Abbé
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From this reading 'Abbé Faujas has got the better of Abbé Bourrette,' he repeated for the tenth time as he slowly rolled his head upon the pillow.
Ah
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From this reading Ah! they rob each other even of their very penitents.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Well, never mind! it's good fun to see those parsons devouring one another.
any person at all
From this reading The other day when they were hugging each other in the garden--you remember it, don't you?--anyone would have thought that they were brothers.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Abbé Faujas has got the better of Abbé Bourrette,' he repeated for the tenth time as he slowly rolled his head upon the pillow.
(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 'Abbé Faujas has got the better of Abbé Bourrette,' he repeated for the tenth time as he slowly rolled his head upon the pillow.
Bourrette
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From this reading 'Abbé Faujas has got the better of Abbé Bourrette,' he repeated for the tenth time as he slowly rolled his head upon the pillow.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The other day when they were hugging each other in the garden--you remember it, don't you?--anyone would have thought that they were brothers.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The other day when they were hugging each other in the garden--you remember it, don't you?--anyone would have thought that they were brothers.
devouringadjectiveUS /dɪˈvaʊərɪŋ/
(often followed by “for”) ardently or excessively desirous
From this reading Well, never mind! it's good fun to see those parsons devouring one another.
don't
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From this reading The other day when they were hugging each other in the garden--you remember it, don't you?--anyone would have thought that they were brothers.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The other day when they were hugging each other in the garden--you remember it, don't you?--anyone would have thought that they were brothers.
divisible by two
From this reading Ah! they rob each other even of their very penitents.
Faujas
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From this reading 'Abbé Faujas has got the better of Abbé Bourrette,' he repeated for the tenth time as he slowly rolled his head upon the pillow.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'Abbé Faujas has got the better of Abbé Bourrette,' he repeated for the tenth time as he slowly rolled his head upon the pillow.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading Well, never mind! it's good fun to see those parsons devouring one another.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The other day when they were hugging each other in the garden--you remember it, don't you?--anyone would have thought that they were brothers.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Well, never mind! it's good fun to see those parsons devouring one another.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'Abbé Faujas has got the better of Abbé Bourrette,' he repeated for the tenth time as he slowly rolled his head upon the pillow.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Abbé Faujas has got the better of Abbé Bourrette,' he repeated for the tenth time as he slowly rolled his head upon the pillow.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The other day when they were hugging each other in the garden--you remember it, don't you?--anyone would have thought that they were brothers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Abbé Faujas has got the better of Abbé Bourrette,' he repeated for the tenth time as he slowly rolled his head upon the pillow.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading 'Abbé Faujas has got the better of Abbé Bourrette,' he repeated for the tenth time as he slowly rolled his head upon the pillow.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Abbé Faujas has got the better of Abbé Bourrette,' he repeated for the tenth time as he slowly rolled his head upon the pillow.
huggingnounUS /ˈhʌɡɪŋ/
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading The other day when they were hugging each other in the garden--you remember it, don't you?--anyone would have thought that they were brothers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The other day when they were hugging each other in the garden--you remember it, don't you?--anyone would have thought that they were brothers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The other day when they were hugging each other in the garden--you remember it, don't you?--anyone would have thought that they were brothers.
it's
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From this reading Well, never mind! it's good fun to see those parsons devouring one another.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Well, never mind! it's good fun to see those parsons devouring one another.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Well, never mind! it's good fun to see those parsons devouring one another.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Abbé Faujas has got the better of Abbé Bourrette,' he repeated for the tenth time as he slowly rolled his head upon the pillow.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Well, never mind! it's good fun to see those parsons devouring one another.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other day when they were hugging each other in the garden--you remember it, don't you?--anyone would have thought that they were brothers.
parsonsnounUS /ˈpɑːrsənz/
United States sociologist (1902-1979)
From this reading Well, never mind! it's good fun to see those parsons devouring one another.
penitents
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From this reading Ah! they rob each other even of their very penitents.
pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading 'Abbé Faujas has got the better of Abbé Bourrette,' he repeated for the tenth time as he slowly rolled his head upon the pillow.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading 'Poor Abbé Bourrette!
To recall to mind.
From this reading The other day when they were hugging each other in the garden--you remember it, don't you?--anyone would have thought that they were brothers.
recurring again and again
From this reading 'Abbé Faujas has got the better of Abbé Bourrette,' he repeated for the tenth time as he slowly rolled his head upon the pillow.
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading Ah! they rob each other even of their very penitents.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading 'Abbé Faujas has got the better of Abbé Bourrette,' he repeated for the tenth time as he slowly rolled his head upon the pillow.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Well, never mind! it's good fun to see those parsons devouring one another.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading 'Abbé Faujas has got the better of Abbé Bourrette,' he repeated for the tenth time as he slowly rolled his head upon the pillow.
tenthnounUS /tenθ/
a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
From this reading 'Abbé Faujas has got the better of Abbé Bourrette,' he repeated for the tenth time as he slowly rolled his head upon the pillow.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The other day when they were hugging each other in the garden--you remember it, don't you?--anyone would have thought that they were brothers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Abbé Faujas has got the better of Abbé Bourrette,' he repeated for the tenth time as he slowly rolled his head upon the pillow.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Ah! they rob each other even of their very penitents.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The other day when they were hugging each other in the garden--you remember it, don't you?--anyone would have thought that they were brothers.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Well, never mind! it's good fun to see those parsons devouring one another.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The other day when they were hugging each other in the garden--you remember it, don't you?--anyone would have thought that they were brothers.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading 'Abbé Faujas has got the better of Abbé Bourrette,' he repeated for the tenth time as he slowly rolled his head upon the pillow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, never mind! it's good fun to see those parsons devouring one another.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading 'Abbé Faujas has got the better of Abbé Bourrette,' he repeated for the tenth time as he slowly rolled his head upon the pillow.
precisely as stated
From this reading Ah! they rob each other even of their very penitents.
(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 Well, never mind! it's good fun to see those parsons devouring one another.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The other day when they were hugging each other in the garden--you remember it, don't you?--anyone would have thought that they were brothers.
at the time that
From this reading The other day when they were hugging each other in the garden--you remember it, don't you?--anyone would have thought that they were brothers.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The other day when they were hugging each other in the garden--you remember it, don't you?--anyone would have thought that they were brothers.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The other day when they were hugging each other in the garden--you remember it, don't you?--anyone would have thought that they were brothers.
