used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A STUDENT OF MEN AND WOMEN.
consider or hold as true
From this reading "I thank you sincerely, Mademoiselle, for having given me all the information in your power to give, and I must beg you to accept some small compensation for the time I have wasted," said Mr. Heathcote, slipping a couple of twenty-franc pieces into the dressmaker's hand.
(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 "I thank you sincerely, Mademoiselle, for having given me all the information in your power to give, and I must beg you to accept some small compensation for the time I have wasted," said Mr. Heathcote, slipping a couple of twenty-franc pieces into the dressmaker's hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A STUDENT OF MEN AND WOMEN.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The lonely spinster's eyes shone with a feverish light as her skinny fingers closed upon the gold.
Beauville
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From this reading There was a silence of some minutes, during which Mademoiselle Beauville wept quietly.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "I thank you sincerely, Mademoiselle, for having given me all the information in your power to give, and I must beg you to accept some small compensation for the time I have wasted," said Mr. Heathcote, slipping a couple of twenty-franc pieces into the dressmaker's hand.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading The lonely spinster's eyes shone with a feverish light as her skinny fingers closed upon the gold.
compensationnounUS /ˌkɑːmpənˈseɪʃən/
something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
From this reading "I thank you sincerely, Mademoiselle, for having given me all the information in your power to give, and I must beg you to accept some small compensation for the time I have wasted," said Mr. Heathcote, slipping a couple of twenty-franc pieces into the dressmaker's hand.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading "I thank you sincerely, Mademoiselle, for having given me all the information in your power to give, and I must beg you to accept some small compensation for the time I have wasted," said Mr. Heathcote, slipping a couple of twenty-franc pieces into the dressmaker's hand.
dressmaker's
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From this reading "I thank you sincerely, Mademoiselle, for having given me all the information in your power to give, and I must beg you to accept some small compensation for the time I have wasted," said Mr. Heathcote, slipping a couple of twenty-franc pieces into the dressmaker's hand.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading There was a silence of some minutes, during which Mademoiselle Beauville wept quietly.
ex-police-officer
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From this reading And then Heathcote and the ex-police-officer rose to take leave.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The lonely spinster's eyes shone with a feverish light as her skinny fingers closed upon the gold.
feverishadjectiveUS /ˈfiːvərɪʃ/
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading The lonely spinster's eyes shone with a feverish light as her skinny fingers closed upon the gold.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading The lonely spinster's eyes shone with a feverish light as her skinny fingers closed upon the gold.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I thank you sincerely, Mademoiselle, for having given me all the information in your power to give, and I must beg you to accept some small compensation for the time I have wasted," said Mr. Heathcote, slipping a couple of twenty-franc pieces into the dressmaker's hand.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "I thank you sincerely, Mademoiselle, for having given me all the information in your power to give, and I must beg you to accept some small compensation for the time I have wasted," said Mr. Heathcote, slipping a couple of twenty-franc pieces into the dressmaker's hand.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "I thank you sincerely, Mademoiselle, for having given me all the information in your power to give, and I must beg you to accept some small compensation for the time I have wasted," said Mr. Heathcote, slipping a couple of twenty-franc pieces into the dressmaker's hand.
coins made of gold
From this reading The lonely spinster's eyes shone with a feverish light as her skinny fingers closed upon the gold.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "I thank you sincerely, Mademoiselle, for having given me all the information in your power to give, and I must beg you to accept some small compensation for the time I have wasted," said Mr. Heathcote, slipping a couple of twenty-franc pieces into the dressmaker's hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I thank you sincerely, Mademoiselle, for having given me all the information in your power to give, and I must beg you to accept some small compensation for the time I have wasted," said Mr. Heathcote, slipping a couple of twenty-franc pieces into the dressmaker's hand.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "I thank you sincerely, Mademoiselle, for having given me all the information in your power to give, and I must beg you to accept some small compensation for the time I have wasted," said Mr. Heathcote, slipping a couple of twenty-franc pieces into the dressmaker's hand.
Heathcote
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From this reading And then Heathcote and the ex-police-officer rose to take leave.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The lonely spinster's eyes shone with a feverish light as her skinny fingers closed upon the gold.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thank you sincerely, Mademoiselle, for having given me all the information in your power to give, and I must beg you to accept some small compensation for the time I have wasted," said Mr. Heathcote, slipping a couple of twenty-franc pieces into the dressmaker's hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I thank you sincerely, Mademoiselle, for having given me all the information in your power to give, and I must beg you to accept some small compensation for the time I have wasted," said Mr. Heathcote, slipping a couple of twenty-franc pieces into the dressmaker's hand.
a message received and understood
From this reading "I thank you sincerely, Mademoiselle, for having given me all the information in your power to give, and I must beg you to accept some small compensation for the time I have wasted," said Mr. Heathcote, slipping a couple of twenty-franc pieces into the dressmaker's hand.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I thank you sincerely, Mademoiselle, for having given me all the information in your power to give, and I must beg you to accept some small compensation for the time I have wasted," said Mr. Heathcote, slipping a couple of twenty-franc pieces into the dressmaker's hand.
go away from a place
From this reading And then Heathcote and the ex-police-officer rose to take leave.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The lonely spinster's eyes shone with a feverish light as her skinny fingers closed upon the gold.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading The lonely spinster's eyes shone with a feverish light as her skinny fingers closed upon the gold.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading There was a silence of some minutes, during which Mademoiselle Beauville wept quietly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I thank you sincerely, Mademoiselle, for having given me all the information in your power to give, and I must beg you to accept some small compensation for the time I have wasted," said Mr. Heathcote, slipping a couple of twenty-franc pieces into the dressmaker's hand.
the force of workers available
From this reading A STUDENT OF MEN AND WOMEN.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading There was a silence of some minutes, during which Mademoiselle Beauville wept quietly.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I thank you sincerely, Mademoiselle, for having given me all the information in your power to give, and I must beg you to accept some small compensation for the time I have wasted," said Mr. Heathcote, slipping a couple of twenty-franc pieces into the dressmaker's hand.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I thank you sincerely, Mademoiselle, for having given me all the information in your power to give, and I must beg you to accept some small compensation for the time I have wasted," said Mr. Heathcote, slipping a couple of twenty-franc pieces into the dressmaker's hand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A STUDENT OF MEN AND WOMEN.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading "I thank you sincerely, Mademoiselle, for having given me all the information in your power to give, and I must beg you to accept some small compensation for the time I have wasted," said Mr. Heathcote, slipping a couple of twenty-franc pieces into the dressmaker's hand.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading "I thank you sincerely, Mademoiselle, for having given me all the information in your power to give, and I must beg you to accept some small compensation for the time I have wasted," said Mr. Heathcote, slipping a couple of twenty-franc pieces into the dressmaker's hand.
with low volume
From this reading There was a silence of some minutes, during which Mademoiselle Beauville wept quietly.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading And then Heathcote and the ex-police-officer rose to take leave.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I thank you sincerely, Mademoiselle, for having given me all the information in your power to give, and I must beg you to accept some small compensation for the time I have wasted," said Mr. Heathcote, slipping a couple of twenty-franc pieces into the dressmaker's hand.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading The lonely spinster's eyes shone with a feverish light as her skinny fingers closed upon the gold.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a silence of some minutes, during which Mademoiselle Beauville wept quietly.
sincerelyadverbUS /sɪnˈsɪrli/
with sincerity; without pretense
From this reading "I thank you sincerely, Mademoiselle, for having given me all the information in your power to give, and I must beg you to accept some small compensation for the time I have wasted," said Mr. Heathcote, slipping a couple of twenty-franc pieces into the dressmaker's hand.
skinnyadjectiveUS /ˈskɪni/
being very thin
From this reading The lonely spinster's eyes shone with a feverish light as her skinny fingers closed upon the gold.
slippingadjectiveUS /ˈslɪpɪŋ/
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading "I thank you sincerely, Mademoiselle, for having given me all the information in your power to give, and I must beg you to accept some small compensation for the time I have wasted," said Mr. Heathcote, slipping a couple of twenty-franc pieces into the dressmaker's hand.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I thank you sincerely, Mademoiselle, for having given me all the information in your power to give, and I must beg you to accept some small compensation for the time I have wasted," said Mr. Heathcote, slipping a couple of twenty-franc pieces into the dressmaker's hand.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There was a silence of some minutes, during which Mademoiselle Beauville wept quietly.
spinster's
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From this reading The lonely spinster's eyes shone with a feverish light as her skinny fingers closed upon the gold.
STUDENTnounUS /ˈstuːdənt/
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading A STUDENT OF MEN AND WOMEN.
carry out
From this reading And then Heathcote and the ex-police-officer rose to take leave.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "I thank you sincerely, Mademoiselle, for having given me all the information in your power to give, and I must beg you to accept some small compensation for the time I have wasted," said Mr. Heathcote, slipping a couple of twenty-franc pieces into the dressmaker's hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And then Heathcote and the ex-police-officer rose to take leave.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then Heathcote and the ex-police-officer rose to take leave.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a silence of some minutes, during which Mademoiselle Beauville wept quietly.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I thank you sincerely, Mademoiselle, for having given me all the information in your power to give, and I must beg you to accept some small compensation for the time I have wasted," said Mr. Heathcote, slipping a couple of twenty-franc pieces into the dressmaker's hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then Heathcote and the ex-police-officer rose to take leave.
twenty-franc
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From this reading "I thank you sincerely, Mademoiselle, for having given me all the information in your power to give, and I must beg you to accept some small compensation for the time I have wasted," said Mr. Heathcote, slipping a couple of twenty-franc pieces into the dressmaker's hand.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The lonely spinster's eyes shone with a feverish light as her skinny fingers closed upon the gold.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a silence of some minutes, during which Mademoiselle Beauville wept quietly.
wastedadjectiveUS /ˈweɪstɪd/
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading "I thank you sincerely, Mademoiselle, for having given me all the information in your power to give, and I must beg you to accept some small compensation for the time I have wasted," said Mr. Heathcote, slipping a couple of twenty-franc pieces into the dressmaker's hand.
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading There was a silence of some minutes, during which Mademoiselle Beauville wept quietly.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a silence of some minutes, during which Mademoiselle Beauville wept quietly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The lonely spinster's eyes shone with a feverish light as her skinny fingers closed upon the gold.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A STUDENT OF MEN AND WOMEN.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I thank you sincerely, Mademoiselle, for having given me all the information in your power to give, and I must beg you to accept some small compensation for the time I have wasted," said Mr. Heathcote, slipping a couple of twenty-franc pieces into the dressmaker's hand.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I thank you sincerely, Mademoiselle, for having given me all the information in your power to give, and I must beg you to accept some small compensation for the time I have wasted," said Mr. Heathcote, slipping a couple of twenty-franc pieces into the dressmaker's hand.
