Chapter XXXI

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

From this reading Its place was taken by a Committee of Public Safety sitting at the Riding School.

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

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

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

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

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From this reading THE BLACK BAND The first Commune of Aramon had fallen.

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

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Its place was taken by a Committee of Public Safety sitting at the Riding School.

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From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

an unofficial association of people or groups

From this reading THE BLACK BAND The first Commune of Aramon had fallen.

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From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading They were a crew of desperadoes who had been employed chiefly in labourers' work at the factories.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading THE BLACK BAND The first Commune of Aramon had fallen.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Its place was taken by a Committee of Public Safety sitting at the Riding School.

a military trainee (as at a military academy)

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

the geographical area (in Roman times) to the north of the Antonine Wall; now a poetic name for Scotland

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

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

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

a native or inhabitant of Catalonia

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

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From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

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From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

for the most part

From this reading They were a crew of desperadoes who had been employed chiefly in labourers' work at the factories.

plural of “chief” — a person who is in charge

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

a special group delegated to consider some matter

From this reading Its place was taken by a Committee of Public Safety sitting at the Riding School.

the smallest administrative district of several European countries

From this reading THE BLACK BAND The first Commune of Aramon had fallen.

the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)

From this reading They were a crew of desperadoes who had been employed chiefly in labourers' work at the factories.

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From this reading They knew no handicraft--at least none sufficiently well to pass the eye of such foremen as worked for Dennis Deventer.

represented in words especially with sharpness and detail

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

plural of “desperado” — a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier)

From this reading They were a crew of desperadoes who had been employed chiefly in labourers' work at the factories.

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From this reading They knew no handicraft--at least none sufficiently well to pass the eye of such foremen as worked for Dennis Deventer.

having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary

From this reading They were a crew of desperadoes who had been employed chiefly in labourers' work at the factories.

relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

the organ of sight

From this reading They knew no handicraft--at least none sufficiently well to pass the eye of such foremen as worked for Dennis Deventer.

plural of “factory” — a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing

From this reading They were a crew of desperadoes who had been employed chiefly in labourers' work at the factories.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading THE BLACK BAND The first Commune of Aramon had fallen.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading THE BLACK BAND The first Commune of Aramon had fallen.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

plural of “foreman” — a person who exercises control over workers

From this reading They knew no handicraft--at least none sufficiently well to pass the eye of such foremen as worked for Dennis Deventer.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

plural of “george” — Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

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

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

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

From this reading THE BLACK BAND The first Commune of Aramon had fallen.

a work produced by hand labor

From this reading They knew no handicraft--at least none sufficiently well to pass the eye of such foremen as worked for Dennis Deventer.

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

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

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

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

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

From this reading They were a crew of desperadoes who had been employed chiefly in labourers' work at the factories.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Its place was taken by a Committee of Public Safety sitting at the Riding School.

and nothing more

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading They knew no handicraft--at least none sufficiently well to pass the eye of such foremen as worked for Dennis Deventer.

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

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From this reading They were a crew of desperadoes who had been employed chiefly in labourers' work at the factories.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading They knew no handicraft--at least none sufficiently well to pass the eye of such foremen as worked for Dennis Deventer.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

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

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

not any; not one

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

not one, and not any

From this reading They knew no handicraft--at least none sufficiently well to pass the eye of such foremen as worked for Dennis Deventer.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE BLACK BAND The first Commune of Aramon had fallen.

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

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

go across or through

From this reading They knew no handicraft--at least none sufficiently well to pass the eye of such foremen as worked for Dennis Deventer.

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

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Its place was taken by a Committee of Public Safety sitting at the Riding School.

involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading Its place was taken by a Committee of Public Safety sitting at the Riding School.

past form of “release” — release, as from one's grip

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

From this reading Its place was taken by a Committee of Public Safety sitting at the Riding School.

the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions

From this reading Its place was taken by a Committee of Public Safety sitting at the Riding School.

an educational institution

From this reading Its place was taken by a Committee of Public Safety sitting at the Riding School.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading Its place was taken by a Committee of Public Safety sitting at the Riding School.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading They knew no handicraft--at least none sufficiently well to pass the eye of such foremen as worked for Dennis Deventer.

to a sufficient degree

From this reading They knew no handicraft--at least none sufficiently well to pass the eye of such foremen as worked for Dennis Deventer.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Its place was taken by a Committee of Public Safety sitting at the Riding School.

a word or expression used for some particular thing

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

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

From this reading THE BLACK BAND The first Commune of Aramon had fallen.

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

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

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

From this reading They were a crew of desperadoes who had been employed chiefly in labourers' work at the factories.

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

From this reading They knew no handicraft--at least none sufficiently well to pass the eye of such foremen as worked for Dennis Deventer.

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

From this reading Its place was taken by a Committee of Public Safety sitting at the Riding School.

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

From this reading They knew no handicraft--at least none sufficiently well to pass the eye of such foremen as worked for Dennis Deventer.

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

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

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

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

which person or people

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

belonging to which person

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading They were a crew of desperadoes who had been employed chiefly in labourers' work at the factories.

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading They knew no handicraft--at least none sufficiently well to pass the eye of such foremen as worked for Dennis Deventer.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Of these the chiefs were Georges Barres, the Catalan, who called himself "of Perpignan"; Chanot, the cadet of a good house, just released from a term of imprisonment (which he described as being for political offences); Auroy, the proprietor of an hotel by no means of the highest class, and Chardon, whose knowledge of the world extended as far as New Caledonia.