Chapter XIX

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From this reading TOUL _October 13th._ We lunched at the Café Stanislas yesterday after the wildest of drives into Nancy, the Ford seeming like an autumn leaf in the high wind.

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From this reading The proprietor, who left Alsace as a boy after 1870, stood and talked to us, as we ate our _œufs au beurre noir_, as French people alone can talk.

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

From this reading We did ourselves well, even I, who care not a farthing what I eat except to “stoke the engine.”

a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)

From this reading Then he spoke of the marvelous administration of Germany, the order and the use made of each one’s capacities, which was why they could _tenir_.

later than; following

From this reading TOUL _October 13th._ We lunched at the Café Stanislas yesterday after the wildest of drives into Nancy, the Ford seeming like an autumn leaf in the high wind.

Having no one else present.

From this reading The proprietor, who left Alsace as a boy after 1870, stood and talked to us, as we ate our _œufs au beurre noir_, as French people alone can talk.

a region of northeastern France famous for its wines

From this reading The proprietor, who left Alsace as a boy after 1870, stood and talked to us, as we ate our _œufs au beurre noir_, as French people alone can talk.

in addition

From this reading He said “they” came only with fire and sword; the great Napoleon, who came with the same, had also his “Code” in his pocket.

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

From this reading TOUL _October 13th._ We lunched at the Café Stanislas yesterday after the wildest of drives into Nancy, the Ford seeming like an autumn leaf in the high wind.

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

From this reading The proprietor, who left Alsace as a boy after 1870, stood and talked to us, as we ate our _œufs au beurre noir_, as French people alone can talk.

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

From this reading The proprietor, who left Alsace as a boy after 1870, stood and talked to us, as we ate our _œufs au beurre noir_, as French people alone can talk.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading TOUL _October 13th._ We lunched at the Café Stanislas yesterday after the wildest of drives into Nancy, the Ford seeming like an autumn leaf in the high wind.

goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment

From this reading The proprietor, who left Alsace as a boy after 1870, stood and talked to us, as we ate our _œufs au beurre noir_, as French people alone can talk.

a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia

From this reading The proprietor, who left Alsace as a boy after 1870, stood and talked to us, as we ate our _œufs au beurre noir_, as French people alone can talk.

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading TOUL _October 13th._ We lunched at the Café Stanislas yesterday after the wildest of drives into Nancy, the Ford seeming like an autumn leaf in the high wind.

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From this reading The proprietor, who left Alsace as a boy after 1870, stood and talked to us, as we ate our _œufs au beurre noir_, as French people alone can talk.

a youthful male person

From this reading The proprietor, who left Alsace as a boy after 1870, stood and talked to us, as we ate our _œufs au beurre noir_, as French people alone can talk.

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From this reading TOUL _October 13th._ We lunched at the Café Stanislas yesterday after the wildest of drives into Nancy, the Ford seeming like an autumn leaf in the high wind.

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

From this reading He said “they” came only with fire and sword; the great Napoleon, who came with the same, had also his “Code” in his pocket.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading The proprietor, who left Alsace as a boy after 1870, stood and talked to us, as we ate our _œufs au beurre noir_, as French people alone can talk.

plural of “capacity” — capability to perform or produce

From this reading Then he spoke of the marvelous administration of Germany, the order and the use made of each one’s capacities, which was why they could _tenir_.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading We did ourselves well, even I, who care not a farthing what I eat except to “stoke the engine.”

a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)

From this reading He said “they” came only with fire and sword; the great Napoleon, who came with the same, had also his “Code” in his pocket.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Then he spoke of the marvelous administration of Germany, the order and the use made of each one’s capacities, which was why they could _tenir_.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading We did ourselves well, even I, who care not a farthing what I eat except to “stoke the engine.”

plural of “drive” — the act of applying force to propel something

From this reading TOUL _October 13th._ We lunched at the Café Stanislas yesterday after the wildest of drives into Nancy, the Ford seeming like an autumn leaf in the high wind.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Then he spoke of the marvelous administration of Germany, the order and the use made of each one’s capacities, which was why they could _tenir_.

take in solid food

From this reading We did ourselves well, even I, who care not a farthing what I eat except to “stoke the engine.”

motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work

From this reading We did ourselves well, even I, who care not a farthing what I eat except to “stoke the engine.”

divisible by two

From this reading We did ourselves well, even I, who care not a farthing what I eat except to “stoke the engine.”

apart from; not including

From this reading We did ourselves well, even I, who care not a farthing what I eat except to “stoke the engine.”

a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny

From this reading We did ourselves well, even I, who care not a farthing what I eat except to “stoke the engine.”

start firing a weapon

From this reading He said “they” came only with fire and sword; the great Napoleon, who came with the same, had also his “Code” in his pocket.

United States film maker (1896-1973)

From this reading TOUL _October 13th._ We lunched at the Café Stanislas yesterday after the wildest of drives into Nancy, the Ford seeming like an autumn leaf in the high wind.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading The proprietor, who left Alsace as a boy after 1870, stood and talked to us, as we ate our _œufs au beurre noir_, as French people alone can talk.

a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990

From this reading Then he spoke of the marvelous administration of Germany, the order and the use made of each one’s capacities, which was why they could _tenir_.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading He said “they” came only with fire and sword; the great Napoleon, who came with the same, had also his “Code” in his pocket.

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

From this reading He said “they” came only with fire and sword; the great Napoleon, who came with the same, had also his “Code” in his pocket.

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

From this reading He said “they” came only with fire and sword; the great Napoleon, who came with the same, had also his “Code” in his pocket.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading TOUL _October 13th._ We lunched at the Café Stanislas yesterday after the wildest of drives into Nancy, the Ford seeming like an autumn leaf in the high wind.

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

From this reading He said “they” came only with fire and sword; the great Napoleon, who came with the same, had also his “Code” in his pocket.

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

From this reading We did ourselves well, even I, who care not a farthing what I eat except to “stoke the engine.”

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

From this reading TOUL _October 13th._ We lunched at the Café Stanislas yesterday after the wildest of drives into Nancy, the Ford seeming like an autumn leaf in the high wind.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading TOUL _October 13th._ We lunched at the Café Stanislas yesterday after the wildest of drives into Nancy, the Ford seeming like an autumn leaf in the high wind.

the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading TOUL _October 13th._ We lunched at the Café Stanislas yesterday after the wildest of drives into Nancy, the Ford seeming like an autumn leaf in the high wind.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading The proprietor, who left Alsace as a boy after 1870, stood and talked to us, as we ate our _œufs au beurre noir_, as French people alone can talk.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading TOUL _October 13th._ We lunched at the Café Stanislas yesterday after the wildest of drives into Nancy, the Ford seeming like an autumn leaf in the high wind.

past form of “lunch” — take the midday meal

From this reading TOUL _October 13th._ We lunched at the Café Stanislas yesterday after the wildest of drives into Nancy, the Ford seeming like an autumn leaf in the high wind.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Then he spoke of the marvelous administration of Germany, the order and the use made of each one’s capacities, which was why they could _tenir_.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading Then he spoke of the marvelous administration of Germany, the order and the use made of each one’s capacities, which was why they could _tenir_.

a city in northeastern France in Lorraine

From this reading TOUL _October 13th._ We lunched at the Café Stanislas yesterday after the wildest of drives into Nancy, the Ford seeming like an autumn leaf in the high wind.

French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)

From this reading He said “they” came only with fire and sword; the great Napoleon, who came with the same, had also his “Code” in his pocket.

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From this reading The proprietor, who left Alsace as a boy after 1870, stood and talked to us, as we ate our _œufs au beurre noir_, as French people alone can talk.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading We did ourselves well, even I, who care not a farthing what I eat except to “stoke the engine.”

the month following September and preceding November

From this reading TOUL _October 13th._ We lunched at the Café Stanislas yesterday after the wildest of drives into Nancy, the Ford seeming like an autumn leaf in the high wind.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading TOUL _October 13th._ We lunched at the Café Stanislas yesterday after the wildest of drives into Nancy, the Ford seeming like an autumn leaf in the high wind.

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From this reading Then he spoke of the marvelous administration of Germany, the order and the use made of each one’s capacities, which was why they could _tenir_.

and nothing more

From this reading He said “they” came only with fire and sword; the great Napoleon, who came with the same, had also his “Code” in his pocket.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading Then he spoke of the marvelous administration of Germany, the order and the use made of each one’s capacities, which was why they could _tenir_.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The proprietor, who left Alsace as a boy after 1870, stood and talked to us, as we ate our _œufs au beurre noir_, as French people alone can talk.

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading We did ourselves well, even I, who care not a farthing what I eat except to “stoke the engine.”

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

From this reading The proprietor, who left Alsace as a boy after 1870, stood and talked to us, as we ate our _œufs au beurre noir_, as French people alone can talk.

a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles

From this reading He said “they” came only with fire and sword; the great Napoleon, who came with the same, had also his “Code” in his pocket.

(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading The proprietor, who left Alsace as a boy after 1870, stood and talked to us, as we ate our _œufs au beurre noir_, as French people alone can talk.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading He said “they” came only with fire and sword; the great Napoleon, who came with the same, had also his “Code” in his pocket.

Identical; not different.

From this reading He said “they” came only with fire and sword; the great Napoleon, who came with the same, had also his “Code” in his pocket.

appearing as such but not necessarily so

From this reading TOUL _October 13th._ We lunched at the Café Stanislas yesterday after the wildest of drives into Nancy, the Ford seeming like an autumn leaf in the high wind.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading Then he spoke of the marvelous administration of Germany, the order and the use made of each one’s capacities, which was why they could _tenir_.

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From this reading TOUL _October 13th._ We lunched at the Café Stanislas yesterday after the wildest of drives into Nancy, the Ford seeming like an autumn leaf in the high wind.

stir up or tend; of a fire

From this reading We did ourselves well, even I, who care not a farthing what I eat except to “stoke the engine.”

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading The proprietor, who left Alsace as a boy after 1870, stood and talked to us, as we ate our _œufs au beurre noir_, as French people alone can talk.

a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

From this reading He said “they” came only with fire and sword; the great Napoleon, who came with the same, had also his “Code” in his pocket.

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading The proprietor, who left Alsace as a boy after 1870, stood and talked to us, as we ate our _œufs au beurre noir_, as French people alone can talk.

past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading The proprietor, who left Alsace as a boy after 1870, stood and talked to us, as we ate our _œufs au beurre noir_, as French people alone can talk.

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From this reading Then he spoke of the marvelous administration of Germany, the order and the use made of each one’s capacities, which was why they could _tenir_.

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

From this reading TOUL _October 13th._ We lunched at the Café Stanislas yesterday after the wildest of drives into Nancy, the Ford seeming like an autumn leaf in the high wind.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then he spoke of the marvelous administration of Germany, the order and the use made of each one’s capacities, which was why they could _tenir_.

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

From this reading He said “they” came only with fire and sword; the great Napoleon, who came with the same, had also his “Code” in his pocket.

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

From this reading We did ourselves well, even I, who care not a farthing what I eat except to “stoke the engine.”

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From this reading TOUL _October 13th._ We lunched at the Café Stanislas yesterday after the wildest of drives into Nancy, the Ford seeming like an autumn leaf in the high wind.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The proprietor, who left Alsace as a boy after 1870, stood and talked to us, as we ate our _œufs au beurre noir_, as French people alone can talk.

the act of using

From this reading Then he spoke of the marvelous administration of Germany, the order and the use made of each one’s capacities, which was why they could _tenir_.

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

From this reading Then he spoke of the marvelous administration of Germany, the order and the use made of each one’s capacities, which was why they could _tenir_.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading TOUL _October 13th._ We lunched at the Café Stanislas yesterday after the wildest of drives into Nancy, the Ford seeming like an autumn leaf in the high wind.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading We did ourselves well, even I, who care not a farthing what I eat except to “stoke the engine.”

used to ask for information about something

From this reading We did ourselves well, even I, who care not a farthing what I eat except to “stoke the engine.”

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

From this reading Then he spoke of the marvelous administration of Germany, the order and the use made of each one’s capacities, which was why they could _tenir_.

which person or people

From this reading We did ourselves well, even I, who care not a farthing what I eat except to “stoke the engine.”

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Then he spoke of the marvelous administration of Germany, the order and the use made of each one’s capacities, which was why they could _tenir_.

superlative of “wild” — marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading TOUL _October 13th._ We lunched at the Café Stanislas yesterday after the wildest of drives into Nancy, the Ford seeming like an autumn leaf in the high wind.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading TOUL _October 13th._ We lunched at the Café Stanislas yesterday after the wildest of drives into Nancy, the Ford seeming like an autumn leaf in the high wind.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He said “they” came only with fire and sword; the great Napoleon, who came with the same, had also his “Code” in his pocket.

the day immediately before today

From this reading TOUL _October 13th._ We lunched at the Café Stanislas yesterday after the wildest of drives into Nancy, the Ford seeming like an autumn leaf in the high wind.

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From this reading The proprietor, who left Alsace as a boy after 1870, stood and talked to us, as we ate our _œufs au beurre noir_, as French people alone can talk.