Chapter XIX

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From this reading D’Épernon, Colonel-General of the French infantry, caused the approaches to the Louvre and the Pont-Neuf to be occupied by the French Guards; Guise, with part of a force of some 300 horse which he and Bassompierre had mustered, proceeded to the Hôtel de Ville to obtain from the Corporation a formal recognition of the new King and Regent; while Bassompierre, with the remainder, paraded the streets “to appease tumults and seditions.”

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

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading The fear of troubles within the realm and of complications without exacted the immediate institution of a regency, and Villeroy and the Chancellor, Brulart de Sillery, exhorted Marie de’ Medici, who was lying upon her bed prostrated with grief, to act “as man and as King.”

a proposal for an appropriate course of action

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

later than; following

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

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

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

a formal public statement

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

From this reading D’Épernon, Colonel-General of the French infantry, caused the approaches to the Louvre and the Pont-Neuf to be occupied by the French Guards; Guise, with part of a force of some 300 horse which he and Bassompierre had mustered, proceeded to the Hôtel de Ville to obtain from the Corporation a formal recognition of the new King and Regent; while Bassompierre, with the remainder, paraded the streets “to appease tumults and seditions.”

plural of “approach” — ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation

From this reading D’Épernon, Colonel-General of the French infantry, caused the approaches to the Louvre and the Pont-Neuf to be occupied by the French Guards; Guise, with part of a force of some 300 horse which he and Bassompierre had mustered, proceeded to the Hôtel de Ville to obtain from the Corporation a formal recognition of the new King and Regent; while Bassompierre, with the remainder, paraded the streets “to appease tumults and seditions.”

come into existence; take on form or shape

From this reading The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.

overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The fear of troubles within the realm and of complications without exacted the immediate institution of a regency, and Villeroy and the Chancellor, Brulart de Sillery, exhorted Marie de’ Medici, who was lying upon her bed prostrated with grief, to act “as man and as King.”

an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

state categorically

From this reading The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

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From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading D’Épernon, Colonel-General of the French infantry, caused the approaches to the Louvre and the Pont-Neuf to be occupied by the French Guards; Guise, with part of a force of some 300 horse which he and Bassompierre had mustered, proceeded to the Hôtel de Ville to obtain from the Corporation a formal recognition of the new King and Regent; while Bassompierre, with the remainder, paraded the streets “to appease tumults and seditions.”

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading The fear of troubles within the realm and of complications without exacted the immediate institution of a regency, and Villeroy and the Chancellor, Brulart de Sillery, exhorted Marie de’ Medici, who was lying upon her bed prostrated with grief, to act “as man and as King.”

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting

From this reading The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.

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From this reading The fear of troubles within the realm and of complications without exacted the immediate institution of a regency, and Villeroy and the Chancellor, Brulart de Sillery, exhorted Marie de’ Medici, who was lying upon her bed prostrated with grief, to act “as man and as King.”

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.

past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

From this reading D’Épernon, Colonel-General of the French infantry, caused the approaches to the Louvre and the Pont-Neuf to be occupied by the French Guards; Guise, with part of a force of some 300 horse which he and Bassompierre had mustered, proceeded to the Hôtel de Ville to obtain from the Corporation a formal recognition of the new King and Regent; while Bassompierre, with the remainder, paraded the streets “to appease tumults and seditions.”

the British cabinet minister responsible for finance

From this reading The fear of troubles within the realm and of complications without exacted the immediate institution of a regency, and Villeroy and the Chancellor, Brulart de Sillery, exhorted Marie de’ Medici, who was lying upon her bed prostrated with grief, to act “as man and as King.”

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading On that fatal day, when the knife of Ravaillac changed the destinies of France and of Europe, Louis XIII, the successor of the murdered King, was not yet nine years old.

French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972)

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

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From this reading D’Épernon, Colonel-General of the French infantry, caused the approaches to the Louvre and the Pont-Neuf to be occupied by the French Guards; Guise, with part of a force of some 300 horse which he and Bassompierre had mustered, proceeded to the Hôtel de Ville to obtain from the Corporation a formal recognition of the new King and Regent; while Bassompierre, with the remainder, paraded the streets “to appease tumults and seditions.”

force somebody to do something

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

plural of “complication” — the act or process of complicating

From this reading The fear of troubles within the realm and of complications without exacted the immediate institution of a regency, and Villeroy and the Chancellor, Brulart de Sillery, exhorted Marie de’ Medici, who was lying upon her bed prostrated with grief, to act “as man and as King.”

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

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

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From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

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From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state

From this reading D’Épernon, Colonel-General of the French infantry, caused the approaches to the Louvre and the Pont-Neuf to be occupied by the French Guards; Guise, with part of a force of some 300 horse which he and Bassompierre had mustered, proceeded to the Hôtel de Ville to obtain from the Corporation a formal recognition of the new King and Regent; while Bassompierre, with the remainder, paraded the streets “to appease tumults and seditions.”

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

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

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From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

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From this reading D’Épernon, Colonel-General of the French infantry, caused the approaches to the Louvre and the Pont-Neuf to be occupied by the French Guards; Guise, with part of a force of some 300 horse which he and Bassompierre had mustered, proceeded to the Hôtel de Ville to obtain from the Corporation a formal recognition of the new King and Regent; while Bassompierre, with the remainder, paraded the streets “to appease tumults and seditions.”

a female human offspring

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading On that fatal day, when the knife of Ravaillac changed the destinies of France and of Europe, Louis XIII, the successor of the murdered King, was not yet nine years old.

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

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

made known or openly avowed

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.

plural of “destiny” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading On that fatal day, when the knife of Ravaillac changed the destinies of France and of Europe, Louis XIII, the successor of the murdered King, was not yet nine years old.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

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From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.

include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

From this reading The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.

a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

From this reading On that fatal day, when the knife of Ravaillac changed the destinies of France and of Europe, Louis XIII, the successor of the murdered King, was not yet nine years old.

past form of “exact” — claim as due or just

From this reading The fear of troubles within the realm and of complications without exacted the immediate institution of a regency, and Villeroy and the Chancellor, Brulart de Sillery, exhorted Marie de’ Medici, who was lying upon her bed prostrated with grief, to act “as man and as King.”

past form of “exhort” — spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

From this reading The fear of troubles within the realm and of complications without exacted the immediate institution of a regency, and Villeroy and the Chancellor, Brulart de Sillery, exhorted Marie de’ Medici, who was lying upon her bed prostrated with grief, to act “as man and as King.”

bringing death

From this reading On that fatal day, when the knife of Ravaillac changed the destinies of France and of Europe, Louis XIII, the successor of the murdered King, was not yet nine years old.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading The fear of troubles within the realm and of complications without exacted the immediate institution of a regency, and Villeroy and the Chancellor, Brulart de Sillery, exhorted Marie de’ Medici, who was lying upon her bed prostrated with grief, to act “as man and as King.”

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading D’Épernon, Colonel-General of the French infantry, caused the approaches to the Louvre and the Pont-Neuf to be occupied by the French Guards; Guise, with part of a force of some 300 horse which he and Bassompierre had mustered, proceeded to the Hôtel de Ville to obtain from the Corporation a formal recognition of the new King and Regent; while Bassompierre, with the remainder, paraded the streets “to appease tumults and seditions.”

being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)

From this reading D’Épernon, Colonel-General of the French infantry, caused the approaches to the Louvre and the Pont-Neuf to be occupied by the French Guards; Guise, with part of a force of some 300 horse which he and Bassompierre had mustered, proceeded to the Hôtel de Ville to obtain from the Corporation a formal recognition of the new King and Regent; while Bassompierre, with the remainder, paraded the streets “to appease tumults and seditions.”

a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

From this reading On that fatal day, when the knife of Ravaillac changed the destinies of France and of Europe, Louis XIII, the successor of the murdered King, was not yet nine years old.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading D’Épernon, Colonel-General of the French infantry, caused the approaches to the Louvre and the Pont-Neuf to be occupied by the French Guards; Guise, with part of a force of some 300 horse which he and Bassompierre had mustered, proceeded to the Hôtel de Ville to obtain from the Corporation a formal recognition of the new King and Regent; while Bassompierre, with the remainder, paraded the streets “to appease tumults and seditions.”

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

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From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

a man of refinement

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

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From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

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

From this reading The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.

excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

From this reading The fear of troubles within the realm and of complications without exacted the immediate institution of a regency, and Villeroy and the Chancellor, Brulart de Sillery, exhorted Marie de’ Medici, who was lying upon her bed prostrated with grief, to act “as man and as King.”

a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone

From this reading D’Épernon, Colonel-General of the French infantry, caused the approaches to the Louvre and the Pont-Neuf to be occupied by the French Guards; Guise, with part of a force of some 300 horse which he and Bassompierre had mustered, proceeded to the Hôtel de Ville to obtain from the Corporation a formal recognition of the new King and Regent; while Bassompierre, with the remainder, paraded the streets “to appease tumults and seditions.”

an artful or simulated semblance

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

plural of “guise” — an artful or simulated semblance

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

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

From this reading The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.

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

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

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From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

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

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading D’Épernon, Colonel-General of the French infantry, caused the approaches to the Louvre and the Pont-Neuf to be occupied by the French Guards; Guise, with part of a force of some 300 horse which he and Bassompierre had mustered, proceeded to the Hôtel de Ville to obtain from the Corporation a formal recognition of the new King and Regent; while Bassompierre, with the remainder, paraded the streets “to appease tumults and seditions.”

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From this reading D’Épernon, Colonel-General of the French infantry, caused the approaches to the Louvre and the Pont-Neuf to be occupied by the French Guards; Guise, with part of a force of some 300 horse which he and Bassompierre had mustered, proceeded to the Hôtel de Ville to obtain from the Corporation a formal recognition of the new King and Regent; while Bassompierre, with the remainder, paraded the streets “to appease tumults and seditions.”

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.

of the present time and place

From this reading The fear of troubles within the realm and of complications without exacted the immediate institution of a regency, and Villeroy and the Chancellor, Brulart de Sillery, exhorted Marie de’ Medici, who was lying upon her bed prostrated with grief, to act “as man and as King.”

the quality of being important and worthy of note

From this reading The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.

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

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

plural of “incident” — a single distinct event

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot

From this reading D’Épernon, Colonel-General of the French infantry, caused the approaches to the Louvre and the Pont-Neuf to be occupied by the French Guards; Guise, with part of a force of some 300 horse which he and Bassompierre had mustered, proceeded to the Hôtel de Ville to obtain from the Corporation a formal recognition of the new King and Regent; while Bassompierre, with the remainder, paraded the streets “to appease tumults and seditions.”

past form of “institute” — set up or lay the groundwork for

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

From this reading The fear of troubles within the realm and of complications without exacted the immediate institution of a regency, and Villeroy and the Chancellor, Brulart de Sillery, exhorted Marie de’ Medici, who was lying upon her bed prostrated with grief, to act “as man and as King.”

plural of “intrigue” — a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

plural of “kill” — the act of terminating a life

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading On that fatal day, when the knife of Ravaillac changed the destinies of France and of Europe, Louis XIII, the successor of the murdered King, was not yet nine years old.

edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle

From this reading On that fatal day, when the knife of Ravaillac changed the destinies of France and of Europe, Louis XIII, the successor of the murdered King, was not yet nine years old.

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)

From this reading On that fatal day, when the knife of Ravaillac changed the destinies of France and of Europe, Louis XIII, the successor of the murdered King, was not yet nine years old.

an art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris

From this reading D’Épernon, Colonel-General of the French infantry, caused the approaches to the Louvre and the Pont-Neuf to be occupied by the French Guards; Guise, with part of a force of some 300 horse which he and Bassompierre had mustered, proceeded to the Hôtel de Ville to obtain from the Corporation a formal recognition of the new King and Regent; while Bassompierre, with the remainder, paraded the streets “to appease tumults and seditions.”

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From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading The fear of troubles within the realm and of complications without exacted the immediate institution of a regency, and Villeroy and the Chancellor, Brulart de Sillery, exhorted Marie de’ Medici, who was lying upon her bed prostrated with grief, to act “as man and as King.”

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

characterized by grandeur

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The fear of troubles within the realm and of complications without exacted the immediate institution of a regency, and Villeroy and the Chancellor, Brulart de Sillery, exhorted Marie de’ Medici, who was lying upon her bed prostrated with grief, to act “as man and as King.”

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From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

plural of “marriage” — the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

take in marriage

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

aristocratic Italian family of powerful merchants and bankers who ruled Florence in the 15th century

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

killed unlawfully

From this reading On that fatal day, when the knife of Ravaillac changed the destinies of France and of Europe, Louis XIII, the successor of the murdered King, was not yet nine years old.

past form of “muster” — gather or bring together

From this reading D’Épernon, Colonel-General of the French infantry, caused the approaches to the Louvre and the Pont-Neuf to be occupied by the French Guards; Guise, with part of a force of some 300 horse which he and Bassompierre had mustered, proceeded to the Hôtel de Ville to obtain from the Corporation a formal recognition of the new King and Regent; while Bassompierre, with the remainder, paraded the streets “to appease tumults and seditions.”

the condition of being essential or indispensable

From this reading The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading D’Épernon, Colonel-General of the French infantry, caused the approaches to the Louvre and the Pont-Neuf to be occupied by the French Guards; Guise, with part of a force of some 300 horse which he and Bassompierre had mustered, proceeded to the Hôtel de Ville to obtain from the Corporation a formal recognition of the new King and Regent; while Bassompierre, with the remainder, paraded the streets “to appease tumults and seditions.”

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading On that fatal day, when the knife of Ravaillac changed the destinies of France and of Europe, Louis XIII, the successor of the murdered King, was not yet nine years old.

plural of “noble” — a titled peer of the realm

From this reading The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading On that fatal day, when the knife of Ravaillac changed the destinies of France and of Europe, Louis XIII, the successor of the murdered King, was not yet nine years old.

come into possession of

From this reading D’Épernon, Colonel-General of the French infantry, caused the approaches to the Louvre and the Pont-Neuf to be occupied by the French Guards; Guise, with part of a force of some 300 horse which he and Bassompierre had mustered, proceeded to the Hôtel de Ville to obtain from the Corporation a formal recognition of the new King and Regent; while Bassompierre, with the remainder, paraded the streets “to appease tumults and seditions.”

held or filled or in use

From this reading D’Épernon, Colonel-General of the French infantry, caused the approaches to the Louvre and the Pont-Neuf to be occupied by the French Guards; Guise, with part of a force of some 300 horse which he and Bassompierre had mustered, proceeded to the Hôtel de Ville to obtain from the Corporation a formal recognition of the new King and Regent; while Bassompierre, with the remainder, paraded the streets “to appease tumults and seditions.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading On that fatal day, when the knife of Ravaillac changed the destinies of France and of Europe, Louis XIII, the successor of the murdered King, was not yet nine years old.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.

past form of “parade” — walk ostentatiously

From this reading D’Épernon, Colonel-General of the French infantry, caused the approaches to the Louvre and the Pont-Neuf to be occupied by the French Guards; Guise, with part of a force of some 300 horse which he and Bassompierre had mustered, proceeded to the Hôtel de Ville to obtain from the Corporation a formal recognition of the new King and Regent; while Bassompierre, with the remainder, paraded the streets “to appease tumults and seditions.”

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

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading D’Épernon, Colonel-General of the French infantry, caused the approaches to the Louvre and the Pont-Neuf to be occupied by the French Guards; Guise, with part of a force of some 300 horse which he and Bassompierre had mustered, proceeded to the Hôtel de Ville to obtain from the Corporation a formal recognition of the new King and Regent; while Bassompierre, with the remainder, paraded the streets “to appease tumults and seditions.”

third-person singular of “persuade” — win approval or support for

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

From this reading The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.

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From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

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From this reading D’Épernon, Colonel-General of the French infantry, caused the approaches to the Louvre and the Pont-Neuf to be occupied by the French Guards; Guise, with part of a force of some 300 horse which he and Bassompierre had mustered, proceeded to the Hôtel de Ville to obtain from the Corporation a formal recognition of the new King and Regent; while Bassompierre, with the remainder, paraded the streets “to appease tumults and seditions.”

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

plural of “prince” — a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

past form of “proceed” — continue talking

From this reading D’Épernon, Colonel-General of the French infantry, caused the approaches to the Louvre and the Pont-Neuf to be occupied by the French Guards; Guise, with part of a force of some 300 horse which he and Bassompierre had mustered, proceeded to the Hôtel de Ville to obtain from the Corporation a formal recognition of the new King and Regent; while Bassompierre, with the remainder, paraded the streets “to appease tumults and seditions.”

(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

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From this reading The fear of troubles within the realm and of complications without exacted the immediate institution of a regency, and Villeroy and the Chancellor, Brulart de Sillery, exhorted Marie de’ Medici, who was lying upon her bed prostrated with grief, to act “as man and as King.”

an angry dispute

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

possessive form of “queen” — 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 The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.

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From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

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From this reading On that fatal day, when the knife of Ravaillac changed the destinies of France and of Europe, Louis XIII, the successor of the murdered King, was not yet nine years old.

a domain in which something is dominant

From this reading The fear of troubles within the realm and of complications without exacted the immediate institution of a regency, and Villeroy and the Chancellor, Brulart de Sillery, exhorted Marie de’ Medici, who was lying upon her bed prostrated with grief, to act “as man and as King.”

the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

From this reading D’Épernon, Colonel-General of the French infantry, caused the approaches to the Louvre and the Pont-Neuf to be occupied by the French Guards; Guise, with part of a force of some 300 horse which he and Bassompierre had mustered, proceeded to the Hôtel de Ville to obtain from the Corporation a formal recognition of the new King and Regent; while Bassompierre, with the remainder, paraded the streets “to appease tumults and seditions.”

third-person singular of “reconcile” — make (one thing) compatible with

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

the period of time during which a regent governs

From this reading The fear of troubles within the realm and of complications without exacted the immediate institution of a regency, and Villeroy and the Chancellor, Brulart de Sillery, exhorted Marie de’ Medici, who was lying upon her bed prostrated with grief, to act “as man and as King.”

members of a governing board

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

something left after other parts have been taken away

From this reading D’Épernon, Colonel-General of the French infantry, caused the approaches to the Louvre and the Pont-Neuf to be occupied by the French Guards; Guise, with part of a force of some 300 horse which he and Bassompierre had mustered, proceeded to the Hôtel de Ville to obtain from the Corporation a formal recognition of the new King and Regent; while Bassompierre, with the remainder, paraded the streets “to appease tumults and seditions.”

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

only a very short time before

From this reading The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.

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From this reading D’Épernon, Colonel-General of the French infantry, caused the approaches to the Louvre and the Pont-Neuf to be occupied by the French Guards; Guise, with part of a force of some 300 horse which he and Bassompierre had mustered, proceeded to the Hôtel de Ville to obtain from the Corporation a formal recognition of the new King and Regent; while Bassompierre, with the remainder, paraded the streets “to appease tumults and seditions.”

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.

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From this reading The fear of troubles within the realm and of complications without exacted the immediate institution of a regency, and Villeroy and the Chancellor, Brulart de Sillery, exhorted Marie de’ Medici, who was lying upon her bed prostrated with grief, to act “as man and as King.”

a battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.

a male human offspring

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading D’Épernon, Colonel-General of the French infantry, caused the approaches to the Louvre and the Pont-Neuf to be occupied by the French Guards; Guise, with part of a force of some 300 horse which he and Bassompierre had mustered, proceeded to the Hôtel de Ville to obtain from the Corporation a formal recognition of the new King and Regent; while Bassompierre, with the remainder, paraded the streets “to appease tumults and seditions.”

a person who follows next in order

From this reading On that fatal day, when the knife of Ravaillac changed the destinies of France and of Europe, Louis XIII, the successor of the murdered King, was not yet nine years old.

place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

From this reading The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.

status with respect to the relations between people or groups

From this reading The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

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

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.

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

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.

plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty

From this reading The fear of troubles within the realm and of complications without exacted the immediate institution of a regency, and Villeroy and the Chancellor, Brulart de Sillery, exhorted Marie de’ Medici, who was lying upon her bed prostrated with grief, to act “as man and as King.”

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From this reading D’Épernon, Colonel-General of the French infantry, caused the approaches to the Louvre and the Pont-Neuf to be occupied by the French Guards; Guise, with part of a force of some 300 horse which he and Bassompierre had mustered, proceeded to the Hôtel de Ville to obtain from the Corporation a formal recognition of the new King and Regent; while Bassompierre, with the remainder, paraded the streets “to appease tumults and seditions.”

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The fear of troubles within the realm and of complications without exacted the immediate institution of a regency, and Villeroy and the Chancellor, Brulart de Sillery, exhorted Marie de’ Medici, who was lying upon her bed prostrated with grief, to act “as man and as King.”

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From this reading D’Épernon, Colonel-General of the French infantry, caused the approaches to the Louvre and the Pont-Neuf to be occupied by the French Guards; Guise, with part of a force of some 300 horse which he and Bassompierre had mustered, proceeded to the Hôtel de Ville to obtain from the Corporation a formal recognition of the new King and Regent; while Bassompierre, with the remainder, paraded the streets “to appease tumults and seditions.”

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From this reading The fear of troubles within the realm and of complications without exacted the immediate institution of a regency, and Villeroy and the Chancellor, Brulart de Sillery, exhorted Marie de’ Medici, who was lying upon her bed prostrated with grief, to act “as man and as King.”

make a vow; promise

From this reading The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.

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

From this reading On that fatal day, when the knife of Ravaillac changed the destinies of France and of Europe, Louis XIII, the successor of the murdered King, was not yet nine years old.

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

From this reading The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.

at the time that

From this reading On that fatal day, when the knife of Ravaillac changed the destinies of France and of Europe, Louis XIII, the successor of the murdered King, was not yet nine years old.

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

From this reading D’Épernon, Colonel-General of the French infantry, caused the approaches to the Louvre and the Pont-Neuf to be occupied by the French Guards; Guise, with part of a force of some 300 horse which he and Bassompierre had mustered, proceeded to the Hôtel de Ville to obtain from the Corporation a formal recognition of the new King and Regent; while Bassompierre, with the remainder, paraded the streets “to appease tumults and seditions.”

during the time that

From this reading D’Épernon, Colonel-General of the French infantry, caused the approaches to the Louvre and the Pont-Neuf to be occupied by the French Guards; Guise, with part of a force of some 300 horse which he and Bassompierre had mustered, proceeded to the Hôtel de Ville to obtain from the Corporation a formal recognition of the new King and Regent; while Bassompierre, with the remainder, paraded the streets “to appease tumults and seditions.”

which person or people

From this reading The fear of troubles within the realm and of complications without exacted the immediate institution of a regency, and Villeroy and the Chancellor, Brulart de Sillery, exhorted Marie de’ Medici, who was lying upon her bed prostrated with grief, to act “as man and as King.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading Incidents at the Court and in Paris after the assassination of Henri IV--Meeting between Bassompierre and Sully--Marie de’ Medici declared Regent--Her difficult position--Return of Condé--Greed and arrogance of the grandees--Quarrel between the Comte de Soissons and the Duc de Guise--Grievance of _Monsieur le Comte_ against Bassompierre--He persuades Madame d’Entragues to endeavour to compel Bassompierre to marry her daughter, Marie--Proceedings instituted against that gentleman--Announcement of the “Spanish marriages”--Magnificent fêtes in the Place-Royale--Intrigues at the Court--The Princes and Concini in power--Assassination of the Baron de Luz by the Chevalier de Guise--Marie de’ Medici and the Princes--Conversation of the Regent with Bassompierre--Bassompierre reconciles the Guises with the Queen-Mother--The Chevalier de Guise kills the son of the Baron de Luz in a duel--The Princes, on the advice of Concini, return from Court.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading The fear of troubles within the realm and of complications without exacted the immediate institution of a regency, and Villeroy and the Chancellor, Brulart de Sillery, exhorted Marie de’ Medici, who was lying upon her bed prostrated with grief, to act “as man and as King.”

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading The fear of troubles within the realm and of complications without exacted the immediate institution of a regency, and Villeroy and the Chancellor, Brulart de Sillery, exhorted Marie de’ Medici, who was lying upon her bed prostrated with grief, to act “as man and as King.”

the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one

From this reading On that fatal day, when the knife of Ravaillac changed the destinies of France and of Europe, Louis XIII, the successor of the murdered King, was not yet nine years old.

a late time of life

From this reading On that fatal day, when the knife of Ravaillac changed the destinies of France and of Europe, Louis XIII, the successor of the murdered King, was not yet nine years old.

but in spite of that

From this reading On that fatal day, when the knife of Ravaillac changed the destinies of France and of Europe, Louis XIII, the successor of the murdered King, was not yet nine years old.

marked by active interest and enthusiasm

From this reading The great nobles, out of pity or the desire to assert their own importance, were zealous in the Queen’s cause; and some who had scarcely been on bowing terms with each other for years were seen to embrace and vow to die together sword in hand if the necessity should arise.