used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Bayre stared at Monsieur Blaise as he stood shivering and wiping his face with a trembling hand under the bare trees of the avenue.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Surely,” said the younger man, persuasively, “you can have no scruples about confiding your discovery to me.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All the pink colour had left his face; his eyes looked dull and glassy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bayre stared at Monsieur Blaise as he stood shivering and wiping his face with a trembling hand under the bare trees of the avenue.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bayre stared at Monsieur Blaise as he stood shivering and wiping his face with a trembling hand under the bare trees of the avenue.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bayre stared at Monsieur Blaise as he stood shivering and wiping his face with a trembling hand under the bare trees of the avenue.
a line of approach
From this reading Bayre stared at Monsieur Blaise as he stood shivering and wiping his face with a trembling hand under the bare trees of the avenue.
completely unclothed
From this reading Bayre stared at Monsieur Blaise as he stood shivering and wiping his face with a trembling hand under the bare trees of the avenue.
Bayre
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From this reading Bayre stared at Monsieur Blaise as he stood shivering and wiping his face with a trembling hand under the bare trees of the avenue.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If he had seen a ghost, or if he had been witness of some frightful crime, he could not have looked less like the comfortable, placid Monsieur Blaise of every day.
Blaise
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From this reading Bayre stared at Monsieur Blaise as he stood shivering and wiping his face with a trembling hand under the bare trees of the avenue.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Surely,” said the younger man, persuasively, “you can have no scruples about confiding your discovery to me.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading All the pink colour had left his face; his eyes looked dull and glassy.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading If he had seen a ghost, or if he had been witness of some frightful crime, he could not have looked less like the comfortable, placid Monsieur Blaise of every day.
confidingadjectiveUS /kənˈfaɪdɪŋ/
willing to entrust personal matters
From this reading “Surely,” said the younger man, persuasively, “you can have no scruples about confiding your discovery to me.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If he had seen a ghost, or if he had been witness of some frightful crime, he could not have looked less like the comfortable, placid Monsieur Blaise of every day.
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading If he had seen a ghost, or if he had been witness of some frightful crime, he could not have looked less like the comfortable, placid Monsieur Blaise of every day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading If he had seen a ghost, or if he had been witness of some frightful crime, he could not have looked less like the comfortable, placid Monsieur Blaise of every day.
the act of discovering something
From this reading “Surely,” said the younger man, persuasively, “you can have no scruples about confiding your discovery to me.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading All the pink colour had left his face; his eyes looked dull and glassy.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading If he had seen a ghost, or if he had been witness of some frightful crime, he could not have looked less like the comfortable, placid Monsieur Blaise of every day.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading That he was suffering from severe excitement was evident.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading That he was suffering from severe excitement was evident.
opinion or judgment
From this reading All the pink colour had left his face; his eyes looked dull and glassy.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Bayre stared at Monsieur Blaise as he stood shivering and wiping his face with a trembling hand under the bare trees of the avenue.
frightfuladjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtfəl/
provoking horror
From this reading If he had seen a ghost, or if he had been witness of some frightful crime, he could not have looked less like the comfortable, placid Monsieur Blaise of every day.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That he was suffering from severe excitement was evident.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading If he had seen a ghost, or if he had been witness of some frightful crime, he could not have looked less like the comfortable, placid Monsieur Blaise of every day.
glassyadjectiveUS /ˈɡlæsi/
resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness
From this reading All the pink colour had left his face; his eyes looked dull and glassy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the pink colour had left his face; his eyes looked dull and glassy.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Bayre stared at Monsieur Blaise as he stood shivering and wiping his face with a trembling hand under the bare trees of the avenue.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If he had seen a ghost, or if he had been witness of some frightful crime, he could not have looked less like the comfortable, placid Monsieur Blaise of every day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bayre stared at Monsieur Blaise as he stood shivering and wiping his face with a trembling hand under the bare trees of the avenue.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bayre stared at Monsieur Blaise as he stood shivering and wiping his face with a trembling hand under the bare trees of the avenue.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he had seen a ghost, or if he had been witness of some frightful crime, he could not have looked less like the comfortable, placid Monsieur Blaise of every day.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading All the pink colour had left his face; his eyes looked dull and glassy.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading If he had seen a ghost, or if he had been witness of some frightful crime, he could not have looked less like the comfortable, placid Monsieur Blaise of every day.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading If he had seen a ghost, or if he had been witness of some frightful crime, he could not have looked less like the comfortable, placid Monsieur Blaise of every day.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading All the pink colour had left his face; his eyes looked dull and glassy.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Surely,” said the younger man, persuasively, “you can have no scruples about confiding your discovery to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Surely,” said the younger man, persuasively, “you can have no scruples about confiding your discovery to me.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading Bayre stared at Monsieur Blaise as he stood shivering and wiping his face with a trembling hand under the bare trees of the avenue.
not any; not one
From this reading “Surely,” said the younger man, persuasively, “you can have no scruples about confiding your discovery to me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If he had seen a ghost, or if he had been witness of some frightful crime, he could not have looked less like the comfortable, placid Monsieur Blaise of every day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bayre stared at Monsieur Blaise as he stood shivering and wiping his face with a trembling hand under the bare trees of the avenue.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If he had seen a ghost, or if he had been witness of some frightful crime, he could not have looked less like the comfortable, placid Monsieur Blaise of every day.
persuasivelyadverbUS /pərˈsweɪsɪvli/
in a persuasive manner
From this reading “Surely,” said the younger man, persuasively, “you can have no scruples about confiding your discovery to me.
a light shade of red
From this reading All the pink colour had left his face; his eyes looked dull and glassy.
placidadjectiveUS /ˈplæsəd/
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
From this reading If he had seen a ghost, or if he had been witness of some frightful crime, he could not have looked less like the comfortable, placid Monsieur Blaise of every day.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Surely,” said the younger man, persuasively, “you can have no scruples about confiding your discovery to me.
scruplesnounUS /ˈskruːpəlz/
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading “Surely,” said the younger man, persuasively, “you can have no scruples about confiding your discovery to me.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading If he had seen a ghost, or if he had been witness of some frightful crime, he could not have looked less like the comfortable, placid Monsieur Blaise of every day.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading That he was suffering from severe excitement was evident.
shiveringnounUS /ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading Bayre stared at Monsieur Blaise as he stood shivering and wiping his face with a trembling hand under the bare trees of the avenue.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading If he had seen a ghost, or if he had been witness of some frightful crime, he could not have looked less like the comfortable, placid Monsieur Blaise of every day.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Bayre stared at Monsieur Blaise as he stood shivering and wiping his face with a trembling hand under the bare trees of the avenue.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Bayre stared at Monsieur Blaise as he stood shivering and wiping his face with a trembling hand under the bare trees of the avenue.
a state of acute pain
From this reading That he was suffering from severe excitement was evident.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Surely,” said the younger man, persuasively, “you can have no scruples about confiding your discovery to me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That he was suffering from severe excitement was evident.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bayre stared at Monsieur Blaise as he stood shivering and wiping his face with a trembling hand under the bare trees of the avenue.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Surely,” said the younger man, persuasively, “you can have no scruples about confiding your discovery to me.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Bayre stared at Monsieur Blaise as he stood shivering and wiping his face with a trembling hand under the bare trees of the avenue.
a shaky motion
From this reading Bayre stared at Monsieur Blaise as he stood shivering and wiping his face with a trembling hand under the bare trees of the avenue.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Bayre stared at Monsieur Blaise as he stood shivering and wiping his face with a trembling hand under the bare trees of the avenue.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That he was suffering from severe excitement was evident.
wipingverbUS /ˈwaɪpɪŋ/
-ing form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading Bayre stared at Monsieur Blaise as he stood shivering and wiping his face with a trembling hand under the bare trees of the avenue.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bayre stared at Monsieur Blaise as he stood shivering and wiping his face with a trembling hand under the bare trees of the avenue.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading If he had seen a ghost, or if he had been witness of some frightful crime, he could not have looked less like the comfortable, placid Monsieur Blaise of every day.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Surely,” said the younger man, persuasively, “you can have no scruples about confiding your discovery to me.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading “Surely,” said the younger man, persuasively, “you can have no scruples about confiding your discovery to me.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Surely,” said the younger man, persuasively, “you can have no scruples about confiding your discovery to me.
