Chapter XIII

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From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading He then led me into the apartment of the Queen, his wife, who lodged in the apartment above his own, and I was well received by the ladies, who thought me not ill-looking for an inveterate German who had spent a year in his own country.

be present or associated with an event or entity

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

plural of “affection” — a positive feeling of liking

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading He then led me into the apartment of the Queen, his wife, who lodged in the apartment above his own, and I was well received by the ladies, who thought me not ill-looking for an inveterate German who had spent a year in his own country.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading He then led me into the apartment of the Queen, his wife, who lodged in the apartment above his own, and I was well received by the ladies, who thought me not ill-looking for an inveterate German who had spent a year in his own country.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

past form of “arrest” — take into custody

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

plural of “attention” — the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

expected hopefully

From this reading “The King was on the great terrace before the Cour du Cheval Blanc when we arrived, and awaited us there, receiving me with a thousand embraces.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

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From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

a fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

a white sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables (used especially with braised meat)

From this reading “The King was on the great terrace before the Cour du Cheval Blanc when we arrived, and awaited us there, receiving me with a thousand embraces.

the two together, not just one

From this reading At Fontainebleau he met with so warm a welcome both from the King and the ladies of the Court, that he thought no more of returning to Germany:

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From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

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From this reading “The King was on the great terrace before the Cour du Cheval Blanc when we arrived, and awaited us there, receiving me with a thousand embraces.

French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

continue a certain state, condition, or activity

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

showing effects of planning or manipulation

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

(of information) make known; pass on

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

past form of “convey” — (of information) make known; pass on

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading He then led me into the apartment of the Queen, his wife, who lodged in the apartment above his own, and I was well received by the ladies, who thought me not ill-looking for an inveterate German who had spent a year in his own country.

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From this reading “The King was on the great terrace before the Cour du Cheval Blanc when we arrived, and awaited us there, receiving me with a thousand embraces.

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

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From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

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From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

In a way that involves danger or risk.

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

greatly pleased

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

wanted intensely

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

past form of “despair” — abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

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From this reading “The King was on the great terrace before the Cour du Cheval Blanc when we arrived, and awaited us there, receiving me with a thousand embraces.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

plural of “embrace” — the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)

From this reading “The King was on the great terrace before the Cour du Cheval Blanc when we arrived, and awaited us there, receiving me with a thousand embraces.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

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From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He then led me into the apartment of the Queen, his wife, who lodged in the apartment above his own, and I was well received by the ladies, who thought me not ill-looking for an inveterate German who had spent a year in his own country.

being ten more than thirty

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

a person of German nationality

From this reading He then led me into the apartment of the Queen, his wife, who lodged in the apartment above his own, and I was well received by the ladies, who thought me not ill-looking for an inveterate German who had spent a year in his own country.

a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990

From this reading At Fontainebleau he met with so warm a welcome both from the King and the ladies of the Court, that he thought no more of returning to Germany:

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

in a gracious or graceful manner

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading “The King was on the great terrace before the Cour du Cheval Blanc when we arrived, and awaited us there, receiving me with a thousand embraces.

an artful or simulated semblance

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

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From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading He then led me into the apartment of the Queen, his wife, who lodged in the apartment above his own, and I was well received by the ladies, who thought me not ill-looking for an inveterate German who had spent a year in his own country.

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From this reading He then led me into the apartment of the Queen, his wife, who lodged in the apartment above his own, and I was well received by the ladies, who thought me not ill-looking for an inveterate German who had spent a year in his own country.

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He then led me into the apartment of the Queen, his wife, who lodged in the apartment above his own, and I was well received by the ladies, who thought me not ill-looking for an inveterate German who had spent a year in his own country.

habitual

From this reading He then led me into the apartment of the Queen, his wife, who lodged in the apartment above his own, and I was well received by the ladies, who thought me not ill-looking for an inveterate German who had spent a year in his own country.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

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From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

immediately past

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading He then led me into the apartment of the Queen, his wife, who lodged in the apartment above his own, and I was well received by the ladies, who thought me not ill-looking for an inveterate German who had spent a year in his own country.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

past form of “lodge” — be a lodger; stay temporarily

From this reading He then led me into the apartment of the Queen, his wife, who lodged in the apartment above his own, and I was well received by the ladies, who thought me not ill-looking for an inveterate German who had spent a year in his own country.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

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From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “The King was on the great terrace before the Cour du Cheval Blanc when we arrived, and awaited us there, receiving me with a thousand embraces.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading At Fontainebleau he met with so warm a welcome both from the King and the ladies of the Court, that he thought no more of returning to Germany:

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading At Fontainebleau he met with so warm a welcome both from the King and the ladies of the Court, that he thought no more of returning to Germany:

used to form the superlative

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

not any; not one

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He then led me into the apartment of the Queen, his wife, who lodged in the apartment above his own, and I was well received by the ladies, who thought me not ill-looking for an inveterate German who had spent a year in his own country.

amounting to a large indefinite number

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “The King was on the great terrace before the Cour du Cheval Blanc when we arrived, and awaited us there, receiving me with a thousand embraces.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

a legal document giving official permission to do something

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

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From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading He then led me into the apartment of the Queen, his wife, who lodged in the apartment above his own, and I was well received by the ladies, who thought me not ill-looking for an inveterate German who had spent a year in his own country.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

third-person singular of “receive” — get something; come into possession of

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of

From this reading “The King was on the great terrace before the Cour du Cheval Blanc when we arrived, and awaited us there, receiving me with a thousand embraces.

in the recent past

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

third-person singular of “recover” — get or find back; recover the use of

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

separated in relationship by a given degree of descent

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

third-person singular of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading At Fontainebleau he met with so warm a welcome both from the King and the ladies of the Court, that he thought no more of returning to Germany:

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

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From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading He then led me into the apartment of the Queen, his wife, who lodged in the apartment above his own, and I was well received by the ladies, who thought me not ill-looking for an inveterate German who had spent a year in his own country.

plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

for a limited time only; not permanently

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence

From this reading “The King was on the great terrace before the Cour du Cheval Blanc when we arrived, and awaited us there, receiving me with a thousand embraces.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading He then led me into the apartment of the Queen, his wife, who lodged in the apartment above his own, and I was well received by the ladies, who thought me not ill-looking for an inveterate German who had spent a year in his own country.

in or at that place or location

From this reading “The King was on the great terrace before the Cour du Cheval Blanc when we arrived, and awaited us there, receiving me with a thousand embraces.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading At Fontainebleau he met with so warm a welcome both from the King and the ladies of the Court, that he thought no more of returning to Germany:

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading “The King was on the great terrace before the Cour du Cheval Blanc when we arrived, and awaited us there, receiving me with a thousand embraces.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

in the direction of

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading At Fontainebleau he met with so warm a welcome both from the King and the ladies of the Court, that he thought no more of returning to Germany:

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “The King was on the great terrace before the Cour du Cheval Blanc when we arrived, and awaited us there, receiving me with a thousand embraces.

accept gladly

From this reading At Fontainebleau he met with so warm a welcome both from the King and the ladies of the Court, that he thought no more of returning to Germany:

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading He then led me into the apartment of the Queen, his wife, who lodged in the apartment above his own, and I was well received by the ladies, who thought me not ill-looking for an inveterate German who had spent a year in his own country.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

at the time that

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

in or at the place that

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

an old word meaning “to where”

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

which person or people

From this reading He then led me into the apartment of the Queen, his wife, who lodged in the apartment above his own, and I was well received by the ladies, who thought me not ill-looking for an inveterate German who had spent a year in his own country.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading He then led me into the apartment of the Queen, his wife, who lodged in the apartment above his own, and I was well received by the ladies, who thought me not ill-looking for an inveterate German who had spent a year in his own country.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Towards the end of August, 1604, Bassompierre arrived in Paris, where his numerous friends, he tells us, were so delighted to see him that it was three days before they would permit him to continue his journey to Fontainebleau, whither the Court had recently removed; and when he at last contrived to get away, so many of them desired to accompany him, that it required no less than forty post-horses to convey them.

people who are wounded

From this reading Bassompierre arrives at Fontainebleau and is most graciously received by Henri IV--He falls in love with Marie d’Entragues, sister of the King’s mistress--The conspiracy of the d’Entragues--The Sieur d’Entragues and the Comte d’Auvergne are arrested and conveyed to the Bastille, and Madame de Verneuil kept a prisoner in her own house--Jacqueline de Bueil temporarily replaces Madame de Verneuil in the royal affections--The King, unable to do without the latter, sets her and her father at liberty--Bassompierre becomes the lover of Marie d’Entragues--He is dangerously wounded by the Duc de Guise in a tournament, and his life is at first despaired of--He recovers--Attentions which he receives during his illness from the ladies of the Court.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading He then led me into the apartment of the Queen, his wife, who lodged in the apartment above his own, and I was well received by the ladies, who thought me not ill-looking for an inveterate German who had spent a year in his own country.