ce

• Det

  this, that

• Pron

n'était

contraction of ne + était (third-person singular imperfect indicative form of être)

beaucoup

much, very much, a lot

la

• Article

  the (definite article)

• Pron
• Noun

de

• Prep

  1. of (expresses belonging)
  2. of (used to express property or association)
  3. from (used to indicate origin)
  4. of (indicates an amount)
  5. used attributively, often translated into English as a compound word
  6. from (used to indicate the start of a time or range)
  7. used after certain verbs before an infinitive, often translated into English as a gerund or an infinitive
  8. by (indicates the amount of change)

• Article
• Noun

mettre

1. to put; to place
2. to put on
3. to set (to lay a table)
4. to start (+ à) (something / doing something), to get around to doing something

là

1. referring to physical place
2. referring to physical place
3. referring to an abstract destination or goal; there

lion

1. lion
2. lion
3. lion (brave person)
4. lion
5. lion (celebrity; famous person)
6. a style of elegant young man that came after the dandy