Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

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From this reading "Result is," said the Senator, "the intelligent foreigner's got pretty nearly to go out of the town to see a sunset without having to think about Aboukir and Alexandria.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

a town in Louisiana on the Red River

From this reading "Result is," said the Senator, "the intelligent foreigner's got pretty nearly to go out of the town to see a sunset without having to think about Aboukir and Alexandria.

providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

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

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

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

From this reading Poppa said as we steamed out of Paris that night that the Presidency itself would not induce him to reside there, and I think he meant it.

aroused to impatience or anger

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

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

From this reading Poppa said as we steamed out of Paris that night that the Presidency itself would not induce him to reside there, and I think he meant it.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

a person's social heritage: previous experience or training

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

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From this reading Momma and I were not quite so certain; we had a guilty sense of ingratitude when we thought of the creations in the van; but the cobblestones biassed momma a good deal, who hoped she should get some sleep in Italy.

French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

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From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading Momma and I were not quite so certain; we had a guilty sense of ingratitude when we thought of the creations in the van; but the cobblestones biassed momma a good deal, who hoped she should get some sleep in Italy.

plural of “champ” — someone who has won first place in a competition

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

plural of “cobblestone” — rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads

From this reading Momma and I were not quite so certain; we had a guilty sense of ingratitude when we thought of the creations in the van; but the cobblestones biassed momma a good deal, who hoped she should get some sleep in Italy.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

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From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

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

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

plural of “creation” — the human act of creating

From this reading Momma and I were not quite so certain; we had a guilty sense of ingratitude when we thought of the creations in the van; but the cobblestones biassed momma a good deal, who hoped she should get some sleep in Italy.

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

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading Momma and I were not quite so certain; we had a guilty sense of ingratitude when we thought of the creations in the van; but the cobblestones biassed momma a good deal, who hoped she should get some sleep in Italy.

recognizable; marked

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

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From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

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From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

the act of consuming liquids

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

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

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

encouraging or approving or pleasing

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

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From this reading "Result is," said the Senator, "the intelligent foreigner's got pretty nearly to go out of the town to see a sunset without having to think about Aboukir and Alexandria.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

brought together in one place

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Momma and I were not quite so certain; we had a guilty sense of ingratitude when we thought of the creations in the van; but the cobblestones biassed momma a good deal, who hoped she should get some sleep in Italy.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "Result is," said the Senator, "the intelligent foreigner's got pretty nearly to go out of the town to see a sunset without having to think about Aboukir and Alexandria.

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

From this reading Momma and I were not quite so certain; we had a guilty sense of ingratitude when we thought of the creations in the van; but the cobblestones biassed momma a good deal, who hoped she should get some sleep in Italy.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "Result is," said the Senator, "the intelligent foreigner's got pretty nearly to go out of the town to see a sunset without having to think about Aboukir and Alexandria.

responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act

From this reading Momma and I were not quite so certain; we had a guilty sense of ingratitude when we thought of the creations in the van; but the cobblestones biassed momma a good deal, who hoped she should get some sleep in Italy.

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

From this reading Momma and I were not quite so certain; we had a guilty sense of ingratitude when we thought of the creations in the van; but the cobblestones biassed momma a good deal, who hoped she should get some sleep in Italy.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading "Result is," said the Senator, "the intelligent foreigner's got pretty nearly to go out of the town to see a sunset without having to think about Aboukir and Alexandria.

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

From this reading Poppa said as we steamed out of Paris that night that the Presidency itself would not induce him to reside there, and I think he meant it.

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

From this reading Poppa said as we steamed out of Paris that night that the Presidency itself would not induce him to reside there, and I think he meant it.

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

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

past form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading Momma and I were not quite so certain; we had a guilty sense of ingratitude when we thought of the creations in the van; but the cobblestones biassed momma a good deal, who hoped she should get some sleep in Italy.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Poppa said as we steamed out of Paris that night that the Presidency itself would not induce him to reside there, and I think he meant it.

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

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

cause to arise

From this reading Poppa said as we steamed out of Paris that night that the Presidency itself would not induce him to reside there, and I think he meant it.

a lack of gratitude

From this reading Momma and I were not quite so certain; we had a guilty sense of ingratitude when we thought of the creations in the van; but the cobblestones biassed momma a good deal, who hoped she should get some sleep in Italy.

having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree

From this reading "Result is," said the Senator, "the intelligent foreigner's got pretty nearly to go out of the town to see a sunset without having to think about Aboukir and Alexandria.

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

From this reading "Result is," said the Senator, "the intelligent foreigner's got pretty nearly to go out of the town to see a sunset without having to think about Aboukir and Alexandria.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Poppa said as we steamed out of Paris that night that the Presidency itself would not induce him to reside there, and I think he meant it.

a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD

From this reading Momma and I were not quite so certain; we had a guilty sense of ingratitude when we thought of the creations in the van; but the cobblestones biassed momma a good deal, who hoped she should get some sleep in Italy.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Poppa said as we steamed out of Paris that night that the Presidency itself would not induce him to reside there, and I think he meant it.

(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

treat with malt or malt extract

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading Poppa said as we steamed out of Paris that night that the Presidency itself would not induce him to reside there, and I think he meant it.

the force of workers available

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

informal terms for a mother

From this reading Momma and I were not quite so certain; we had a guilty sense of ingratitude when we thought of the creations in the van; but the cobblestones biassed momma a good deal, who hoped she should get some sleep in Italy.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

used to form the superlative

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

a form of address for a man

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading "Result is," said the Senator, "the intelligent foreigner's got pretty nearly to go out of the town to see a sunset without having to think about Aboukir and Alexandria.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Poppa said as we steamed out of Paris that night that the Presidency itself would not induce him to reside there, and I think he meant it.

not any; not one

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Poppa said as we steamed out of Paris that night that the Presidency itself would not induce him to reside there, and I think he meant it.

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

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Poppa said as we steamed out of Paris that night that the Presidency itself would not induce him to reside there, and I think he meant it.

an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Poppa said as we steamed out of Paris that night that the Presidency itself would not induce him to reside there, and I think he meant it.

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

From this reading Poppa said as we steamed out of Paris that night that the Presidency itself would not induce him to reside there, and I think he meant it.

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

From this reading Poppa said as we steamed out of Paris that night that the Presidency itself would not induce him to reside there, and I think he meant it.

the tenure of a president

From this reading Poppa said as we steamed out of Paris that night that the Presidency itself would not induce him to reside there, and I think he meant it.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading "Result is," said the Senator, "the intelligent foreigner's got pretty nearly to go out of the town to see a sunset without having to think about Aboukir and Alexandria.

correct or appropriate behavior

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Momma and I were not quite so certain; we had a guilty sense of ingratitude when we thought of the creations in the van; but the cobblestones biassed momma a good deal, who hoped she should get some sleep in Italy.

the ability to recall past occurrences

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

make one's home in a particular place or community

From this reading Poppa said as we steamed out of Paris that night that the Presidency itself would not induce him to reside there, and I think he meant it.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading "Result is," said the Senator, "the intelligent foreigner's got pretty nearly to go out of the town to see a sunset without having to think about Aboukir and Alexandria.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Poppa said as we steamed out of Paris that night that the Presidency itself would not induce him to reside there, and I think he meant it.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

a member of a senate

From this reading "Result is," said the Senator, "the intelligent foreigner's got pretty nearly to go out of the town to see a sunset without having to think about Aboukir and Alexandria.

possessive form of “senator” — a member of a senate

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading Momma and I were not quite so certain; we had a guilty sense of ingratitude when we thought of the creations in the van; but the cobblestones biassed momma a good deal, who hoped she should get some sleep in Italy.

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

From this reading Momma and I were not quite so certain; we had a guilty sense of ingratitude when we thought of the creations in the van; but the cobblestones biassed momma a good deal, who hoped she should get some sleep in Italy.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Momma and I were not quite so certain; we had a guilty sense of ingratitude when we thought of the creations in the van; but the cobblestones biassed momma a good deal, who hoped she should get some sleep in Italy.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

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

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading Momma and I were not quite so certain; we had a guilty sense of ingratitude when we thought of the creations in the van; but the cobblestones biassed momma a good deal, who hoped she should get some sleep in Italy.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Momma and I were not quite so certain; we had a guilty sense of ingratitude when we thought of the creations in the van; but the cobblestones biassed momma a good deal, who hoped she should get some sleep in Italy.

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

From this reading Momma and I were not quite so certain; we had a guilty sense of ingratitude when we thought of the creations in the van; but the cobblestones biassed momma a good deal, who hoped she should get some sleep in Italy.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

express in speech

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

cooked in steam

From this reading Poppa said as we steamed out of Paris that night that the Presidency itself would not induce him to reside there, and I think he meant it.

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Poppa said as we steamed out of Paris that night that the Presidency itself would not induce him to reside there, and I think he meant it.

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

From this reading Poppa said as we steamed out of Paris that night that the Presidency itself would not induce him to reside there, and I think he meant it.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Poppa said as we steamed out of Paris that night that the Presidency itself would not induce him to reside there, and I think he meant it.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Poppa said as we steamed out of Paris that night that the Presidency itself would not induce him to reside there, and I think he meant it.

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

From this reading Momma and I were not quite so certain; we had a guilty sense of ingratitude when we thought of the creations in the van; but the cobblestones biassed momma a good deal, who hoped she should get some sleep in Italy.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

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

From this reading Poppa said as we steamed out of Paris that night that the Presidency itself would not induce him to reside there, and I think he meant it.

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

From this reading "Result is," said the Senator, "the intelligent foreigner's got pretty nearly to go out of the town to see a sunset without having to think about Aboukir and Alexandria.

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From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

From this reading Momma and I were not quite so certain; we had a guilty sense of ingratitude when we thought of the creations in the van; but the cobblestones biassed momma a good deal, who hoped she should get some sleep in Italy.

plural of “vegetable” — edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

precisely as stated

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

plural of “view” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

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

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Poppa said as we steamed out of Paris that night that the Presidency itself would not induce him to reside there, and I think he meant it.

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

From this reading Momma and I were not quite so certain; we had a guilty sense of ingratitude when we thought of the creations in the van; but the cobblestones biassed momma a good deal, who hoped she should get some sleep in Italy.

at the time that

From this reading Momma and I were not quite so certain; we had a guilty sense of ingratitude when we thought of the creations in the van; but the cobblestones biassed momma a good deal, who hoped she should get some sleep in Italy.

in or at the place that

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

during the time that

From this reading I had breakfasted that morning in the most amusing way with Dicky Dod at a _cafe_ in the Champs Elysees--poppa and momma had an engagement with Mr. and Mrs. Malt and couldn't come--and in the leniency of the recollection I said something favourable about the Arc de Triomphe at sunset; but I gathered from the Senator's remarks that, while the sunset was fine enough, he didn't see the propriety in using it that way as a background for Napoleon Bonaparte, so to speak.

which person or people

From this reading Momma and I were not quite so certain; we had a guilty sense of ingratitude when we thought of the creations in the van; but the cobblestones biassed momma a good deal, who hoped she should get some sleep in Italy.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading "Result is," said the Senator, "the intelligent foreigner's got pretty nearly to go out of the town to see a sunset without having to think about Aboukir and Alexandria.

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

From this reading Poppa said as we steamed out of Paris that night that the Presidency itself would not induce him to reside there, and I think he meant it.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I don't know whether the omnibus _numeros_ and the _correspondances_ where you change, or the men sitting staring on the side walks drinking things for hours at a time, or getting no vegetables to speak of with his joint, annoyed him most, but he was very decided in his views.