used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IS HE A DANTON?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The need of staking something was the key to the character of this charming princess; hence her quarrels and reconciliations with her brothers from the time when she was sixteen.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading The need of anxiety.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading These words summed up the character of my aunt, the beautiful Marguerite de Valois, who was soon to marry the King of Navarre whom we see reigning at present in France under the name of Henry IV.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading These words summed up the character of my aunt, the beautiful Marguerite de Valois, who was soon to marry the King of Navarre whom we see reigning at present in France under the name of Henry IV.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading These words summed up the character of my aunt, the beautiful Marguerite de Valois, who was soon to marry the King of Navarre whom we see reigning at present in France under the name of Henry IV.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The need of staking something was the key to the character of this charming princess; hence her quarrels and reconciliations with her brothers from the time when she was sixteen.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Now, what can a young girl stake?
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading These words summed up the character of my aunt, the beautiful Marguerite de Valois, who was soon to marry the King of Navarre whom we see reigning at present in France under the name of Henry IV.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading The need of staking something was the key to the character of this charming princess; hence her quarrels and reconciliations with her brothers from the time when she was sixteen.
DANTONnounUS /ˈdæntən/
French revolutionary leader who stormed the Paris bastille and who supported the execution of Louis XVI but was guillotined by Robespierre for his opposition to the Reign of Terror (1759-1794)
From this reading IS HE A DANTON?
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading These words summed up the character of my aunt, the beautiful Marguerite de Valois, who was soon to marry the King of Navarre whom we see reigning at present in France under the name of Henry IV.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading These words summed up the character of my aunt, the beautiful Marguerite de Valois, who was soon to marry the King of Navarre whom we see reigning at present in France under the name of Henry IV.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The need of staking something was the key to the character of this charming princess; hence her quarrels and reconciliations with her brothers from the time when she was sixteen.
a young female
From this reading Now, what can a young girl stake?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IS HE A DANTON?
for this reason
From this reading The need of staking something was the key to the character of this charming princess; hence her quarrels and reconciliations with her brothers from the time when she was sixteen.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading These words summed up the character of my aunt, the beautiful Marguerite de Valois, who was soon to marry the King of Navarre whom we see reigning at present in France under the name of Henry IV.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The need of staking something was the key to the character of this charming princess; hence her quarrels and reconciliations with her brothers from the time when she was sixteen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading These words summed up the character of my aunt, the beautiful Marguerite de Valois, who was soon to marry the King of Navarre whom we see reigning at present in France under the name of Henry IV.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IS HE A DANTON?
IVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading These words summed up the character of my aunt, the beautiful Marguerite de Valois, who was soon to marry the King of Navarre whom we see reigning at present in France under the name of Henry IV.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading The need of staking something was the key to the character of this charming princess; hence her quarrels and reconciliations with her brothers from the time when she was sixteen.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading These words summed up the character of my aunt, the beautiful Marguerite de Valois, who was soon to marry the King of Navarre whom we see reigning at present in France under the name of Henry IV.
MargueritenounUS /ˌmɑːrɡərˈiːt/
tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
From this reading These words summed up the character of my aunt, the beautiful Marguerite de Valois, who was soon to marry the King of Navarre whom we see reigning at present in France under the name of Henry IV.
take in marriage
From this reading These words summed up the character of my aunt, the beautiful Marguerite de Valois, who was soon to marry the King of Navarre whom we see reigning at present in France under the name of Henry IV.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading These words summed up the character of my aunt, the beautiful Marguerite de Valois, who was soon to marry the King of Navarre whom we see reigning at present in France under the name of Henry IV.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading These words summed up the character of my aunt, the beautiful Marguerite de Valois, who was soon to marry the King of Navarre whom we see reigning at present in France under the name of Henry IV.
Navarre
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From this reading These words summed up the character of my aunt, the beautiful Marguerite de Valois, who was soon to marry the King of Navarre whom we see reigning at present in France under the name of Henry IV.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading The need of anxiety.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, what can a young girl stake?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The need of anxiety.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading These words summed up the character of my aunt, the beautiful Marguerite de Valois, who was soon to marry the King of Navarre whom we see reigning at present in France under the name of Henry IV.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The need of staking something was the key to the character of this charming princess; hence her quarrels and reconciliations with her brothers from the time when she was sixteen.
quarrelsnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəlz/
plural of “quarrel” — an angry dispute
From this reading The need of staking something was the key to the character of this charming princess; hence her quarrels and reconciliations with her brothers from the time when she was sixteen.
reconciliationsnounUS /ˌrekənsɪliˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “reconciliation” — the reestablishing of cordial relations
From this reading The need of staking something was the key to the character of this charming princess; hence her quarrels and reconciliations with her brothers from the time when she was sixteen.
reigningadjectiveUS /ˈreɪnɪŋ/
exercising power or authority
From this reading These words summed up the character of my aunt, the beautiful Marguerite de Valois, who was soon to marry the King of Navarre whom we see reigning at present in France under the name of Henry IV.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading These words summed up the character of my aunt, the beautiful Marguerite de Valois, who was soon to marry the King of Navarre whom we see reigning at present in France under the name of Henry IV.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The need of staking something was the key to the character of this charming princess; hence her quarrels and reconciliations with her brothers from the time when she was sixteen.
sixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading The need of staking something was the key to the character of this charming princess; hence her quarrels and reconciliations with her brothers from the time when she was sixteen.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The need of staking something was the key to the character of this charming princess; hence her quarrels and reconciliations with her brothers from the time when she was sixteen.
in the near future
From this reading These words summed up the character of my aunt, the beautiful Marguerite de Valois, who was soon to marry the King of Navarre whom we see reigning at present in France under the name of Henry IV.
stakenounUS /steɪk/
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading Now, what can a young girl stake?
stakingverbUS /ˈsteɪkɪŋ/
-ing form of “stake” — put at risk
From this reading The need of staking something was the key to the character of this charming princess; hence her quarrels and reconciliations with her brothers from the time when she was sixteen.
summedverbUS /sʌmd/
inflected form of “sum” — be a summary of
From this reading These words summed up the character of my aunt, the beautiful Marguerite de Valois, who was soon to marry the King of Navarre whom we see reigning at present in France under the name of Henry IV.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The need of anxiety.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These words summed up the character of my aunt, the beautiful Marguerite de Valois, who was soon to marry the King of Navarre whom we see reigning at present in France under the name of Henry IV.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The need of staking something was the key to the character of this charming princess; hence her quarrels and reconciliations with her brothers from the time when she was sixteen.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The need of staking something was the key to the character of this charming princess; hence her quarrels and reconciliations with her brothers from the time when she was sixteen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These words summed up the character of my aunt, the beautiful Marguerite de Valois, who was soon to marry the King of Navarre whom we see reigning at present in France under the name of Henry IV.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading These words summed up the character of my aunt, the beautiful Marguerite de Valois, who was soon to marry the King of Navarre whom we see reigning at present in France under the name of Henry IV.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading These words summed up the character of my aunt, the beautiful Marguerite de Valois, who was soon to marry the King of Navarre whom we see reigning at present in France under the name of Henry IV.
ValoisnounUS /vælˈwɑː/
French royal house from 1328 to 1589
From this reading These words summed up the character of my aunt, the beautiful Marguerite de Valois, who was soon to marry the King of Navarre whom we see reigning at present in France under the name of Henry IV.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading These words summed up the character of my aunt, the beautiful Marguerite de Valois, who was soon to marry the King of Navarre whom we see reigning at present in France under the name of Henry IV.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading These words summed up the character of my aunt, the beautiful Marguerite de Valois, who was soon to marry the King of Navarre whom we see reigning at present in France under the name of Henry IV.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now, what can a young girl stake?
at the time that
From this reading The need of staking something was the key to the character of this charming princess; hence her quarrels and reconciliations with her brothers from the time when she was sixteen.
which person or people
From this reading These words summed up the character of my aunt, the beautiful Marguerite de Valois, who was soon to marry the King of Navarre whom we see reigning at present in France under the name of Henry IV.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading These words summed up the character of my aunt, the beautiful Marguerite de Valois, who was soon to marry the King of Navarre whom we see reigning at present in France under the name of Henry IV.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The need of staking something was the key to the character of this charming princess; hence her quarrels and reconciliations with her brothers from the time when she was sixteen.
the words that are spoken
From this reading These words summed up the character of my aunt, the beautiful Marguerite de Valois, who was soon to marry the King of Navarre whom we see reigning at present in France under the name of Henry IV.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Now, what can a young girl stake?
