Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

From this reading Sometimes a few half-frozen people who have rashly automobiled thither from Paris alight at the Château gates, and take a hurried walk through the empty galleries to restore the circulation to their stiffened limbs before venturing to set forth on the return journey.

plural of “afternoon” — the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading THE HAUNTED CHATEAU The Château of Versailles, like the town, dozes through the winter, only half awakening on Sunday afternoons when the townsfolk make it their meeting-place.

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

From this reading Every weekday in the Place d'Armes, squads of conscripts are busily drilling, running hither and thither with unflagging energy, and the air resounds with the hoarse staccato cries of "Un!

to come to rest, settle

From this reading Sometimes a few half-frozen people who have rashly automobiled thither from Paris alight at the Château gates, and take a hurried walk through the empty galleries to restore the circulation to their stiffened limbs before venturing to set forth on the return journey.

in an amicable manner

From this reading Then conscripts, in clumsy, ill-fitting uniforms, tread noisily over the shining _parqueterie_ floors, and burgesses gossip amicably in the dazzling _Galerie des Glaces_, where each morning courtiers were wont to await the uprising of their king.

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

From this reading Then conscripts, in clumsy, ill-fitting uniforms, tread noisily over the shining _parqueterie_ floors, and burgesses gossip amicably in the dazzling _Galerie des Glaces_, where each morning courtiers were wont to await the uprising of their king.

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

From this reading But on the weekdays visitors are of the rarest.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Sometimes a few half-frozen people who have rashly automobiled thither from Paris alight at the Château gates, and take a hurried walk through the empty galleries to restore the circulation to their stiffened limbs before venturing to set forth on the return journey.

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From this reading Sometimes a few half-frozen people who have rashly automobiled thither from Paris alight at the Château gates, and take a hurried walk through the empty galleries to restore the circulation to their stiffened limbs before venturing to set forth on the return journey.

look forward to the probable occurrence of

From this reading Then conscripts, in clumsy, ill-fitting uniforms, tread noisily over the shining _parqueterie_ floors, and burgesses gossip amicably in the dazzling _Galerie des Glaces_, where each morning courtiers were wont to await the uprising of their king.

the act of waking

From this reading THE HAUNTED CHATEAU The Château of Versailles, like the town, dozes through the winter, only half awakening on Sunday afternoons when the townsfolk make it their meeting-place.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Sometimes a few half-frozen people who have rashly automobiled thither from Paris alight at the Château gates, and take a hurried walk through the empty galleries to restore the circulation to their stiffened limbs before venturing to set forth on the return journey.

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From this reading Then conscripts, in clumsy, ill-fitting uniforms, tread noisily over the shining _parqueterie_ floors, and burgesses gossip amicably in the dazzling _Galerie des Glaces_, where each morning courtiers were wont to await the uprising of their king.

in a busy manner

From this reading Every weekday in the Place d'Armes, squads of conscripts are busily drilling, running hither and thither with unflagging energy, and the air resounds with the hoarse staccato cries of "Un!

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But on the weekdays visitors are of the rarest.

an impressive country house (or castle) in France

From this reading THE HAUNTED CHATEAU The Château of Versailles, like the town, dozes through the winter, only half awakening on Sunday afternoons when the townsfolk make it their meeting-place.

A large French country house or castle, often surrounded by expansive estates and private galleries.

From this reading THE HAUNTED CHATEAU The Château of Versailles, like the town, dozes through the winter, only half awakening on Sunday afternoons when the townsfolk make it their meeting-place.

the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines)

From this reading Sometimes a few half-frozen people who have rashly automobiled thither from Paris alight at the Château gates, and take a hurried walk through the empty galleries to restore the circulation to their stiffened limbs before venturing to set forth on the return journey.

lacking grace in movement or posture

From this reading Then conscripts, in clumsy, ill-fitting uniforms, tread noisily over the shining _parqueterie_ floors, and burgesses gossip amicably in the dazzling _Galerie des Glaces_, where each morning courtiers were wont to await the uprising of their king.

plural of “conscript” — someone who is drafted into military service

From this reading Then conscripts, in clumsy, ill-fitting uniforms, tread noisily over the shining _parqueterie_ floors, and burgesses gossip amicably in the dazzling _Galerie des Glaces_, where each morning courtiers were wont to await the uprising of their king.

plural of “courtier” — an attendant at the court of a sovereign

From this reading Then conscripts, in clumsy, ill-fitting uniforms, tread noisily over the shining _parqueterie_ floors, and burgesses gossip amicably in the dazzling _Galerie des Glaces_, where each morning courtiers were wont to await the uprising of their king.

plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

From this reading Every weekday in the Place d'Armes, squads of conscripts are busily drilling, running hither and thither with unflagging energy, and the air resounds with the hoarse staccato cries of "Un!

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From this reading Every weekday in the Place d'Armes, squads of conscripts are busily drilling, running hither and thither with unflagging energy, and the air resounds with the hoarse staccato cries of "Un!

amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning

From this reading Then conscripts, in clumsy, ill-fitting uniforms, tread noisily over the shining _parqueterie_ floors, and burgesses gossip amicably in the dazzling _Galerie des Glaces_, where each morning courtiers were wont to await the uprising of their king.

a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry

From this reading Then conscripts, in clumsy, ill-fitting uniforms, tread noisily over the shining _parqueterie_ floors, and burgesses gossip amicably in the dazzling _Galerie des Glaces_, where each morning courtiers were wont to await the uprising of their king.

plural of “doze” — a light fitful sleep

From this reading THE HAUNTED CHATEAU The Château of Versailles, like the town, dozes through the winter, only half awakening on Sunday afternoons when the townsfolk make it their meeting-place.

the act of drilling

From this reading Every weekday in the Place d'Armes, squads of conscripts are busily drilling, running hither and thither with unflagging energy, and the air resounds with the hoarse staccato cries of "Un!

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

From this reading Then conscripts, in clumsy, ill-fitting uniforms, tread noisily over the shining _parqueterie_ floors, and burgesses gossip amicably in the dazzling _Galerie des Glaces_, where each morning courtiers were wont to await the uprising of their king.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading Sometimes a few half-frozen people who have rashly automobiled thither from Paris alight at the Château gates, and take a hurried walk through the empty galleries to restore the circulation to their stiffened limbs before venturing to set forth on the return journey.

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

From this reading Every weekday in the Place d'Armes, squads of conscripts are busily drilling, running hither and thither with unflagging energy, and the air resounds with the hoarse staccato cries of "Un!

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Every weekday in the Place d'Armes, squads of conscripts are busily drilling, running hither and thither with unflagging energy, and the air resounds with the hoarse staccato cries of "Un!

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Sometimes a few half-frozen people who have rashly automobiled thither from Paris alight at the Château gates, and take a hurried walk through the empty galleries to restore the circulation to their stiffened limbs before venturing to set forth on the return journey.

plural of “floor” — the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading Then conscripts, in clumsy, ill-fitting uniforms, tread noisily over the shining _parqueterie_ floors, and burgesses gossip amicably in the dazzling _Galerie des Glaces_, where each morning courtiers were wont to await the uprising of their king.

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

From this reading Sometimes a few half-frozen people who have rashly automobiled thither from Paris alight at the Château gates, and take a hurried walk through the empty galleries to restore the circulation to their stiffened limbs before venturing to set forth on the return journey.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Sometimes a few half-frozen people who have rashly automobiled thither from Paris alight at the Château gates, and take a hurried walk through the empty galleries to restore the circulation to their stiffened limbs before venturing to set forth on the return journey.

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From this reading Then conscripts, in clumsy, ill-fitting uniforms, tread noisily over the shining _parqueterie_ floors, and burgesses gossip amicably in the dazzling _Galerie des Glaces_, where each morning courtiers were wont to await the uprising of their king.

plural of “gallery” — spectators at a golf or tennis match

From this reading Sometimes a few half-frozen people who have rashly automobiled thither from Paris alight at the Château gates, and take a hurried walk through the empty galleries to restore the circulation to their stiffened limbs before venturing to set forth on the return journey.

United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)

From this reading Sometimes a few half-frozen people who have rashly automobiled thither from Paris alight at the Château gates, and take a hurried walk through the empty galleries to restore the circulation to their stiffened limbs before venturing to set forth on the return journey.

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

From this reading Then conscripts, in clumsy, ill-fitting uniforms, tread noisily over the shining _parqueterie_ floors, and burgesses gossip amicably in the dazzling _Galerie des Glaces_, where each morning courtiers were wont to await the uprising of their king.

light informal conversation for social occasions

From this reading Then conscripts, in clumsy, ill-fitting uniforms, tread noisily over the shining _parqueterie_ floors, and burgesses gossip amicably in the dazzling _Galerie des Glaces_, where each morning courtiers were wont to await the uprising of their king.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading THE HAUNTED CHATEAU The Château of Versailles, like the town, dozes through the winter, only half awakening on Sunday afternoons when the townsfolk make it their meeting-place.

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From this reading Sometimes a few half-frozen people who have rashly automobiled thither from Paris alight at the Château gates, and take a hurried walk through the empty galleries to restore the circulation to their stiffened limbs before venturing to set forth on the return journey.

having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

From this reading THE HAUNTED CHATEAU The Château of Versailles, like the town, dozes through the winter, only half awakening on Sunday afternoons when the townsfolk make it their meeting-place.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Sometimes a few half-frozen people who have rashly automobiled thither from Paris alight at the Château gates, and take a hurried walk through the empty galleries to restore the circulation to their stiffened limbs before venturing to set forth on the return journey.

an old word meaning “to this place”

From this reading Every weekday in the Place d'Armes, squads of conscripts are busily drilling, running hither and thither with unflagging energy, and the air resounds with the hoarse staccato cries of "Un!

deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion

From this reading Every weekday in the Place d'Armes, squads of conscripts are busily drilling, running hither and thither with unflagging energy, and the air resounds with the hoarse staccato cries of "Un!

moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste

From this reading Sometimes a few half-frozen people who have rashly automobiled thither from Paris alight at the Château gates, and take a hurried walk through the empty galleries to restore the circulation to their stiffened limbs before venturing to set forth on the return journey.

not the right size or shape

From this reading Then conscripts, in clumsy, ill-fitting uniforms, tread noisily over the shining _parqueterie_ floors, and burgesses gossip amicably in the dazzling _Galerie des Glaces_, where each morning courtiers were wont to await the uprising of their king.

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

From this reading Then conscripts, in clumsy, ill-fitting uniforms, tread noisily over the shining _parqueterie_ floors, and burgesses gossip amicably in the dazzling _Galerie des Glaces_, where each morning courtiers were wont to await the uprising of their king.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE HAUNTED CHATEAU The Château of Versailles, like the town, dozes through the winter, only half awakening on Sunday afternoons when the townsfolk make it their meeting-place.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading Sometimes a few half-frozen people who have rashly automobiled thither from Paris alight at the Château gates, and take a hurried walk through the empty galleries to restore the circulation to their stiffened limbs before venturing to set forth on the return journey.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Then conscripts, in clumsy, ill-fitting uniforms, tread noisily over the shining _parqueterie_ floors, and burgesses gossip amicably in the dazzling _Galerie des Glaces_, where each morning courtiers were wont to await the uprising of their king.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading THE HAUNTED CHATEAU The Château of Versailles, like the town, dozes through the winter, only half awakening on Sunday afternoons when the townsfolk make it their meeting-place.

plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

From this reading Sometimes a few half-frozen people who have rashly automobiled thither from Paris alight at the Château gates, and take a hurried walk through the empty galleries to restore the circulation to their stiffened limbs before venturing to set forth on the return journey.

engage in

From this reading THE HAUNTED CHATEAU The Château of Versailles, like the town, dozes through the winter, only half awakening on Sunday afternoons when the townsfolk make it their meeting-place.

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

From this reading THE HAUNTED CHATEAU The Château of Versailles, like the town, dozes through the winter, only half awakening on Sunday afternoons when the townsfolk make it their meeting-place.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Then conscripts, in clumsy, ill-fitting uniforms, tread noisily over the shining _parqueterie_ floors, and burgesses gossip amicably in the dazzling _Galerie des Glaces_, where each morning courtiers were wont to await the uprising of their king.

with much noise or loud and unpleasant sound

From this reading Then conscripts, in clumsy, ill-fitting uniforms, tread noisily over the shining _parqueterie_ floors, and burgesses gossip amicably in the dazzling _Galerie des Glaces_, where each morning courtiers were wont to await the uprising of their king.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE HAUNTED CHATEAU The Château of Versailles, like the town, dozes through the winter, only half awakening on Sunday afternoons when the townsfolk make it their meeting-place.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE HAUNTED CHATEAU The Château of Versailles, like the town, dozes through the winter, only half awakening on Sunday afternoons when the townsfolk make it their meeting-place.

and nothing more

From this reading THE HAUNTED CHATEAU The Château of Versailles, like the town, dozes through the winter, only half awakening on Sunday afternoons when the townsfolk make it their meeting-place.

above and across; more than

From this reading Then conscripts, in clumsy, ill-fitting uniforms, tread noisily over the shining _parqueterie_ floors, and burgesses gossip amicably in the dazzling _Galerie des Glaces_, where each morning courtiers were wont to await the uprising of their king.

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

From this reading Sometimes a few half-frozen people who have rashly automobiled thither from Paris alight at the Château gates, and take a hurried walk through the empty galleries to restore the circulation to their stiffened limbs before venturing to set forth on the return journey.

a patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor

From this reading Then conscripts, in clumsy, ill-fitting uniforms, tread noisily over the shining _parqueterie_ floors, and burgesses gossip amicably in the dazzling _Galerie des Glaces_, where each morning courtiers were wont to await the uprising of their king.

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

From this reading Sometimes a few half-frozen people who have rashly automobiled thither from Paris alight at the Château gates, and take a hurried walk through the empty galleries to restore the circulation to their stiffened limbs before venturing to set forth on the return journey.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Every weekday in the Place d'Armes, squads of conscripts are busily drilling, running hither and thither with unflagging energy, and the air resounds with the hoarse staccato cries of "Un!

superlative of “rare” — not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness

From this reading But on the weekdays visitors are of the rarest.

in a hasty and foolhardy manner

From this reading Sometimes a few half-frozen people who have rashly automobiled thither from Paris alight at the Château gates, and take a hurried walk through the empty galleries to restore the circulation to their stiffened limbs before venturing to set forth on the return journey.

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

From this reading Every weekday in the Place d'Armes, squads of conscripts are busily drilling, running hither and thither with unflagging energy, and the air resounds with the hoarse staccato cries of "Un!

return to its original or usable and functioning condition

From this reading Sometimes a few half-frozen people who have rashly automobiled thither from Paris alight at the Château gates, and take a hurried walk through the empty galleries to restore the circulation to their stiffened limbs before venturing to set forth on the return journey.

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

From this reading Sometimes a few half-frozen people who have rashly automobiled thither from Paris alight at the Château gates, and take a hurried walk through the empty galleries to restore the circulation to their stiffened limbs before venturing to set forth on the return journey.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading Every weekday in the Place d'Armes, squads of conscripts are busily drilling, running hither and thither with unflagging energy, and the air resounds with the hoarse staccato cries of "Un!

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Sometimes a few half-frozen people who have rashly automobiled thither from Paris alight at the Château gates, and take a hurried walk through the empty galleries to restore the circulation to their stiffened limbs before venturing to set forth on the return journey.

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading Then conscripts, in clumsy, ill-fitting uniforms, tread noisily over the shining _parqueterie_ floors, and burgesses gossip amicably in the dazzling _Galerie des Glaces_, where each morning courtiers were wont to await the uprising of their king.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading Sometimes a few half-frozen people who have rashly automobiled thither from Paris alight at the Château gates, and take a hurried walk through the empty galleries to restore the circulation to their stiffened limbs before venturing to set forth on the return journey.

plural of “squad” — a smallest army unit

From this reading Every weekday in the Place d'Armes, squads of conscripts are busily drilling, running hither and thither with unflagging energy, and the air resounds with the hoarse staccato cries of "Un!

(music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply

From this reading Every weekday in the Place d'Armes, squads of conscripts are busily drilling, running hither and thither with unflagging energy, and the air resounds with the hoarse staccato cries of "Un!

past form of “stiffen” — become stiff or stiffer

From this reading Sometimes a few half-frozen people who have rashly automobiled thither from Paris alight at the Château gates, and take a hurried walk through the empty galleries to restore the circulation to their stiffened limbs before venturing to set forth on the return journey.

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading THE HAUNTED CHATEAU The Château of Versailles, like the town, dozes through the winter, only half awakening on Sunday afternoons when the townsfolk make it their meeting-place.

carry out

From this reading Sometimes a few half-frozen people who have rashly automobiled thither from Paris alight at the Château gates, and take a hurried walk through the empty galleries to restore the circulation to their stiffened limbs before venturing to set forth on the return journey.

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

From this reading THE HAUNTED CHATEAU The Château of Versailles, like the town, dozes through the winter, only half awakening on Sunday afternoons when the townsfolk make it their meeting-place.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading THE HAUNTED CHATEAU The Château of Versailles, like the town, dozes through the winter, only half awakening on Sunday afternoons when the townsfolk make it their meeting-place.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then conscripts, in clumsy, ill-fitting uniforms, tread noisily over the shining _parqueterie_ floors, and burgesses gossip amicably in the dazzling _Galerie des Glaces_, where each morning courtiers were wont to await the uprising of their king.

an old word meaning “to that place”

From this reading Sometimes a few half-frozen people who have rashly automobiled thither from Paris alight at the Château gates, and take a hurried walk through the empty galleries to restore the circulation to their stiffened limbs before venturing to set forth on the return journey.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading THE HAUNTED CHATEAU The Château of Versailles, like the town, dozes through the winter, only half awakening on Sunday afternoons when the townsfolk make it their meeting-place.

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

From this reading Then conscripts, in clumsy, ill-fitting uniforms, tread noisily over the shining _parqueterie_ floors, and burgesses gossip amicably in the dazzling _Galerie des Glaces_, where each morning courtiers were wont to await the uprising of their king.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading THE HAUNTED CHATEAU The Château of Versailles, like the town, dozes through the winter, only half awakening on Sunday afternoons when the townsfolk make it their meeting-place.

the people living in a municipality smaller than a city

From this reading THE HAUNTED CHATEAU The Château of Versailles, like the town, dozes through the winter, only half awakening on Sunday afternoons when the townsfolk make it their meeting-place.

put down or press the foot, place the foot

From this reading Then conscripts, in clumsy, ill-fitting uniforms, tread noisily over the shining _parqueterie_ floors, and burgesses gossip amicably in the dazzling _Galerie des Glaces_, where each morning courtiers were wont to await the uprising of their king.

an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security

From this reading Every weekday in the Place d'Armes, squads of conscripts are busily drilling, running hither and thither with unflagging energy, and the air resounds with the hoarse staccato cries of "Un!

showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality

From this reading Every weekday in the Place d'Armes, squads of conscripts are busily drilling, running hither and thither with unflagging energy, and the air resounds with the hoarse staccato cries of "Un!

plural of “uniform” — clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification

From this reading Then conscripts, in clumsy, ill-fitting uniforms, tread noisily over the shining _parqueterie_ floors, and burgesses gossip amicably in the dazzling _Galerie des Glaces_, where each morning courtiers were wont to await the uprising of their king.

organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

From this reading Then conscripts, in clumsy, ill-fitting uniforms, tread noisily over the shining _parqueterie_ floors, and burgesses gossip amicably in the dazzling _Galerie des Glaces_, where each morning courtiers were wont to await the uprising of their king.

-ing form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers

From this reading Sometimes a few half-frozen people who have rashly automobiled thither from Paris alight at the Château gates, and take a hurried walk through the empty galleries to restore the circulation to their stiffened limbs before venturing to set forth on the return journey.

a city in north central France near Paris; site of the Palace of Versailles that was built by Louis XIV in the 17th century

From this reading THE HAUNTED CHATEAU The Château of Versailles, like the town, dozes through the winter, only half awakening on Sunday afternoons when the townsfolk make it their meeting-place.

plural of “visitor” — someone who visits

From this reading But on the weekdays visitors are of the rarest.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading Sometimes a few half-frozen people who have rashly automobiled thither from Paris alight at the Château gates, and take a hurried walk through the empty galleries to restore the circulation to their stiffened limbs before venturing to set forth on the return journey.

any day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday)

From this reading Every weekday in the Place d'Armes, squads of conscripts are busily drilling, running hither and thither with unflagging energy, and the air resounds with the hoarse staccato cries of "Un!

plural of “weekday” — any day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday)

From this reading But on the weekdays visitors are of the rarest.

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

From this reading Then conscripts, in clumsy, ill-fitting uniforms, tread noisily over the shining _parqueterie_ floors, and burgesses gossip amicably in the dazzling _Galerie des Glaces_, where each morning courtiers were wont to await the uprising of their king.

at the time that

From this reading THE HAUNTED CHATEAU The Château of Versailles, like the town, dozes through the winter, only half awakening on Sunday afternoons when the townsfolk make it their meeting-place.

in or at the place that

From this reading Then conscripts, in clumsy, ill-fitting uniforms, tread noisily over the shining _parqueterie_ floors, and burgesses gossip amicably in the dazzling _Galerie des Glaces_, where each morning courtiers were wont to await the uprising of their king.

which person or people

From this reading Sometimes a few half-frozen people who have rashly automobiled thither from Paris alight at the Château gates, and take a hurried walk through the empty galleries to restore the circulation to their stiffened limbs before venturing to set forth on the return journey.

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

From this reading THE HAUNTED CHATEAU The Château of Versailles, like the town, dozes through the winter, only half awakening on Sunday afternoons when the townsfolk make it their meeting-place.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Every weekday in the Place d'Armes, squads of conscripts are busily drilling, running hither and thither with unflagging energy, and the air resounds with the hoarse staccato cries of "Un!

an established custom

From this reading Then conscripts, in clumsy, ill-fitting uniforms, tread noisily over the shining _parqueterie_ floors, and burgesses gossip amicably in the dazzling _Galerie des Glaces_, where each morning courtiers were wont to await the uprising of their king.