used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Old Taille was a widower, and a foreman in M. Lebrument's button-factory.
abstemiousadjective
sparing in consumption of especially food and drink
From this reading He was a very upright man, very well thought of, abstemious; in fact a sort of model workman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Old Taille was a widower, and a foreman in M. Lebrument's button-factory.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading When Anna ran away the old man flew into a fearful rage.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He lived at Havre, in the Rue d'Angoulême.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When Anna ran away the old man flew into a fearful rage.
button-factory
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From this reading Old Taille was a widower, and a foreman in M. Lebrument's button-factory.
d'Angoulême
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From this reading He lived at Havre, in the Rue d'Angoulême.
departmentnounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtmənt/
a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading He threatened to kill the seducer, who was head of a department in a large draper's establishment in that town.
draper's
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From this reading He threatened to kill the seducer, who was head of a department in a large draper's establishment in that town.
establishmentnounUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/
the act of forming or establishing something
From this reading He threatened to kill the seducer, who was head of a department in a large draper's establishment in that town.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading He was a very upright man, very well thought of, abstemious; in fact a sort of model workman.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading When Anna ran away the old man flew into a fearful rage.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading When Anna ran away the old man flew into a fearful rage.
foremannounUS /ˈfɔːrmən/
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading Old Taille was a widower, and a foreman in M. Lebrument's button-factory.
Havre
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From this reading He lived at Havre, in the Rue d'Angoulême.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a very upright man, very well thought of, abstemious; in fact a sort of model workman.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He threatened to kill the seducer, who was head of a department in a large draper's establishment in that town.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Old Taille was a widower, and a foreman in M. Lebrument's button-factory.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When Anna ran away the old man flew into a fearful rage.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading He threatened to kill the seducer, who was head of a department in a large draper's establishment in that town.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He threatened to kill the seducer, who was head of a department in a large draper's establishment in that town.
Lebrument's
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From this reading Old Taille was a widower, and a foreman in M. Lebrument's button-factory.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading He lived at Havre, in the Rue d'Angoulême.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Old Taille was a widower, and a foreman in M. Lebrument's button-factory.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was a very upright man, very well thought of, abstemious; in fact a sort of model workman.
modelnounUS /ˈmɑːdəl/
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
From this reading He was a very upright man, very well thought of, abstemious; in fact a sort of model workman.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was a very upright man, very well thought of, abstemious; in fact a sort of model workman.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Taille was a widower, and a foreman in M. Lebrument's button-factory.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading When Anna ran away the old man flew into a fearful rage.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading When Anna ran away the old man flew into a fearful rage.
RuenounUS /ruː/
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading He lived at Havre, in the Rue d'Angoulême.
seducernounUS /sɪˈduːsər/
a bad person who entices others into error or wrongdoing
From this reading He threatened to kill the seducer, who was head of a department in a large draper's establishment in that town.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading He was a very upright man, very well thought of, abstemious; in fact a sort of model workman.
Taille
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From this reading Old Taille was a widower, and a foreman in M. Lebrument's button-factory.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He threatened to kill the seducer, who was head of a department in a large draper's establishment in that town.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He lived at Havre, in the Rue d'Angoulême.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He was a very upright man, very well thought of, abstemious; in fact a sort of model workman.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading He threatened to kill the seducer, who was head of a department in a large draper's establishment in that town.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He threatened to kill the seducer, who was head of a department in a large draper's establishment in that town.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading He threatened to kill the seducer, who was head of a department in a large draper's establishment in that town.
uprightadjectiveUS /əˈpraɪt/
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading He was a very upright man, very well thought of, abstemious; in fact a sort of model workman.
precisely as stated
From this reading He was a very upright man, very well thought of, abstemious; in fact a sort of model workman.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Old Taille was a widower, and a foreman in M. Lebrument's button-factory.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading He was a very upright man, very well thought of, abstemious; in fact a sort of model workman.
at the time that
From this reading When Anna ran away the old man flew into a fearful rage.
which person or people
From this reading He threatened to kill the seducer, who was head of a department in a large draper's establishment in that town.
widowernounUS /ˈwɪdoʊər/
a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading Old Taille was a widower, and a foreman in M. Lebrument's button-factory.
workmannounUS /ˈwɜːrkmən/
an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
From this reading He was a very upright man, very well thought of, abstemious; in fact a sort of model workman.
