1867
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From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
1870
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From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
67
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From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading We kept the Sylvester Night quite alone, my Frederick and I. When it struck twelve,-- “Do you recollect,” I asked with a sigh, “the speech my poor father made in proposing a toast last year at this same hour?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Then let us use the turn of the year, Martha, as an occasion not for thinking of what is coming, but for looking back into the year which has just flown by.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
ArbitrationnounUS /ˌɑːrbɪˈtreɪʃən/
(law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management)
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Then let us use the turn of the year, Martha, as an occasion not for thinking of what is coming, but for looking back into the year which has just flown by.
on or to one side
From this reading The future sometimes hides something so unexpectedly terrible in its bosom; and no wish has ever availed to turn it aside.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading We kept the Sylvester Night quite alone, my Frederick and I. When it struck twelve,-- “Do you recollect,” I asked with a sigh, “the speech my poor father made in proposing a toast last year at this same hour?
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We kept the Sylvester Night quite alone, my Frederick and I. When it struck twelve,-- “Do you recollect,” I asked with a sigh, “the speech my poor father made in proposing a toast last year at this same hour?
availedverbUS /əˈveɪld/
past form of “avail” — use to one's advantage
From this reading The future sometimes hides something so unexpectedly terrible in its bosom; and no wish has ever availed to turn it aside.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Then let us use the turn of the year, Martha, as an occasion not for thinking of what is coming, but for looking back into the year which has just flown by.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
blowsnounUS /bloʊz/
plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
brought into existence
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading The future sometimes hides something so unexpectedly terrible in its bosom; and no wish has ever availed to turn it aside.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Then let us use the turn of the year, Martha, as an occasion not for thinking of what is coming, but for looking back into the year which has just flown by.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Then let us use the turn of the year, Martha, as an occasion not for thinking of what is coming, but for looking back into the year which has just flown by.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “Then let us use the turn of the year, Martha, as an occasion not for thinking of what is coming, but for looking back into the year which has just flown by.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading I do not dare to wish you good fortune now.
a female human offspring
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
Desmoulin's
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From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
disarmamentnounUS /dɪˈsɑːrməmənt/
act of reducing or depriving of arms
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
DisputesnounUS /dɪsˈpjuːts/
plural of “dispute” — a disagreement or argument about something important
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We kept the Sylvester Night quite alone, my Frederick and I. When it struck twelve,-- “Do you recollect,” I asked with a sigh, “the speech my poor father made in proposing a toast last year at this same hour?
dropsnounUS /drɑːps/
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
at any time
From this reading The future sometimes hides something so unexpectedly terrible in its bosom; and no wish has ever availed to turn it aside.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading We kept the Sylvester Night quite alone, my Frederick and I. When it struck twelve,-- “Do you recollect,” I asked with a sigh, “the speech my poor father made in proposing a toast last year at this same hour?
flownverbUS /floʊn/
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “Then let us use the turn of the year, Martha, as an occasion not for thinking of what is coming, but for looking back into the year which has just flown by.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading I do not dare to wish you good fortune now.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
FredericknounUS /ˈfredrɪk/
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading We kept the Sylvester Night quite alone, my Frederick and I. When it struck twelve,-- “Do you recollect,” I asked with a sigh, “the speech my poor father made in proposing a toast last year at this same hour?
Frederick'snounUS /ˈfredrɪks/
possessive form of “frederick” — a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
yet to be or coming
From this reading The future sometimes hides something so unexpectedly terrible in its bosom; and no wish has ever availed to turn it aside.”
gaietynoun
a gay feeling
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I do not dare to wish you good fortune now.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The future sometimes hides something so unexpectedly terrible in its bosom; and no wish has ever availed to turn it aside.”
hidesnounUS /haɪdz/
plural of “hide” — the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
From this reading The future sometimes hides something so unexpectedly terrible in its bosom; and no wish has ever availed to turn it aside.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading We kept the Sylvester Night quite alone, my Frederick and I. When it struck twelve,-- “Do you recollect,” I asked with a sigh, “the speech my poor father made in proposing a toast last year at this same hour?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We kept the Sylvester Night quite alone, my Frederick and I. When it struck twelve,-- “Do you recollect,” I asked with a sigh, “the speech my poor father made in proposing a toast last year at this same hour?
IIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
IllnessnounUS /ˈɪlnəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We kept the Sylvester Night quite alone, my Frederick and I. When it struck twelve,-- “Do you recollect,” I asked with a sigh, “the speech my poor father made in proposing a toast last year at this same hour?
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The future sometimes hides something so unexpectedly terrible in its bosom; and no wish has ever availed to turn it aside.”
and nothing more
From this reading “Then let us use the turn of the year, Martha, as an occasion not for thinking of what is coming, but for looking back into the year which has just flown by.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading We kept the Sylvester Night quite alone, my Frederick and I. When it struck twelve,-- “Do you recollect,” I asked with a sigh, “the speech my poor father made in proposing a toast last year at this same hour?
immediately past
From this reading We kept the Sylvester Night quite alone, my Frederick and I. When it struck twelve,-- “Do you recollect,” I asked with a sigh, “the speech my poor father made in proposing a toast last year at this same hour?
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Then let us use the turn of the year, Martha, as an occasion not for thinking of what is coming, but for looking back into the year which has just flown by.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “Then let us use the turn of the year, Martha, as an occasion not for thinking of what is coming, but for looking back into the year which has just flown by.
LuxembourgnounUS /ˈlʌksəmbɔːrɡ/
the capital and largest city of Luxembourg
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading We kept the Sylvester Night quite alone, my Frederick and I. When it struck twelve,-- “Do you recollect,” I asked with a sigh, “the speech my poor father made in proposing a toast last year at this same hour?
march in a procession
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
Martha
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From this reading “Then let us use the turn of the year, Martha, as an occasion not for thinking of what is coming, but for looking back into the year which has just flown by.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
NapoleonnounUS /nəˈpoʊliən/
French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
New-Year's
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From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading We kept the Sylvester Night quite alone, my Frederick and I. When it struck twelve,-- “Do you recollect,” I asked with a sigh, “the speech my poor father made in proposing a toast last year at this same hour?
not any; not one
From this reading The future sometimes hides something so unexpectedly terrible in its bosom; and no wish has ever availed to turn it aside.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not dare to wish you good fortune now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I do not dare to wish you good fortune now.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading “Then let us use the turn of the year, Martha, as an occasion not for thinking of what is coming, but for looking back into the year which has just flown by.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
an organization to gain political power
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading We kept the Sylvester Night quite alone, my Frederick and I. When it struck twelve,-- “Do you recollect,” I asked with a sigh, “the speech my poor father made in proposing a toast last year at this same hour?
PressurenounUS /ˈpreʃər/
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
proposalsnounUS /prəˈpoʊzəlz/
plural of “proposal” — something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
proposingverbUS /prəˈpoʊzɪŋ/
-ing form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading We kept the Sylvester Night quite alone, my Frederick and I. When it struck twelve,-- “Do you recollect,” I asked with a sigh, “the speech my poor father made in proposing a toast last year at this same hour?
ProtocolnounUS /ˈproʊtəkɑːl/
(computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
PrussianounUS /ˈprʌʃə/
a former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading We kept the Sylvester Night quite alone, my Frederick and I. When it struck twelve,-- “Do you recollect,” I asked with a sigh, “the speech my poor father made in proposing a toast last year at this same hour?
re-entry
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From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
recollectverbUS /ˌrekəˈlekt/
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading We kept the Sylvester Night quite alone, my Frederick and I. When it struck twelve,-- “Do you recollect,” I asked with a sigh, “the speech my poor father made in proposing a toast last year at this same hour?
RenewedadjectiveUS /rɪˈnuːd/
restored to a new condition
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
reposeverbUS /riˈpoʊz/
put or confide something in a person or thing
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
Revanche
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From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
Sadowa
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From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
Identical; not different.
From this reading We kept the Sylvester Night quite alone, my Frederick and I. When it struck twelve,-- “Do you recollect,” I asked with a sigh, “the speech my poor father made in proposing a toast last year at this same hour?
try to get or reach
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading We kept the Sylvester Night quite alone, my Frederick and I. When it struck twelve,-- “Do you recollect,” I asked with a sigh, “the speech my poor father made in proposing a toast last year at this same hour?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The future sometimes hides something so unexpectedly terrible in its bosom; and no wish has ever availed to turn it aside.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The future sometimes hides something so unexpectedly terrible in its bosom; and no wish has ever availed to turn it aside.”
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading The future sometimes hides something so unexpectedly terrible in its bosom; and no wish has ever availed to turn it aside.”
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading We kept the Sylvester Night quite alone, my Frederick and I. When it struck twelve,-- “Do you recollect,” I asked with a sigh, “the speech my poor father made in proposing a toast last year at this same hour?
not in physical motion
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading We kept the Sylvester Night quite alone, my Frederick and I. When it struck twelve,-- “Do you recollect,” I asked with a sigh, “the speech my poor father made in proposing a toast last year at this same hour?
studiesnounUS /ˈstʌdiz/
plural of “study” — a detailed critical inspection
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
SwitzerlandnounUS /ˈswɪtsərlənd/
a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
Sylvester
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From this reading We kept the Sylvester Night quite alone, my Frederick and I. When it struck twelve,-- “Do you recollect,” I asked with a sigh, “the speech my poor father made in proposing a toast last year at this same hour?
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The future sometimes hides something so unexpectedly terrible in its bosom; and no wish has ever availed to turn it aside.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then let us use the turn of the year, Martha, as an occasion not for thinking of what is coming, but for looking back into the year which has just flown by.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “Then let us use the turn of the year, Martha, as an occasion not for thinking of what is coming, but for looking back into the year which has just flown by.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We kept the Sylvester Night quite alone, my Frederick and I. When it struck twelve,-- “Do you recollect,” I asked with a sigh, “the speech my poor father made in proposing a toast last year at this same hour?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
toastverbUS /toʊst/
make brown and crisp by heating
From this reading We kept the Sylvester Night quite alone, my Frederick and I. When it struck twelve,-- “Do you recollect,” I asked with a sigh, “the speech my poor father made in proposing a toast last year at this same hour?
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading The future sometimes hides something so unexpectedly terrible in its bosom; and no wish has ever availed to turn it aside.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading We kept the Sylvester Night quite alone, my Frederick and I. When it struck twelve,-- “Do you recollect,” I asked with a sigh, “the speech my poor father made in proposing a toast last year at this same hour?
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
unexpectedlyadverbUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪdli/
in a way that was not expected
From this reading The future sometimes hides something so unexpectedly terrible in its bosom; and no wish has ever availed to turn it aside.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
the act of using
From this reading “Then let us use the turn of the year, Martha, as an occasion not for thinking of what is coming, but for looking back into the year which has just flown by.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Then let us use the turn of the year, Martha, as an occasion not for thinking of what is coming, but for looking back into the year which has just flown by.
at the time that
From this reading We kept the Sylvester Night quite alone, my Frederick and I. When it struck twelve,-- “Do you recollect,” I asked with a sigh, “the speech my poor father made in proposing a toast last year at this same hour?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Then let us use the turn of the year, Martha, as an occasion not for thinking of what is coming, but for looking back into the year which has just flown by.
WhirlverbUS /wɜːrl/
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I do not dare to wish you good fortune now.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We kept the Sylvester Night quite alone, my Frederick and I. When it struck twelve,-- “Do you recollect,” I asked with a sigh, “the speech my poor father made in proposing a toast last year at this same hour?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading _New-Year’s Day, 1867.--The Luxembourg question.--Disputes between France and Prussia.--Arbitration.--The alarm blows over.--We visit Paris.--Plan of Napoleon III. for general disarmament.--Frederick’s efforts in the cause of peace.--“The Protocol of Peace.”--A little daughter is born to us.--Renewed happiness.--Frederick’s studies.--M. Desmoulin’s proposals.--Return to Paris, and re-entry into the gay world.--Talk of the “Revanche de Sadowa”.--Pressure of the war party on Napoleon III.--Whirl of gaiety.--We seek repose in Switzerland.--Illness of my little daughter.--Return to Paris in March, 1870.--Napoleon III. drops his plan of disarmament under the pressure of the war party.--Still peace seems assured._ The New Year, ’67!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We kept the Sylvester Night quite alone, my Frederick and I. When it struck twelve,-- “Do you recollect,” I asked with a sigh, “the speech my poor father made in proposing a toast last year at this same hour?
