used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We were very impatient to see our native place again, of which we had had no news for a month; and especially our poor wives, who must have supposed us lost.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Cousin Lise had our shirts washed, our clothes cleaned, and our shoes dried before the fire, after having first filled them with hot embers; and the next day we took our leave of these excellent people, thanking them from the bottom of our hearts.
anew
From this reading We were very impatient to see our native place again, of which we had had no news for a month; and especially our poor wives, who must have supposed us lost.
(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 We remained with Cousin Desjardins all that day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cousin Lise had our shirts washed, our clothes cleaned, and our shoes dried before the fire, after having first filled them with hot embers; and the next day we took our leave of these excellent people, thanking them from the bottom of our hearts.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading At Dieuze the rumor reached us that Bazaine had just surrendered Metz, with all his army, his flags, his guns, rifles, stores, and wounded, unconditionally!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Dieuze the rumor reached us that Bazaine had just surrendered Metz, with all his army, his flags, his guns, rifles, stores, and wounded, unconditionally!
Bazaine
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From this reading At Dieuze the rumor reached us that Bazaine had just surrendered Metz, with all his army, his flags, his guns, rifles, stores, and wounded, unconditionally!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Cousin Lise had our shirts washed, our clothes cleaned, and our shoes dried before the fire, after having first filled them with hot embers; and the next day we took our leave of these excellent people, thanking them from the bottom of our hearts.
the lower side of anything
From this reading Cousin Lise had our shirts washed, our clothes cleaned, and our shoes dried before the fire, after having first filled them with hot embers; and the next day we took our leave of these excellent people, thanking them from the bottom of our hearts.
cleanedverbUS /kliːnd/
past form of “clean” — make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
From this reading Cousin Lise had our shirts washed, our clothes cleaned, and our shoes dried before the fire, after having first filled them with hot embers; and the next day we took our leave of these excellent people, thanking them from the bottom of our hearts.
clothing in general
From this reading Cousin Lise had our shirts washed, our clothes cleaned, and our shoes dried before the fire, after having first filled them with hot embers; and the next day we took our leave of these excellent people, thanking them from the bottom of our hearts.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading We remained with Cousin Desjardins all that day.
dampadjectiveUS /dæmp/
slightly wet
From this reading The weather was damp; there were forebodings of a hard winter.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We remained with Cousin Desjardins all that day.
Desjardins
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From this reading We remained with Cousin Desjardins all that day.
Dieuze
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From this reading At Dieuze the rumor reached us that Bazaine had just surrendered Metz, with all his army, his flags, his guns, rifles, stores, and wounded, unconditionally!
driedadjectiveUS /draɪd/
not still wet
From this reading Cousin Lise had our shirts washed, our clothes cleaned, and our shoes dried before the fire, after having first filled them with hot embers; and the next day we took our leave of these excellent people, thanking them from the bottom of our hearts.
embersnounUS /ˈembərz/
plural of “ember” — a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
From this reading Cousin Lise had our shirts washed, our clothes cleaned, and our shoes dried before the fire, after having first filled them with hot embers; and the next day we took our leave of these excellent people, thanking them from the bottom of our hearts.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading We were very impatient to see our native place again, of which we had had no news for a month; and especially our poor wives, who must have supposed us lost.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading Cousin Lise had our shirts washed, our clothes cleaned, and our shoes dried before the fire, after having first filled them with hot embers; and the next day we took our leave of these excellent people, thanking them from the bottom of our hearts.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Cousin Lise had our shirts washed, our clothes cleaned, and our shoes dried before the fire, after having first filled them with hot embers; and the next day we took our leave of these excellent people, thanking them from the bottom of our hearts.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Cousin Lise had our shirts washed, our clothes cleaned, and our shoes dried before the fire, after having first filled them with hot embers; and the next day we took our leave of these excellent people, thanking them from the bottom of our hearts.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Cousin Lise had our shirts washed, our clothes cleaned, and our shoes dried before the fire, after having first filled them with hot embers; and the next day we took our leave of these excellent people, thanking them from the bottom of our hearts.
flagsnounUS /flæɡz/
plural of “flag” — emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading At Dieuze the rumor reached us that Bazaine had just surrendered Metz, with all his army, his flags, his guns, rifles, stores, and wounded, unconditionally!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We were very impatient to see our native place again, of which we had had no news for a month; and especially our poor wives, who must have supposed us lost.
forebodings
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From this reading The weather was damp; there were forebodings of a hard winter.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Cousin Lise had our shirts washed, our clothes cleaned, and our shoes dried before the fire, after having first filled them with hot embers; and the next day we took our leave of these excellent people, thanking them from the bottom of our hearts.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading At Dieuze the rumor reached us that Bazaine had just surrendered Metz, with all his army, his flags, his guns, rifles, stores, and wounded, unconditionally!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cousin Lise had our shirts washed, our clothes cleaned, and our shoes dried before the fire, after having first filled them with hot embers; and the next day we took our leave of these excellent people, thanking them from the bottom of our hearts.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The weather was damp; there were forebodings of a hard winter.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We were very impatient to see our native place again, of which we had had no news for a month; and especially our poor wives, who must have supposed us lost.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Cousin Lise had our shirts washed, our clothes cleaned, and our shoes dried before the fire, after having first filled them with hot embers; and the next day we took our leave of these excellent people, thanking them from the bottom of our hearts.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading Cousin Lise had our shirts washed, our clothes cleaned, and our shoes dried before the fire, after having first filled them with hot embers; and the next day we took our leave of these excellent people, thanking them from the bottom of our hearts.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At Dieuze the rumor reached us that Bazaine had just surrendered Metz, with all his army, his flags, his guns, rifles, stores, and wounded, unconditionally!
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Cousin Lise had our shirts washed, our clothes cleaned, and our shoes dried before the fire, after having first filled them with hot embers; and the next day we took our leave of these excellent people, thanking them from the bottom of our hearts.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading We were very impatient to see our native place again, of which we had had no news for a month; and especially our poor wives, who must have supposed us lost.
and nothing more
From this reading At Dieuze the rumor reached us that Bazaine had just surrendered Metz, with all his army, his flags, his guns, rifles, stores, and wounded, unconditionally!
go away from a place
From this reading Cousin Lise had our shirts washed, our clothes cleaned, and our shoes dried before the fire, after having first filled them with hot embers; and the next day we took our leave of these excellent people, thanking them from the bottom of our hearts.
Lise
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From this reading Cousin Lise had our shirts washed, our clothes cleaned, and our shoes dried before the fire, after having first filled them with hot embers; and the next day we took our leave of these excellent people, thanking them from the bottom of our hearts.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading We were very impatient to see our native place again, of which we had had no news for a month; and especially our poor wives, who must have supposed us lost.
Metz
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From this reading At Dieuze the rumor reached us that Bazaine had just surrendered Metz, with all his army, his flags, his guns, rifles, stores, and wounded, unconditionally!
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading We were very impatient to see our native place again, of which we had had no news for a month; and especially our poor wives, who must have supposed us lost.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We were very impatient to see our native place again, of which we had had no news for a month; and especially our poor wives, who must have supposed us lost.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading We were very impatient to see our native place again, of which we had had no news for a month; and especially our poor wives, who must have supposed us lost.
information about recent and important events
From this reading We were very impatient to see our native place again, of which we had had no news for a month; and especially our poor wives, who must have supposed us lost.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Cousin Lise had our shirts washed, our clothes cleaned, and our shoes dried before the fire, after having first filled them with hot embers; and the next day we took our leave of these excellent people, thanking them from the bottom of our hearts.
not any; not one
From this reading We were very impatient to see our native place again, of which we had had no news for a month; and especially our poor wives, who must have supposed us lost.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cousin Lise had our shirts washed, our clothes cleaned, and our shoes dried before the fire, after having first filled them with hot embers; and the next day we took our leave of these excellent people, thanking them from the bottom of our hearts.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Cousin Lise had our shirts washed, our clothes cleaned, and our shoes dried before the fire, after having first filled them with hot embers; and the next day we took our leave of these excellent people, thanking them from the bottom of our hearts.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Cousin Lise had our shirts washed, our clothes cleaned, and our shoes dried before the fire, after having first filled them with hot embers; and the next day we took our leave of these excellent people, thanking them from the bottom of our hearts.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading We were very impatient to see our native place again, of which we had had no news for a month; and especially our poor wives, who must have supposed us lost.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading We were very impatient to see our native place again, of which we had had no news for a month; and especially our poor wives, who must have supposed us lost.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading At Dieuze the rumor reached us that Bazaine had just surrendered Metz, with all his army, his flags, his guns, rifles, stores, and wounded, unconditionally!
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading We remained with Cousin Desjardins all that day.
riflesnounUS /ˈraɪfəlz/
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading At Dieuze the rumor reached us that Bazaine had just surrendered Metz, with all his army, his flags, his guns, rifles, stores, and wounded, unconditionally!
rumornounUS /ˈruːmər/
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading At Dieuze the rumor reached us that Bazaine had just surrendered Metz, with all his army, his flags, his guns, rifles, stores, and wounded, unconditionally!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We were very impatient to see our native place again, of which we had had no news for a month; and especially our poor wives, who must have supposed us lost.
shirtsnounUS /ʃɜːrts/
plural of “shirt” — a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading Cousin Lise had our shirts washed, our clothes cleaned, and our shoes dried before the fire, after having first filled them with hot embers; and the next day we took our leave of these excellent people, thanking them from the bottom of our hearts.
a particular situation
From this reading Cousin Lise had our shirts washed, our clothes cleaned, and our shoes dried before the fire, after having first filled them with hot embers; and the next day we took our leave of these excellent people, thanking them from the bottom of our hearts.
storesnounUS /stɔːrz/
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading At Dieuze the rumor reached us that Bazaine had just surrendered Metz, with all his army, his flags, his guns, rifles, stores, and wounded, unconditionally!
required or under orders
From this reading We were very impatient to see our native place again, of which we had had no news for a month; and especially our poor wives, who must have supposed us lost.
surrenderedverbUS /sərˈendərd/
past form of “surrender” — give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
From this reading At Dieuze the rumor reached us that Bazaine had just surrendered Metz, with all his army, his flags, his guns, rifles, stores, and wounded, unconditionally!
thankingverbUS /ˈθæŋkɪŋ/
-ing form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Cousin Lise had our shirts washed, our clothes cleaned, and our shoes dried before the fire, after having first filled them with hot embers; and the next day we took our leave of these excellent people, thanking them from the bottom of our hearts.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We remained with Cousin Desjardins all that day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cousin Lise had our shirts washed, our clothes cleaned, and our shoes dried before the fire, after having first filled them with hot embers; and the next day we took our leave of these excellent people, thanking them from the bottom of our hearts.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Cousin Lise had our shirts washed, our clothes cleaned, and our shoes dried before the fire, after having first filled them with hot embers; and the next day we took our leave of these excellent people, thanking them from the bottom of our hearts.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The weather was damp; there were forebodings of a hard winter.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Cousin Lise had our shirts washed, our clothes cleaned, and our shoes dried before the fire, after having first filled them with hot embers; and the next day we took our leave of these excellent people, thanking them from the bottom of our hearts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were very impatient to see our native place again, of which we had had no news for a month; and especially our poor wives, who must have supposed us lost.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Cousin Lise had our shirts washed, our clothes cleaned, and our shoes dried before the fire, after having first filled them with hot embers; and the next day we took our leave of these excellent people, thanking them from the bottom of our hearts.
unconditionallyadverbUS /ˌʌnkənˈdɪʃənəli/
not subject to a condition
From this reading At Dieuze the rumor reached us that Bazaine had just surrendered Metz, with all his army, his flags, his guns, rifles, stores, and wounded, unconditionally!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We were very impatient to see our native place again, of which we had had no news for a month; and especially our poor wives, who must have supposed us lost.
precisely as stated
From this reading We were very impatient to see our native place again, of which we had had no news for a month; and especially our poor wives, who must have supposed us lost.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The weather was damp; there were forebodings of a hard winter.
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading Cousin Lise had our shirts washed, our clothes cleaned, and our shoes dried before the fire, after having first filled them with hot embers; and the next day we took our leave of these excellent people, thanking them from the bottom of our hearts.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We remained with Cousin Desjardins all that day.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The weather was damp; there were forebodings of a hard winter.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were very impatient to see our native place again, of which we had had no news for a month; and especially our poor wives, who must have supposed us lost.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We were very impatient to see our native place again, of which we had had no news for a month; and especially our poor wives, who must have supposed us lost.
which person or people
From this reading We were very impatient to see our native place again, of which we had had no news for a month; and especially our poor wives, who must have supposed us lost.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The weather was damp; there were forebodings of a hard winter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We remained with Cousin Desjardins all that day.
wivesnounUS /waɪvz/
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading We were very impatient to see our native place again, of which we had had no news for a month; and especially our poor wives, who must have supposed us lost.
people who are wounded
From this reading At Dieuze the rumor reached us that Bazaine had just surrendered Metz, with all his army, his flags, his guns, rifles, stores, and wounded, unconditionally!
