used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Around them arose murmur and tinkle of voices, the tread of passing feet, and the bolder noise of the lower hall, to which Madame Bourdon hastened back that she might repress a too-frolic Cupid.
(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 Louise swept him in one black-eyed look terminating on her folded hands, and he repented ever coming to New France at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Louise made her reverence to Madame Bourdon and the suitor, and Jacques held his cap in tense fists.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading Around them arose murmur and tinkle of voices, the tread of passing feet, and the bolder noise of the lower hall, to which Madame Bourdon hastened back that she might repress a too-frolic Cupid.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Around them arose murmur and tinkle of voices, the tread of passing feet, and the bolder noise of the lower hall, to which Madame Bourdon hastened back that she might repress a too-frolic Cupid.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Louise swept him in one black-eyed look terminating on her folded hands, and he repented ever coming to New France at all.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Around them arose murmur and tinkle of voices, the tread of passing feet, and the bolder noise of the lower hall, to which Madame Bourdon hastened back that she might repress a too-frolic Cupid.
battle-fields
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From this reading He thought regretfully of Turkish battle-fields which he had escaped.
black-eyed
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From this reading Louise swept him in one black-eyed look terminating on her folded hands, and he repented ever coming to New France at all.
bolderadjectiveUS /ˈboʊldər/
comparative of “bold” — fearless and daring
From this reading Around them arose murmur and tinkle of voices, the tread of passing feet, and the bolder noise of the lower hall, to which Madame Bourdon hastened back that she might repress a too-frolic Cupid.
Bourdonnoun
a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
From this reading Louise made her reverence to Madame Bourdon and the suitor, and Jacques held his cap in tense fists.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading Louise made her reverence to Madame Bourdon and the suitor, and Jacques held his cap in tense fists.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Louise swept him in one black-eyed look terminating on her folded hands, and he repented ever coming to New France at all.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading The pair were left to court.
CupidnounUS /ˈkjuːpɪd/
(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
From this reading Around them arose murmur and tinkle of voices, the tread of passing feet, and the bolder noise of the lower hall, to which Madame Bourdon hastened back that she might repress a too-frolic Cupid.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading He thought regretfully of Turkish battle-fields which he had escaped.
at any time
From this reading Louise swept him in one black-eyed look terminating on her folded hands, and he repented ever coming to New France at all.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Around them arose murmur and tinkle of voices, the tread of passing feet, and the bolder noise of the lower hall, to which Madame Bourdon hastened back that she might repress a too-frolic Cupid.
fistsnounUS /fɪsts/
plural of “fist” — a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading Louise made her reverence to Madame Bourdon and the suitor, and Jacques held his cap in tense fists.
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading Louise swept him in one black-eyed look terminating on her folded hands, and he repented ever coming to New France at all.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading Louise swept him in one black-eyed look terminating on her folded hands, and he repented ever coming to New France at all.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He thought regretfully of Turkish battle-fields which he had escaped.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Around them arose murmur and tinkle of voices, the tread of passing feet, and the bolder noise of the lower hall, to which Madame Bourdon hastened back that she might repress a too-frolic Cupid.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Louise swept him in one black-eyed look terminating on her folded hands, and he repented ever coming to New France at all.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading Around them arose murmur and tinkle of voices, the tread of passing feet, and the bolder noise of the lower hall, to which Madame Bourdon hastened back that she might repress a too-frolic Cupid.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought regretfully of Turkish battle-fields which he had escaped.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Louise made her reverence to Madame Bourdon and the suitor, and Jacques held his cap in tense fists.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Louise made her reverence to Madame Bourdon and the suitor, and Jacques held his cap in tense fists.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Louise swept him in one black-eyed look terminating on her folded hands, and he repented ever coming to New France at all.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Louise made her reverence to Madame Bourdon and the suitor, and Jacques held his cap in tense fists.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Louise made her reverence to Madame Bourdon and the suitor, and Jacques held his cap in tense fists.
Jacques
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From this reading Louise made her reverence to Madame Bourdon and the suitor, and Jacques held his cap in tense fists.
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 The pair were left to court.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Louise swept him in one black-eyed look terminating on her folded hands, and he repented ever coming to New France at all.
Louise
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From this reading Louise made her reverence to Madame Bourdon and the suitor, and Jacques held his cap in tense fists.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading Around them arose murmur and tinkle of voices, the tread of passing feet, and the bolder noise of the lower hall, to which Madame Bourdon hastened back that she might repress a too-frolic Cupid.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Louise made her reverence to Madame Bourdon and the suitor, and Jacques held his cap in tense fists.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Louise made her reverence to Madame Bourdon and the suitor, and Jacques held his cap in tense fists.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Around them arose murmur and tinkle of voices, the tread of passing feet, and the bolder noise of the lower hall, to which Madame Bourdon hastened back that she might repress a too-frolic Cupid.
murmurnounUS /ˈmɜːrmər/
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading Around them arose murmur and tinkle of voices, the tread of passing feet, and the bolder noise of the lower hall, to which Madame Bourdon hastened back that she might repress a too-frolic Cupid.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Louise swept him in one black-eyed look terminating on her folded hands, and he repented ever coming to New France at all.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading Around them arose murmur and tinkle of voices, the tread of passing feet, and the bolder noise of the lower hall, to which Madame Bourdon hastened back that she might repress a too-frolic Cupid.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He thought regretfully of Turkish battle-fields which he had escaped.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Louise swept him in one black-eyed look terminating on her folded hands, and he repented ever coming to New France at all.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Louise swept him in one black-eyed look terminating on her folded hands, and he repented ever coming to New France at all.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading The pair were left to court.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading Around them arose murmur and tinkle of voices, the tread of passing feet, and the bolder noise of the lower hall, to which Madame Bourdon hastened back that she might repress a too-frolic Cupid.
regretfullyadverbUS /rɪˈɡretfəli/
with regret (used in polite formulas)
From this reading He thought regretfully of Turkish battle-fields which he had escaped.
repentedverbUS /rɪˈpentɪd/
past form of “repent” — turn away from sin or do penitence
From this reading Louise swept him in one black-eyed look terminating on her folded hands, and he repented ever coming to New France at all.
repressverbUS /riˈpres/
put down by force or intimidation
From this reading Around them arose murmur and tinkle of voices, the tread of passing feet, and the bolder noise of the lower hall, to which Madame Bourdon hastened back that she might repress a too-frolic Cupid.
reverenceverbUS /ˈrevərəns/
regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
From this reading Louise made her reverence to Madame Bourdon and the suitor, and Jacques held his cap in tense fists.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Around them arose murmur and tinkle of voices, the tread of passing feet, and the bolder noise of the lower hall, to which Madame Bourdon hastened back that she might repress a too-frolic Cupid.
suitornounUS /ˈsuːtər/
a man who courts a woman
From this reading Louise made her reverence to Madame Bourdon and the suitor, and Jacques held his cap in tense fists.
possessing sweep
From this reading Louise swept him in one black-eyed look terminating on her folded hands, and he repented ever coming to New France at all.
tensenounUS /tens/
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading Louise made her reverence to Madame Bourdon and the suitor, and Jacques held his cap in tense fists.
terminatingverbUS /ˈtɜːrməneɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “terminate” — bring to an end or halt
From this reading Louise swept him in one black-eyed look terminating on her folded hands, and he repented ever coming to New France at all.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Around them arose murmur and tinkle of voices, the tread of passing feet, and the bolder noise of the lower hall, to which Madame Bourdon hastened back that she might repress a too-frolic Cupid.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Louise made her reverence to Madame Bourdon and the suitor, and Jacques held his cap in tense fists.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Around them arose murmur and tinkle of voices, the tread of passing feet, and the bolder noise of the lower hall, to which Madame Bourdon hastened back that she might repress a too-frolic Cupid.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought regretfully of Turkish battle-fields which he had escaped.
tinklenounUS /ˈtɪŋkəl/
a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
From this reading Around them arose murmur and tinkle of voices, the tread of passing feet, and the bolder noise of the lower hall, to which Madame Bourdon hastened back that she might repress a too-frolic Cupid.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Louise made her reverence to Madame Bourdon and the suitor, and Jacques held his cap in tense fists.
too-frolic
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From this reading Around them arose murmur and tinkle of voices, the tread of passing feet, and the bolder noise of the lower hall, to which Madame Bourdon hastened back that she might repress a too-frolic Cupid.
treadverbUS /tred/
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading Around them arose murmur and tinkle of voices, the tread of passing feet, and the bolder noise of the lower hall, to which Madame Bourdon hastened back that she might repress a too-frolic Cupid.
TurkishadjectiveUS /ˈtɜːrkɪʃ/
of or relating to or characteristic of Turkey or its people or language
From this reading He thought regretfully of Turkish battle-fields which he had escaped.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Around them arose murmur and tinkle of voices, the tread of passing feet, and the bolder noise of the lower hall, to which Madame Bourdon hastened back that she might repress a too-frolic Cupid.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The pair were left to court.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He thought regretfully of Turkish battle-fields which he had escaped.
