used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a result of certain contemptuous words spoken of the girl he loved that Gaston had committed those deeds which had compelled him to fly the country.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Shortly after his flight, the girl, finding that she was about to give birth to a child, imparted the secret to her mother.
having companions or an escort
From this reading Fearing a scandal, the mother, accompanied by a faithful nurse, took her daughter over to England.
adoptverbUS /əˈdɑːpt/
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
From this reading There, near London, a child was born, who was immediately handed over to some simple country people to adopt.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Shortly after his flight, the girl, finding that she was about to give birth to a child, imparted the secret to her mother.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _III.--The Dossier_ In her extreme youth, Madame Fauvel had been secretly loved by Gaston de Clameron.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading Shortly after his flight, the girl, finding that she was about to give birth to a child, imparted the secret to her mother.
brought into existence
From this reading There, near London, a child was born, who was immediately handed over to some simple country people to adopt.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _III.--The Dossier_ In her extreme youth, Madame Fauvel had been secretly loved by Gaston de Clameron.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading It was a result of certain contemptuous words spoken of the girl he loved that Gaston had committed those deeds which had compelled him to fly the country.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Shortly after his flight, the girl, finding that she was about to give birth to a child, imparted the secret to her mother.
Clameron
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From this reading _III.--The Dossier_ In her extreme youth, Madame Fauvel had been secretly loved by Gaston de Clameron.
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading It was a result of certain contemptuous words spoken of the girl he loved that Gaston had committed those deeds which had compelled him to fly the country.
inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something
From this reading It was a result of certain contemptuous words spoken of the girl he loved that Gaston had committed those deeds which had compelled him to fly the country.
contemptuousadjectiveUS /kənˈtemptʃuːəs/
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading It was a result of certain contemptuous words spoken of the girl he loved that Gaston had committed those deeds which had compelled him to fly the country.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading It was a result of certain contemptuous words spoken of the girl he loved that Gaston had committed those deeds which had compelled him to fly the country.
a female human offspring
From this reading Fearing a scandal, the mother, accompanied by a faithful nurse, took her daughter over to England.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading _III.--The Dossier_ In her extreme youth, Madame Fauvel had been secretly loved by Gaston de Clameron.
performance of moral or religious acts
From this reading It was a result of certain contemptuous words spoken of the girl he loved that Gaston had committed those deeds which had compelled him to fly the country.
DossiernounUS /ˌdɔːˈsjeɪ/
a collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject (usually a person's record)
From this reading _III.--The Dossier_ In her extreme youth, Madame Fauvel had been secretly loved by Gaston de Clameron.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Fearing a scandal, the mother, accompanied by a faithful nurse, took her daughter over to England.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading _III.--The Dossier_ In her extreme youth, Madame Fauvel had been secretly loved by Gaston de Clameron.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading Fearing a scandal, the mother, accompanied by a faithful nurse, took her daughter over to England.
Fauvel
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From this reading _III.--The Dossier_ In her extreme youth, Madame Fauvel had been secretly loved by Gaston de Clameron.
FearingverbUS /ˈfɪrɪŋ/
-ing form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Fearing a scandal, the mother, accompanied by a faithful nurse, took her daughter over to England.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Shortly after his flight, the girl, finding that she was about to give birth to a child, imparted the secret to her mother.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading Shortly after his flight, the girl, finding that she was about to give birth to a child, imparted the secret to her mother.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading It was a result of certain contemptuous words spoken of the girl he loved that Gaston had committed those deeds which had compelled him to fly the country.
Gaston
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From this reading _III.--The Dossier_ In her extreme youth, Madame Fauvel had been secretly loved by Gaston de Clameron.
a young female
From this reading It was a result of certain contemptuous words spoken of the girl he loved that Gaston had committed those deeds which had compelled him to fly the country.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Shortly after his flight, the girl, finding that she was about to give birth to a child, imparted the secret to her mother.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _III.--The Dossier_ In her extreme youth, Madame Fauvel had been secretly loved by Gaston de Clameron.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading There, near London, a child was born, who was immediately handed over to some simple country people to adopt.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a result of certain contemptuous words spoken of the girl he loved that Gaston had committed those deeds which had compelled him to fly the country.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _III.--The Dossier_ In her extreme youth, Madame Fauvel had been secretly loved by Gaston de Clameron.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a result of certain contemptuous words spoken of the girl he loved that Gaston had committed those deeds which had compelled him to fly the country.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Shortly after his flight, the girl, finding that she was about to give birth to a child, imparted the secret to her mother.
IIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading _III.--The Dossier_ In her extreme youth, Madame Fauvel had been secretly loved by Gaston de Clameron.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading There, near London, a child was born, who was immediately handed over to some simple country people to adopt.
impartedverbUS /ˌɪmˈpɑːrtɪd/
past form of “impart” — transmit (knowledge or skills)
From this reading Shortly after his flight, the girl, finding that she was about to give birth to a child, imparted the secret to her mother.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _III.--The Dossier_ In her extreme youth, Madame Fauvel had been secretly loved by Gaston de Clameron.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a result of certain contemptuous words spoken of the girl he loved that Gaston had committed those deeds which had compelled him to fly the country.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading There, near London, a child was born, who was immediately handed over to some simple country people to adopt.
held dear
From this reading _III.--The Dossier_ In her extreme youth, Madame Fauvel had been secretly loved by Gaston de Clameron.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading _III.--The Dossier_ In her extreme youth, Madame Fauvel had been secretly loved by Gaston de Clameron.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Shortly after his flight, the girl, finding that she was about to give birth to a child, imparted the secret to her mother.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading There, near London, a child was born, who was immediately handed over to some simple country people to adopt.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading Fearing a scandal, the mother, accompanied by a faithful nurse, took her daughter over to England.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a result of certain contemptuous words spoken of the girl he loved that Gaston had committed those deeds which had compelled him to fly the country.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Fearing a scandal, the mother, accompanied by a faithful nurse, took her daughter over to England.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading There, near London, a child was born, who was immediately handed over to some simple country people to adopt.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading It was a result of certain contemptuous words spoken of the girl he loved that Gaston had committed those deeds which had compelled him to fly the country.
scandalnounUS /ˈskændəl/
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
From this reading Fearing a scandal, the mother, accompanied by a faithful nurse, took her daughter over to England.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Shortly after his flight, the girl, finding that she was about to give birth to a child, imparted the secret to her mother.
secretlyadverbUS /ˈsiːkrɪtli/
in secrecy; not openly
From this reading _III.--The Dossier_ In her extreme youth, Madame Fauvel had been secretly loved by Gaston de Clameron.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Shortly after his flight, the girl, finding that she was about to give birth to a child, imparted the secret to her mother.
for a short time
From this reading Shortly after his flight, the girl, finding that she was about to give birth to a child, imparted the secret to her mother.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading There, near London, a child was born, who was immediately handed over to some simple country people to adopt.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There, near London, a child was born, who was immediately handed over to some simple country people to adopt.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading It was a result of certain contemptuous words spoken of the girl he loved that Gaston had committed those deeds which had compelled him to fly the country.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a result of certain contemptuous words spoken of the girl he loved that Gaston had committed those deeds which had compelled him to fly the country.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _III.--The Dossier_ In her extreme youth, Madame Fauvel had been secretly loved by Gaston de Clameron.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There, near London, a child was born, who was immediately handed over to some simple country people to adopt.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was a result of certain contemptuous words spoken of the girl he loved that Gaston had committed those deeds which had compelled him to fly the country.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a result of certain contemptuous words spoken of the girl he loved that Gaston had committed those deeds which had compelled him to fly the country.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Fearing a scandal, the mother, accompanied by a faithful nurse, took her daughter over to England.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a result of certain contemptuous words spoken of the girl he loved that Gaston had committed those deeds which had compelled him to fly the country.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a result of certain contemptuous words spoken of the girl he loved that Gaston had committed those deeds which had compelled him to fly the country.
which person or people
From this reading There, near London, a child was born, who was immediately handed over to some simple country people to adopt.
the words that are spoken
From this reading It was a result of certain contemptuous words spoken of the girl he loved that Gaston had committed those deeds which had compelled him to fly the country.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading _III.--The Dossier_ In her extreme youth, Madame Fauvel had been secretly loved by Gaston de Clameron.
