Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading Shortly after the birth of Camille I had to go to London, and it was nearly a year before I came back to Paris.

later than; following

From this reading Shortly after the birth of Camille I had to go to London, and it was nearly a year before I came back to Paris.

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

From this reading Shortly after the birth of Camille I had to go to London, and it was nearly a year before I came back to Paris.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Shortly after the birth of Camille I had to go to London, and it was nearly a year before I came back to Paris.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading She had been waiting for my return, she said, to have a long talk with me.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Shortly after the birth of Camille I had to go to London, and it was nearly a year before I came back to Paris.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading Nina was looking better than when I had left, but still in nowise like her old self--pale and worn and worried, with a smile that was the ghost of her former one.

the time when something begins (especially life)

From this reading Shortly after the birth of Camille I had to go to London, and it was nearly a year before I came back to Paris.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Nina was looking better than when I had left, but still in nowise like her old self--pale and worn and worried, with a smile that was the ghost of her former one.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Shortly after the birth of Camille I had to go to London, and it was nearly a year before I came back to Paris.

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From this reading Shortly after the birth of Camille I had to go to London, and it was nearly a year before I came back to Paris.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She had been waiting for my return, she said, to have a long talk with me.

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

From this reading Nina was looking better than when I had left, but still in nowise like her old self--pale and worn and worried, with a smile that was the ghost of her former one.

a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading Nina was looking better than when I had left, but still in nowise like her old self--pale and worn and worried, with a smile that was the ghost of her former one.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Shortly after the birth of Camille I had to go to London, and it was nearly a year before I came back to Paris.

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

From this reading Shortly after the birth of Camille I had to go to London, and it was nearly a year before I came back to Paris.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading She had been waiting for my return, she said, to have a long talk with me.

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

From this reading Nina was looking better than when I had left, but still in nowise like her old self--pale and worn and worried, with a smile that was the ghost of her former one.

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

From this reading Shortly after the birth of Camille I had to go to London, and it was nearly a year before I came back to Paris.

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

From this reading Nina was looking better than when I had left, but still in nowise like her old self--pale and worn and worried, with a smile that was the ghost of her former one.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Shortly after the birth of Camille I had to go to London, and it was nearly a year before I came back to Paris.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Nina was looking better than when I had left, but still in nowise like her old self--pale and worn and worried, with a smile that was the ghost of her former one.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Nina was looking better than when I had left, but still in nowise like her old self--pale and worn and worried, with a smile that was the ghost of her former one.

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

From this reading 'I have made a little plan.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading Shortly after the birth of Camille I had to go to London, and it was nearly a year before I came back to Paris.

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 She had been waiting for my return, she said, to have a long talk with me.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading Nina was looking better than when I had left, but still in nowise like her old self--pale and worn and worried, with a smile that was the ghost of her former one.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading 'I have made a little plan.

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

From this reading She had been waiting for my return, she said, to have a long talk with me.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading She had been waiting for my return, she said, to have a long talk with me.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Shortly after the birth of Camille I had to go to London, and it was nearly a year before I came back to Paris.

the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea

From this reading Nina was looking better than when I had left, but still in nowise like her old self--pale and worn and worried, with a smile that was the ghost of her former one.

in no manner

From this reading Nina was looking better than when I had left, but still in nowise like her old self--pale and worn and worried, with a smile that was the ghost of her former one.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Shortly after the birth of Camille I had to go to London, and it was nearly a year before I came back to Paris.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Nina was looking better than when I had left, but still in nowise like her old self--pale and worn and worried, with a smile that was the ghost of her former one.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Nina was looking better than when I had left, but still in nowise like her old self--pale and worn and worried, with a smile that was the ghost of her former one.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading Nina was looking better than when I had left, but still in nowise like her old self--pale and worn and worried, with a smile that was the ghost of her former one.

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

From this reading Shortly after the birth of Camille I had to go to London, and it was nearly a year before I came back to Paris.

have the will and intention to carry out some action

From this reading 'I have made a little plan.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading She had been waiting for my return, she said, to have a long talk with me.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading She had been waiting for my return, she said, to have a long talk with me.

your consciousness of your own identity

From this reading Nina was looking better than when I had left, but still in nowise like her old self--pale and worn and worried, with a smile that was the ghost of her former one.

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

From this reading She had been waiting for my return, she said, to have a long talk with me.

for a short time

From this reading Shortly after the birth of Camille I had to go to London, and it was nearly a year before I came back to Paris.

change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading Nina was looking better than when I had left, but still in nowise like her old self--pale and worn and worried, with a smile that was the ghost of her former one.

not in physical motion

From this reading Nina was looking better than when I had left, but still in nowise like her old self--pale and worn and worried, with a smile that was the ghost of her former one.

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading She had been waiting for my return, she said, to have a long talk with me.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Nina was looking better than when I had left, but still in nowise like her old self--pale and worn and worried, with a smile that was the ghost of her former one.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Nina was looking better than when I had left, but still in nowise like her old self--pale and worn and worried, with a smile that was the ghost of her former one.

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

From this reading Shortly after the birth of Camille I had to go to London, and it was nearly a year before I came back to Paris.

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

From this reading Shortly after the birth of Camille I had to go to London, and it was nearly a year before I came back to Paris.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading She had been waiting for my return, she said, to have a long talk with me.

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

From this reading Shortly after the birth of Camille I had to go to London, and it was nearly a year before I came back to Paris.

at the time that

From this reading Nina was looking better than when I had left, but still in nowise like her old self--pale and worn and worried, with a smile that was the ghost of her former one.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Nina was looking better than when I had left, but still in nowise like her old self--pale and worn and worried, with a smile that was the ghost of her former one.

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading Nina was looking better than when I had left, but still in nowise like her old self--pale and worn and worried, with a smile that was the ghost of her former one.

afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

From this reading Nina was looking better than when I had left, but still in nowise like her old self--pale and worn and worried, with a smile that was the ghost of her former one.

the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one

From this reading XI.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Shortly after the birth of Camille I had to go to London, and it was nearly a year before I came back to Paris.