used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He heard Madame Ravenel say: "What can have become of the child?" and Captain Ravenel got up at once to look for her, going a little way along the path down which Lucie had disappeared.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Paul had told him there was something mysterious about the pair, and Toni was vaguely conscious of this strangeness, and felt in his childish, ignorant way, like Paul, the charm of Madame Ravenel's touching beauty.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading While this conversation was going on, Toni, who had seen Lucie go chasing after the butterfly, watched Captain and Madame Ravenel.
(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 A young officer coming by, with a waxed mustache and his cap set jauntily on the side of his head, stopped directly in front of Madame Ravenel, and looked at her with a smile which Toni did not at all understand, but which made Madame Ravenel's pale face flush to the roots of her dark hair.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He heard Madame Ravenel say: "What can have become of the child?" and Captain Ravenel got up at once to look for her, going a little way along the path down which Lucie had disappeared.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While this conversation was going on, Toni, who had seen Lucie go chasing after the butterfly, watched Captain and Madame Ravenel.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He heard Madame Ravenel say: "What can have become of the child?" and Captain Ravenel got up at once to look for her, going a little way along the path down which Lucie had disappeared.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Paul had told him there was something mysterious about the pair, and Toni was vaguely conscious of this strangeness, and felt in his childish, ignorant way, like Paul, the charm of Madame Ravenel's touching beauty.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading He heard Madame Ravenel say: "What can have become of the child?" and Captain Ravenel got up at once to look for her, going a little way along the path down which Lucie had disappeared.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And then a strange thing happened before Toni's eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A young officer coming by, with a waxed mustache and his cap set jauntily on the side of his head, stopped directly in front of Madame Ravenel, and looked at her with a smile which Toni did not at all understand, but which made Madame Ravenel's pale face flush to the roots of her dark hair.
butterflyverbUS /ˈbʌtərflaɪ/
flutter like a butterfly
From this reading While this conversation was going on, Toni, who had seen Lucie go chasing after the butterfly, watched Captain and Madame Ravenel.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A young officer coming by, with a waxed mustache and his cap set jauntily on the side of his head, stopped directly in front of Madame Ravenel, and looked at her with a smile which Toni did not at all understand, but which made Madame Ravenel's pale face flush to the roots of her dark hair.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He heard Madame Ravenel say: "What can have become of the child?" and Captain Ravenel got up at once to look for her, going a little way along the path down which Lucie had disappeared.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading A young officer coming by, with a waxed mustache and his cap set jauntily on the side of his head, stopped directly in front of Madame Ravenel, and looked at her with a smile which Toni did not at all understand, but which made Madame Ravenel's pale face flush to the roots of her dark hair.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading While this conversation was going on, Toni, who had seen Lucie go chasing after the butterfly, watched Captain and Madame Ravenel.
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading Paul had told him there was something mysterious about the pair, and Toni was vaguely conscious of this strangeness, and felt in his childish, ignorant way, like Paul, the charm of Madame Ravenel's touching beauty.
chasingverbUS /ˈtʃeɪsɪŋ/
-ing form of “chase” — go after with the intent to catch
From this reading While this conversation was going on, Toni, who had seen Lucie go chasing after the butterfly, watched Captain and Madame Ravenel.
a young person of either sex
From this reading He heard Madame Ravenel say: "What can have become of the child?" and Captain Ravenel got up at once to look for her, going a little way along the path down which Lucie had disappeared.
childishadjectiveUS /ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/
indicating a lack of maturity
From this reading Paul had told him there was something mysterious about the pair, and Toni was vaguely conscious of this strangeness, and felt in his childish, ignorant way, like Paul, the charm of Madame Ravenel's touching beauty.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading A young officer coming by, with a waxed mustache and his cap set jauntily on the side of his head, stopped directly in front of Madame Ravenel, and looked at her with a smile which Toni did not at all understand, but which made Madame Ravenel's pale face flush to the roots of her dark hair.
intentionally conceived
From this reading Paul had told him there was something mysterious about the pair, and Toni was vaguely conscious of this strangeness, and felt in his childish, ignorant way, like Paul, the charm of Madame Ravenel's touching beauty.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading While this conversation was going on, Toni, who had seen Lucie go chasing after the butterfly, watched Captain and Madame Ravenel.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading A young officer coming by, with a waxed mustache and his cap set jauntily on the side of his head, stopped directly in front of Madame Ravenel, and looked at her with a smile which Toni did not at all understand, but which made Madame Ravenel's pale face flush to the roots of her dark hair.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A young officer coming by, with a waxed mustache and his cap set jauntily on the side of his head, stopped directly in front of Madame Ravenel, and looked at her with a smile which Toni did not at all understand, but which made Madame Ravenel's pale face flush to the roots of her dark hair.
without deviation
From this reading A young officer coming by, with a waxed mustache and his cap set jauntily on the side of his head, stopped directly in front of Madame Ravenel, and looked at her with a smile which Toni did not at all understand, but which made Madame Ravenel's pale face flush to the roots of her dark hair.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading He heard Madame Ravenel say: "What can have become of the child?" and Captain Ravenel got up at once to look for her, going a little way along the path down which Lucie had disappeared.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He heard Madame Ravenel say: "What can have become of the child?" and Captain Ravenel got up at once to look for her, going a little way along the path down which Lucie had disappeared.
opinion or judgment
From this reading And then a strange thing happened before Toni's eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A young officer coming by, with a waxed mustache and his cap set jauntily on the side of his head, stopped directly in front of Madame Ravenel, and looked at her with a smile which Toni did not at all understand, but which made Madame Ravenel's pale face flush to the roots of her dark hair.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Paul had told him there was something mysterious about the pair, and Toni was vaguely conscious of this strangeness, and felt in his childish, ignorant way, like Paul, the charm of Madame Ravenel's touching beauty.
flushnounUS /flʌʃ/
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
From this reading A young officer coming by, with a waxed mustache and his cap set jauntily on the side of his head, stopped directly in front of Madame Ravenel, and looked at her with a smile which Toni did not at all understand, but which made Madame Ravenel's pale face flush to the roots of her dark hair.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He heard Madame Ravenel say: "What can have become of the child?" and Captain Ravenel got up at once to look for her, going a little way along the path down which Lucie had disappeared.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading A young officer coming by, with a waxed mustache and his cap set jauntily on the side of his head, stopped directly in front of Madame Ravenel, and looked at her with a smile which Toni did not at all understand, but which made Madame Ravenel's pale face flush to the roots of her dark hair.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading While this conversation was going on, Toni, who had seen Lucie go chasing after the butterfly, watched Captain and Madame Ravenel.
the act of departing
From this reading While this conversation was going on, Toni, who had seen Lucie go chasing after the butterfly, watched Captain and Madame Ravenel.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He heard Madame Ravenel say: "What can have become of the child?" and Captain Ravenel got up at once to look for her, going a little way along the path down which Lucie had disappeared.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While this conversation was going on, Toni, who had seen Lucie go chasing after the butterfly, watched Captain and Madame Ravenel.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading A young officer coming by, with a waxed mustache and his cap set jauntily on the side of his head, stopped directly in front of Madame Ravenel, and looked at her with a smile which Toni did not at all understand, but which made Madame Ravenel's pale face flush to the roots of her dark hair.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading And then a strange thing happened before Toni's eyes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He heard Madame Ravenel say: "What can have become of the child?" and Captain Ravenel got up at once to look for her, going a little way along the path down which Lucie had disappeared.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He heard Madame Ravenel say: "What can have become of the child?" and Captain Ravenel got up at once to look for her, going a little way along the path down which Lucie had disappeared.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading A young officer coming by, with a waxed mustache and his cap set jauntily on the side of his head, stopped directly in front of Madame Ravenel, and looked at her with a smile which Toni did not at all understand, but which made Madame Ravenel's pale face flush to the roots of her dark hair.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He heard Madame Ravenel say: "What can have become of the child?" and Captain Ravenel got up at once to look for her, going a little way along the path down which Lucie had disappeared.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He heard Madame Ravenel say: "What can have become of the child?" and Captain Ravenel got up at once to look for her, going a little way along the path down which Lucie had disappeared.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Paul had told him there was something mysterious about the pair, and Toni was vaguely conscious of this strangeness, and felt in his childish, ignorant way, like Paul, the charm of Madame Ravenel's touching beauty.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Paul had told him there was something mysterious about the pair, and Toni was vaguely conscious of this strangeness, and felt in his childish, ignorant way, like Paul, the charm of Madame Ravenel's touching beauty.
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
From this reading Paul had told him there was something mysterious about the pair, and Toni was vaguely conscious of this strangeness, and felt in his childish, ignorant way, like Paul, the charm of Madame Ravenel's touching beauty.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Paul had told him there was something mysterious about the pair, and Toni was vaguely conscious of this strangeness, and felt in his childish, ignorant way, like Paul, the charm of Madame Ravenel's touching beauty.
jauntilyadverbUS /ˈdʒɔːntəli/
in a jaunty fashionable manner
From this reading A young officer coming by, with a waxed mustache and his cap set jauntily on the side of his head, stopped directly in front of Madame Ravenel, and looked at her with a smile which Toni did not at all understand, but which made Madame Ravenel's pale face flush to the roots of her dark hair.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Paul had told him there was something mysterious about the pair, and Toni was vaguely conscious of this strangeness, and felt in his childish, ignorant way, like Paul, the charm of Madame Ravenel's touching beauty.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He heard Madame Ravenel say: "What can have become of the child?" and Captain Ravenel got up at once to look for her, going a little way along the path down which Lucie had disappeared.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He heard Madame Ravenel say: "What can have become of the child?" and Captain Ravenel got up at once to look for her, going a little way along the path down which Lucie had disappeared.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading A young officer coming by, with a waxed mustache and his cap set jauntily on the side of his head, stopped directly in front of Madame Ravenel, and looked at her with a smile which Toni did not at all understand, but which made Madame Ravenel's pale face flush to the roots of her dark hair.
Lucie
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From this reading While this conversation was going on, Toni, who had seen Lucie go chasing after the butterfly, watched Captain and Madame Ravenel.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading While this conversation was going on, Toni, who had seen Lucie go chasing after the butterfly, watched Captain and Madame Ravenel.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A young officer coming by, with a waxed mustache and his cap set jauntily on the side of his head, stopped directly in front of Madame Ravenel, and looked at her with a smile which Toni did not at all understand, but which made Madame Ravenel's pale face flush to the roots of her dark hair.
mustachenounUS /ˈmʌstæʃ/
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading A young officer coming by, with a waxed mustache and his cap set jauntily on the side of his head, stopped directly in front of Madame Ravenel, and looked at her with a smile which Toni did not at all understand, but which made Madame Ravenel's pale face flush to the roots of her dark hair.
of an obscure nature
From this reading Paul had told him there was something mysterious about the pair, and Toni was vaguely conscious of this strangeness, and felt in his childish, ignorant way, like Paul, the charm of Madame Ravenel's touching beauty.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A young officer coming by, with a waxed mustache and his cap set jauntily on the side of his head, stopped directly in front of Madame Ravenel, and looked at her with a smile which Toni did not at all understand, but which made Madame Ravenel's pale face flush to the roots of her dark hair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Paul had told him there was something mysterious about the pair, and Toni was vaguely conscious of this strangeness, and felt in his childish, ignorant way, like Paul, the charm of Madame Ravenel's touching beauty.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading A young officer coming by, with a waxed mustache and his cap set jauntily on the side of his head, stopped directly in front of Madame Ravenel, and looked at her with a smile which Toni did not at all understand, but which made Madame Ravenel's pale face flush to the roots of her dark hair.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading While this conversation was going on, Toni, who had seen Lucie go chasing after the butterfly, watched Captain and Madame Ravenel.
on one occasion
From this reading He heard Madame Ravenel say: "What can have become of the child?" and Captain Ravenel got up at once to look for her, going a little way along the path down which Lucie had disappeared.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading Paul had told him there was something mysterious about the pair, and Toni was vaguely conscious of this strangeness, and felt in his childish, ignorant way, like Paul, the charm of Madame Ravenel's touching beauty.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading A young officer coming by, with a waxed mustache and his cap set jauntily on the side of his head, stopped directly in front of Madame Ravenel, and looked at her with a smile which Toni did not at all understand, but which made Madame Ravenel's pale face flush to the roots of her dark hair.
a course of conduct
From this reading He heard Madame Ravenel say: "What can have become of the child?" and Captain Ravenel got up at once to look for her, going a little way along the path down which Lucie had disappeared.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Paul had told him there was something mysterious about the pair, and Toni was vaguely conscious of this strangeness, and felt in his childish, ignorant way, like Paul, the charm of Madame Ravenel's touching beauty.
Ravenel
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From this reading While this conversation was going on, Toni, who had seen Lucie go chasing after the butterfly, watched Captain and Madame Ravenel.
Ravenel's
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From this reading Paul had told him there was something mysterious about the pair, and Toni was vaguely conscious of this strangeness, and felt in his childish, ignorant way, like Paul, the charm of Madame Ravenel's touching beauty.
rootsnounUS /ruːts/
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading A young officer coming by, with a waxed mustache and his cap set jauntily on the side of his head, stopped directly in front of Madame Ravenel, and looked at her with a smile which Toni did not at all understand, but which made Madame Ravenel's pale face flush to the roots of her dark hair.
express in words
From this reading He heard Madame Ravenel say: "What can have become of the child?" and Captain Ravenel got up at once to look for her, going a little way along the path down which Lucie had disappeared.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading While this conversation was going on, Toni, who had seen Lucie go chasing after the butterfly, watched Captain and Madame Ravenel.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A young officer coming by, with a waxed mustache and his cap set jauntily on the side of his head, stopped directly in front of Madame Ravenel, and looked at her with a smile which Toni did not at all understand, but which made Madame Ravenel's pale face flush to the roots of her dark hair.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading A young officer coming by, with a waxed mustache and his cap set jauntily on the side of his head, stopped directly in front of Madame Ravenel, and looked at her with a smile which Toni did not at all understand, but which made Madame Ravenel's pale face flush to the roots of her dark hair.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading A young officer coming by, with a waxed mustache and his cap set jauntily on the side of his head, stopped directly in front of Madame Ravenel, and looked at her with a smile which Toni did not at all understand, but which made Madame Ravenel's pale face flush to the roots of her dark hair.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Paul had told him there was something mysterious about the pair, and Toni was vaguely conscious of this strangeness, and felt in his childish, ignorant way, like Paul, the charm of Madame Ravenel's touching beauty.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading A young officer coming by, with a waxed mustache and his cap set jauntily on the side of his head, stopped directly in front of Madame Ravenel, and looked at her with a smile which Toni did not at all understand, but which made Madame Ravenel's pale face flush to the roots of her dark hair.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading And then a strange thing happened before Toni's eyes.
strangenessnounUS /ˈstreɪndʒnəs/
unusualness as a consequence of not being well known
From this reading Paul had told him there was something mysterious about the pair, and Toni was vaguely conscious of this strangeness, and felt in his childish, ignorant way, like Paul, the charm of Madame Ravenel's touching beauty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While this conversation was going on, Toni, who had seen Lucie go chasing after the butterfly, watched Captain and Madame Ravenel.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then a strange thing happened before Toni's eyes.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Paul had told him there was something mysterious about the pair, and Toni was vaguely conscious of this strangeness, and felt in his childish, ignorant way, like Paul, the charm of Madame Ravenel's touching beauty.
a special situation
From this reading And then a strange thing happened before Toni's eyes.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading While this conversation was going on, Toni, who had seen Lucie go chasing after the butterfly, watched Captain and Madame Ravenel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He heard Madame Ravenel say: "What can have become of the child?" and Captain Ravenel got up at once to look for her, going a little way along the path down which Lucie had disappeared.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Paul had told him there was something mysterious about the pair, and Toni was vaguely conscious of this strangeness, and felt in his childish, ignorant way, like Paul, the charm of Madame Ravenel's touching beauty.
Toni
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From this reading While this conversation was going on, Toni, who had seen Lucie go chasing after the butterfly, watched Captain and Madame Ravenel.
Toni's
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From this reading And then a strange thing happened before Toni's eyes.
arousing affect
From this reading Paul had told him there was something mysterious about the pair, and Toni was vaguely conscious of this strangeness, and felt in his childish, ignorant way, like Paul, the charm of Madame Ravenel's touching beauty.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading A young officer coming by, with a waxed mustache and his cap set jauntily on the side of his head, stopped directly in front of Madame Ravenel, and looked at her with a smile which Toni did not at all understand, but which made Madame Ravenel's pale face flush to the roots of her dark hair.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He heard Madame Ravenel say: "What can have become of the child?" and Captain Ravenel got up at once to look for her, going a little way along the path down which Lucie had disappeared.
vaguelyadverbUS /ˈveɪɡli/
in a vague way
From this reading Paul had told him there was something mysterious about the pair, and Toni was vaguely conscious of this strangeness, and felt in his childish, ignorant way, like Paul, the charm of Madame Ravenel's touching beauty.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While this conversation was going on, Toni, who had seen Lucie go chasing after the butterfly, watched Captain and Madame Ravenel.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading While this conversation was going on, Toni, who had seen Lucie go chasing after the butterfly, watched Captain and Madame Ravenel.
waxedadjectiveUS /wækst/
treated with wax
From this reading A young officer coming by, with a waxed mustache and his cap set jauntily on the side of his head, stopped directly in front of Madame Ravenel, and looked at her with a smile which Toni did not at all understand, but which made Madame Ravenel's pale face flush to the roots of her dark hair.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Paul had told him there was something mysterious about the pair, and Toni was vaguely conscious of this strangeness, and felt in his childish, ignorant way, like Paul, the charm of Madame Ravenel's touching beauty.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He heard Madame Ravenel say: "What can have become of the child?" and Captain Ravenel got up at once to look for her, going a little way along the path down which Lucie had disappeared.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He heard Madame Ravenel say: "What can have become of the child?" and Captain Ravenel got up at once to look for her, going a little way along the path down which Lucie had disappeared.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While this conversation was going on, Toni, who had seen Lucie go chasing after the butterfly, watched Captain and Madame Ravenel.
which person or people
From this reading While this conversation was going on, Toni, who had seen Lucie go chasing after the butterfly, watched Captain and Madame Ravenel.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A young officer coming by, with a waxed mustache and his cap set jauntily on the side of his head, stopped directly in front of Madame Ravenel, and looked at her with a smile which Toni did not at all understand, but which made Madame Ravenel's pale face flush to the roots of her dark hair.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading A young officer coming by, with a waxed mustache and his cap set jauntily on the side of his head, stopped directly in front of Madame Ravenel, and looked at her with a smile which Toni did not at all understand, but which made Madame Ravenel's pale face flush to the roots of her dark hair.
