Chapter IX · Chapter 9

later than; following

From this reading The two visitors followed his gesture, and gazed in amazement at the walls covered with utensils, at the rough furniture, and at the table on which the children were still building their village after offering their cheeks to be kissed.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading I am all in favor of work, you know; but, dash it! one must have some amusement too."

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am all in favor of work, you know; but, dash it! one must have some amusement too."

the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising

From this reading The two visitors followed his gesture, and gazed in amazement at the walls covered with utensils, at the rough furniture, and at the table on which the children were still building their village after offering their cheeks to be kissed.

occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion

From this reading "But we do amuse ourselves," said Mathieu, waving his hand round that rustic kitchen in which centred all their pleasant family life.

a feeling of delight at being entertained

From this reading I am all in favor of work, you know; but, dash it! one must have some amusement too."

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

From this reading The two visitors followed his gesture, and gazed in amazement at the walls covered with utensils, at the rough furniture, and at the table on which the children were still building their village after offering their cheeks to be kissed.

any person at all

From this reading It is enough to kill anybody.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The two visitors followed his gesture, and gazed in amazement at the walls covered with utensils, at the rough furniture, and at the table on which the children were still building their village after offering their cheeks to be kissed.

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading "It stupefies me, my dear fellow," declared Beauchêne, "that you can live in this awful solitude in the depth of winter.

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

From this reading The two visitors followed his gesture, and gazed in amazement at the walls covered with utensils, at the rough furniture, and at the table on which the children were still building their village after offering their cheeks to be kissed.

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

From this reading "It stupefies me, my dear fellow," declared Beauchêne, "that you can live in this awful solitude in the depth of winter.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading The two visitors followed his gesture, and gazed in amazement at the walls covered with utensils, at the rough furniture, and at the table on which the children were still building their village after offering their cheeks to be kissed.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I am all in favor of work, you know; but, dash it! one must have some amusement too."

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "It stupefies me, my dear fellow," declared Beauchêne, "that you can live in this awful solitude in the depth of winter.

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

From this reading "But we do amuse ourselves," said Mathieu, waving his hand round that rustic kitchen in which centred all their pleasant family life.

plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes

From this reading The two visitors followed his gesture, and gazed in amazement at the walls covered with utensils, at the rough furniture, and at the table on which the children were still building their village after offering their cheeks to be kissed.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading The two visitors followed his gesture, and gazed in amazement at the walls covered with utensils, at the rough furniture, and at the table on which the children were still building their village after offering their cheeks to be kissed.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading The two visitors followed his gesture, and gazed in amazement at the walls covered with utensils, at the rough furniture, and at the table on which the children were still building their village after offering their cheeks to be kissed.

run or move very quickly or hastily

From this reading I am all in favor of work, you know; but, dash it! one must have some amusement too."

dearly loved

From this reading "It stupefies me, my dear fellow," declared Beauchêne, "that you can live in this awful solitude in the depth of winter.

made known or openly avowed

From this reading "It stupefies me, my dear fellow," declared Beauchêne, "that you can live in this awful solitude in the depth of winter.

the extent downward or backward or inward

From this reading "It stupefies me, my dear fellow," declared Beauchêne, "that you can live in this awful solitude in the depth of winter.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "But we do amuse ourselves," said Mathieu, waving his hand round that rustic kitchen in which centred all their pleasant family life.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading It is enough to kill anybody.

a social unit living together

From this reading "But we do amuse ourselves," said Mathieu, waving his hand round that rustic kitchen in which centred all their pleasant family life.

promote over another

From this reading I am all in favor of work, you know; but, dash it! one must have some amusement too."

a boy or man

From this reading "It stupefies me, my dear fellow," declared Beauchêne, "that you can live in this awful solitude in the depth of winter.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading The two visitors followed his gesture, and gazed in amazement at the walls covered with utensils, at the rough furniture, and at the table on which the children were still building their village after offering their cheeks to be kissed.

furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy

From this reading The two visitors followed his gesture, and gazed in amazement at the walls covered with utensils, at the rough furniture, and at the table on which the children were still building their village after offering their cheeks to be kissed.

past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading The two visitors followed his gesture, and gazed in amazement at the walls covered with utensils, at the rough furniture, and at the table on which the children were still building their village after offering their cheeks to be kissed.

motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling

From this reading The two visitors followed his gesture, and gazed in amazement at the walls covered with utensils, at the rough furniture, and at the table on which the children were still building their village after offering their cheeks to be kissed.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading "But we do amuse ourselves," said Mathieu, waving his hand round that rustic kitchen in which centred all their pleasant family life.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I am all in favor of work, you know; but, dash it! one must have some amusement too."

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

From this reading "But we do amuse ourselves," said Mathieu, waving his hand round that rustic kitchen in which centred all their pleasant family life.

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

From this reading I am all in favor of work, you know; but, dash it! one must have some amusement too."

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

From this reading "It stupefies me, my dear fellow," declared Beauchêne, "that you can live in this awful solitude in the depth of winter.

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

From this reading It is enough to kill anybody.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It stupefies me, my dear fellow," declared Beauchêne, "that you can live in this awful solitude in the depth of winter.

cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading It is enough to kill anybody.

past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.

From this reading The two visitors followed his gesture, and gazed in amazement at the walls covered with utensils, at the rough furniture, and at the table on which the children were still building their village after offering their cheeks to be kissed.

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading "But we do amuse ourselves," said Mathieu, waving his hand round that rustic kitchen in which centred all their pleasant family life.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading I am all in favor of work, you know; but, dash it! one must have some amusement too."

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading "But we do amuse ourselves," said Mathieu, waving his hand round that rustic kitchen in which centred all their pleasant family life.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading "It stupefies me, my dear fellow," declared Beauchêne, "that you can live in this awful solitude in the depth of winter.

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

From this reading "But we do amuse ourselves," said Mathieu, waving his hand round that rustic kitchen in which centred all their pleasant family life.

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

From this reading "It stupefies me, my dear fellow," declared Beauchêne, "that you can live in this awful solitude in the depth of winter.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading I am all in favor of work, you know; but, dash it! one must have some amusement too."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "It stupefies me, my dear fellow," declared Beauchêne, "that you can live in this awful solitude in the depth of winter.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "It stupefies me, my dear fellow," declared Beauchêne, "that you can live in this awful solitude in the depth of winter.

something offered (as a proposal or bid)

From this reading The two visitors followed his gesture, and gazed in amazement at the walls covered with utensils, at the rough furniture, and at the table on which the children were still building their village after offering their cheeks to be kissed.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The two visitors followed his gesture, and gazed in amazement at the walls covered with utensils, at the rough furniture, and at the table on which the children were still building their village after offering their cheeks to be kissed.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I am all in favor of work, you know; but, dash it! one must have some amusement too."

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading "But we do amuse ourselves," said Mathieu, waving his hand round that rustic kitchen in which centred all their pleasant family life.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading "But we do amuse ourselves," said Mathieu, waving his hand round that rustic kitchen in which centred all their pleasant family life.

having or caused by an irregular surface

From this reading The two visitors followed his gesture, and gazed in amazement at the walls covered with utensils, at the rough furniture, and at the table on which the children were still building their village after offering their cheeks to be kissed.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading "But we do amuse ourselves," said Mathieu, waving his hand round that rustic kitchen in which centred all their pleasant family life.

characteristic of rural life

From this reading "But we do amuse ourselves," said Mathieu, waving his hand round that rustic kitchen in which centred all their pleasant family life.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "But we do amuse ourselves," said Mathieu, waving his hand round that rustic kitchen in which centred all their pleasant family life.

a state of social isolation

From this reading "It stupefies me, my dear fellow," declared Beauchêne, "that you can live in this awful solitude in the depth of winter.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading I am all in favor of work, you know; but, dash it! one must have some amusement too."

not in physical motion

From this reading The two visitors followed his gesture, and gazed in amazement at the walls covered with utensils, at the rough furniture, and at the table on which the children were still building their village after offering their cheeks to be kissed.

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

From this reading "It stupefies me, my dear fellow," declared Beauchêne, "that you can live in this awful solitude in the depth of winter.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading The two visitors followed his gesture, and gazed in amazement at the walls covered with utensils, at the rough furniture, and at the table on which the children were still building their village after offering their cheeks to be kissed.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "It stupefies me, my dear fellow," declared Beauchêne, "that you can live in this awful solitude in the depth of winter.

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

From this reading "It stupefies me, my dear fellow," declared Beauchêne, "that you can live in this awful solitude in the depth of winter.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "But we do amuse ourselves," said Mathieu, waving his hand round that rustic kitchen in which centred all their pleasant family life.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "It stupefies me, my dear fellow," declared Beauchêne, "that you can live in this awful solitude in the depth of winter.

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

From this reading It is enough to kill anybody.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading I am all in favor of work, you know; but, dash it! one must have some amusement too."

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

From this reading The two visitors followed his gesture, and gazed in amazement at the walls covered with utensils, at the rough furniture, and at the table on which the children were still building their village after offering their cheeks to be kissed.

plural of “utensil” — an implement for practical use (especially in a household)

From this reading The two visitors followed his gesture, and gazed in amazement at the walls covered with utensils, at the rough furniture, and at the table on which the children were still building their village after offering their cheeks to be kissed.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading The two visitors followed his gesture, and gazed in amazement at the walls covered with utensils, at the rough furniture, and at the table on which the children were still building their village after offering their cheeks to be kissed.

plural of “visitor” — someone who visits

From this reading The two visitors followed his gesture, and gazed in amazement at the walls covered with utensils, at the rough furniture, and at the table on which the children were still building their village after offering their cheeks to be kissed.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading The two visitors followed his gesture, and gazed in amazement at the walls covered with utensils, at the rough furniture, and at the table on which the children were still building their village after offering their cheeks to be kissed.

the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

From this reading "But we do amuse ourselves," said Mathieu, waving his hand round that rustic kitchen in which centred all their pleasant family life.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "But we do amuse ourselves," said Mathieu, waving his hand round that rustic kitchen in which centred all their pleasant family life.

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

From this reading The two visitors followed his gesture, and gazed in amazement at the walls covered with utensils, at the rough furniture, and at the table on which the children were still building their village after offering their cheeks to be kissed.

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

From this reading "But we do amuse ourselves," said Mathieu, waving his hand round that rustic kitchen in which centred all their pleasant family life.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading "It stupefies me, my dear fellow," declared Beauchêne, "that you can live in this awful solitude in the depth of winter.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The two visitors followed his gesture, and gazed in amazement at the walls covered with utensils, at the rough furniture, and at the table on which the children were still building their village after offering their cheeks to be kissed.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading I am all in favor of work, you know; but, dash it! one must have some amusement too."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "It stupefies me, my dear fellow," declared Beauchêne, "that you can live in this awful solitude in the depth of winter.