used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
(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 She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
Antinoüs
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From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
on or to one side
From this reading Fate plays no honest game, but when You glance aside or back She palms the discard slyly, then Redeals it with the pack.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Antinoüs” asked in surprise.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Fate plays no honest game, but when You glance aside or back She palms the discard slyly, then Redeals it with the pack.
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
Bretagnenoun
a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Fate plays no honest game, but when You glance aside or back She palms the discard slyly, then Redeals it with the pack.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
Charybdisnoun
(Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla
From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
Châstelcoûrt
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From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
Comtenoun
French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study
From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
discardverbUS /dɪˈskɑːrd/
throw or cast away
From this reading Fate plays no honest game, but when You glance aside or back She palms the discard slyly, then Redeals it with the pack.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Fate plays no honest game, but when You glance aside or back She palms the discard slyly, then Redeals it with the pack.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Fate plays no honest game, but when You glance aside or back She palms the discard slyly, then Redeals it with the pack.
Gaminnoun
(sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets
From this reading “Papa,” the “Gamin” said, “I wish we would not go to Paris this winter.”
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Fate plays no honest game, but when You glance aside or back She palms the discard slyly, then Redeals it with the pack.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Papa,” the “Gamin” said, “I wish we would not go to Paris this winter.”
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
guidingadjectiveUS /ˈɡaɪdɪŋ/
exerting control or influence
From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading Fate plays no honest game, but when You glance aside or back She palms the discard slyly, then Redeals it with the pack.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Papa,” the “Gamin” said, “I wish we would not go to Paris this winter.”
ilknounUS /ɪlk/
a kind of person
From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Fate plays no honest game, but when You glance aside or back She palms the discard slyly, then Redeals it with the pack.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
without good reason
From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
Louvetier
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From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
not any; not one
From this reading Fate plays no honest game, but when You glance aside or back She palms the discard slyly, then Redeals it with the pack.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Papa,” the “Gamin” said, “I wish we would not go to Paris this winter.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Fate plays no honest game, but when You glance aside or back She palms the discard slyly, then Redeals it with the pack.
arrange in a container
From this reading Fate plays no honest game, but when You glance aside or back She palms the discard slyly, then Redeals it with the pack.
palmsnounUS /pɑːmz/
plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading Fate plays no honest game, but when You glance aside or back She palms the discard slyly, then Redeals it with the pack.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Papa,” the “Gamin” said, “I wish we would not go to Paris this winter.”
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading “Papa,” the “Gamin” said, “I wish we would not go to Paris this winter.”
petnounUS /pet/
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading Fate plays no honest game, but when You glance aside or back She palms the discard slyly, then Redeals it with the pack.
presumablyadverbUS /prəˈzuːməbli/
by reasonable assumption
From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
Redeals
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From this reading Fate plays no honest game, but when You glance aside or back She palms the discard slyly, then Redeals it with the pack.
René
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From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Papa,” the “Gamin” said, “I wish we would not go to Paris this winter.”
ScyllanounUS /ˈsɪlə/
(Greek mythology) a sea nymph transformed into a sea monster who lived on one side of a narrow strait; drowned and devoured sailors who tried to escape Charybdis (a whirlpool) on the other side of the strait
From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fate plays no honest game, but when You glance aside or back She palms the discard slyly, then Redeals it with the pack.
slylyadverbUS /ˈslaɪli/
in an artful manner
From this reading Fate plays no honest game, but when You glance aside or back She palms the discard slyly, then Redeals it with the pack.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “Antinoüs” asked in surprise.
tempersnounUS /ˈtempərz/
plural of “temper” — a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fate plays no honest game, but when You glance aside or back She palms the discard slyly, then Redeals it with the pack.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Fate plays no honest game, but when You glance aside or back She palms the discard slyly, then Redeals it with the pack.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Papa,” the “Gamin” said, “I wish we would not go to Paris this winter.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Papa,” the “Gamin” said, “I wish we would not go to Paris this winter.”
trotters
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From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was driving “Antinoüs” home from Châstelcoûrt, the home of Comte René of that ilk, “Grand Louvetier de Bretagne,” and she spoke lightly, all her attention being presumably devoted to the careful guiding of her pet trotters, “Scylla” and “Charybdis”--quite a job in itself, being given the tempers of the beasts in question.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Papa,” the “Gamin” said, “I wish we would not go to Paris this winter.”
at the time that
From this reading Fate plays no honest game, but when You glance aside or back She palms the discard slyly, then Redeals it with the pack.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “Papa,” the “Gamin” said, “I wish we would not go to Paris this winter.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “Papa,” the “Gamin” said, “I wish we would not go to Paris this winter.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fate plays no honest game, but when You glance aside or back She palms the discard slyly, then Redeals it with the pack.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Papa,” the “Gamin” said, “I wish we would not go to Paris this winter.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Fate plays no honest game, but when You glance aside or back She palms the discard slyly, then Redeals it with the pack.
