Amours
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From this reading Tristan Corbière, _les Amours jaunes._ It was the maid who made inquiries.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading ANGER "Lui ne vous connait plus.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Madame had certainly returned, but the bed had not been used, only rumpled, as if she had lain upon it fully dressed.
avait
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From this reading Vous l' Ombre déjà vue Vous qu' il avait couchée en son ciel tout nue, Quand il était un Dieu...."
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Madame had certainly returned, but the bed had not been used, only rumpled, as if she had lain upon it fully dressed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Madame had certainly returned, but the bed had not been used, only rumpled, as if she had lain upon it fully dressed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Madame had certainly returned, but the bed had not been used, only rumpled, as if she had lain upon it fully dressed.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Madame had certainly returned, but the bed had not been used, only rumpled, as if she had lain upon it fully dressed.
ciel
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From this reading Vous l' Ombre déjà vue Vous qu' il avait couchée en son ciel tout nue, Quand il était un Dieu...."
connait
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From this reading ANGER "Lui ne vous connait plus.
Corbière
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From this reading Tristan Corbière, _les Amours jaunes._ It was the maid who made inquiries.
couchée
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From this reading Vous l' Ombre déjà vue Vous qu' il avait couchée en son ciel tout nue, Quand il était un Dieu...."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She knew nothing, did not understand.
Dieu
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From this reading Vous l' Ombre déjà vue Vous qu' il avait couchée en son ciel tout nue, Quand il était un Dieu...."
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading Madame had certainly returned, but the bed had not been used, only rumpled, as if she had lain upon it fully dressed.
déjà
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From this reading Vous l' Ombre déjà vue Vous qu' il avait couchée en son ciel tout nue, Quand il était un Dieu...."
half the width of an em
From this reading Vous l' Ombre déjà vue Vous qu' il avait couchée en son ciel tout nue, Quand il était un Dieu...."
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading Madame had certainly returned, but the bed had not been used, only rumpled, as if she had lain upon it fully dressed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Madame had certainly returned, but the bed had not been used, only rumpled, as if she had lain upon it fully dressed.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Madame had certainly returned, but the bed had not been used, only rumpled, as if she had lain upon it fully dressed.
ilnounUS /ɪl/
a midwestern state in north-central United States
From this reading Vous l' Ombre déjà vue Vous qu' il avait couchée en son ciel tout nue, Quand il était un Dieu...."
inquiriesnounUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪəriz/
plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge
From this reading Tristan Corbière, _les Amours jaunes._ It was the maid who made inquiries.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tristan Corbière, _les Amours jaunes._ It was the maid who made inquiries.
jaunes
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From this reading Tristan Corbière, _les Amours jaunes._ It was the maid who made inquiries.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She knew nothing, did not understand.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading Vous l' Ombre déjà vue Vous qu' il avait couchée en son ciel tout nue, Quand il était un Dieu...."
lainverbUS /leɪn/
inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Madame had certainly returned, but the bed had not been used, only rumpled, as if she had lain upon it fully dressed.
lesnounUS /les/
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading Tristan Corbière, _les Amours jaunes._ It was the maid who made inquiries.
Lui
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From this reading ANGER "Lui ne vous connait plus.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame had certainly returned, but the bed had not been used, only rumpled, as if she had lain upon it fully dressed.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Tristan Corbière, _les Amours jaunes._ It was the maid who made inquiries.
a female domestic
From this reading Tristan Corbière, _les Amours jaunes._ It was the maid who made inquiries.
nenounUS /niː/
a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
From this reading ANGER "Lui ne vous connait plus.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She knew nothing, did not understand.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She knew nothing, did not understand.
nue
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From this reading Vous l' Ombre déjà vue Vous qu' il avait couchée en son ciel tout nue, Quand il était un Dieu...."
Ombre
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From this reading Vous l' Ombre déjà vue Vous qu' il avait couchée en son ciel tout nue, Quand il était un Dieu...."
and nothing more
From this reading Madame had certainly returned, but the bed had not been used, only rumpled, as if she had lain upon it fully dressed.
plusnounUS /plʌs/
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading ANGER "Lui ne vous connait plus.
qu
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From this reading Vous l' Ombre déjà vue Vous qu' il avait couchée en son ciel tout nue, Quand il était un Dieu...."
Quand
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From this reading Vous l' Ombre déjà vue Vous qu' il avait couchée en son ciel tout nue, Quand il était un Dieu...."
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Madame had certainly returned, but the bed had not been used, only rumpled, as if she had lain upon it fully dressed.
rumpledadjectiveUS /ˈrʌmpəld/
in disarray; extremely disorderly
From this reading Madame had certainly returned, but the bed had not been used, only rumpled, as if she had lain upon it fully dressed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew nothing, did not understand.
a male human offspring
From this reading Vous l' Ombre déjà vue Vous qu' il avait couchée en son ciel tout nue, Quand il était un Dieu...."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tristan Corbière, _les Amours jaunes._ It was the maid who made inquiries.
toutnounUS /taʊt/
someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit
From this reading Vous l' Ombre déjà vue Vous qu' il avait couchée en son ciel tout nue, Quand il était un Dieu...."
TristannounUS /ˈtrɪstæn/
(Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
From this reading Tristan Corbière, _les Amours jaunes._ It was the maid who made inquiries.
unnounUS /ʌn/
an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
From this reading Vous l' Ombre déjà vue Vous qu' il avait couchée en son ciel tout nue, Quand il était un Dieu...."
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading She knew nothing, did not understand.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Madame had certainly returned, but the bed had not been used, only rumpled, as if she had lain upon it fully dressed.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Madame had certainly returned, but the bed had not been used, only rumpled, as if she had lain upon it fully dressed.
vous
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From this reading ANGER "Lui ne vous connait plus.
vue
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From this reading Vous l' Ombre déjà vue Vous qu' il avait couchée en son ciel tout nue, Quand il était un Dieu...."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tristan Corbière, _les Amours jaunes._ It was the maid who made inquiries.
which person or people
From this reading Tristan Corbière, _les Amours jaunes._ It was the maid who made inquiries.
était
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From this reading Vous l' Ombre déjà vue Vous qu' il avait couchée en son ciel tout nue, Quand il était un Dieu...."
