used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Do I look as if I had come out of Paris in a balloon?" said John Turner, in answer to my suggestion that he had made use of a method of escape at that time popular.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading There will be the devil to pay in Paris before another week has passed, and I am not going to disburse."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There will be the devil to pay in Paris before another week has passed, and I am not going to disburse."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading There will be the devil to pay in Paris before another week has passed, and I am not going to disburse."
react verbally
From this reading "Do I look as if I had come out of Paris in a balloon?" said John Turner, in answer to my suggestion that he had made use of a method of escape at that time popular.
any thing at all
From this reading "No, I left by the Creteil gate, without drum or trumpet, or anything more romantic than a _laissez-passer_ signed by Favre.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Do I look as if I had come out of Paris in a balloon?" said John Turner, in answer to my suggestion that he had made use of a method of escape at that time popular.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Do I look as if I had come out of Paris in a balloon?" said John Turner, in answer to my suggestion that he had made use of a method of escape at that time popular.
balloonnounUS /bəˈluːn/
large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
From this reading "Do I look as if I had come out of Paris in a balloon?" said John Turner, in answer to my suggestion that he had made use of a method of escape at that time popular.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There will be the devil to pay in Paris before another week has passed, and I am not going to disburse."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There will be the devil to pay in Paris before another week has passed, and I am not going to disburse."
bien
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From this reading Sport "L'amour du mieux t'aura interdit le bien."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "No, I left by the Creteil gate, without drum or trumpet, or anything more romantic than a _laissez-passer_ signed by Favre.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Do I look as if I had come out of Paris in a balloon?" said John Turner, in answer to my suggestion that he had made use of a method of escape at that time popular.
Creteil
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From this reading "No, I left by the Creteil gate, without drum or trumpet, or anything more romantic than a _laissez-passer_ signed by Favre.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading There will be the devil to pay in Paris before another week has passed, and I am not going to disburse."
disburseverbUS /dɪsˈbɜːrs/
expend, as from a fund
From this reading There will be the devil to pay in Paris before another week has passed, and I am not going to disburse."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do I look as if I had come out of Paris in a balloon?" said John Turner, in answer to my suggestion that he had made use of a method of escape at that time popular.
drumnounUS /drʌm/
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading "No, I left by the Creteil gate, without drum or trumpet, or anything more romantic than a _laissez-passer_ signed by Favre.
du
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From this reading Sport "L'amour du mieux t'aura interdit le bien."
the act of escaping physically
From this reading "Do I look as if I had come out of Paris in a balloon?" said John Turner, in answer to my suggestion that he had made use of a method of escape at that time popular.
Favre
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From this reading "No, I left by the Creteil gate, without drum or trumpet, or anything more romantic than a _laissez-passer_ signed by Favre.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading "No, I left by the Creteil gate, without drum or trumpet, or anything more romantic than a _laissez-passer_ signed by Favre.
the act of departing
From this reading There will be the devil to pay in Paris before another week has passed, and I am not going to disburse."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Do I look as if I had come out of Paris in a balloon?" said John Turner, in answer to my suggestion that he had made use of a method of escape at that time popular.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There will be the devil to pay in Paris before another week has passed, and I am not going to disburse."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Do I look as if I had come out of Paris in a balloon?" said John Turner, in answer to my suggestion that he had made use of a method of escape at that time popular.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Do I look as if I had come out of Paris in a balloon?" said John Turner, in answer to my suggestion that he had made use of a method of escape at that time popular.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Do I look as if I had come out of Paris in a balloon?" said John Turner, in answer to my suggestion that he had made use of a method of escape at that time popular.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Do I look as if I had come out of Paris in a balloon?" said John Turner, in answer to my suggestion that he had made use of a method of escape at that time popular.
interdit
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From this reading Sport "L'amour du mieux t'aura interdit le bien."
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "Do I look as if I had come out of Paris in a balloon?" said John Turner, in answer to my suggestion that he had made use of a method of escape at that time popular.
L'amour
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From this reading Sport "L'amour du mieux t'aura interdit le bien."
laissez-passer
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From this reading "No, I left by the Creteil gate, without drum or trumpet, or anything more romantic than a _laissez-passer_ signed by Favre.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading Sport "L'amour du mieux t'aura interdit le bien."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "No, I left by the Creteil gate, without drum or trumpet, or anything more romantic than a _laissez-passer_ signed by Favre.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Do I look as if I had come out of Paris in a balloon?" said John Turner, in answer to my suggestion that he had made use of a method of escape at that time popular.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Do I look as if I had come out of Paris in a balloon?" said John Turner, in answer to my suggestion that he had made use of a method of escape at that time popular.
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading "Do I look as if I had come out of Paris in a balloon?" said John Turner, in answer to my suggestion that he had made use of a method of escape at that time popular.
mieux
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From this reading Sport "L'amour du mieux t'aura interdit le bien."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "No, I left by the Creteil gate, without drum or trumpet, or anything more romantic than a _laissez-passer_ signed by Favre.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Do I look as if I had come out of Paris in a balloon?" said John Turner, in answer to my suggestion that he had made use of a method of escape at that time popular.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I left by the Creteil gate, without drum or trumpet, or anything more romantic than a _laissez-passer_ signed by Favre.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There will be the devil to pay in Paris before another week has passed, and I am not going to disburse."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Do I look as if I had come out of Paris in a balloon?" said John Turner, in answer to my suggestion that he had made use of a method of escape at that time popular.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "No, I left by the Creteil gate, without drum or trumpet, or anything more romantic than a _laissez-passer_ signed by Favre.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Do I look as if I had come out of Paris in a balloon?" said John Turner, in answer to my suggestion that he had made use of a method of escape at that time popular.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading "Do I look as if I had come out of Paris in a balloon?" said John Turner, in answer to my suggestion that he had made use of a method of escape at that time popular.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading There will be the devil to pay in Paris before another week has passed, and I am not going to disburse."
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading There will be the devil to pay in Paris before another week has passed, and I am not going to disburse."
yielding a fair profit
From this reading "In what way will he want paying?"
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading "Do I look as if I had come out of Paris in a balloon?" said John Turner, in answer to my suggestion that he had made use of a method of escape at that time popular.
romanticadjectiveUS /roʊˈmæntɪk/
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading "No, I left by the Creteil gate, without drum or trumpet, or anything more romantic than a _laissez-passer_ signed by Favre.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Do I look as if I had come out of Paris in a balloon?" said John Turner, in answer to my suggestion that he had made use of a method of escape at that time popular.
having a handwritten signature
From this reading "No, I left by the Creteil gate, without drum or trumpet, or anything more romantic than a _laissez-passer_ signed by Favre.
SportnounUS /spɔːrt/
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading Sport "L'amour du mieux t'aura interdit le bien."
an idea that is suggested
From this reading "Do I look as if I had come out of Paris in a balloon?" said John Turner, in answer to my suggestion that he had made use of a method of escape at that time popular.
t'aura
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From this reading Sport "L'amour du mieux t'aura interdit le bien."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "No, I left by the Creteil gate, without drum or trumpet, or anything more romantic than a _laissez-passer_ signed by Favre.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Do I look as if I had come out of Paris in a balloon?" said John Turner, in answer to my suggestion that he had made use of a method of escape at that time popular.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No, I left by the Creteil gate, without drum or trumpet, or anything more romantic than a _laissez-passer_ signed by Favre.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There will be the devil to pay in Paris before another week has passed, and I am not going to disburse."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Do I look as if I had come out of Paris in a balloon?" said John Turner, in answer to my suggestion that he had made use of a method of escape at that time popular.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Do I look as if I had come out of Paris in a balloon?" said John Turner, in answer to my suggestion that he had made use of a method of escape at that time popular.
trumpetverbUS /ˈtrʌmpət/
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
From this reading "No, I left by the Creteil gate, without drum or trumpet, or anything more romantic than a _laissez-passer_ signed by Favre.
TurnernounUS /ˈtɜːrnər/
United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
From this reading "Do I look as if I had come out of Paris in a balloon?" said John Turner, in answer to my suggestion that he had made use of a method of escape at that time popular.
the act of using
From this reading "Do I look as if I had come out of Paris in a balloon?" said John Turner, in answer to my suggestion that he had made use of a method of escape at that time popular.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "In what way will he want paying?"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "In what way will he want paying?"
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading There will be the devil to pay in Paris before another week has passed, and I am not going to disburse."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "In what way will he want paying?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There will be the devil to pay in Paris before another week has passed, and I am not going to disburse."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "No, I left by the Creteil gate, without drum or trumpet, or anything more romantic than a _laissez-passer_ signed by Favre.
