used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “You would do much better not to be in such a hurry, my young fellow,” replied the woman, touched by Fabrizio’s pallor and the beauty of his eyes.
speak to
From this reading Fabrizio soon came upon some _cantinières_, and the deep gratitude he felt toward the jailer’s wife incited him to address them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fabrizio soon came upon some _cantinières_, and the deep gratitude he felt toward the jailer’s wife incited him to address them.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Now, if you had only a gun, I don’t say but that you might fire it off as well as any other man.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He inquired of one of them as to where the Fourth Regiment of Hussars, to which he belonged, might be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He inquired of one of them as to where the Fourth Regiment of Hussars, to which he belonged, might be.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading “You would do much better not to be in such a hurry, my young fellow,” replied the woman, touched by Fabrizio’s pallor and the beauty of his eyes.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading He inquired of one of them as to where the Fourth Regiment of Hussars, to which he belonged, might be.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “You would do much better not to be in such a hurry, my young fellow,” replied the woman, touched by Fabrizio’s pallor and the beauty of his eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now, if you had only a gun, I don’t say but that you might fire it off as well as any other man.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “You would do much better not to be in such a hurry, my young fellow,” replied the woman, touched by Fabrizio’s pallor and the beauty of his eyes.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Fabrizio soon came upon some _cantinières_, and the deep gratitude he felt toward the jailer’s wife incited him to address them.
cantinières
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From this reading Fabrizio soon came upon some _cantinières_, and the deep gratitude he felt toward the jailer’s wife incited him to address them.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “Your hand is not steady enough yet for the sword play that this day must see!
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Fabrizio soon came upon some _cantinières_, and the deep gratitude he felt toward the jailer’s wife incited him to address them.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “You would do much better not to be in such a hurry, my young fellow,” replied the woman, touched by Fabrizio’s pallor and the beauty of his eyes.
don't
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From this reading Now, if you had only a gun, I don’t say but that you might fire it off as well as any other man.”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Your hand is not steady enough yet for the sword play that this day must see!
opinion or judgment
From this reading “You would do much better not to be in such a hurry, my young fellow,” replied the woman, touched by Fabrizio’s pallor and the beauty of his eyes.
Fabrizio
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From this reading Fabrizio soon came upon some _cantinières_, and the deep gratitude he felt toward the jailer’s wife incited him to address them.
Fabrizio's
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From this reading “You would do much better not to be in such a hurry, my young fellow,” replied the woman, touched by Fabrizio’s pallor and the beauty of his eyes.
a boy or man
From this reading “You would do much better not to be in such a hurry, my young fellow,” replied the woman, touched by Fabrizio’s pallor and the beauty of his eyes.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Fabrizio soon came upon some _cantinières_, and the deep gratitude he felt toward the jailer’s wife incited him to address them.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Now, if you had only a gun, I don’t say but that you might fire it off as well as any other man.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Your hand is not steady enough yet for the sword play that this day must see!
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading He inquired of one of them as to where the Fourth Regiment of Hussars, to which he belonged, might be.
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading Fabrizio soon came upon some _cantinières_, and the deep gratitude he felt toward the jailer’s wife incited him to address them.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Now, if you had only a gun, I don’t say but that you might fire it off as well as any other man.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now, if you had only a gun, I don’t say but that you might fire it off as well as any other man.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “Your hand is not steady enough yet for the sword play that this day must see!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fabrizio soon came upon some _cantinières_, and the deep gratitude he felt toward the jailer’s wife incited him to address them.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fabrizio soon came upon some _cantinières_, and the deep gratitude he felt toward the jailer’s wife incited him to address them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “You would do much better not to be in such a hurry, my young fellow,” replied the woman, touched by Fabrizio’s pallor and the beauty of his eyes.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “You would do much better not to be in such a hurry, my young fellow,” replied the woman, touched by Fabrizio’s pallor and the beauty of his eyes.
Hussars
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From this reading He inquired of one of them as to where the Fourth Regiment of Hussars, to which he belonged, might be.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now, if you had only a gun, I don’t say but that you might fire it off as well as any other man.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now, if you had only a gun, I don’t say but that you might fire it off as well as any other man.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You would do much better not to be in such a hurry, my young fellow,” replied the woman, touched by Fabrizio’s pallor and the beauty of his eyes.
incitedverbUS /ˌɪnˈsaɪtɪd/
past form of “incite” — give an incentive for action
From this reading Fabrizio soon came upon some _cantinières_, and the deep gratitude he felt toward the jailer’s wife incited him to address them.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading He inquired of one of them as to where the Fourth Regiment of Hussars, to which he belonged, might be.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Your hand is not steady enough yet for the sword play that this day must see!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now, if you had only a gun, I don’t say but that you might fire it off as well as any other man.”
jailer's
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From this reading Fabrizio soon came upon some _cantinières_, and the deep gratitude he felt toward the jailer’s wife incited him to address them.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Now, if you had only a gun, I don’t say but that you might fire it off as well as any other man.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He inquired of one of them as to where the Fourth Regiment of Hussars, to which he belonged, might be.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “You would do much better not to be in such a hurry, my young fellow,” replied the woman, touched by Fabrizio’s pallor and the beauty of his eyes.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Your hand is not steady enough yet for the sword play that this day must see!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You would do much better not to be in such a hurry, my young fellow,” replied the woman, touched by Fabrizio’s pallor and the beauty of his eyes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You would do much better not to be in such a hurry, my young fellow,” replied the woman, touched by Fabrizio’s pallor and the beauty of his eyes.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, if you had only a gun, I don’t say but that you might fire it off as well as any other man.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He inquired of one of them as to where the Fourth Regiment of Hussars, to which he belonged, might be.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Now, if you had only a gun, I don’t say but that you might fire it off as well as any other man.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He inquired of one of them as to where the Fourth Regiment of Hussars, to which he belonged, might be.
and nothing more
From this reading Now, if you had only a gun, I don’t say but that you might fire it off as well as any other man.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Now, if you had only a gun, I don’t say but that you might fire it off as well as any other man.”
pallornoun
unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
From this reading “You would do much better not to be in such a hurry, my young fellow,” replied the woman, touched by Fabrizio’s pallor and the beauty of his eyes.
participate in games or sport
From this reading “Your hand is not steady enough yet for the sword play that this day must see!
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading He inquired of one of them as to where the Fourth Regiment of Hussars, to which he belonged, might be.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “You would do much better not to be in such a hurry, my young fellow,” replied the woman, touched by Fabrizio’s pallor and the beauty of his eyes.
express in words
From this reading Now, if you had only a gun, I don’t say but that you might fire it off as well as any other man.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Your hand is not steady enough yet for the sword play that this day must see!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Fabrizio soon came upon some _cantinières_, and the deep gratitude he felt toward the jailer’s wife incited him to address them.
in the near future
From this reading Fabrizio soon came upon some _cantinières_, and the deep gratitude he felt toward the jailer’s wife incited him to address them.
make steady
From this reading “Your hand is not steady enough yet for the sword play that this day must see!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “You would do much better not to be in such a hurry, my young fellow,” replied the woman, touched by Fabrizio’s pallor and the beauty of his eyes.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading “Your hand is not steady enough yet for the sword play that this day must see!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Your hand is not steady enough yet for the sword play that this day must see!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fabrizio soon came upon some _cantinières_, and the deep gratitude he felt toward the jailer’s wife incited him to address them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Fabrizio soon came upon some _cantinières_, and the deep gratitude he felt toward the jailer’s wife incited him to address them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Your hand is not steady enough yet for the sword play that this day must see!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fabrizio soon came upon some _cantinières_, and the deep gratitude he felt toward the jailer’s wife incited him to address them.
having come into contact
From this reading “You would do much better not to be in such a hurry, my young fellow,” replied the woman, touched by Fabrizio’s pallor and the beauty of his eyes.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Fabrizio soon came upon some _cantinières_, and the deep gratitude he felt toward the jailer’s wife incited him to address them.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Fabrizio soon came upon some _cantinières_, and the deep gratitude he felt toward the jailer’s wife incited him to address them.
(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 Now, if you had only a gun, I don’t say but that you might fire it off as well as any other man.”
in or at the place that
From this reading He inquired of one of them as to where the Fourth Regiment of Hussars, to which he belonged, might be.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He inquired of one of them as to where the Fourth Regiment of Hussars, to which he belonged, might be.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Fabrizio soon came upon some _cantinières_, and the deep gratitude he felt toward the jailer’s wife incited him to address them.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “You would do much better not to be in such a hurry, my young fellow,” replied the woman, touched by Fabrizio’s pallor and the beauty of his eyes.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “You would do much better not to be in such a hurry, my young fellow,” replied the woman, touched by Fabrizio’s pallor and the beauty of his eyes.
but in spite of that
From this reading “Your hand is not steady enough yet for the sword play that this day must see!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You would do much better not to be in such a hurry, my young fellow,” replied the woman, touched by Fabrizio’s pallor and the beauty of his eyes.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “You would do much better not to be in such a hurry, my young fellow,” replied the woman, touched by Fabrizio’s pallor and the beauty of his eyes.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your hand is not steady enough yet for the sword play that this day must see!
