Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.

a formal resignation and renunciation of powers

From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.

matters of personal concern

From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading On these occasions he was always the good fellow, endeavoring to please the people of the middle classes, whom he made his allies against feudality.

the alliance of nations that fought the Axis in World War II and which (with subsequent additions) signed the charter of the United Nations in 1945

From this reading On these occasions he was always the good fellow, endeavoring to please the people of the middle classes, whom he made his allies against feudality.

in addition

From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.

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

From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

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

From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.

plural of “anxiety” — (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic

From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

expletives used informally as intensifiers

From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.

a citizen of an English borough

From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.

plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading On these occasions he was always the good fellow, endeavoring to please the people of the middle classes, whom he made his allies against feudality.

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From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

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From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

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

From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation

From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

with eagerness; in an eager manner

From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

third-person singular of “enable” — render capable or able for some task

From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.

-ing form of “endeavor” — attempt by employing effort

From this reading On these occasions he was always the good fellow, endeavoring to please the people of the middle classes, whom he made his allies against feudality.

having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

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From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

the state or fact of existing

From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.

a boy or man

From this reading On these occasions he was always the good fellow, endeavoring to please the people of the middle classes, whom he made his allies against feudality.

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From this reading On these occasions he was always the good fellow, endeavoring to please the people of the middle classes, whom he made his allies against feudality.

having or displaying warmth or affection

From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.

set up or found

From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

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

From this reading On these occasions he was always the good fellow, endeavoring to please the people of the middle classes, whom he made his allies against feudality.

highest in quality

From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.

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

From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

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

From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

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

From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.

plural of “historian” — a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it

From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading Louis XI., however, played the incognito openly.

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

From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.

with your identity concealed

From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.

lacking taste or flavor or tang

From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.

plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

occurring or falling between events or points in time

From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.

the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.

of or relating to litigation

From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

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

From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.

United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)

From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.

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From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

impressiveness in scale or proportion

From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.

engage in

From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

the message that is intended or expressed or signified

From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading On these occasions he was always the good fellow, endeavoring to please the people of the middle classes, whom he made his allies against feudality.

to bring or combine together or with something else

From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.

lasting for a markedly brief time

From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.

not any; not one

From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

something you have to do

From this reading On these occasions he was always the good fellow, endeavoring to please the people of the middle classes, whom he made his allies against feudality.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On these occasions he was always the good fellow, endeavoring to please the people of the middle classes, whom he made his allies against feudality.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.

and nothing more

From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.

in an open way

From this reading Louis XI., however, played the incognito openly.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.

a strong feeling or emotion

From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

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

From this reading On these occasions he was always the good fellow, endeavoring to please the people of the middle classes, whom he made his allies against feudality.

(of games) engaged in

From this reading Louis XI., however, played the incognito openly.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading On these occasions he was always the good fellow, endeavoring to please the people of the middle classes, whom he made his allies against feudality.

plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

plural of “prince” — a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.

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From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

to a severe or serious degree

From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.

having shoulders or shoulders as specified; usually used as a combining form

From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

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

From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.

plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.

not in physical motion

From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

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

From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading On these occasions he was always the good fellow, endeavoring to please the people of the middle classes, whom he made his allies against feudality.

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

From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

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

From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.

an industrial city in western France on the Loire River

From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

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

From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.

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

From this reading This taste, severely blamed by some historians, was really only a passion for the “incognito,” one of the greatest pleasures of princes,--a sort of momentary abdication, which enables them to put a little real life into their existence, made insipid by the lack of opposition.

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

From this reading On these occasions he was always the good fellow, endeavoring to please the people of the middle classes, whom he made his allies against feudality.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading For some time past he had found no opportunity to “make himself populace” and espouse the domestic interests of some man “engarrie” (an old word still used in Tours, meaning engaged) in litigious affairs, so that he shouldered the anxieties of Maitre Cornelius eagerly, and also the secret sorrows of the Comtesse de Saint-Vallier.

the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one

From this reading Louis XI. was fond of intervening in the affairs of his subjects, and he was always ready to mingle his royal majesty with the burgher life.