used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As a seminarian I studied for a year in Paris under your uncle, Hugues de Gobignon.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I have already had the pleasure of meeting Messer David of Trebizond, but I have wanted to speak to you ever since you arrived in Orvieto.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading I have already had the pleasure of meeting Messer David of Trebizond, but I have wanted to speak to you ever since you arrived in Orvieto.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a seminarian I studied for a year in Paris under your uncle, Hugues de Gobignon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have already had the pleasure of meeting Messer David of Trebizond, but I have wanted to speak to you ever since you arrived in Orvieto.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading "Count, I trust you will forgive my interrupting you.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading I have already had the pleasure of meeting Messer David of Trebizond, but I have wanted to speak to you ever since you arrived in Orvieto.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading As a seminarian I studied for a year in Paris under your uncle, Hugues de Gobignon.
at any time
From this reading I have already had the pleasure of meeting Messer David of Trebizond, but I have wanted to speak to you ever since you arrived in Orvieto.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As a seminarian I studied for a year in Paris under your uncle, Hugues de Gobignon.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading "Count, I trust you will forgive my interrupting you.
friarnounUS /ˈfraɪər/
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading A friar of great renown.
Gobignon
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From this reading As a seminarian I studied for a year in Paris under your uncle, Hugues de Gobignon.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A friar of great renown.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have already had the pleasure of meeting Messer David of Trebizond, but I have wanted to speak to you ever since you arrived in Orvieto.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have already had the pleasure of meeting Messer David of Trebizond, but I have wanted to speak to you ever since you arrived in Orvieto.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His murder was such a tragedy."
Hugues
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From this reading As a seminarian I studied for a year in Paris under your uncle, Hugues de Gobignon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Count, I trust you will forgive my interrupting you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have already had the pleasure of meeting Messer David of Trebizond, but I have wanted to speak to you ever since you arrived in Orvieto.
interruptingverbUS /ˌɪntərˈʌptɪŋ/
-ing form of “interrupt” — make a break in
From this reading "Count, I trust you will forgive my interrupting you.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading I have already had the pleasure of meeting Messer David of Trebizond, but I have wanted to speak to you ever since you arrived in Orvieto.
Messer
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From this reading I have already had the pleasure of meeting Messer David of Trebizond, but I have wanted to speak to you ever since you arrived in Orvieto.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading His murder was such a tragedy."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Count, I trust you will forgive my interrupting you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have already had the pleasure of meeting Messer David of Trebizond, but I have wanted to speak to you ever since you arrived in Orvieto.
Orvieto
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From this reading I have already had the pleasure of meeting Messer David of Trebizond, but I have wanted to speak to you ever since you arrived in Orvieto.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading As a seminarian I studied for a year in Paris under your uncle, Hugues de Gobignon.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading I have already had the pleasure of meeting Messer David of Trebizond, but I have wanted to speak to you ever since you arrived in Orvieto.
renownnounUS /rɪˈnaʊn/
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading A friar of great renown.
seminariannounUS /ˌseməˈneriən/
a student at a seminary (especially a Roman Catholic seminary)
From this reading As a seminarian I studied for a year in Paris under your uncle, Hugues de Gobignon.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I have already had the pleasure of meeting Messer David of Trebizond, but I have wanted to speak to you ever since you arrived in Orvieto.
express in speech
From this reading I have already had the pleasure of meeting Messer David of Trebizond, but I have wanted to speak to you ever since you arrived in Orvieto.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading As a seminarian I studied for a year in Paris under your uncle, Hugues de Gobignon.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading His murder was such a tragedy."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have already had the pleasure of meeting Messer David of Trebizond, but I have wanted to speak to you ever since you arrived in Orvieto.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have already had the pleasure of meeting Messer David of Trebizond, but I have wanted to speak to you ever since you arrived in Orvieto.
tragedynounUS /ˈtrædʒədi/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading His murder was such a tragedy."
Trebizond
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From this reading I have already had the pleasure of meeting Messer David of Trebizond, but I have wanted to speak to you ever since you arrived in Orvieto.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading "Count, I trust you will forgive my interrupting you.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading As a seminarian I studied for a year in Paris under your uncle, Hugues de Gobignon.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading As a seminarian I studied for a year in Paris under your uncle, Hugues de Gobignon.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I have already had the pleasure of meeting Messer David of Trebizond, but I have wanted to speak to you ever since you arrived in Orvieto.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His murder was such a tragedy."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Count, I trust you will forgive my interrupting you.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading As a seminarian I studied for a year in Paris under your uncle, Hugues de Gobignon.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Count, I trust you will forgive my interrupting you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As a seminarian I studied for a year in Paris under your uncle, Hugues de Gobignon.
