used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MARCELLE AND MARCELINE A story in the style of "Cinderella," but more modern.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading They had a daughter who resembled her mother, and it was not long before the two were tyrants of the house, for this nobleman loved them and humored all their whims.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARCELLE AND MARCELINE A story in the style of "Cinderella," but more modern.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Once upon a time there was a nobleman who took to himself a second wife who had as wicked a heart as you could imagine.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They had a daughter who resembled her mother, and it was not long before the two were tyrants of the house, for this nobleman loved them and humored all their whims.
brillans
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From this reading "Ni vers, ni prose; points de grands mots, point de brillans, point de rimes: un ton naïf m'accomode mieux; en un mot, un récits sans façon et comme on parle."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MARCELLE AND MARCELINE A story in the style of "Cinderella," but more modern.
CinderellanounUS /ˌsɪndərˈelə/
a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition
From this reading MARCELLE AND MARCELINE A story in the style of "Cinderella," but more modern.
comme
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From this reading "Ni vers, ni prose; points de grands mots, point de brillans, point de rimes: un ton naïf m'accomode mieux; en un mot, un récits sans façon et comme on parle."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Once upon a time there was a nobleman who took to himself a second wife who had as wicked a heart as you could imagine.
d'Aulnay
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From this reading Madame d'Aulnay, _l'Adroite Princesse_.
a female human offspring
From this reading They had a daughter who resembled her mother, and it was not long before the two were tyrants of the house, for this nobleman loved them and humored all their whims.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "Ni vers, ni prose; points de grands mots, point de brillans, point de rimes: un ton naïf m'accomode mieux; en un mot, un récits sans façon et comme on parle."
half the width of an em
From this reading "Ni vers, ni prose; points de grands mots, point de brillans, point de rimes: un ton naïf m'accomode mieux; en un mot, un récits sans façon et comme on parle."
et
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From this reading "Ni vers, ni prose; points de grands mots, point de brillans, point de rimes: un ton naïf m'accomode mieux; en un mot, un récits sans façon et comme on parle."
façon
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From this reading "Ni vers, ni prose; points de grands mots, point de brillans, point de rimes: un ton naïf m'accomode mieux; en un mot, un récits sans façon et comme on parle."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had a daughter who resembled her mother, and it was not long before the two were tyrants of the house, for this nobleman loved them and humored all their whims.
grandsnounUS /ɡrændz/
plural of “grand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading "Ni vers, ni prose; points de grands mots, point de brillans, point de rimes: un ton naïf m'accomode mieux; en un mot, un récits sans façon et comme on parle."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once upon a time there was a nobleman who took to himself a second wife who had as wicked a heart as you could imagine.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Once upon a time there was a nobleman who took to himself a second wife who had as wicked a heart as you could imagine.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They had a daughter who resembled her mother, and it was not long before the two were tyrants of the house, for this nobleman loved them and humored all their whims.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Once upon a time there was a nobleman who took to himself a second wife who had as wicked a heart as you could imagine.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading They had a daughter who resembled her mother, and it was not long before the two were tyrants of the house, for this nobleman loved them and humored all their whims.
humoredverbUS /ˈhjuːmərd/
past form of “humor” — put into a good mood
From this reading They had a daughter who resembled her mother, and it was not long before the two were tyrants of the house, for this nobleman loved them and humored all their whims.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Once upon a time there was a nobleman who took to himself a second wife who had as wicked a heart as you could imagine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MARCELLE AND MARCELINE A story in the style of "Cinderella," but more modern.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They had a daughter who resembled her mother, and it was not long before the two were tyrants of the house, for this nobleman loved them and humored all their whims.
l'Adroite
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From this reading Madame d'Aulnay, _l'Adroite Princesse_.
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 They had a daughter who resembled her mother, and it was not long before the two were tyrants of the house, for this nobleman loved them and humored all their whims.
held dear
From this reading They had a daughter who resembled her mother, and it was not long before the two were tyrants of the house, for this nobleman loved them and humored all their whims.
m'accomode
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From this reading "Ni vers, ni prose; points de grands mots, point de brillans, point de rimes: un ton naïf m'accomode mieux; en un mot, un récits sans façon et comme on parle."
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame d'Aulnay, _l'Adroite Princesse_.
MARCELINE
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From this reading MARCELLE AND MARCELINE A story in the style of "Cinderella," but more modern.
MARCELLE
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From this reading MARCELLE AND MARCELINE A story in the style of "Cinderella," but more modern.
mieux
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From this reading "Ni vers, ni prose; points de grands mots, point de brillans, point de rimes: un ton naïf m'accomode mieux; en un mot, un récits sans façon et comme on parle."
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading MARCELLE AND MARCELINE A story in the style of "Cinderella," but more modern.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading MARCELLE AND MARCELINE A story in the style of "Cinderella," but more modern.
motnoun
a clever remark
From this reading "Ni vers, ni prose; points de grands mots, point de brillans, point de rimes: un ton naïf m'accomode mieux; en un mot, un récits sans façon et comme on parle."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading They had a daughter who resembled her mother, and it was not long before the two were tyrants of the house, for this nobleman loved them and humored all their whims.
motsnounUS /mɑːts/
plural of “mot” — a clever remark
From this reading "Ni vers, ni prose; points de grands mots, point de brillans, point de rimes: un ton naïf m'accomode mieux; en un mot, un récits sans façon et comme on parle."
naïf
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From this reading "Ni vers, ni prose; points de grands mots, point de brillans, point de rimes: un ton naïf m'accomode mieux; en un mot, un récits sans façon et comme on parle."
NinounUS /niː/
a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
From this reading "Ni vers, ni prose; points de grands mots, point de brillans, point de rimes: un ton naïf m'accomode mieux; en un mot, un récits sans façon et comme on parle."
noblemannounUS /ˈnoʊbəlmən/
a titled peer of the realm
From this reading Once upon a time there was a nobleman who took to himself a second wife who had as wicked a heart as you could imagine.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had a daughter who resembled her mother, and it was not long before the two were tyrants of the house, for this nobleman loved them and humored all their whims.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MARCELLE AND MARCELINE A story in the style of "Cinderella," but more modern.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Ni vers, ni prose; points de grands mots, point de brillans, point de rimes: un ton naïf m'accomode mieux; en un mot, un récits sans façon et comme on parle."
on one occasion
From this reading Once upon a time there was a nobleman who took to himself a second wife who had as wicked a heart as you could imagine.
parle
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From this reading "Ni vers, ni prose; points de grands mots, point de brillans, point de rimes: un ton naïf m'accomode mieux; en un mot, un récits sans façon et comme on parle."
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading "Ni vers, ni prose; points de grands mots, point de brillans, point de rimes: un ton naïf m'accomode mieux; en un mot, un récits sans façon et comme on parle."
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading "Ni vers, ni prose; points de grands mots, point de brillans, point de rimes: un ton naïf m'accomode mieux; en un mot, un récits sans façon et comme on parle."
Princesse
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From this reading Madame d'Aulnay, _l'Adroite Princesse_.
prosenounUS /proʊz/
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
From this reading "Ni vers, ni prose; points de grands mots, point de brillans, point de rimes: un ton naïf m'accomode mieux; en un mot, un récits sans façon et comme on parle."
resembledverbUS /rɪˈzembəld/
past form of “resemble” — appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
From this reading They had a daughter who resembled her mother, and it was not long before the two were tyrants of the house, for this nobleman loved them and humored all their whims.
rimesnounUS /raɪmz/
plural of “rime” — ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading "Ni vers, ni prose; points de grands mots, point de brillans, point de rimes: un ton naïf m'accomode mieux; en un mot, un récits sans façon et comme on parle."
récits
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From this reading "Ni vers, ni prose; points de grands mots, point de brillans, point de rimes: un ton naïf m'accomode mieux; en un mot, un récits sans façon et comme on parle."
sans
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From this reading "Ni vers, ni prose; points de grands mots, point de brillans, point de rimes: un ton naïf m'accomode mieux; en un mot, un récits sans façon et comme on parle."
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Once upon a time there was a nobleman who took to himself a second wife who had as wicked a heart as you could imagine.
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 MARCELLE AND MARCELINE A story in the style of "Cinderella," but more modern.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading MARCELLE AND MARCELINE A story in the style of "Cinderella," but more modern.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARCELLE AND MARCELINE A story in the style of "Cinderella," but more modern.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had a daughter who resembled her mother, and it was not long before the two were tyrants of the house, for this nobleman loved them and humored all their whims.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had a daughter who resembled her mother, and it was not long before the two were tyrants of the house, for this nobleman loved them and humored all their whims.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Once upon a time there was a nobleman who took to himself a second wife who had as wicked a heart as you could imagine.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had a daughter who resembled her mother, and it was not long before the two were tyrants of the house, for this nobleman loved them and humored all their whims.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They had a daughter who resembled her mother, and it was not long before the two were tyrants of the house, for this nobleman loved them and humored all their whims.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Once upon a time there was a nobleman who took to himself a second wife who had as wicked a heart as you could imagine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once upon a time there was a nobleman who took to himself a second wife who had as wicked a heart as you could imagine.
tonnounUS /tʌn/
a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
From this reading "Ni vers, ni prose; points de grands mots, point de brillans, point de rimes: un ton naïf m'accomode mieux; en un mot, un récits sans façon et comme on parle."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Once upon a time there was a nobleman who took to himself a second wife who had as wicked a heart as you could imagine.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading They had a daughter who resembled her mother, and it was not long before the two were tyrants of the house, for this nobleman loved them and humored all their whims.
tyrantsnounUS /ˈtaɪrənts/
plural of “tyrant” — a cruel and oppressive dictator
From this reading They had a daughter who resembled her mother, and it was not long before the two were tyrants of the house, for this nobleman loved them and humored all their whims.
unnounUS /ʌn/
an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
From this reading "Ni vers, ni prose; points de grands mots, point de brillans, point de rimes: un ton naïf m'accomode mieux; en un mot, un récits sans façon et comme on parle."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Once upon a time there was a nobleman who took to himself a second wife who had as wicked a heart as you could imagine.
vers
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From this reading "Ni vers, ni prose; points de grands mots, point de brillans, point de rimes: un ton naïf m'accomode mieux; en un mot, un récits sans façon et comme on parle."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Once upon a time there was a nobleman who took to himself a second wife who had as wicked a heart as you could imagine.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had a daughter who resembled her mother, and it was not long before the two were tyrants of the house, for this nobleman loved them and humored all their whims.
whimsnounUS /wɪmz/
plural of “whim” — a sudden desire
From this reading They had a daughter who resembled her mother, and it was not long before the two were tyrants of the house, for this nobleman loved them and humored all their whims.
which person or people
From this reading Once upon a time there was a nobleman who took to himself a second wife who had as wicked a heart as you could imagine.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading Once upon a time there was a nobleman who took to himself a second wife who had as wicked a heart as you could imagine.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Once upon a time there was a nobleman who took to himself a second wife who had as wicked a heart as you could imagine.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Once upon a time there was a nobleman who took to himself a second wife who had as wicked a heart as you could imagine.
