Chapter III

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

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading A portable stove, fixed upon the hearth, did not tend to improve the air in the somewhat small apartment, though it testified to the housewife's habits of thrift.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading All these good people were seated around the mahogany table on mahogany chairs, the horsehair seats of which were glossy with the wear of years.

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

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

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From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

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

From this reading A portable stove, fixed upon the hearth, did not tend to improve the air in the somewhat small apartment, though it testified to the housewife's habits of thrift.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading All these good people were seated around the mahogany table on mahogany chairs, the horsehair seats of which were glossy with the wear of years.

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

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

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From this reading This suite formed part of the original household effects of the _avoué_ of Vouziers, and owed its marvellous state of preservation to the care bestowed upon it by its present owners.

cleverly amusing in tone

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

past form of “bestow” — present

From this reading This suite formed part of the original household effects of the _avoué_ of Vouziers, and owed its marvellous state of preservation to the care bestowed upon it by its present owners.

an administrative unit of government

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading This suite formed part of the original household effects of the _avoué_ of Vouziers, and owed its marvellous state of preservation to the care bestowed upon it by its present owners.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading This suite formed part of the original household effects of the _avoué_ of Vouziers, and owed its marvellous state of preservation to the care bestowed upon it by its present owners.

plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading All these good people were seated around the mahogany table on mahogany chairs, the horsehair seats of which were glossy with the wear of years.

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From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

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From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

past form of “comprise” — be composed of

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

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

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading A portable stove, fixed upon the hearth, did not tend to improve the air in the somewhat small apartment, though it testified to the housewife's habits of thrift.

a room used for dining

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business

From this reading This suite formed part of the original household effects of the _avoué_ of Vouziers, and owed its marvellous state of preservation to the care bestowed upon it by its present owners.

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From this reading Emilie would have no wood fires except in René's room.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

apart from; not including

From this reading Emilie would have no wood fires except in René's room.

plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)

From this reading Emilie would have no wood fires except in René's room.

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

From this reading A portable stove, fixed upon the hearth, did not tend to improve the air in the somewhat small apartment, though it testified to the housewife's habits of thrift.

having or given a form or shape

From this reading This suite formed part of the original household effects of the _avoué_ of Vouziers, and owed its marvellous state of preservation to the care bestowed upon it by its present owners.

set up or found

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

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From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

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From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

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

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

based on pretense; deceptively pleasing

From this reading All these good people were seated around the mahogany table on mahogany chairs, the horsehair seats of which were glossy with the wear of years.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading All these good people were seated around the mahogany table on mahogany chairs, the horsehair seats of which were glossy with the wear of years.

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From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

plural of “habit” — an established custom

From this reading A portable stove, fixed upon the hearth, did not tend to improve the air in the somewhat small apartment, though it testified to the housewife's habits of thrift.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Emilie would have no wood fires except in René's room.

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

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built

From this reading A portable stove, fixed upon the hearth, did not tend to improve the air in the somewhat small apartment, though it testified to the housewife's habits of thrift.

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

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

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

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

hair taken from the mane or tail of a horse

From this reading All these good people were seated around the mahogany table on mahogany chairs, the horsehair seats of which were glossy with the wear of years.

a social unit living together

From this reading This suite formed part of the original household effects of the _avoué_ of Vouziers, and owed its marvellous state of preservation to the care bestowed upon it by its present owners.

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From this reading A portable stove, fixed upon the hearth, did not tend to improve the air in the somewhat small apartment, though it testified to the housewife's habits of thrift.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

to make better

From this reading A portable stove, fixed upon the hearth, did not tend to improve the air in the somewhat small apartment, though it testified to the housewife's habits of thrift.

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

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading This suite formed part of the original household effects of the _avoué_ of Vouziers, and owed its marvellous state of preservation to the care bestowed upon it by its present owners.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture

From this reading All these good people were seated around the mahogany table on mahogany chairs, the horsehair seats of which were glossy with the wear of years.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading This suite formed part of the original household effects of the _avoué_ of Vouziers, and owed its marvellous state of preservation to the care bestowed upon it by its present owners.

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From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

used to form the superlative

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

not any; not one

From this reading Emilie would have no wood fires except in René's room.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading A portable stove, fixed upon the hearth, did not tend to improve the air in the somewhat small apartment, though it testified to the housewife's habits of thrift.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

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From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading All these good people were seated around the mahogany table on mahogany chairs, the horsehair seats of which were glossy with the wear of years.

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading This suite formed part of the original household effects of the _avoué_ of Vouziers, and owed its marvellous state of preservation to the care bestowed upon it by its present owners.

past form of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay

From this reading This suite formed part of the original household effects of the _avoué_ of Vouziers, and owed its marvellous state of preservation to the care bestowed upon it by its present owners.

plural of “owner” — (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading This suite formed part of the original household effects of the _avoué_ of Vouziers, and owed its marvellous state of preservation to the care bestowed upon it by its present owners.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading This suite formed part of the original household effects of the _avoué_ of Vouziers, and owed its marvellous state of preservation to the care bestowed upon it by its present owners.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading All these good people were seated around the mahogany table on mahogany chairs, the horsehair seats of which were glossy with the wear of years.

easily or conveniently transported

From this reading A portable stove, fixed upon the hearth, did not tend to improve the air in the somewhat small apartment, though it testified to the housewife's habits of thrift.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading This suite formed part of the original household effects of the _avoué_ of Vouziers, and owed its marvellous state of preservation to the care bestowed upon it by its present owners.

the activity of protecting something from loss or danger

From this reading This suite formed part of the original household effects of the _avoué_ of Vouziers, and owed its marvellous state of preservation to the care bestowed upon it by its present owners.

unusual or striking

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

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From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

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From this reading Emilie would have no wood fires except in René's room.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Emilie would have no wood fires except in René's room.

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From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

From this reading All these good people were seated around the mahogany table on mahogany chairs, the horsehair seats of which were glossy with the wear of years.

an area that includes places where several people can sit

From this reading All these good people were seated around the mahogany table on mahogany chairs, the horsehair seats of which were glossy with the wear of years.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading A portable stove, fixed upon the hearth, did not tend to improve the air in the somewhat small apartment, though it testified to the housewife's habits of thrift.

plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

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From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading This suite formed part of the original household effects of the _avoué_ of Vouziers, and owed its marvellous state of preservation to the care bestowed upon it by its present owners.

a kitchen appliance used for cooking food

From this reading A portable stove, fixed upon the hearth, did not tend to improve the air in the somewhat small apartment, though it testified to the housewife's habits of thrift.

a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected

From this reading This suite formed part of the original household effects of the _avoué_ of Vouziers, and owed its marvellous state of preservation to the care bestowed upon it by its present owners.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading All these good people were seated around the mahogany table on mahogany chairs, the horsehair seats of which were glossy with the wear of years.

have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

From this reading A portable stove, fixed upon the hearth, did not tend to improve the air in the somewhat small apartment, though it testified to the housewife's habits of thrift.

inflected form of “testify” — give testimony in a court of law

From this reading A portable stove, fixed upon the hearth, did not tend to improve the air in the somewhat small apartment, though it testified to the housewife's habits of thrift.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

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

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading All these good people were seated around the mahogany table on mahogany chairs, the horsehair seats of which were glossy with the wear of years.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This suite formed part of the original household effects of the _avoué_ of Vouziers, and owed its marvellous state of preservation to the care bestowed upon it by its present owners.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading A portable stove, fixed upon the hearth, did not tend to improve the air in the somewhat small apartment, though it testified to the housewife's habits of thrift.

any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers

From this reading A portable stove, fixed upon the hearth, did not tend to improve the air in the somewhat small apartment, though it testified to the housewife's habits of thrift.

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

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading This suite formed part of the original household effects of the _avoué_ of Vouziers, and owed its marvellous state of preservation to the care bestowed upon it by its present owners.

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

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From this reading This suite formed part of the original household effects of the _avoué_ of Vouziers, and owed its marvellous state of preservation to the care bestowed upon it by its present owners.

be dressed in

From this reading All these good people were seated around the mahogany table on mahogany chairs, the horsehair seats of which were glossy with the wear of years.

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

From this reading All these good people were seated around the mahogany table on mahogany chairs, the horsehair seats of which were glossy with the wear of years.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

at the time that

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

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

From this reading All these good people were seated around the mahogany table on mahogany chairs, the horsehair seats of which were glossy with the wear of years.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

in the company of; together with

From this reading SIMPLE SOULS When, with his usual bantering smile, Claude entered the small dining-room he found that _la compagnie_, as Françoise called it, comprised René--the hero of what seemed to his friends a most remarkable adventure--Madame Fresneau and her husband, Madame Offarel, the wife of a _sous-chef de bureau_ in the Ministère de la Guerre, and her two daughters, Angélique and Rosalie.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading Emilie would have no wood fires except in René's room.

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

From this reading Emilie would have no wood fires except in René's room.

a late time of life

From this reading All these good people were seated around the mahogany table on mahogany chairs, the horsehair seats of which were glossy with the wear of years.