used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We can take two and hold one and perhaps after Danielle has played, she can come and sit by us."
aislenounUS /aɪl/
a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
From this reading They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We can take two and hold one and perhaps after Danielle has played, she can come and sit by us."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There!" said Madame Garnier, scanning the chair-filled assembly-room from the back, "up there in the second row there are three seats.
assembly-room
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From this reading "There!" said Madame Garnier, scanning the chair-filled assembly-room from the back, "up there in the second row there are three seats.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "There!" said Madame Garnier, scanning the chair-filled assembly-room from the back, "up there in the second row there are three seats.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading Yes, that's the style in America, neither beard nor mustache.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We can take two and hold one and perhaps after Danielle has played, she can come and sit by us."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can take two and hold one and perhaps after Danielle has played, she can come and sit by us."
chair-filled
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From this reading "There!" said Madame Garnier, scanning the chair-filled assembly-room from the back, "up there in the second row there are three seats.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We can take two and hold one and perhaps after Danielle has played, she can come and sit by us."
contestnounUS /ˈkɑːntest/
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
From this reading They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
Danielle
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We can take two and hold one and perhaps after Danielle has played, she can come and sit by us."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "There!" said Madame Garnier, scanning the chair-filled assembly-room from the back, "up there in the second row there are three seats.
GarniernounUS /ˈɡɑːrniər/
French architect (1825-1898)
From this reading "There!" said Madame Garnier, scanning the chair-filled assembly-room from the back, "up there in the second row there are three seats.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
greetingsnounUS /ˈɡriːtɪŋz/
plural of “greeting” — (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We can take two and hold one and perhaps after Danielle has played, she can come and sit by us."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Looking very well, isn't he?
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading We can take two and hold one and perhaps after Danielle has played, she can come and sit by us."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There!" said Madame Garnier, scanning the chair-filled assembly-room from the back, "up there in the second row there are three seats.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
isn't
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From this reading Looking very well, isn't he?
Jean-Pierre
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From this reading They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
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 They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Looking very well, isn't he?
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading "There!" said Madame Garnier, scanning the chair-filled assembly-room from the back, "up there in the second row there are three seats.
mustachenounUS /ˈmʌstæʃ/
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading Yes, that's the style in America, neither beard nor mustache.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Yes, that's the style in America, neither beard nor mustache.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Yes, that's the style in America, neither beard nor mustache.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We can take two and hold one and perhaps after Danielle has played, she can come and sit by us."
by chance
From this reading We can take two and hold one and perhaps after Danielle has played, she can come and sit by us."
(of games) engaged in
From this reading We can take two and hold one and perhaps after Danielle has played, she can come and sit by us."
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
a full supply
From this reading They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
proudlyadverbUS /ˈpraʊdli/
with pride; in a proud manner
From this reading They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading "There!" said Madame Garnier, scanning the chair-filled assembly-room from the back, "up there in the second row there are three seats.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There!" said Madame Garnier, scanning the chair-filled assembly-room from the back, "up there in the second row there are three seats.
cut with a saw
From this reading They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
express in words
From this reading They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
scanningnounUS /ˈskænɪŋ/
the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer
From this reading "There!" said Madame Garnier, scanning the chair-filled assembly-room from the back, "up there in the second row there are three seats.
seatsnounUS /siːts/
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading "There!" said Madame Garnier, scanning the chair-filled assembly-room from the back, "up there in the second row there are three seats.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "There!" said Madame Garnier, scanning the chair-filled assembly-room from the back, "up there in the second row there are three seats.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We can take two and hold one and perhaps after Danielle has played, she can come and sit by us."
be seated
From this reading We can take two and hold one and perhaps after Danielle has played, she can come and sit by us."
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Yes, that's the style in America, neither beard nor mustache.
carry out
From this reading We can take two and hold one and perhaps after Danielle has played, she can come and sit by us."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
that's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, that's the style in America, neither beard nor mustache.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There!" said Madame Garnier, scanning the chair-filled assembly-room from the back, "up there in the second row there are three seats.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There!" said Madame Garnier, scanning the chair-filled assembly-room from the back, "up there in the second row there are three seats.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "There!" said Madame Garnier, scanning the chair-filled assembly-room from the back, "up there in the second row there are three seats.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading We can take two and hold one and perhaps after Danielle has played, she can come and sit by us."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "There!" said Madame Garnier, scanning the chair-filled assembly-room from the back, "up there in the second row there are three seats.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We can take two and hold one and perhaps after Danielle has played, she can come and sit by us."
precisely as stated
From this reading Looking very well, isn't he?
close enough to be walked to
From this reading They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can take two and hold one and perhaps after Danielle has played, she can come and sit by us."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Looking very well, isn't he?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
in or to any place at all
From this reading They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
an affirmative
From this reading They were in plenty of time, long before the contest began, so that she gave herself the pleasure of walking slowly down the aisle, stopping wherever she saw a familiar face to exchange greetings and to say proudly, "Yes, Jean-Pierre is returned from America.
