used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Jeannette had listened to Sybille in rapt attention, struck above all by the singular circumstance of a peasant marrying the daughter of a king.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Jeannette had listened to Sybille in rapt attention, struck above all by the singular circumstance of a peasant marrying the daughter of a king.
(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 Jeannette had listened to Sybille in rapt attention, struck above all by the singular circumstance of a peasant marrying the daughter of a king.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From that moment Jeannette pardoned herself for having so often, since the previous evening, permitted her thoughts to turn to that young Sire, so sweet, so beautiful, so brave and yet so unfortunate through his mother's misconduct and the cruelty of the English.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Jeannette had listened to Sybille in rapt attention, struck above all by the singular circumstance of a peasant marrying the daughter of a king.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading From that moment Jeannette pardoned herself for having so often, since the previous evening, permitted her thoughts to turn to that young Sire, so sweet, so beautiful, so brave and yet so unfortunate through his mother's misconduct and the cruelty of the English.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading From that moment Jeannette pardoned herself for having so often, since the previous evening, permitted her thoughts to turn to that young Sire, so sweet, so beautiful, so brave and yet so unfortunate through his mother's misconduct and the cruelty of the English.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading When Sybille's recital was ended, a short silence ensued which was broken by Jeannette:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Jeannette had listened to Sybille in rapt attention, struck above all by the singular circumstance of a peasant marrying the daughter of a king.
a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
From this reading Jeannette had listened to Sybille in rapt attention, struck above all by the singular circumstance of a peasant marrying the daughter of a king.
crueltynounUS /ˈkruːlti/
a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
From this reading From that moment Jeannette pardoned herself for having so often, since the previous evening, permitted her thoughts to turn to that young Sire, so sweet, so beautiful, so brave and yet so unfortunate through his mother's misconduct and the cruelty of the English.
a female human offspring
From this reading Jeannette had listened to Sybille in rapt attention, struck above all by the singular circumstance of a peasant marrying the daughter of a king.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading When Sybille's recital was ended, a short silence ensued which was broken by Jeannette:
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading From that moment Jeannette pardoned herself for having so often, since the previous evening, permitted her thoughts to turn to that young Sire, so sweet, so beautiful, so brave and yet so unfortunate through his mother's misconduct and the cruelty of the English.
ensuedverbUS /ɪnˈsuːd/
past form of “ensue” — issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
From this reading When Sybille's recital was ended, a short silence ensued which was broken by Jeannette:
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading From that moment Jeannette pardoned herself for having so often, since the previous evening, permitted her thoughts to turn to that young Sire, so sweet, so beautiful, so brave and yet so unfortunate through his mother's misconduct and the cruelty of the English.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From that moment Jeannette pardoned herself for having so often, since the previous evening, permitted her thoughts to turn to that young Sire, so sweet, so beautiful, so brave and yet so unfortunate through his mother's misconduct and the cruelty of the English.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From that moment Jeannette pardoned herself for having so often, since the previous evening, permitted her thoughts to turn to that young Sire, so sweet, so beautiful, so brave and yet so unfortunate through his mother's misconduct and the cruelty of the English.
god-mother
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From this reading "Oh, god-mother, what a beautiful legend!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jeannette had listened to Sybille in rapt attention, struck above all by the singular circumstance of a peasant marrying the daughter of a king.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading From that moment Jeannette pardoned herself for having so often, since the previous evening, permitted her thoughts to turn to that young Sire, so sweet, so beautiful, so brave and yet so unfortunate through his mother's misconduct and the cruelty of the English.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading From that moment Jeannette pardoned herself for having so often, since the previous evening, permitted her thoughts to turn to that young Sire, so sweet, so beautiful, so brave and yet so unfortunate through his mother's misconduct and the cruelty of the English.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading From that moment Jeannette pardoned herself for having so often, since the previous evening, permitted her thoughts to turn to that young Sire, so sweet, so beautiful, so brave and yet so unfortunate through his mother's misconduct and the cruelty of the English.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From that moment Jeannette pardoned herself for having so often, since the previous evening, permitted her thoughts to turn to that young Sire, so sweet, so beautiful, so brave and yet so unfortunate through his mother's misconduct and the cruelty of the English.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jeannette had listened to Sybille in rapt attention, struck above all by the singular circumstance of a peasant marrying the daughter of a king.
Jeannette
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From this reading Jeannette had listened to Sybille in rapt attention, struck above all by the singular circumstance of a peasant marrying the daughter of a king.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Jeannette had listened to Sybille in rapt attention, struck above all by the singular circumstance of a peasant marrying the daughter of a king.
legendnounUS /ˈledʒənd/
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading "Oh, god-mother, what a beautiful legend!
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Jeannette had listened to Sybille in rapt attention, struck above all by the singular circumstance of a peasant marrying the daughter of a king.
marryingverbUS /ˈmeriɪŋ/
-ing form of “marry” — take in marriage
From this reading Jeannette had listened to Sybille in rapt attention, struck above all by the singular circumstance of a peasant marrying the daughter of a king.
MERLINnounUS /ˈmɜːrlɪn/
(Arthurian legend) the magician who acted as King Arthur's advisor
From this reading THE PROPHECY OF MERLIN.
misconductnounUS /mɪˈskɑːndəkt/
bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf
From this reading From that moment Jeannette pardoned herself for having so often, since the previous evening, permitted her thoughts to turn to that young Sire, so sweet, so beautiful, so brave and yet so unfortunate through his mother's misconduct and the cruelty of the English.
a particular point in time
From this reading From that moment Jeannette pardoned herself for having so often, since the previous evening, permitted her thoughts to turn to that young Sire, so sweet, so beautiful, so brave and yet so unfortunate through his mother's misconduct and the cruelty of the English.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading From that moment Jeannette pardoned herself for having so often, since the previous evening, permitted her thoughts to turn to that young Sire, so sweet, so beautiful, so brave and yet so unfortunate through his mother's misconduct and the cruelty of the English.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PROPHECY OF MERLIN.
many times at short intervals
From this reading From that moment Jeannette pardoned herself for having so often, since the previous evening, permitted her thoughts to turn to that young Sire, so sweet, so beautiful, so brave and yet so unfortunate through his mother's misconduct and the cruelty of the English.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, god-mother, what a beautiful legend!
pardonedverbUS /ˈpɑːrdənd/
past form of “pardon” — accept an excuse for
From this reading From that moment Jeannette pardoned herself for having so often, since the previous evening, permitted her thoughts to turn to that young Sire, so sweet, so beautiful, so brave and yet so unfortunate through his mother's misconduct and the cruelty of the English.
peasantnounUS /ˈpezənt/
a country person
From this reading Jeannette had listened to Sybille in rapt attention, struck above all by the singular circumstance of a peasant marrying the daughter of a king.
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading From that moment Jeannette pardoned herself for having so often, since the previous evening, permitted her thoughts to turn to that young Sire, so sweet, so beautiful, so brave and yet so unfortunate through his mother's misconduct and the cruelty of the English.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading From that moment Jeannette pardoned herself for having so often, since the previous evening, permitted her thoughts to turn to that young Sire, so sweet, so beautiful, so brave and yet so unfortunate through his mother's misconduct and the cruelty of the English.
PROPHECYnounUS /ˈprɒf.ə.si/
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading THE PROPHECY OF MERLIN.
raptadjectiveUS /ræpt/
feeling great rapture or delight
From this reading Jeannette had listened to Sybille in rapt attention, struck above all by the singular circumstance of a peasant marrying the daughter of a king.
recitalnounUS /rəˈsaɪtəl/
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading When Sybille's recital was ended, a short silence ensued which was broken by Jeannette:
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading When Sybille's recital was ended, a short silence ensued which was broken by Jeannette:
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading When Sybille's recital was ended, a short silence ensued which was broken by Jeannette:
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading From that moment Jeannette pardoned herself for having so often, since the previous evening, permitted her thoughts to turn to that young Sire, so sweet, so beautiful, so brave and yet so unfortunate through his mother's misconduct and the cruelty of the English.
unusual or striking
From this reading Jeannette had listened to Sybille in rapt attention, struck above all by the singular circumstance of a peasant marrying the daughter of a king.
SireverbUS /ˈsaɪər/
make (offspring) by reproduction
From this reading From that moment Jeannette pardoned herself for having so often, since the previous evening, permitted her thoughts to turn to that young Sire, so sweet, so beautiful, so brave and yet so unfortunate through his mother's misconduct and the cruelty of the English.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading From that moment Jeannette pardoned herself for having so often, since the previous evening, permitted her thoughts to turn to that young Sire, so sweet, so beautiful, so brave and yet so unfortunate through his mother's misconduct and the cruelty of the English.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Jeannette had listened to Sybille in rapt attention, struck above all by the singular circumstance of a peasant marrying the daughter of a king.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading From that moment Jeannette pardoned herself for having so often, since the previous evening, permitted her thoughts to turn to that young Sire, so sweet, so beautiful, so brave and yet so unfortunate through his mother's misconduct and the cruelty of the English.
Sybille
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From this reading Jeannette had listened to Sybille in rapt attention, struck above all by the singular circumstance of a peasant marrying the daughter of a king.
Sybille's
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From this reading When Sybille's recital was ended, a short silence ensued which was broken by Jeannette:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From that moment Jeannette pardoned herself for having so often, since the previous evening, permitted her thoughts to turn to that young Sire, so sweet, so beautiful, so brave and yet so unfortunate through his mother's misconduct and the cruelty of the English.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PROPHECY OF MERLIN.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading From that moment Jeannette pardoned herself for having so often, since the previous evening, permitted her thoughts to turn to that young Sire, so sweet, so beautiful, so brave and yet so unfortunate through his mother's misconduct and the cruelty of the English.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading From that moment Jeannette pardoned herself for having so often, since the previous evening, permitted her thoughts to turn to that young Sire, so sweet, so beautiful, so brave and yet so unfortunate through his mother's misconduct and the cruelty of the English.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jeannette had listened to Sybille in rapt attention, struck above all by the singular circumstance of a peasant marrying the daughter of a king.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading From that moment Jeannette pardoned herself for having so often, since the previous evening, permitted her thoughts to turn to that young Sire, so sweet, so beautiful, so brave and yet so unfortunate through his mother's misconduct and the cruelty of the English.
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading From that moment Jeannette pardoned herself for having so often, since the previous evening, permitted her thoughts to turn to that young Sire, so sweet, so beautiful, so brave and yet so unfortunate through his mother's misconduct and the cruelty of the English.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Sybille's recital was ended, a short silence ensued which was broken by Jeannette:
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh, god-mother, what a beautiful legend!
at the time that
From this reading When Sybille's recital was ended, a short silence ensued which was broken by Jeannette:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Sybille's recital was ended, a short silence ensued which was broken by Jeannette:
but in spite of that
From this reading From that moment Jeannette pardoned herself for having so often, since the previous evening, permitted her thoughts to turn to that young Sire, so sweet, so beautiful, so brave and yet so unfortunate through his mother's misconduct and the cruelty of the English.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading From that moment Jeannette pardoned herself for having so often, since the previous evening, permitted her thoughts to turn to that young Sire, so sweet, so beautiful, so brave and yet so unfortunate through his mother's misconduct and the cruelty of the English.
