading Quelque raison qu'on trouve à l'amour qui nous dompte, On trouve à 1'avouer toujours un peu de honte.
que
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From this reading On s'en defend d'abord; mais de l'air qu'on s'y prend On fait connoitre assez que notre cœur se rend.
Quelque
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From this reading Quelque raison qu'on trouve à l'amour qui nous dompte, On trouve à 1'avouer toujours un peu de honte.
qui
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From this reading Quelque raison qu'on trouve à l'amour qui nous dompte, On trouve à 1'avouer toujours un peu de honte.
raison
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From this reading Quelque raison qu'on trouve à l'amour qui nous dompte, On trouve à 1'avouer toujours un peu de honte.
rendverb
tear or be torn violently
From this reading On s'en defend d'abord; mais de l'air qu'on s'y prend On fait connoitre assez que notre cœur se rend.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading We return to her after the lapse of half an hour, and find her in the same state.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading MOLIERE.--_Tartuffe._ We left Rose pondering over her lover's letter, and her own uneasiness at having by her hints called forth a delightful declaration.
s'en
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From this reading On s'en defend d'abord; mais de l'air qu'on s'y prend On fait connoitre assez que notre cœur se rend.
s'y
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From this reading On s'en defend d'abord; mais de l'air qu'on s'y prend On fait connoitre assez que notre cœur se rend.
Identical; not different.
From this reading We return to her after the lapse of half an hour, and find her in the same state.
a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium
From this reading On s'en defend d'abord; mais de l'air qu'on s'y prend On fait connoitre assez que notre cœur se rend.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading We return to her after the lapse of half an hour, and find her in the same state.
Tartuffenoun
a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere)
From this reading MOLIERE.--_Tartuffe._ We left Rose pondering over her lover's letter, and her own uneasiness at having by her hints called forth a delightful declaration.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We return to her after the lapse of half an hour, and find her in the same state.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We return to her after the lapse of half an hour, and find her in the same state.
toujours
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From this reading Quelque raison qu'on trouve à l'amour qui nous dompte, On trouve à 1'avouer toujours un peu de honte.
trouve
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From this reading Quelque raison qu'on trouve à l'amour qui nous dompte, On trouve à 1'avouer toujours un peu de honte.
unnounUS /ʌn/
an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
From this reading Quelque raison qu'on trouve à l'amour qui nous dompte, On trouve à 1'avouer toujours un peu de honte.
uneasinessnounUS /ˌʌˈniːzinəs/
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
From this reading MOLIERE.--_Tartuffe._ We left Rose pondering over her lover's letter, and her own uneasiness at having by her hints called forth a delightful declaration.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading MOLIERE.--_Tartuffe._ We left Rose pondering over her lover's letter, and her own uneasiness at having by her hints called forth a delightful declaration.
WOMAN'SnounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading WOMAN'S CAPRICE.
à
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From this reading Quelque raison qu'on trouve à l'amour qui nous dompte, On trouve à 1'avouer toujours un peu de honte.
