used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You’ll give her shop a good reputation!”
in actual fact
From this reading He actually dared one time to ask her to be his mistress!
Ah
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From this reading Ah! if big Chopard hadn’t held me back, I’d have jumped on him; I’d have scratched him and bitten him!”
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “Oh! but I know those two young men; they come very often to buy flowers of her and they always talk nonsense to her; especially the tallest one!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh! but I know those two young men; they come very often to buy flowers of her and they always talk nonsense to her; especially the tallest one!
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He actually dared one time to ask her to be his mistress!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Ah! if big Chopard hadn’t held me back, I’d have jumped on him; I’d have scratched him and bitten him!”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He actually dared one time to ask her to be his mistress!
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Ah! if big Chopard hadn’t held me back, I’d have jumped on him; I’d have scratched him and bitten him!”
bittenverbUS /ˈbɪtən/
inflected form of “bite” — to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading Ah! if big Chopard hadn’t held me back, I’d have jumped on him; I’d have scratched him and bitten him!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Oh! but I know those two young men; they come very often to buy flowers of her and they always talk nonsense to her; especially the tallest one!
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “Oh! but I know those two young men; they come very often to buy flowers of her and they always talk nonsense to her; especially the tallest one!
Chopard
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From this reading Ah! if big Chopard hadn’t held me back, I’d have jumped on him; I’d have scratched him and bitten him!”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Oh! but I know those two young men; they come very often to buy flowers of her and they always talk nonsense to her; especially the tallest one!
customersnounUS /ˈkʌstəmərz/
plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading “Hoity-toity! is that the way you propose to treat Mamzelle Violette’s customers?
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading He actually dared one time to ask her to be his mistress!
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “Oh! but I know those two young men; they come very often to buy flowers of her and they always talk nonsense to her; especially the tallest one!
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “Oh! but I know those two young men; they come very often to buy flowers of her and they always talk nonsense to her; especially the tallest one!
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading You’ll give her shop a good reputation!”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading You’ll give her shop a good reputation!”
hadn't
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From this reading Ah! if big Chopard hadn’t held me back, I’d have jumped on him; I’d have scratched him and bitten him!”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ah! if big Chopard hadn’t held me back, I’d have jumped on him; I’d have scratched him and bitten him!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He actually dared one time to ask her to be his mistress!
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Ah! if big Chopard hadn’t held me back, I’d have jumped on him; I’d have scratched him and bitten him!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh! but I know those two young men; they come very often to buy flowers of her and they always talk nonsense to her; especially the tallest one!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ah! if big Chopard hadn’t held me back, I’d have jumped on him; I’d have scratched him and bitten him!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He actually dared one time to ask her to be his mistress!
Hoity-toityadjective
affectedly genteel
From this reading “Hoity-toity! is that the way you propose to treat Mamzelle Violette’s customers?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh! but I know those two young men; they come very often to buy flowers of her and they always talk nonsense to her; especially the tallest one!
I'd
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From this reading Ah! if big Chopard hadn’t held me back, I’d have jumped on him; I’d have scratched him and bitten him!”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Ah! if big Chopard hadn’t held me back, I’d have jumped on him; I’d have scratched him and bitten him!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Hoity-toity! is that the way you propose to treat Mamzelle Violette’s customers?
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Ah! if big Chopard hadn’t held me back, I’d have jumped on him; I’d have scratched him and bitten him!”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Oh! but I know those two young men; they come very often to buy flowers of her and they always talk nonsense to her; especially the tallest one!
Mamzelle
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From this reading “Hoity-toity! is that the way you propose to treat Mamzelle Violette’s customers?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ah! if big Chopard hadn’t held me back, I’d have jumped on him; I’d have scratched him and bitten him!”
the force of workers available
From this reading “Oh! but I know those two young men; they come very often to buy flowers of her and they always talk nonsense to her; especially the tallest one!
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading He actually dared one time to ask her to be his mistress!
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “Oh! but I know those two young men; they come very often to buy flowers of her and they always talk nonsense to her; especially the tallest one!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh! but I know those two young men; they come very often to buy flowers of her and they always talk nonsense to her; especially the tallest one!
many times at short intervals
From this reading “Oh! but I know those two young men; they come very often to buy flowers of her and they always talk nonsense to her; especially the tallest one!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh! but I know those two young men; they come very often to buy flowers of her and they always talk nonsense to her; especially the tallest one!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ah! if big Chopard hadn’t held me back, I’d have jumped on him; I’d have scratched him and bitten him!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Oh! but I know those two young men; they come very often to buy flowers of her and they always talk nonsense to her; especially the tallest one!
proposeverbUS /prəˈpoʊz/
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “Hoity-toity! is that the way you propose to treat Mamzelle Violette’s customers?
the state of being held in high esteem and honor
From this reading You’ll give her shop a good reputation!”
scratchedverbUS /skrætʃt/
past form of “scratch” — cause friction
From this reading Ah! if big Chopard hadn’t held me back, I’d have jumped on him; I’d have scratched him and bitten him!”
do one's shopping
From this reading You’ll give her shop a good reputation!”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “Oh! but I know those two young men; they come very often to buy flowers of her and they always talk nonsense to her; especially the tallest one!
tallestadjectiveUS /ˈtɔːlɪst/
superlative of “tall” — great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading “Oh! but I know those two young men; they come very often to buy flowers of her and they always talk nonsense to her; especially the tallest one!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Hoity-toity! is that the way you propose to treat Mamzelle Violette’s customers?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh! but I know those two young men; they come very often to buy flowers of her and they always talk nonsense to her; especially the tallest one!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh! but I know those two young men; they come very often to buy flowers of her and they always talk nonsense to her; especially the tallest one!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Oh! but I know those two young men; they come very often to buy flowers of her and they always talk nonsense to her; especially the tallest one!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He actually dared one time to ask her to be his mistress!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh! but I know those two young men; they come very often to buy flowers of her and they always talk nonsense to her; especially the tallest one!
interact in a certain way
From this reading “Hoity-toity! is that the way you propose to treat Mamzelle Violette’s customers?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “Oh! but I know those two young men; they come very often to buy flowers of her and they always talk nonsense to her; especially the tallest one!
precisely as stated
From this reading “Oh! but I know those two young men; they come very often to buy flowers of her and they always talk nonsense to her; especially the tallest one!
Violette's
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From this reading “Hoity-toity! is that the way you propose to treat Mamzelle Violette’s customers?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Hoity-toity! is that the way you propose to treat Mamzelle Violette’s customers?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Hoity-toity! is that the way you propose to treat Mamzelle Violette’s customers?
You'll
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From this reading You’ll give her shop a good reputation!”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Oh! but I know those two young men; they come very often to buy flowers of her and they always talk nonsense to her; especially the tallest one!
