Chapter LII · Chapter 52

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

From this reading "C'est a moi de _choisir_ mon gendre; Toi, tel qu'il est, c'est à it toi de Ie prendre; De vous aimer, si vous pouvez tous deux, Et d'obéir à tout ce que je veux."

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading _L'Enfant Prodigue._ "AND now," said Lady Emily, "that I have listened to your story, which after all is really a very poor affair, do you listen to mine.

later than; following

From this reading _L'Enfant Prodigue._ "AND now," said Lady Emily, "that I have listened to your story, which after all is really a very poor affair, do you listen to mine.

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From this reading "C'est a moi de _choisir_ mon gendre; Toi, tel qu'il est, c'est à it toi de Ie prendre; De vous aimer, si vous pouvez tous deux, Et d'obéir à tout ce que je veux."

used to show sadness, pity, or regret

From this reading The Duke arrived, I know, for the express purpose of being enamoured of you; but, alas! you were not.

(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 _L'Enfant Prodigue._ "AND now," said Lady Emily, "that I have listened to your story, which after all is really a very poor affair, do you listen to mine.

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From this reading Know, then, as the ladies in novels say, that the day which saw you depart from Beech Park was the day destined to decide your fate, and dash your hopes, if ever you had any, of becoming Duchess of Altamont.

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

From this reading _L'Enfant Prodigue._ "AND now," said Lady Emily, "that I have listened to your story, which after all is really a very poor affair, do you listen to mine.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Know, then, as the ladies in novels say, that the day which saw you depart from Beech Park was the day destined to decide your fate, and dash your hopes, if ever you had any, of becoming Duchess of Altamont.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading The Duke arrived, I know, for the express purpose of being enamoured of you; but, alas! you were not.

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

From this reading Know, then, as the ladies in novels say, that the day which saw you depart from Beech Park was the day destined to decide your fate, and dash your hopes, if ever you had any, of becoming Duchess of Altamont.

according with custom or propriety

From this reading Know, then, as the ladies in novels say, that the day which saw you depart from Beech Park was the day destined to decide your fate, and dash your hopes, if ever you had any, of becoming Duchess of Altamont.

any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions

From this reading Know, then, as the ladies in novels say, that the day which saw you depart from Beech Park was the day destined to decide your fate, and dash your hopes, if ever you had any, of becoming Duchess of Altamont.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading The Duke arrived, I know, for the express purpose of being enamoured of you; but, alas! you were not.

the two together, not just one

From this reading The heroine in both is the same, but the hero differs by some degrees.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The heroine in both is the same, but the hero differs by some degrees.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The heroine in both is the same, but the hero differs by some degrees.

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From this reading "C'est a moi de _choisir_ mon gendre; Toi, tel qu'il est, c'est à it toi de Ie prendre; De vous aimer, si vous pouvez tous deux, Et d'obéir à tout ce que je veux."

a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group

From this reading "C'est a moi de _choisir_ mon gendre; Toi, tel qu'il est, c'est à it toi de Ie prendre; De vous aimer, si vous pouvez tous deux, Et d'obéir à tout ce que je veux."

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From this reading "C'est a moi de _choisir_ mon gendre; Toi, tel qu'il est, c'est à it toi de Ie prendre; De vous aimer, si vous pouvez tous deux, Et d'obéir à tout ce que je veux."

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From this reading "C'est a moi de _choisir_ mon gendre; Toi, tel qu'il est, c'est à it toi de Ie prendre; De vous aimer, si vous pouvez tous deux, Et d'obéir à tout ce que je veux."

run or move very quickly or hastily

From this reading Know, then, as the ladies in novels say, that the day which saw you depart from Beech Park was the day destined to decide your fate, and dash your hopes, if ever you had any, of becoming Duchess of Altamont.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Know, then, as the ladies in novels say, that the day which saw you depart from Beech Park was the day destined to decide your fate, and dash your hopes, if ever you had any, of becoming Duchess of Altamont.

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

From this reading "C'est a moi de _choisir_ mon gendre; Toi, tel qu'il est, c'est à it toi de Ie prendre; De vous aimer, si vous pouvez tous deux, Et d'obéir à tout ce que je veux."

reach, make, or come to a decision about something

From this reading Know, then, as the ladies in novels say, that the day which saw you depart from Beech Park was the day destined to decide your fate, and dash your hopes, if ever you had any, of becoming Duchess of Altamont.

plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading The heroine in both is the same, but the hero differs by some degrees.

move away from a place into another direction

From this reading Know, then, as the ladies in novels say, that the day which saw you depart from Beech Park was the day destined to decide your fate, and dash your hopes, if ever you had any, of becoming Duchess of Altamont.

headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”

From this reading Know, then, as the ladies in novels say, that the day which saw you depart from Beech Park was the day destined to decide your fate, and dash your hopes, if ever you had any, of becoming Duchess of Altamont.

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From this reading "C'est a moi de _choisir_ mon gendre; Toi, tel qu'il est, c'est à it toi de Ie prendre; De vous aimer, si vous pouvez tous deux, Et d'obéir à tout ce que je veux."

third-person singular of “differ” — be different

From this reading The heroine in both is the same, but the hero differs by some degrees.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading _L'Enfant Prodigue._ "AND now," said Lady Emily, "that I have listened to your story, which after all is really a very poor affair, do you listen to mine.

the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right

From this reading Know, then, as the ladies in novels say, that the day which saw you depart from Beech Park was the day destined to decide your fate, and dash your hopes, if ever you had any, of becoming Duchess of Altamont.

a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading The Duke arrived, I know, for the express purpose of being enamoured of you; but, alas! you were not.

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From this reading _L'Enfant Prodigue._ "AND now," said Lady Emily, "that I have listened to your story, which after all is really a very poor affair, do you listen to mine.

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From this reading The Duke arrived, I know, for the express purpose of being enamoured of you; but, alas! you were not.

standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States

From this reading "C'est a moi de _choisir_ mon gendre; Toi, tel qu'il est, c'est à it toi de Ie prendre; De vous aimer, si vous pouvez tous deux, Et d'obéir à tout ce que je veux."

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From this reading "C'est a moi de _choisir_ mon gendre; Toi, tel qu'il est, c'est à it toi de Ie prendre; De vous aimer, si vous pouvez tous deux, Et d'obéir à tout ce que je veux."

at any time

From this reading Know, then, as the ladies in novels say, that the day which saw you depart from Beech Park was the day destined to decide your fate, and dash your hopes, if ever you had any, of becoming Duchess of Altamont.

give expression to

From this reading The Duke arrived, I know, for the express purpose of being enamoured of you; but, alas! you were not.

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading Know, then, as the ladies in novels say, that the day which saw you depart from Beech Park was the day destined to decide your fate, and dash your hopes, if ever you had any, of becoming Duchess of Altamont.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The Duke arrived, I know, for the express purpose of being enamoured of you; but, alas! you were not.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Know, then, as the ladies in novels say, that the day which saw you depart from Beech Park was the day destined to decide your fate, and dash your hopes, if ever you had any, of becoming Duchess of Altamont.

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From this reading "C'est a moi de _choisir_ mon gendre; Toi, tel qu'il est, c'est à it toi de Ie prendre; De vous aimer, si vous pouvez tous deux, Et d'obéir à tout ce que je veux."

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

From this reading Know, then, as the ladies in novels say, that the day which saw you depart from Beech Park was the day destined to decide your fate, and dash your hopes, if ever you had any, of becoming Duchess of Altamont.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _L'Enfant Prodigue._ "AND now," said Lady Emily, "that I have listened to your story, which after all is really a very poor affair, do you listen to mine.

a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

From this reading The heroine in both is the same, but the hero differs by some degrees.

the main good female character in a work of fiction

From this reading The heroine in both is the same, but the hero differs by some degrees.

plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading Know, then, as the ladies in novels say, that the day which saw you depart from Beech Park was the day destined to decide your fate, and dash your hopes, if ever you had any, of becoming Duchess of Altamont.

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

From this reading _L'Enfant Prodigue._ "AND now," said Lady Emily, "that I have listened to your story, which after all is really a very poor affair, do you listen to mine.

a commercial browser

From this reading "C'est a moi de _choisir_ mon gendre; Toi, tel qu'il est, c'est à it toi de Ie prendre; De vous aimer, si vous pouvez tous deux, Et d'obéir à tout ce que je veux."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Know, then, as the ladies in novels say, that the day which saw you depart from Beech Park was the day destined to decide your fate, and dash your hopes, if ever you had any, of becoming Duchess of Altamont.

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

From this reading The heroine in both is the same, but the hero differs by some degrees.

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

From this reading _L'Enfant Prodigue._ "AND now," said Lady Emily, "that I have listened to your story, which after all is really a very poor affair, do you listen to mine.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "C'est a moi de _choisir_ mon gendre; Toi, tel qu'il est, c'est à it toi de Ie prendre; De vous aimer, si vous pouvez tous deux, Et d'obéir à tout ce que je veux."

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From this reading "C'est a moi de _choisir_ mon gendre; Toi, tel qu'il est, c'est à it toi de Ie prendre; De vous aimer, si vous pouvez tous deux, Et d'obéir à tout ce que je veux."

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Know, then, as the ladies in novels say, that the day which saw you depart from Beech Park was the day destined to decide your fate, and dash your hopes, if ever you had any, of becoming Duchess of Altamont.

United States architect (born in France) who laid out the city plan for Washington (1754-1825)

From this reading _L'Enfant Prodigue._ "AND now," said Lady Emily, "that I have listened to your story, which after all is really a very poor affair, do you listen to mine.

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading Know, then, as the ladies in novels say, that the day which saw you depart from Beech Park was the day destined to decide your fate, and dash your hopes, if ever you had any, of becoming Duchess of Altamont.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading _L'Enfant Prodigue._ "AND now," said Lady Emily, "that I have listened to your story, which after all is really a very poor affair, do you listen to mine.

hear with intention

From this reading _L'Enfant Prodigue._ "AND now," said Lady Emily, "that I have listened to your story, which after all is really a very poor affair, do you listen to mine.

past form of “listen” — hear with intention

From this reading _L'Enfant Prodigue._ "AND now," said Lady Emily, "that I have listened to your story, which after all is really a very poor affair, do you listen to mine.

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _L'Enfant Prodigue._ "AND now," said Lady Emily, "that I have listened to your story, which after all is really a very poor affair, do you listen to mine.

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From this reading "C'est a moi de _choisir_ mon gendre; Toi, tel qu'il est, c'est à it toi de Ie prendre; De vous aimer, si vous pouvez tous deux, Et d'obéir à tout ce que je veux."

the second day of the week; the first working day

From this reading "C'est a moi de _choisir_ mon gendre; Toi, tel qu'il est, c'est à it toi de Ie prendre; De vous aimer, si vous pouvez tous deux, Et d'obéir à tout ce que je veux."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The Duke arrived, I know, for the express purpose of being enamoured of you; but, alas! you were not.

plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

From this reading Know, then, as the ladies in novels say, that the day which saw you depart from Beech Park was the day destined to decide your fate, and dash your hopes, if ever you had any, of becoming Duchess of Altamont.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading _L'Enfant Prodigue._ "AND now," said Lady Emily, "that I have listened to your story, which after all is really a very poor affair, do you listen to mine.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Know, then, as the ladies in novels say, that the day which saw you depart from Beech Park was the day destined to decide your fate, and dash your hopes, if ever you had any, of becoming Duchess of Altamont.

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

From this reading Know, then, as the ladies in novels say, that the day which saw you depart from Beech Park was the day destined to decide your fate, and dash your hopes, if ever you had any, of becoming Duchess of Altamont.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading _L'Enfant Prodigue._ "AND now," said Lady Emily, "that I have listened to your story, which after all is really a very poor affair, do you listen to mine.

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From this reading "C'est a moi de _choisir_ mon gendre; Toi, tel qu'il est, c'est à it toi de Ie prendre; De vous aimer, si vous pouvez tous deux, Et d'obéir à tout ce que je veux."

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From this reading "C'est a moi de _choisir_ mon gendre; Toi, tel qu'il est, c'est à it toi de Ie prendre; De vous aimer, si vous pouvez tous deux, Et d'obéir à tout ce que je veux."

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From this reading _L'Enfant Prodigue._ "AND now," said Lady Emily, "that I have listened to your story, which after all is really a very poor affair, do you listen to mine.

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading The Duke arrived, I know, for the express purpose of being enamoured of you; but, alas! you were not.

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From this reading "C'est a moi de _choisir_ mon gendre; Toi, tel qu'il est, c'est à it toi de Ie prendre; De vous aimer, si vous pouvez tous deux, Et d'obéir à tout ce que je veux."

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From this reading "C'est a moi de _choisir_ mon gendre; Toi, tel qu'il est, c'est à it toi de Ie prendre; De vous aimer, si vous pouvez tous deux, Et d'obéir à tout ce que je veux."

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading _L'Enfant Prodigue._ "AND now," said Lady Emily, "that I have listened to your story, which after all is really a very poor affair, do you listen to mine.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading _L'Enfant Prodigue._ "AND now," said Lady Emily, "that I have listened to your story, which after all is really a very poor affair, do you listen to mine.

Identical; not different.

From this reading The heroine in both is the same, but the hero differs by some degrees.

cut with a saw

From this reading Know, then, as the ladies in novels say, that the day which saw you depart from Beech Park was the day destined to decide your fate, and dash your hopes, if ever you had any, of becoming Duchess of Altamont.

express in words

From this reading Know, then, as the ladies in novels say, that the day which saw you depart from Beech Park was the day destined to decide your fate, and dash your hopes, if ever you had any, of becoming Duchess of Altamont.

a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors

From this reading "C'est a moi de _choisir_ mon gendre; Toi, tel qu'il est, c'est à it toi de Ie prendre; De vous aimer, si vous pouvez tous deux, Et d'obéir à tout ce que je veux."

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

From this reading The heroine in both is the same, but the hero differs by some degrees.

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 _L'Enfant Prodigue._ "AND now," said Lady Emily, "that I have listened to your story, which after all is really a very poor affair, do you listen to mine.

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From this reading "C'est a moi de _choisir_ mon gendre; Toi, tel qu'il est, c'est à it toi de Ie prendre; De vous aimer, si vous pouvez tous deux, Et d'obéir à tout ce que je veux."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _L'Enfant Prodigue._ "AND now," said Lady Emily, "that I have listened to your story, which after all is really a very poor affair, do you listen to mine.

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

From this reading The heroine in both is the same, but the hero differs by some degrees.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Know, then, as the ladies in novels say, that the day which saw you depart from Beech Park was the day destined to decide your fate, and dash your hopes, if ever you had any, of becoming Duchess of Altamont.

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

From this reading _L'Enfant Prodigue._ "AND now," said Lady Emily, "that I have listened to your story, which after all is really a very poor affair, do you listen to mine.

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From this reading "C'est a moi de _choisir_ mon gendre; Toi, tel qu'il est, c'est à it toi de Ie prendre; De vous aimer, si vous pouvez tous deux, Et d'obéir à tout ce que je veux."

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From this reading "C'est a moi de _choisir_ mon gendre; Toi, tel qu'il est, c'est à it toi de Ie prendre; De vous aimer, si vous pouvez tous deux, Et d'obéir à tout ce que je veux."

someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit

From this reading "C'est a moi de _choisir_ mon gendre; Toi, tel qu'il est, c'est à it toi de Ie prendre; De vous aimer, si vous pouvez tous deux, Et d'obéir à tout ce que je veux."

precisely as stated

From this reading _L'Enfant Prodigue._ "AND now," said Lady Emily, "that I have listened to your story, which after all is really a very poor affair, do you listen to mine.

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From this reading "C'est a moi de _choisir_ mon gendre; Toi, tel qu'il est, c'est à it toi de Ie prendre; De vous aimer, si vous pouvez tous deux, Et d'obéir à tout ce que je veux."

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From this reading "C'est a moi de _choisir_ mon gendre; Toi, tel qu'il est, c'est à it toi de Ie prendre; De vous aimer, si vous pouvez tous deux, Et d'obéir à tout ce que je veux."

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

From this reading Know, then, as the ladies in novels say, that the day which saw you depart from Beech Park was the day destined to decide your fate, and dash your hopes, if ever you had any, of becoming Duchess of Altamont.

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

From this reading The Duke arrived, I know, for the express purpose of being enamoured of you; but, alas! you were not.

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

From this reading _L'Enfant Prodigue._ "AND now," said Lady Emily, "that I have listened to your story, which after all is really a very poor affair, do you listen to mine.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _L'Enfant Prodigue._ "AND now," said Lady Emily, "that I have listened to your story, which after all is really a very poor affair, do you listen to mine.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _L'Enfant Prodigue._ "AND now," said Lady Emily, "that I have listened to your story, which after all is really a very poor affair, do you listen to mine.

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From this reading "C'est a moi de _choisir_ mon gendre; Toi, tel qu'il est, c'est à it toi de Ie prendre; De vous aimer, si vous pouvez tous deux, Et d'obéir à tout ce que je veux."