used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the contrary, he had attractive manners, and although he spoke English with a broken accent, he spoke it fluently and faultlessly.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was nothing repulsive about Dominique Lavirotte.
accentnounUS /əkˈsent/
distinctive manner of oral expression
From this reading On the contrary, he had attractive manners, and although he spoke English with a broken accent, he spoke it fluently and faultlessly.
ae
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From this reading He was agreeable in company, well-read, and possessed a shallow encyclop[ae]dic knowledge, by means of which he was enabled to give great brilliancy and point to his conversation.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading He was agreeable in company, well-read, and possessed a shallow encyclop[ae]dic knowledge, by means of which he was enabled to give great brilliancy and point to his conversation.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading There was around Dominique Lavirotte an air of mystery which kept the good simple folk of Glengowra at bay.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Although, theoretically, Frenchmen have always been popular in Ireland, this applies rather to the mass than to the individual.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Although, theoretically, Frenchmen have always been popular in Ireland, this applies rather to the mass than to the individual.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was around Dominique Lavirotte an air of mystery which kept the good simple folk of Glengowra at bay.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the contrary, he had attractive manners, and although he spoke English with a broken accent, he spoke it fluently and faultlessly.
appliesverbUS /əˈplaɪz/
third-person singular of “apply” — put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading Although, theoretically, Frenchmen have always been popular in Ireland, this applies rather to the mass than to the individual.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading There was around Dominique Lavirotte an air of mystery which kept the good simple folk of Glengowra at bay.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was around Dominique Lavirotte an air of mystery which kept the good simple folk of Glengowra at bay.
attractiveadjectiveUS /əˈtræktɪv/
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading On the contrary, he had attractive manners, and although he spoke English with a broken accent, he spoke it fluently and faultlessly.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading There was around Dominique Lavirotte an air of mystery which kept the good simple folk of Glengowra at bay.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Although, theoretically, Frenchmen have always been popular in Ireland, this applies rather to the mass than to the individual.
brilliancynoun
a quality that outshines the usual
From this reading He was agreeable in company, well-read, and possessed a shallow encyclop[ae]dic knowledge, by means of which he was enabled to give great brilliancy and point to his conversation.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading On the contrary, he had attractive manners, and although he spoke English with a broken accent, he spoke it fluently and faultlessly.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was agreeable in company, well-read, and possessed a shallow encyclop[ae]dic knowledge, by means of which he was enabled to give great brilliancy and point to his conversation.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading He was agreeable in company, well-read, and possessed a shallow encyclop[ae]dic knowledge, by means of which he was enabled to give great brilliancy and point to his conversation.
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading On the contrary, he had attractive manners, and although he spoke English with a broken accent, he spoke it fluently and faultlessly.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading He was agreeable in company, well-read, and possessed a shallow encyclop[ae]dic knowledge, by means of which he was enabled to give great brilliancy and point to his conversation.
dic
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From this reading He was agreeable in company, well-read, and possessed a shallow encyclop[ae]dic knowledge, by means of which he was enabled to give great brilliancy and point to his conversation.
DominiquenounUS /dɔːmɪˈniːk/
American breed of chicken having barred grey plumage raised for meat and brown eggs
From this reading There was around Dominique Lavirotte an air of mystery which kept the good simple folk of Glengowra at bay.
enabledverbUS /eˈneɪbəld/
past form of “enable” — render capable or able for some task
From this reading He was agreeable in company, well-read, and possessed a shallow encyclop[ae]dic knowledge, by means of which he was enabled to give great brilliancy and point to his conversation.
encyclop
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From this reading He was agreeable in company, well-read, and possessed a shallow encyclop[ae]dic knowledge, by means of which he was enabled to give great brilliancy and point to his conversation.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading On the contrary, he had attractive manners, and although he spoke English with a broken accent, he spoke it fluently and faultlessly.
faultlesslyadverb
without a fault; in a faultless manner
From this reading On the contrary, he had attractive manners, and although he spoke English with a broken accent, he spoke it fluently and faultlessly.
fluentlyadverbUS /ˈfluːəntli/
in a fluent manner
From this reading On the contrary, he had attractive manners, and although he spoke English with a broken accent, he spoke it fluently and faultlessly.
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading There was around Dominique Lavirotte an air of mystery which kept the good simple folk of Glengowra at bay.
FrenchmennounUS /ˈfrentʃmen/
plural of “frenchman” — a person of French nationality
From this reading Although, theoretically, Frenchmen have always been popular in Ireland, this applies rather to the mass than to the individual.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He was agreeable in company, well-read, and possessed a shallow encyclop[ae]dic knowledge, by means of which he was enabled to give great brilliancy and point to his conversation.
Glengowra
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From this reading There was around Dominique Lavirotte an air of mystery which kept the good simple folk of Glengowra at bay.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading There was around Dominique Lavirotte an air of mystery which kept the good simple folk of Glengowra at bay.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He was agreeable in company, well-read, and possessed a shallow encyclop[ae]dic knowledge, by means of which he was enabled to give great brilliancy and point to his conversation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the contrary, he had attractive manners, and although he spoke English with a broken accent, he spoke it fluently and faultlessly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Although, theoretically, Frenchmen have always been popular in Ireland, this applies rather to the mass than to the individual.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the contrary, he had attractive manners, and although he spoke English with a broken accent, he spoke it fluently and faultlessly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was agreeable in company, well-read, and possessed a shallow encyclop[ae]dic knowledge, by means of which he was enabled to give great brilliancy and point to his conversation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Although, theoretically, Frenchmen have always been popular in Ireland, this applies rather to the mass than to the individual.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Although, theoretically, Frenchmen have always been popular in Ireland, this applies rather to the mass than to the individual.
IrelandnounUS /ˈaɪərlənd/
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
From this reading Although, theoretically, Frenchmen have always been popular in Ireland, this applies rather to the mass than to the individual.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the contrary, he had attractive manners, and although he spoke English with a broken accent, he spoke it fluently and faultlessly.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading There was around Dominique Lavirotte an air of mystery which kept the good simple folk of Glengowra at bay.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading He was agreeable in company, well-read, and possessed a shallow encyclop[ae]dic knowledge, by means of which he was enabled to give great brilliancy and point to his conversation.
Lavirotte
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From this reading There was around Dominique Lavirotte an air of mystery which kept the good simple folk of Glengowra at bay.
social deportment
From this reading On the contrary, he had attractive manners, and although he spoke English with a broken accent, he spoke it fluently and faultlessly.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Although, theoretically, Frenchmen have always been popular in Ireland, this applies rather to the mass than to the individual.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading He was agreeable in company, well-read, and possessed a shallow encyclop[ae]dic knowledge, by means of which he was enabled to give great brilliancy and point to his conversation.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading There was around Dominique Lavirotte an air of mystery which kept the good simple folk of Glengowra at bay.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing repulsive about Dominique Lavirotte.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was around Dominique Lavirotte an air of mystery which kept the good simple folk of Glengowra at bay.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the contrary, he had attractive manners, and although he spoke English with a broken accent, he spoke it fluently and faultlessly.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading He was agreeable in company, well-read, and possessed a shallow encyclop[ae]dic knowledge, by means of which he was enabled to give great brilliancy and point to his conversation.
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading Although, theoretically, Frenchmen have always been popular in Ireland, this applies rather to the mass than to the individual.
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading He was agreeable in company, well-read, and possessed a shallow encyclop[ae]dic knowledge, by means of which he was enabled to give great brilliancy and point to his conversation.
on the contrary
From this reading Although, theoretically, Frenchmen have always been popular in Ireland, this applies rather to the mass than to the individual.
repulsiveadjectiveUS /riˈpʌlsɪv/
offensive to the mind
From this reading There was nothing repulsive about Dominique Lavirotte.
shallowadjectiveUS /ˈʃæloʊ/
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading He was agreeable in company, well-read, and possessed a shallow encyclop[ae]dic knowledge, by means of which he was enabled to give great brilliancy and point to his conversation.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading There was around Dominique Lavirotte an air of mystery which kept the good simple folk of Glengowra at bay.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading On the contrary, he had attractive manners, and although he spoke English with a broken accent, he spoke it fluently and faultlessly.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Although, theoretically, Frenchmen have always been popular in Ireland, this applies rather to the mass than to the individual.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was around Dominique Lavirotte an air of mystery which kept the good simple folk of Glengowra at bay.
theoreticallyadverbUS /ˌθiːərˈetɪkəli/
in theory; according to the assumed facts
From this reading Although, theoretically, Frenchmen have always been popular in Ireland, this applies rather to the mass than to the individual.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was around Dominique Lavirotte an air of mystery which kept the good simple folk of Glengowra at bay.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Although, theoretically, Frenchmen have always been popular in Ireland, this applies rather to the mass than to the individual.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Although, theoretically, Frenchmen have always been popular in Ireland, this applies rather to the mass than to the individual.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was around Dominique Lavirotte an air of mystery which kept the good simple folk of Glengowra at bay.
well-readadjective
well informed or deeply versed through reading
From this reading He was agreeable in company, well-read, and possessed a shallow encyclop[ae]dic knowledge, by means of which he was enabled to give great brilliancy and point to his conversation.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was around Dominique Lavirotte an air of mystery which kept the good simple folk of Glengowra at bay.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the contrary, he had attractive manners, and although he spoke English with a broken accent, he spoke it fluently and faultlessly.
