used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Picard du Gay had become a gentleman in heart and appearance through association with the best explorers of his time.
affectverbUS /əˈfekt/
have an effect upon
From this reading But under the lash of the Spaniard's tongue he thought it best to affect that haughty bearing supposed to be one of the marks of a title.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Picard du Gay had become a gentleman in heart and appearance through association with the best explorers of his time.
AnthonynounUS /ˈænθəni/
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading Now Anthony Auguelle did not belong to the blood royal.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading The Picard du Gay had become a gentleman in heart and appearance through association with the best explorers of his time.
associationnounUS /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/
a formal organization of people or groups of people
From this reading The Picard du Gay had become a gentleman in heart and appearance through association with the best explorers of his time.
Auguelle
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From this reading Now Anthony Auguelle did not belong to the blood royal.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But under the lash of the Spaniard's tongue he thought it best to affect that haughty bearing supposed to be one of the marks of a title.
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading But under the lash of the Spaniard's tongue he thought it best to affect that haughty bearing supposed to be one of the marks of a title.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The Picard du Gay had become a gentleman in heart and appearance through association with the best explorers of his time.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading Now Anthony Auguelle did not belong to the blood royal.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The Picard du Gay had become a gentleman in heart and appearance through association with the best explorers of his time.
bitsnounUS /bɪts/
plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading And he thought this the right time to use the bits of news he had gained from the Chickasaw.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Now Anthony Auguelle did not belong to the blood royal.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But under the lash of the Spaniard's tongue he thought it best to affect that haughty bearing supposed to be one of the marks of a title.
ChickasawnounUS /ˈtʃɪkəsɔː/
a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in northern Mississippi
From this reading And he thought this the right time to use the bits of news he had gained from the Chickasaw.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Now Anthony Auguelle did not belong to the blood royal.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading The don was sure of that.
du
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From this reading The Picard du Gay had become a gentleman in heart and appearance through association with the best explorers of his time.
explorersnounUS /ɪkˈsplɔːrərz/
plural of “explorer” — someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
From this reading The Picard du Gay had become a gentleman in heart and appearance through association with the best explorers of his time.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And he thought this the right time to use the bits of news he had gained from the Chickasaw.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading And he thought this the right time to use the bits of news he had gained from the Chickasaw.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading The Picard du Gay had become a gentleman in heart and appearance through association with the best explorers of his time.
a man of refinement
From this reading The Picard du Gay had become a gentleman in heart and appearance through association with the best explorers of his time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Picard du Gay had become a gentleman in heart and appearance through association with the best explorers of his time.
haughtyadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːti/
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
From this reading But under the lash of the Spaniard's tongue he thought it best to affect that haughty bearing supposed to be one of the marks of a title.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But under the lash of the Spaniard's tongue he thought it best to affect that haughty bearing supposed to be one of the marks of a title.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The Picard du Gay had become a gentleman in heart and appearance through association with the best explorers of his time.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Picard du Gay had become a gentleman in heart and appearance through association with the best explorers of his time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Picard du Gay had become a gentleman in heart and appearance through association with the best explorers of his time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But under the lash of the Spaniard's tongue he thought it best to affect that haughty bearing supposed to be one of the marks of a title.
lashverbUS /læʃ/
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading But under the lash of the Spaniard's tongue he thought it best to affect that haughty bearing supposed to be one of the marks of a title.
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading But under the lash of the Spaniard's tongue he thought it best to affect that haughty bearing supposed to be one of the marks of a title.
information about recent and important events
From this reading And he thought this the right time to use the bits of news he had gained from the Chickasaw.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now Anthony Auguelle did not belong to the blood royal.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now Anthony Auguelle did not belong to the blood royal.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The don was sure of that.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But under the lash of the Spaniard's tongue he thought it best to affect that haughty bearing supposed to be one of the marks of a title.
Picard
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From this reading The Picard du Gay had become a gentleman in heart and appearance through association with the best explorers of his time.
precisely, exactly
From this reading And he thought this the right time to use the bits of news he had gained from the Chickasaw.
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading Now Anthony Auguelle did not belong to the blood royal.
Spaniard's
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From this reading But under the lash of the Spaniard's tongue he thought it best to affect that haughty bearing supposed to be one of the marks of a title.
required or under orders
From this reading But under the lash of the Spaniard's tongue he thought it best to affect that haughty bearing supposed to be one of the marks of a title.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading The don was sure of that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The don was sure of that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now Anthony Auguelle did not belong to the blood royal.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And he thought this the right time to use the bits of news he had gained from the Chickasaw.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But under the lash of the Spaniard's tongue he thought it best to affect that haughty bearing supposed to be one of the marks of a title.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The Picard du Gay had become a gentleman in heart and appearance through association with the best explorers of his time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Picard du Gay had become a gentleman in heart and appearance through association with the best explorers of his time.
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading But under the lash of the Spaniard's tongue he thought it best to affect that haughty bearing supposed to be one of the marks of a title.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now Anthony Auguelle did not belong to the blood royal.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading But under the lash of the Spaniard's tongue he thought it best to affect that haughty bearing supposed to be one of the marks of a title.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading But under the lash of the Spaniard's tongue he thought it best to affect that haughty bearing supposed to be one of the marks of a title.
the act of using
From this reading And he thought this the right time to use the bits of news he had gained from the Chickasaw.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The don was sure of that.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Picard du Gay had become a gentleman in heart and appearance through association with the best explorers of his time.
