used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE VIOLET PAMPHLET Jorance was a heavy and rather unwieldy, pleasant-faced man.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One evening, after four years of marriage, four years of torture, during which the unhappy man suffered every sort of humiliation, Jorance came home to find the house empty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VIOLET PAMPHLET Jorance was a heavy and rather unwieldy, pleasant-faced man.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Twenty-five years before, when secretary to the commissary at Noirmont, he had married a girl of entrancing beauty, who used to teach the piano in a boarding-school.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Twenty-five years before, when secretary to the commissary at Noirmont, he had married a girl of entrancing beauty, who used to teach the piano in a boarding-school.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Twenty-five years before, when secretary to the commissary at Noirmont, he had married a girl of entrancing beauty, who used to teach the piano in a boarding-school.
boarding-school
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From this reading Twenty-five years before, when secretary to the commissary at Noirmont, he had married a girl of entrancing beauty, who used to teach the piano in a boarding-school.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading One evening, after four years of marriage, four years of torture, during which the unhappy man suffered every sort of humiliation, Jorance came home to find the house empty.
a young person of either sex
From this reading The only thing that kept him from suicide was the hope of recovering the child and saving her from the life which her mother's example would have forced upon her in the future.
commissarynounUS /ˈkɑːməseri/
a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel)
From this reading Twenty-five years before, when secretary to the commissary at Noirmont, he had married a girl of entrancing beauty, who used to teach the piano in a boarding-school.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading One evening, after four years of marriage, four years of torture, during which the unhappy man suffered every sort of humiliation, Jorance came home to find the house empty.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading One evening, after four years of marriage, four years of torture, during which the unhappy man suffered every sort of humiliation, Jorance came home to find the house empty.
entrancingadjective
capturing interest as if by a spell
From this reading Twenty-five years before, when secretary to the commissary at Noirmont, he had married a girl of entrancing beauty, who used to teach the piano in a boarding-school.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading One evening, after four years of marriage, four years of torture, during which the unhappy man suffered every sort of humiliation, Jorance came home to find the house empty.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading One evening, after four years of marriage, four years of torture, during which the unhappy man suffered every sort of humiliation, Jorance came home to find the house empty.
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading The only thing that kept him from suicide was the hope of recovering the child and saving her from the life which her mother's example would have forced upon her in the future.
a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
From this reading His wife had gone without a word of explanation, taking their little girl, Suzanne, with her.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading One evening, after four years of marriage, four years of torture, during which the unhappy man suffered every sort of humiliation, Jorance came home to find the house empty.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading The only thing that kept him from suicide was the hope of recovering the child and saving her from the life which her mother's example would have forced upon her in the future.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading One evening, after four years of marriage, four years of torture, during which the unhappy man suffered every sort of humiliation, Jorance came home to find the house empty.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The only thing that kept him from suicide was the hope of recovering the child and saving her from the life which her mother's example would have forced upon her in the future.
yet to be or coming
From this reading The only thing that kept him from suicide was the hope of recovering the child and saving her from the life which her mother's example would have forced upon her in the future.
a young female
From this reading Twenty-five years before, when secretary to the commissary at Noirmont, he had married a girl of entrancing beauty, who used to teach the piano in a boarding-school.
destroyed or killed
From this reading His wife had gone without a word of explanation, taking their little girl, Suzanne, with her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Twenty-five years before, when secretary to the commissary at Noirmont, he had married a girl of entrancing beauty, who used to teach the piano in a boarding-school.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The only thing that kept him from suicide was the hope of recovering the child and saving her from the life which her mother's example would have forced upon her in the future.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Twenty-five years before, when secretary to the commissary at Noirmont, he had married a girl of entrancing beauty, who used to teach the piano in a boarding-school.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading THE VIOLET PAMPHLET Jorance was a heavy and rather unwieldy, pleasant-faced man.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His wife had gone without a word of explanation, taking their little girl, Suzanne, with her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The only thing that kept him from suicide was the hope of recovering the child and saving her from the life which her mother's example would have forced upon her in the future.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His wife had gone without a word of explanation, taking their little girl, Suzanne, with her.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading One evening, after four years of marriage, four years of torture, during which the unhappy man suffered every sort of humiliation, Jorance came home to find the house empty.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading The only thing that kept him from suicide was the hope of recovering the child and saving her from the life which her mother's example would have forced upon her in the future.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading One evening, after four years of marriage, four years of torture, during which the unhappy man suffered every sort of humiliation, Jorance came home to find the house empty.
humiliationnounUS /hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/
state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
From this reading One evening, after four years of marriage, four years of torture, during which the unhappy man suffered every sort of humiliation, Jorance came home to find the house empty.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Twenty-five years before, when secretary to the commissary at Noirmont, he had married a girl of entrancing beauty, who used to teach the piano in a boarding-school.
Jorance
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From this reading THE VIOLET PAMPHLET Jorance was a heavy and rather unwieldy, pleasant-faced man.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading The only thing that kept him from suicide was the hope of recovering the child and saving her from the life which her mother's example would have forced upon her in the future.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The only thing that kept him from suicide was the hope of recovering the child and saving her from the life which her mother's example would have forced upon her in the future.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading His wife had gone without a word of explanation, taking their little girl, Suzanne, with her.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE VIOLET PAMPHLET Jorance was a heavy and rather unwieldy, pleasant-faced man.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading One evening, after four years of marriage, four years of torture, during which the unhappy man suffered every sort of humiliation, Jorance came home to find the house empty.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Twenty-five years before, when secretary to the commissary at Noirmont, he had married a girl of entrancing beauty, who used to teach the piano in a boarding-school.
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 The only thing that kept him from suicide was the hope of recovering the child and saving her from the life which her mother's example would have forced upon her in the future.
Noirmont
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From this reading Twenty-five years before, when secretary to the commissary at Noirmont, he had married a girl of entrancing beauty, who used to teach the piano in a boarding-school.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Twenty-five years before, when secretary to the commissary at Noirmont, he had married a girl of entrancing beauty, who used to teach the piano in a boarding-school.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening, after four years of marriage, four years of torture, during which the unhappy man suffered every sort of humiliation, Jorance came home to find the house empty.
and nothing more
From this reading The only thing that kept him from suicide was the hope of recovering the child and saving her from the life which her mother's example would have forced upon her in the future.
PAMPHLETnounUS /ˈpæmflət/
a small book usually having a paper cover
From this reading THE VIOLET PAMPHLET Jorance was a heavy and rather unwieldy, pleasant-faced man.
pianonounUS /piˈænoʊ/
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading Twenty-five years before, when secretary to the commissary at Noirmont, he had married a girl of entrancing beauty, who used to teach the piano in a boarding-school.
pleasant-faced
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From this reading THE VIOLET PAMPHLET Jorance was a heavy and rather unwieldy, pleasant-faced man.
on the contrary
From this reading THE VIOLET PAMPHLET Jorance was a heavy and rather unwieldy, pleasant-faced man.
recoveringadjectiveUS /rəˈkʌvərɪŋ/
returning to health after illness or debility
From this reading The only thing that kept him from suicide was the hope of recovering the child and saving her from the life which her mother's example would have forced upon her in the future.
savingnounUS /ˈseɪvɪŋ/
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading The only thing that kept him from suicide was the hope of recovering the child and saving her from the life which her mother's example would have forced upon her in the future.
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading Twenty-five years before, when secretary to the commissary at Noirmont, he had married a girl of entrancing beauty, who used to teach the piano in a boarding-school.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading One evening, after four years of marriage, four years of torture, during which the unhappy man suffered every sort of humiliation, Jorance came home to find the house empty.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading One evening, after four years of marriage, four years of torture, during which the unhappy man suffered every sort of humiliation, Jorance came home to find the house empty.
suicidenounUS /ˈsuːəsaɪd/
the act of killing yourself
From this reading The only thing that kept him from suicide was the hope of recovering the child and saving her from the life which her mother's example would have forced upon her in the future.
Suzanne
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From this reading His wife had gone without a word of explanation, taking their little girl, Suzanne, with her.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading His wife had gone without a word of explanation, taking their little girl, Suzanne, with her.
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading Twenty-five years before, when secretary to the commissary at Noirmont, he had married a girl of entrancing beauty, who used to teach the piano in a boarding-school.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The only thing that kept him from suicide was the hope of recovering the child and saving her from the life which her mother's example would have forced upon her in the future.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VIOLET PAMPHLET Jorance was a heavy and rather unwieldy, pleasant-faced man.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading His wife had gone without a word of explanation, taking their little girl, Suzanne, with her.
a special situation
From this reading The only thing that kept him from suicide was the hope of recovering the child and saving her from the life which her mother's example would have forced upon her in the future.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Twenty-five years before, when secretary to the commissary at Noirmont, he had married a girl of entrancing beauty, who used to teach the piano in a boarding-school.
tortureverbUS /ˈtɔːrtʃər/
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading One evening, after four years of marriage, four years of torture, during which the unhappy man suffered every sort of humiliation, Jorance came home to find the house empty.
Twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/
being five more than twenty
From this reading Twenty-five years before, when secretary to the commissary at Noirmont, he had married a girl of entrancing beauty, who used to teach the piano in a boarding-school.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading One evening, after four years of marriage, four years of torture, during which the unhappy man suffered every sort of humiliation, Jorance came home to find the house empty.
unwieldyadjectiveUS /ənˈwiːldi/
difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape
From this reading THE VIOLET PAMPHLET Jorance was a heavy and rather unwieldy, pleasant-faced man.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The only thing that kept him from suicide was the hope of recovering the child and saving her from the life which her mother's example would have forced upon her in the future.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Twenty-five years before, when secretary to the commissary at Noirmont, he had married a girl of entrancing beauty, who used to teach the piano in a boarding-school.
VIOLETnounUS /ˈvaɪəlɪt/
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading THE VIOLET PAMPHLET Jorance was a heavy and rather unwieldy, pleasant-faced man.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE VIOLET PAMPHLET Jorance was a heavy and rather unwieldy, pleasant-faced man.
at the time that
From this reading Twenty-five years before, when secretary to the commissary at Noirmont, he had married a girl of entrancing beauty, who used to teach the piano in a boarding-school.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One evening, after four years of marriage, four years of torture, during which the unhappy man suffered every sort of humiliation, Jorance came home to find the house empty.
which person or people
From this reading Twenty-five years before, when secretary to the commissary at Noirmont, he had married a girl of entrancing beauty, who used to teach the piano in a boarding-school.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading His wife had gone without a word of explanation, taking their little girl, Suzanne, with her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His wife had gone without a word of explanation, taking their little girl, Suzanne, with her.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading His wife had gone without a word of explanation, taking their little girl, Suzanne, with her.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading His wife had gone without a word of explanation, taking their little girl, Suzanne, with her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The only thing that kept him from suicide was the hope of recovering the child and saving her from the life which her mother's example would have forced upon her in the future.
a late time of life
From this reading Twenty-five years before, when secretary to the commissary at Noirmont, he had married a girl of entrancing beauty, who used to teach the piano in a boarding-school.
