used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Countess Styvens had been ill for a month and could not leave Brussels.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Maurice had for witnesses his uncle, François Darbois, and the Marquis de Montagnac, with whom he had become great friends.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The wedding, solemnized in the little church of Sauzen, at Belle-Isle-en-Mer, was very private.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Maurice had for witnesses his uncle, François Darbois, and the Marquis de Montagnac, with whom he had become great friends.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Countess Styvens had been ill for a month and could not leave Brussels.
Belle-Isle-en-Mer
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From this reading The wedding, solemnized in the little church of Sauzen, at Belle-Isle-en-Mer, was very private.
Bernecourt
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From this reading The Dowager Duchess and the Princess de Bernecourt were present.
BrusselsnounUS /ˈbrʌsəlz/
the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
From this reading The Countess Styvens had been ill for a month and could not leave Brussels.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading The wedding, solemnized in the little church of Sauzen, at Belle-Isle-en-Mer, was very private.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Countess Styvens had been ill for a month and could not leave Brussels.
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading The Countess Styvens had been ill for a month and could not leave Brussels.
Darbois
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From this reading Maurice had for witnesses his uncle, François Darbois, and the Marquis de Montagnac, with whom he had become great friends.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Maurice had for witnesses his uncle, François Darbois, and the Marquis de Montagnac, with whom he had become great friends.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Doctor Potain and the Duke de Morlay-La-Branche were witnesses for Genevieve.
DowagernounUS /ˈdaʊədʒər/
a widow holding property received from her deceased husband
From this reading The Dowager Duchess and the Princess de Bernecourt were present.
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading The Dowager Duchess and the Princess de Bernecourt were present.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading Doctor Potain and the Duke de Morlay-La-Branche were witnesses for Genevieve.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Maurice had for witnesses his uncle, François Darbois, and the Marquis de Montagnac, with whom he had become great friends.
François
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From this reading Maurice had for witnesses his uncle, François Darbois, and the Marquis de Montagnac, with whom he had become great friends.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Maurice had for witnesses his uncle, François Darbois, and the Marquis de Montagnac, with whom he had become great friends.
Genevieve
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From this reading Doctor Potain and the Duke de Morlay-La-Branche were witnesses for Genevieve.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Maurice had for witnesses his uncle, François Darbois, and the Marquis de Montagnac, with whom he had become great friends.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Maurice had for witnesses his uncle, François Darbois, and the Marquis de Montagnac, with whom he had become great friends.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Maurice had for witnesses his uncle, François Darbois, and the Marquis de Montagnac, with whom he had become great friends.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Maurice had for witnesses his uncle, François Darbois, and the Marquis de Montagnac, with whom he had become great friends.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading The Countess Styvens had been ill for a month and could not leave Brussels.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wedding, solemnized in the little church of Sauzen, at Belle-Isle-en-Mer, was very private.
go away from a place
From this reading The Countess Styvens had been ill for a month and could not leave Brussels.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The wedding, solemnized in the little church of Sauzen, at Belle-Isle-en-Mer, was very private.
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading Maurice had for witnesses his uncle, François Darbois, and the Marquis de Montagnac, with whom he had become great friends.
Maurice
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From this reading Maurice had for witnesses his uncle, François Darbois, and the Marquis de Montagnac, with whom he had become great friends.
Montagnac
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From this reading Maurice had for witnesses his uncle, François Darbois, and the Marquis de Montagnac, with whom he had become great friends.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The Countess Styvens had been ill for a month and could not leave Brussels.
Morlay-La-Branche
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From this reading Doctor Potain and the Duke de Morlay-La-Branche were witnesses for Genevieve.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Countess Styvens had been ill for a month and could not leave Brussels.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wedding, solemnized in the little church of Sauzen, at Belle-Isle-en-Mer, was very private.
Potain
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From this reading Doctor Potain and the Duke de Morlay-La-Branche were witnesses for Genevieve.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The Dowager Duchess and the Princess de Bernecourt were present.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The Dowager Duchess and the Princess de Bernecourt were present.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading The wedding, solemnized in the little church of Sauzen, at Belle-Isle-en-Mer, was very private.
Sauzen
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From this reading The wedding, solemnized in the little church of Sauzen, at Belle-Isle-en-Mer, was very private.
solemnized
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From this reading The wedding, solemnized in the little church of Sauzen, at Belle-Isle-en-Mer, was very private.
Styvens
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From this reading The Countess Styvens had been ill for a month and could not leave Brussels.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wedding, solemnized in the little church of Sauzen, at Belle-Isle-en-Mer, was very private.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Maurice had for witnesses his uncle, François Darbois, and the Marquis de Montagnac, with whom he had become great friends.
precisely as stated
From this reading The wedding, solemnized in the little church of Sauzen, at Belle-Isle-en-Mer, was very private.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wedding, solemnized in the little church of Sauzen, at Belle-Isle-en-Mer, was very private.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading The wedding, solemnized in the little church of Sauzen, at Belle-Isle-en-Mer, was very private.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Doctor Potain and the Duke de Morlay-La-Branche were witnesses for Genevieve.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Maurice had for witnesses his uncle, François Darbois, and the Marquis de Montagnac, with whom he had become great friends.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Maurice had for witnesses his uncle, François Darbois, and the Marquis de Montagnac, with whom he had become great friends.
witnessesnounUS /ˈwɪtnəsəz/
plural of “witness” — someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading Maurice had for witnesses his uncle, François Darbois, and the Marquis de Montagnac, with whom he had become great friends.
