used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The shock of Julien's death had left her with a nervous malady.
abodenounUS /əˈboʊd/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading Little father and Aunt Lison never left her; they had both taken up their abode at "The Poplars."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAUL Jeanne did not leave her room for three months and was so wan and pale that no one thought she would recover.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Little father and Aunt Lison never left her; they had both taken up their abode at "The Poplars."
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Little father and Aunt Lison never left her; they had both taken up their abode at "The Poplars."
the two together, not just one
From this reading Little father and Aunt Lison never left her; they had both taken up their abode at "The Poplars."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she picked up by degrees.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But she picked up by degrees.
causesnounUS /ˈkɑːzəz/
plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading The slightest sound made her faint and she had long swoons from the most insignificant causes.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The shock of Julien's death had left her with a nervous malady.
plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading But she picked up by degrees.
DEVELOPMENTnounUS /dɪˈveləpmənt/
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
From this reading THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAUL Jeanne did not leave her room for three months and was so wan and pale that no one thought she would recover.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAUL Jeanne did not leave her room for three months and was so wan and pale that no one thought she would recover.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading The slightest sound made her faint and she had long swoons from the most insignificant causes.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Little father and Aunt Lison never left her; they had both taken up their abode at "The Poplars."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAUL Jeanne did not leave her room for three months and was so wan and pale that no one thought she would recover.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The slightest sound made her faint and she had long swoons from the most insignificant causes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Little father and Aunt Lison never left her; they had both taken up their abode at "The Poplars."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAUL Jeanne did not leave her room for three months and was so wan and pale that no one thought she would recover.
insignificantadjectiveUS /ˌɪnsɪɡˈnjɪfɪkənt/
signifying nothing
From this reading The slightest sound made her faint and she had long swoons from the most insignificant causes.
Jeanne
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From this reading THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAUL Jeanne did not leave her room for three months and was so wan and pale that no one thought she would recover.
Julien's
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From this reading The shock of Julien's death had left her with a nervous malady.
go away from a place
From this reading THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAUL Jeanne did not leave her room for three months and was so wan and pale that no one thought she would recover.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Little father and Aunt Lison never left her; they had both taken up their abode at "The Poplars."
Lison
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From this reading Little father and Aunt Lison never left her; they had both taken up their abode at "The Poplars."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little father and Aunt Lison never left her; they had both taken up their abode at "The Poplars."
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 The slightest sound made her faint and she had long swoons from the most insignificant causes.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The slightest sound made her faint and she had long swoons from the most insignificant causes.
maladynounUS /ˈmælədi/
any unwholesome or desperate condition
From this reading The shock of Julien's death had left her with a nervous malady.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAUL Jeanne did not leave her room for three months and was so wan and pale that no one thought she would recover.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The slightest sound made her faint and she had long swoons from the most insignificant causes.
easily agitated
From this reading The shock of Julien's death had left her with a nervous malady.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Little father and Aunt Lison never left her; they had both taken up their abode at "The Poplars."
not any; not one
From this reading THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAUL Jeanne did not leave her room for three months and was so wan and pale that no one thought she would recover.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAUL Jeanne did not leave her room for three months and was so wan and pale that no one thought she would recover.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAUL Jeanne did not leave her room for three months and was so wan and pale that no one thought she would recover.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAUL Jeanne did not leave her room for three months and was so wan and pale that no one thought she would recover.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAUL Jeanne did not leave her room for three months and was so wan and pale that no one thought she would recover.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAUL Jeanne did not leave her room for three months and was so wan and pale that no one thought she would recover.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading But she picked up by degrees.
Poplars
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From this reading Little father and Aunt Lison never left her; they had both taken up their abode at "The Poplars."
recoververbUS /rɪˈkʌvər/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAUL Jeanne did not leave her room for three months and was so wan and pale that no one thought she would recover.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAUL Jeanne did not leave her room for three months and was so wan and pale that no one thought she would recover.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAUL Jeanne did not leave her room for three months and was so wan and pale that no one thought she would recover.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading The shock of Julien's death had left her with a nervous malady.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading The slightest sound made her faint and she had long swoons from the most insignificant causes.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAUL Jeanne did not leave her room for three months and was so wan and pale that no one thought she would recover.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The slightest sound made her faint and she had long swoons from the most insignificant causes.
swoons
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From this reading The slightest sound made her faint and she had long swoons from the most insignificant causes.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Little father and Aunt Lison never left her; they had both taken up their abode at "The Poplars."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAUL Jeanne did not leave her room for three months and was so wan and pale that no one thought she would recover.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAUL Jeanne did not leave her room for three months and was so wan and pale that no one thought she would recover.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Little father and Aunt Lison never left her; they had both taken up their abode at "The Poplars."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Little father and Aunt Lison never left her; they had both taken up their abode at "The Poplars."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAUL Jeanne did not leave her room for three months and was so wan and pale that no one thought she would recover.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAUL Jeanne did not leave her room for three months and was so wan and pale that no one thought she would recover.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But she picked up by degrees.
wanadjectiveUS /wɑːn/
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
From this reading THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAUL Jeanne did not leave her room for three months and was so wan and pale that no one thought she would recover.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAUL Jeanne did not leave her room for three months and was so wan and pale that no one thought she would recover.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The shock of Julien's death had left her with a nervous malady.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAUL Jeanne did not leave her room for three months and was so wan and pale that no one thought she would recover.
