used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading He knows this gentleman, no doubt," added the dandy, speaking to Lucien, and looking elsewhere.
addressingverbUS /əˈdresɪŋ/
-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He knows this gentleman, no doubt," added the dandy, speaking to Lucien, and looking elsewhere.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "He can scarcely fail to have heard the name of a great man of whom we are proud," said Mme. de Bargeton.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at him in the Marquise de Listomere's box; he is making progress, he is putting up his eyeglass at us!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
Bargeton
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From this reading "He can scarcely fail to have heard the name of a great man of whom we are proud," said Mme. de Bargeton.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading Look at him in the Marquise de Listomere's box; he is making progress, he is putting up his eyeglass at us!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "He can scarcely fail to have heard the name of a great man of whom we are proud," said Mme. de Bargeton.
dandynounUS /ˈdændi/
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
From this reading He knows this gentleman, no doubt," added the dandy, speaking to Lucien, and looking elsewhere.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
dearly loved
From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading He knows this gentleman, no doubt," added the dandy, speaking to Lucien, and looking elsewhere.
elsewhereadverbUS /ˈelswer/
in or to another place
From this reading He knows this gentleman, no doubt," added the dandy, speaking to Lucien, and looking elsewhere.
eyeglassnounUS /ˈaɪɡlæs/
lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles
From this reading Look at him in the Marquise de Listomere's box; he is making progress, he is putting up his eyeglass at us!
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading "He can scarcely fail to have heard the name of a great man of whom we are proud," said Mme. de Bargeton.
Felix
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From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
a boy or man
From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "Quite lately his sister was present when M. de Rubempre read us some very fine poetry."
a man of refinement
From this reading He knows this gentleman, no doubt," added the dandy, speaking to Lucien, and looking elsewhere.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "He can scarcely fail to have heard the name of a great man of whom we are proud," said Mme. de Bargeton.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "He can scarcely fail to have heard the name of a great man of whom we are proud," said Mme. de Bargeton.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Look at him in the Marquise de Listomere's box; he is making progress, he is putting up his eyeglass at us!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "He can scarcely fail to have heard the name of a great man of whom we are proud," said Mme. de Bargeton.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Look at him in the Marquise de Listomere's box; he is making progress, he is putting up his eyeglass at us!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Look at him in the Marquise de Listomere's box; he is making progress, he is putting up his eyeglass at us!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Look at him in the Marquise de Listomere's box; he is making progress, he is putting up his eyeglass at us!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading He knows this gentleman, no doubt," added the dandy, speaking to Lucien, and looking elsewhere.
in the recent past
From this reading "Quite lately his sister was present when M. de Rubempre read us some very fine poetry."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
Listomere's
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From this reading Look at him in the Marquise de Listomere's box; he is making progress, he is putting up his eyeglass at us!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look at him in the Marquise de Listomere's box; he is making progress, he is putting up his eyeglass at us!
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He knows this gentleman, no doubt," added the dandy, speaking to Lucien, and looking elsewhere.
Lucien
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From this reading He knows this gentleman, no doubt," added the dandy, speaking to Lucien, and looking elsewhere.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading "Quite lately his sister was present when M. de Rubempre read us some very fine poetry."
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Look at him in the Marquise de Listomere's box; he is making progress, he is putting up his eyeglass at us!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "He can scarcely fail to have heard the name of a great man of whom we are proud," said Mme. de Bargeton.
Marquisenoun
a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess
From this reading Look at him in the Marquise de Listomere's box; he is making progress, he is putting up his eyeglass at us!
Marsay
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From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
Mme
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From this reading "He can scarcely fail to have heard the name of a great man of whom we are proud," said Mme. de Bargeton.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "He can scarcely fail to have heard the name of a great man of whom we are proud," said Mme. de Bargeton.
not any; not one
From this reading He knows this gentleman, no doubt," added the dandy, speaking to Lucien, and looking elsewhere.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He can scarcely fail to have heard the name of a great man of whom we are proud," said Mme. de Bargeton.
paper-kite
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From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
literature in metrical form
From this reading "Quite lately his sister was present when M. de Rubempre read us some very fine poetry."
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Quite lately his sister was present when M. de Rubempre read us some very fine poetry."
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading Look at him in the Marquise de Listomere's box; he is making progress, he is putting up his eyeglass at us!
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading "He can scarcely fail to have heard the name of a great man of whom we are proud," said Mme. de Bargeton.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading Look at him in the Marquise de Listomere's box; he is making progress, he is putting up his eyeglass at us!
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Quite lately his sister was present when M. de Rubempre read us some very fine poetry."
Rastignac
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From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "Quite lately his sister was present when M. de Rubempre read us some very fine poetry."
Rubempre
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From this reading "Quite lately his sister was present when M. de Rubempre read us some very fine poetry."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
only a very short time before
From this reading "He can scarcely fail to have heard the name of a great man of whom we are proud," said Mme. de Bargeton.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "Quite lately his sister was present when M. de Rubempre read us some very fine poetry."
soaringadjectiveUS /ˈsɔːrɪŋ/
ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual
From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Quite lately his sister was present when M. de Rubempre read us some very fine poetry."
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading He knows this gentleman, no doubt," added the dandy, speaking to Lucien, and looking elsewhere.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Look at him in the Marquise de Listomere's box; he is making progress, he is putting up his eyeglass at us!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He knows this gentleman, no doubt," added the dandy, speaking to Lucien, and looking elsewhere.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He knows this gentleman, no doubt," added the dandy, speaking to Lucien, and looking elsewhere.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Look at him in the Marquise de Listomere's box; he is making progress, he is putting up his eyeglass at us!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Look at him in the Marquise de Listomere's box; he is making progress, he is putting up his eyeglass at us!
Vandenesse
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From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Quite lately his sister was present when M. de Rubempre read us some very fine poetry."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Quite lately his sister was present when M. de Rubempre read us some very fine poetry."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "He can scarcely fail to have heard the name of a great man of whom we are proud," said Mme. de Bargeton.
at the time that
From this reading "Quite lately his sister was present when M. de Rubempre read us some very fine poetry."
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He can scarcely fail to have heard the name of a great man of whom we are proud," said Mme. de Bargeton.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "My dear fellow," said de Marsay, addressing Felix de Vandenesse, "that young Rastignac is soaring away like a paper-kite.
