used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On my return from Saint-Mihiel, you said to me--I remember your exact words: 'It is a horrible thing to me that the family you will found will bear the name of mine.'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As to the last point, I propose, not only not to live in Paris, but to leave France, to undertake the farming business in Canada.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be no less horrible to me, knowing that that name is not my own.
have
From this reading On my return from Saint-Mihiel, you said to me--I remember your exact words: 'It is a horrible thing to me that the family you will found will bear the name of mine.'
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading As to the last point, I propose, not only not to live in Paris, but to leave France, to undertake the farming business in Canada.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I will repeat what I said the first day," Landri replied: "I have no wish but to obey you.
CanadanounUS /ˈkænədə/
a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading As to the last point, I propose, not only not to live in Paris, but to leave France, to undertake the farming business in Canada.
cannot
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From this reading I cannot change it in France, without causing people to seek the cause of such a resolution.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading I cannot change it in France, without causing people to seek the cause of such a resolution.
causingnounUS /ˈkɑːzɪŋ/
the act of causing something to happen
From this reading I cannot change it in France, without causing people to seek the cause of such a resolution.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading I cannot change it in France, without causing people to seek the cause of such a resolution.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "I will repeat what I said the first day," Landri replied: "I have no wish but to obey you.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading On my return from Saint-Mihiel, you said to me--I remember your exact words: 'It is a horrible thing to me that the family you will found will bear the name of mine.'
a social unit living together
From this reading On my return from Saint-Mihiel, you said to me--I remember your exact words: 'It is a horrible thing to me that the family you will found will bear the name of mine.'
farmingnounUS /ˈfɑːrmɪŋ/
the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
From this reading As to the last point, I propose, not only not to live in Paris, but to leave France, to undertake the farming business in Canada.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "I will repeat what I said the first day," Landri replied: "I have no wish but to obey you.
set up or found
From this reading On my return from Saint-Mihiel, you said to me--I remember your exact words: 'It is a horrible thing to me that the family you will found will bear the name of mine.'
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading As to the last point, I propose, not only not to live in Paris, but to leave France, to undertake the farming business in Canada.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On my return from Saint-Mihiel, you said to me--I remember your exact words: 'It is a horrible thing to me that the family you will found will bear the name of mine.'
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I will repeat what I said the first day," Landri replied: "I have no wish but to obey you.
provoking horror
From this reading On my return from Saint-Mihiel, you said to me--I remember your exact words: 'It is a horrible thing to me that the family you will found will bear the name of mine.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will repeat what I said the first day," Landri replied: "I have no wish but to obey you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As to the last point, I propose, not only not to live in Paris, but to leave France, to undertake the farming business in Canada.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On my return from Saint-Mihiel, you said to me--I remember your exact words: 'It is a horrible thing to me that the family you will found will bear the name of mine.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On my return from Saint-Mihiel, you said to me--I remember your exact words: 'It is a horrible thing to me that the family you will found will bear the name of mine.'
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading It would be no less horrible to me, knowing that that name is not my own.
Landri
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From this reading "I will repeat what I said the first day," Landri replied: "I have no wish but to obey you.
immediately past
From this reading As to the last point, I propose, not only not to live in Paris, but to leave France, to undertake the farming business in Canada.
go away from a place
From this reading As to the last point, I propose, not only not to live in Paris, but to leave France, to undertake the farming business in Canada.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading It would be no less horrible to me, knowing that that name is not my own.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading As to the last point, I propose, not only not to live in Paris, but to leave France, to undertake the farming business in Canada.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On my return from Saint-Mihiel, you said to me--I remember your exact words: 'It is a horrible thing to me that the family you will found will bear the name of mine.'
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On my return from Saint-Mihiel, you said to me--I remember your exact words: 'It is a horrible thing to me that the family you will found will bear the name of mine.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On my return from Saint-Mihiel, you said to me--I remember your exact words: 'It is a horrible thing to me that the family you will found will bear the name of mine.'
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading On my return from Saint-Mihiel, you said to me--I remember your exact words: 'It is a horrible thing to me that the family you will found will bear the name of mine.'
not any; not one
From this reading "I will repeat what I said the first day," Landri replied: "I have no wish but to obey you.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As to the last point, I propose, not only not to live in Paris, but to leave France, to undertake the farming business in Canada.
be obedient to
From this reading "I will repeat what I said the first day," Landri replied: "I have no wish but to obey you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On my return from Saint-Mihiel, you said to me--I remember your exact words: 'It is a horrible thing to me that the family you will found will bear the name of mine.'
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On my return from Saint-Mihiel, you said to me--I remember your exact words: 'It is a horrible thing to me that the family you will found will bear the name of mine.'
and nothing more
From this reading As to the last point, I propose, not only not to live in Paris, but to leave France, to undertake the farming business in Canada.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It would be no less horrible to me, knowing that that name is not my own.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading As to the last point, I propose, not only not to live in Paris, but to leave France, to undertake the farming business in Canada.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I cannot change it in France, without causing people to seek the cause of such a resolution.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading As to the last point, I propose, not only not to live in Paris, but to leave France, to undertake the farming business in Canada.
proposeverbUS /prəˈpoʊz/
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading As to the last point, I propose, not only not to live in Paris, but to leave France, to undertake the farming business in Canada.
To recall to mind.
From this reading On my return from Saint-Mihiel, you said to me--I remember your exact words: 'It is a horrible thing to me that the family you will found will bear the name of mine.'
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading "I will repeat what I said the first day," Landri replied: "I have no wish but to obey you.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I will repeat what I said the first day," Landri replied: "I have no wish but to obey you.
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading I cannot change it in France, without causing people to seek the cause of such a resolution.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading On my return from Saint-Mihiel, you said to me--I remember your exact words: 'It is a horrible thing to me that the family you will found will bear the name of mine.'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I will repeat what I said the first day," Landri replied: "I have no wish but to obey you.
Saint-Mihielnoun
a battle in the Meuse-Argonne operation in World War I (1918); the battle in which American troops launched their first offensive in France
From this reading On my return from Saint-Mihiel, you said to me--I remember your exact words: 'It is a horrible thing to me that the family you will found will bear the name of mine.'
try to get or reach
From this reading I cannot change it in France, without causing people to seek the cause of such a resolution.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I cannot change it in France, without causing people to seek the cause of such a resolution.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On my return from Saint-Mihiel, you said to me--I remember your exact words: 'It is a horrible thing to me that the family you will found will bear the name of mine.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I will repeat what I said the first day," Landri replied: "I have no wish but to obey you.
a special situation
From this reading On my return from Saint-Mihiel, you said to me--I remember your exact words: 'It is a horrible thing to me that the family you will found will bear the name of mine.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I will repeat what I said the first day," Landri replied: "I have no wish but to obey you.
undertakeverbUS /ˈʌndərteɪk/
enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading As to the last point, I propose, not only not to live in Paris, but to leave France, to undertake the farming business in Canada.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I will repeat what I said the first day," Landri replied: "I have no wish but to obey you.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will repeat what I said the first day," Landri replied: "I have no wish but to obey you.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I will repeat what I said the first day," Landri replied: "I have no wish but to obey you.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I cannot change it in France, without causing people to seek the cause of such a resolution.
the words that are spoken
From this reading On my return from Saint-Mihiel, you said to me--I remember your exact words: 'It is a horrible thing to me that the family you will found will bear the name of mine.'
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be no less horrible to me, knowing that that name is not my own.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I will repeat what I said the first day," Landri replied: "I have no wish but to obey you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading On my return from Saint-Mihiel, you said to me--I remember your exact words: 'It is a horrible thing to me that the family you will found will bear the name of mine.'
