Chapter VII

past form of “account” — be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something

From this reading I have said how much my encounter with De Malmy seemed to affect my companion, but that might have been accounted for in three ways.

someone who offers opposition

From this reading First, her fear for herself; second, her fear for me; and lastly, perhaps, her fear for my adversary.

have an effect upon

From this reading I have said how much my encounter with De Malmy seemed to affect my companion, but that might have been accounted for in three ways.

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

From this reading First, her fear for herself; second, her fear for me; and lastly, perhaps, her fear for my adversary.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I have said how much my encounter with De Malmy seemed to affect my companion, but that might have been accounted for in three ways.

plural of “bra” — an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I have said how much my encounter with De Malmy seemed to affect my companion, but that might have been accounted for in three ways.

a procession of people traveling on horseback

From this reading I had naturally followed, with my eyes, the little cavalcade, until it finally disappeared.

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading I have said how much my encounter with De Malmy seemed to affect my companion, but that might have been accounted for in three ways.

an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

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From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

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

From this reading I have said how much my encounter with De Malmy seemed to affect my companion, but that might have been accounted for in three ways.

past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading I had naturally followed, with my eyes, the little cavalcade, until it finally disappeared.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

come together

From this reading I have said how much my encounter with De Malmy seemed to affect my companion, but that might have been accounted for in three ways.

opinion or judgment

From this reading I had naturally followed, with my eyes, the little cavalcade, until it finally disappeared.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading First, her fear for herself; second, her fear for me; and lastly, perhaps, her fear for my adversary.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading I had naturally followed, with my eyes, the little cavalcade, until it finally disappeared.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading First, her fear for herself; second, her fear for me; and lastly, perhaps, her fear for my adversary.

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

From this reading I had naturally followed, with my eyes, the little cavalcade, until it finally disappeared.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I have said how much my encounter with De Malmy seemed to affect my companion, but that might have been accounted for in three ways.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

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From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

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

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have said how much my encounter with De Malmy seemed to affect my companion, but that might have been accounted for in three ways.

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

From this reading First, her fear for herself; second, her fear for me; and lastly, perhaps, her fear for my adversary.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading First, her fear for herself; second, her fear for me; and lastly, perhaps, her fear for my adversary.

advanced in complexity or elaboration

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

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

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

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From this reading I have said how much my encounter with De Malmy seemed to affect my companion, but that might have been accounted for in three ways.

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

From this reading I have said how much my encounter with De Malmy seemed to affect my companion, but that might have been accounted for in three ways.

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

From this reading I have said how much my encounter with De Malmy seemed to affect my companion, but that might have been accounted for in three ways.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I had naturally followed, with my eyes, the little cavalcade, until it finally disappeared.

the item at the end

From this reading First, her fear for herself; second, her fear for me; and lastly, perhaps, her fear for my adversary.

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

From this reading I had naturally followed, with my eyes, the little cavalcade, until it finally disappeared.

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

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico

From this reading TOUCHING MADEMOISELLE SOPHIE.

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From this reading I have said how much my encounter with De Malmy seemed to affect my companion, but that might have been accounted for in three ways.

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

From this reading First, her fear for herself; second, her fear for me; and lastly, perhaps, her fear for my adversary.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading I have said how much my encounter with De Malmy seemed to affect my companion, but that might have been accounted for in three ways.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading I have said how much my encounter with De Malmy seemed to affect my companion, but that might have been accounted for in three ways.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I have said how much my encounter with De Malmy seemed to affect my companion, but that might have been accounted for in three ways.

as might be expected

From this reading I had naturally followed, with my eyes, the little cavalcade, until it finally disappeared.

not any; not one

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

by chance

From this reading First, her fear for herself; second, her fear for me; and lastly, perhaps, her fear for my adversary.

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading I have said how much my encounter with De Malmy seemed to affect my companion, but that might have been accounted for in three ways.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading First, her fear for herself; second, her fear for me; and lastly, perhaps, her fear for my adversary.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading I have said how much my encounter with De Malmy seemed to affect my companion, but that might have been accounted for in three ways.

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

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

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

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

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From this reading TOUCHING MADEMOISELLE SOPHIE.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I have said how much my encounter with De Malmy seemed to affect my companion, but that might have been accounted for in three ways.

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

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading I have said how much my encounter with De Malmy seemed to affect my companion, but that might have been accounted for in three ways.

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

From this reading I have said how much my encounter with De Malmy seemed to affect my companion, but that might have been accounted for in three ways.

arousing affect

From this reading TOUCHING MADEMOISELLE SOPHIE.

up to a particular time

From this reading I had naturally followed, with my eyes, the little cavalcade, until it finally disappeared.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

past form of “warrant” — provide adequate grounds to justify (a certain course of action)

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading I have said how much my encounter with De Malmy seemed to affect my companion, but that might have been accounted for in three ways.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

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

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

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

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

which person or people

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I have said how much my encounter with De Malmy seemed to affect my companion, but that might have been accounted for in three ways.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading I had not forgotten what Father Gerbaut had said with regard to his daughter’s looking higher than her position warranted, and to the attention which she drew from the young gentlemen who put up at the “Bras d’Or,” some of whom were, no doubt, those with whom we had been in contest.