used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Money must be had if the plot that was to make an Imperial throne out of a Presidential armchair was not to collapse and fall through.
advancementnounUS /ədˈvænsmənt/
encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something
From this reading A dismissal or an appointment; a night of pleasure for yourself, or a day of reckoning for another; the advancement of a lover or the removal of a rival,--you ordered and paid, and got it on the nail.
agentsnounUS /ˈeɪdʒənts/
plural of “agent” — an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading Money, if one would make supple, servile agents of legal, civil and military officials and functionaries--judges, prefects, mayors, magistrates, commissaries of police, senators, counselors, brigadiers, generals, colonels, quarter-masters, sergeants, gendarmes, agents, printers, spies.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Money must be had if the plot that was to make an Imperial throne out of a Presidential armchair was not to collapse and fall through.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Money, if one would make supple, servile agents of legal, civil and military officials and functionaries--judges, prefects, mayors, magistrates, commissaries of police, senators, counselors, brigadiers, generals, colonels, quarter-masters, sergeants, gendarmes, agents, printers, spies.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading A dismissal or an appointment; a night of pleasure for yourself, or a day of reckoning for another; the advancement of a lover or the removal of a rival,--you ordered and paid, and got it on the nail.
any thing at all
From this reading So the Élysée had become a shop on a vast scale, where anything desired of men or women with cash in hand could be bought for ready money.
appointmentnounUS /əˈpɔɪntmənt/
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading A dismissal or an appointment; a night of pleasure for yourself, or a day of reckoning for another; the advancement of a lover or the removal of a rival,--you ordered and paid, and got it on the nail.
armchairnounUS /ˈɑːrmtʃer/
chair with a support on each side for arms
From this reading Money must be had if the plot that was to make an Imperial throne out of a Presidential armchair was not to collapse and fall through.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For money was badly needed at the Palace of the Élysée.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading For money was badly needed at the Palace of the Élysée.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Money must be had if the plot that was to make an Imperial throne out of a Presidential armchair was not to collapse and fall through.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading So the Élysée had become a shop on a vast scale, where anything desired of men or women with cash in hand could be bought for ready money.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading So the Élysée had become a shop on a vast scale, where anything desired of men or women with cash in hand could be bought for ready money.
brigadiers
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From this reading Money, if one would make supple, servile agents of legal, civil and military officials and functionaries--judges, prefects, mayors, magistrates, commissaries of police, senators, counselors, brigadiers, generals, colonels, quarter-masters, sergeants, gendarmes, agents, printers, spies.
cashnounUS /kæʃ/
money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading So the Élysée had become a shop on a vast scale, where anything desired of men or women with cash in hand could be bought for ready money.
civiladjectiveUS /ˈsɪvəl/
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
From this reading Money, if one would make supple, servile agents of legal, civil and military officials and functionaries--judges, prefects, mayors, magistrates, commissaries of police, senators, counselors, brigadiers, generals, colonels, quarter-masters, sergeants, gendarmes, agents, printers, spies.
collapsenounUS /kəˈlæps/
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
From this reading Money must be had if the plot that was to make an Imperial throne out of a Presidential armchair was not to collapse and fall through.
colonelsnounUS /ˈkɜːrnəlz/
plural of “colonel” — a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Money, if one would make supple, servile agents of legal, civil and military officials and functionaries--judges, prefects, mayors, magistrates, commissaries of police, senators, counselors, brigadiers, generals, colonels, quarter-masters, sergeants, gendarmes, agents, printers, spies.
commissariesnounUS /ˈkɑːməseriz/
plural of “commissary” — a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel)
From this reading Money, if one would make supple, servile agents of legal, civil and military officials and functionaries--judges, prefects, mayors, magistrates, commissaries of police, senators, counselors, brigadiers, generals, colonels, quarter-masters, sergeants, gendarmes, agents, printers, spies.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So the Élysée had become a shop on a vast scale, where anything desired of men or women with cash in hand could be bought for ready money.
counselorsnounUS /ˈkaʊnsələrz/
plural of “counselor” — someone who gives advice about problems
From this reading Money, if one would make supple, servile agents of legal, civil and military officials and functionaries--judges, prefects, mayors, magistrates, commissaries of police, senators, counselors, brigadiers, generals, colonels, quarter-masters, sergeants, gendarmes, agents, printers, spies.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A dismissal or an appointment; a night of pleasure for yourself, or a day of reckoning for another; the advancement of a lover or the removal of a rival,--you ordered and paid, and got it on the nail.
wanted intensely
From this reading So the Élysée had become a shop on a vast scale, where anything desired of men or women with cash in hand could be bought for ready money.
dismissalnounUS /dɪˈsmɪsəl/
a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial
From this reading A dismissal or an appointment; a night of pleasure for yourself, or a day of reckoning for another; the advancement of a lover or the removal of a rival,--you ordered and paid, and got it on the nail.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Money must be had if the plot that was to make an Imperial throne out of a Presidential armchair was not to collapse and fall through.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For money was badly needed at the Palace of the Élysée.
functionariesnounUS /ˈfʌŋkʃəneriz/
plural of “functionary” — a worker who holds or is invested with an office
From this reading Money, if one would make supple, servile agents of legal, civil and military officials and functionaries--judges, prefects, mayors, magistrates, commissaries of police, senators, counselors, brigadiers, generals, colonels, quarter-masters, sergeants, gendarmes, agents, printers, spies.
gendarmes
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From this reading Money, if one would make supple, servile agents of legal, civil and military officials and functionaries--judges, prefects, mayors, magistrates, commissaries of police, senators, counselors, brigadiers, generals, colonels, quarter-masters, sergeants, gendarmes, agents, printers, spies.
generalsnounUS /ˈdʒenərəlz/
plural of “general” — a general officer of the highest rank
From this reading Money, if one would make supple, servile agents of legal, civil and military officials and functionaries--judges, prefects, mayors, magistrates, commissaries of police, senators, counselors, brigadiers, generals, colonels, quarter-masters, sergeants, gendarmes, agents, printers, spies.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A dismissal or an appointment; a night of pleasure for yourself, or a day of reckoning for another; the advancement of a lover or the removal of a rival,--you ordered and paid, and got it on the nail.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Money must be had if the plot that was to make an Imperial throne out of a Presidential armchair was not to collapse and fall through.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading So the Élysée had become a shop on a vast scale, where anything desired of men or women with cash in hand could be bought for ready money.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Money, if one would make supple, servile agents of legal, civil and military officials and functionaries--judges, prefects, mayors, magistrates, commissaries of police, senators, counselors, brigadiers, generals, colonels, quarter-masters, sergeants, gendarmes, agents, printers, spies.
ImperialadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɪriəl/
relating to or associated with an empire
From this reading Money must be had if the plot that was to make an Imperial throne out of a Presidential armchair was not to collapse and fall through.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So the Élysée had become a shop on a vast scale, where anything desired of men or women with cash in hand could be bought for ready money.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A dismissal or an appointment; a night of pleasure for yourself, or a day of reckoning for another; the advancement of a lover or the removal of a rival,--you ordered and paid, and got it on the nail.
judgesnounUS /ˈdʒʌdʒɪz/
a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges
From this reading Money, if one would make supple, servile agents of legal, civil and military officials and functionaries--judges, prefects, mayors, magistrates, commissaries of police, senators, counselors, brigadiers, generals, colonels, quarter-masters, sergeants, gendarmes, agents, printers, spies.
legaladjectiveUS /ˈliːɡəl/
established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
From this reading Money, if one would make supple, servile agents of legal, civil and military officials and functionaries--judges, prefects, mayors, magistrates, commissaries of police, senators, counselors, brigadiers, generals, colonels, quarter-masters, sergeants, gendarmes, agents, printers, spies.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading A dismissal or an appointment; a night of pleasure for yourself, or a day of reckoning for another; the advancement of a lover or the removal of a rival,--you ordered and paid, and got it on the nail.
magistratesnounUS /ˈmædʒɪstreɪts/
plural of “magistrate” — a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
From this reading Money, if one would make supple, servile agents of legal, civil and military officials and functionaries--judges, prefects, mayors, magistrates, commissaries of police, senators, counselors, brigadiers, generals, colonels, quarter-masters, sergeants, gendarmes, agents, printers, spies.
engage in
From this reading Money, if one would make supple, servile agents of legal, civil and military officials and functionaries--judges, prefects, mayors, magistrates, commissaries of police, senators, counselors, brigadiers, generals, colonels, quarter-masters, sergeants, gendarmes, agents, printers, spies.
mayorsnounUS /ˈmeɪərz/
plural of “mayor” — the head of a city government
From this reading Money, if one would make supple, servile agents of legal, civil and military officials and functionaries--judges, prefects, mayors, magistrates, commissaries of police, senators, counselors, brigadiers, generals, colonels, quarter-masters, sergeants, gendarmes, agents, printers, spies.
the force of workers available
From this reading So the Élysée had become a shop on a vast scale, where anything desired of men or women with cash in hand could be bought for ready money.
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading Money, if one would make supple, servile agents of legal, civil and military officials and functionaries--judges, prefects, mayors, magistrates, commissaries of police, senators, counselors, brigadiers, generals, colonels, quarter-masters, sergeants, gendarmes, agents, printers, spies.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading For money was badly needed at the Palace of the Élysée.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Money must be had if the plot that was to make an Imperial throne out of a Presidential armchair was not to collapse and fall through.
nailverbUS /neɪl/
attach something somewhere by means of nails
From this reading A dismissal or an appointment; a night of pleasure for yourself, or a day of reckoning for another; the advancement of a lover or the removal of a rival,--you ordered and paid, and got it on the nail.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading For money was badly needed at the Palace of the Élysée.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A dismissal or an appointment; a night of pleasure for yourself, or a day of reckoning for another; the advancement of a lover or the removal of a rival,--you ordered and paid, and got it on the nail.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Money must be had if the plot that was to make an Imperial throne out of a Presidential armchair was not to collapse and fall through.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For money was badly needed at the Palace of the Élysée.
officialsnounUS /əˈfɪʃəlz/
plural of “official” — a worker who holds or is invested with an office
From this reading Money, if one would make supple, servile agents of legal, civil and military officials and functionaries--judges, prefects, mayors, magistrates, commissaries of police, senators, counselors, brigadiers, generals, colonels, quarter-masters, sergeants, gendarmes, agents, printers, spies.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So the Élysée had become a shop on a vast scale, where anything desired of men or women with cash in hand could be bought for ready money.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Money, if one would make supple, servile agents of legal, civil and military officials and functionaries--judges, prefects, mayors, magistrates, commissaries of police, senators, counselors, brigadiers, generals, colonels, quarter-masters, sergeants, gendarmes, agents, printers, spies.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So the Élysée had become a shop on a vast scale, where anything desired of men or women with cash in hand could be bought for ready money.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading A dismissal or an appointment; a night of pleasure for yourself, or a day of reckoning for another; the advancement of a lover or the removal of a rival,--you ordered and paid, and got it on the nail.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Money must be had if the plot that was to make an Imperial throne out of a Presidential armchair was not to collapse and fall through.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading A dismissal or an appointment; a night of pleasure for yourself, or a day of reckoning for another; the advancement of a lover or the removal of a rival,--you ordered and paid, and got it on the nail.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading For money was badly needed at the Palace of the Élysée.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading A dismissal or an appointment; a night of pleasure for yourself, or a day of reckoning for another; the advancement of a lover or the removal of a rival,--you ordered and paid, and got it on the nail.
plotnounUS /plɑːt/
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading Money must be had if the plot that was to make an Imperial throne out of a Presidential armchair was not to collapse and fall through.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading Money, if one would make supple, servile agents of legal, civil and military officials and functionaries--judges, prefects, mayors, magistrates, commissaries of police, senators, counselors, brigadiers, generals, colonels, quarter-masters, sergeants, gendarmes, agents, printers, spies.
prefects
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From this reading Money, if one would make supple, servile agents of legal, civil and military officials and functionaries--judges, prefects, mayors, magistrates, commissaries of police, senators, counselors, brigadiers, generals, colonels, quarter-masters, sergeants, gendarmes, agents, printers, spies.
PresidentialadjectiveUS /ˌprezəˈdenʃəl/
relating to a president or presidency
From this reading Money must be had if the plot that was to make an Imperial throne out of a Presidential armchair was not to collapse and fall through.
printersnounUS /ˈprɪntərz/
plural of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading Money, if one would make supple, servile agents of legal, civil and military officials and functionaries--judges, prefects, mayors, magistrates, commissaries of police, senators, counselors, brigadiers, generals, colonels, quarter-masters, sergeants, gendarmes, agents, printers, spies.
quarter-masters
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From this reading Money, if one would make supple, servile agents of legal, civil and military officials and functionaries--judges, prefects, mayors, magistrates, commissaries of police, senators, counselors, brigadiers, generals, colonels, quarter-masters, sergeants, gendarmes, agents, printers, spies.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading So the Élysée had become a shop on a vast scale, where anything desired of men or women with cash in hand could be bought for ready money.
reckoningnounUS /ˈrekənɪŋ/
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
From this reading A dismissal or an appointment; a night of pleasure for yourself, or a day of reckoning for another; the advancement of a lover or the removal of a rival,--you ordered and paid, and got it on the nail.
removalnounUS /rɪˈmuːvəl/
the act of removing
From this reading A dismissal or an appointment; a night of pleasure for yourself, or a day of reckoning for another; the advancement of a lover or the removal of a rival,--you ordered and paid, and got it on the nail.
rivalverbUS /ˈraɪvəl/
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading A dismissal or an appointment; a night of pleasure for yourself, or a day of reckoning for another; the advancement of a lover or the removal of a rival,--you ordered and paid, and got it on the nail.
scalenounUS /skeɪl/
an ordered reference standard
From this reading So the Élysée had become a shop on a vast scale, where anything desired of men or women with cash in hand could be bought for ready money.
senatorsnounUS /ˈsenətərz/
plural of “senator” — a member of a senate
From this reading Money, if one would make supple, servile agents of legal, civil and military officials and functionaries--judges, prefects, mayors, magistrates, commissaries of police, senators, counselors, brigadiers, generals, colonels, quarter-masters, sergeants, gendarmes, agents, printers, spies.
sergeantsnounUS /ˈsɑːrdʒənts/
plural of “sergeant” — any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading Money, if one would make supple, servile agents of legal, civil and military officials and functionaries--judges, prefects, mayors, magistrates, commissaries of police, senators, counselors, brigadiers, generals, colonels, quarter-masters, sergeants, gendarmes, agents, printers, spies.
servileadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrvəl/
submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
From this reading Money, if one would make supple, servile agents of legal, civil and military officials and functionaries--judges, prefects, mayors, magistrates, commissaries of police, senators, counselors, brigadiers, generals, colonels, quarter-masters, sergeants, gendarmes, agents, printers, spies.
do one's shopping
From this reading So the Élysée had become a shop on a vast scale, where anything desired of men or women with cash in hand could be bought for ready money.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the Élysée had become a shop on a vast scale, where anything desired of men or women with cash in hand could be bought for ready money.
spiesnounUS /spaɪz/
plural of “spy” — (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
From this reading Money, if one would make supple, servile agents of legal, civil and military officials and functionaries--judges, prefects, mayors, magistrates, commissaries of police, senators, counselors, brigadiers, generals, colonels, quarter-masters, sergeants, gendarmes, agents, printers, spies.
suppleadjectiveUS /ˈsʌpəl/
gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
From this reading Money, if one would make supple, servile agents of legal, civil and military officials and functionaries--judges, prefects, mayors, magistrates, commissaries of police, senators, counselors, brigadiers, generals, colonels, quarter-masters, sergeants, gendarmes, agents, printers, spies.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Money must be had if the plot that was to make an Imperial throne out of a Presidential armchair was not to collapse and fall through.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For money was badly needed at the Palace of the Élysée.
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading Money must be had if the plot that was to make an Imperial throne out of a Presidential armchair was not to collapse and fall through.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Money must be had if the plot that was to make an Imperial throne out of a Presidential armchair was not to collapse and fall through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Money must be had if the plot that was to make an Imperial throne out of a Presidential armchair was not to collapse and fall through.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading So the Élysée had become a shop on a vast scale, where anything desired of men or women with cash in hand could be bought for ready money.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For money was badly needed at the Palace of the Élysée.
in or at the place that
From this reading So the Élysée had become a shop on a vast scale, where anything desired of men or women with cash in hand could be bought for ready money.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So the Élysée had become a shop on a vast scale, where anything desired of men or women with cash in hand could be bought for ready money.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading So the Élysée had become a shop on a vast scale, where anything desired of men or women with cash in hand could be bought for ready money.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Money, if one would make supple, servile agents of legal, civil and military officials and functionaries--judges, prefects, mayors, magistrates, commissaries of police, senators, counselors, brigadiers, generals, colonels, quarter-masters, sergeants, gendarmes, agents, printers, spies.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A dismissal or an appointment; a night of pleasure for yourself, or a day of reckoning for another; the advancement of a lover or the removal of a rival,--you ordered and paid, and got it on the nail.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading A dismissal or an appointment; a night of pleasure for yourself, or a day of reckoning for another; the advancement of a lover or the removal of a rival,--you ordered and paid, and got it on the nail.
Élysée
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From this reading For money was badly needed at the Palace of the Élysée.
