Chapter XV

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

From this reading You will not give a refusal to a charming woman?

a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

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

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

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

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

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

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading "Yesterday, at the Italiens, the Comtesse de Montcornet asked me to bring you to her house.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

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

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "I have come to enlist you, dear fellow," he continued, grasping Lucien by the hand.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

pleasing or delighting

From this reading You will not give a refusal to a charming woman?

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "I have come to enlist you, dear fellow," he continued, grasping Lucien by the hand.

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From this reading "Yesterday, at the Italiens, the Comtesse de Montcornet asked me to bring you to her house.

without stop or interruption

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

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

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading "Yesterday, at the Italiens, the Comtesse de Montcornet asked me to bring you to her house.

dearly loved

From this reading "I have come to enlist you, dear fellow," he continued, grasping Lucien by the hand.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

being one more than ten

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

join the military

From this reading "I have come to enlist you, dear fellow," he continued, grasping Lucien by the hand.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading You meet people of the first fashion there."

a boy or man

From this reading "I have come to enlist you, dear fellow," he continued, grasping Lucien by the hand.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading You meet people of the first fashion there."

the part of the face above the eyes

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

set up or found

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading You will not give a refusal to a charming woman?

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

understanding with difficulty

From this reading "I have come to enlist you, dear fellow," he continued, grasping Lucien by the hand.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading "I have come to enlist you, dear fellow," he continued, grasping Lucien by the hand.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I have come to enlist you, dear fellow," he continued, grasping Lucien by the hand.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

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

From this reading "Yesterday, at the Italiens, the Comtesse de Montcornet asked me to bring you to her house.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

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

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading "Yesterday, at the Italiens, the Comtesse de Montcornet asked me to bring you to her house.

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

From this reading "I have come to enlist you, dear fellow," he continued, grasping Lucien by the hand.

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

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

a search for knowledge

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

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

From this reading "Yesterday, at the Italiens, the Comtesse de Montcornet asked me to bring you to her house.

affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

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

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

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

From this reading "Yesterday, at the Italiens, the Comtesse de Montcornet asked me to bring you to her house.

come together

From this reading You meet people of the first fashion there."

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

From this reading "Yesterday, at the Italiens, the Comtesse de Montcornet asked me to bring you to her house.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

according to the clock

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading You meet people of the first fashion there."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading You meet people of the first fashion there."

plural of “province” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

plural of “ravage” — (usually plural) a destructive action

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

the act of refusing

From this reading You will not give a refusal to a charming woman?

(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

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

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

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

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

in or at that place or location

From this reading You meet people of the first fashion there."

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

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

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

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

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

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

at the time that

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

which person or people

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading You will not give a refusal to a charming woman?

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading You will not give a refusal to a charming woman?

the day immediately before today

From this reading "Yesterday, at the Italiens, the Comtesse de Montcornet asked me to bring you to her house.

but in spite of that

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Did you bring an amulet with you from the provinces?"--It was Blondet who made this inquiry some few days later, when he called at eleven o'clock in the morning and found that Lucien was not yet risen.--"His good looks are making ravages from cellar to garret, high and low," continued Blondet, kissing Coralie on the forehead.