used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had passed a bad night, waking every few moments.
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading She was possessed of great tenderness towards this charming woman, whose life of purity and goodness won the admiration of all who knew her.
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading She compared the dignified and honourable affection of the Count with the offensive attitude of the Duke.
(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 She was possessed of great tenderness towards this charming woman, whose life of purity and goodness won the admiration of all who knew her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She compared the dignified and honourable affection of the Count with the offensive attitude of the Duke.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her thoughts flew to Madame Styvens as to a refuge.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading She compared the dignified and honourable affection of the Count with the offensive attitude of the Duke.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading She had passed a bad night, waking every few moments.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading She was possessed of great tenderness towards this charming woman, whose life of purity and goodness won the admiration of all who knew her.
past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading She compared the dignified and honourable affection of the Count with the offensive attitude of the Duke.
carefully weighed
From this reading Esperance had returned home quite furious with the manner of the Duke de Morlay-La-Branche, which she considered insolent.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading She compared the dignified and honourable affection of the Count with the offensive attitude of the Duke.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Esperance had returned home quite furious with the manner of the Duke de Morlay-La-Branche, which she considered insolent.
dignifiedadjectiveUS /ˈdɪɡnəfaɪd/
having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance
From this reading She compared the dignified and honourable affection of the Count with the offensive attitude of the Duke.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading Esperance had returned home quite furious with the manner of the Duke de Morlay-La-Branche, which she considered insolent.
Esperance
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From this reading Esperance had returned home quite furious with the manner of the Duke de Morlay-La-Branche, which she considered insolent.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She had passed a bad night, waking every few moments.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading She had passed a bad night, waking every few moments.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Her thoughts flew to Madame Styvens as to a refuge.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading Esperance had returned home quite furious with the manner of the Duke de Morlay-La-Branche, which she considered insolent.
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading She was possessed of great tenderness towards this charming woman, whose life of purity and goodness won the admiration of all who knew her.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She was possessed of great tenderness towards this charming woman, whose life of purity and goodness won the admiration of all who knew her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Esperance had returned home quite furious with the manner of the Duke de Morlay-La-Branche, which she considered insolent.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her thoughts flew to Madame Styvens as to a refuge.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Esperance had returned home quite furious with the manner of the Duke de Morlay-La-Branche, which she considered insolent.
worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
From this reading She compared the dignified and honourable affection of the Count with the offensive attitude of the Duke.
insolentadjectiveUS /ˈɪnsələnt/
marked by casual disrespect
From this reading Esperance had returned home quite furious with the manner of the Duke de Morlay-La-Branche, which she considered insolent.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She was possessed of great tenderness towards this charming woman, whose life of purity and goodness won the admiration of all who knew her.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She was possessed of great tenderness towards this charming woman, whose life of purity and goodness won the admiration of all who knew her.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Her thoughts flew to Madame Styvens as to a refuge.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Esperance had returned home quite furious with the manner of the Duke de Morlay-La-Branche, which she considered insolent.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading She had passed a bad night, waking every few moments.
Morlay-La-Branche
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From this reading Esperance had returned home quite furious with the manner of the Duke de Morlay-La-Branche, which she considered insolent.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She had passed a bad night, waking every few moments.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Esperance had returned home quite furious with the manner of the Duke de Morlay-La-Branche, which she considered insolent.
offensiveadjectiveUS /əˈfensɪv/
violating or tending to violate or offend against
From this reading She compared the dignified and honourable affection of the Count with the offensive attitude of the Duke.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading She had passed a bad night, waking every few moments.
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading She was possessed of great tenderness towards this charming woman, whose life of purity and goodness won the admiration of all who knew her.
puritynounUS /ˈpjʊrəti/
being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material
From this reading She was possessed of great tenderness towards this charming woman, whose life of purity and goodness won the admiration of all who knew her.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Esperance had returned home quite furious with the manner of the Duke de Morlay-La-Branche, which she considered insolent.
a safe place
From this reading Her thoughts flew to Madame Styvens as to a refuge.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Esperance had returned home quite furious with the manner of the Duke de Morlay-La-Branche, which she considered insolent.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Esperance had returned home quite furious with the manner of the Duke de Morlay-La-Branche, which she considered insolent.
Styvens
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From this reading Her thoughts flew to Madame Styvens as to a refuge.
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading She was possessed of great tenderness towards this charming woman, whose life of purity and goodness won the admiration of all who knew her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Esperance had returned home quite furious with the manner of the Duke de Morlay-La-Branche, which she considered insolent.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She was possessed of great tenderness towards this charming woman, whose life of purity and goodness won the admiration of all who knew her.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Her thoughts flew to Madame Styvens as to a refuge.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her thoughts flew to Madame Styvens as to a refuge.
in the direction of
From this reading She was possessed of great tenderness towards this charming woman, whose life of purity and goodness won the admiration of all who knew her.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading She had passed a bad night, waking every few moments.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was possessed of great tenderness towards this charming woman, whose life of purity and goodness won the admiration of all who knew her.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Esperance had returned home quite furious with the manner of the Duke de Morlay-La-Branche, which she considered insolent.
which person or people
From this reading She was possessed of great tenderness towards this charming woman, whose life of purity and goodness won the admiration of all who knew her.
belonging to which person
From this reading She was possessed of great tenderness towards this charming woman, whose life of purity and goodness won the admiration of all who knew her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Esperance had returned home quite furious with the manner of the Duke de Morlay-La-Branche, which she considered insolent.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She was possessed of great tenderness towards this charming woman, whose life of purity and goodness won the admiration of all who knew her.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading She was possessed of great tenderness towards this charming woman, whose life of purity and goodness won the admiration of all who knew her.
