used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Abbé Susini had no money, but he was a charitable man in a hasty and impulsive way.
Abbé
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From this reading The Abbé Susini had no money, but he was a charitable man in a hasty and impulsive way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Abbé Susini had no money, but he was a charitable man in a hasty and impulsive way.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading For this fiery little priest knew more of the unwritten history of the macquis than any in Corsica--infinitely more than those whose business it was.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Even the very poor may be charitable: they can think kindly of the rich.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading IN THE MACQUIS “Before man made us citizens, great Nature made us men.”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading For this fiery little priest knew more of the unwritten history of the macquis than any in Corsica--infinitely more than those whose business it was.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Abbé Susini had no money, but he was a charitable man in a hasty and impulsive way.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Even the very poor may be charitable: they can think kindly of the rich.
charitableadjectiveUS /ˈtʃærətəbəl/
relating to or characterized by charity
From this reading The Abbé Susini had no money, but he was a charitable man in a hasty and impulsive way.
citizensnounUS /ˈsɪtəzənz/
plural of “citizen” — a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading IN THE MACQUIS “Before man made us citizens, great Nature made us men.”
CorsicanounUS /ˈkɔːrsɪkə/
an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France
From this reading For this fiery little priest knew more of the unwritten history of the macquis than any in Corsica--infinitely more than those whose business it was.
divisible by two
From this reading Even the very poor may be charitable: they can think kindly of the rich.
fieryadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪəri/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading For this fiery little priest knew more of the unwritten history of the macquis than any in Corsica--infinitely more than those whose business it was.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading It was not the rich of whom the abbé had a friendly thought, but the foolish and the stubborn.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For this fiery little priest knew more of the unwritten history of the macquis than any in Corsica--infinitely more than those whose business it was.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading It was not the rich of whom the abbé had a friendly thought, but the foolish and the stubborn.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading IN THE MACQUIS “Before man made us citizens, great Nature made us men.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Abbé Susini had no money, but he was a charitable man in a hasty and impulsive way.
hastyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪsti/
excessively quick
From this reading The Abbé Susini had no money, but he was a charitable man in a hasty and impulsive way.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Abbé Susini had no money, but he was a charitable man in a hasty and impulsive way.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading For this fiery little priest knew more of the unwritten history of the macquis than any in Corsica--infinitely more than those whose business it was.
impulsiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpʌlsɪv/
proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
From this reading The Abbé Susini had no money, but he was a charitable man in a hasty and impulsive way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE MACQUIS “Before man made us citizens, great Nature made us men.”
infinitelyadverbUS /ˈɪnfənətli/
without bounds
From this reading For this fiery little priest knew more of the unwritten history of the macquis than any in Corsica--infinitely more than those whose business it was.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not the rich of whom the abbé had a friendly thought, but the foolish and the stubborn.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading Even the very poor may be charitable: they can think kindly of the rich.
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 this fiery little priest knew more of the unwritten history of the macquis than any in Corsica--infinitely more than those whose business it was.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading For this fiery little priest knew more of the unwritten history of the macquis than any in Corsica--infinitely more than those whose business it was.
MACQUIS
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From this reading IN THE MACQUIS “Before man made us citizens, great Nature made us men.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading IN THE MACQUIS “Before man made us citizens, great Nature made us men.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading IN THE MACQUIS “Before man made us citizens, great Nature made us men.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Even the very poor may be charitable: they can think kindly of the rich.
the force of workers available
From this reading IN THE MACQUIS “Before man made us citizens, great Nature made us men.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading The Abbé Susini had no money, but he was a charitable man in a hasty and impulsive way.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading For this fiery little priest knew more of the unwritten history of the macquis than any in Corsica--infinitely more than those whose business it was.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading IN THE MACQUIS “Before man made us citizens, great Nature made us men.”
not any; not one
From this reading The Abbé Susini had no money, but he was a charitable man in a hasty and impulsive way.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not the rich of whom the abbé had a friendly thought, but the foolish and the stubborn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even the very poor may be charitable: they can think kindly of the rich.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Even the very poor may be charitable: they can think kindly of the rich.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading For this fiery little priest knew more of the unwritten history of the macquis than any in Corsica--infinitely more than those whose business it was.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Even the very poor may be charitable: they can think kindly of the rich.
stubbornadjectiveUS /ˈstʌbərn/
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading It was not the rich of whom the abbé had a friendly thought, but the foolish and the stubborn.
Susini
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From this reading The Abbé Susini had no money, but he was a charitable man in a hasty and impulsive way.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For this fiery little priest knew more of the unwritten history of the macquis than any in Corsica--infinitely more than those whose business it was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE MACQUIS “Before man made us citizens, great Nature made us men.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even the very poor may be charitable: they can think kindly of the rich.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Even the very poor may be charitable: they can think kindly of the rich.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For this fiery little priest knew more of the unwritten history of the macquis than any in Corsica--infinitely more than those whose business it was.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading For this fiery little priest knew more of the unwritten history of the macquis than any in Corsica--infinitely more than those whose business it was.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It was not the rich of whom the abbé had a friendly thought, but the foolish and the stubborn.
unwrittenadjectiveUS /ənˈrɪtən/
based on custom rather than documentation
From this reading For this fiery little priest knew more of the unwritten history of the macquis than any in Corsica--infinitely more than those whose business it was.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN THE MACQUIS “Before man made us citizens, great Nature made us men.”
precisely as stated
From this reading Even the very poor may be charitable: they can think kindly of the rich.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Abbé Susini had no money, but he was a charitable man in a hasty and impulsive way.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The Abbé Susini had no money, but he was a charitable man in a hasty and impulsive way.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was not the rich of whom the abbé had a friendly thought, but the foolish and the stubborn.
belonging to which person
From this reading For this fiery little priest knew more of the unwritten history of the macquis than any in Corsica--infinitely more than those whose business it was.
