used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We have said that Barbaroux had written to a friend in the south to send him five hundred men willing to die.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading On the contrary, he loved his country alone, or must have loved her best, for he died for her.
amorousadjectiveUS /ˈæmərəs/
inclined toward or displaying love
From this reading Charles Barbaroux was a very handsome young man of barely twenty-five, who was reproached for his beauty, and considered by Mme. Roland as frivolous and too generally amorous.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Who was the man who could write such lines? and what influence had he over his friends?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Charles Barbaroux was a very handsome young man of barely twenty-five, who was reproached for his beauty, and considered by Mme. Roland as frivolous and too generally amorous.
Barbaroux
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From this reading We have said that Barbaroux had written to a friend in the south to send him five hundred men willing to die.
barelyadverbUS /ˈberli/
only a very short time before
From this reading Charles Barbaroux was a very handsome young man of barely twenty-five, who was reproached for his beauty, and considered by Mme. Roland as frivolous and too generally amorous.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Charles Barbaroux was a very handsome young man of barely twenty-five, who was reproached for his beauty, and considered by Mme. Roland as frivolous and too generally amorous.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading On the contrary, he loved his country alone, or must have loved her best, for he died for her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Charles Barbaroux was a very handsome young man of barely twenty-five, who was reproached for his beauty, and considered by Mme. Roland as frivolous and too generally amorous.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Charles Barbaroux was a very handsome young man of barely twenty-five, who was reproached for his beauty, and considered by Mme. Roland as frivolous and too generally amorous.
carefully weighed
From this reading Charles Barbaroux was a very handsome young man of barely twenty-five, who was reproached for his beauty, and considered by Mme. Roland as frivolous and too generally amorous.
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading On the contrary, he loved his country alone, or must have loved her best, for he died for her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Who was the man who could write such lines? and what influence had he over his friends?
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading On the contrary, he loved his country alone, or must have loved her best, for he died for her.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading We have said that Barbaroux had written to a friend in the south to send him five hundred men willing to die.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading On the contrary, he loved his country alone, or must have loved her best, for he died for her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading We have said that Barbaroux had written to a friend in the south to send him five hundred men willing to die.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Charles Barbaroux was a very handsome young man of barely twenty-five, who was reproached for his beauty, and considered by Mme. Roland as frivolous and too generally amorous.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading We have said that Barbaroux had written to a friend in the south to send him five hundred men willing to die.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Who was the man who could write such lines? and what influence had he over his friends?
frivolousadjectiveUS /ˈfrɪvələs/
not serious in content or attitude or behavior
From this reading Charles Barbaroux was a very handsome young man of barely twenty-five, who was reproached for his beauty, and considered by Mme. Roland as frivolous and too generally amorous.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE MEN FROM MARSEILLES.
usually; as a rule
From this reading Charles Barbaroux was a very handsome young man of barely twenty-five, who was reproached for his beauty, and considered by Mme. Roland as frivolous and too generally amorous.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We have said that Barbaroux had written to a friend in the south to send him five hundred men willing to die.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Charles Barbaroux was a very handsome young man of barely twenty-five, who was reproached for his beauty, and considered by Mme. Roland as frivolous and too generally amorous.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have said that Barbaroux had written to a friend in the south to send him five hundred men willing to die.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Who was the man who could write such lines? and what influence had he over his friends?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the contrary, he loved his country alone, or must have loved her best, for he died for her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We have said that Barbaroux had written to a friend in the south to send him five hundred men willing to die.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Who was the man who could write such lines? and what influence had he over his friends?
ten 10s
From this reading We have said that Barbaroux had written to a friend in the south to send him five hundred men willing to die.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We have said that Barbaroux had written to a friend in the south to send him five hundred men willing to die.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading Who was the man who could write such lines? and what influence had he over his friends?
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Who was the man who could write such lines? and what influence had he over his friends?
held dear
From this reading On the contrary, he loved his country alone, or must have loved her best, for he died for her.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Who was the man who could write such lines? and what influence had he over his friends?
MARSEILLESnounUS /mɑːrˈsaɪləs/
a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
From this reading THE MEN FROM MARSEILLES.
the force of workers available
From this reading THE MEN FROM MARSEILLES.
Mme
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From this reading Charles Barbaroux was a very handsome young man of barely twenty-five, who was reproached for his beauty, and considered by Mme. Roland as frivolous and too generally amorous.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading On the contrary, he loved his country alone, or must have loved her best, for he died for her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Charles Barbaroux was a very handsome young man of barely twenty-five, who was reproached for his beauty, and considered by Mme. Roland as frivolous and too generally amorous.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the contrary, he loved his country alone, or must have loved her best, for he died for her.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading On the contrary, he loved his country alone, or must have loved her best, for he died for her.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Who was the man who could write such lines? and what influence had he over his friends?
reproached
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From this reading Charles Barbaroux was a very handsome young man of barely twenty-five, who was reproached for his beauty, and considered by Mme. Roland as frivolous and too generally amorous.
Roland
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From this reading Charles Barbaroux was a very handsome young man of barely twenty-five, who was reproached for his beauty, and considered by Mme. Roland as frivolous and too generally amorous.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading We have said that Barbaroux had written to a friend in the south to send him five hundred men willing to die.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading We have said that Barbaroux had written to a friend in the south to send him five hundred men willing to die.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading We have said that Barbaroux had written to a friend in the south to send him five hundred men willing to die.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Who was the man who could write such lines? and what influence had he over his friends?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We have said that Barbaroux had written to a friend in the south to send him five hundred men willing to die.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEN FROM MARSEILLES.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We have said that Barbaroux had written to a friend in the south to send him five hundred men willing to die.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Charles Barbaroux was a very handsome young man of barely twenty-five, who was reproached for his beauty, and considered by Mme. Roland as frivolous and too generally amorous.
twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/
being five more than twenty
From this reading Charles Barbaroux was a very handsome young man of barely twenty-five, who was reproached for his beauty, and considered by Mme. Roland as frivolous and too generally amorous.
precisely as stated
From this reading Charles Barbaroux was a very handsome young man of barely twenty-five, who was reproached for his beauty, and considered by Mme. Roland as frivolous and too generally amorous.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who was the man who could write such lines? and what influence had he over his friends?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have said that Barbaroux had written to a friend in the south to send him five hundred men willing to die.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Who was the man who could write such lines? and what influence had he over his friends?
which person or people
From this reading Who was the man who could write such lines? and what influence had he over his friends?
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading We have said that Barbaroux had written to a friend in the south to send him five hundred men willing to die.
produce a literary work
From this reading Who was the man who could write such lines? and what influence had he over his friends?
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading We have said that Barbaroux had written to a friend in the south to send him five hundred men willing to die.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Charles Barbaroux was a very handsome young man of barely twenty-five, who was reproached for his beauty, and considered by Mme. Roland as frivolous and too generally amorous.
