Chapter I

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

From this reading "Now, then, messieurs, as one should never be ungrateful, as one should bestow at least a single thought on those who have made one happy, I drink to my mistresses, messieurs, to whom I bid a last farewell to-day!"

a proposal for an appropriate course of action

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

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

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

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

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

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

From this reading "Now, then, messieurs, as one should never be ungrateful, as one should bestow at least a single thought on those who have made one happy, I drink to my mistresses, messieurs, to whom I bid a last farewell to-day!"

a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers)

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Now, then, messieurs, as one should never be ungrateful, as one should bestow at least a single thought on those who have made one happy, I drink to my mistresses, messieurs, to whom I bid a last farewell to-day!"

a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cards that total closest to nine

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

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

From this reading "Now, then, messieurs, as one should never be ungrateful, as one should bestow at least a single thought on those who have made one happy, I drink to my mistresses, messieurs, to whom I bid a last farewell to-day!"

present

From this reading "Now, then, messieurs, as one should never be ungrateful, as one should bestow at least a single thought on those who have made one happy, I drink to my mistresses, messieurs, to whom I bid a last farewell to-day!"

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

propose a payment

From this reading "Now, then, messieurs, as one should never be ungrateful, as one should bestow at least a single thought on those who have made one happy, I drink to my mistresses, messieurs, to whom I bid a last farewell to-day!"

a woman who has recently been married

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

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From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

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From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

plural of “confidence” — freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

a conference (usually with someone important)

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

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From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading XXXII--A REVELATION A GENTLEMEN'S DINNER AT DEFFIEUX'S "A lady said to me one day:

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From this reading XXXII--A REVELATION A GENTLEMEN'S DINNER AT DEFFIEUX'S "A lady said to me one day:

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading XXXII--A REVELATION A GENTLEMEN'S DINNER AT DEFFIEUX'S "A lady said to me one day:

disappointingly unsuccessful

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

take in liquids

From this reading "Now, then, messieurs, as one should never be ungrateful, as one should bestow at least a single thought on those who have made one happy, I drink to my mistresses, messieurs, to whom I bid a last farewell to-day!"

come together

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

a social unit living together

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

From this reading "Now, then, messieurs, as one should never be ungrateful, as one should bestow at least a single thought on those who have made one happy, I drink to my mistresses, messieurs, to whom I bid a last farewell to-day!"

a sudden and violent collapse

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "'Monsieur Rochebrune, would it be possible for you to love two women at once?'

tendency to forget

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

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From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

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From this reading XXXII--A REVELATION A GENTLEMEN'S DINNER AT DEFFIEUX'S "A lady said to me one day:

educate for a future role or function

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading "Now, then, messieurs, as one should never be ungrateful, as one should bestow at least a single thought on those who have made one happy, I drink to my mistresses, messieurs, to whom I bid a last farewell to-day!"

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Now, then, messieurs, as one should never be ungrateful, as one should bestow at least a single thought on those who have made one happy, I drink to my mistresses, messieurs, to whom I bid a last farewell to-day!"

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

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

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

From this reading "Now, then, messieurs, as one should never be ungrateful, as one should bestow at least a single thought on those who have made one happy, I drink to my mistresses, messieurs, to whom I bid a last farewell to-day!"

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

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

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

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "'Monsieur Rochebrune, would it be possible for you to love two women at once?'

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

people descended from a common ancestor

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

a polite name for any woman

From this reading XXXII--A REVELATION A GENTLEMEN'S DINNER AT DEFFIEUX'S "A lady said to me one day:

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From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

immediately past

From this reading "Now, then, messieurs, as one should never be ungrateful, as one should bestow at least a single thought on those who have made one happy, I drink to my mistresses, messieurs, to whom I bid a last farewell to-day!"

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading "Now, then, messieurs, as one should never be ungrateful, as one should bestow at least a single thought on those who have made one happy, I drink to my mistresses, messieurs, to whom I bid a last farewell to-day!"

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

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading "'Monsieur Rochebrune, would it be possible for you to love two women at once?'

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading "Now, then, messieurs, as one should never be ungrateful, as one should bestow at least a single thought on those who have made one happy, I drink to my mistresses, messieurs, to whom I bid a last farewell to-day!"

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

From this reading XXXII--A REVELATION A GENTLEMEN'S DINNER AT DEFFIEUX'S "A lady said to me one day:

plural of “monsieur” — used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”

From this reading "Now, then, messieurs, as one should never be ungrateful, as one should bestow at least a single thought on those who have made one happy, I drink to my mistresses, messieurs, to whom I bid a last farewell to-day!"

plural of “mistress” — an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading "Now, then, messieurs, as one should never be ungrateful, as one should bestow at least a single thought on those who have made one happy, I drink to my mistresses, messieurs, to whom I bid a last farewell to-day!"

a particular point in time

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Now, then, messieurs, as one should never be ungrateful, as one should bestow at least a single thought on those who have made one happy, I drink to my mistresses, messieurs, to whom I bid a last farewell to-day!"

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading "Now, then, messieurs, as one should never be ungrateful, as one should bestow at least a single thought on those who have made one happy, I drink to my mistresses, messieurs, to whom I bid a last farewell to-day!"

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "Now, then, messieurs, as one should never be ungrateful, as one should bestow at least a single thought on those who have made one happy, I drink to my mistresses, messieurs, to whom I bid a last farewell to-day!"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Now, then, messieurs, as one should never be ungrateful, as one should bestow at least a single thought on those who have made one happy, I drink to my mistresses, messieurs, to whom I bid a last farewell to-day!"

on one occasion

From this reading "'Monsieur Rochebrune, would it be possible for you to love two women at once?'

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "Now, then, messieurs, as one should never be ungrateful, as one should bestow at least a single thought on those who have made one happy, I drink to my mistresses, messieurs, to whom I bid a last farewell to-day!"

an organization to gain political power

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

squeeze tightly between the fingers

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

capable of happening or existing

From this reading "'Monsieur Rochebrune, would it be possible for you to love two women at once?'

the back of a military formation or procession

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

the manner in which something is greeted

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

the speech act of making something evident

From this reading XXXII--A REVELATION A GENTLEMEN'S DINNER AT DEFFIEUX'S "A lady said to me one day:

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From this reading "'Monsieur Rochebrune, would it be possible for you to love two women at once?'

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

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading XXXII--A REVELATION A GENTLEMEN'S DINNER AT DEFFIEUX'S "A lady said to me one day:

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading "Now, then, messieurs, as one should never be ungrateful, as one should bestow at least a single thought on those who have made one happy, I drink to my mistresses, messieurs, to whom I bid a last farewell to-day!"

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading "Now, then, messieurs, as one should never be ungrateful, as one should bestow at least a single thought on those who have made one happy, I drink to my mistresses, messieurs, to whom I bid a last farewell to-day!"

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

the charred portion of a candlewick

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

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From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

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

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "Now, then, messieurs, as one should never be ungrateful, as one should bestow at least a single thought on those who have made one happy, I drink to my mistresses, messieurs, to whom I bid a last farewell to-day!"

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

From this reading "Now, then, messieurs, as one should never be ungrateful, as one should bestow at least a single thought on those who have made one happy, I drink to my mistresses, messieurs, to whom I bid a last farewell to-day!"

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading "Now, then, messieurs, as one should never be ungrateful, as one should bestow at least a single thought on those who have made one happy, I drink to my mistresses, messieurs, to whom I bid a last farewell to-day!"

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

From this reading "Now, then, messieurs, as one should never be ungrateful, as one should bestow at least a single thought on those who have made one happy, I drink to my mistresses, messieurs, to whom I bid a last farewell to-day!"

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From this reading "Now, then, messieurs, as one should never be ungrateful, as one should bestow at least a single thought on those who have made one happy, I drink to my mistresses, messieurs, to whom I bid a last farewell to-day!"

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading "'Monsieur Rochebrune, would it be possible for you to love two women at once?'

not feeling or showing gratitude

From this reading "Now, then, messieurs, as one should never be ungrateful, as one should bestow at least a single thought on those who have made one happy, I drink to my mistresses, messieurs, to whom I bid a last farewell to-day!"

anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

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From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

which person or people

From this reading "Now, then, messieurs, as one should never be ungrateful, as one should bestow at least a single thought on those who have made one happy, I drink to my mistresses, messieurs, to whom I bid a last farewell to-day!"

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Now, then, messieurs, as one should never be ungrateful, as one should bestow at least a single thought on those who have made one happy, I drink to my mistresses, messieurs, to whom I bid a last farewell to-day!"

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading "'Monsieur Rochebrune, would it be possible for you to love two women at once?'

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "'Monsieur Rochebrune, would it be possible for you to love two women at once?'

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-three and one

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-eight and one

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-four and one

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-five and one

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

being one more than thirty

From this reading XIX--THE LITTLE SUPPER PARTY XX--BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CHAMPAGNE XXI--CONFIDENCES XXII--MONSIEUR DAUBERNY XXIII--A MOMENT OF FORGETFULNESS XXIV--COQUETRY AND BACCARAT.--A FIASCO XXV--A YOUNG MOTHER XXVI--THE SQUIRREL XXVII--A CONSULTATION XXVIII--A WORD OF ADVICE.--AN ASSIGNATION XXIX--AN ENCOUNTER ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES XXX--CONFIDENCE IS OF SLOW GROWTH XXXI--DISAPPOINTED HOPES

being two more than thirty

From this reading XXXII--A REVELATION A GENTLEMEN'S DINNER AT DEFFIEUX'S "A lady said to me one day:

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "'Monsieur Rochebrune, would it be possible for you to love two women at once?'

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading IX--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE FRONT ROOMS X--A PINCH OF SNUFF.--A FAMILY TABLEAU XI--MADAME FREDERIQUE XII--THE WEDDING PARTY IN THE REAR ROOM XIII--THE BRIDE AND GROOM AND THEIR KINSFOLK XIV--A YOUNG DANDY.--A DELIGHTFUL HUSBAND XV--A VAGABOND XVI--MADAME LANDERNOY XVII--MADAME SORDEVILLE AND HER RECEPTION XVIII--BARON VON BRUNZBRACK