used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "When you left with le pere Jean, she was much distressed, for she had not the same reliance on his assurance of your safety as we, and at first insisted that you would never have willingly gone without her, but after a while she seemed to be content.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "When you left with le pere Jean, she was much distressed, for she had not the same reliance on his assurance of your safety as we, and at first insisted that you would never have willingly gone without her, but after a while she seemed to be content.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "When you left with le pere Jean, she was much distressed, for she had not the same reliance on his assurance of your safety as we, and at first insisted that you would never have willingly gone without her, but after a while she seemed to be content.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "When you left with le pere Jean, she was much distressed, for she had not the same reliance on his assurance of your safety as we, and at first insisted that you would never have willingly gone without her, but after a while she seemed to be content.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading AT QUEBEC When our first greetings were over, I asked eagerly for Lucy.
assurancenounUS /əˈʃʊrəns/
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading "When you left with le pere Jean, she was much distressed, for she had not the same reliance on his assurance of your safety as we, and at first insisted that you would never have willingly gone without her, but after a while she seemed to be content.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT QUEBEC When our first greetings were over, I asked eagerly for Lucy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "When you left with le pere Jean, she was much distressed, for she had not the same reliance on his assurance of your safety as we, and at first insisted that you would never have willingly gone without her, but after a while she seemed to be content.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "She is not with us at the moment, my dear," said Mme. de Sarennes; "but we look for news of her soon now."
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading "When you left with le pere Jean, she was much distressed, for she had not the same reliance on his assurance of your safety as we, and at first insisted that you would never have willingly gone without her, but after a while she seemed to be content.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "She is not with us at the moment, my dear," said Mme. de Sarennes; "but we look for news of her soon now."
dearly loved
From this reading "She is not with us at the moment, my dear," said Mme. de Sarennes; "but we look for news of her soon now."
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading I asked, dreading to discover the hand of M. de Sarennes in the matter.
distressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstrest/
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
From this reading "When you left with le pere Jean, she was much distressed, for she had not the same reliance on his assurance of your safety as we, and at first insisted that you would never have willingly gone without her, but after a while she seemed to be content.
dreadingverbUS /ˈdredɪŋ/
-ing form of “dread” — be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
From this reading I asked, dreading to discover the hand of M. de Sarennes in the matter.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading AT QUEBEC When our first greetings were over, I asked eagerly for Lucy.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading AT QUEBEC When our first greetings were over, I asked eagerly for Lucy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AT QUEBEC When our first greetings were over, I asked eagerly for Lucy.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "When you left with le pere Jean, she was much distressed, for she had not the same reliance on his assurance of your safety as we, and at first insisted that you would never have willingly gone without her, but after a while she seemed to be content.
greetingsnounUS /ˈɡriːtɪŋz/
plural of “greeting” — (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading AT QUEBEC When our first greetings were over, I asked eagerly for Lucy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "When you left with le pere Jean, she was much distressed, for she had not the same reliance on his assurance of your safety as we, and at first insisted that you would never have willingly gone without her, but after a while she seemed to be content.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I asked, dreading to discover the hand of M. de Sarennes in the matter.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "When you left with le pere Jean, she was much distressed, for she had not the same reliance on his assurance of your safety as we, and at first insisted that you would never have willingly gone without her, but after a while she seemed to be content.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She is not with us at the moment, my dear," said Mme. de Sarennes; "but we look for news of her soon now."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "When you left with le pere Jean, she was much distressed, for she had not the same reliance on his assurance of your safety as we, and at first insisted that you would never have willingly gone without her, but after a while she seemed to be content.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AT QUEBEC When our first greetings were over, I asked eagerly for Lucy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I asked, dreading to discover the hand of M. de Sarennes in the matter.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading "When you left with le pere Jean, she was much distressed, for she had not the same reliance on his assurance of your safety as we, and at first insisted that you would never have willingly gone without her, but after a while she seemed to be content.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She is not with us at the moment, my dear," said Mme. de Sarennes; "but we look for news of her soon now."
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading "When you left with le pere Jean, she was much distressed, for she had not the same reliance on his assurance of your safety as we, and at first insisted that you would never have willingly gone without her, but after a while she seemed to be content.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading "When you left with le pere Jean, she was much distressed, for she had not the same reliance on his assurance of your safety as we, and at first insisted that you would never have willingly gone without her, but after a while she seemed to be content.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "When you left with le pere Jean, she was much distressed, for she had not the same reliance on his assurance of your safety as we, and at first insisted that you would never have willingly gone without her, but after a while she seemed to be content.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "She is not with us at the moment, my dear," said Mme. de Sarennes; "but we look for news of her soon now."
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading AT QUEBEC When our first greetings were over, I asked eagerly for Lucy.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading I asked, dreading to discover the hand of M. de Sarennes in the matter.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I asked, dreading to discover the hand of M. de Sarennes in the matter.
Mme
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From this reading "She is not with us at the moment, my dear," said Mme. de Sarennes; "but we look for news of her soon now."
a particular point in time
From this reading "She is not with us at the moment, my dear," said Mme. de Sarennes; "but we look for news of her soon now."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "When you left with le pere Jean, she was much distressed, for she had not the same reliance on his assurance of your safety as we, and at first insisted that you would never have willingly gone without her, but after a while she seemed to be content.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "She is not with us at the moment, my dear," said Mme. de Sarennes; "but we look for news of her soon now."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "When you left with le pere Jean, she was much distressed, for she had not the same reliance on his assurance of your safety as we, and at first insisted that you would never have willingly gone without her, but after a while she seemed to be content.
information about recent and important events
From this reading "She is not with us at the moment, my dear," said Mme. de Sarennes; "but we look for news of her soon now."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "She is not with us at the moment, my dear," said Mme. de Sarennes; "but we look for news of her soon now."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "She is not with us at the moment, my dear," said Mme. de Sarennes; "but we look for news of her soon now."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "She is not with us at the moment, my dear," said Mme. de Sarennes; "but we look for news of her soon now."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "When you left with le pere Jean, she was much distressed, for she had not the same reliance on his assurance of your safety as we, and at first insisted that you would never have willingly gone without her, but after a while she seemed to be content.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading AT QUEBEC When our first greetings were over, I asked eagerly for Lucy.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading AT QUEBEC When our first greetings were over, I asked eagerly for Lucy.
pere
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From this reading "When you left with le pere Jean, she was much distressed, for she had not the same reliance on his assurance of your safety as we, and at first insisted that you would never have willingly gone without her, but after a while she seemed to be content.
QUEBECnounUS /kwəˈbek/
the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River
From this reading AT QUEBEC When our first greetings were over, I asked eagerly for Lucy.
reliancenounUS /rɪˈlaɪəns/
certainty based on past experience
From this reading "When you left with le pere Jean, she was much distressed, for she had not the same reliance on his assurance of your safety as we, and at first insisted that you would never have willingly gone without her, but after a while she seemed to be content.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading "When you left with le pere Jean, she was much distressed, for she had not the same reliance on his assurance of your safety as we, and at first insisted that you would never have willingly gone without her, but after a while she seemed to be content.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "She is not with us at the moment, my dear," said Mme. de Sarennes; "but we look for news of her soon now."
Identical; not different.
From this reading "When you left with le pere Jean, she was much distressed, for she had not the same reliance on his assurance of your safety as we, and at first insisted that you would never have willingly gone without her, but after a while she seemed to be content.
Sarennes
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From this reading "She is not with us at the moment, my dear," said Mme. de Sarennes; "but we look for news of her soon now."
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "When you left with le pere Jean, she was much distressed, for she had not the same reliance on his assurance of your safety as we, and at first insisted that you would never have willingly gone without her, but after a while she seemed to be content.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She is not with us at the moment, my dear," said Mme. de Sarennes; "but we look for news of her soon now."
in the near future
From this reading "She is not with us at the moment, my dear," said Mme. de Sarennes; "but we look for news of her soon now."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "When you left with le pere Jean, she was much distressed, for she had not the same reliance on his assurance of your safety as we, and at first insisted that you would never have willingly gone without her, but after a while she seemed to be content.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "She is not with us at the moment, my dear," said Mme. de Sarennes; "but we look for news of her soon now."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I asked, dreading to discover the hand of M. de Sarennes in the matter.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "She is not with us at the moment, my dear," said Mme. de Sarennes; "but we look for news of her soon now."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "When you left with le pere Jean, she was much distressed, for she had not the same reliance on his assurance of your safety as we, and at first insisted that you would never have willingly gone without her, but after a while she seemed to be content.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "She is not with us at the moment, my dear," said Mme. de Sarennes; "but we look for news of her soon now."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AT QUEBEC When our first greetings were over, I asked eagerly for Lucy.
at the time that
From this reading AT QUEBEC When our first greetings were over, I asked eagerly for Lucy.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where is she?"
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "When you left with le pere Jean, she was much distressed, for she had not the same reliance on his assurance of your safety as we, and at first insisted that you would never have willingly gone without her, but after a while she seemed to be content.
willinglyadverbUS /ˈwɪlɪŋli/
in a willing manner
From this reading "When you left with le pere Jean, she was much distressed, for she had not the same reliance on his assurance of your safety as we, and at first insisted that you would never have willingly gone without her, but after a while she seemed to be content.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "She is not with us at the moment, my dear," said Mme. de Sarennes; "but we look for news of her soon now."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "When you left with le pere Jean, she was much distressed, for she had not the same reliance on his assurance of your safety as we, and at first insisted that you would never have willingly gone without her, but after a while she seemed to be content.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "When you left with le pere Jean, she was much distressed, for she had not the same reliance on his assurance of your safety as we, and at first insisted that you would never have willingly gone without her, but after a while she seemed to be content.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "When you left with le pere Jean, she was much distressed, for she had not the same reliance on his assurance of your safety as we, and at first insisted that you would never have willingly gone without her, but after a while she seemed to be content.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "When you left with le pere Jean, she was much distressed, for she had not the same reliance on his assurance of your safety as we, and at first insisted that you would never have willingly gone without her, but after a while she seemed to be content.
