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 The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

From this reading The wicked _stand_ upon slippery places, and nothing so convinced us of the demoralizing effect of foreign travel as our growing ability to do the same.

make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

From this reading BY no means least among the places of interest in Paris is the manufactory of the Gobelin tapestry which serves to adorn the walls of the palace _salons_.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading BY no means least among the places of interest in Paris is the manufactory of the Gobelin tapestry which serves to adorn the walls of the palace _salons_.

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

From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

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

From this reading The wicked _stand_ upon slippery places, and nothing so convinced us of the demoralizing effect of foreign travel as our growing ability to do the same.

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading O, these long, tiresome _salons_, which must be visited, though your head is ready to burst with seeing, your feet to drop off with sliding and slipping over the polished floors.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading SIGHTS IN THE BEAUTIFUL CITY.

come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

From this reading O, these long, tiresome _salons_, which must be visited, though your head is ready to burst with seeing, your feet to drop off with sliding and slipping over the polished floors.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BY no means least among the places of interest in Paris is the manufactory of the Gobelin tapestry which serves to adorn the walls of the palace _salons_.

a place of worship that has its own altar

From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading SIGHTS IN THE BEAUTIFUL CITY.

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From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

persuaded of; very sure

From this reading The wicked _stand_ upon slippery places, and nothing so convinced us of the demoralizing effect of foreign travel as our growing ability to do the same.

destructive of morale and self-reliance

From this reading The wicked _stand_ upon slippery places, and nothing so convinced us of the demoralizing effect of foreign travel as our growing ability to do the same.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading The wicked _stand_ upon slippery places, and nothing so convinced us of the demoralizing effect of foreign travel as our growing ability to do the same.

let fall to the ground

From this reading O, these long, tiresome _salons_, which must be visited, though your head is ready to burst with seeing, your feet to drop off with sliding and slipping over the polished floors.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading The wicked _stand_ upon slippery places, and nothing so convinced us of the demoralizing effect of foreign travel as our growing ability to do the same.

the act of forming or establishing something

From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading O, these long, tiresome _salons_, which must be visited, though your head is ready to burst with seeing, your feet to drop off with sliding and slipping over the polished floors.

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

From this reading O, these long, tiresome _salons_, which must be visited, though your head is ready to burst with seeing, your feet to drop off with sliding and slipping over the polished floors.

of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)

From this reading The wicked _stand_ upon slippery places, and nothing so convinced us of the demoralizing effect of foreign travel as our growing ability to do the same.

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From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading The wicked _stand_ upon slippery places, and nothing so convinced us of the demoralizing effect of foreign travel as our growing ability to do the same.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading O, these long, tiresome _salons_, which must be visited, though your head is ready to burst with seeing, your feet to drop off with sliding and slipping over the polished floors.

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

From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

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

From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

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

From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

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

From this reading SIGHTS IN THE BEAUTIFUL CITY.

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading BY no means least among the places of interest in Paris is the manufactory of the Gobelin tapestry which serves to adorn the walls of the palace _salons_.

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

From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

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

From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

immediately past

From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

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

From this reading BY no means least among the places of interest in Paris is the manufactory of the Gobelin tapestry which serves to adorn the walls of the palace _salons_.

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

From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

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

From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading O, these long, tiresome _salons_, which must be visited, though your head is ready to burst with seeing, your feet to drop off with sliding and slipping over the polished floors.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing

From this reading BY no means least among the places of interest in Paris is the manufactory of the Gobelin tapestry which serves to adorn the walls of the palace _salons_.

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

From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

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

From this reading BY no means least among the places of interest in Paris is the manufactory of the Gobelin tapestry which serves to adorn the walls of the palace _salons_.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading O, these long, tiresome _salons_, which must be visited, though your head is ready to burst with seeing, your feet to drop off with sliding and slipping over the polished floors.

not any; not one

From this reading BY no means least among the places of interest in Paris is the manufactory of the Gobelin tapestry which serves to adorn the walls of the palace _salons_.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading The wicked _stand_ upon slippery places, and nothing so convinced us of the demoralizing effect of foreign travel as our growing ability to do the same.

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

From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading O, these long, tiresome _salons_, which must be visited, though your head is ready to burst with seeing, your feet to drop off with sliding and slipping over the polished floors.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BY no means least among the places of interest in Paris is the manufactory of the Gobelin tapestry which serves to adorn the walls of the palace _salons_.

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

From this reading O, these long, tiresome _salons_, which must be visited, though your head is ready to burst with seeing, your feet to drop off with sliding and slipping over the polished floors.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The wicked _stand_ upon slippery places, and nothing so convinced us of the demoralizing effect of foreign travel as our growing ability to do the same.

above and across; more than

From this reading O, these long, tiresome _salons_, which must be visited, though your head is ready to burst with seeing, your feet to drop off with sliding and slipping over the polished floors.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading BY no means least among the places of interest in Paris is the manufactory of the Gobelin tapestry which serves to adorn the walls of the palace _salons_.

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

From this reading BY no means least among the places of interest in Paris is the manufactory of the Gobelin tapestry which serves to adorn the walls of the palace _salons_.

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

From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading BY no means least among the places of interest in Paris is the manufactory of the Gobelin tapestry which serves to adorn the walls of the palace _salons_.

perfected or made shiny and smooth

From this reading O, these long, tiresome _salons_, which must be visited, though your head is ready to burst with seeing, your feet to drop off with sliding and slipping over the polished floors.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

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

From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin

From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading O, these long, tiresome _salons_, which must be visited, though your head is ready to burst with seeing, your feet to drop off with sliding and slipping over the polished floors.

plural of “salon” — gallery where works of art can be displayed

From this reading BY no means least among the places of interest in Paris is the manufactory of the Gobelin tapestry which serves to adorn the walls of the palace _salons_.

Identical; not different.

From this reading The wicked _stand_ upon slippery places, and nothing so convinced us of the demoralizing effect of foreign travel as our growing ability to do the same.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading O, these long, tiresome _salons_, which must be visited, though your head is ready to burst with seeing, your feet to drop off with sliding and slipping over the polished floors.

plural of “serve” — (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play

From this reading BY no means least among the places of interest in Paris is the manufactory of the Gobelin tapestry which serves to adorn the walls of the palace _salons_.

footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material

From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument

From this reading SIGHTS IN THE BEAUTIFUL CITY.

being a smooth continuous motion

From this reading O, these long, tiresome _salons_, which must be visited, though your head is ready to burst with seeing, your feet to drop off with sliding and slipping over the polished floors.

causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide

From this reading The wicked _stand_ upon slippery places, and nothing so convinced us of the demoralizing effect of foreign travel as our growing ability to do the same.

moving as on a slippery surface

From this reading O, these long, tiresome _salons_, which must be visited, though your head is ready to burst with seeing, your feet to drop off with sliding and slipping over the polished floors.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The wicked _stand_ upon slippery places, and nothing so convinced us of the demoralizing effect of foreign travel as our growing ability to do the same.

be standing; be upright

From this reading The wicked _stand_ upon slippery places, and nothing so convinced us of the demoralizing effect of foreign travel as our growing ability to do the same.

something that resembles a tapestry in its intricacy

From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

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

From this reading SIGHTS IN THE BEAUTIFUL CITY.

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

From this reading O, these long, tiresome _salons_, which must be visited, though your head is ready to burst with seeing, your feet to drop off with sliding and slipping over the polished floors.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading O, these long, tiresome _salons_, which must be visited, though your head is ready to burst with seeing, your feet to drop off with sliding and slipping over the polished floors.

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

From this reading O, these long, tiresome _salons_, which must be visited, though your head is ready to burst with seeing, your feet to drop off with sliding and slipping over the polished floors.

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

From this reading BY no means least among the places of interest in Paris is the manufactory of the Gobelin tapestry which serves to adorn the walls of the palace _salons_.

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

From this reading The wicked _stand_ upon slippery places, and nothing so convinced us of the demoralizing effect of foreign travel as our growing ability to do the same.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The wicked _stand_ upon slippery places, and nothing so convinced us of the demoralizing effect of foreign travel as our growing ability to do the same.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The wicked _stand_ upon slippery places, and nothing so convinced us of the demoralizing effect of foreign travel as our growing ability to do the same.

past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading O, these long, tiresome _salons_, which must be visited, though your head is ready to burst with seeing, your feet to drop off with sliding and slipping over the polished floors.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading BY no means least among the places of interest in Paris is the manufactory of the Gobelin tapestry which serves to adorn the walls of the palace _salons_.

in or at the place that

From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

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

From this reading BY no means least among the places of interest in Paris is the manufactory of the Gobelin tapestry which serves to adorn the walls of the palace _salons_.

which person or people

From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

morally bad in principle or practice

From this reading The wicked _stand_ upon slippery places, and nothing so convinced us of the demoralizing effect of foreign travel as our growing ability to do the same.

in the company of; together with

From this reading O, these long, tiresome _salons_, which must be visited, though your head is ready to burst with seeing, your feet to drop off with sliding and slipping over the polished floors.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

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

From this reading The Gobelin tapestry.--How and where it is made.--Pere la-Chaise.--Poor Rachel!--The baby establishment.--"Now I lay me."--The little mother.--The old woman who lived in a shoe.--The American chapel.--Beautiful women and children.--The last conference-meeting.--"I'm a proof-reader, I am."

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading O, these long, tiresome _salons_, which must be visited, though your head is ready to burst with seeing, your feet to drop off with sliding and slipping over the polished floors.