Chapter XXX

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

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

later than; following

From this reading 'Perhaps so, M. le Comte, after murdering a poor soldier, in mistake for me, on the Nanci road.'

anew

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

a name that has been assumed temporarily

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

(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 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

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From this reading DE BITCHE.

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

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

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From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

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From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

showing who or what does the action

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading 'Your predilection for wandering outside your own camp is marvellous; but we must cure you of it.

French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study

From this reading 'Perhaps so, M. le Comte, after murdering a poor soldier, in mistake for me, on the Nanci road.'

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From this reading Corboeuf!

provide a cure for, make healthy again

From this reading 'Your predilection for wandering outside your own camp is marvellous; but we must cure you of it.

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

From this reading DE BITCHE.

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

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

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

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

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

kindness in welcoming guests or strangers

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

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

From this reading 'Perhaps so, M. le Comte, after murdering a poor soldier, in mistake for me, on the Nanci road.'

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

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading 'Your predilection for wandering outside your own camp is marvellous; but we must cure you of it.

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From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading 'Your predilection for wandering outside your own camp is marvellous; but we must cure you of it.

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

From this reading 'Perhaps so, M. le Comte, after murdering a poor soldier, in mistake for me, on the Nanci road.'

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading 'Perhaps so, M. le Comte, after murdering a poor soldier, in mistake for me, on the Nanci road.'

used to form the superlative

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

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

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

-ing form of “murder” — kill intentionally and with premeditation

From this reading 'Perhaps so, M. le Comte, after murdering a poor soldier, in mistake for me, on the Nanci road.'

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading 'Your predilection for wandering outside your own camp is marvellous; but we must cure you of it.

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From this reading 'Perhaps so, M. le Comte, after murdering a poor soldier, in mistake for me, on the Nanci road.'

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading 'Perhaps so, M. le Comte, after murdering a poor soldier, in mistake for me, on the Nanci road.'

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading 'Your predilection for wandering outside your own camp is marvellous; but we must cure you of it.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading 'Your predilection for wandering outside your own camp is marvellous; but we must cure you of it.

by chance

From this reading 'Perhaps so, M. le Comte, after murdering a poor soldier, in mistake for me, on the Nanci road.'

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

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading 'Perhaps so, M. le Comte, after murdering a poor soldier, in mistake for me, on the Nanci road.'

a predisposition in favor of something

From this reading 'Your predilection for wandering outside your own camp is marvellous; but we must cure you of it.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading 'Perhaps so, M. le Comte, after murdering a poor soldier, in mistake for me, on the Nanci road.'

a stock character in commedia dell'arte depicted as a boastful coward

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

have in common

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading 'Perhaps so, M. le Comte, after murdering a poor soldier, in mistake for me, on the Nanci road.'

an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading 'Perhaps so, M. le Comte, after murdering a poor soldier, in mistake for me, on the Nanci road.'

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

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

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

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

not expected or anticipated

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

migratory

From this reading 'Your predilection for wandering outside your own camp is marvellous; but we must cure you of it.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

accept gladly

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading 'M. l'Abbé, alias M. Blane de Blanerne, alias M. Scaramouche le Moucharde, welcome! most welcome to share the hospitality of Phalsbourg!' exclaimed De Bitche, twisting up his enormous black moustache; 'by Beelzebub, but this is a most unexpected pleasure, for we had quite given up all hope of seeing you again!'

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading 'Your predilection for wandering outside your own camp is marvellous; but we must cure you of it.