used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
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in addition
From this reading It may be many hours before he takes a meal, and if you are in his presence you have to fast also.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading 'It is always well, if you have anything to do with the Emperor, to get your food whenever you have the chance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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any thing at all
From this reading 'It is always well, if you have anything to do with the Emperor, to get your food whenever you have the chance.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It may be many hours before he takes a meal, and if you are in his presence you have to fast also.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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make certain of
From this reading I assure you that I have nearly fainted from hunger and from thirst.'
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may be many hours before he takes a meal, and if you are in his presence you have to fast also.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It may be many hours before he takes a meal, and if you are in his presence you have to fast also.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading THE SECRETARY Emperor, generals, and officials all streamed away to the review, leaving me with a gentle-looking, large-eyed man in a black suit with very white cambric ruffles, who introduced himself to me as Monsieur de Meneval, private secretary to His Majesty.
cambricnoun
a finely woven white linen
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a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading 'It is always well, if you have anything to do with the Emperor, to get your food whenever you have the chance.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'It is always well, if you have anything to do with the Emperor, to get your food whenever you have the chance.
the male ruler of an empire
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faintedverbUS /ˈfeɪntɪd/
past form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading I assure you that I have nearly fainted from hunger and from thirst.'
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading It may be many hours before he takes a meal, and if you are in his presence you have to fast also.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading 'We must get some food, Monsieur de Laval,' said he.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I assure you that I have nearly fainted from hunger and from thirst.'
generalsnounUS /ˈdʒenərəlz/
plural of “general” — a general officer of the highest rank
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gentle-looking
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come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'We must get some food, Monsieur de Laval,' said he.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'It is always well, if you have anything to do with the Emperor, to get your food whenever you have the chance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'We must get some food, Monsieur de Laval,' said he.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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a period of time assigned for work
From this reading It may be many hours before he takes a meal, and if you are in his presence you have to fast also.
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
From this reading I assure you that I have nearly fainted from hunger and from thirst.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I assure you that I have nearly fainted from hunger and from thirst.'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'It is always well, if you have anything to do with the Emperor, to get your food whenever you have the chance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'It is always well, if you have anything to do with the Emperor, to get your food whenever you have the chance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'It is always well, if you have anything to do with the Emperor, to get your food whenever you have the chance.
large-eyed
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Laval
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From this reading 'We must get some food, Monsieur de Laval,' said he.
the act of departing
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impressiveness in scale or proportion
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an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading It may be many hours before he takes a meal, and if you are in his presence you have to fast also.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may be many hours before he takes a meal, and if you are in his presence you have to fast also.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading It may be many hours before he takes a meal, and if you are in his presence you have to fast also.
Meneval
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used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
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used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'We must get some food, Monsieur de Laval,' said he.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I assure you that I have nearly fainted from hunger and from thirst.'
officialsnounUS /əˈfɪʃəlz/
plural of “official” — a worker who holds or is invested with an office
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the state of being present; current existence
From this reading It may be many hours before he takes a meal, and if you are in his presence you have to fast also.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
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reviewnounUS /ˌriːˈvjuː/
a new appraisal or evaluation
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rufflesnounUS /ˈrʌfəlz/
plural of “ruffle” — a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'We must get some food, Monsieur de Laval,' said he.
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
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(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading 'We must get some food, Monsieur de Laval,' said he.
streamedverbUS /striːmd/
past form of “stream” — to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
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be agreeable or acceptable to
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plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading It may be many hours before he takes a meal, and if you are in his presence you have to fast also.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I assure you that I have nearly fainted from hunger and from thirst.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thirstnounUS /θɜːrst/
a physiological need to drink
From this reading I assure you that I have nearly fainted from hunger and from thirst.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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precisely as stated
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the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'We must get some food, Monsieur de Laval,' said he.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading 'It is always well, if you have anything to do with the Emperor, to get your food whenever you have the chance.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading 'It is always well, if you have anything to do with the Emperor, to get your food whenever you have the chance.
a Caucasian
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which person or people
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in the company of; together with
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the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'It is always well, if you have anything to do with the Emperor, to get your food whenever you have the chance.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'It is always well, if you have anything to do with the Emperor, to get your food whenever you have the chance.
