used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading --Therefore, since you have discovered ... discovered a secret which would ruin me, what do you calculate on making from this secret, and what do you demand?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Come, it is you now who hang your head and blush, while it is I who am the culprit....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --Therefore, since you have discovered ... discovered a secret which would ruin me, what do you calculate on making from this secret, and what do you demand?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading --You are hesitating.
blushverbUS /blʌʃ/
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading Come, it is you now who hang your head and blush, while it is I who am the culprit....
calculateverbUS /ˈkælkjəleɪt/
make a mathematical calculation or computation
From this reading --Therefore, since you have discovered ... discovered a secret which would ruin me, what do you calculate on making from this secret, and what do you demand?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, it is you now who hang your head and blush, while it is I who am the culprit....
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading --I, Monsieur le Curé, cried the servant, I demand nothing ... oh! nothing.
culpritnounUS /ˈkʌlprɪt/
someone who perpetrates wrongdoing
From this reading Come, it is you now who hang your head and blush, while it is I who am the culprit....
Curé
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From this reading --I, Monsieur le Curé, cried the servant, I demand nothing ... oh! nothing.
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading --Therefore, since you have discovered ... discovered a secret which would ruin me, what do you calculate on making from this secret, and what do you demand?
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading --Therefore, since you have discovered ... discovered a secret which would ruin me, what do you calculate on making from this secret, and what do you demand?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading --Therefore, since you have discovered ... discovered a secret which would ruin me, what do you calculate on making from this secret, and what do you demand?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading --Therefore, since you have discovered ... discovered a secret which would ruin me, what do you calculate on making from this secret, and what do you demand?
be suspended or hanging
From this reading Come, it is you now who hang your head and blush, while it is I who am the culprit....
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading --Therefore, since you have discovered ... discovered a secret which would ruin me, what do you calculate on making from this secret, and what do you demand?
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Come, it is you now who hang your head and blush, while it is I who am the culprit....
hesitatingadjectiveUS /ˈhezəteɪtɪŋ/
lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
From this reading --You are hesitating.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading --I, Monsieur le Curé, cried the servant, I demand nothing ... oh! nothing.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Come, it is you now who hang your head and blush, while it is I who am the culprit....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Come, it is you now who hang your head and blush, while it is I who am the culprit....
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading --I, Monsieur le Curé, cried the servant, I demand nothing ... oh! nothing.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading --Therefore, since you have discovered ... discovered a secret which would ruin me, what do you calculate on making from this secret, and what do you demand?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading --Therefore, since you have discovered ... discovered a secret which would ruin me, what do you calculate on making from this secret, and what do you demand?
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading --I, Monsieur le Curé, cried the servant, I demand nothing ... oh! nothing.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading --I, Monsieur le Curé, cried the servant, I demand nothing ... oh! nothing.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Come, it is you now who hang your head and blush, while it is I who am the culprit....
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading --I, Monsieur le Curé, cried the servant, I demand nothing ... oh! nothing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading --Therefore, since you have discovered ... discovered a secret which would ruin me, what do you calculate on making from this secret, and what do you demand?
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading --Therefore, since you have discovered ... discovered a secret which would ruin me, what do you calculate on making from this secret, and what do you demand?
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading --Therefore, since you have discovered ... discovered a secret which would ruin me, what do you calculate on making from this secret, and what do you demand?
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading --I, Monsieur le Curé, cried the servant, I demand nothing ... oh! nothing.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading --Therefore, since you have discovered ... discovered a secret which would ruin me, what do you calculate on making from this secret, and what do you demand?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Yes, you want something.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --I, Monsieur le Curé, cried the servant, I demand nothing ... oh! nothing.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading --Therefore, since you have discovered ... discovered a secret which would ruin me, what do you calculate on making from this secret, and what do you demand?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading --Therefore, since you have discovered ... discovered a secret which would ruin me, what do you calculate on making from this secret, and what do you demand?
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Yes, you want something.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading --Therefore, since you have discovered ... discovered a secret which would ruin me, what do you calculate on making from this secret, and what do you demand?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading --Therefore, since you have discovered ... discovered a secret which would ruin me, what do you calculate on making from this secret, and what do you demand?
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Come, it is you now who hang your head and blush, while it is I who am the culprit....
which person or people
From this reading Come, it is you now who hang your head and blush, while it is I who am the culprit....
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading --Therefore, since you have discovered ... discovered a secret which would ruin me, what do you calculate on making from this secret, and what do you demand?
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, you want something.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading --Therefore, since you have discovered ... discovered a secret which would ruin me, what do you calculate on making from this secret, and what do you demand?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Come, it is you now who hang your head and blush, while it is I who am the culprit....
