used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Almost reached, yet still a league off, wherefore the young man once more set about collecting his thoughts ere that distance should be compassed.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Almost reached, yet still a league off, wherefore the young man once more set about collecting his thoughts ere that distance should be compassed.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Once past Versailles, and St. Cyr was almost reached, the horse which Martin Ashurst had ordered to be made ready for him that morning bearing its rider easily and pleasantly along.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Once past Versailles, and St. Cyr was almost reached, the horse which Martin Ashurst had ordered to be made ready for him that morning bearing its rider easily and pleasantly along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once past Versailles, and St. Cyr was almost reached, the horse which Martin Ashurst had ordered to be made ready for him that morning bearing its rider easily and pleasantly along.
move towards
From this reading Arranged once more in his own mind the manner in which he would approach "Madame," if she would consent to receive him.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading Arranged once more in his own mind the manner in which he would approach "Madame," if she would consent to receive him.
Ashurst
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From this reading Once past Versailles, and St. Cyr was almost reached, the horse which Martin Ashurst had ordered to be made ready for him that morning bearing its rider easily and pleasantly along.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Once past Versailles, and St. Cyr was almost reached, the horse which Martin Ashurst had ordered to be made ready for him that morning bearing its rider easily and pleasantly along.
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading Once past Versailles, and St. Cyr was almost reached, the horse which Martin Ashurst had ordered to be made ready for him that morning bearing its rider easily and pleasantly along.
collectingnounUS /kəˈlektɪŋ/
the act of gathering something together
From this reading Almost reached, yet still a league off, wherefore the young man once more set about collecting his thoughts ere that distance should be compassed.
compassed
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From this reading Almost reached, yet still a league off, wherefore the young man once more set about collecting his thoughts ere that distance should be compassed.
permission to do something
From this reading Arranged once more in his own mind the manner in which he would approach "Madame," if she would consent to receive him.
Cyr
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From this reading Once past Versailles, and St. Cyr was almost reached, the horse which Martin Ashurst had ordered to be made ready for him that morning bearing its rider easily and pleasantly along.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Almost reached, yet still a league off, wherefore the young man once more set about collecting his thoughts ere that distance should be compassed.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading Once past Versailles, and St. Cyr was almost reached, the horse which Martin Ashurst had ordered to be made ready for him that morning bearing its rider easily and pleasantly along.
an old word for “before”
From this reading Almost reached, yet still a league off, wherefore the young man once more set about collecting his thoughts ere that distance should be compassed.
ET
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From this reading "LA FEMME, MALHEUREUSEMENT SI FAMEUSE, FUNESTE ET TERRIBLE."--ST.
FAMEUSE
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From this reading "LA FEMME, MALHEUREUSEMENT SI FAMEUSE, FUNESTE ET TERRIBLE."--ST.
FEMME
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From this reading "LA FEMME, MALHEUREUSEMENT SI FAMEUSE, FUNESTE ET TERRIBLE."--ST.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Once past Versailles, and St. Cyr was almost reached, the horse which Martin Ashurst had ordered to be made ready for him that morning bearing its rider easily and pleasantly along.
FUNESTE
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From this reading "LA FEMME, MALHEUREUSEMENT SI FAMEUSE, FUNESTE ET TERRIBLE."--ST.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once past Versailles, and St. Cyr was almost reached, the horse which Martin Ashurst had ordered to be made ready for him that morning bearing its rider easily and pleasantly along.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Arranged once more in his own mind the manner in which he would approach "Madame," if she would consent to receive him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Once past Versailles, and St. Cyr was almost reached, the horse which Martin Ashurst had ordered to be made ready for him that morning bearing its rider easily and pleasantly along.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Almost reached, yet still a league off, wherefore the young man once more set about collecting his thoughts ere that distance should be compassed.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Once past Versailles, and St. Cyr was almost reached, the horse which Martin Ashurst had ordered to be made ready for him that morning bearing its rider easily and pleasantly along.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Arranged once more in his own mind the manner in which he would approach "Madame," if she would consent to receive him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Arranged once more in his own mind the manner in which he would approach "Madame," if she would consent to receive him.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Once past Versailles, and St. Cyr was almost reached, the horse which Martin Ashurst had ordered to be made ready for him that morning bearing its rider easily and pleasantly along.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading "LA FEMME, MALHEUREUSEMENT SI FAMEUSE, FUNESTE ET TERRIBLE."--ST.
leaguenounUS /liːɡ/
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading Almost reached, yet still a league off, wherefore the young man once more set about collecting his thoughts ere that distance should be compassed.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Arranged once more in his own mind the manner in which he would approach "Madame," if she would consent to receive him.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Once past Versailles, and St. Cyr was almost reached, the horse which Martin Ashurst had ordered to be made ready for him that morning bearing its rider easily and pleasantly along.
MALHEUREUSEMENT
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From this reading "LA FEMME, MALHEUREUSEMENT SI FAMEUSE, FUNESTE ET TERRIBLE."--ST.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Almost reached, yet still a league off, wherefore the young man once more set about collecting his thoughts ere that distance should be compassed.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Arranged once more in his own mind the manner in which he would approach "Madame," if she would consent to receive him.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading Once past Versailles, and St. Cyr was almost reached, the horse which Martin Ashurst had ordered to be made ready for him that morning bearing its rider easily and pleasantly along.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Arranged once more in his own mind the manner in which he would approach "Madame," if she would consent to receive him.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Almost reached, yet still a league off, wherefore the young man once more set about collecting his thoughts ere that distance should be compassed.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Once past Versailles, and St. Cyr was almost reached, the horse which Martin Ashurst had ordered to be made ready for him that morning bearing its rider easily and pleasantly along.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Almost reached, yet still a league off, wherefore the young man once more set about collecting his thoughts ere that distance should be compassed.
on one occasion
From this reading Once past Versailles, and St. Cyr was almost reached, the horse which Martin Ashurst had ordered to be made ready for him that morning bearing its rider easily and pleasantly along.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading Once past Versailles, and St. Cyr was almost reached, the horse which Martin Ashurst had ordered to be made ready for him that morning bearing its rider easily and pleasantly along.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Arranged once more in his own mind the manner in which he would approach "Madame," if she would consent to receive him.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Once past Versailles, and St. Cyr was almost reached, the horse which Martin Ashurst had ordered to be made ready for him that morning bearing its rider easily and pleasantly along.
pleasantlyadverbUS /ˈplezəntli/
in a cheerful manner
From this reading Once past Versailles, and St. Cyr was almost reached, the horse which Martin Ashurst had ordered to be made ready for him that morning bearing its rider easily and pleasantly along.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Once past Versailles, and St. Cyr was almost reached, the horse which Martin Ashurst had ordered to be made ready for him that morning bearing its rider easily and pleasantly along.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Once past Versailles, and St. Cyr was almost reached, the horse which Martin Ashurst had ordered to be made ready for him that morning bearing its rider easily and pleasantly along.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading Arranged once more in his own mind the manner in which he would approach "Madame," if she would consent to receive him.
ridernounUS /ˈraɪdər/
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading Once past Versailles, and St. Cyr was almost reached, the horse which Martin Ashurst had ordered to be made ready for him that morning bearing its rider easily and pleasantly along.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Almost reached, yet still a league off, wherefore the young man once more set about collecting his thoughts ere that distance should be compassed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Arranged once more in his own mind the manner in which he would approach "Madame," if she would consent to receive him.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Almost reached, yet still a league off, wherefore the young man once more set about collecting his thoughts ere that distance should be compassed.
SInounUS /siː/
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading "LA FEMME, MALHEUREUSEMENT SI FAMEUSE, FUNESTE ET TERRIBLE."--ST.
SIMONnounUS /ˈsaɪmən/
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading SIMON.
ST
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From this reading "LA FEMME, MALHEUREUSEMENT SI FAMEUSE, FUNESTE ET TERRIBLE."--ST.
not in physical motion
From this reading Almost reached, yet still a league off, wherefore the young man once more set about collecting his thoughts ere that distance should be compassed.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "LA FEMME, MALHEUREUSEMENT SI FAMEUSE, FUNESTE ET TERRIBLE."--ST.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Once past Versailles, and St. Cyr was almost reached, the horse which Martin Ashurst had ordered to be made ready for him that morning bearing its rider easily and pleasantly along.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once past Versailles, and St. Cyr was almost reached, the horse which Martin Ashurst had ordered to be made ready for him that morning bearing its rider easily and pleasantly along.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Almost reached, yet still a league off, wherefore the young man once more set about collecting his thoughts ere that distance should be compassed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once past Versailles, and St. Cyr was almost reached, the horse which Martin Ashurst had ordered to be made ready for him that morning bearing its rider easily and pleasantly along.
VersaillesnounUS /verˈsaɪ/
a city in north central France near Paris; site of the Palace of Versailles that was built by Louis XIV in the 17th century
From this reading Once past Versailles, and St. Cyr was almost reached, the horse which Martin Ashurst had ordered to be made ready for him that morning bearing its rider easily and pleasantly along.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Once past Versailles, and St. Cyr was almost reached, the horse which Martin Ashurst had ordered to be made ready for him that morning bearing its rider easily and pleasantly along.
whereforeadverbUS /werˈfɔːr/
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading Almost reached, yet still a league off, wherefore the young man once more set about collecting his thoughts ere that distance should be compassed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Once past Versailles, and St. Cyr was almost reached, the horse which Martin Ashurst had ordered to be made ready for him that morning bearing its rider easily and pleasantly along.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Arranged once more in his own mind the manner in which he would approach "Madame," if she would consent to receive him.
but in spite of that
From this reading Almost reached, yet still a league off, wherefore the young man once more set about collecting his thoughts ere that distance should be compassed.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Almost reached, yet still a league off, wherefore the young man once more set about collecting his thoughts ere that distance should be compassed.
