Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

(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 The change and rest in the country had put new life in all of the marchioness's guests, and they were ready to go back to their duties with renewed interest and vigor.

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

From this reading The change and rest in the country had put new life in all of the marchioness's guests, and they were ready to go back to their duties with renewed interest and vigor.

a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading They found on their arrival, however, interruptions to their work more potent than plain spring fever:--Professor Edwin Green and Kent Brown had reached Paris the day before, intending to surprise their friends, and had been themselves both surprised and disappointed to find the apartment in Rue Brea closed.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading They found on their arrival, however, interruptions to their work more potent than plain spring fever:--Professor Edwin Green and Kent Brown had reached Paris the day before, intending to surprise their friends, and had been themselves both surprised and disappointed to find the apartment in Rue Brea closed.

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

From this reading Paris was as pleasant to return to as it had been to leave.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The change and rest in the country had put new life in all of the marchioness's guests, and they were ready to go back to their duties with renewed interest and vigor.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Paris was as pleasant to return to as it had been to leave.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading They found on their arrival, however, interruptions to their work more potent than plain spring fever:--Professor Edwin Green and Kent Brown had reached Paris the day before, intending to surprise their friends, and had been themselves both surprised and disappointed to find the apartment in Rue Brea closed.

the two together, not just one

From this reading They found on their arrival, however, interruptions to their work more potent than plain spring fever:--Professor Edwin Green and Kent Brown had reached Paris the day before, intending to surprise their friends, and had been themselves both surprised and disappointed to find the apartment in Rue Brea closed.

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From this reading They found on their arrival, however, interruptions to their work more potent than plain spring fever:--Professor Edwin Green and Kent Brown had reached Paris the day before, intending to surprise their friends, and had been themselves both surprised and disappointed to find the apartment in Rue Brea closed.

a light roll rich with eggs and butter and somewhat sweet

From this reading Miss Josephine Williams had come to the fore with information and kindly offers of tea and _brioche_.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading They found on their arrival, however, interruptions to their work more potent than plain spring fever:--Professor Edwin Green and Kent Brown had reached Paris the day before, intending to surprise their friends, and had been themselves both surprised and disappointed to find the apartment in Rue Brea closed.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading The change and rest in the country had put new life in all of the marchioness's guests, and they were ready to go back to their duties with renewed interest and vigor.

not open or affording passage or access

From this reading They found on their arrival, however, interruptions to their work more potent than plain spring fever:--Professor Edwin Green and Kent Brown had reached Paris the day before, intending to surprise their friends, and had been themselves both surprised and disappointed to find the apartment in Rue Brea closed.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Miss Josephine Williams had come to the fore with information and kindly offers of tea and _brioche_.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading The change and rest in the country had put new life in all of the marchioness's guests, and they were ready to go back to their duties with renewed interest and vigor.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading They found on their arrival, however, interruptions to their work more potent than plain spring fever:--Professor Edwin Green and Kent Brown had reached Paris the day before, intending to surprise their friends, and had been themselves both surprised and disappointed to find the apartment in Rue Brea closed.

disappointingly unsuccessful

From this reading They found on their arrival, however, interruptions to their work more potent than plain spring fever:--Professor Edwin Green and Kent Brown had reached Paris the day before, intending to surprise their friends, and had been themselves both surprised and disappointed to find the apartment in Rue Brea closed.

plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading The change and rest in the country had put new life in all of the marchioness's guests, and they were ready to go back to their duties with renewed interest and vigor.

king of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity (585-633)

From this reading They found on their arrival, however, interruptions to their work more potent than plain spring fever:--Professor Edwin Green and Kent Brown had reached Paris the day before, intending to surprise their friends, and had been themselves both surprised and disappointed to find the apartment in Rue Brea closed.

a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

From this reading They found on their arrival, however, interruptions to their work more potent than plain spring fever:--Professor Edwin Green and Kent Brown had reached Paris the day before, intending to surprise their friends, and had been themselves both surprised and disappointed to find the apartment in Rue Brea closed.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading They found on their arrival, however, interruptions to their work more potent than plain spring fever:--Professor Edwin Green and Kent Brown had reached Paris the day before, intending to surprise their friends, and had been themselves both surprised and disappointed to find the apartment in Rue Brea closed.

front part of a vessel or aircraft

From this reading Miss Josephine Williams had come to the fore with information and kindly offers of tea and _brioche_.

set up or found

From this reading They found on their arrival, however, interruptions to their work more potent than plain spring fever:--Professor Edwin Green and Kent Brown had reached Paris the day before, intending to surprise their friends, and had been themselves both surprised and disappointed to find the apartment in Rue Brea closed.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading They found on their arrival, however, interruptions to their work more potent than plain spring fever:--Professor Edwin Green and Kent Brown had reached Paris the day before, intending to surprise their friends, and had been themselves both surprised and disappointed to find the apartment in Rue Brea closed.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading The change and rest in the country had put new life in all of the marchioness's guests, and they were ready to go back to their duties with renewed interest and vigor.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading They found on their arrival, however, interruptions to their work more potent than plain spring fever:--Professor Edwin Green and Kent Brown had reached Paris the day before, intending to surprise their friends, and had been themselves both surprised and disappointed to find the apartment in Rue Brea closed.

plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

From this reading The change and rest in the country had put new life in all of the marchioness's guests, and they were ready to go back to their duties with renewed interest and vigor.

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

From this reading Paris was as pleasant to return to as it had been to leave.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading They found on their arrival, however, interruptions to their work more potent than plain spring fever:--Professor Edwin Green and Kent Brown had reached Paris the day before, intending to surprise their friends, and had been themselves both surprised and disappointed to find the apartment in Rue Brea closed.

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

From this reading The change and rest in the country had put new life in all of the marchioness's guests, and they were ready to go back to their duties with renewed interest and vigor.

a message received and understood

From this reading Miss Josephine Williams had come to the fore with information and kindly offers of tea and _brioche_.

-ing form of “intend” — have in mind as a purpose

From this reading They found on their arrival, however, interruptions to their work more potent than plain spring fever:--Professor Edwin Green and Kent Brown had reached Paris the day before, intending to surprise their friends, and had been themselves both surprised and disappointed to find the apartment in Rue Brea closed.

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading The change and rest in the country had put new life in all of the marchioness's guests, and they were ready to go back to their duties with renewed interest and vigor.

plural of “interruption” — an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

From this reading They found on their arrival, however, interruptions to their work more potent than plain spring fever:--Professor Edwin Green and Kent Brown had reached Paris the day before, intending to surprise their friends, and had been themselves both surprised and disappointed to find the apartment in Rue Brea closed.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Paris was as pleasant to return to as it had been to leave.

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From this reading Miss Josephine Williams had come to the fore with information and kindly offers of tea and _brioche_.

a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans

From this reading They found on their arrival, however, interruptions to their work more potent than plain spring fever:--Professor Edwin Green and Kent Brown had reached Paris the day before, intending to surprise their friends, and had been themselves both surprised and disappointed to find the apartment in Rue Brea closed.

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

From this reading Miss Josephine Williams had come to the fore with information and kindly offers of tea and _brioche_.

go away from a place

From this reading Paris was as pleasant to return to as it had been to leave.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The change and rest in the country had put new life in all of the marchioness's guests, and they were ready to go back to their duties with renewed interest and vigor.

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From this reading The change and rest in the country had put new life in all of the marchioness's guests, and they were ready to go back to their duties with renewed interest and vigor.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Miss Josephine Williams had come to the fore with information and kindly offers of tea and _brioche_.

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

From this reading They found on their arrival, however, interruptions to their work more potent than plain spring fever:--Professor Edwin Green and Kent Brown had reached Paris the day before, intending to surprise their friends, and had been themselves both surprised and disappointed to find the apartment in Rue Brea closed.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading The change and rest in the country had put new life in all of the marchioness's guests, and they were ready to go back to their duties with renewed interest and vigor.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The change and rest in the country had put new life in all of the marchioness's guests, and they were ready to go back to their duties with renewed interest and vigor.

plural of “offer” — the verbal act of offering

From this reading Miss Josephine Williams had come to the fore with information and kindly offers of tea and _brioche_.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading They found on their arrival, however, interruptions to their work more potent than plain spring fever:--Professor Edwin Green and Kent Brown had reached Paris the day before, intending to surprise their friends, and had been themselves both surprised and disappointed to find the apartment in Rue Brea closed.

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

From this reading Paris was as pleasant to return to as it had been to leave.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading They found on their arrival, however, interruptions to their work more potent than plain spring fever:--Professor Edwin Green and Kent Brown had reached Paris the day before, intending to surprise their friends, and had been themselves both surprised and disappointed to find the apartment in Rue Brea closed.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading Paris was as pleasant to return to as it had been to leave.

having great influence

From this reading They found on their arrival, however, interruptions to their work more potent than plain spring fever:--Professor Edwin Green and Kent Brown had reached Paris the day before, intending to surprise their friends, and had been themselves both surprised and disappointed to find the apartment in Rue Brea closed.

directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions

From this reading THE PRESCRIPTION.

someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

From this reading They found on their arrival, however, interruptions to their work more potent than plain spring fever:--Professor Edwin Green and Kent Brown had reached Paris the day before, intending to surprise their friends, and had been themselves both surprised and disappointed to find the apartment in Rue Brea closed.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The change and rest in the country had put new life in all of the marchioness's guests, and they were ready to go back to their duties with renewed interest and vigor.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading They found on their arrival, however, interruptions to their work more potent than plain spring fever:--Professor Edwin Green and Kent Brown had reached Paris the day before, intending to surprise their friends, and had been themselves both surprised and disappointed to find the apartment in Rue Brea closed.

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

From this reading The change and rest in the country had put new life in all of the marchioness's guests, and they were ready to go back to their duties with renewed interest and vigor.

restored to a new condition

From this reading The change and rest in the country had put new life in all of the marchioness's guests, and they were ready to go back to their duties with renewed interest and vigor.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading The change and rest in the country had put new life in all of the marchioness's guests, and they were ready to go back to their duties with renewed interest and vigor.

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

From this reading Paris was as pleasant to return to as it had been to leave.

European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy

From this reading They found on their arrival, however, interruptions to their work more potent than plain spring fever:--Professor Edwin Green and Kent Brown had reached Paris the day before, intending to surprise their friends, and had been themselves both surprised and disappointed to find the apartment in Rue Brea closed.

the season of growth

From this reading They found on their arrival, however, interruptions to their work more potent than plain spring fever:--Professor Edwin Green and Kent Brown had reached Paris the day before, intending to surprise their friends, and had been themselves both surprised and disappointed to find the apartment in Rue Brea closed.

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading They found on their arrival, however, interruptions to their work more potent than plain spring fever:--Professor Edwin Green and Kent Brown had reached Paris the day before, intending to surprise their friends, and had been themselves both surprised and disappointed to find the apartment in Rue Brea closed.

taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment

From this reading They found on their arrival, however, interruptions to their work more potent than plain spring fever:--Professor Edwin Green and Kent Brown had reached Paris the day before, intending to surprise their friends, and had been themselves both surprised and disappointed to find the apartment in Rue Brea closed.

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading Miss Josephine Williams had come to the fore with information and kindly offers of tea and _brioche_.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading They found on their arrival, however, interruptions to their work more potent than plain spring fever:--Professor Edwin Green and Kent Brown had reached Paris the day before, intending to surprise their friends, and had been themselves both surprised and disappointed to find the apartment in Rue Brea closed.

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

From this reading THE PRESCRIPTION.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The change and rest in the country had put new life in all of the marchioness's guests, and they were ready to go back to their duties with renewed interest and vigor.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading They found on their arrival, however, interruptions to their work more potent than plain spring fever:--Professor Edwin Green and Kent Brown had reached Paris the day before, intending to surprise their friends, and had been themselves both surprised and disappointed to find the apartment in Rue Brea closed.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The change and rest in the country had put new life in all of the marchioness's guests, and they were ready to go back to their duties with renewed interest and vigor.

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

From this reading Paris was as pleasant to return to as it had been to leave.

forceful exertion

From this reading The change and rest in the country had put new life in all of the marchioness's guests, and they were ready to go back to their duties with renewed interest and vigor.

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

From this reading Paris was as pleasant to return to as it had been to leave.

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

From this reading The change and rest in the country had put new life in all of the marchioness's guests, and they were ready to go back to their duties with renewed interest and vigor.

United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)

From this reading Miss Josephine Williams had come to the fore with information and kindly offers of tea and _brioche_.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The change and rest in the country had put new life in all of the marchioness's guests, and they were ready to go back to their duties with renewed interest and vigor.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading They found on their arrival, however, interruptions to their work more potent than plain spring fever:--Professor Edwin Green and Kent Brown had reached Paris the day before, intending to surprise their friends, and had been themselves both surprised and disappointed to find the apartment in Rue Brea closed.