used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You proposed I should spend the rest of the day here, my dear Florence, and I accept your offer, so as to give a semblance of truth to my falsehood in case there should be any trouble."
consider or hold as true
From this reading "You proposed I should spend the rest of the day here, my dear Florence, and I accept your offer, so as to give a semblance of truth to my falsehood in case there should be any trouble."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "It will be supposed that the letter and I passed each other on the way, and that I reached here after the missive was sent."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You proposed I should spend the rest of the day here, my dear Florence, and I accept your offer, so as to give a semblance of truth to my falsehood in case there should be any trouble."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "You proposed I should spend the rest of the day here, my dear Florence, and I accept your offer, so as to give a semblance of truth to my falsehood in case there should be any trouble."
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading The maid had no sooner quitted the apartment than Madame d'Infreville said to her friend:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You proposed I should spend the rest of the day here, my dear Florence, and I accept your offer, so as to give a semblance of truth to my falsehood in case there should be any trouble."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You proposed I should spend the rest of the day here, my dear Florence, and I accept your offer, so as to give a semblance of truth to my falsehood in case there should be any trouble."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But my letter?"
an occurrence of something
From this reading "You proposed I should spend the rest of the day here, my dear Florence, and I accept your offer, so as to give a semblance of truth to my falsehood in case there should be any trouble."
CONFESSIONnounUS /kənˈfeʃən/
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading THE CONFESSION.
d'Infreville
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From this reading The maid had no sooner quitted the apartment than Madame d'Infreville said to her friend:
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "You proposed I should spend the rest of the day here, my dear Florence, and I accept your offer, so as to give a semblance of truth to my falsehood in case there should be any trouble."
dearly loved
From this reading "You proposed I should spend the rest of the day here, my dear Florence, and I accept your offer, so as to give a semblance of truth to my falsehood in case there should be any trouble."
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "It will be supposed that the letter and I passed each other on the way, and that I reached here after the missive was sent."
falsehoodnounUS /ˈfælshʊd/
a false statement
From this reading "You proposed I should spend the rest of the day here, my dear Florence, and I accept your offer, so as to give a semblance of truth to my falsehood in case there should be any trouble."
FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading "You proposed I should spend the rest of the day here, my dear Florence, and I accept your offer, so as to give a semblance of truth to my falsehood in case there should be any trouble."
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The maid had no sooner quitted the apartment than Madame d'Infreville said to her friend:
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "You proposed I should spend the rest of the day here, my dear Florence, and I accept your offer, so as to give a semblance of truth to my falsehood in case there should be any trouble."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The maid had no sooner quitted the apartment than Madame d'Infreville said to her friend:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The maid had no sooner quitted the apartment than Madame d'Infreville said to her friend:
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "You proposed I should spend the rest of the day here, my dear Florence, and I accept your offer, so as to give a semblance of truth to my falsehood in case there should be any trouble."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You proposed I should spend the rest of the day here, my dear Florence, and I accept your offer, so as to give a semblance of truth to my falsehood in case there should be any trouble."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You proposed I should spend the rest of the day here, my dear Florence, and I accept your offer, so as to give a semblance of truth to my falsehood in case there should be any trouble."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It will be supposed that the letter and I passed each other on the way, and that I reached here after the missive was sent."
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "But my letter?"
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading The maid had no sooner quitted the apartment than Madame d'Infreville said to her friend:
a female domestic
From this reading The maid had no sooner quitted the apartment than Madame d'Infreville said to her friend:
missivenounUS /ˈmɪsɪv/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "It will be supposed that the letter and I passed each other on the way, and that I reached here after the missive was sent."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You proposed I should spend the rest of the day here, my dear Florence, and I accept your offer, so as to give a semblance of truth to my falsehood in case there should be any trouble."
not any; not one
From this reading The maid had no sooner quitted the apartment than Madame d'Infreville said to her friend:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You proposed I should spend the rest of the day here, my dear Florence, and I accept your offer, so as to give a semblance of truth to my falsehood in case there should be any trouble."
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading "You proposed I should spend the rest of the day here, my dear Florence, and I accept your offer, so as to give a semblance of truth to my falsehood in case there should be any trouble."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It will be supposed that the letter and I passed each other on the way, and that I reached here after the missive was sent."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "It will be supposed that the letter and I passed each other on the way, and that I reached here after the missive was sent."
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading "It will be supposed that the letter and I passed each other on the way, and that I reached here after the missive was sent."
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "You proposed I should spend the rest of the day here, my dear Florence, and I accept your offer, so as to give a semblance of truth to my falsehood in case there should be any trouble."
quitted
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From this reading The maid had no sooner quitted the apartment than Madame d'Infreville said to her friend:
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading "It will be supposed that the letter and I passed each other on the way, and that I reached here after the missive was sent."
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "You proposed I should spend the rest of the day here, my dear Florence, and I accept your offer, so as to give a semblance of truth to my falsehood in case there should be any trouble."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The maid had no sooner quitted the apartment than Madame d'Infreville said to her friend:
semblancenounUS /ˈsembləns/
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
From this reading "You proposed I should spend the rest of the day here, my dear Florence, and I accept your offer, so as to give a semblance of truth to my falsehood in case there should be any trouble."
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "It will be supposed that the letter and I passed each other on the way, and that I reached here after the missive was sent."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "You proposed I should spend the rest of the day here, my dear Florence, and I accept your offer, so as to give a semblance of truth to my falsehood in case there should be any trouble."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You proposed I should spend the rest of the day here, my dear Florence, and I accept your offer, so as to give a semblance of truth to my falsehood in case there should be any trouble."
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading The maid had no sooner quitted the apartment than Madame d'Infreville said to her friend:
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading "You proposed I should spend the rest of the day here, my dear Florence, and I accept your offer, so as to give a semblance of truth to my falsehood in case there should be any trouble."
required or under orders
From this reading "It will be supposed that the letter and I passed each other on the way, and that I reached here after the missive was sent."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The maid had no sooner quitted the apartment than Madame d'Infreville said to her friend:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It will be supposed that the letter and I passed each other on the way, and that I reached here after the missive was sent."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONFESSION.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "You proposed I should spend the rest of the day here, my dear Florence, and I accept your offer, so as to give a semblance of truth to my falsehood in case there should be any trouble."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The maid had no sooner quitted the apartment than Madame d'Infreville said to her friend:
a source of difficulty
From this reading "You proposed I should spend the rest of the day here, my dear Florence, and I accept your offer, so as to give a semblance of truth to my falsehood in case there should be any trouble."
a fact that has been verified
From this reading "You proposed I should spend the rest of the day here, my dear Florence, and I accept your offer, so as to give a semblance of truth to my falsehood in case there should be any trouble."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It will be supposed that the letter and I passed each other on the way, and that I reached here after the missive was sent."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "It will be supposed that the letter and I passed each other on the way, and that I reached here after the missive was sent."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "It will be supposed that the letter and I passed each other on the way, and that I reached here after the missive was sent."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You proposed I should spend the rest of the day here, my dear Florence, and I accept your offer, so as to give a semblance of truth to my falsehood in case there should be any trouble."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You proposed I should spend the rest of the day here, my dear Florence, and I accept your offer, so as to give a semblance of truth to my falsehood in case there should be any trouble."
