used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And what happened next I've never heard tell, Parlez-vous francais, Mademoiselle?" chanted Raymonde, dancing into the dormitory and plumping down on Fauvette's bed amid a pile of chiffons, muslins, and other flimsy articles of wearing apparel.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading And what happened next I've never heard tell, Parlez-vous francais, Mademoiselle?" chanted Raymonde, dancing into the dormitory and plumping down on Fauvette's bed amid a pile of chiffons, muslins, and other flimsy articles of wearing apparel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She opened the window, and out she fell.
apparelnounUS /əˈpærəl/
clothing in general
From this reading And what happened next I've never heard tell, Parlez-vous francais, Mademoiselle?" chanted Raymonde, dancing into the dormitory and plumping down on Fauvette's bed amid a pile of chiffons, muslins, and other flimsy articles of wearing apparel.
plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading And what happened next I've never heard tell, Parlez-vous francais, Mademoiselle?" chanted Raymonde, dancing into the dormitory and plumping down on Fauvette's bed amid a pile of chiffons, muslins, and other flimsy articles of wearing apparel.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading And what happened next I've never heard tell, Parlez-vous francais, Mademoiselle?" chanted Raymonde, dancing into the dormitory and plumping down on Fauvette's bed amid a pile of chiffons, muslins, and other flimsy articles of wearing apparel.
chantedadjectiveUS /ˈtʃæntɪd/
sung or uttered rhythmically in a monotone
From this reading And what happened next I've never heard tell, Parlez-vous francais, Mademoiselle?" chanted Raymonde, dancing into the dormitory and plumping down on Fauvette's bed amid a pile of chiffons, muslins, and other flimsy articles of wearing apparel.
chiffons
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From this reading And what happened next I've never heard tell, Parlez-vous francais, Mademoiselle?" chanted Raymonde, dancing into the dormitory and plumping down on Fauvette's bed amid a pile of chiffons, muslins, and other flimsy articles of wearing apparel.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Why, what's the matter, child?
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading And what happened next I've never heard tell, Parlez-vous francais, Mademoiselle?" chanted Raymonde, dancing into the dormitory and plumping down on Fauvette's bed amid a pile of chiffons, muslins, and other flimsy articles of wearing apparel.
dormitorynounUS /ˈdɔːrmətɔːri/
a college or university building containing living quarters for students
From this reading And what happened next I've never heard tell, Parlez-vous francais, Mademoiselle?" chanted Raymonde, dancing into the dormitory and plumping down on Fauvette's bed amid a pile of chiffons, muslins, and other flimsy articles of wearing apparel.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And what happened next I've never heard tell, Parlez-vous francais, Mademoiselle?" chanted Raymonde, dancing into the dormitory and plumping down on Fauvette's bed amid a pile of chiffons, muslins, and other flimsy articles of wearing apparel.
Fauvette's
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From this reading And what happened next I've never heard tell, Parlez-vous francais, Mademoiselle?" chanted Raymonde, dancing into the dormitory and plumping down on Fauvette's bed amid a pile of chiffons, muslins, and other flimsy articles of wearing apparel.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading She opened the window, and out she fell.
flimsyadjectiveUS /ˈflɪmzi/
lacking solidity or strength
From this reading And what happened next I've never heard tell, Parlez-vous francais, Mademoiselle?" chanted Raymonde, dancing into the dormitory and plumping down on Fauvette's bed amid a pile of chiffons, muslins, and other flimsy articles of wearing apparel.
francais
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From this reading Mademoiselle "Parlez-vous francais, Mademoiselle?
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading And what happened next I've never heard tell, Parlez-vous francais, Mademoiselle?" chanted Raymonde, dancing into the dormitory and plumping down on Fauvette's bed amid a pile of chiffons, muslins, and other flimsy articles of wearing apparel.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading And what happened next I've never heard tell, Parlez-vous francais, Mademoiselle?" chanted Raymonde, dancing into the dormitory and plumping down on Fauvette's bed amid a pile of chiffons, muslins, and other flimsy articles of wearing apparel.
I've
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From this reading And what happened next I've never heard tell, Parlez-vous francais, Mademoiselle?" chanted Raymonde, dancing into the dormitory and plumping down on Fauvette's bed amid a pile of chiffons, muslins, and other flimsy articles of wearing apparel.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And what happened next I've never heard tell, Parlez-vous francais, Mademoiselle?" chanted Raymonde, dancing into the dormitory and plumping down on Fauvette's bed amid a pile of chiffons, muslins, and other flimsy articles of wearing apparel.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading Mademoiselle "Parlez-vous francais, Mademoiselle?
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Why, what's the matter, child?
muslins
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From this reading And what happened next I've never heard tell, Parlez-vous francais, Mademoiselle?" chanted Raymonde, dancing into the dormitory and plumping down on Fauvette's bed amid a pile of chiffons, muslins, and other flimsy articles of wearing apparel.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading And what happened next I've never heard tell, Parlez-vous francais, Mademoiselle?" chanted Raymonde, dancing into the dormitory and plumping down on Fauvette's bed amid a pile of chiffons, muslins, and other flimsy articles of wearing apparel.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading And what happened next I've never heard tell, Parlez-vous francais, Mademoiselle?" chanted Raymonde, dancing into the dormitory and plumping down on Fauvette's bed amid a pile of chiffons, muslins, and other flimsy articles of wearing apparel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And what happened next I've never heard tell, Parlez-vous francais, Mademoiselle?" chanted Raymonde, dancing into the dormitory and plumping down on Fauvette's bed amid a pile of chiffons, muslins, and other flimsy articles of wearing apparel.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And what happened next I've never heard tell, Parlez-vous francais, Mademoiselle?" chanted Raymonde, dancing into the dormitory and plumping down on Fauvette's bed amid a pile of chiffons, muslins, and other flimsy articles of wearing apparel.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading She opened the window, and out she fell.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And what happened next I've never heard tell, Parlez-vous francais, Mademoiselle?" chanted Raymonde, dancing into the dormitory and plumping down on Fauvette's bed amid a pile of chiffons, muslins, and other flimsy articles of wearing apparel.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She opened the window, and out she fell.
Parlez-vous
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From this reading Mademoiselle "Parlez-vous francais, Mademoiselle?
pilenounUS /paɪl/
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading And what happened next I've never heard tell, Parlez-vous francais, Mademoiselle?" chanted Raymonde, dancing into the dormitory and plumping down on Fauvette's bed amid a pile of chiffons, muslins, and other flimsy articles of wearing apparel.
plumpingadjective
very large; of exceptional size for its kind
From this reading And what happened next I've never heard tell, Parlez-vous francais, Mademoiselle?" chanted Raymonde, dancing into the dormitory and plumping down on Fauvette's bed amid a pile of chiffons, muslins, and other flimsy articles of wearing apparel.
Raymonde
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From this reading And what happened next I've never heard tell, Parlez-vous francais, Mademoiselle?" chanted Raymonde, dancing into the dormitory and plumping down on Fauvette's bed amid a pile of chiffons, muslins, and other flimsy articles of wearing apparel.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She opened the window, and out she fell.
spread-outadjective
especially spread in a fan shape
From this reading Whence this spread-out?
express in words
From this reading And what happened next I've never heard tell, Parlez-vous francais, Mademoiselle?" chanted Raymonde, dancing into the dormitory and plumping down on Fauvette's bed amid a pile of chiffons, muslins, and other flimsy articles of wearing apparel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She opened the window, and out she fell.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Whence this spread-out?
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading And what happened next I've never heard tell, Parlez-vous francais, Mademoiselle?" chanted Raymonde, dancing into the dormitory and plumping down on Fauvette's bed amid a pile of chiffons, muslins, and other flimsy articles of wearing apparel.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what happened next I've never heard tell, Parlez-vous francais, Mademoiselle?" chanted Raymonde, dancing into the dormitory and plumping down on Fauvette's bed amid a pile of chiffons, muslins, and other flimsy articles of wearing apparel.
what's
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From this reading "Why, what's the matter, child?
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Whence this spread-out?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, what's the matter, child?
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 She opened the window, and out she fell.
