used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “So you see, Paul, it was your fault in a way,” Gerard urged.
abuseverbUS /əˈbjuːs/
treat badly
From this reading Paul listened without an interruption, but his face grew white with anger and his eyes burned, as he heard of Madame Delagrange’s coarse abuse and Marguerite’s tears and humiliations.
Affaires
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From this reading The report was to be despatched the next morning to the Bureau des Affaires Indigènes at Rabat, and Gerard waited in patience until the packet was sealed up.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading Colonel Vanderfelt’s Letter Gerard de Montignac found Paul still up and putting the last words to the report of long and solitary wanderings amongst the inland tribes.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Paul listened without an interruption, but his face grew white with anger and his eyes burned, as he heard of Madame Delagrange’s coarse abuse and Marguerite’s tears and humiliations.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Colonel Vanderfelt’s Letter Gerard de Montignac found Paul still up and putting the last words to the report of long and solitary wanderings amongst the inland tribes.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading Paul listened without an interruption, but his face grew white with anger and his eyes burned, as he heard of Madame Delagrange’s coarse abuse and Marguerite’s tears and humiliations.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Paul listened without an interruption, but his face grew white with anger and his eyes burned, as he heard of Madame Delagrange’s coarse abuse and Marguerite’s tears and humiliations.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The report was to be despatched the next morning to the Bureau des Affaires Indigènes at Rabat, and Gerard waited in patience until the packet was sealed up.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The report was to be despatched the next morning to the Bureau des Affaires Indigènes at Rabat, and Gerard waited in patience until the packet was sealed up.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Then he burst out with his story of what had taken place on the night before at the Villa Iris.
BureaunounUS /ˈbjʊroʊ/
an administrative unit of government
From this reading The report was to be despatched the next morning to the Bureau des Affaires Indigènes at Rabat, and Gerard waited in patience until the packet was sealed up.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading Paul listened without an interruption, but his face grew white with anger and his eyes burned, as he heard of Madame Delagrange’s coarse abuse and Marguerite’s tears and humiliations.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Then he burst out with his story of what had taken place on the night before at the Villa Iris.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Paul listened without an interruption, but his face grew white with anger and his eyes burned, as he heard of Madame Delagrange’s coarse abuse and Marguerite’s tears and humiliations.
coarseadjectiveUS /kɔːrs/
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading Paul listened without an interruption, but his face grew white with anger and his eyes burned, as he heard of Madame Delagrange’s coarse abuse and Marguerite’s tears and humiliations.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Colonel Vanderfelt’s Letter Gerard de Montignac found Paul still up and putting the last words to the report of long and solitary wanderings amongst the inland tribes.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Colonel Vanderfelt’s Letter Gerard de Montignac found Paul still up and putting the last words to the report of long and solitary wanderings amongst the inland tribes.
Delagrange's
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From this reading Paul listened without an interruption, but his face grew white with anger and his eyes burned, as he heard of Madame Delagrange’s coarse abuse and Marguerite’s tears and humiliations.
desnounUS /des/
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading The report was to be despatched the next morning to the Bureau des Affaires Indigènes at Rabat, and Gerard waited in patience until the packet was sealed up.
despatched
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From this reading The report was to be despatched the next morning to the Bureau des Affaires Indigènes at Rabat, and Gerard waited in patience until the packet was sealed up.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Paul listened without an interruption, but his face grew white with anger and his eyes burned, as he heard of Madame Delagrange’s coarse abuse and Marguerite’s tears and humiliations.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Paul listened without an interruption, but his face grew white with anger and his eyes burned, as he heard of Madame Delagrange’s coarse abuse and Marguerite’s tears and humiliations.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “So you see, Paul, it was your fault in a way,” Gerard urged.
set up or found
From this reading Colonel Vanderfelt’s Letter Gerard de Montignac found Paul still up and putting the last words to the report of long and solitary wanderings amongst the inland tribes.
Gerard
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From this reading Colonel Vanderfelt’s Letter Gerard de Montignac found Paul still up and putting the last words to the report of long and solitary wanderings amongst the inland tribes.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Paul listened without an interruption, but his face grew white with anger and his eyes burned, as he heard of Madame Delagrange’s coarse abuse and Marguerite’s tears and humiliations.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then he burst out with his story of what had taken place on the night before at the Villa Iris.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he burst out with his story of what had taken place on the night before at the Villa Iris.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Paul listened without an interruption, but his face grew white with anger and his eyes burned, as he heard of Madame Delagrange’s coarse abuse and Marguerite’s tears and humiliations.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he burst out with his story of what had taken place on the night before at the Villa Iris.
humiliationsnounUS /ˌhjuːmɪliˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “humiliation” — state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
From this reading Paul listened without an interruption, but his face grew white with anger and his eyes burned, as he heard of Madame Delagrange’s coarse abuse and Marguerite’s tears and humiliations.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The report was to be despatched the next morning to the Bureau des Affaires Indigènes at Rabat, and Gerard waited in patience until the packet was sealed up.
Indigènes
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From this reading The report was to be despatched the next morning to the Bureau des Affaires Indigènes at Rabat, and Gerard waited in patience until the packet was sealed up.
inlandadjectiveUS /ˈɪnlænd/
situated away from an area's coast or border
From this reading Colonel Vanderfelt’s Letter Gerard de Montignac found Paul still up and putting the last words to the report of long and solitary wanderings amongst the inland tribes.
interruptionnounUS /ˌɪntərˈʌpʃən/
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
From this reading Paul listened without an interruption, but his face grew white with anger and his eyes burned, as he heard of Madame Delagrange’s coarse abuse and Marguerite’s tears and humiliations.
IrisnounUS /ˈaɪrəs/
plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
From this reading Then he burst out with his story of what had taken place on the night before at the Villa Iris.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “So you see, Paul, it was your fault in a way,” Gerard urged.
immediately past
From this reading Colonel Vanderfelt’s Letter Gerard de Montignac found Paul still up and putting the last words to the report of long and solitary wanderings amongst the inland tribes.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Colonel Vanderfelt’s Letter Gerard de Montignac found Paul still up and putting the last words to the report of long and solitary wanderings amongst the inland tribes.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Paul listened without an interruption, but his face grew white with anger and his eyes burned, as he heard of Madame Delagrange’s coarse abuse and Marguerite’s tears and humiliations.
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 Colonel Vanderfelt’s Letter Gerard de Montignac found Paul still up and putting the last words to the report of long and solitary wanderings amongst the inland tribes.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Paul listened without an interruption, but his face grew white with anger and his eyes burned, as he heard of Madame Delagrange’s coarse abuse and Marguerite’s tears and humiliations.
Marguerite's
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From this reading Paul listened without an interruption, but his face grew white with anger and his eyes burned, as he heard of Madame Delagrange’s coarse abuse and Marguerite’s tears and humiliations.
Montignac
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From this reading Colonel Vanderfelt’s Letter Gerard de Montignac found Paul still up and putting the last words to the report of long and solitary wanderings amongst the inland tribes.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The report was to be despatched the next morning to the Bureau des Affaires Indigènes at Rabat, and Gerard waited in patience until the packet was sealed up.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The report was to be despatched the next morning to the Bureau des Affaires Indigènes at Rabat, and Gerard waited in patience until the packet was sealed up.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Then he burst out with his story of what had taken place on the night before at the Villa Iris.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Colonel Vanderfelt’s Letter Gerard de Montignac found Paul still up and putting the last words to the report of long and solitary wanderings amongst the inland tribes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then he burst out with his story of what had taken place on the night before at the Villa Iris.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then he burst out with his story of what had taken place on the night before at the Villa Iris.
packetnounUS /ˈpækət/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading The report was to be despatched the next morning to the Bureau des Affaires Indigènes at Rabat, and Gerard waited in patience until the packet was sealed up.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading The report was to be despatched the next morning to the Bureau des Affaires Indigènes at Rabat, and Gerard waited in patience until the packet was sealed up.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Colonel Vanderfelt’s Letter Gerard de Montignac found Paul still up and putting the last words to the report of long and solitary wanderings amongst the inland tribes.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Then he burst out with his story of what had taken place on the night before at the Villa Iris.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading Colonel Vanderfelt’s Letter Gerard de Montignac found Paul still up and putting the last words to the report of long and solitary wanderings amongst the inland tribes.
Rabatnoun
the capital of Morocco; located in the northwestern on the Atlantic coast
From this reading The report was to be despatched the next morning to the Bureau des Affaires Indigènes at Rabat, and Gerard waited in patience until the packet was sealed up.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading Colonel Vanderfelt’s Letter Gerard de Montignac found Paul still up and putting the last words to the report of long and solitary wanderings amongst the inland tribes.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
established irrevocably
From this reading The report was to be despatched the next morning to the Bureau des Affaires Indigènes at Rabat, and Gerard waited in patience until the packet was sealed up.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “So you see, Paul, it was your fault in a way,” Gerard urged.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So you see, Paul, it was your fault in a way,” Gerard urged.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading Colonel Vanderfelt’s Letter Gerard de Montignac found Paul still up and putting the last words to the report of long and solitary wanderings amongst the inland tribes.
not in physical motion
From this reading Colonel Vanderfelt’s Letter Gerard de Montignac found Paul still up and putting the last words to the report of long and solitary wanderings amongst the inland tribes.
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 Then he burst out with his story of what had taken place on the night before at the Villa Iris.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Then he burst out with his story of what had taken place on the night before at the Villa Iris.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Paul listened without an interruption, but his face grew white with anger and his eyes burned, as he heard of Madame Delagrange’s coarse abuse and Marguerite’s tears and humiliations.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Colonel Vanderfelt’s Letter Gerard de Montignac found Paul still up and putting the last words to the report of long and solitary wanderings amongst the inland tribes.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he burst out with his story of what had taken place on the night before at the Villa Iris.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Colonel Vanderfelt’s Letter Gerard de Montignac found Paul still up and putting the last words to the report of long and solitary wanderings amongst the inland tribes.
tribesnounUS /traɪbz/
plural of “tribe” — a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading Colonel Vanderfelt’s Letter Gerard de Montignac found Paul still up and putting the last words to the report of long and solitary wanderings amongst the inland tribes.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The report was to be despatched the next morning to the Bureau des Affaires Indigènes at Rabat, and Gerard waited in patience until the packet was sealed up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Colonel Vanderfelt’s Letter Gerard de Montignac found Paul still up and putting the last words to the report of long and solitary wanderings amongst the inland tribes.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “So you see, Paul, it was your fault in a way,” Gerard urged.
Vanderfelt's
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From this reading Colonel Vanderfelt’s Letter Gerard de Montignac found Paul still up and putting the last words to the report of long and solitary wanderings amongst the inland tribes.
VillanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading Then he burst out with his story of what had taken place on the night before at the Villa Iris.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading The report was to be despatched the next morning to the Bureau des Affaires Indigènes at Rabat, and Gerard waited in patience until the packet was sealed up.
wanderingsnounUS /ˈwɑːndərɪŋz/
plural of “wandering” — travelling about without any clear destination
From this reading Colonel Vanderfelt’s Letter Gerard de Montignac found Paul still up and putting the last words to the report of long and solitary wanderings amongst the inland tribes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The report was to be despatched the next morning to the Bureau des Affaires Indigènes at Rabat, and Gerard waited in patience until the packet was sealed up.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “So you see, Paul, it was your fault in a way,” Gerard urged.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then he burst out with his story of what had taken place on the night before at the Villa Iris.
a Caucasian
From this reading Paul listened without an interruption, but his face grew white with anger and his eyes burned, as he heard of Madame Delagrange’s coarse abuse and Marguerite’s tears and humiliations.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he burst out with his story of what had taken place on the night before at the Villa Iris.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Paul listened without an interruption, but his face grew white with anger and his eyes burned, as he heard of Madame Delagrange’s coarse abuse and Marguerite’s tears and humiliations.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Colonel Vanderfelt’s Letter Gerard de Montignac found Paul still up and putting the last words to the report of long and solitary wanderings amongst the inland tribes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So you see, Paul, it was your fault in a way,” Gerard urged.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So you see, Paul, it was your fault in a way,” Gerard urged.
