used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a still, beautiful evening in summer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was very lonely now in the cottage, for Perrin's mother was dead, and he spent very little time at home.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was very lonely now in the cottage, for Perrin's mother was dead, and he spent very little time at home.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading It was a still, beautiful evening in summer.
Bois
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From this reading This special evening he decided to make a pilgrimage to the churchyard of St. Pierre du Bois where his mother was buried.
placed in a grave
From this reading This special evening he decided to make a pilgrimage to the churchyard of St. Pierre du Bois where his mother was buried.
CartiernounUS /ˈkɑːrtiər/
French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence river and laid claim to the region for France (1491-1557)
From this reading Perrin Corbet was free till ten o'clock, when he would go fishing with Jean Cartier.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Her grave was close to the church in a place of long grass and overshadowing trees.
churchyardnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃjɑːrd/
the yard associated with a church
From this reading This special evening he decided to make a pilgrimage to the churchyard of St. Pierre du Bois where his mother was buried.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Her grave was close to the church in a place of long grass and overshadowing trees.
Corbet
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From this reading Perrin Corbet was free till ten o'clock, when he would go fishing with Jean Cartier.
a small house with a single story
From this reading It was very lonely now in the cottage, for Perrin's mother was dead, and he spent very little time at home.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading It was very lonely now in the cottage, for Perrin's mother was dead, and he spent very little time at home.
recognizable; marked
From this reading This special evening he decided to make a pilgrimage to the churchyard of St. Pierre du Bois where his mother was buried.
du
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From this reading This special evening he decided to make a pilgrimage to the churchyard of St. Pierre du Bois where his mother was buried.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading It was a still, beautiful evening in summer.
fishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading Perrin Corbet was free till ten o'clock, when he would go fishing with Jean Cartier.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was very lonely now in the cottage, for Perrin's mother was dead, and he spent very little time at home.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Perrin Corbet was free till ten o'clock, when he would go fishing with Jean Cartier.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Perrin Corbet was free till ten o'clock, when he would go fishing with Jean Cartier.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Her grave was close to the church in a place of long grass and overshadowing trees.
death of a person
From this reading Her grave was close to the church in a place of long grass and overshadowing trees.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perrin Corbet was free till ten o'clock, when he would go fishing with Jean Cartier.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her grave was close to the church in a place of long grass and overshadowing trees.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This special evening he decided to make a pilgrimage to the churchyard of St. Pierre du Bois where his mother was buried.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It was very lonely now in the cottage, for Perrin's mother was dead, and he spent very little time at home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a still, beautiful evening in summer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a still, beautiful evening in summer.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading Perrin Corbet was free till ten o'clock, when he would go fishing with Jean Cartier.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was very lonely now in the cottage, for Perrin's mother was dead, and he spent very little time at home.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading It was very lonely now in the cottage, for Perrin's mother was dead, and he spent very little time at home.
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 Her grave was close to the church in a place of long grass and overshadowing trees.
engage in
From this reading This special evening he decided to make a pilgrimage to the churchyard of St. Pierre du Bois where his mother was buried.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading It was very lonely now in the cottage, for Perrin's mother was dead, and he spent very little time at home.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was very lonely now in the cottage, for Perrin's mother was dead, and he spent very little time at home.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Perrin Corbet was free till ten o'clock, when he would go fishing with Jean Cartier.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This special evening he decided to make a pilgrimage to the churchyard of St. Pierre du Bois where his mother was buried.
overshadowingverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈʃædoʊɪŋ/
-ing form of “overshadow” — be greater in significance than
From this reading Her grave was close to the church in a place of long grass and overshadowing trees.
Perrin
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From this reading Perrin Corbet was free till ten o'clock, when he would go fishing with Jean Cartier.
Perrin's
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From this reading It was very lonely now in the cottage, for Perrin's mother was dead, and he spent very little time at home.
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading This special evening he decided to make a pilgrimage to the churchyard of St. Pierre du Bois where his mother was buried.
pilgrimagenounUS /ˈpɪlɡrəmədʒ/
a journey to a sacred place
From this reading This special evening he decided to make a pilgrimage to the churchyard of St. Pierre du Bois where his mother was buried.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Her grave was close to the church in a place of long grass and overshadowing trees.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading This special evening he decided to make a pilgrimage to the churchyard of St. Pierre du Bois where his mother was buried.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading It was very lonely now in the cottage, for Perrin's mother was dead, and he spent very little time at home.
St
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From this reading This special evening he decided to make a pilgrimage to the churchyard of St. Pierre du Bois where his mother was buried.
not in physical motion
From this reading It was a still, beautiful evening in summer.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading It was a still, beautiful evening in summer.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Perrin Corbet was free till ten o'clock, when he would go fishing with Jean Cartier.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was very lonely now in the cottage, for Perrin's mother was dead, and he spent very little time at home.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This special evening he decided to make a pilgrimage to the churchyard of St. Pierre du Bois where his mother was buried.
up to a particular time
From this reading Perrin Corbet was free till ten o'clock, when he would go fishing with Jean Cartier.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was very lonely now in the cottage, for Perrin's mother was dead, and he spent very little time at home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This special evening he decided to make a pilgrimage to the churchyard of St. Pierre du Bois where his mother was buried.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Her grave was close to the church in a place of long grass and overshadowing trees.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was very lonely now in the cottage, for Perrin's mother was dead, and he spent very little time at home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a still, beautiful evening in summer.
at the time that
From this reading Perrin Corbet was free till ten o'clock, when he would go fishing with Jean Cartier.
in or at the place that
From this reading This special evening he decided to make a pilgrimage to the churchyard of St. Pierre du Bois where his mother was buried.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Perrin Corbet was free till ten o'clock, when he would go fishing with Jean Cartier.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Perrin Corbet was free till ten o'clock, when he would go fishing with Jean Cartier.
