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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

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From this reading Tale I. The pitiful history of a Proctor of Alençon, named St. Aignan, and of his wife, who caused her husband to assassinate her lover, the son of the Lieutenant-General II.

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in addition

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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

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murder; especially of socially prominent persons

From this reading Tale I. The pitiful history of a Proctor of Alençon, named St. Aignan, and of his wife, who caused her husband to assassinate her lover, the son of the Lieutenant-General II.

in or near a particular place or position

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conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief

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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

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showing who or what does the action

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past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

From this reading Tale I. The pitiful history of a Proctor of Alençon, named St. Aignan, and of his wife, who caused her husband to assassinate her lover, the son of the Lieutenant-General II.

abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)

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(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

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writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing

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time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Preface Memoir of Margaret of Angoulême Essay on the Heptameron Dedications and Preface to the Original Editions of the Heptameron The Prologue FIRST DAY.

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an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

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plural of “edition” — the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

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an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

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plural of “engraving” — a print made from an engraving

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an analytic or interpretive literary composition

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an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading The fate of the wife of a muleteer of Amboise, who suffered herself to be killed by her servant rather than sacrifice her chastity III.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

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preceding all others in time or space or degree

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showing where something starts, or who sent it

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containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

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Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

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the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Tale I. The pitiful history of a Proctor of Alençon, named St. Aignan, and of his wife, who caused her husband to assassinate her lover, the son of the Lieutenant-General II.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading The fate of the wife of a muleteer of Amboise, who suffered herself to be killed by her servant rather than sacrifice her chastity III.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Tale I. The pitiful history of a Proctor of Alençon, named St. Aignan, and of his wife, who caused her husband to assassinate her lover, the son of the Lieutenant-General II.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading Tale I. The pitiful history of a Proctor of Alençon, named St. Aignan, and of his wife, who caused her husband to assassinate her lover, the son of the Lieutenant-General II.

ten 10s

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a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading Tale I. The pitiful history of a Proctor of Alençon, named St. Aignan, and of his wife, who caused her husband to assassinate her lover, the son of the Lieutenant-General II.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Tale I. The pitiful history of a Proctor of Alençon, named St. Aignan, and of his wife, who caused her husband to assassinate her lover, the son of the Lieutenant-General II.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading The fate of the wife of a muleteer of Amboise, who suffered herself to be killed by her servant rather than sacrifice her chastity III.

moving to the inside of something

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past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading The fate of the wife of a muleteer of Amboise, who suffered herself to be killed by her servant rather than sacrifice her chastity III.

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From this reading Tale I. The pitiful history of a Proctor of Alençon, named St. Aignan, and of his wife, who caused her husband to assassinate her lover, the son of the Lieutenant-General II.

a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading Tale I. The pitiful history of a Proctor of Alençon, named St. Aignan, and of his wife, who caused her husband to assassinate her lover, the son of the Lieutenant-General II.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

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an account of the author's personal experiences

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a worker who drives mules

From this reading The fate of the wife of a muleteer of Amboise, who suffered herself to be killed by her servant rather than sacrifice her chastity III.

past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Tale I. The pitiful history of a Proctor of Alençon, named St. Aignan, and of his wife, who caused her husband to assassinate her lover, the son of the Lieutenant-General II.

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very recently

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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touching and supported by a surface

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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

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preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

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one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

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the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

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plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole

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inspiring mixed contempt and pity

From this reading Tale I. The pitiful history of a Proctor of Alençon, named St. Aignan, and of his wife, who caused her husband to assassinate her lover, the son of the Lieutenant-General II.

a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

From this reading Preface Memoir of Margaret of Angoulême Essay on the Heptameron Dedications and Preface to the Original Editions of the Heptameron The Prologue FIRST DAY.

prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use

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someone who supervises (an examination)

From this reading Tale I. The pitiful history of a Proctor of Alençon, named St. Aignan, and of his wife, who caused her husband to assassinate her lover, the son of the Lieutenant-General II.

an introduction to a play

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the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

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on the contrary

From this reading The fate of the wife of a muleteer of Amboise, who suffered herself to be killed by her servant rather than sacrifice her chastity III.

the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

From this reading The fate of the wife of a muleteer of Amboise, who suffered herself to be killed by her servant rather than sacrifice her chastity III.

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a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

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being three more than seventy

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a male human offspring

From this reading Tale I. The pitiful history of a Proctor of Alençon, named St. Aignan, and of his wife, who caused her husband to assassinate her lover, the son of the Lieutenant-General II.

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past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to

From this reading The fate of the wife of a muleteer of Amboise, who suffered herself to be killed by her servant rather than sacrifice her chastity III.

the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body

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a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Tale I. The pitiful history of a Proctor of Alençon, named St. Aignan, and of his wife, who caused her husband to assassinate her lover, the son of the Lieutenant-General II.

the words of something written

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used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The fate of the wife of a muleteer of Amboise, who suffered herself to be killed by her servant rather than sacrifice her chastity III.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Preface Memoir of Margaret of Angoulême Essay on the Heptameron Dedications and Preface to the Original Editions of the Heptameron The Prologue FIRST DAY.

past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language

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the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

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which person or people

From this reading Tale I. The pitiful history of a Proctor of Alençon, named St. Aignan, and of his wife, who caused her husband to assassinate her lover, the son of the Lieutenant-General II.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Tale I. The pitiful history of a Proctor of Alençon, named St. Aignan, and of his wife, who caused her husband to assassinate her lover, the son of the Lieutenant-General II.