used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading M. Pascal, having seated himself in the gilded armchair on the side of the table opposite the prince, first seized a mother-of-pearl paper-cutter that he found under his hand, and, whirling it incessantly, said:
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading "Monseigneur, if it is agreeable to you, let us talk of business, for at a certain hour I must be in the Faubourg St. Marceau, at the house of a manufacturer, who is one of my friends."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "I wish to inform you, monsieur," replied the prince, restraining himself with difficulty, "that I have already postponed until to-morrow other audiences that should have taken place to-day, that I might devote all my time to you."
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading "I wish to inform you, monsieur," replied the prince, restraining himself with difficulty, "that I have already postponed until to-morrow other audiences that should have taken place to-day, that I might devote all my time to you."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading M. Pascal, having seated himself in the gilded armchair on the side of the table opposite the prince, first seized a mother-of-pearl paper-cutter that he found under his hand, and, whirling it incessantly, said:
armchairnounUS /ˈɑːrmtʃer/
chair with a support on each side for arms
From this reading M. Pascal, having seated himself in the gilded armchair on the side of the table opposite the prince, first seized a mother-of-pearl paper-cutter that he found under his hand, and, whirling it incessantly, said:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Monseigneur, if it is agreeable to you, let us talk of business, for at a certain hour I must be in the Faubourg St. Marceau, at the house of a manufacturer, who is one of my friends."
audiencesnounUS /ˈɑːdiənsəz/
plural of “audience” — a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading "I wish to inform you, monsieur," replied the prince, restraining himself with difficulty, "that I have already postponed until to-morrow other audiences that should have taken place to-day, that I might devote all my time to you."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Monseigneur, if it is agreeable to you, let us talk of business, for at a certain hour I must be in the Faubourg St. Marceau, at the house of a manufacturer, who is one of my friends."
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "Monseigneur, if it is agreeable to you, let us talk of business, for at a certain hour I must be in the Faubourg St. Marceau, at the house of a manufacturer, who is one of my friends."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "That is very kind of you, monseigneur, but let us come to the point."
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading "Monseigneur, if it is agreeable to you, let us talk of business, for at a certain hour I must be in the Faubourg St. Marceau, at the house of a manufacturer, who is one of my friends."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "That is very kind of you, monseigneur, but let us come to the point."
devoteverbUS /dɪˈvoʊt/
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
From this reading "I wish to inform you, monsieur," replied the prince, restraining himself with difficulty, "that I have already postponed until to-morrow other audiences that should have taken place to-day, that I might devote all my time to you."
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading "I wish to inform you, monsieur," replied the prince, restraining himself with difficulty, "that I have already postponed until to-morrow other audiences that should have taken place to-day, that I might devote all my time to you."
Faubourgnoun
a New Orleans district lying outside the original city limits; used in combination with the names of various quarters of the city
From this reading "Monseigneur, if it is agreeable to you, let us talk of business, for at a certain hour I must be in the Faubourg St. Marceau, at the house of a manufacturer, who is one of my friends."
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading M. Pascal, having seated himself in the gilded armchair on the side of the table opposite the prince, first seized a mother-of-pearl paper-cutter that he found under his hand, and, whirling it incessantly, said:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Monseigneur, if it is agreeable to you, let us talk of business, for at a certain hour I must be in the Faubourg St. Marceau, at the house of a manufacturer, who is one of my friends."
set up or found
From this reading M. Pascal, having seated himself in the gilded armchair on the side of the table opposite the prince, first seized a mother-of-pearl paper-cutter that he found under his hand, and, whirling it incessantly, said:
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Monseigneur, if it is agreeable to you, let us talk of business, for at a certain hour I must be in the Faubourg St. Marceau, at the house of a manufacturer, who is one of my friends."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The prince took up from the table a long sheet of official paper, and, handing it to M. Pascal, said to him:
gildedadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪldɪd/
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading M. Pascal, having seated himself in the gilded armchair on the side of the table opposite the prince, first seized a mother-of-pearl paper-cutter that he found under his hand, and, whirling it incessantly, said:
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading M. Pascal, having seated himself in the gilded armchair on the side of the table opposite the prince, first seized a mother-of-pearl paper-cutter that he found under his hand, and, whirling it incessantly, said:
handingverbUS /ˈhændɪŋ/
-ing form of “hand” — place into the hands or custody of
From this reading The prince took up from the table a long sheet of official paper, and, handing it to M. Pascal, said to him:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I wish to inform you, monsieur," replied the prince, restraining himself with difficulty, "that I have already postponed until to-morrow other audiences that should have taken place to-day, that I might devote all my time to you."
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading M. Pascal, having seated himself in the gilded armchair on the side of the table opposite the prince, first seized a mother-of-pearl paper-cutter that he found under his hand, and, whirling it incessantly, said:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading M. Pascal, having seated himself in the gilded armchair on the side of the table opposite the prince, first seized a mother-of-pearl paper-cutter that he found under his hand, and, whirling it incessantly, said:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The prince took up from the table a long sheet of official paper, and, handing it to M. Pascal, said to him:
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading M. Pascal, having seated himself in the gilded armchair on the side of the table opposite the prince, first seized a mother-of-pearl paper-cutter that he found under his hand, and, whirling it incessantly, said:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading M. Pascal, having seated himself in the gilded armchair on the side of the table opposite the prince, first seized a mother-of-pearl paper-cutter that he found under his hand, and, whirling it incessantly, said:
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "Monseigneur, if it is agreeable to you, let us talk of business, for at a certain hour I must be in the Faubourg St. Marceau, at the house of a manufacturer, who is one of my friends."
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "Monseigneur, if it is agreeable to you, let us talk of business, for at a certain hour I must be in the Faubourg St. Marceau, at the house of a manufacturer, who is one of my friends."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Monseigneur, if it is agreeable to you, let us talk of business, for at a certain hour I must be in the Faubourg St. Marceau, at the house of a manufacturer, who is one of my friends."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Monseigneur, if it is agreeable to you, let us talk of business, for at a certain hour I must be in the Faubourg St. Marceau, at the house of a manufacturer, who is one of my friends."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading M. Pascal, having seated himself in the gilded armchair on the side of the table opposite the prince, first seized a mother-of-pearl paper-cutter that he found under his hand, and, whirling it incessantly, said:
incessantlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsesəntli/
with unflagging resolve
From this reading M. Pascal, having seated himself in the gilded armchair on the side of the table opposite the prince, first seized a mother-of-pearl paper-cutter that he found under his hand, and, whirling it incessantly, said:
informverbUS /ˌɪnˈfɔːrm/
impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
From this reading "I wish to inform you, monsieur," replied the prince, restraining himself with difficulty, "that I have already postponed until to-morrow other audiences that should have taken place to-day, that I might devote all my time to you."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Monseigneur, if it is agreeable to you, let us talk of business, for at a certain hour I must be in the Faubourg St. Marceau, at the house of a manufacturer, who is one of my friends."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading M. Pascal, having seated himself in the gilded armchair on the side of the table opposite the prince, first seized a mother-of-pearl paper-cutter that he found under his hand, and, whirling it incessantly, said:
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "That is very kind of you, monseigneur, but let us come to the point."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Monseigneur, if it is agreeable to you, let us talk of business, for at a certain hour I must be in the Faubourg St. Marceau, at the house of a manufacturer, who is one of my friends."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The prince took up from the table a long sheet of official paper, and, handing it to M. Pascal, said to him:
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading M. Pascal, having seated himself in the gilded armchair on the side of the table opposite the prince, first seized a mother-of-pearl paper-cutter that he found under his hand, and, whirling it incessantly, said:
manufacturernounUS /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃərər/
a business engaged in manufacturing some product
From this reading "Monseigneur, if it is agreeable to you, let us talk of business, for at a certain hour I must be in the Faubourg St. Marceau, at the house of a manufacturer, who is one of my friends."
MarceaunounUS /mɑːrˈsoʊ/
French mime famous for his sad-faced clown (born in 1923)
From this reading "Monseigneur, if it is agreeable to you, let us talk of business, for at a certain hour I must be in the Faubourg St. Marceau, at the house of a manufacturer, who is one of my friends."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "I wish to inform you, monsieur," replied the prince, restraining himself with difficulty, "that I have already postponed until to-morrow other audiences that should have taken place to-day, that I might devote all my time to you."
Monseigneur
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Monseigneur, if it is agreeable to you, let us talk of business, for at a certain hour I must be in the Faubourg St. Marceau, at the house of a manufacturer, who is one of my friends."
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading "I wish to inform you, monsieur," replied the prince, restraining himself with difficulty, "that I have already postponed until to-morrow other audiences that should have taken place to-day, that I might devote all my time to you."
mother-of-pearlnoun
the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell
From this reading M. Pascal, having seated himself in the gilded armchair on the side of the table opposite the prince, first seized a mother-of-pearl paper-cutter that he found under his hand, and, whirling it incessantly, said:
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Monseigneur, if it is agreeable to you, let us talk of business, for at a certain hour I must be in the Faubourg St. Marceau, at the house of a manufacturer, who is one of my friends."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Monseigneur, if it is agreeable to you, let us talk of business, for at a certain hour I must be in the Faubourg St. Marceau, at the house of a manufacturer, who is one of my friends."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading M. Pascal, having seated himself in the gilded armchair on the side of the table opposite the prince, first seized a mother-of-pearl paper-cutter that he found under his hand, and, whirling it incessantly, said:
having official authority or sanction
From this reading The prince took up from the table a long sheet of official paper, and, handing it to M. Pascal, said to him:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading M. Pascal, having seated himself in the gilded armchair on the side of the table opposite the prince, first seized a mother-of-pearl paper-cutter that he found under his hand, and, whirling it incessantly, said:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Monseigneur, if it is agreeable to you, let us talk of business, for at a certain hour I must be in the Faubourg St. Marceau, at the house of a manufacturer, who is one of my friends."
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading M. Pascal, having seated himself in the gilded armchair on the side of the table opposite the prince, first seized a mother-of-pearl paper-cutter that he found under his hand, and, whirling it incessantly, said:
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "I wish to inform you, monsieur," replied the prince, restraining himself with difficulty, "that I have already postponed until to-morrow other audiences that should have taken place to-day, that I might devote all my time to you."
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading The prince took up from the table a long sheet of official paper, and, handing it to M. Pascal, said to him:
paper-cutter
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading M. Pascal, having seated himself in the gilded armchair on the side of the table opposite the prince, first seized a mother-of-pearl paper-cutter that he found under his hand, and, whirling it incessantly, said:
PascalnounUS /pæˈskæl/
a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter
From this reading M. Pascal, having seated himself in the gilded armchair on the side of the table opposite the prince, first seized a mother-of-pearl paper-cutter that he found under his hand, and, whirling it incessantly, said:
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "I wish to inform you, monsieur," replied the prince, restraining himself with difficulty, "that I have already postponed until to-morrow other audiences that should have taken place to-day, that I might devote all my time to you."
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading "That is very kind of you, monseigneur, but let us come to the point."
postponedverbUS /poʊstˈpoʊnd/
past form of “postpone” — hold back to a later time
From this reading "I wish to inform you, monsieur," replied the prince, restraining himself with difficulty, "that I have already postponed until to-morrow other audiences that should have taken place to-day, that I might devote all my time to you."
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading M. Pascal, having seated himself in the gilded armchair on the side of the table opposite the prince, first seized a mother-of-pearl paper-cutter that he found under his hand, and, whirling it incessantly, said:
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I wish to inform you, monsieur," replied the prince, restraining himself with difficulty, "that I have already postponed until to-morrow other audiences that should have taken place to-day, that I might devote all my time to you."
restrainingverbUS /riˈstreɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “restrain” — to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
From this reading "I wish to inform you, monsieur," replied the prince, restraining himself with difficulty, "that I have already postponed until to-morrow other audiences that should have taken place to-day, that I might devote all my time to you."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading M. Pascal, having seated himself in the gilded armchair on the side of the table opposite the prince, first seized a mother-of-pearl paper-cutter that he found under his hand, and, whirling it incessantly, said:
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading M. Pascal, having seated himself in the gilded armchair on the side of the table opposite the prince, first seized a mother-of-pearl paper-cutter that he found under his hand, and, whirling it incessantly, said:
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading M. Pascal, having seated himself in the gilded armchair on the side of the table opposite the prince, first seized a mother-of-pearl paper-cutter that he found under his hand, and, whirling it incessantly, said:
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading The prince took up from the table a long sheet of official paper, and, handing it to M. Pascal, said to him:
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I wish to inform you, monsieur," replied the prince, restraining himself with difficulty, "that I have already postponed until to-morrow other audiences that should have taken place to-day, that I might devote all my time to you."
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading M. Pascal, having seated himself in the gilded armchair on the side of the table opposite the prince, first seized a mother-of-pearl paper-cutter that he found under his hand, and, whirling it incessantly, said:
St
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Monseigneur, if it is agreeable to you, let us talk of business, for at a certain hour I must be in the Faubourg St. Marceau, at the house of a manufacturer, who is one of my friends."
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading M. Pascal, having seated himself in the gilded armchair on the side of the table opposite the prince, first seized a mother-of-pearl paper-cutter that he found under his hand, and, whirling it incessantly, said:
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "I wish to inform you, monsieur," replied the prince, restraining himself with difficulty, "that I have already postponed until to-morrow other audiences that should have taken place to-day, that I might devote all my time to you."
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Monseigneur, if it is agreeable to you, let us talk of business, for at a certain hour I must be in the Faubourg St. Marceau, at the house of a manufacturer, who is one of my friends."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading M. Pascal, having seated himself in the gilded armchair on the side of the table opposite the prince, first seized a mother-of-pearl paper-cutter that he found under his hand, and, whirling it incessantly, said:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading M. Pascal, having seated himself in the gilded armchair on the side of the table opposite the prince, first seized a mother-of-pearl paper-cutter that he found under his hand, and, whirling it incessantly, said:
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I wish to inform you, monsieur," replied the prince, restraining himself with difficulty, "that I have already postponed until to-morrow other audiences that should have taken place to-day, that I might devote all my time to you."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Monseigneur, if it is agreeable to you, let us talk of business, for at a certain hour I must be in the Faubourg St. Marceau, at the house of a manufacturer, who is one of my friends."
to-day
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish to inform you, monsieur," replied the prince, restraining himself with difficulty, "that I have already postponed until to-morrow other audiences that should have taken place to-day, that I might devote all my time to you."
to-morrow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish to inform you, monsieur," replied the prince, restraining himself with difficulty, "that I have already postponed until to-morrow other audiences that should have taken place to-day, that I might devote all my time to you."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The prince took up from the table a long sheet of official paper, and, handing it to M. Pascal, said to him:
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading M. Pascal, having seated himself in the gilded armchair on the side of the table opposite the prince, first seized a mother-of-pearl paper-cutter that he found under his hand, and, whirling it incessantly, said:
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "I wish to inform you, monsieur," replied the prince, restraining himself with difficulty, "that I have already postponed until to-morrow other audiences that should have taken place to-day, that I might devote all my time to you."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The prince took up from the table a long sheet of official paper, and, handing it to M. Pascal, said to him:
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Monseigneur, if it is agreeable to you, let us talk of business, for at a certain hour I must be in the Faubourg St. Marceau, at the house of a manufacturer, who is one of my friends."
precisely as stated
From this reading "That is very kind of you, monseigneur, but let us come to the point."
whirlingnounUS /ˈwɜːrlɪŋ/
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
From this reading M. Pascal, having seated himself in the gilded armchair on the side of the table opposite the prince, first seized a mother-of-pearl paper-cutter that he found under his hand, and, whirling it incessantly, said:
which person or people
From this reading "Monseigneur, if it is agreeable to you, let us talk of business, for at a certain hour I must be in the Faubourg St. Marceau, at the house of a manufacturer, who is one of my friends."
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish to inform you, monsieur," replied the prince, restraining himself with difficulty, "that I have already postponed until to-morrow other audiences that should have taken place to-day, that I might devote all my time to you."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I wish to inform you, monsieur," replied the prince, restraining himself with difficulty, "that I have already postponed until to-morrow other audiences that should have taken place to-day, that I might devote all my time to you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Monseigneur, if it is agreeable to you, let us talk of business, for at a certain hour I must be in the Faubourg St. Marceau, at the house of a manufacturer, who is one of my friends."
