used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The preenings and posings of a creature whose perfections he once thought were the result of a happy chance had made Louizon roar.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She remembered all their life together, and moaned, "I will say this: he was the best husband that any girl ever had.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The preenings and posings of a creature whose perfections he once thought were the result of a happy chance had made Louizon roar.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading She remembered all their life together, and moaned, "I will say this: he was the best husband that any girl ever had.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But to be the widow of a man who is eaten up--O Ste.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading She remembered all their life together, and moaned, "I will say this: he was the best husband that any girl ever had.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to be the widow of a man who is eaten up--O Ste.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading The preenings and posings of a creature whose perfections he once thought were the result of a happy chance had made Louizon roar.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The preenings and posings of a creature whose perfections he once thought were the result of a happy chance had made Louizon roar.
disagreementnounUS /dɪsəˈɡriːmənt/
a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
From this reading We scarcely had a disagreement.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading But to be the widow of a man who is eaten up--O Ste.
at any time
From this reading She remembered all their life together, and moaned, "I will say this: he was the best husband that any girl ever had.
a young female
From this reading She remembered all their life together, and moaned, "I will say this: he was the best husband that any girl ever had.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The preenings and posings of a creature whose perfections he once thought were the result of a happy chance had made Louizon roar.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading The preenings and posings of a creature whose perfections he once thought were the result of a happy chance had made Louizon roar.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The preenings and posings of a creature whose perfections he once thought were the result of a happy chance had made Louizon roar.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading She remembered all their life together, and moaned, "I will say this: he was the best husband that any girl ever had.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She remembered all their life together, and moaned, "I will say this: he was the best husband that any girl ever had.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But to be the widow of a man who is eaten up--O Ste.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She remembered all their life together, and moaned, "I will say this: he was the best husband that any girl ever had.
Louizon
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From this reading The preenings and posings of a creature whose perfections he once thought were the result of a happy chance had made Louizon roar.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The preenings and posings of a creature whose perfections he once thought were the result of a happy chance had made Louizon roar.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But to be the widow of a man who is eaten up--O Ste.
Marie
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From this reading Marie!"
moanedverbUS /moʊnd/
past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading She remembered all their life together, and moaned, "I will say this: he was the best husband that any girl ever had.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading But to be the widow of a man who is eaten up--O Ste.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The preenings and posings of a creature whose perfections he once thought were the result of a happy chance had made Louizon roar.
on one occasion
From this reading The preenings and posings of a creature whose perfections he once thought were the result of a happy chance had made Louizon roar.
perfections
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From this reading The preenings and posings of a creature whose perfections he once thought were the result of a happy chance had made Louizon roar.
posings
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From this reading The preenings and posings of a creature whose perfections he once thought were the result of a happy chance had made Louizon roar.
preenings
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From this reading The preenings and posings of a creature whose perfections he once thought were the result of a happy chance had made Louizon roar.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading She remembered all their life together, and moaned, "I will say this: he was the best husband that any girl ever had.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The preenings and posings of a creature whose perfections he once thought were the result of a happy chance had made Louizon roar.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading The preenings and posings of a creature whose perfections he once thought were the result of a happy chance had made Louizon roar.
express in words
From this reading She remembered all their life together, and moaned, "I will say this: he was the best husband that any girl ever had.
only a very short time before
From this reading We scarcely had a disagreement.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She remembered all their life together, and moaned, "I will say this: he was the best husband that any girl ever had.
Ste
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From this reading But to be the widow of a man who is eaten up--O Ste.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She remembered all their life together, and moaned, "I will say this: he was the best husband that any girl ever had.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The preenings and posings of a creature whose perfections he once thought were the result of a happy chance had made Louizon roar.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She remembered all their life together, and moaned, "I will say this: he was the best husband that any girl ever had.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She remembered all their life together, and moaned, "I will say this: he was the best husband that any girl ever had.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The preenings and posings of a creature whose perfections he once thought were the result of a happy chance had made Louizon roar.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But to be the widow of a man who is eaten up--O Ste.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading She remembered all their life together, and moaned, "I will say this: he was the best husband that any girl ever had.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But to be the widow of a man who is eaten up--O Ste.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She remembered all their life together, and moaned, "I will say this: he was the best husband that any girl ever had.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We scarcely had a disagreement.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The preenings and posings of a creature whose perfections he once thought were the result of a happy chance had made Louizon roar.
which person or people
From this reading But to be the widow of a man who is eaten up--O Ste.
belonging to which person
From this reading The preenings and posings of a creature whose perfections he once thought were the result of a happy chance had made Louizon roar.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading But to be the widow of a man who is eaten up--O Ste.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She remembered all their life together, and moaned, "I will say this: he was the best husband that any girl ever had.
