used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But what a sight, what a sight it is!
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading And meantime the refrain of "Ave, ave, ave Maria!" was ever returning, rising, with its frantic, importunate rhythm, above everything else.
anew
From this reading All at once Pierre and Marie, to their great surprise, saw M. de Guersaint before them again.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah! my children," he said, "I did not want to linger too long up there, I cut through the procession twice in order to get back to you.
(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 All at once Pierre and Marie, to their great surprise, saw M. de Guersaint before them again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And meantime the refrain of "Ave, ave, ave Maria!" was ever returning, rising, with its frantic, importunate rhythm, above everything else.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All at once Pierre and Marie, to their great surprise, saw M. de Guersaint before them again.
Ave
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From this reading And meantime the refrain of "Ave, ave, ave Maria!" was ever returning, rising, with its frantic, importunate rhythm, above everything else.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Ah! my children," he said, "I did not want to linger too long up there, I cut through the procession twice in order to get back to you.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading It is certainly the first beautiful thing that I have seen since I have been here!"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It is certainly the first beautiful thing that I have seen since I have been here!"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading All at once Pierre and Marie, to their great surprise, saw M. de Guersaint before them again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what a sight, what a sight it is!
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading It is certainly the first beautiful thing that I have seen since I have been here!"
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "Ah! my children," he said, "I did not want to linger too long up there, I cut through the procession twice in order to get back to you.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading "Ah! my children," he said, "I did not want to linger too long up there, I cut through the procession twice in order to get back to you.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading All at once Pierre and Marie, to their great surprise, saw M. de Guersaint before them again.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Ah! my children," he said, "I did not want to linger too long up there, I cut through the procession twice in order to get back to you.
else
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From this reading And meantime the refrain of "Ave, ave, ave Maria!" was ever returning, rising, with its frantic, importunate rhythm, above everything else.
at any time
From this reading And meantime the refrain of "Ave, ave, ave Maria!" was ever returning, rising, with its frantic, importunate rhythm, above everything else.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading And meantime the refrain of "Ave, ave, ave Maria!" was ever returning, rising, with its frantic, importunate rhythm, above everything else.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It is certainly the first beautiful thing that I have seen since I have been here!"
franticadjectiveUS /ˈfræntɪk/
excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
From this reading And meantime the refrain of "Ave, ave, ave Maria!" was ever returning, rising, with its frantic, importunate rhythm, above everything else.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Ah! my children," he said, "I did not want to linger too long up there, I cut through the procession twice in order to get back to you.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading All at once Pierre and Marie, to their great surprise, saw M. de Guersaint before them again.
Guersaint
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From this reading All at once Pierre and Marie, to their great surprise, saw M. de Guersaint before them again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is certainly the first beautiful thing that I have seen since I have been here!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah! my children," he said, "I did not want to linger too long up there, I cut through the procession twice in order to get back to you.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It is certainly the first beautiful thing that I have seen since I have been here!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Ah! my children," he said, "I did not want to linger too long up there, I cut through the procession twice in order to get back to you.
importunateadjective
expressing persistant and earnest entreaty
From this reading And meantime the refrain of "Ave, ave, ave Maria!" was ever returning, rising, with its frantic, importunate rhythm, above everything else.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Ah! my children," he said, "I did not want to linger too long up there, I cut through the procession twice in order to get back to you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But what a sight, what a sight it is!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But what a sight, what a sight it is!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And meantime the refrain of "Ave, ave, ave Maria!" was ever returning, rising, with its frantic, importunate rhythm, above everything else.
lingerverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡər/
remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading "Ah! my children," he said, "I did not want to linger too long up there, I cut through the procession twice in order to get back to you.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Ah! my children," he said, "I did not want to linger too long up there, I cut through the procession twice in order to get back to you.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading All at once Pierre and Marie, to their great surprise, saw M. de Guersaint before them again.
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading And meantime the refrain of "Ave, ave, ave Maria!" was ever returning, rising, with its frantic, importunate rhythm, above everything else.
Marie
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From this reading All at once Pierre and Marie, to their great surprise, saw M. de Guersaint before them again.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading And meantime the refrain of "Ave, ave, ave Maria!" was ever returning, rising, with its frantic, importunate rhythm, above everything else.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Ah! my children," he said, "I did not want to linger too long up there, I cut through the procession twice in order to get back to you.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Ah! my children," he said, "I did not want to linger too long up there, I cut through the procession twice in order to get back to you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And meantime the refrain of "Ave, ave, ave Maria!" was ever returning, rising, with its frantic, importunate rhythm, above everything else.
on one occasion
From this reading All at once Pierre and Marie, to their great surprise, saw M. de Guersaint before them again.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading "Ah! my children," he said, "I did not want to linger too long up there, I cut through the procession twice in order to get back to you.
PierrenounUS /piˈer/
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading All at once Pierre and Marie, to their great surprise, saw M. de Guersaint before them again.
processionnounUS /prəˈseʃən/
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading "Ah! my children," he said, "I did not want to linger too long up there, I cut through the procession twice in order to get back to you.
refrainverbUS /rɪˈfreɪn/
resist doing something
From this reading And meantime the refrain of "Ave, ave, ave Maria!" was ever returning, rising, with its frantic, importunate rhythm, above everything else.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading And meantime the refrain of "Ave, ave, ave Maria!" was ever returning, rising, with its frantic, importunate rhythm, above everything else.
rhythmnounUS /ˈrɪðəm/
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
From this reading And meantime the refrain of "Ave, ave, ave Maria!" was ever returning, rising, with its frantic, importunate rhythm, above everything else.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading And meantime the refrain of "Ave, ave, ave Maria!" was ever returning, rising, with its frantic, importunate rhythm, above everything else.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Ah! my children," he said, "I did not want to linger too long up there, I cut through the procession twice in order to get back to you.
cut with a saw
From this reading All at once Pierre and Marie, to their great surprise, saw M. de Guersaint before them again.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It is certainly the first beautiful thing that I have seen since I have been here!"
an instance of visual perception
From this reading But what a sight, what a sight it is!
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It is certainly the first beautiful thing that I have seen since I have been here!"
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading All at once Pierre and Marie, to their great surprise, saw M. de Guersaint before them again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is certainly the first beautiful thing that I have seen since I have been here!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And meantime the refrain of "Ave, ave, ave Maria!" was ever returning, rising, with its frantic, importunate rhythm, above everything else.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All at once Pierre and Marie, to their great surprise, saw M. de Guersaint before them again.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All at once Pierre and Marie, to their great surprise, saw M. de Guersaint before them again.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Ah! my children," he said, "I did not want to linger too long up there, I cut through the procession twice in order to get back to you.
a special situation
From this reading It is certainly the first beautiful thing that I have seen since I have been here!"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Ah! my children," he said, "I did not want to linger too long up there, I cut through the procession twice in order to get back to you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All at once Pierre and Marie, to their great surprise, saw M. de Guersaint before them again.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Ah! my children," he said, "I did not want to linger too long up there, I cut through the procession twice in order to get back to you.
two times
From this reading "Ah! my children," he said, "I did not want to linger too long up there, I cut through the procession twice in order to get back to you.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Ah! my children," he said, "I did not want to linger too long up there, I cut through the procession twice in order to get back to you.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Ah! my children," he said, "I did not want to linger too long up there, I cut through the procession twice in order to get back to you.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And meantime the refrain of "Ave, ave, ave Maria!" was ever returning, rising, with its frantic, importunate rhythm, above everything else.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what a sight, what a sight it is!
in the company of; together with
From this reading And meantime the refrain of "Ave, ave, ave Maria!" was ever returning, rising, with its frantic, importunate rhythm, above everything else.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ah! my children," he said, "I did not want to linger too long up there, I cut through the procession twice in order to get back to you.
