Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

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

From this reading “Sir,” said Castruccio, with great stiffness, and speaking in French, which was his wont when he meant to be distant--“sir, I do not come to renew our former acquaintance--you are a great man [here a bitter sneer], I an obscure one [here Castruccio drew himself up]--I only come to discharge a debt to you which I find I have incurred.”

personal knowledge or information about someone or something

From this reading “Sir,” said Castruccio, with great stiffness, and speaking in French, which was his wont when he meant to be distant--“sir, I do not come to renew our former acquaintance--you are a great man [here a bitter sneer], I an obscure one [here Castruccio drew himself up]--I only come to discharge a debt to you which I find I have incurred.”

later than; following

From this reading IT was just twelve months after his last interview with Valerie, and Madame de Ventadour had long since quitted England, when one morning, as Maltravers sat alone in his study, Castruccio Cesarini was announced.

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From this reading “Ah, my dear Castruccio, how are you?” cried Maltravers, eagerly, as the opening door presented the form of the Italian.

Having no one else present.

From this reading IT was just twelve months after his last interview with Valerie, and Madame de Ventadour had long since quitted England, when one morning, as Maltravers sat alone in his study, Castruccio Cesarini was announced.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading “‘I am surprised,’ said he, ‘at the caprice of Fortune, who sometimes delights in loading an execrable author with favours, whilst she leaves good writers to perish for want.’”--_Gil Blas_.

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

From this reading “‘I am surprised,’ said he, ‘at the caprice of Fortune, who sometimes delights in loading an execrable author with favours, whilst she leaves good writers to perish for want.’”--_Gil Blas_.

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

From this reading IT was just twelve months after his last interview with Valerie, and Madame de Ventadour had long since quitted England, when one morning, as Maltravers sat alone in his study, Castruccio Cesarini was announced.

declared publicly; made widely known

From this reading IT was just twelve months after his last interview with Valerie, and Madame de Ventadour had long since quitted England, when one morning, as Maltravers sat alone in his study, Castruccio Cesarini was announced.

a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading “In effect he entered my apartment.”--_Gil Blas_.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “Ah, my dear Castruccio, how are you?” cried Maltravers, eagerly, as the opening door presented the form of the Italian.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading IT was just twelve months after his last interview with Valerie, and Madame de Ventadour had long since quitted England, when one morning, as Maltravers sat alone in his study, Castruccio Cesarini was announced.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “‘I am surprised,’ said he, ‘at the caprice of Fortune, who sometimes delights in loading an execrable author with favours, whilst she leaves good writers to perish for want.’”--_Gil Blas_.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading “‘I am surprised,’ said he, ‘at the caprice of Fortune, who sometimes delights in loading an execrable author with favours, whilst she leaves good writers to perish for want.’”--_Gil Blas_.

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

From this reading “Sir,” said Castruccio, with great stiffness, and speaking in French, which was his wont when he meant to be distant--“sir, I do not come to renew our former acquaintance--you are a great man [here a bitter sneer], I an obscure one [here Castruccio drew himself up]--I only come to discharge a debt to you which I find I have incurred.”

marked by strong resentment or cynicism

From this reading “Sir,” said Castruccio, with great stiffness, and speaking in French, which was his wont when he meant to be distant--“sir, I do not come to renew our former acquaintance--you are a great man [here a bitter sneer], I an obscure one [here Castruccio drew himself up]--I only come to discharge a debt to you which I find I have incurred.”

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From this reading “In effect he entered my apartment.”--_Gil Blas_.

a sudden desire

From this reading “‘I am surprised,’ said he, ‘at the caprice of Fortune, who sometimes delights in loading an execrable author with favours, whilst she leaves good writers to perish for want.’”--_Gil Blas_.

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From this reading IT was just twelve months after his last interview with Valerie, and Madame de Ventadour had long since quitted England, when one morning, as Maltravers sat alone in his study, Castruccio Cesarini was announced.

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From this reading IT was just twelve months after his last interview with Valerie, and Madame de Ventadour had long since quitted England, when one morning, as Maltravers sat alone in his study, Castruccio Cesarini was announced.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “Sir,” said Castruccio, with great stiffness, and speaking in French, which was his wont when he meant to be distant--“sir, I do not come to renew our former acquaintance--you are a great man [here a bitter sneer], I an obscure one [here Castruccio drew himself up]--I only come to discharge a debt to you which I find I have incurred.”

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading “Ah, my dear Castruccio, how are you?” cried Maltravers, eagerly, as the opening door presented the form of the Italian.

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

From this reading IT was just twelve months after his last interview with Valerie, and Madame de Ventadour had long since quitted England, when one morning, as Maltravers sat alone in his study, Castruccio Cesarini was announced.

dearly loved

From this reading “Ah, my dear Castruccio, how are you?” cried Maltravers, eagerly, as the opening door presented the form of the Italian.

the state of owing something (especially money)

From this reading “Sir,” said Castruccio, with great stiffness, and speaking in French, which was his wont when he meant to be distant--“sir, I do not come to renew our former acquaintance--you are a great man [here a bitter sneer], I an obscure one [here Castruccio drew himself up]--I only come to discharge a debt to you which I find I have incurred.”

plural of “delight” — a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction

From this reading “‘I am surprised,’ said he, ‘at the caprice of Fortune, who sometimes delights in loading an execrable author with favours, whilst she leaves good writers to perish for want.’”--_Gil Blas_.

complete or carry out

From this reading “Sir,” said Castruccio, with great stiffness, and speaking in French, which was his wont when he meant to be distant--“sir, I do not come to renew our former acquaintance--you are a great man [here a bitter sneer], I an obscure one [here Castruccio drew himself up]--I only come to discharge a debt to you which I find I have incurred.”

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading “Sir,” said Castruccio, with great stiffness, and speaking in French, which was his wont when he meant to be distant--“sir, I do not come to renew our former acquaintance--you are a great man [here a bitter sneer], I an obscure one [here Castruccio drew himself up]--I only come to discharge a debt to you which I find I have incurred.”

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “Sir,” said Castruccio, with great stiffness, and speaking in French, which was his wont when he meant to be distant--“sir, I do not come to renew our former acquaintance--you are a great man [here a bitter sneer], I an obscure one [here Castruccio drew himself up]--I only come to discharge a debt to you which I find I have incurred.”

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading “Ah, my dear Castruccio, how are you?” cried Maltravers, eagerly, as the opening door presented the form of the Italian.

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

From this reading “Sir,” said Castruccio, with great stiffness, and speaking in French, which was his wont when he meant to be distant--“sir, I do not come to renew our former acquaintance--you are a great man [here a bitter sneer], I an obscure one [here Castruccio drew himself up]--I only come to discharge a debt to you which I find I have incurred.”

with eagerness; in an eager manner

From this reading “Ah, my dear Castruccio, how are you?” cried Maltravers, eagerly, as the opening door presented the form of the Italian.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading “In effect he entered my apartment.”--_Gil Blas_.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading IT was just twelve months after his last interview with Valerie, and Madame de Ventadour had long since quitted England, when one morning, as Maltravers sat alone in his study, Castruccio Cesarini was announced.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading “In effect he entered my apartment.”--_Gil Blas_.

of very poor quality or condition

From this reading “‘I am surprised,’ said he, ‘at the caprice of Fortune, who sometimes delights in loading an execrable author with favours, whilst she leaves good writers to perish for want.’”--_Gil Blas_.

plural of “favour” — a feeling of favorable regard

From this reading “‘I am surprised,’ said he, ‘at the caprice of Fortune, who sometimes delights in loading an execrable author with favours, whilst she leaves good writers to perish for want.’”--_Gil Blas_.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading “Sir,” said Castruccio, with great stiffness, and speaking in French, which was his wont when he meant to be distant--“sir, I do not come to renew our former acquaintance--you are a great man [here a bitter sneer], I an obscure one [here Castruccio drew himself up]--I only come to discharge a debt to you which I find I have incurred.”

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “‘I am surprised,’ said he, ‘at the caprice of Fortune, who sometimes delights in loading an execrable author with favours, whilst she leaves good writers to perish for want.’”--_Gil Blas_.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading “Ah, my dear Castruccio, how are you?” cried Maltravers, eagerly, as the opening door presented the form of the Italian.

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

From this reading “Sir,” said Castruccio, with great stiffness, and speaking in French, which was his wont when he meant to be distant--“sir, I do not come to renew our former acquaintance--you are a great man [here a bitter sneer], I an obscure one [here Castruccio drew himself up]--I only come to discharge a debt to you which I find I have incurred.”

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading “‘I am surprised,’ said he, ‘at the caprice of Fortune, who sometimes delights in loading an execrable author with favours, whilst she leaves good writers to perish for want.’”--_Gil Blas_.

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

From this reading “Sir,” said Castruccio, with great stiffness, and speaking in French, which was his wont when he meant to be distant--“sir, I do not come to renew our former acquaintance--you are a great man [here a bitter sneer], I an obscure one [here Castruccio drew himself up]--I only come to discharge a debt to you which I find I have incurred.”

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From this reading “In effect he entered my apartment.”--_Gil Blas_.

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

From this reading “‘I am surprised,’ said he, ‘at the caprice of Fortune, who sometimes delights in loading an execrable author with favours, whilst she leaves good writers to perish for want.’”--_Gil Blas_.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading “Sir,” said Castruccio, with great stiffness, and speaking in French, which was his wont when he meant to be distant--“sir, I do not come to renew our former acquaintance--you are a great man [here a bitter sneer], I an obscure one [here Castruccio drew himself up]--I only come to discharge a debt to you which I find I have incurred.”

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

From this reading IT was just twelve months after his last interview with Valerie, and Madame de Ventadour had long since quitted England, when one morning, as Maltravers sat alone in his study, Castruccio Cesarini was announced.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Sir,” said Castruccio, with great stiffness, and speaking in French, which was his wont when he meant to be distant--“sir, I do not come to renew our former acquaintance--you are a great man [here a bitter sneer], I an obscure one [here Castruccio drew himself up]--I only come to discharge a debt to you which I find I have incurred.”

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

From this reading “In effect he entered my apartment.”--_Gil Blas_.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading “Sir,” said Castruccio, with great stiffness, and speaking in French, which was his wont when he meant to be distant--“sir, I do not come to renew our former acquaintance--you are a great man [here a bitter sneer], I an obscure one [here Castruccio drew himself up]--I only come to discharge a debt to you which I find I have incurred.”

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Sir,” said Castruccio, with great stiffness, and speaking in French, which was his wont when he meant to be distant--“sir, I do not come to renew our former acquaintance--you are a great man [here a bitter sneer], I an obscure one [here Castruccio drew himself up]--I only come to discharge a debt to you which I find I have incurred.”

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

From this reading IT was just twelve months after his last interview with Valerie, and Madame de Ventadour had long since quitted England, when one morning, as Maltravers sat alone in his study, Castruccio Cesarini was announced.

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

From this reading “Ah, my dear Castruccio, how are you?” cried Maltravers, eagerly, as the opening door presented the form of the Italian.

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

From this reading “‘I am surprised,’ said he, ‘at the caprice of Fortune, who sometimes delights in loading an execrable author with favours, whilst she leaves good writers to perish for want.’”--_Gil Blas_.

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

From this reading “In effect he entered my apartment.”--_Gil Blas_.

inflected form of “incur” — make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to

From this reading “Sir,” said Castruccio, with great stiffness, and speaking in French, which was his wont when he meant to be distant--“sir, I do not come to renew our former acquaintance--you are a great man [here a bitter sneer], I an obscure one [here Castruccio drew himself up]--I only come to discharge a debt to you which I find I have incurred.”

conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

From this reading IT was just twelve months after his last interview with Valerie, and Madame de Ventadour had long since quitted England, when one morning, as Maltravers sat alone in his study, Castruccio Cesarini was announced.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading IT was just twelve months after his last interview with Valerie, and Madame de Ventadour had long since quitted England, when one morning, as Maltravers sat alone in his study, Castruccio Cesarini was announced.

a native or inhabitant of Italy

From this reading “Ah, my dear Castruccio, how are you?” cried Maltravers, eagerly, as the opening door presented the form of the Italian.

and nothing more

From this reading IT was just twelve months after his last interview with Valerie, and Madame de Ventadour had long since quitted England, when one morning, as Maltravers sat alone in his study, Castruccio Cesarini was announced.

immediately past

From this reading IT was just twelve months after his last interview with Valerie, and Madame de Ventadour had long since quitted England, when one morning, as Maltravers sat alone in his study, Castruccio Cesarini was announced.

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading “‘I am surprised,’ said he, ‘at the caprice of Fortune, who sometimes delights in loading an execrable author with favours, whilst she leaves good writers to perish for want.’”--_Gil Blas_.

weight to be borne or conveyed

From this reading “‘I am surprised,’ said he, ‘at the caprice of Fortune, who sometimes delights in loading an execrable author with favours, whilst she leaves good writers to perish for want.’”--_Gil Blas_.

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 IT was just twelve months after his last interview with Valerie, and Madame de Ventadour had long since quitted England, when one morning, as Maltravers sat alone in his study, Castruccio Cesarini was announced.

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading IT was just twelve months after his last interview with Valerie, and Madame de Ventadour had long since quitted England, when one morning, as Maltravers sat alone in his study, Castruccio Cesarini was announced.

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

From this reading IT was just twelve months after his last interview with Valerie, and Madame de Ventadour had long since quitted England, when one morning, as Maltravers sat alone in his study, Castruccio Cesarini was announced.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading “Sir,” said Castruccio, with great stiffness, and speaking in French, which was his wont when he meant to be distant--“sir, I do not come to renew our former acquaintance--you are a great man [here a bitter sneer], I an obscure one [here Castruccio drew himself up]--I only come to discharge a debt to you which I find I have incurred.”

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading “Sir,” said Castruccio, with great stiffness, and speaking in French, which was his wont when he meant to be distant--“sir, I do not come to renew our former acquaintance--you are a great man [here a bitter sneer], I an obscure one [here Castruccio drew himself up]--I only come to discharge a debt to you which I find I have incurred.”

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading IT was just twelve months after his last interview with Valerie, and Madame de Ventadour had long since quitted England, when one morning, as Maltravers sat alone in his study, Castruccio Cesarini was announced.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading IT was just twelve months after his last interview with Valerie, and Madame de Ventadour had long since quitted England, when one morning, as Maltravers sat alone in his study, Castruccio Cesarini was announced.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “In effect he entered my apartment.”--_Gil Blas_.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “Sir,” said Castruccio, with great stiffness, and speaking in French, which was his wont when he meant to be distant--“sir, I do not come to renew our former acquaintance--you are a great man [here a bitter sneer], I an obscure one [here Castruccio drew himself up]--I only come to discharge a debt to you which I find I have incurred.”

make less visible or unclear

From this reading “Sir,” said Castruccio, with great stiffness, and speaking in French, which was his wont when he meant to be distant--“sir, I do not come to renew our former acquaintance--you are a great man [here a bitter sneer], I an obscure one [here Castruccio drew himself up]--I only come to discharge a debt to you which I find I have incurred.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “‘I am surprised,’ said he, ‘at the caprice of Fortune, who sometimes delights in loading an execrable author with favours, whilst she leaves good writers to perish for want.’”--_Gil Blas_.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading IT was just twelve months after his last interview with Valerie, and Madame de Ventadour had long since quitted England, when one morning, as Maltravers sat alone in his study, Castruccio Cesarini was announced.

and nothing more

From this reading “Sir,” said Castruccio, with great stiffness, and speaking in French, which was his wont when he meant to be distant--“sir, I do not come to renew our former acquaintance--you are a great man [here a bitter sneer], I an obscure one [here Castruccio drew himself up]--I only come to discharge a debt to you which I find I have incurred.”

an open or empty space in or between things

From this reading “Ah, my dear Castruccio, how are you?” cried Maltravers, eagerly, as the opening door presented the form of the Italian.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading “Sir,” said Castruccio, with great stiffness, and speaking in French, which was his wont when he meant to be distant--“sir, I do not come to renew our former acquaintance--you are a great man [here a bitter sneer], I an obscure one [here Castruccio drew himself up]--I only come to discharge a debt to you which I find I have incurred.”

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

From this reading “‘I am surprised,’ said he, ‘at the caprice of Fortune, who sometimes delights in loading an execrable author with favours, whilst she leaves good writers to perish for want.’”--_Gil Blas_.

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

From this reading “Ah, my dear Castruccio, how are you?” cried Maltravers, eagerly, as the opening door presented the form of the Italian.

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From this reading IT was just twelve months after his last interview with Valerie, and Madame de Ventadour had long since quitted England, when one morning, as Maltravers sat alone in his study, Castruccio Cesarini was announced.

reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new

From this reading “Sir,” said Castruccio, with great stiffness, and speaking in French, which was his wont when he meant to be distant--“sir, I do not come to renew our former acquaintance--you are a great man [here a bitter sneer], I an obscure one [here Castruccio drew himself up]--I only come to discharge a debt to you which I find I have incurred.”

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “‘I am surprised,’ said he, ‘at the caprice of Fortune, who sometimes delights in loading an execrable author with favours, whilst she leaves good writers to perish for want.’”--_Gil Blas_.

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

From this reading IT was just twelve months after his last interview with Valerie, and Madame de Ventadour had long since quitted England, when one morning, as Maltravers sat alone in his study, Castruccio Cesarini was announced.

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

From this reading “‘I am surprised,’ said he, ‘at the caprice of Fortune, who sometimes delights in loading an execrable author with favours, whilst she leaves good writers to perish for want.’”--_Gil Blas_.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading IT was just twelve months after his last interview with Valerie, and Madame de Ventadour had long since quitted England, when one morning, as Maltravers sat alone in his study, Castruccio Cesarini was announced.

term of address for a man

From this reading “Sir,” said Castruccio, with great stiffness, and speaking in French, which was his wont when he meant to be distant--“sir, I do not come to renew our former acquaintance--you are a great man [here a bitter sneer], I an obscure one [here Castruccio drew himself up]--I only come to discharge a debt to you which I find I have incurred.”

express through a scornful smile

From this reading “Sir,” said Castruccio, with great stiffness, and speaking in French, which was his wont when he meant to be distant--“sir, I do not come to renew our former acquaintance--you are a great man [here a bitter sneer], I an obscure one [here Castruccio drew himself up]--I only come to discharge a debt to you which I find I have incurred.”

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading “‘I am surprised,’ said he, ‘at the caprice of Fortune, who sometimes delights in loading an execrable author with favours, whilst she leaves good writers to perish for want.’”--_Gil Blas_.

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading “Sir,” said Castruccio, with great stiffness, and speaking in French, which was his wont when he meant to be distant--“sir, I do not come to renew our former acquaintance--you are a great man [here a bitter sneer], I an obscure one [here Castruccio drew himself up]--I only come to discharge a debt to you which I find I have incurred.”

the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend

From this reading “Sir,” said Castruccio, with great stiffness, and speaking in French, which was his wont when he meant to be distant--“sir, I do not come to renew our former acquaintance--you are a great man [here a bitter sneer], I an obscure one [here Castruccio drew himself up]--I only come to discharge a debt to you which I find I have incurred.”

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading IT was just twelve months after his last interview with Valerie, and Madame de Ventadour had long since quitted England, when one morning, as Maltravers sat alone in his study, Castruccio Cesarini was announced.

taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment

From this reading “‘I am surprised,’ said he, ‘at the caprice of Fortune, who sometimes delights in loading an execrable author with favours, whilst she leaves good writers to perish for want.’”--_Gil Blas_.

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

From this reading “‘I am surprised,’ said he, ‘at the caprice of Fortune, who sometimes delights in loading an execrable author with favours, whilst she leaves good writers to perish for want.’”--_Gil Blas_.

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

From this reading “‘I am surprised,’ said he, ‘at the caprice of Fortune, who sometimes delights in loading an execrable author with favours, whilst she leaves good writers to perish for want.’”--_Gil Blas_.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading IT was just twelve months after his last interview with Valerie, and Madame de Ventadour had long since quitted England, when one morning, as Maltravers sat alone in his study, Castruccio Cesarini was announced.

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

From this reading “Sir,” said Castruccio, with great stiffness, and speaking in French, which was his wont when he meant to be distant--“sir, I do not come to renew our former acquaintance--you are a great man [here a bitter sneer], I an obscure one [here Castruccio drew himself up]--I only come to discharge a debt to you which I find I have incurred.”

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

From this reading IT was just twelve months after his last interview with Valerie, and Madame de Ventadour had long since quitted England, when one morning, as Maltravers sat alone in his study, Castruccio Cesarini was announced.

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

From this reading IT was just twelve months after his last interview with Valerie, and Madame de Ventadour had long since quitted England, when one morning, as Maltravers sat alone in his study, Castruccio Cesarini was announced.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading “‘I am surprised,’ said he, ‘at the caprice of Fortune, who sometimes delights in loading an execrable author with favours, whilst she leaves good writers to perish for want.’”--_Gil Blas_.

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

From this reading IT was just twelve months after his last interview with Valerie, and Madame de Ventadour had long since quitted England, when one morning, as Maltravers sat alone in his study, Castruccio Cesarini was announced.

at the time that

From this reading IT was just twelve months after his last interview with Valerie, and Madame de Ventadour had long since quitted England, when one morning, as Maltravers sat alone in his study, Castruccio Cesarini was announced.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading “Sir,” said Castruccio, with great stiffness, and speaking in French, which was his wont when he meant to be distant--“sir, I do not come to renew our former acquaintance--you are a great man [here a bitter sneer], I an obscure one [here Castruccio drew himself up]--I only come to discharge a debt to you which I find I have incurred.”

an old and formal word for “while”

From this reading “‘I am surprised,’ said he, ‘at the caprice of Fortune, who sometimes delights in loading an execrable author with favours, whilst she leaves good writers to perish for want.’”--_Gil Blas_.

which person or people

From this reading “‘I am surprised,’ said he, ‘at the caprice of Fortune, who sometimes delights in loading an execrable author with favours, whilst she leaves good writers to perish for want.’”--_Gil Blas_.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “‘I am surprised,’ said he, ‘at the caprice of Fortune, who sometimes delights in loading an execrable author with favours, whilst she leaves good writers to perish for want.’”--_Gil Blas_.

an established custom

From this reading “Sir,” said Castruccio, with great stiffness, and speaking in French, which was his wont when he meant to be distant--“sir, I do not come to renew our former acquaintance--you are a great man [here a bitter sneer], I an obscure one [here Castruccio drew himself up]--I only come to discharge a debt to you which I find I have incurred.”

plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading “‘I am surprised,’ said he, ‘at the caprice of Fortune, who sometimes delights in loading an execrable author with favours, whilst she leaves good writers to perish for want.’”--_Gil Blas_.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Ah, my dear Castruccio, how are you?” cried Maltravers, eagerly, as the opening door presented the form of the Italian.