used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She and the Contessa belong to a society of ladies formed for visiting the poor, and this is their day; but to- morrow you must dine with us _en famille_.
consider or hold as true
From this reading "In the first place," said Raoul, "I must beg you to accept my mother's regrets that she cannot receive you to-day.
matters of personal concern
From this reading Allow me to light my cigar while you confide the whole state of affairs to Enguerrand.
Alain
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From this reading Raul and Enguerrand called on Alain at the hour fixed.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Allow me to light my cigar while you confide the whole state of affairs to Enguerrand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Raul and Enguerrand called on Alain at the hour fixed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Raul and Enguerrand called on Alain at the hour fixed.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "In the first place," said Raoul, "I must beg you to accept my mother's regrets that she cannot receive you to-day.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading She and the Contessa belong to a society of ladies formed for visiting the poor, and this is their day; but to- morrow you must dine with us _en famille_.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Now to business.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She and the Contessa belong to a society of ladies formed for visiting the poor, and this is their day; but to- morrow you must dine with us _en famille_.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Raul and Enguerrand called on Alain at the hour fixed.
cannot
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From this reading "In the first place," said Raoul, "I must beg you to accept my mother's regrets that she cannot receive you to-day.
cigarnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːr/
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading Allow me to light my cigar while you confide the whole state of affairs to Enguerrand.
confideverbUS /kənˈfaɪd/
reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading Allow me to light my cigar while you confide the whole state of affairs to Enguerrand.
Contessa
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From this reading She and the Contessa belong to a society of ladies formed for visiting the poor, and this is their day; but to- morrow you must dine with us _en famille_.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She and the Contessa belong to a society of ladies formed for visiting the poor, and this is their day; but to- morrow you must dine with us _en famille_.
dineverbUS /daɪn/
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading She and the Contessa belong to a society of ladies formed for visiting the poor, and this is their day; but to- morrow you must dine with us _en famille_.
half the width of an em
From this reading She and the Contessa belong to a society of ladies formed for visiting the poor, and this is their day; but to- morrow you must dine with us _en famille_.
Enguerrand
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From this reading Raul and Enguerrand called on Alain at the hour fixed.
famille
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From this reading She and the Contessa belong to a society of ladies formed for visiting the poor, and this is their day; but to- morrow you must dine with us _en famille_.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "In the first place," said Raoul, "I must beg you to accept my mother's regrets that she cannot receive you to-day.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Raul and Enguerrand called on Alain at the hour fixed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She and the Contessa belong to a society of ladies formed for visiting the poor, and this is their day; but to- morrow you must dine with us _en famille_.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading She and the Contessa belong to a society of ladies formed for visiting the poor, and this is their day; but to- morrow you must dine with us _en famille_.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Raul and Enguerrand called on Alain at the hour fixed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "In the first place," said Raoul, "I must beg you to accept my mother's regrets that she cannot receive you to-day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In the first place," said Raoul, "I must beg you to accept my mother's regrets that she cannot receive you to-day.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She and the Contessa belong to a society of ladies formed for visiting the poor, and this is their day; but to- morrow you must dine with us _en famille_.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading She and the Contessa belong to a society of ladies formed for visiting the poor, and this is their day; but to- morrow you must dine with us _en famille_.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Allow me to light my cigar while you confide the whole state of affairs to Enguerrand.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Allow me to light my cigar while you confide the whole state of affairs to Enguerrand.
morrownounUS /ˈmɑːroʊ/
the next day
From this reading She and the Contessa belong to a society of ladies formed for visiting the poor, and this is their day; but to- morrow you must dine with us _en famille_.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "In the first place," said Raoul, "I must beg you to accept my mother's regrets that she cannot receive you to-day.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "In the first place," said Raoul, "I must beg you to accept my mother's regrets that she cannot receive you to-day.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "In the first place," said Raoul, "I must beg you to accept my mother's regrets that she cannot receive you to-day.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now to business.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She and the Contessa belong to a society of ladies formed for visiting the poor, and this is their day; but to- morrow you must dine with us _en famille_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Raul and Enguerrand called on Alain at the hour fixed.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "In the first place," said Raoul, "I must beg you to accept my mother's regrets that she cannot receive you to-day.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading She and the Contessa belong to a society of ladies formed for visiting the poor, and this is their day; but to- morrow you must dine with us _en famille_.
Raoul
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From this reading "In the first place," said Raoul, "I must beg you to accept my mother's regrets that she cannot receive you to-day.
Raul
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From this reading Raul and Enguerrand called on Alain at the hour fixed.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading "In the first place," said Raoul, "I must beg you to accept my mother's regrets that she cannot receive you to-day.
regretsnounUS /rɪˈɡrets/
a polite refusal of an invitation
From this reading "In the first place," said Raoul, "I must beg you to accept my mother's regrets that she cannot receive you to-day.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "In the first place," said Raoul, "I must beg you to accept my mother's regrets that she cannot receive you to-day.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "In the first place," said Raoul, "I must beg you to accept my mother's regrets that she cannot receive you to-day.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading She and the Contessa belong to a society of ladies formed for visiting the poor, and this is their day; but to- morrow you must dine with us _en famille_.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Allow me to light my cigar while you confide the whole state of affairs to Enguerrand.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "In the first place," said Raoul, "I must beg you to accept my mother's regrets that she cannot receive you to-day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Raul and Enguerrand called on Alain at the hour fixed.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She and the Contessa belong to a society of ladies formed for visiting the poor, and this is their day; but to- morrow you must dine with us _en famille_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She and the Contessa belong to a society of ladies formed for visiting the poor, and this is their day; but to- morrow you must dine with us _en famille_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "In the first place," said Raoul, "I must beg you to accept my mother's regrets that she cannot receive you to-day.
to-day
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From this reading "In the first place," said Raoul, "I must beg you to accept my mother's regrets that she cannot receive you to-day.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She and the Contessa belong to a society of ladies formed for visiting the poor, and this is their day; but to- morrow you must dine with us _en famille_.
visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
the activity of making visits
From this reading She and the Contessa belong to a society of ladies formed for visiting the poor, and this is their day; but to- morrow you must dine with us _en famille_.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Allow me to light my cigar while you confide the whole state of affairs to Enguerrand.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Allow me to light my cigar while you confide the whole state of affairs to Enguerrand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She and the Contessa belong to a society of ladies formed for visiting the poor, and this is their day; but to- morrow you must dine with us _en famille_.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "In the first place," said Raoul, "I must beg you to accept my mother's regrets that she cannot receive you to-day.
