Chapter XV

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

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Of course I haven’t traveled much, but still----” “Do go ahead and tell us about his taking your money,” begged Babbie impatiently, “and then we can discuss him to our hearts’ content.”

at or in the front

From this reading Of course I haven’t traveled much, but still----” “Do go ahead and tell us about his taking your money,” begged Babbie impatiently, “and then we can discuss him to our hearts’ content.”

(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 A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

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

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

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

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

any person at all

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

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

From this reading Naturally, as I can’t speak French, Trevelyan chose the hotel--one he knew about on the Rue de Rivoli--and our rooms opened together.”

agreement with a statement or proposal to do something

From this reading Billy nodded assent.

used as intensifiers

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

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From this reading Of course I haven’t traveled much, but still----” “Do go ahead and tell us about his taking your money,” begged Babbie impatiently, “and then we can discuss him to our hearts’ content.”

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading “Well,” he began, “you all know about our coming over to Paris together.

inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat

From this reading Of course I haven’t traveled much, but still----” “Do go ahead and tell us about his taking your money,” begged Babbie impatiently, “and then we can discuss him to our hearts’ content.”

a short stout club used primarily by policemen

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Of course I haven’t traveled much, but still----” “Do go ahead and tell us about his taking your money,” begged Babbie impatiently, “and then we can discuss him to our hearts’ content.”

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

From this reading Naturally, as I can’t speak French, Trevelyan chose the hotel--one he knew about on the Rue de Rivoli--and our rooms opened together.”

inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

From this reading Naturally, as I can’t speak French, Trevelyan chose the hotel--one he knew about on the Rue de Rivoli--and our rooms opened together.”

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading “Well,” he began, “you all know about our coming over to Paris together.

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading Of course I haven’t traveled much, but still----” “Do go ahead and tell us about his taking your money,” begged Babbie impatiently, “and then we can discuss him to our hearts’ content.”

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Of course I haven’t traveled much, but still----” “Do go ahead and tell us about his taking your money,” begged Babbie impatiently, “and then we can discuss him to our hearts’ content.”

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

From this reading Naturally, as I can’t speak French, Trevelyan chose the hotel--one he knew about on the Rue de Rivoli--and our rooms opened together.”

to consider or examine in speech or writing

From this reading Of course I haven’t traveled much, but still----” “Do go ahead and tell us about his taking your money,” begged Babbie impatiently, “and then we can discuss him to our hearts’ content.”

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading Naturally, as I can’t speak French, Trevelyan chose the hotel--one he knew about on the Rue de Rivoli--and our rooms opened together.”

a first-year undergraduate

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

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

From this reading Of course I haven’t traveled much, but still----” “Do go ahead and tell us about his taking your money,” begged Babbie impatiently, “and then we can discuss him to our hearts’ content.”

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

superlative of “green” — of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

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

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

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

From this reading Of course I haven’t traveled much, but still----” “Do go ahead and tell us about his taking your money,” begged Babbie impatiently, “and then we can discuss him to our hearts’ content.”

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

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

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

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades

From this reading Of course I haven’t traveled much, but still----” “Do go ahead and tell us about his taking your money,” begged Babbie impatiently, “and then we can discuss him to our hearts’ content.”

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

From this reading Of course I haven’t traveled much, but still----” “Do go ahead and tell us about his taking your money,” begged Babbie impatiently, “and then we can discuss him to our hearts’ content.”

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

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading Naturally, as I can’t speak French, Trevelyan chose the hotel--one he knew about on the Rue de Rivoli--and our rooms opened together.”

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

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

with impatience; in an impatient manner

From this reading Of course I haven’t traveled much, but still----” “Do go ahead and tell us about his taking your money,” begged Babbie impatiently, “and then we can discuss him to our hearts’ content.”

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

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Naturally, as I can’t speak French, Trevelyan chose the hotel--one he knew about on the Rue de Rivoli--and our rooms opened together.”

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

From this reading “Well,” he began, “you all know about our coming over to Paris together.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

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

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading Of course I haven’t traveled much, but still----” “Do go ahead and tell us about his taking your money,” begged Babbie impatiently, “and then we can discuss him to our hearts’ content.”

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Of course I haven’t traveled much, but still----” “Do go ahead and tell us about his taking your money,” begged Babbie impatiently, “and then we can discuss him to our hearts’ content.”

as might be expected

From this reading Naturally, as I can’t speak French, Trevelyan chose the hotel--one he knew about on the Rue de Rivoli--and our rooms opened together.”

inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding

From this reading Billy nodded assent.

full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Naturally, as I can’t speak French, Trevelyan chose the hotel--one he knew about on the Rue de Rivoli--and our rooms opened together.”

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Naturally, as I can’t speak French, Trevelyan chose the hotel--one he knew about on the Rue de Rivoli--and our rooms opened together.”

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading Naturally, as I can’t speak French, Trevelyan chose the hotel--one he knew about on the Rue de Rivoli--and our rooms opened together.”

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Of course I haven’t traveled much, but still----” “Do go ahead and tell us about his taking your money,” begged Babbie impatiently, “and then we can discuss him to our hearts’ content.”

above and across; more than

From this reading “Well,” he began, “you all know about our coming over to Paris together.

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

From this reading “Well,” he began, “you all know about our coming over to Paris together.

of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its inhabitants

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

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

From this reading Naturally, as I can’t speak French, Trevelyan chose the hotel--one he knew about on the Rue de Rivoli--and our rooms opened together.”

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading Naturally, as I can’t speak French, Trevelyan chose the hotel--one he knew about on the Rue de Rivoli--and our rooms opened together.”

European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy

From this reading Naturally, as I can’t speak French, Trevelyan chose the hotel--one he knew about on the Rue de Rivoli--and our rooms opened together.”

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

express in speech

From this reading Naturally, as I can’t speak French, Trevelyan chose the hotel--one he knew about on the Rue de Rivoli--and our rooms opened together.”

not in physical motion

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading Of course I haven’t traveled much, but still----” “Do go ahead and tell us about his taking your money,” begged Babbie impatiently, “and then we can discuss him to our hearts’ content.”

express in words

From this reading Of course I haven’t traveled much, but still----” “Do go ahead and tell us about his taking your money,” begged Babbie impatiently, “and then we can discuss him to our hearts’ content.”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

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

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Of course I haven’t traveled much, but still----” “Do go ahead and tell us about his taking your money,” begged Babbie impatiently, “and then we can discuss him to our hearts’ content.”

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

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

From this reading Of course I haven’t traveled much, but still----” “Do go ahead and tell us about his taking your money,” begged Babbie impatiently, “and then we can discuss him to our hearts’ content.”

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading “Well,” he began, “you all know about our coming over to Paris together.

traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term

From this reading Of course I haven’t traveled much, but still----” “Do go ahead and tell us about his taking your money,” begged Babbie impatiently, “and then we can discuss him to our hearts’ content.”

English historian and son of Sir George Otto Trevelyan whose works include a social history of England and a biography of Garibaldi (1876-1962)

From this reading Naturally, as I can’t speak French, Trevelyan chose the hotel--one he knew about on the Rue de Rivoli--and our rooms opened together.”

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

From this reading Of course I haven’t traveled much, but still----” “Do go ahead and tell us about his taking your money,” begged Babbie impatiently, “and then we can discuss him to our hearts’ content.”

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Of course I haven’t traveled much, but still----” “Do go ahead and tell us about his taking your money,” begged Babbie impatiently, “and then we can discuss him to our hearts’ content.”

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

at the time that

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

in the company of; together with

From this reading A NOISY PARISIAN GHOST “MAKES me feel like the greenest variety of green freshman,” said Billy, when he had shaken hands all around, “but still I do think he managed awfully well, and that he’d have taken in almost anybody with his smooth stories.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Well,” he began, “you all know about our coming over to Paris together.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Of course I haven’t traveled much, but still----” “Do go ahead and tell us about his taking your money,” begged Babbie impatiently, “and then we can discuss him to our hearts’ content.”