used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For it is to be feared that Mademoiselle Brun knew nothing except the world; and it is precisely that form of knowledge which is least cultivated in a convent school.
aiment
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From this reading “Il ne faut jamais se laisser trop voir, même à ceux qui nous aiment.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For it is to be feared that Mademoiselle Brun knew nothing except the world; and it is precisely that form of knowledge which is least cultivated in a convent school.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “She has had a romance,” whispered her bright-eyed charges, and lapsed into suppressed giggles at the mere mention of such a word in connection with a little woman dressed in rusty black, with thin grey hair, a thin grey face, and a yellow neck.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For it is to be feared that Mademoiselle Brun knew nothing except the world; and it is precisely that form of knowledge which is least cultivated in a convent school.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading “She has had a romance,” whispered her bright-eyed charges, and lapsed into suppressed giggles at the mere mention of such a word in connection with a little woman dressed in rusty black, with thin grey hair, a thin grey face, and a yellow neck.
bright-eyed
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From this reading “She has had a romance,” whispered her bright-eyed charges, and lapsed into suppressed giggles at the mere mention of such a word in connection with a little woman dressed in rusty black, with thin grey hair, a thin grey face, and a yellow neck.
Brun
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From this reading It was not very definitely known what Mademoiselle Brun taught in the School of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in the Rue du Cherche-Midi in Paris.
ceux
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From this reading “Il ne faut jamais se laisser trop voir, même à ceux qui nous aiment.”
chargesnounUS /ˈtʃɑːrdʒəz/
plural of “charge” — an impetuous rush toward someone or something
From this reading “She has had a romance,” whispered her bright-eyed charges, and lapsed into suppressed giggles at the mere mention of such a word in connection with a little woman dressed in rusty black, with thin grey hair, a thin grey face, and a yellow neck.
CHERCHE-MIDI
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From this reading IN THE RUE DU CHERCHE-MIDI.
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading “She has had a romance,” whispered her bright-eyed charges, and lapsed into suppressed giggles at the mere mention of such a word in connection with a little woman dressed in rusty black, with thin grey hair, a thin grey face, and a yellow neck.
conventnounUS /ˈkɑːnvənt/
a religious residence especially for nuns
From this reading For it is to be feared that Mademoiselle Brun knew nothing except the world; and it is precisely that form of knowledge which is least cultivated in a convent school.
cultivatedadjectiveUS /ˈkʌltəveɪtɪd/
(of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing
From this reading For it is to be feared that Mademoiselle Brun knew nothing except the world; and it is precisely that form of knowledge which is least cultivated in a convent school.
definitelyadverbUS /ˈdefənətli/
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading It was not very definitely known what Mademoiselle Brun taught in the School of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in the Rue du Cherche-Midi in Paris.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading “She has had a romance,” whispered her bright-eyed charges, and lapsed into suppressed giggles at the mere mention of such a word in connection with a little woman dressed in rusty black, with thin grey hair, a thin grey face, and a yellow neck.
DU
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From this reading IN THE RUE DU CHERCHE-MIDI.
apart from; not including
From this reading For it is to be feared that Mademoiselle Brun knew nothing except the world; and it is precisely that form of knowledge which is least cultivated in a convent school.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “She has had a romance,” whispered her bright-eyed charges, and lapsed into suppressed giggles at the mere mention of such a word in connection with a little woman dressed in rusty black, with thin grey hair, a thin grey face, and a yellow neck.
faut
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From this reading “Il ne faut jamais se laisser trop voir, même à ceux qui nous aiment.”
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading For it is to be feared that Mademoiselle Brun knew nothing except the world; and it is precisely that form of knowledge which is least cultivated in a convent school.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For it is to be feared that Mademoiselle Brun knew nothing except the world; and it is precisely that form of knowledge which is least cultivated in a convent school.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading For it is to be feared that Mademoiselle Brun knew nothing except the world; and it is precisely that form of knowledge which is least cultivated in a convent school.
gigglesnounUS /ˈɡɪɡəlz/
plural of “giggle” — a foolish or nervous laugh
From this reading “She has had a romance,” whispered her bright-eyed charges, and lapsed into suppressed giggles at the mere mention of such a word in connection with a little woman dressed in rusty black, with thin grey hair, a thin grey face, and a yellow neck.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “She has had a romance,” whispered her bright-eyed charges, and lapsed into suppressed giggles at the mere mention of such a word in connection with a little woman dressed in rusty black, with thin grey hair, a thin grey face, and a yellow neck.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “She has had a romance,” whispered her bright-eyed charges, and lapsed into suppressed giggles at the mere mention of such a word in connection with a little woman dressed in rusty black, with thin grey hair, a thin grey face, and a yellow neck.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading “She has had a romance,” whispered her bright-eyed charges, and lapsed into suppressed giggles at the mere mention of such a word in connection with a little woman dressed in rusty black, with thin grey hair, a thin grey face, and a yellow neck.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She has had a romance,” whispered her bright-eyed charges, and lapsed into suppressed giggles at the mere mention of such a word in connection with a little woman dressed in rusty black, with thin grey hair, a thin grey face, and a yellow neck.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading It was not very definitely known what Mademoiselle Brun taught in the School of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in the Rue du Cherche-Midi in Paris.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “She has had a romance,” whispered her bright-eyed charges, and lapsed into suppressed giggles at the mere mention of such a word in connection with a little woman dressed in rusty black, with thin grey hair, a thin grey face, and a yellow neck.
IlnounUS /ɪl/
a midwestern state in north-central United States
From this reading “Il ne faut jamais se laisser trop voir, même à ceux qui nous aiment.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE RUE DU CHERCHE-MIDI.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “She has had a romance,” whispered her bright-eyed charges, and lapsed into suppressed giggles at the mere mention of such a word in connection with a little woman dressed in rusty black, with thin grey hair, a thin grey face, and a yellow neck.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For it is to be feared that Mademoiselle Brun knew nothing except the world; and it is precisely that form of knowledge which is least cultivated in a convent school.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not very definitely known what Mademoiselle Brun taught in the School of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in the Rue du Cherche-Midi in Paris.
jamais
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From this reading “Il ne faut jamais se laisser trop voir, même à ceux qui nous aiment.”
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 For it is to be feared that Mademoiselle Brun knew nothing except the world; and it is precisely that form of knowledge which is least cultivated in a convent school.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading For it is to be feared that Mademoiselle Brun knew nothing except the world; and it is precisely that form of knowledge which is least cultivated in a convent school.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading It was not very definitely known what Mademoiselle Brun taught in the School of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in the Rue du Cherche-Midi in Paris.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading It was not very definitely known what Mademoiselle Brun taught in the School of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in the Rue du Cherche-Midi in Paris.
laisser
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From this reading “Il ne faut jamais se laisser trop voir, même à ceux qui nous aiment.”
lapsedadjectiveUS /læpst/
no longer active or practicing
From this reading “She has had a romance,” whispered her bright-eyed charges, and lapsed into suppressed giggles at the mere mention of such a word in connection with a little woman dressed in rusty black, with thin grey hair, a thin grey face, and a yellow neck.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading For it is to be feared that Mademoiselle Brun knew nothing except the world; and it is precisely that form of knowledge which is least cultivated in a convent school.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “She has had a romance,” whispered her bright-eyed charges, and lapsed into suppressed giggles at the mere mention of such a word in connection with a little woman dressed in rusty black, with thin grey hair, a thin grey face, and a yellow neck.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading It was not very definitely known what Mademoiselle Brun taught in the School of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in the Rue du Cherche-Midi in Paris.
make reference to
From this reading “She has had a romance,” whispered her bright-eyed charges, and lapsed into suppressed giggles at the mere mention of such a word in connection with a little woman dressed in rusty black, with thin grey hair, a thin grey face, and a yellow neck.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading “She has had a romance,” whispered her bright-eyed charges, and lapsed into suppressed giggles at the mere mention of such a word in connection with a little woman dressed in rusty black, with thin grey hair, a thin grey face, and a yellow neck.
même
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From this reading “Il ne faut jamais se laisser trop voir, même à ceux qui nous aiment.”
nenounUS /niː/
a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
From this reading “Il ne faut jamais se laisser trop voir, même à ceux qui nous aiment.”
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading “She has had a romance,” whispered her bright-eyed charges, and lapsed into suppressed giggles at the mere mention of such a word in connection with a little woman dressed in rusty black, with thin grey hair, a thin grey face, and a yellow neck.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not very definitely known what Mademoiselle Brun taught in the School of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in the Rue du Cherche-Midi in Paris.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For it is to be feared that Mademoiselle Brun knew nothing except the world; and it is precisely that form of knowledge which is least cultivated in a convent school.
nousnounUS /nuːs/
common sense
From this reading “Il ne faut jamais se laisser trop voir, même à ceux qui nous aiment.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was not very definitely known what Mademoiselle Brun taught in the School of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in the Rue du Cherche-Midi in Paris.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was not very definitely known what Mademoiselle Brun taught in the School of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in the Rue du Cherche-Midi in Paris.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading It was not very definitely known what Mademoiselle Brun taught in the School of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in the Rue du Cherche-Midi in Paris.
preciselyadverbUS /prɪˈsaɪsli/
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading For it is to be feared that Mademoiselle Brun knew nothing except the world; and it is precisely that form of knowledge which is least cultivated in a convent school.
qui
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From this reading “Il ne faut jamais se laisser trop voir, même à ceux qui nous aiment.”
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading “She has had a romance,” whispered her bright-eyed charges, and lapsed into suppressed giggles at the mere mention of such a word in connection with a little woman dressed in rusty black, with thin grey hair, a thin grey face, and a yellow neck.
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading IN THE RUE DU CHERCHE-MIDI.
rustyadjectiveUS /ˈrʌsti/
covered with or consisting of rust
From this reading “She has had a romance,” whispered her bright-eyed charges, and lapsed into suppressed giggles at the mere mention of such a word in connection with a little woman dressed in rusty black, with thin grey hair, a thin grey face, and a yellow neck.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading It was not very definitely known what Mademoiselle Brun taught in the School of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in the Rue du Cherche-Midi in Paris.
an educational institution
From this reading It was not very definitely known what Mademoiselle Brun taught in the School of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in the Rue du Cherche-Midi in Paris.
senounUS /seɪ/
a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium
From this reading “Il ne faut jamais se laisser trop voir, même à ceux qui nous aiment.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She has had a romance,” whispered her bright-eyed charges, and lapsed into suppressed giggles at the mere mention of such a word in connection with a little woman dressed in rusty black, with thin grey hair, a thin grey face, and a yellow neck.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “She has had a romance,” whispered her bright-eyed charges, and lapsed into suppressed giggles at the mere mention of such a word in connection with a little woman dressed in rusty black, with thin grey hair, a thin grey face, and a yellow neck.
suppressedadjectiveUS /səˈprest/
kept from public knowledge by various means
From this reading “She has had a romance,” whispered her bright-eyed charges, and lapsed into suppressed giggles at the mere mention of such a word in connection with a little woman dressed in rusty black, with thin grey hair, a thin grey face, and a yellow neck.
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading It was not very definitely known what Mademoiselle Brun taught in the School of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in the Rue du Cherche-Midi in Paris.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For it is to be feared that Mademoiselle Brun knew nothing except the world; and it is precisely that form of knowledge which is least cultivated in a convent school.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE RUE DU CHERCHE-MIDI.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “She has had a romance,” whispered her bright-eyed charges, and lapsed into suppressed giggles at the mere mention of such a word in connection with a little woman dressed in rusty black, with thin grey hair, a thin grey face, and a yellow neck.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For it is to be feared that Mademoiselle Brun knew nothing except the world; and it is precisely that form of knowledge which is least cultivated in a convent school.
trop
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From this reading “Il ne faut jamais se laisser trop voir, même à ceux qui nous aiment.”
precisely as stated
From this reading It was not very definitely known what Mademoiselle Brun taught in the School of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in the Rue du Cherche-Midi in Paris.
voir
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From this reading “Il ne faut jamais se laisser trop voir, même à ceux qui nous aiment.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not very definitely known what Mademoiselle Brun taught in the School of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in the Rue du Cherche-Midi in Paris.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was not very definitely known what Mademoiselle Brun taught in the School of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in the Rue du Cherche-Midi in Paris.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For it is to be feared that Mademoiselle Brun knew nothing except the world; and it is precisely that form of knowledge which is least cultivated in a convent school.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “She has had a romance,” whispered her bright-eyed charges, and lapsed into suppressed giggles at the mere mention of such a word in connection with a little woman dressed in rusty black, with thin grey hair, a thin grey face, and a yellow neck.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “She has had a romance,” whispered her bright-eyed charges, and lapsed into suppressed giggles at the mere mention of such a word in connection with a little woman dressed in rusty black, with thin grey hair, a thin grey face, and a yellow neck.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “She has had a romance,” whispered her bright-eyed charges, and lapsed into suppressed giggles at the mere mention of such a word in connection with a little woman dressed in rusty black, with thin grey hair, a thin grey face, and a yellow neck.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “She has had a romance,” whispered her bright-eyed charges, and lapsed into suppressed giggles at the mere mention of such a word in connection with a little woman dressed in rusty black, with thin grey hair, a thin grey face, and a yellow neck.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading For it is to be feared that Mademoiselle Brun knew nothing except the world; and it is precisely that form of knowledge which is least cultivated in a convent school.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading “She has had a romance,” whispered her bright-eyed charges, and lapsed into suppressed giggles at the mere mention of such a word in connection with a little woman dressed in rusty black, with thin grey hair, a thin grey face, and a yellow neck.
à
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From this reading “Il ne faut jamais se laisser trop voir, même à ceux qui nous aiment.”
