used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A company of comedians are building a theatre; and some subscription balls have been given, at which the Spanish ladies were quite eclipsed by the French belles, notwithstanding their losses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The people here are generally poor, and unaccustomed to expensive pleasures.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _St. Jago de Cuba._ The French emigrants begin to seek in their talents some resource from the frightful poverty to which they are reduced, but meet with very little encouragement.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A company of comedians are building a theatre; and some subscription balls have been given, at which the Spanish ladies were quite eclipsed by the French belles, notwithstanding their losses.
ballsnounUS /bɔːlz/
plural of “ball” — round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading A company of comedians are building a theatre; and some subscription balls have been given, at which the Spanish ladies were quite eclipsed by the French belles, notwithstanding their losses.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A company of comedians are building a theatre; and some subscription balls have been given, at which the Spanish ladies were quite eclipsed by the French belles, notwithstanding their losses.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading _St. Jago de Cuba._ The French emigrants begin to seek in their talents some resource from the frightful poverty to which they are reduced, but meet with very little encouragement.
bellesnounUS /belz/
plural of “belle” — a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading A company of comedians are building a theatre; and some subscription balls have been given, at which the Spanish ladies were quite eclipsed by the French belles, notwithstanding their losses.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading Madame D----, of Jeremie, who plays and sings divinely, gave a concert, which was very brilliant.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading A company of comedians are building a theatre; and some subscription balls have been given, at which the Spanish ladies were quite eclipsed by the French belles, notwithstanding their losses.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _St. Jago de Cuba._ The French emigrants begin to seek in their talents some resource from the frightful poverty to which they are reduced, but meet with very little encouragement.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A company of comedians are building a theatre; and some subscription balls have been given, at which the Spanish ladies were quite eclipsed by the French belles, notwithstanding their losses.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading The French women are certainly charming creatures in society.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading The French women are certainly charming creatures in society.
comediansnounUS /kəˈmiːdiənz/
plural of “comedian” — a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
From this reading A company of comedians are building a theatre; and some subscription balls have been given, at which the Spanish ladies were quite eclipsed by the French belles, notwithstanding their losses.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading A company of comedians are building a theatre; and some subscription balls have been given, at which the Spanish ladies were quite eclipsed by the French belles, notwithstanding their losses.
concertnounUS /ˈkɑːnsərt/
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading Madame D----, of Jeremie, who plays and sings divinely, gave a concert, which was very brilliant.
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The French women are certainly charming creatures in society.
CubanounUS /ˈkjuːbə/
a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba
From this reading _St. Jago de Cuba._ The French emigrants begin to seek in their talents some resource from the frightful poverty to which they are reduced, but meet with very little encouragement.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading Madame D----, of Jeremie, who plays and sings divinely, gave a concert, which was very brilliant.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading _St. Jago de Cuba._ The French emigrants begin to seek in their talents some resource from the frightful poverty to which they are reduced, but meet with very little encouragement.
divinelyadverbUS /dɪˈvaɪnli/
by divine means
From this reading Madame D----, of Jeremie, who plays and sings divinely, gave a concert, which was very brilliant.
eclipsedverbUS /ɪˈklɪpst/
past form of “eclipse” — be greater in significance than
From this reading A company of comedians are building a theatre; and some subscription balls have been given, at which the Spanish ladies were quite eclipsed by the French belles, notwithstanding their losses.
emigrantsnounUS /ˈeməɡrənts/
plural of “emigrant” — someone who leaves one country to settle in another
From this reading _St. Jago de Cuba._ The French emigrants begin to seek in their talents some resource from the frightful poverty to which they are reduced, but meet with very little encouragement.
encouragementnounUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒmənt/
the expression of approval and support
From this reading _St. Jago de Cuba._ The French emigrants begin to seek in their talents some resource from the frightful poverty to which they are reduced, but meet with very little encouragement.
expensiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspensɪv/
high in price or charging high prices
From this reading The people here are generally poor, and unaccustomed to expensive pleasures.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading _St. Jago de Cuba._ The French emigrants begin to seek in their talents some resource from the frightful poverty to which they are reduced, but meet with very little encouragement.
frightfuladjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtfəl/
provoking horror
From this reading _St. Jago de Cuba._ The French emigrants begin to seek in their talents some resource from the frightful poverty to which they are reduced, but meet with very little encouragement.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _St. Jago de Cuba._ The French emigrants begin to seek in their talents some resource from the frightful poverty to which they are reduced, but meet with very little encouragement.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Madame D----, of Jeremie, who plays and sings divinely, gave a concert, which was very brilliant.
usually; as a rule
From this reading The people here are generally poor, and unaccustomed to expensive pleasures.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading A company of comedians are building a theatre; and some subscription balls have been given, at which the Spanish ladies were quite eclipsed by the French belles, notwithstanding their losses.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A company of comedians are building a theatre; and some subscription balls have been given, at which the Spanish ladies were quite eclipsed by the French belles, notwithstanding their losses.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The people here are generally poor, and unaccustomed to expensive pleasures.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _St. Jago de Cuba._ The French emigrants begin to seek in their talents some resource from the frightful poverty to which they are reduced, but meet with very little encouragement.
Jago
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From this reading _St. Jago de Cuba._ The French emigrants begin to seek in their talents some resource from the frightful poverty to which they are reduced, but meet with very little encouragement.
Jeremie
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From this reading Madame D----, of Jeremie, who plays and sings divinely, gave a concert, which was very brilliant.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading A company of comedians are building a theatre; and some subscription balls have been given, at which the Spanish ladies were quite eclipsed by the French belles, notwithstanding their losses.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _St. Jago de Cuba._ The French emigrants begin to seek in their talents some resource from the frightful poverty to which they are reduced, but meet with very little encouragement.
lossesnounUS /ˈlɔːsəz/
something lost (especially money lost at gambling)
From this reading A company of comedians are building a theatre; and some subscription balls have been given, at which the Spanish ladies were quite eclipsed by the French belles, notwithstanding their losses.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame D----, of Jeremie, who plays and sings divinely, gave a concert, which was very brilliant.
come together
From this reading _St. Jago de Cuba._ The French emigrants begin to seek in their talents some resource from the frightful poverty to which they are reduced, but meet with very little encouragement.
despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
From this reading A company of comedians are building a theatre; and some subscription balls have been given, at which the Spanish ladies were quite eclipsed by the French belles, notwithstanding their losses.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A company of comedians are building a theatre; and some subscription balls have been given, at which the Spanish ladies were quite eclipsed by the French belles, notwithstanding their losses.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The people here are generally poor, and unaccustomed to expensive pleasures.
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading Madame D----, of Jeremie, who plays and sings divinely, gave a concert, which was very brilliant.
pleasuresnounUS /ˈpleʒərz/
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading The people here are generally poor, and unaccustomed to expensive pleasures.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The people here are generally poor, and unaccustomed to expensive pleasures.
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading _St. Jago de Cuba._ The French emigrants begin to seek in their talents some resource from the frightful poverty to which they are reduced, but meet with very little encouragement.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading A company of comedians are building a theatre; and some subscription balls have been given, at which the Spanish ladies were quite eclipsed by the French belles, notwithstanding their losses.
reducedadjectiveUS /rəˈduːst/
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading _St. Jago de Cuba._ The French emigrants begin to seek in their talents some resource from the frightful poverty to which they are reduced, but meet with very little encouragement.
resourcenounUS /ˈriːsɔːrs/
available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
From this reading _St. Jago de Cuba._ The French emigrants begin to seek in their talents some resource from the frightful poverty to which they are reduced, but meet with very little encouragement.
try to get or reach
From this reading _St. Jago de Cuba._ The French emigrants begin to seek in their talents some resource from the frightful poverty to which they are reduced, but meet with very little encouragement.
singsverbUS /sɪŋz/
third-person singular of “sing” — deliver by singing
From this reading Madame D----, of Jeremie, who plays and sings divinely, gave a concert, which was very brilliant.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading The French women are certainly charming creatures in society.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading _St. Jago de Cuba._ The French emigrants begin to seek in their talents some resource from the frightful poverty to which they are reduced, but meet with very little encouragement.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading A company of comedians are building a theatre; and some subscription balls have been given, at which the Spanish ladies were quite eclipsed by the French belles, notwithstanding their losses.
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From this reading _St. Jago de Cuba._ The French emigrants begin to seek in their talents some resource from the frightful poverty to which they are reduced, but meet with very little encouragement.
subscriptionnounUS /səbˈskrɪpʃən/
a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
From this reading A company of comedians are building a theatre; and some subscription balls have been given, at which the Spanish ladies were quite eclipsed by the French belles, notwithstanding their losses.
talentsnounUS /ˈtælənts/
plural of “talent” — natural abilities or qualities
From this reading _St. Jago de Cuba._ The French emigrants begin to seek in their talents some resource from the frightful poverty to which they are reduced, but meet with very little encouragement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _St. Jago de Cuba._ The French emigrants begin to seek in their talents some resource from the frightful poverty to which they are reduced, but meet with very little encouragement.
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading A company of comedians are building a theatre; and some subscription balls have been given, at which the Spanish ladies were quite eclipsed by the French belles, notwithstanding their losses.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _St. Jago de Cuba._ The French emigrants begin to seek in their talents some resource from the frightful poverty to which they are reduced, but meet with very little encouragement.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _St. Jago de Cuba._ The French emigrants begin to seek in their talents some resource from the frightful poverty to which they are reduced, but meet with very little encouragement.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _St. Jago de Cuba._ The French emigrants begin to seek in their talents some resource from the frightful poverty to which they are reduced, but meet with very little encouragement.
unaccustomedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd/
unusual or unfamiliar
From this reading The people here are generally poor, and unaccustomed to expensive pleasures.
precisely as stated
From this reading _St. Jago de Cuba._ The French emigrants begin to seek in their talents some resource from the frightful poverty to which they are reduced, but meet with very little encouragement.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Madame D----, of Jeremie, who plays and sings divinely, gave a concert, which was very brilliant.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A company of comedians are building a theatre; and some subscription balls have been given, at which the Spanish ladies were quite eclipsed by the French belles, notwithstanding their losses.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _St. Jago de Cuba._ The French emigrants begin to seek in their talents some resource from the frightful poverty to which they are reduced, but meet with very little encouragement.
which person or people
From this reading Madame D----, of Jeremie, who plays and sings divinely, gave a concert, which was very brilliant.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _St. Jago de Cuba._ The French emigrants begin to seek in their talents some resource from the frightful poverty to which they are reduced, but meet with very little encouragement.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The French women are certainly charming creatures in society.
