Chapter III · Chapter 3

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

From this reading Madame Nanteuil lived with her daughter in a little flat on the fifth story of a house in the Boulevard Saint-Michel, whose windows opened upon the garden of the Luxembourg.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading They were hung about a woman's cuirass, which was provided with round breast-shields of tin-plate; a piece of armour which Felicie had worn last winter, while still a pupil at the Conservatoire, when taking the part of Joan of Arc at the house of a spiritualistic duchess.

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

From this reading She gave Chevalier a friendly welcome, for she thought kindly of him because he loved Felicie, and because the latter did not love him in return, and ignored on principle the fact that he had been her daughter's lover.

electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

From this reading They were hung about a woman's cuirass, which was provided with round breast-shields of tin-plate; a piece of armour which Felicie had worn last winter, while still a pupil at the Conservatoire, when taking the part of Joan of Arc at the house of a spiritualistic duchess.

a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles

From this reading They were hung about a woman's cuirass, which was provided with round breast-shields of tin-plate; a piece of armour which Felicie had worn last winter, while still a pupil at the Conservatoire, when taking the part of Joan of Arc at the house of a spiritualistic duchess.

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading In the lamplight army revolvers and sabres with golden tassels on the sword-knots gleamed upon the wall.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading They were hung about a woman's cuirass, which was provided with round breast-shields of tin-plate; a piece of armour which Felicie had worn last winter, while still a pupil at the Conservatoire, when taking the part of Joan of Arc at the house of a spiritualistic duchess.

for the reason that

From this reading She gave Chevalier a friendly welcome, for she thought kindly of him because he loved Felicie, and because the latter did not love him in return, and ignored on principle the fact that he had been her daughter's lover.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading She gave Chevalier a friendly welcome, for she thought kindly of him because he loved Felicie, and because the latter did not love him in return, and ignored on principle the fact that he had been her daughter's lover.

next to; at the side of

From this reading She made him sit beside her in the dining-room, where a coke fire was burning in the stove.

a wide street or thoroughfare

From this reading Madame Nanteuil lived with her daughter in a little flat on the fifth story of a house in the Boulevard Saint-Michel, whose windows opened upon the garden of the Luxembourg.

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From this reading They were hung about a woman's cuirass, which was provided with round breast-shields of tin-plate; a piece of armour which Felicie had worn last winter, while still a pupil at the Conservatoire, when taking the part of Joan of Arc at the house of a spiritualistic duchess.

the act of burning something

From this reading She made him sit beside her in the dining-room, where a coke fire was burning in the stove.

French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972)

From this reading She gave Chevalier a friendly welcome, for she thought kindly of him because he loved Felicie, and because the latter did not love him in return, and ignored on principle the fact that he had been her daughter's lover.

carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal

From this reading She made him sit beside her in the dining-room, where a coke fire was burning in the stove.

a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts

From this reading They were hung about a woman's cuirass, which was provided with round breast-shields of tin-plate; a piece of armour which Felicie had worn last winter, while still a pupil at the Conservatoire, when taking the part of Joan of Arc at the house of a spiritualistic duchess.

medieval body armor that covers the chest and back

From this reading They were hung about a woman's cuirass, which was provided with round breast-shields of tin-plate; a piece of armour which Felicie had worn last winter, while still a pupil at the Conservatoire, when taking the part of Joan of Arc at the house of a spiritualistic duchess.

a female human offspring

From this reading Madame Nanteuil lived with her daughter in a little flat on the fifth story of a house in the Boulevard Saint-Michel, whose windows opened upon the garden of the Luxembourg.

possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring

From this reading She gave Chevalier a friendly welcome, for she thought kindly of him because he loved Felicie, and because the latter did not love him in return, and ignored on principle the fact that he had been her daughter's lover.

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

From this reading She gave Chevalier a friendly welcome, for she thought kindly of him because he loved Felicie, and because the latter did not love him in return, and ignored on principle the fact that he had been her daughter's lover.

a room used for dining

From this reading She made him sit beside her in the dining-room, where a coke fire was burning in the stove.

the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right

From this reading They were hung about a woman's cuirass, which was provided with round breast-shields of tin-plate; a piece of armour which Felicie had worn last winter, while still a pupil at the Conservatoire, when taking the part of Joan of Arc at the house of a spiritualistic duchess.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading She gave Chevalier a friendly welcome, for she thought kindly of him because he loved Felicie, and because the latter did not love him in return, and ignored on principle the fact that he had been her daughter's lover.

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From this reading She gave Chevalier a friendly welcome, for she thought kindly of him because he loved Felicie, and because the latter did not love him in return, and ignored on principle the fact that he had been her daughter's lover.

a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon

From this reading Madame Nanteuil lived with her daughter in a little flat on the fifth story of a house in the Boulevard Saint-Michel, whose windows opened upon the garden of the Luxembourg.

start firing a weapon

From this reading She made him sit beside her in the dining-room, where a coke fire was burning in the stove.

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading Madame Nanteuil lived with her daughter in a little flat on the fifth story of a house in the Boulevard Saint-Michel, whose windows opened upon the garden of the Luxembourg.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She gave Chevalier a friendly welcome, for she thought kindly of him because he loved Felicie, and because the latter did not love him in return, and ignored on principle the fact that he had been her daughter's lover.

characteristic of or befitting a friend

From this reading She gave Chevalier a friendly welcome, for she thought kindly of him because he loved Felicie, and because the latter did not love him in return, and ignored on principle the fact that he had been her daughter's lover.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Madame Nanteuil lived with her daughter in a little flat on the fifth story of a house in the Boulevard Saint-Michel, whose windows opened upon the garden of the Luxembourg.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading She gave Chevalier a friendly welcome, for she thought kindly of him because he loved Felicie, and because the latter did not love him in return, and ignored on principle the fact that he had been her daughter's lover.

past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet

From this reading In the lamplight army revolvers and sabres with golden tassels on the sword-knots gleamed upon the wall.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading In the lamplight army revolvers and sabres with golden tassels on the sword-knots gleamed upon the wall.

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

From this reading She gave Chevalier a friendly welcome, for she thought kindly of him because he loved Felicie, and because the latter did not love him in return, and ignored on principle the fact that he had been her daughter's lover.

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

From this reading She gave Chevalier a friendly welcome, for she thought kindly of him because he loved Felicie, and because the latter did not love him in return, and ignored on principle the fact that he had been her daughter's lover.

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

From this reading Madame Nanteuil lived with her daughter in a little flat on the fifth story of a house in the Boulevard Saint-Michel, whose windows opened upon the garden of the Luxembourg.

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

From this reading She gave Chevalier a friendly welcome, for she thought kindly of him because he loved Felicie, and because the latter did not love him in return, and ignored on principle the fact that he had been her daughter's lover.

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

From this reading Madame Nanteuil lived with her daughter in a little flat on the fifth story of a house in the Boulevard Saint-Michel, whose windows opened upon the garden of the Luxembourg.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading They were hung about a woman's cuirass, which was provided with round breast-shields of tin-plate; a piece of armour which Felicie had worn last winter, while still a pupil at the Conservatoire, when taking the part of Joan of Arc at the house of a spiritualistic duchess.

disregarded

From this reading She gave Chevalier a friendly welcome, for she thought kindly of him because he loved Felicie, and because the latter did not love him in return, and ignored on principle the fact that he had been her daughter's lover.

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

From this reading Madame Nanteuil lived with her daughter in a little flat on the fifth story of a house in the Boulevard Saint-Michel, whose windows opened upon the garden of the Luxembourg.

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From this reading They were hung about a woman's cuirass, which was provided with round breast-shields of tin-plate; a piece of armour which Felicie had worn last winter, while still a pupil at the Conservatoire, when taking the part of Joan of Arc at the house of a spiritualistic duchess.

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

From this reading She gave Chevalier a friendly welcome, for she thought kindly of him because he loved Felicie, and because the latter did not love him in return, and ignored on principle the fact that he had been her daughter's lover.

light from a lamp

From this reading In the lamplight army revolvers and sabres with golden tassels on the sword-knots gleamed upon the wall.

immediately past

From this reading They were hung about a woman's cuirass, which was provided with round breast-shields of tin-plate; a piece of armour which Felicie had worn last winter, while still a pupil at the Conservatoire, when taking the part of Joan of Arc at the house of a spiritualistic duchess.

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

From this reading She gave Chevalier a friendly welcome, for she thought kindly of him because he loved Felicie, and because the latter did not love him in return, and ignored on principle the fact that he had been her daughter's lover.

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

From this reading Madame Nanteuil lived with her daughter in a little flat on the fifth story of a house in the Boulevard Saint-Michel, whose windows opened upon the garden of the Luxembourg.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Madame Nanteuil lived with her daughter in a little flat on the fifth story of a house in the Boulevard Saint-Michel, whose windows opened upon the garden of the Luxembourg.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading She gave Chevalier a friendly welcome, for she thought kindly of him because he loved Felicie, and because the latter did not love him in return, and ignored on principle the fact that he had been her daughter's lover.

held dear

From this reading She gave Chevalier a friendly welcome, for she thought kindly of him because he loved Felicie, and because the latter did not love him in return, and ignored on principle the fact that he had been her daughter's lover.

a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading She gave Chevalier a friendly welcome, for she thought kindly of him because he loved Felicie, and because the latter did not love him in return, and ignored on principle the fact that he had been her daughter's lover.

the capital and largest city of Luxembourg

From this reading Madame Nanteuil lived with her daughter in a little flat on the fifth story of a house in the Boulevard Saint-Michel, whose windows opened upon the garden of the Luxembourg.

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading Madame Nanteuil lived with her daughter in a little flat on the fifth story of a house in the Boulevard Saint-Michel, whose windows opened upon the garden of the Luxembourg.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading She made him sit beside her in the dining-room, where a coke fire was burning in the stove.

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From this reading Madame Nanteuil lived with her daughter in a little flat on the fifth story of a house in the Boulevard Saint-Michel, whose windows opened upon the garden of the Luxembourg.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She gave Chevalier a friendly welcome, for she thought kindly of him because he loved Felicie, and because the latter did not love him in return, and ignored on principle the fact that he had been her daughter's lover.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Madame Nanteuil lived with her daughter in a little flat on the fifth story of a house in the Boulevard Saint-Michel, whose windows opened upon the garden of the Luxembourg.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Madame Nanteuil lived with her daughter in a little flat on the fifth story of a house in the Boulevard Saint-Michel, whose windows opened upon the garden of the Luxembourg.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading Madame Nanteuil lived with her daughter in a little flat on the fifth story of a house in the Boulevard Saint-Michel, whose windows opened upon the garden of the Luxembourg.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading They were hung about a woman's cuirass, which was provided with round breast-shields of tin-plate; a piece of armour which Felicie had worn last winter, while still a pupil at the Conservatoire, when taking the part of Joan of Arc at the house of a spiritualistic duchess.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading They were hung about a woman's cuirass, which was provided with round breast-shields of tin-plate; a piece of armour which Felicie had worn last winter, while still a pupil at the Conservatoire, when taking the part of Joan of Arc at the house of a spiritualistic duchess.

a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

From this reading She gave Chevalier a friendly welcome, for she thought kindly of him because he loved Felicie, and because the latter did not love him in return, and ignored on principle the fact that he had been her daughter's lover.

past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to

From this reading They were hung about a woman's cuirass, which was provided with round breast-shields of tin-plate; a piece of armour which Felicie had worn last winter, while still a pupil at the Conservatoire, when taking the part of Joan of Arc at the house of a spiritualistic duchess.

a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

From this reading They were hung about a woman's cuirass, which was provided with round breast-shields of tin-plate; a piece of armour which Felicie had worn last winter, while still a pupil at the Conservatoire, when taking the part of Joan of Arc at the house of a spiritualistic duchess.

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

From this reading She gave Chevalier a friendly welcome, for she thought kindly of him because he loved Felicie, and because the latter did not love him in return, and ignored on principle the fact that he had been her daughter's lover.

plural of “revolver” — a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)

From this reading In the lamplight army revolvers and sabres with golden tassels on the sword-knots gleamed upon the wall.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading They were hung about a woman's cuirass, which was provided with round breast-shields of tin-plate; a piece of armour which Felicie had worn last winter, while still a pupil at the Conservatoire, when taking the part of Joan of Arc at the house of a spiritualistic duchess.

plural of “sabre” — a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle

From this reading In the lamplight army revolvers and sabres with golden tassels on the sword-knots gleamed upon the wall.

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From this reading Madame Nanteuil lived with her daughter in a little flat on the fifth story of a house in the Boulevard Saint-Michel, whose windows opened upon the garden of the Luxembourg.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She gave Chevalier a friendly welcome, for she thought kindly of him because he loved Felicie, and because the latter did not love him in return, and ignored on principle the fact that he had been her daughter's lover.

be seated

From this reading She made him sit beside her in the dining-room, where a coke fire was burning in the stove.

of or relating to or connected with spiritualism

From this reading They were hung about a woman's cuirass, which was provided with round breast-shields of tin-plate; a piece of armour which Felicie had worn last winter, while still a pupil at the Conservatoire, when taking the part of Joan of Arc at the house of a spiritualistic duchess.

not in physical motion

From this reading They were hung about a woman's cuirass, which was provided with round breast-shields of tin-plate; a piece of armour which Felicie had worn last winter, while still a pupil at the Conservatoire, when taking the part of Joan of Arc at the house of a spiritualistic duchess.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Madame Nanteuil lived with her daughter in a little flat on the fifth story of a house in the Boulevard Saint-Michel, whose windows opened upon the garden of the Luxembourg.

a kitchen appliance used for cooking food

From this reading She made him sit beside her in the dining-room, where a coke fire was burning in the stove.

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From this reading In the lamplight army revolvers and sabres with golden tassels on the sword-knots gleamed upon the wall.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading They were hung about a woman's cuirass, which was provided with round breast-shields of tin-plate; a piece of armour which Felicie had worn last winter, while still a pupil at the Conservatoire, when taking the part of Joan of Arc at the house of a spiritualistic duchess.

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From this reading In the lamplight army revolvers and sabres with golden tassels on the sword-knots gleamed upon the wall.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She gave Chevalier a friendly welcome, for she thought kindly of him because he loved Felicie, and because the latter did not love him in return, and ignored on principle the fact that he had been her daughter's lover.

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

From this reading Madame Nanteuil lived with her daughter in a little flat on the fifth story of a house in the Boulevard Saint-Michel, whose windows opened upon the garden of the Luxembourg.

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

From this reading They were hung about a woman's cuirass, which was provided with round breast-shields of tin-plate; a piece of armour which Felicie had worn last winter, while still a pupil at the Conservatoire, when taking the part of Joan of Arc at the house of a spiritualistic duchess.

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

From this reading She gave Chevalier a friendly welcome, for she thought kindly of him because he loved Felicie, and because the latter did not love him in return, and ignored on principle the fact that he had been her daughter's lover.

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

From this reading They were hung about a woman's cuirass, which was provided with round breast-shields of tin-plate; a piece of armour which Felicie had worn last winter, while still a pupil at the Conservatoire, when taking the part of Joan of Arc at the house of a spiritualistic duchess.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Madame Nanteuil lived with her daughter in a little flat on the fifth story of a house in the Boulevard Saint-Michel, whose windows opened upon the garden of the Luxembourg.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading In the lamplight army revolvers and sabres with golden tassels on the sword-knots gleamed upon the wall.

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

From this reading She made him sit beside her in the dining-room, where a coke fire was burning in the stove.

accept gladly

From this reading She gave Chevalier a friendly welcome, for she thought kindly of him because he loved Felicie, and because the latter did not love him in return, and ignored on principle the fact that he had been her daughter's lover.

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

From this reading They were hung about a woman's cuirass, which was provided with round breast-shields of tin-plate; a piece of armour which Felicie had worn last winter, while still a pupil at the Conservatoire, when taking the part of Joan of Arc at the house of a spiritualistic duchess.

at the time that

From this reading They were hung about a woman's cuirass, which was provided with round breast-shields of tin-plate; a piece of armour which Felicie had worn last winter, while still a pupil at the Conservatoire, when taking the part of Joan of Arc at the house of a spiritualistic duchess.

in or at the place that

From this reading She made him sit beside her in the dining-room, where a coke fire was burning in the stove.

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

From this reading They were hung about a woman's cuirass, which was provided with round breast-shields of tin-plate; a piece of armour which Felicie had worn last winter, while still a pupil at the Conservatoire, when taking the part of Joan of Arc at the house of a spiritualistic duchess.

during the time that

From this reading They were hung about a woman's cuirass, which was provided with round breast-shields of tin-plate; a piece of armour which Felicie had worn last winter, while still a pupil at the Conservatoire, when taking the part of Joan of Arc at the house of a spiritualistic duchess.

belonging to which person

From this reading Madame Nanteuil lived with her daughter in a little flat on the fifth story of a house in the Boulevard Saint-Michel, whose windows opened upon the garden of the Luxembourg.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading Madame Nanteuil lived with her daughter in a little flat on the fifth story of a house in the Boulevard Saint-Michel, whose windows opened upon the garden of the Luxembourg.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading They were hung about a woman's cuirass, which was provided with round breast-shields of tin-plate; a piece of armour which Felicie had worn last winter, while still a pupil at the Conservatoire, when taking the part of Joan of Arc at the house of a spiritualistic duchess.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Madame Nanteuil lived with her daughter in a little flat on the fifth story of a house in the Boulevard Saint-Michel, whose windows opened upon the garden of the Luxembourg.

possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading They were hung about a woman's cuirass, which was provided with round breast-shields of tin-plate; a piece of armour which Felicie had worn last winter, while still a pupil at the Conservatoire, when taking the part of Joan of Arc at the house of a spiritualistic duchess.

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading They were hung about a woman's cuirass, which was provided with round breast-shields of tin-plate; a piece of armour which Felicie had worn last winter, while still a pupil at the Conservatoire, when taking the part of Joan of Arc at the house of a spiritualistic duchess.