an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading THE NEW AGENT AND HIS SON They did not lunch on the trail, but drove into the post in time for dinner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE NEW AGENT AND HIS SON They did not lunch on the trail, but drove into the post in time for dinner.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are waiting for you in the cabin, where mon pere is getting them dinner, and telling them how beautifully you would have made the coffee if you were there."
beautifullyadverbUS /ˈbjuːtəfli/
in a beautiful manner
From this reading They are waiting for you in the cabin, where mon pere is getting them dinner, and telling them how beautifully you would have made the coffee if you were there."
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "Two gentlemen fresh from London on the last boat, and one of them younger and handsomer than your own Jan Thoreau.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE NEW AGENT AND HIS SON They did not lunch on the trail, but drove into the post in time for dinner.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading They are waiting for you in the cabin, where mon pere is getting them dinner, and telling them how beautifully you would have made the coffee if you were there."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Jean de Gravois and Croisset came forth from the store to meet them.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading They are waiting for you in the cabin, where mon pere is getting them dinner, and telling them how beautifully you would have made the coffee if you were there."
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading "You have company, my dear!" cried Jean to Mélisse.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "You have company, my dear!" cried Jean to Mélisse.
Croisset
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From this reading Jean de Gravois and Croisset came forth from the store to meet them.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Jean de Gravois and Croisset came forth from the store to meet them.
dearly loved
From this reading "You have company, my dear!" cried Jean to Mélisse.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE NEW AGENT AND HIS SON They did not lunch on the trail, but drove into the post in time for dinner.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading THE NEW AGENT AND HIS SON They did not lunch on the trail, but drove into the post in time for dinner.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading THE NEW AGENT AND HIS SON They did not lunch on the trail, but drove into the post in time for dinner.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE NEW AGENT AND HIS SON They did not lunch on the trail, but drove into the post in time for dinner.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Jean de Gravois and Croisset came forth from the store to meet them.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading "Two gentlemen fresh from London on the last boat, and one of them younger and handsomer than your own Jan Thoreau.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jean de Gravois and Croisset came forth from the store to meet them.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading "Two gentlemen fresh from London on the last boat, and one of them younger and handsomer than your own Jan Thoreau.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading They are waiting for you in the cabin, where mon pere is getting them dinner, and telling them how beautifully you would have made the coffee if you were there."
Gravois
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From this reading Jean de Gravois and Croisset came forth from the store to meet them.
handsomer
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From this reading "Two gentlemen fresh from London on the last boat, and one of them younger and handsomer than your own Jan Thoreau.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have company, my dear!" cried Jean to Mélisse.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE NEW AGENT AND HIS SON They did not lunch on the trail, but drove into the post in time for dinner.
how
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From this reading They are waiting for you in the cabin, where mon pere is getting them dinner, and telling them how beautifully you would have made the coffee if you were there."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They are waiting for you in the cabin, where mon pere is getting them dinner, and telling them how beautifully you would have made the coffee if you were there."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE NEW AGENT AND HIS SON They did not lunch on the trail, but drove into the post in time for dinner.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE NEW AGENT AND HIS SON They did not lunch on the trail, but drove into the post in time for dinner.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They are waiting for you in the cabin, where mon pere is getting them dinner, and telling them how beautifully you would have made the coffee if you were there."
JannounUS /dʒæn/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading "Two gentlemen fresh from London on the last boat, and one of them younger and handsomer than your own Jan Thoreau.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading Jean de Gravois and Croisset came forth from the store to meet them.
immediately past
From this reading "Two gentlemen fresh from London on the last boat, and one of them younger and handsomer than your own Jan Thoreau.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading "Two gentlemen fresh from London on the last boat, and one of them younger and handsomer than your own Jan Thoreau.
take the midday meal
From this reading THE NEW AGENT AND HIS SON They did not lunch on the trail, but drove into the post in time for dinner.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They are waiting for you in the cabin, where mon pere is getting them dinner, and telling them how beautifully you would have made the coffee if you were there."
come together
From this reading Jean de Gravois and Croisset came forth from the store to meet them.
monnounUS /moʊn/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading They are waiting for you in the cabin, where mon pere is getting them dinner, and telling them how beautifully you would have made the coffee if you were there."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You have company, my dear!" cried Jean to Mélisse.
Mélisse
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From this reading "You have company, my dear!" cried Jean to Mélisse.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE NEW AGENT AND HIS SON They did not lunch on the trail, but drove into the post in time for dinner.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE NEW AGENT AND HIS SON They did not lunch on the trail, but drove into the post in time for dinner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Two gentlemen fresh from London on the last boat, and one of them younger and handsomer than your own Jan Thoreau.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE NEW AGENT AND HIS SON They did not lunch on the trail, but drove into the post in time for dinner.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Two gentlemen fresh from London on the last boat, and one of them younger and handsomer than your own Jan Thoreau.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Two gentlemen fresh from London on the last boat, and one of them younger and handsomer than your own Jan Thoreau.
pere
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From this reading They are waiting for you in the cabin, where mon pere is getting them dinner, and telling them how beautifully you would have made the coffee if you were there."
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading THE NEW AGENT AND HIS SON They did not lunch on the trail, but drove into the post in time for dinner.
a male human offspring
From this reading THE NEW AGENT AND HIS SON They did not lunch on the trail, but drove into the post in time for dinner.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading Jean de Gravois and Croisset came forth from the store to meet them.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading They are waiting for you in the cabin, where mon pere is getting them dinner, and telling them how beautifully you would have made the coffee if you were there."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Two gentlemen fresh from London on the last boat, and one of them younger and handsomer than your own Jan Thoreau.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW AGENT AND HIS SON They did not lunch on the trail, but drove into the post in time for dinner.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Jean de Gravois and Croisset came forth from the store to meet them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They are waiting for you in the cabin, where mon pere is getting them dinner, and telling them how beautifully you would have made the coffee if you were there."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE NEW AGENT AND HIS SON They did not lunch on the trail, but drove into the post in time for dinner.
ThoreaunounUS /θərˈoʊ/
United States writer and social critic (1817-1862)
From this reading "Two gentlemen fresh from London on the last boat, and one of them younger and handsomer than your own Jan Thoreau.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE NEW AGENT AND HIS SON They did not lunch on the trail, but drove into the post in time for dinner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jean de Gravois and Croisset came forth from the store to meet them.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading THE NEW AGENT AND HIS SON They did not lunch on the trail, but drove into the post in time for dinner.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Two gentlemen fresh from London on the last boat, and one of them younger and handsomer than your own Jan Thoreau.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading They are waiting for you in the cabin, where mon pere is getting them dinner, and telling them how beautifully you would have made the coffee if you were there."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are waiting for you in the cabin, where mon pere is getting them dinner, and telling them how beautifully you would have made the coffee if you were there."
in or at the place that
From this reading They are waiting for you in the cabin, where mon pere is getting them dinner, and telling them how beautifully you would have made the coffee if you were there."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They are waiting for you in the cabin, where mon pere is getting them dinner, and telling them how beautifully you would have made the coffee if you were there."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have company, my dear!" cried Jean to Mélisse.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading "Two gentlemen fresh from London on the last boat, and one of them younger and handsomer than your own Jan Thoreau.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Two gentlemen fresh from London on the last boat, and one of them younger and handsomer than your own Jan Thoreau.
