Chapter XXIX

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From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

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

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading And before they slept the printing presses of the town should be busy on it, and on Isnard’s “Address to the French People,” setting up with approbation, for all their haste, those rolling phrases: “France is about to fight alone against an enslaved Europe.

speak to

From this reading And before they slept the printing presses of the town should be busy on it, and on Isnard’s “Address to the French People,” setting up with approbation, for all their haste, those rolling phrases: “France is about to fight alone against an enslaved Europe.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading And before they slept the printing presses of the town should be busy on it, and on Isnard’s “Address to the French People,” setting up with approbation, for all their haste, those rolling phrases: “France is about to fight alone against an enslaved Europe.

(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 And before they slept the printing presses of the town should be busy on it, and on Isnard’s “Address to the French People,” setting up with approbation, for all their haste, those rolling phrases: “France is about to fight alone against an enslaved Europe.

Having no one else present.

From this reading And before they slept the printing presses of the town should be busy on it, and on Isnard’s “Address to the French People,” setting up with approbation, for all their haste, those rolling phrases: “France is about to fight alone against an enslaved Europe.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading And before they slept the printing presses of the town should be busy on it, and on Isnard’s “Address to the French People,” setting up with approbation, for all their haste, those rolling phrases: “France is about to fight alone against an enslaved Europe.

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

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

official approval

From this reading And before they slept the printing presses of the town should be busy on it, and on Isnard’s “Address to the French People,” setting up with approbation, for all their haste, those rolling phrases: “France is about to fight alone against an enslaved Europe.

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

From this reading That explosive he should the same evening deliver to the Directory, and these seven individuals should then and there proceed to give effect to the measure that was to be the match to fire the waiting tinder.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading And before they slept the printing presses of the town should be busy on it, and on Isnard’s “Address to the French People,” setting up with approbation, for all their haste, those rolling phrases: “France is about to fight alone against an enslaved Europe.

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading And before they slept the printing presses of the town should be busy on it, and on Isnard’s “Address to the French People,” setting up with approbation, for all their haste, those rolling phrases: “France is about to fight alone against an enslaved Europe.

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From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

a person who carries a message

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

plural of “das” — any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes

From this reading OUT OF NIGHT INTO THE NIGHT “Willst du, dass trotz Sturm und Graus In die Nacht ich muss hinaus— Willst du, dass ich geh’?”

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

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

From this reading That explosive he should the same evening deliver to the Directory, and these seven individuals should then and there proceed to give effect to the measure that was to be the match to fire the waiting tinder.

a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

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

From this reading OUT OF NIGHT INTO THE NIGHT “Willst du, dass trotz Sturm und Graus In die Nacht ich muss hinaus— Willst du, dass ich geh’?”

an alphabetical list of names and addresses

From this reading That explosive he should the same evening deliver to the Directory, and these seven individuals should then and there proceed to give effect to the measure that was to be the match to fire the waiting tinder.

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From this reading OUT OF NIGHT INTO THE NIGHT “Willst du, dass trotz Sturm und Graus In die Nacht ich muss hinaus— Willst du, dass ich geh’?”

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading That explosive he should the same evening deliver to the Directory, and these seven individuals should then and there proceed to give effect to the measure that was to be the match to fire the waiting tinder.

past form of “enslave” — make a slave of; bring into servitude

From this reading And before they slept the printing presses of the town should be busy on it, and on Isnard’s “Address to the French People,” setting up with approbation, for all their haste, those rolling phrases: “France is about to fight alone against an enslaved Europe.

the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

From this reading And before they slept the printing presses of the town should be busy on it, and on Isnard’s “Address to the French People,” setting up with approbation, for all their haste, those rolling phrases: “France is about to fight alone against an enslaved Europe.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading That explosive he should the same evening deliver to the Directory, and these seven individuals should then and there proceed to give effect to the measure that was to be the match to fire the waiting tinder.

serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst

From this reading That explosive he should the same evening deliver to the Directory, and these seven individuals should then and there proceed to give effect to the measure that was to be the match to fire the waiting tinder.

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading And before they slept the printing presses of the town should be busy on it, and on Isnard’s “Address to the French People,” setting up with approbation, for all their haste, those rolling phrases: “France is about to fight alone against an enslaved Europe.

start firing a weapon

From this reading That explosive he should the same evening deliver to the Directory, and these seven individuals should then and there proceed to give effect to the measure that was to be the match to fire the waiting tinder.

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From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And before they slept the printing presses of the town should be busy on it, and on Isnard’s “Address to the French People,” setting up with approbation, for all their haste, those rolling phrases: “France is about to fight alone against an enslaved Europe.

a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

From this reading And before they slept the printing presses of the town should be busy on it, and on Isnard’s “Address to the French People,” setting up with approbation, for all their haste, those rolling phrases: “France is about to fight alone against an enslaved Europe.

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

From this reading And before they slept the printing presses of the town should be busy on it, and on Isnard’s “Address to the French People,” setting up with approbation, for all their haste, those rolling phrases: “France is about to fight alone against an enslaved Europe.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

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From this reading OUT OF NIGHT INTO THE NIGHT “Willst du, dass trotz Sturm und Graus In die Nacht ich muss hinaus— Willst du, dass ich geh’?”

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading That explosive he should the same evening deliver to the Directory, and these seven individuals should then and there proceed to give effect to the measure that was to be the match to fire the waiting tinder.

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From this reading OUT OF NIGHT INTO THE NIGHT “Willst du, dass trotz Sturm und Graus In die Nacht ich muss hinaus— Willst du, dass ich geh’?”

English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

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

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)

From this reading And before they slept the printing presses of the town should be busy on it, and on Isnard’s “Address to the French People,” setting up with approbation, for all their haste, those rolling phrases: “France is about to fight alone against an enslaved Europe.

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

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

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From this reading OUT OF NIGHT INTO THE NIGHT “Willst du, dass trotz Sturm und Graus In die Nacht ich muss hinaus— Willst du, dass ich geh’?”

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

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

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From this reading OUT OF NIGHT INTO THE NIGHT “Willst du, dass trotz Sturm und Graus In die Nacht ich muss hinaus— Willst du, dass ich geh’?”

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

From this reading OUT OF NIGHT INTO THE NIGHT “Willst du, dass trotz Sturm und Graus In die Nacht ich muss hinaus— Willst du, dass ich geh’?”

plural of “individual” — a human being

From this reading That explosive he should the same evening deliver to the Directory, and these seven individuals should then and there proceed to give effect to the measure that was to be the match to fire the waiting tinder.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading OUT OF NIGHT INTO THE NIGHT “Willst du, dass trotz Sturm und Graus In die Nacht ich muss hinaus— Willst du, dass ich geh’?”

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

From this reading And before they slept the printing presses of the town should be busy on it, and on Isnard’s “Address to the French People,” setting up with approbation, for all their haste, those rolling phrases: “France is about to fight alone against an enslaved Europe.

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From this reading And before they slept the printing presses of the town should be busy on it, and on Isnard’s “Address to the French People,” setting up with approbation, for all their haste, those rolling phrases: “France is about to fight alone against an enslaved Europe.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

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

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

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

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

march in a procession

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

From this reading That explosive he should the same evening deliver to the Directory, and these seven individuals should then and there proceed to give effect to the measure that was to be the match to fire the waiting tinder.

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading That explosive he should the same evening deliver to the Directory, and these seven individuals should then and there proceed to give effect to the measure that was to be the match to fire the waiting tinder.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

a state of confusion and disorderliness

From this reading OUT OF NIGHT INTO THE NIGHT “Willst du, dass trotz Sturm und Graus In die Nacht ich muss hinaus— Willst du, dass ich geh’?”

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From this reading OUT OF NIGHT INTO THE NIGHT “Willst du, dass trotz Sturm und Graus In die Nacht ich muss hinaus— Willst du, dass ich geh’?”

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading OUT OF NIGHT INTO THE NIGHT “Willst du, dass trotz Sturm und Graus In die Nacht ich muss hinaus— Willst du, dass ich geh’?”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading OUT OF NIGHT INTO THE NIGHT “Willst du, dass trotz Sturm und Graus In die Nacht ich muss hinaus— Willst du, dass ich geh’?”

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading OUT OF NIGHT INTO THE NIGHT “Willst du, dass trotz Sturm und Graus In die Nacht ich muss hinaus— Willst du, dass ich geh’?”

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

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading And before they slept the printing presses of the town should be busy on it, and on Isnard’s “Address to the French People,” setting up with approbation, for all their haste, those rolling phrases: “France is about to fight alone against an enslaved Europe.

plural of “phrase” — an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence

From this reading And before they slept the printing presses of the town should be busy on it, and on Isnard’s “Address to the French People,” setting up with approbation, for all their haste, those rolling phrases: “France is about to fight alone against an enslaved Europe.

a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

plural of “press” — the state of demanding notice or attention

From this reading And before they slept the printing presses of the town should be busy on it, and on Isnard’s “Address to the French People,” setting up with approbation, for all their haste, those rolling phrases: “France is about to fight alone against an enslaved Europe.

text handwritten in the style of printed matter

From this reading And before they slept the printing presses of the town should be busy on it, and on Isnard’s “Address to the French People,” setting up with approbation, for all their haste, those rolling phrases: “France is about to fight alone against an enslaved Europe.

continue talking

From this reading That explosive he should the same evening deliver to the Directory, and these seven individuals should then and there proceed to give effect to the measure that was to be the match to fire the waiting tinder.

with speed

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

uttered with a trill

From this reading And before they slept the printing presses of the town should be busy on it, and on Isnard’s “Address to the French People,” setting up with approbation, for all their haste, those rolling phrases: “France is about to fight alone against an enslaved Europe.

Identical; not different.

From this reading That explosive he should the same evening deliver to the Directory, and these seven individuals should then and there proceed to give effect to the measure that was to be the match to fire the waiting tinder.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

express in words

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

the context and environment in which something is set

From this reading And before they slept the printing presses of the town should be busy on it, and on Isnard’s “Address to the French People,” setting up with approbation, for all their haste, those rolling phrases: “France is about to fight alone against an enslaved Europe.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading That explosive he should the same evening deliver to the Directory, and these seven individuals should then and there proceed to give effect to the measure that was to be the match to fire the waiting tinder.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading That explosive he should the same evening deliver to the Directory, and these seven individuals should then and there proceed to give effect to the measure that was to be the match to fire the waiting tinder.

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading And before they slept the printing presses of the town should be busy on it, and on Isnard’s “Address to the French People,” setting up with approbation, for all their haste, those rolling phrases: “France is about to fight alone against an enslaved Europe.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

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From this reading OUT OF NIGHT INTO THE NIGHT “Willst du, dass trotz Sturm und Graus In die Nacht ich muss hinaus— Willst du, dass ich geh’?”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

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

From this reading OUT OF NIGHT INTO THE NIGHT “Willst du, dass trotz Sturm und Graus In die Nacht ich muss hinaus— Willst du, dass ich geh’?”

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading And before they slept the printing presses of the town should be busy on it, and on Isnard’s “Address to the French People,” setting up with approbation, for all their haste, those rolling phrases: “France is about to fight alone against an enslaved Europe.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading That explosive he should the same evening deliver to the Directory, and these seven individuals should then and there proceed to give effect to the measure that was to be the match to fire the waiting tinder.

in or at that place or location

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

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

From this reading That explosive he should the same evening deliver to the Directory, and these seven individuals should then and there proceed to give effect to the measure that was to be the match to fire the waiting tinder.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And before they slept the printing presses of the town should be busy on it, and on Isnard’s “Address to the French People,” setting up with approbation, for all their haste, those rolling phrases: “France is about to fight alone against an enslaved Europe.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading And before they slept the printing presses of the town should be busy on it, and on Isnard’s “Address to the French People,” setting up with approbation, for all their haste, those rolling phrases: “France is about to fight alone against an enslaved Europe.

a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

material for starting a fire

From this reading That explosive he should the same evening deliver to the Directory, and these seven individuals should then and there proceed to give effect to the measure that was to be the match to fire the waiting tinder.

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

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading And before they slept the printing presses of the town should be busy on it, and on Isnard’s “Address to the French People,” setting up with approbation, for all their haste, those rolling phrases: “France is about to fight alone against an enslaved Europe.

the act of going from one place to another

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

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

From this reading OUT OF NIGHT INTO THE NIGHT “Willst du, dass trotz Sturm und Graus In die Nacht ich muss hinaus— Willst du, dass ich geh’?”

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From this reading OUT OF NIGHT INTO THE NIGHT “Willst du, dass trotz Sturm und Graus In die Nacht ich muss hinaus— Willst du, dass ich geh’?”

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

From this reading And before they slept the printing presses of the town should be busy on it, and on Isnard’s “Address to the French People,” setting up with approbation, for all their haste, those rolling phrases: “France is about to fight alone against an enslaved Europe.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading That explosive he should the same evening deliver to the Directory, and these seven individuals should then and there proceed to give effect to the measure that was to be the match to fire the waiting tinder.

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

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

during the time that

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.

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From this reading OUT OF NIGHT INTO THE NIGHT “Willst du, dass trotz Sturm und Graus In die Nacht ich muss hinaus— Willst du, dass ich geh’?”

in the company of; together with

From this reading —LEMCKE And while M. des Graves was saying to Louis de Chantemerle, on that Saturday morning, the 2nd of March, what he had it in his mind to say, there was travelling rapidly to Fontenay a special courier from Paris with a thunderbolt in his pocket.