used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A high and narrow window, made of little glass squares, pierced a wall ten feet thick, and opened upon the sombre and vast forest in the midst of which rose the palace of Compiegne.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A high and narrow window, made of little glass squares, pierced a wall ten feet thick, and opened upon the sombre and vast forest in the midst of which rose the palace of Compiegne.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading One of the pavilions of the royal residence at Compiegne served as the apartment of Ghisèle, the daughter of Charles the Simple, King of the Franks.
ARCHBISHOPnounUS /ˈɑːrtʃˈbɪʃəp/
a bishop of highest rank
From this reading ARCHBISHOP FRANCON.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One of the pavilions of the royal residence at Compiegne served as the apartment of Ghisèle, the daughter of Charles the Simple, King of the Franks.
associatesnounUS /əˈsoʊsiəts/
plural of “associate” — a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
From this reading The young princess usually was in the company of her female associates in the large hall on the first floor.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One of the pavilions of the royal residence at Compiegne served as the apartment of Ghisèle, the daughter of Charles the Simple, King of the Franks.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading One of the pavilions of the royal residence at Compiegne served as the apartment of Ghisèle, the daughter of Charles the Simple, King of the Franks.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The young princess usually was in the company of her female associates in the large hall on the first floor.
Compiegne
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From this reading One of the pavilions of the royal residence at Compiegne served as the apartment of Ghisèle, the daughter of Charles the Simple, King of the Franks.
a female human offspring
From this reading One of the pavilions of the royal residence at Compiegne served as the apartment of Ghisèle, the daughter of Charles the Simple, King of the Franks.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading This morning Ghisèle was engaged upon a piece of tapestry.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading A high and narrow window, made of little glass squares, pierced a wall ten feet thick, and opened upon the sombre and vast forest in the midst of which rose the palace of Compiegne.
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
From this reading The young princess usually was in the company of her female associates in the large hall on the first floor.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The young princess usually was in the company of her female associates in the large hall on the first floor.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The young princess usually was in the company of her female associates in the large hall on the first floor.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading A high and narrow window, made of little glass squares, pierced a wall ten feet thick, and opened upon the sombre and vast forest in the midst of which rose the palace of Compiegne.
FRANCON
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From this reading ARCHBISHOP FRANCON.
FranksnounUS /fræŋks/
plural of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
From this reading One of the pavilions of the royal residence at Compiegne served as the apartment of Ghisèle, the daughter of Charles the Simple, King of the Franks.
Ghisèle
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From this reading One of the pavilions of the royal residence at Compiegne served as the apartment of Ghisèle, the daughter of Charles the Simple, King of the Franks.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading A high and narrow window, made of little glass squares, pierced a wall ten feet thick, and opened upon the sombre and vast forest in the midst of which rose the palace of Compiegne.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The young princess usually was in the company of her female associates in the large hall on the first floor.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The young princess usually was in the company of her female associates in the large hall on the first floor.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading A high and narrow window, made of little glass squares, pierced a wall ten feet thick, and opened upon the sombre and vast forest in the midst of which rose the palace of Compiegne.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The young princess usually was in the company of her female associates in the large hall on the first floor.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading One of the pavilions of the royal residence at Compiegne served as the apartment of Ghisèle, the daughter of Charles the Simple, King of the Franks.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The young princess usually was in the company of her female associates in the large hall on the first floor.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A high and narrow window, made of little glass squares, pierced a wall ten feet thick, and opened upon the sombre and vast forest in the midst of which rose the palace of Compiegne.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A high and narrow window, made of little glass squares, pierced a wall ten feet thick, and opened upon the sombre and vast forest in the midst of which rose the palace of Compiegne.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading A high and narrow window, made of little glass squares, pierced a wall ten feet thick, and opened upon the sombre and vast forest in the midst of which rose the palace of Compiegne.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading This morning Ghisèle was engaged upon a piece of tapestry.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading A high and narrow window, made of little glass squares, pierced a wall ten feet thick, and opened upon the sombre and vast forest in the midst of which rose the palace of Compiegne.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the pavilions of the royal residence at Compiegne served as the apartment of Ghisèle, the daughter of Charles the Simple, King of the Franks.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The young princess usually was in the company of her female associates in the large hall on the first floor.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the pavilions of the royal residence at Compiegne served as the apartment of Ghisèle, the daughter of Charles the Simple, King of the Franks.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading A high and narrow window, made of little glass squares, pierced a wall ten feet thick, and opened upon the sombre and vast forest in the midst of which rose the palace of Compiegne.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading A high and narrow window, made of little glass squares, pierced a wall ten feet thick, and opened upon the sombre and vast forest in the midst of which rose the palace of Compiegne.
pavilionsnounUS /pəˈvɪljənz/
plural of “pavilion” — large and often sumptuous tent
From this reading One of the pavilions of the royal residence at Compiegne served as the apartment of Ghisèle, the daughter of Charles the Simple, King of the Franks.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading This morning Ghisèle was engaged upon a piece of tapestry.
piercedadjectiveUS /pɪrst/
having a hole cut through
From this reading A high and narrow window, made of little glass squares, pierced a wall ten feet thick, and opened upon the sombre and vast forest in the midst of which rose the palace of Compiegne.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The young princess usually was in the company of her female associates in the large hall on the first floor.
residencenounUS /ˈrezɪdəns/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading One of the pavilions of the royal residence at Compiegne served as the apartment of Ghisèle, the daughter of Charles the Simple, King of the Franks.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading A high and narrow window, made of little glass squares, pierced a wall ten feet thick, and opened upon the sombre and vast forest in the midst of which rose the palace of Compiegne.
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading One of the pavilions of the royal residence at Compiegne served as the apartment of Ghisèle, the daughter of Charles the Simple, King of the Franks.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading One of the pavilions of the royal residence at Compiegne served as the apartment of Ghisèle, the daughter of Charles the Simple, King of the Franks.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading One of the pavilions of the royal residence at Compiegne served as the apartment of Ghisèle, the daughter of Charles the Simple, King of the Franks.
sombreadjective
lacking brightness or color; dull
From this reading A high and narrow window, made of little glass squares, pierced a wall ten feet thick, and opened upon the sombre and vast forest in the midst of which rose the palace of Compiegne.
squaresnounUS /skwerz/
plural of “square” — (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
From this reading A high and narrow window, made of little glass squares, pierced a wall ten feet thick, and opened upon the sombre and vast forest in the midst of which rose the palace of Compiegne.
tapestrynounUS /ˈtæpəstri/
something that resembles a tapestry in its intricacy
From this reading This morning Ghisèle was engaged upon a piece of tapestry.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading A high and narrow window, made of little glass squares, pierced a wall ten feet thick, and opened upon the sombre and vast forest in the midst of which rose the palace of Compiegne.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One of the pavilions of the royal residence at Compiegne served as the apartment of Ghisèle, the daughter of Charles the Simple, King of the Franks.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading A high and narrow window, made of little glass squares, pierced a wall ten feet thick, and opened upon the sombre and vast forest in the midst of which rose the palace of Compiegne.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This morning Ghisèle was engaged upon a piece of tapestry.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A high and narrow window, made of little glass squares, pierced a wall ten feet thick, and opened upon the sombre and vast forest in the midst of which rose the palace of Compiegne.
under normal conditions
From this reading The young princess usually was in the company of her female associates in the large hall on the first floor.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading A high and narrow window, made of little glass squares, pierced a wall ten feet thick, and opened upon the sombre and vast forest in the midst of which rose the palace of Compiegne.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading A high and narrow window, made of little glass squares, pierced a wall ten feet thick, and opened upon the sombre and vast forest in the midst of which rose the palace of Compiegne.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The young princess usually was in the company of her female associates in the large hall on the first floor.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A high and narrow window, made of little glass squares, pierced a wall ten feet thick, and opened upon the sombre and vast forest in the midst of which rose the palace of Compiegne.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading A high and narrow window, made of little glass squares, pierced a wall ten feet thick, and opened upon the sombre and vast forest in the midst of which rose the palace of Compiegne.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young princess usually was in the company of her female associates in the large hall on the first floor.
