abridgeverbUS /əˈbrɪdʒ/
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
From this reading Then he set to work to abridge, to cut, to condense.
how long something has existed
From this reading They would have laughed much more could they have known on what Bruat was engaged in his old age.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at the end of his labor, frightened at having spoken at such length, he did not dare the trial of the reading.
Bonjour
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From this reading He had written twenty-seven volumes under the wonderful title, "Bonjour, Monsieur!"
Bruat
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From this reading They would have laughed much more could they have known on what Bruat was engaged in his old age.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at the end of his labor, frightened at having spoken at such length, he did not dare the trial of the reading.
condenseverbUS /kənˈdens/
undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
From this reading Then he set to work to abridge, to cut, to condense.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They would have laughed much more could they have known on what Bruat was engaged in his old age.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Then he set to work to abridge, to cut, to condense.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading But at the end of his labor, frightened at having spoken at such length, he did not dare the trial of the reading.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But at the end of his labor, frightened at having spoken at such length, he did not dare the trial of the reading.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading But at the end of his labor, frightened at having spoken at such length, he did not dare the trial of the reading.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading They would have laughed much more could they have known on what Bruat was engaged in his old age.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading The unhappy man had finished his formidable novel.
formidableadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmədəbəl/
extremely impressive in strength or excellence
From this reading The unhappy man had finished his formidable novel.
made afraid
From this reading But at the end of his labor, frightened at having spoken at such length, he did not dare the trial of the reading.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The unhappy man had finished his formidable novel.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They would have laughed much more could they have known on what Bruat was engaged in his old age.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading But at the end of his labor, frightened at having spoken at such length, he did not dare the trial of the reading.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had written twenty-seven volumes under the wonderful title, "Bonjour, Monsieur!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They would have laughed much more could they have known on what Bruat was engaged in his old age.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They would have laughed much more could they have known on what Bruat was engaged in his old age.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading They would have laughed much more could they have known on what Bruat was engaged in his old age.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading But at the end of his labor, frightened at having spoken at such length, he did not dare the trial of the reading.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading They would have laughed much more could they have known on what Bruat was engaged in his old age.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading But at the end of his labor, frightened at having spoken at such length, he did not dare the trial of the reading.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The unhappy man had finished his formidable novel.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading He had written twenty-seven volumes under the wonderful title, "Bonjour, Monsieur!"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading They would have laughed much more could they have known on what Bruat was engaged in his old age.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading They would have laughed much more could they have known on what Bruat was engaged in his old age.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But at the end of his labor, frightened at having spoken at such length, he did not dare the trial of the reading.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading The unhappy man had finished his formidable novel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But at the end of his labor, frightened at having spoken at such length, he did not dare the trial of the reading.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading They would have laughed much more could they have known on what Bruat was engaged in his old age.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They would have laughed much more could they have known on what Bruat was engaged in his old age.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading But at the end of his labor, frightened at having spoken at such length, he did not dare the trial of the reading.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Then he set to work to abridge, to cut, to condense.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading But at the end of his labor, frightened at having spoken at such length, he did not dare the trial of the reading.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But at the end of his labor, frightened at having spoken at such length, he did not dare the trial of the reading.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The unhappy man had finished his formidable novel.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he set to work to abridge, to cut, to condense.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would have laughed much more could they have known on what Bruat was engaged in his old age.
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading He had written twenty-seven volumes under the wonderful title, "Bonjour, Monsieur!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he set to work to abridge, to cut, to condense.
the act of testing something
From this reading But at the end of his labor, frightened at having spoken at such length, he did not dare the trial of the reading.
twenty-sevennoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one
From this reading He had written twenty-seven volumes under the wonderful title, "Bonjour, Monsieur!"
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He had written twenty-seven volumes under the wonderful title, "Bonjour, Monsieur!"
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading The unhappy man had finished his formidable novel.
volumesnounUS /ˈvɑːljuːmz/
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading He had written twenty-seven volumes under the wonderful title, "Bonjour, Monsieur!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They would have laughed much more could they have known on what Bruat was engaged in his old age.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They would have laughed much more could they have known on what Bruat was engaged in his old age.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading He had written twenty-seven volumes under the wonderful title, "Bonjour, Monsieur!"
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Then he set to work to abridge, to cut, to condense.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They would have laughed much more could they have known on what Bruat was engaged in his old age.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading He had written twenty-seven volumes under the wonderful title, "Bonjour, Monsieur!"
