Chapter II

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

From this reading THE DINNER AT MADAME PILOU’S In the middle of the seventeenth century a family called Troqueville came from Lyons to settle in Paris.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

later than; following

From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

a cherished desire

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

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

From this reading There were malicious rumours of disgraceful and Bacchic scenes in Court which had led to his ejection from that respectable body.

plural of “apprentice” — works for an expert to learn a trade

From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE DINNER AT MADAME PILOU’S In the middle of the seventeenth century a family called Troqueville came from Lyons to settle in Paris.

used of riotously drunken merrymaking

From this reading There were malicious rumours of disgraceful and Bacchic scenes in Court which had led to his ejection from that respectable body.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Many years before, Monsieur Troqueville had been one of the four hundred _procureurs_ of the Palais de Justice.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Many years before, Monsieur Troqueville had been one of the four hundred _procureurs_ of the Palais de Justice.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading There were malicious rumours of disgraceful and Bacchic scenes in Court which had led to his ejection from that respectable body.

ostentatiously lofty in style

From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

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From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

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

From this reading THE DINNER AT MADAME PILOU’S In the middle of the seventeenth century a family called Troqueville came from Lyons to settle in Paris.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading THE DINNER AT MADAME PILOU’S In the middle of the seventeenth century a family called Troqueville came from Lyons to settle in Paris.

past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

a period of 100 years

From this reading THE DINNER AT MADAME PILOU’S In the middle of the seventeenth century a family called Troqueville came from Lyons to settle in Paris.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading There were malicious rumours of disgraceful and Bacchic scenes in Court which had led to his ejection from that respectable body.

an intense desire for some particular thing

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

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

From this reading Many years before, Monsieur Troqueville had been one of the four hundred _procureurs_ of the Palais de Justice.

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From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading THE DINNER AT MADAME PILOU’S In the middle of the seventeenth century a family called Troqueville came from Lyons to settle in Paris.

giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation

From this reading There were malicious rumours of disgraceful and Bacchic scenes in Court which had led to his ejection from that respectable body.

earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting

From this reading There were malicious rumours of disgraceful and Bacchic scenes in Court which had led to his ejection from that respectable body.

a social unit living together

From this reading THE DINNER AT MADAME PILOU’S In the middle of the seventeenth century a family called Troqueville came from Lyons to settle in Paris.

marked by intense agitation or emotion

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

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

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Many years before, Monsieur Troqueville had been one of the four hundred _procureurs_ of the Palais de Justice.

sexually unresponsive

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE DINNER AT MADAME PILOU’S In the middle of the seventeenth century a family called Troqueville came from Lyons to settle in Paris.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

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

From this reading Many years before, Monsieur Troqueville had been one of the four hundred _procureurs_ of the Palais de Justice.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

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

From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

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

From this reading There were malicious rumours of disgraceful and Bacchic scenes in Court which had led to his ejection from that respectable body.

ten 10s

From this reading Many years before, Monsieur Troqueville had been one of the four hundred _procureurs_ of the Palais de Justice.

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

From this reading THE DINNER AT MADAME PILOU’S In the middle of the seventeenth century a family called Troqueville came from Lyons to settle in Paris.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

the quality of being just or fair

From this reading Many years before, Monsieur Troqueville had been one of the four hundred _procureurs_ of the Palais de Justice.

catch fire

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

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From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

immediately past

From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

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From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading There were malicious rumours of disgraceful and Bacchic scenes in Court which had led to his ejection from that respectable body.

the financial means whereby one lives

From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

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 Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

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From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon

From this reading THE DINNER AT MADAME PILOU’S In the middle of the seventeenth century a family called Troqueville came from Lyons to settle in Paris.

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading THE DINNER AT MADAME PILOU’S In the middle of the seventeenth century a family called Troqueville came from Lyons to settle in Paris.

having the nature of or resulting from malice

From this reading There were malicious rumours of disgraceful and Bacchic scenes in Court which had led to his ejection from that respectable body.

past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal

From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Many years before, Monsieur Troqueville had been one of the four hundred _procureurs_ of the Palais de Justice.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading THE DINNER AT MADAME PILOU’S In the middle of the seventeenth century a family called Troqueville came from Lyons to settle in Paris.

used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”

From this reading Many years before, Monsieur Troqueville had been one of the four hundred _procureurs_ of the Palais de Justice.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE DINNER AT MADAME PILOU’S In the middle of the seventeenth century a family called Troqueville came from Lyons to settle in Paris.

on one occasion

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Many years before, Monsieur Troqueville had been one of the four hundred _procureurs_ of the Palais de Justice.

an open or empty space in or between things

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

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From this reading Many years before, Monsieur Troqueville had been one of the four hundred _procureurs_ of the Palais de Justice.

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading THE DINNER AT MADAME PILOU’S In the middle of the seventeenth century a family called Troqueville came from Lyons to settle in Paris.

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From this reading THE DINNER AT MADAME PILOU’S In the middle of the seventeenth century a family called Troqueville came from Lyons to settle in Paris.

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

affording no ease or reassurance

From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

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From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

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From this reading Many years before, Monsieur Troqueville had been one of the four hundred _procureurs_ of the Palais de Justice.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

past form of “regard” — deem to be

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals

From this reading There were malicious rumours of disgraceful and Bacchic scenes in Court which had led to his ejection from that respectable body.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

plural of “rumour” — gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

From this reading There were malicious rumours of disgraceful and Bacchic scenes in Court which had led to his ejection from that respectable body.

plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs

From this reading There were malicious rumours of disgraceful and Bacchic scenes in Court which had led to his ejection from that respectable body.

marked by or given to doubt

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground

From this reading THE DINNER AT MADAME PILOU’S In the middle of the seventeenth century a family called Troqueville came from Lyons to settle in Paris.

established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

coming next after the sixteenth in position

From this reading THE DINNER AT MADAME PILOU’S In the middle of the seventeenth century a family called Troqueville came from Lyons to settle in Paris.

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

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

do one's shopping

From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

a momentary flash of light

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There were malicious rumours of disgraceful and Bacchic scenes in Court which had led to his ejection from that respectable body.

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

From this reading THE DINNER AT MADAME PILOU’S In the middle of the seventeenth century a family called Troqueville came from Lyons to settle in Paris.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There were malicious rumours of disgraceful and Bacchic scenes in Court which had led to his ejection from that respectable body.

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

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

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

From this reading THE DINNER AT MADAME PILOU’S In the middle of the seventeenth century a family called Troqueville came from Lyons to settle in Paris.

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From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

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From this reading THE DINNER AT MADAME PILOU’S In the middle of the seventeenth century a family called Troqueville came from Lyons to settle in Paris.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

hard to endure

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

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

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

be dressed in

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

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

From this reading There were malicious rumours of disgraceful and Bacchic scenes in Court which had led to his ejection from that respectable body.

at the time that

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

in or at the place that

From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

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

From this reading There were malicious rumours of disgraceful and Bacchic scenes in Court which had led to his ejection from that respectable body.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading When, a few months before the opening of this story, he had been suddenly seized with a feverish craving to return to Paris ‘and once more wear the glove of my lady Jurisprudence in the tournay of the law-courts,’ as he put it, his wife had regarded him with a frigid and sceptical surprise, as she had long since given up trying to kindle in him one spark of ambition.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

the act of creating written works

From this reading Whether the rumours were true or not, Monsieur Troqueville had long ceased to be a Paris _procureur_, and after having wandered about from town to town, he had at last settled in Lyons, where by ‘devilling’ for a lawyer, writing bombastic love-letters for shop apprentices, and playing Lasquinet with country bumpkins, he managed to earn a precarious livelihood.

a late time of life

From this reading Many years before, Monsieur Troqueville had been one of the four hundred _procureurs_ of the Palais de Justice.