used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She feared that their whole scheme of flight might be discovered; she thought that the maid might have conceived a suspicion from some little preparations which she had made during the evening; she asked herself what would be her fate if the execution of their design were prevented.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading The moments which the maid Blanchette passed with De Montigni, and afterwards with Chazeul, were full of anxiety to Rose d'Albret.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The moments which the maid Blanchette passed with De Montigni, and afterwards with Chazeul, were full of anxiety to Rose d'Albret.
ante-chamber
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From this reading She lay in darkness, wakeful and expectant, listening for every sound to give her some indication of the girl's return to the ante-chamber, from which she had heard her distinctly go forth, without knowing the cause.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading The moments which the maid Blanchette passed with De Montigni, and afterwards with Chazeul, were full of anxiety to Rose d'Albret.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading She feared that their whole scheme of flight might be discovered; she thought that the maid might have conceived a suspicion from some little preparations which she had made during the evening; she asked herself what would be her fate if the execution of their design were prevented.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She feared that their whole scheme of flight might be discovered; she thought that the maid might have conceived a suspicion from some little preparations which she had made during the evening; she asked herself what would be her fate if the execution of their design were prevented.
Blanchette
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From this reading The moments which the maid Blanchette passed with De Montigni, and afterwards with Chazeul, were full of anxiety to Rose d'Albret.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Imagination was busy with every painful possibility.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading She lay in darkness, wakeful and expectant, listening for every sound to give her some indication of the girl's return to the ante-chamber, from which she had heard her distinctly go forth, without knowing the cause.
Chazeul
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From this reading The moments which the maid Blanchette passed with De Montigni, and afterwards with Chazeul, were full of anxiety to Rose d'Albret.
compelverbUS /kəmˈpel/
force somebody to do something
From this reading Would they, could they, compel her to unite herself to Chazeul? and she now shrunk from the very idea with tenfold horror.
conceivedverbUS /kənˈsiːvd/
past form of “conceive” — have the idea for
From this reading She feared that their whole scheme of flight might be discovered; she thought that the maid might have conceived a suspicion from some little preparations which she had made during the evening; she asked herself what would be her fate if the execution of their design were prevented.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Would they, could they, compel her to unite herself to Chazeul? and she now shrunk from the very idea with tenfold horror.
d'Albret
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From this reading The moments which the maid Blanchette passed with De Montigni, and afterwards with Chazeul, were full of anxiety to Rose d'Albret.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading She lay in darkness, wakeful and expectant, listening for every sound to give her some indication of the girl's return to the ante-chamber, from which she had heard her distinctly go forth, without knowing the cause.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The moments which the maid Blanchette passed with De Montigni, and afterwards with Chazeul, were full of anxiety to Rose d'Albret.
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading She feared that their whole scheme of flight might be discovered; she thought that the maid might have conceived a suspicion from some little preparations which she had made during the evening; she asked herself what would be her fate if the execution of their design were prevented.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading She feared that their whole scheme of flight might be discovered; she thought that the maid might have conceived a suspicion from some little preparations which she had made during the evening; she asked herself what would be her fate if the execution of their design were prevented.
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
From this reading She lay in darkness, wakeful and expectant, listening for every sound to give her some indication of the girl's return to the ante-chamber, from which she had heard her distinctly go forth, without knowing the cause.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading She feared that their whole scheme of flight might be discovered; she thought that the maid might have conceived a suspicion from some little preparations which she had made during the evening; she asked herself what would be her fate if the execution of their design were prevented.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading She feared that their whole scheme of flight might be discovered; she thought that the maid might have conceived a suspicion from some little preparations which she had made during the evening; she asked herself what would be her fate if the execution of their design were prevented.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She lay in darkness, wakeful and expectant, listening for every sound to give her some indication of the girl's return to the ante-chamber, from which she had heard her distinctly go forth, without knowing the cause.
executionnounUS /ˌeksəˈkjuːʃən/
putting a condemned person to death
From this reading She feared that their whole scheme of flight might be discovered; she thought that the maid might have conceived a suspicion from some little preparations which she had made during the evening; she asked herself what would be her fate if the execution of their design were prevented.
expectantadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektənt/
marked by eager anticipation
From this reading She lay in darkness, wakeful and expectant, listening for every sound to give her some indication of the girl's return to the ante-chamber, from which she had heard her distinctly go forth, without knowing the cause.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading She feared that their whole scheme of flight might be discovered; she thought that the maid might have conceived a suspicion from some little preparations which she had made during the evening; she asked herself what would be her fate if the execution of their design were prevented.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading She feared that their whole scheme of flight might be discovered; she thought that the maid might have conceived a suspicion from some little preparations which she had made during the evening; she asked herself what would be her fate if the execution of their design were prevented.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading She feared that their whole scheme of flight might be discovered; she thought that the maid might have conceived a suspicion from some little preparations which she had made during the evening; she asked herself what would be her fate if the execution of their design were prevented.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She lay in darkness, wakeful and expectant, listening for every sound to give her some indication of the girl's return to the ante-chamber, from which she had heard her distinctly go forth, without knowing the cause.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She lay in darkness, wakeful and expectant, listening for every sound to give her some indication of the girl's return to the ante-chamber, from which she had heard her distinctly go forth, without knowing the cause.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She lay in darkness, wakeful and expectant, listening for every sound to give her some indication of the girl's return to the ante-chamber, from which she had heard her distinctly go forth, without knowing the cause.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The moments which the maid Blanchette passed with De Montigni, and afterwards with Chazeul, were full of anxiety to Rose d'Albret.
girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading She lay in darkness, wakeful and expectant, listening for every sound to give her some indication of the girl's return to the ante-chamber, from which she had heard her distinctly go forth, without knowing the cause.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She lay in darkness, wakeful and expectant, listening for every sound to give her some indication of the girl's return to the ante-chamber, from which she had heard her distinctly go forth, without knowing the cause.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She lay in darkness, wakeful and expectant, listening for every sound to give her some indication of the girl's return to the ante-chamber, from which she had heard her distinctly go forth, without knowing the cause.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She lay in darkness, wakeful and expectant, listening for every sound to give her some indication of the girl's return to the ante-chamber, from which she had heard her distinctly go forth, without knowing the cause.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She feared that their whole scheme of flight might be discovered; she thought that the maid might have conceived a suspicion from some little preparations which she had made during the evening; she asked herself what would be her fate if the execution of their design were prevented.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading She lay in darkness, wakeful and expectant, listening for every sound to give her some indication of the girl's return to the ante-chamber, from which she had heard her distinctly go forth, without knowing the cause.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She lay in darkness, wakeful and expectant, listening for every sound to give her some indication of the girl's return to the ante-chamber, from which she had heard her distinctly go forth, without knowing the cause.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She feared that their whole scheme of flight might be discovered; she thought that the maid might have conceived a suspicion from some little preparations which she had made during the evening; she asked herself what would be her fate if the execution of their design were prevented.
intense and profound fear
From this reading Would they, could they, compel her to unite herself to Chazeul? and she now shrunk from the very idea with tenfold horror.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Would they, could they, compel her to unite herself to Chazeul? and she now shrunk from the very idea with tenfold horror.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She feared that their whole scheme of flight might be discovered; she thought that the maid might have conceived a suspicion from some little preparations which she had made during the evening; she asked herself what would be her fate if the execution of their design were prevented.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading Imagination was busy with every painful possibility.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She lay in darkness, wakeful and expectant, listening for every sound to give her some indication of the girl's return to the ante-chamber, from which she had heard her distinctly go forth, without knowing the cause.
indicationnounUS /ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən/
something that serves to indicate or suggest
From this reading She lay in darkness, wakeful and expectant, listening for every sound to give her some indication of the girl's return to the ante-chamber, from which she had heard her distinctly go forth, without knowing the cause.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading She lay in darkness, wakeful and expectant, listening for every sound to give her some indication of the girl's return to the ante-chamber, from which she had heard her distinctly go forth, without knowing the cause.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She lay in darkness, wakeful and expectant, listening for every sound to give her some indication of the girl's return to the ante-chamber, from which she had heard her distinctly go forth, without knowing the cause.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading She lay in darkness, wakeful and expectant, listening for every sound to give her some indication of the girl's return to the ante-chamber, from which she had heard her distinctly go forth, without knowing the cause.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She feared that their whole scheme of flight might be discovered; she thought that the maid might have conceived a suspicion from some little preparations which she had made during the evening; she asked herself what would be her fate if the execution of their design were prevented.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She feared that their whole scheme of flight might be discovered; she thought that the maid might have conceived a suspicion from some little preparations which she had made during the evening; she asked herself what would be her fate if the execution of their design were prevented.
a female domestic
From this reading The moments which the maid Blanchette passed with De Montigni, and afterwards with Chazeul, were full of anxiety to Rose d'Albret.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She feared that their whole scheme of flight might be discovered; she thought that the maid might have conceived a suspicion from some little preparations which she had made during the evening; she asked herself what would be her fate if the execution of their design were prevented.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading The moments which the maid Blanchette passed with De Montigni, and afterwards with Chazeul, were full of anxiety to Rose d'Albret.
Montigni
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From this reading The moments which the maid Blanchette passed with De Montigni, and afterwards with Chazeul, were full of anxiety to Rose d'Albret.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Would they, could they, compel her to unite herself to Chazeul? and she now shrunk from the very idea with tenfold horror.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The moments which the maid Blanchette passed with De Montigni, and afterwards with Chazeul, were full of anxiety to Rose d'Albret.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading Imagination was busy with every painful possibility.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The moments which the maid Blanchette passed with De Montigni, and afterwards with Chazeul, were full of anxiety to Rose d'Albret.
a future prospect or potential
From this reading Imagination was busy with every painful possibility.
preparationsnounUS /ˌprepərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading She feared that their whole scheme of flight might be discovered; she thought that the maid might have conceived a suspicion from some little preparations which she had made during the evening; she asked herself what would be her fate if the execution of their design were prevented.
preventedverbUS /prɪˈventɪd/
past form of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading She feared that their whole scheme of flight might be discovered; she thought that the maid might have conceived a suspicion from some little preparations which she had made during the evening; she asked herself what would be her fate if the execution of their design were prevented.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading She lay in darkness, wakeful and expectant, listening for every sound to give her some indication of the girl's return to the ante-chamber, from which she had heard her distinctly go forth, without knowing the cause.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The moments which the maid Blanchette passed with De Montigni, and afterwards with Chazeul, were full of anxiety to Rose d'Albret.
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading She feared that their whole scheme of flight might be discovered; she thought that the maid might have conceived a suspicion from some little preparations which she had made during the evening; she asked herself what would be her fate if the execution of their design were prevented.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lay in darkness, wakeful and expectant, listening for every sound to give her some indication of the girl's return to the ante-chamber, from which she had heard her distinctly go forth, without knowing the cause.
shrunkverbUS /ʃrʌŋk/
inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading Would they, could they, compel her to unite herself to Chazeul? and she now shrunk from the very idea with tenfold horror.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She lay in darkness, wakeful and expectant, listening for every sound to give her some indication of the girl's return to the ante-chamber, from which she had heard her distinctly go forth, without knowing the cause.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading She lay in darkness, wakeful and expectant, listening for every sound to give her some indication of the girl's return to the ante-chamber, from which she had heard her distinctly go forth, without knowing the cause.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading She feared that their whole scheme of flight might be discovered; she thought that the maid might have conceived a suspicion from some little preparations which she had made during the evening; she asked herself what would be her fate if the execution of their design were prevented.
tenfoldadverbUS /ˈtenfoʊld/
by ten times as much
From this reading Would they, could they, compel her to unite herself to Chazeul? and she now shrunk from the very idea with tenfold horror.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She feared that their whole scheme of flight might be discovered; she thought that the maid might have conceived a suspicion from some little preparations which she had made during the evening; she asked herself what would be her fate if the execution of their design were prevented.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moments which the maid Blanchette passed with De Montigni, and afterwards with Chazeul, were full of anxiety to Rose d'Albret.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She feared that their whole scheme of flight might be discovered; she thought that the maid might have conceived a suspicion from some little preparations which she had made during the evening; she asked herself what would be her fate if the execution of their design were prevented.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Would they, could they, compel her to unite herself to Chazeul? and she now shrunk from the very idea with tenfold horror.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She feared that their whole scheme of flight might be discovered; she thought that the maid might have conceived a suspicion from some little preparations which she had made during the evening; she asked herself what would be her fate if the execution of their design were prevented.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The moments which the maid Blanchette passed with De Montigni, and afterwards with Chazeul, were full of anxiety to Rose d'Albret.
uniteverbUS /ˈjuːnaɪt/
act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief
From this reading Would they, could they, compel her to unite herself to Chazeul? and she now shrunk from the very idea with tenfold horror.
precisely as stated
From this reading Would they, could they, compel her to unite herself to Chazeul? and she now shrunk from the very idea with tenfold horror.
wakefuladjective
carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger
From this reading She lay in darkness, wakeful and expectant, listening for every sound to give her some indication of the girl's return to the ante-chamber, from which she had heard her distinctly go forth, without knowing the cause.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Imagination was busy with every painful possibility.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The moments which the maid Blanchette passed with De Montigni, and afterwards with Chazeul, were full of anxiety to Rose d'Albret.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She feared that their whole scheme of flight might be discovered; she thought that the maid might have conceived a suspicion from some little preparations which she had made during the evening; she asked herself what would be her fate if the execution of their design were prevented.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The moments which the maid Blanchette passed with De Montigni, and afterwards with Chazeul, were full of anxiety to Rose d'Albret.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading She feared that their whole scheme of flight might be discovered; she thought that the maid might have conceived a suspicion from some little preparations which she had made during the evening; she asked herself what would be her fate if the execution of their design were prevented.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The moments which the maid Blanchette passed with De Montigni, and afterwards with Chazeul, were full of anxiety to Rose d'Albret.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She lay in darkness, wakeful and expectant, listening for every sound to give her some indication of the girl's return to the ante-chamber, from which she had heard her distinctly go forth, without knowing the cause.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She feared that their whole scheme of flight might be discovered; she thought that the maid might have conceived a suspicion from some little preparations which she had made during the evening; she asked herself what would be her fate if the execution of their design were prevented.
