Chapter XII

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

From this reading I had the honour of a tumbril all to myself on my journey to the Conciergerie, and I swear that I could have thought I filled it.

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

From this reading I had the honour of a tumbril all to myself on my journey to the Conciergerie, and I swear that I could have thought I filled it.

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

From this reading I had the honour of a tumbril all to myself on my journey to the Conciergerie, and I swear that I could have thought I filled it.

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

From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Now I was travelling probably to my grave; yet the exaltation of that interview still dwelt with me, and I thought often of some words that had once been uttered by a certain Casimir Bertrand: “To die with the wine in one’s throat and the dagger in one’s back!

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Now I was travelling probably to my grave; yet the exaltation of that interview still dwelt with me, and I thought often of some words that had once been uttered by a certain Casimir Bertrand: “To die with the wine in one’s throat and the dagger in one’s back!

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From this reading Now I was travelling probably to my grave; yet the exaltation of that interview still dwelt with me, and I thought often of some words that had once been uttered by a certain Casimir Bertrand: “To die with the wine in one’s throat and the dagger in one’s back!

uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle

From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Now I was travelling probably to my grave; yet the exaltation of that interview still dwelt with me, and I thought often of some words that had once been uttered by a certain Casimir Bertrand: “To die with the wine in one’s throat and the dagger in one’s back!

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From this reading Now I was travelling probably to my grave; yet the exaltation of that interview still dwelt with me, and I thought often of some words that had once been uttered by a certain Casimir Bertrand: “To die with the wine in one’s throat and the dagger in one’s back!

past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading Now I was travelling probably to my grave; yet the exaltation of that interview still dwelt with me, and I thought often of some words that had once been uttered by a certain Casimir Bertrand: “To die with the wine in one’s throat and the dagger in one’s back!

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From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”

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From this reading I had the honour of a tumbril all to myself on my journey to the Conciergerie, and I swear that I could have thought I filled it.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading I had the honour of a tumbril all to myself on my journey to the Conciergerie, and I swear that I could have thought I filled it.

A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.

From this reading Now I was travelling probably to my grave; yet the exaltation of that interview still dwelt with me, and I thought often of some words that had once been uttered by a certain Casimir Bertrand: “To die with the wine in one’s throat and the dagger in one’s back!

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

From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Now I was travelling probably to my grave; yet the exaltation of that interview still dwelt with me, and I thought often of some words that had once been uttered by a certain Casimir Bertrand: “To die with the wine in one’s throat and the dagger in one’s back!

inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something

From this reading Now I was travelling probably to my grave; yet the exaltation of that interview still dwelt with me, and I thought often of some words that had once been uttered by a certain Casimir Bertrand: “To die with the wine in one’s throat and the dagger in one’s back!

ambition to equal or excel

From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”

half the width of an em

From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”

a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

From this reading Now I was travelling probably to my grave; yet the exaltation of that interview still dwelt with me, and I thought often of some words that had once been uttered by a certain Casimir Bertrand: “To die with the wine in one’s throat and the dagger in one’s back!

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading I had the honour of a tumbril all to myself on my journey to the Conciergerie, and I swear that I could have thought I filled it.

any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species

From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”

death of a person

From this reading Now I was travelling probably to my grave; yet the exaltation of that interview still dwelt with me, and I thought often of some words that had once been uttered by a certain Casimir Bertrand: “To die with the wine in one’s throat and the dagger in one’s back!

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

From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”

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

From this reading I had the honour of a tumbril all to myself on my journey to the Conciergerie, and I swear that I could have thought I filled it.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I had the honour of a tumbril all to myself on my journey to the Conciergerie, and I swear that I could have thought I filled it.

young cow

From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”

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

From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”

the state of being honored

From this reading I had the honour of a tumbril all to myself on my journey to the Conciergerie, and I swear that I could have thought I filled it.

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

From this reading Was I so very small?

a midwestern state in north-central United States

From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”

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

From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”

conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

From this reading Now I was travelling probably to my grave; yet the exaltation of that interview still dwelt with me, and I thought often of some words that had once been uttered by a certain Casimir Bertrand: “To die with the wine in one’s throat and the dagger in one’s back!

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I had the honour of a tumbril all to myself on my journey to the Conciergerie, and I swear that I could have thought I filled it.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading I had the honour of a tumbril all to myself on my journey to the Conciergerie, and I swear that I could have thought I filled it.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”

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

From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”

small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico

From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”

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From this reading THE MOUSE-TRAP.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I had the honour of a tumbril all to myself on my journey to the Conciergerie, and I swear that I could have thought I filled it.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I had the honour of a tumbril all to myself on my journey to the Conciergerie, and I swear that I could have thought I filled it.

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

From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”

a privileged class holding hereditary titles

From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now I was travelling probably to my grave; yet the exaltation of that interview still dwelt with me, and I thought often of some words that had once been uttered by a certain Casimir Bertrand: “To die with the wine in one’s throat and the dagger in one’s back!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I had the honour of a tumbril all to myself on my journey to the Conciergerie, and I swear that I could have thought I filled it.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Now I was travelling probably to my grave; yet the exaltation of that interview still dwelt with me, and I thought often of some words that had once been uttered by a certain Casimir Bertrand: “To die with the wine in one’s throat and the dagger in one’s back!

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I had the honour of a tumbril all to myself on my journey to the Conciergerie, and I swear that I could have thought I filled it.

on one occasion

From this reading Now I was travelling probably to my grave; yet the exaltation of that interview still dwelt with me, and I thought often of some words that had once been uttered by a certain Casimir Bertrand: “To die with the wine in one’s throat and the dagger in one’s back!

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

From this reading Now I was travelling probably to my grave; yet the exaltation of that interview still dwelt with me, and I thought often of some words that had once been uttered by a certain Casimir Bertrand: “To die with the wine in one’s throat and the dagger in one’s back!

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”

(ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)

From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading Now I was travelling probably to my grave; yet the exaltation of that interview still dwelt with me, and I thought often of some words that had once been uttered by a certain Casimir Bertrand: “To die with the wine in one’s throat and the dagger in one’s back!

smoke and exhale strongly

From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”

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

From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”

plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”

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

From this reading Was I so very small?

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Was I so very small?

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

From this reading Now I was travelling probably to my grave; yet the exaltation of that interview still dwelt with me, and I thought often of some words that had once been uttered by a certain Casimir Bertrand: “To die with the wine in one’s throat and the dagger in one’s back!

not in physical motion

From this reading Now I was travelling probably to my grave; yet the exaltation of that interview still dwelt with me, and I thought often of some words that had once been uttered by a certain Casimir Bertrand: “To die with the wine in one’s throat and the dagger in one’s back!

utter obscenities or profanities

From this reading I had the honour of a tumbril all to myself on my journey to the Conciergerie, and I swear that I could have thought I filled it.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I had the honour of a tumbril all to myself on my journey to the Conciergerie, and I swear that I could have thought I filled it.

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

From this reading THE MOUSE-TRAP.

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

From this reading I had the honour of a tumbril all to myself on my journey to the Conciergerie, and I swear that I could have thought I filled it.

The passage at the back of the mouth.

From this reading Now I was travelling probably to my grave; yet the exaltation of that interview still dwelt with me, and I thought often of some words that had once been uttered by a certain Casimir Bertrand: “To die with the wine in one’s throat and the dagger in one’s back!

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

From this reading I had the honour of a tumbril all to myself on my journey to the Conciergerie, and I swear that I could have thought I filled it.

someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit

From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”

the act of going from one place to another

From this reading Now I was travelling probably to my grave; yet the exaltation of that interview still dwelt with me, and I thought often of some words that had once been uttered by a certain Casimir Bertrand: “To die with the wine in one’s throat and the dagger in one’s back!

a farm dumpcart for carrying dung; carts of this type were used to carry prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution

From this reading I had the honour of a tumbril all to myself on my journey to the Conciergerie, and I swear that I could have thought I filled it.

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

From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”

communicated in words

From this reading Now I was travelling probably to my grave; yet the exaltation of that interview still dwelt with me, and I thought often of some words that had once been uttered by a certain Casimir Bertrand: “To die with the wine in one’s throat and the dagger in one’s back!

precisely as stated

From this reading Was I so very small?

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

From this reading Was I so very small?

a Caucasian

From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”

fermented juice (of grapes especially)

From this reading Now I was travelling probably to my grave; yet the exaltation of that interview still dwelt with me, and I thought often of some words that had once been uttered by a certain Casimir Bertrand: “To die with the wine in one’s throat and the dagger in one’s back!

in the company of; together with

From this reading Now I was travelling probably to my grave; yet the exaltation of that interview still dwelt with me, and I thought often of some words that had once been uttered by a certain Casimir Bertrand: “To die with the wine in one’s throat and the dagger in one’s back!

the words that are spoken

From this reading Now I was travelling probably to my grave; yet the exaltation of that interview still dwelt with me, and I thought often of some words that had once been uttered by a certain Casimir Bertrand: “To die with the wine in one’s throat and the dagger in one’s back!

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

From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”

an affirmative

From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”

but in spite of that

From this reading Now I was travelling probably to my grave; yet the exaltation of that interview still dwelt with me, and I thought often of some words that had once been uttered by a certain Casimir Bertrand: “To die with the wine in one’s throat and the dagger in one’s back!

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

From this reading But Mademoiselle de Lâge was the pretty white heifer that had caused me to puff out my sides in emulation of her large nobility--me, yes, of whom she would have said, as the bull of the frog, “_Il n’était pas gros en tout comme un œuf_.”