Chapter XVIII

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

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

plural of “adviser” — an expert who gives advice

From this reading The prisoner had been wrangling for an hour with his advisers when finally they came into court, and even Sir Impey's classical face showed flushed between the wings of his wig.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

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

From this reading The prisoner had been wrangling for an hour with his advisers when finally they came into court, and even Sir Impey's classical face showed flushed between the wings of his wig.

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

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

any thing at all

From this reading "I'm not going to say anything," said the Duke obstinately.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading I suppose I can't prevent you callin' her if she insists on comin'--damn' good of her--makes me feel no end of a beast."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The prisoner had been wrangling for an hour with his advisers when finally they came into court, and even Sir Impey's classical face showed flushed between the wings of his wig.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading The prisoner had been wrangling for an hour with his advisers when finally they came into court, and even Sir Impey's classical face showed flushed between the wings of his wig.

being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

plural of “boulder” — a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

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From this reading I suppose I can't prevent you callin' her if she insists on comin'--damn' good of her--makes me feel no end of a beast."

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The prisoner had been wrangling for an hour with his advisers when finally they came into court, and even Sir Impey's classical face showed flushed between the wings of his wig.

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From this reading I suppose I can't prevent you callin' her if she insists on comin'--damn' good of her--makes me feel no end of a beast."

of or relating to the first significant period of a civilization, culture, area of study, etc.

From this reading The prisoner had been wrangling for an hour with his advisers when finally they came into court, and even Sir Impey's classical face showed flushed between the wings of his wig.

rid of obstructions

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

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From this reading I suppose I can't prevent you callin' her if she insists on comin'--damn' good of her--makes me feel no end of a beast."

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From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading The prisoner had been wrangling for an hour with his advisers when finally they came into court, and even Sir Impey's classical face showed flushed between the wings of his wig.

a globular cloud

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

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From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

used as expletives

From this reading I suppose I can't prevent you callin' her if she insists on comin'--damn' good of her--makes me feel no end of a beast."

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Rotten thing to do.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading "I'm not going to say anything," said the Duke obstinately.

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From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading I suppose I can't prevent you callin' her if she insists on comin'--damn' good of her--makes me feel no end of a beast."

divisible by two

From this reading The prisoner had been wrangling for an hour with his advisers when finally they came into court, and even Sir Impey's classical face showed flushed between the wings of his wig.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading The prisoner had been wrangling for an hour with his advisers when finally they came into court, and even Sir Impey's classical face showed flushed between the wings of his wig.

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

From this reading I suppose I can't prevent you callin' her if she insists on comin'--damn' good of her--makes me feel no end of a beast."

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading The prisoner had been wrangling for an hour with his advisers when finally they came into court, and even Sir Impey's classical face showed flushed between the wings of his wig.

having the pinkish flush of health

From this reading The prisoner had been wrangling for an hour with his advisers when finally they came into court, and even Sir Impey's classical face showed flushed between the wings of his wig.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The prisoner had been wrangling for an hour with his advisers when finally they came into court, and even Sir Impey's classical face showed flushed between the wings of his wig.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

the act of departing

From this reading "I'm not going to say anything," said the Duke obstinately.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading I suppose I can't prevent you callin' her if she insists on comin'--damn' good of her--makes me feel no end of a beast."

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

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading I suppose I can't prevent you callin' her if she insists on comin'--damn' good of her--makes me feel no end of a beast."

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

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

From this reading The prisoner had been wrangling for an hour with his advisers when finally they came into court, and even Sir Impey's classical face showed flushed between the wings of his wig.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading The prisoner had been wrangling for an hour with his advisers when finally they came into court, and even Sir Impey's classical face showed flushed between the wings of his wig.

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

From this reading I suppose I can't prevent you callin' her if she insists on comin'--damn' good of her--makes me feel no end of a beast."

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From this reading "I'm not going to say anything," said the Duke obstinately.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I suppose I can't prevent you callin' her if she insists on comin'--damn' good of her--makes me feel no end of a beast."

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From this reading The prisoner had been wrangling for an hour with his advisers when finally they came into court, and even Sir Impey's classical face showed flushed between the wings of his wig.

third-person singular of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

From this reading I suppose I can't prevent you callin' her if she insists on comin'--damn' good of her--makes me feel no end of a beast."

moving to the inside of something

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

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

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

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

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

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

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

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

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading I suppose I can't prevent you callin' her if she insists on comin'--damn' good of her--makes me feel no end of a beast."

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From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

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

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

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

From this reading I suppose I can't prevent you callin' her if she insists on comin'--damn' good of her--makes me feel no end of a beast."

not any; not one

From this reading I suppose I can't prevent you callin' her if she insists on comin'--damn' good of her--makes me feel no end of a beast."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "I'm not going to say anything," said the Duke obstinately.

in a stubborn unregenerate manner

From this reading "I'm not going to say anything," said the Duke obstinately.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I suppose I can't prevent you callin' her if she insists on comin'--damn' good of her--makes me feel no end of a beast."

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

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

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

keep from happening or arising; make impossible

From this reading I suppose I can't prevent you callin' her if she insists on comin'--damn' good of her--makes me feel no end of a beast."

a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading The prisoner had been wrangling for an hour with his advisers when finally they came into court, and even Sir Impey's classical face showed flushed between the wings of his wig.

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

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

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

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

uttered with a trill

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

very bad

From this reading "Rotten thing to do.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "I'm not going to say anything," said the Duke obstinately.

express in words

From this reading "I'm not going to say anything," said the Duke obstinately.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I suppose I can't prevent you callin' her if she insists on comin'--damn' good of her--makes me feel no end of a beast."

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading The prisoner had been wrangling for an hour with his advisers when finally they came into court, and even Sir Impey's classical face showed flushed between the wings of his wig.

term of address for a man

From this reading The prisoner had been wrangling for an hour with his advisers when finally they came into court, and even Sir Impey's classical face showed flushed between the wings of his wig.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

plural of “slope” — an elevated geological formation

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

plural of “space” — the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

express a supposition

From this reading I suppose I can't prevent you callin' her if she insists on comin'--damn' good of her--makes me feel no end of a beast."

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

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

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

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

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

From this reading The prisoner had been wrangling for an hour with his advisers when finally they came into court, and even Sir Impey's classical face showed flushed between the wings of his wig.

a special situation

From this reading "Rotten thing to do.

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

From this reading "I'm not going to say anything," said the Duke obstinately.

at the time that

From this reading The prisoner had been wrangling for an hour with his advisers when finally they came into court, and even Sir Impey's classical face showed flushed between the wings of his wig.

hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair

From this reading The prisoner had been wrangling for an hour with his advisers when finally they came into court, and even Sir Impey's classical face showed flushed between the wings of his wig.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

a means of flight or ascent

From this reading The prisoner had been wrangling for an hour with his advisers when finally they came into court, and even Sir Impey's classical face showed flushed between the wings of his wig.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading THE ELOQUENT DEAD _Je connaissais Manon: pourquoi m'affliger tant d'un malheur que j'avais dû prévoir._ MANON LESCAUT The gale had blown itself out into a wonderful fresh day, with clear spaces of sky, and a high wind rolling boulders of cumulus down the blue slopes of air.

an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)

From this reading The prisoner had been wrangling for an hour with his advisers when finally they came into court, and even Sir Impey's classical face showed flushed between the wings of his wig.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I suppose I can't prevent you callin' her if she insists on comin'--damn' good of her--makes me feel no end of a beast."