Chapter VI

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

From this reading About a week after the tableaux-vivants, Lili Verstraeten was sitting in the small drawing-room, where the representation had taken place.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading About a week after the tableaux-vivants, Lili Verstraeten was sitting in the small drawing-room, where the representation had taken place.

later than; following

From this reading About a week after the tableaux-vivants, Lili Verstraeten was sitting in the small drawing-room, where the representation had taken place.

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

From this reading The room had long since resumed its usual appearance, and in the grate burned a cheerful fire.

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading The room had long since resumed its usual appearance, and in the grate burned a cheerful fire.

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From this reading Marie had gone shopping with Frédérique van Erlevoort, but Lili had preferred to stay at home, and so she settled herself cosily in a big, old-fashioned, tapestry-covered arm-chair.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Marie had gone shopping with Frédérique van Erlevoort, but Lili had preferred to stay at home, and so she settled herself cosily in a big, old-fashioned, tapestry-covered arm-chair.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Marie had gone shopping with Frédérique van Erlevoort, but Lili had preferred to stay at home, and so she settled herself cosily in a big, old-fashioned, tapestry-covered arm-chair.

offering little or no hope

From this reading Outdoors it was cold; there was a bleak wind, and it threatened rain.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading She had taken Victor Hugo’s Notre Dame de Paris with her, but she did not wish to force herself to read, if she did not care for it, and the book, in its red calf cover and with gilt edges, lay unopened in her lap.

treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point

From this reading The room had long since resumed its usual appearance, and in the grate burned a cheerful fire.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Marie had gone shopping with Frédérique van Erlevoort, but Lili had preferred to stay at home, and so she settled herself cosily in a big, old-fashioned, tapestry-covered arm-chair.

young of domestic cattle

From this reading She had taken Victor Hugo’s Notre Dame de Paris with her, but she did not wish to force herself to read, if she did not care for it, and the book, in its red calf cover and with gilt edges, lay unopened in her lap.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading She had taken Victor Hugo’s Notre Dame de Paris with her, but she did not wish to force herself to read, if she did not care for it, and the book, in its red calf cover and with gilt edges, lay unopened in her lap.

being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits

From this reading The room had long since resumed its usual appearance, and in the grate burned a cheerful fire.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading Outdoors it was cold; there was a bleak wind, and it threatened rain.

in a cozy manner

From this reading Marie had gone shopping with Frédérique van Erlevoort, but Lili had preferred to stay at home, and so she settled herself cosily in a big, old-fashioned, tapestry-covered arm-chair.

provide with a covering or cause to be covered

From this reading She had taken Victor Hugo’s Notre Dame de Paris with her, but she did not wish to force herself to read, if she did not care for it, and the book, in its red calf cover and with gilt edges, lay unopened in her lap.

informal terms for a (young) woman

From this reading She had taken Victor Hugo’s Notre Dame de Paris with her, but she did not wish to force herself to read, if she did not care for it, and the book, in its red calf cover and with gilt edges, lay unopened in her lap.

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

From this reading She had taken Victor Hugo’s Notre Dame de Paris with her, but she did not wish to force herself to read, if she did not care for it, and the book, in its red calf cover and with gilt edges, lay unopened in her lap.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading She had taken Victor Hugo’s Notre Dame de Paris with her, but she did not wish to force herself to read, if she did not care for it, and the book, in its red calf cover and with gilt edges, lay unopened in her lap.

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From this reading About a week after the tableaux-vivants, Lili Verstraeten was sitting in the small drawing-room, where the representation had taken place.

plural of “edge” — the boundary of a surface

From this reading She had taken Victor Hugo’s Notre Dame de Paris with her, but she did not wish to force herself to read, if she did not care for it, and the book, in its red calf cover and with gilt edges, lay unopened in her lap.

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From this reading Marie had gone shopping with Frédérique van Erlevoort, but Lili had preferred to stay at home, and so she settled herself cosily in a big, old-fashioned, tapestry-covered arm-chair.

start firing a weapon

From this reading The room had long since resumed its usual appearance, and in the grate burned a cheerful fire.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She had taken Victor Hugo’s Notre Dame de Paris with her, but she did not wish to force herself to read, if she did not care for it, and the book, in its red calf cover and with gilt edges, lay unopened in her lap.

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading She had taken Victor Hugo’s Notre Dame de Paris with her, but she did not wish to force herself to read, if she did not care for it, and the book, in its red calf cover and with gilt edges, lay unopened in her lap.

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From this reading Marie had gone shopping with Frédérique van Erlevoort, but Lili had preferred to stay at home, and so she settled herself cosily in a big, old-fashioned, tapestry-covered arm-chair.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading She had taken Victor Hugo’s Notre Dame de Paris with her, but she did not wish to force herself to read, if she did not care for it, and the book, in its red calf cover and with gilt edges, lay unopened in her lap.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Marie had gone shopping with Frédérique van Erlevoort, but Lili had preferred to stay at home, and so she settled herself cosily in a big, old-fashioned, tapestry-covered arm-chair.

a frame of iron bars to hold a fire

From this reading The room had long since resumed its usual appearance, and in the grate burned a cheerful fire.

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

From this reading About a week after the tableaux-vivants, Lili Verstraeten was sitting in the small drawing-room, where the representation had taken place.

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

From this reading She had taken Victor Hugo’s Notre Dame de Paris with her, but she did not wish to force herself to read, if she did not care for it, and the book, in its red calf cover and with gilt edges, lay unopened in her lap.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Marie had gone shopping with Frédérique van Erlevoort, but Lili had preferred to stay at home, and so she settled herself cosily in a big, old-fashioned, tapestry-covered arm-chair.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Marie had gone shopping with Frédérique van Erlevoort, but Lili had preferred to stay at home, and so she settled herself cosily in a big, old-fashioned, tapestry-covered arm-chair.

possessive form of “hugo” — French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)

From this reading She had taken Victor Hugo’s Notre Dame de Paris with her, but she did not wish to force herself to read, if she did not care for it, and the book, in its red calf cover and with gilt edges, lay unopened in her lap.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading She had taken Victor Hugo’s Notre Dame de Paris with her, but she did not wish to force herself to read, if she did not care for it, and the book, in its red calf cover and with gilt edges, lay unopened in her lap.

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

From this reading About a week after the tableaux-vivants, Lili Verstraeten was sitting in the small drawing-room, where the representation had taken place.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Outdoors it was cold; there was a bleak wind, and it threatened rain.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The room had long since resumed its usual appearance, and in the grate burned a cheerful fire.

lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another

From this reading She had taken Victor Hugo’s Notre Dame de Paris with her, but she did not wish to force herself to read, if she did not care for it, and the book, in its red calf cover and with gilt edges, lay unopened in her lap.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading She had taken Victor Hugo’s Notre Dame de Paris with her, but she did not wish to force herself to read, if she did not care for it, and the book, in its red calf cover and with gilt edges, lay unopened in her lap.

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From this reading About a week after the tableaux-vivants, Lili Verstraeten was sitting in the small drawing-room, where the representation had taken place.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading The room had long since resumed its usual appearance, and in the grate burned a cheerful fire.

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From this reading Marie had gone shopping with Frédérique van Erlevoort, but Lili had preferred to stay at home, and so she settled herself cosily in a big, old-fashioned, tapestry-covered arm-chair.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She had taken Victor Hugo’s Notre Dame de Paris with her, but she did not wish to force herself to read, if she did not care for it, and the book, in its red calf cover and with gilt edges, lay unopened in her lap.

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From this reading She had taken Victor Hugo’s Notre Dame de Paris with her, but she did not wish to force herself to read, if she did not care for it, and the book, in its red calf cover and with gilt edges, lay unopened in her lap.

out of fashion

From this reading Marie had gone shopping with Frédérique van Erlevoort, but Lili had preferred to stay at home, and so she settled herself cosily in a big, old-fashioned, tapestry-covered arm-chair.

outside a building

From this reading Outdoors it was cold; there was a bleak wind, and it threatened rain.

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

From this reading She had taken Victor Hugo’s Notre Dame de Paris with her, but she did not wish to force herself to read, if she did not care for it, and the book, in its red calf cover and with gilt edges, lay unopened in her lap.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading About a week after the tableaux-vivants, Lili Verstraeten was sitting in the small drawing-room, where the representation had taken place.

more desirable than another

From this reading Marie had gone shopping with Frédérique van Erlevoort, but Lili had preferred to stay at home, and so she settled herself cosily in a big, old-fashioned, tapestry-covered arm-chair.

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading Outdoors it was cold; there was a bleak wind, and it threatened rain.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading She had taken Victor Hugo’s Notre Dame de Paris with her, but she did not wish to force herself to read, if she did not care for it, and the book, in its red calf cover and with gilt edges, lay unopened in her lap.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading She had taken Victor Hugo’s Notre Dame de Paris with her, but she did not wish to force herself to read, if she did not care for it, and the book, in its red calf cover and with gilt edges, lay unopened in her lap.

a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image

From this reading About a week after the tableaux-vivants, Lili Verstraeten was sitting in the small drawing-room, where the representation had taken place.

past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew

From this reading The room had long since resumed its usual appearance, and in the grate burned a cheerful fire.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading The room had long since resumed its usual appearance, and in the grate burned a cheerful fire.

established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

From this reading Marie had gone shopping with Frédérique van Erlevoort, but Lili had preferred to stay at home, and so she settled herself cosily in a big, old-fashioned, tapestry-covered arm-chair.

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

From this reading Marie had gone shopping with Frédérique van Erlevoort, but Lili had preferred to stay at home, and so she settled herself cosily in a big, old-fashioned, tapestry-covered arm-chair.

searching for or buying goods or services

From this reading Marie had gone shopping with Frédérique van Erlevoort, but Lili had preferred to stay at home, and so she settled herself cosily in a big, old-fashioned, tapestry-covered arm-chair.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading The room had long since resumed its usual appearance, and in the grate burned a cheerful fire.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading About a week after the tableaux-vivants, Lili Verstraeten was sitting in the small drawing-room, where the representation had taken place.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading About a week after the tableaux-vivants, Lili Verstraeten was sitting in the small drawing-room, where the representation had taken place.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Marie had gone shopping with Frédérique van Erlevoort, but Lili had preferred to stay at home, and so she settled herself cosily in a big, old-fashioned, tapestry-covered arm-chair.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Marie had gone shopping with Frédérique van Erlevoort, but Lili had preferred to stay at home, and so she settled herself cosily in a big, old-fashioned, tapestry-covered arm-chair.

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From this reading About a week after the tableaux-vivants, Lili Verstraeten was sitting in the small drawing-room, where the representation had taken place.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading About a week after the tableaux-vivants, Lili Verstraeten was sitting in the small drawing-room, where the representation had taken place.

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From this reading Marie had gone shopping with Frédérique van Erlevoort, but Lili had preferred to stay at home, and so she settled herself cosily in a big, old-fashioned, tapestry-covered arm-chair.

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

From this reading About a week after the tableaux-vivants, Lili Verstraeten was sitting in the small drawing-room, where the representation had taken place.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Outdoors it was cold; there was a bleak wind, and it threatened rain.

(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered

From this reading Outdoors it was cold; there was a bleak wind, and it threatened rain.

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

From this reading Marie had gone shopping with Frédérique van Erlevoort, but Lili had preferred to stay at home, and so she settled herself cosily in a big, old-fashioned, tapestry-covered arm-chair.

not yet opened or unsealed

From this reading She had taken Victor Hugo’s Notre Dame de Paris with her, but she did not wish to force herself to read, if she did not care for it, and the book, in its red calf cover and with gilt edges, lay unopened in her lap.

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading The room had long since resumed its usual appearance, and in the grate burned a cheerful fire.

any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

From this reading Marie had gone shopping with Frédérique van Erlevoort, but Lili had preferred to stay at home, and so she settled herself cosily in a big, old-fashioned, tapestry-covered arm-chair.

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

From this reading About a week after the tableaux-vivants, Lili Verstraeten was sitting in the small drawing-room, where the representation had taken place.

a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

From this reading She had taken Victor Hugo’s Notre Dame de Paris with her, but she did not wish to force herself to read, if she did not care for it, and the book, in its red calf cover and with gilt edges, lay unopened in her lap.

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

From this reading About a week after the tableaux-vivants, Lili Verstraeten was sitting in the small drawing-room, where the representation had taken place.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading About a week after the tableaux-vivants, Lili Verstraeten was sitting in the small drawing-room, where the representation had taken place.

in or at the place that

From this reading About a week after the tableaux-vivants, Lili Verstraeten was sitting in the small drawing-room, where the representation had taken place.

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

From this reading Outdoors it was cold; there was a bleak wind, and it threatened rain.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading She had taken Victor Hugo’s Notre Dame de Paris with her, but she did not wish to force herself to read, if she did not care for it, and the book, in its red calf cover and with gilt edges, lay unopened in her lap.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Marie had gone shopping with Frédérique van Erlevoort, but Lili had preferred to stay at home, and so she settled herself cosily in a big, old-fashioned, tapestry-covered arm-chair.