Chapter XXIV

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From this reading THE CHÂLONS CANTEEN HÔTEL DE LA HAUTE MÈRE DIEU, CHÂLONS, _October 17th, 1.30 a.m._ Lodged at last with the “High Mother of God.”

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From this reading THE CHÂLONS CANTEEN HÔTEL DE LA HAUTE MÈRE DIEU, CHÂLONS, _October 17th, 1.30 a.m._ Lodged at last with the “High Mother of God.”

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

From this reading THE CHÂLONS CANTEEN HÔTEL DE LA HAUTE MÈRE DIEU, CHÂLONS, _October 17th, 1.30 a.m._ Lodged at last with the “High Mother of God.”

a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis

From this reading On arriving, dined in a low-ceilinged, dingy, dowdy room, but the acetylene lights, the uniforms and decorations of the officers, made something brilliant, which half veiled the knowledge of the dark night outside, the approaching winter, the continuing war.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading Afterward, I slipped out with my little electric lamp, through the Place de la République, almost empty; low and splendid stars hung over the town.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Afterward, I slipped out with my little electric lamp, through the Place de la République, almost empty; low and splendid stars hung over the town.

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From this reading In the rue des Lombards, St.-Alpin was a dark mass, and from its tower the hour was striking a quarter to nine o’clock.

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

From this reading On arriving, dined in a low-ceilinged, dingy, dowdy room, but the acetylene lights, the uniforms and decorations of the officers, made something brilliant, which half veiled the knowledge of the dark night outside, the approaching winter, the continuing war.

the event of one object coming closer to another

From this reading On arriving, dined in a low-ceilinged, dingy, dowdy room, but the acetylene lights, the uniforms and decorations of the officers, made something brilliant, which half veiled the knowledge of the dark night outside, the approaching winter, the continuing war.

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

From this reading On arriving, dined in a low-ceilinged, dingy, dowdy room, but the acetylene lights, the uniforms and decorations of the officers, made something brilliant, which half veiled the knowledge of the dark night outside, the approaching winter, the continuing war.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE CHÂLONS CANTEEN HÔTEL DE LA HAUTE MÈRE DIEU, CHÂLONS, _October 17th, 1.30 a.m._ Lodged at last with the “High Mother of God.”

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading I turned into the long, perfectly black rue de Marne.

of surpassing excellence

From this reading On arriving, dined in a low-ceilinged, dingy, dowdy room, but the acetylene lights, the uniforms and decorations of the officers, made something brilliant, which half veiled the knowledge of the dark night outside, the approaching winter, the continuing war.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading On arriving, dined in a low-ceilinged, dingy, dowdy room, but the acetylene lights, the uniforms and decorations of the officers, made something brilliant, which half veiled the knowledge of the dark night outside, the approaching winter, the continuing war.

a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers

From this reading THE CHÂLONS CANTEEN HÔTEL DE LA HAUTE MÈRE DIEU, CHÂLONS, _October 17th, 1.30 a.m._ Lodged at last with the “High Mother of God.”

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From this reading THE CHÂLONS CANTEEN HÔTEL DE LA HAUTE MÈRE DIEU, CHÂLONS, _October 17th, 1.30 a.m._ Lodged at last with the “High Mother of God.”

remaining in force or being carried on without letup

From this reading On arriving, dined in a low-ceilinged, dingy, dowdy room, but the acetylene lights, the uniforms and decorations of the officers, made something brilliant, which half veiled the knowledge of the dark night outside, the approaching winter, the continuing war.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading On arriving, dined in a low-ceilinged, dingy, dowdy room, but the acetylene lights, the uniforms and decorations of the officers, made something brilliant, which half veiled the knowledge of the dark night outside, the approaching winter, the continuing war.

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

From this reading THE CHÂLONS CANTEEN HÔTEL DE LA HAUTE MÈRE DIEU, CHÂLONS, _October 17th, 1.30 a.m._ Lodged at last with the “High Mother of God.”

plural of “decoration” — something used to beautify

From this reading On arriving, dined in a low-ceilinged, dingy, dowdy room, but the acetylene lights, the uniforms and decorations of the officers, made something brilliant, which half veiled the knowledge of the dark night outside, the approaching winter, the continuing war.

a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry

From this reading In the rue des Lombards, St.-Alpin was a dark mass, and from its tower the hour was striking a quarter to nine o’clock.

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From this reading THE CHÂLONS CANTEEN HÔTEL DE LA HAUTE MÈRE DIEU, CHÂLONS, _October 17th, 1.30 a.m._ Lodged at last with the “High Mother of God.”

past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner

From this reading On arriving, dined in a low-ceilinged, dingy, dowdy room, but the acetylene lights, the uniforms and decorations of the officers, made something brilliant, which half veiled the knowledge of the dark night outside, the approaching winter, the continuing war.

thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

From this reading On arriving, dined in a low-ceilinged, dingy, dowdy room, but the acetylene lights, the uniforms and decorations of the officers, made something brilliant, which half veiled the knowledge of the dark night outside, the approaching winter, the continuing war.

British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)

From this reading On arriving, dined in a low-ceilinged, dingy, dowdy room, but the acetylene lights, the uniforms and decorations of the officers, made something brilliant, which half veiled the knowledge of the dark night outside, the approaching winter, the continuing war.

using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity

From this reading Afterward, I slipped out with my little electric lamp, through the Place de la République, almost empty; low and splendid stars hung over the town.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading Afterward, I slipped out with my little electric lamp, through the Place de la République, almost empty; low and splendid stars hung over the town.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In the rue des Lombards, St.-Alpin was a dark mass, and from its tower the hour was striking a quarter to nine o’clock.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading THE CHÂLONS CANTEEN HÔTEL DE LA HAUTE MÈRE DIEU, CHÂLONS, _October 17th, 1.30 a.m._ Lodged at last with the “High Mother of God.”

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading On arriving, dined in a low-ceilinged, dingy, dowdy room, but the acetylene lights, the uniforms and decorations of the officers, made something brilliant, which half veiled the knowledge of the dark night outside, the approaching winter, the continuing war.

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From this reading THE CHÂLONS CANTEEN HÔTEL DE LA HAUTE MÈRE DIEU, CHÂLONS, _October 17th, 1.30 a.m._ Lodged at last with the “High Mother of God.”

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading THE CHÂLONS CANTEEN HÔTEL DE LA HAUTE MÈRE DIEU, CHÂLONS, _October 17th, 1.30 a.m._ Lodged at last with the “High Mother of God.”

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading In the rue des Lombards, St.-Alpin was a dark mass, and from its tower the hour was striking a quarter to nine o’clock.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading Afterward, I slipped out with my little electric lamp, through the Place de la République, almost empty; low and splendid stars hung over the town.

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From this reading THE CHÂLONS CANTEEN HÔTEL DE LA HAUTE MÈRE DIEU, CHÂLONS, _October 17th, 1.30 a.m._ Lodged at last with the “High Mother of God.”

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

From this reading Afterward, I slipped out with my little electric lamp, through the Place de la République, almost empty; low and splendid stars hung over the town.

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

From this reading On arriving, dined in a low-ceilinged, dingy, dowdy room, but the acetylene lights, the uniforms and decorations of the officers, made something brilliant, which half veiled the knowledge of the dark night outside, the approaching winter, the continuing war.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I turned into the long, perfectly black rue de Marne.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading In the rue des Lombards, St.-Alpin was a dark mass, and from its tower the hour was striking a quarter to nine o’clock.

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading On arriving, dined in a low-ceilinged, dingy, dowdy room, but the acetylene lights, the uniforms and decorations of the officers, made something brilliant, which half veiled the knowledge of the dark night outside, the approaching winter, the continuing war.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading THE CHÂLONS CANTEEN HÔTEL DE LA HAUTE MÈRE DIEU, CHÂLONS, _October 17th, 1.30 a.m._ Lodged at last with the “High Mother of God.”

an artificial source of visible illumination

From this reading Afterward, I slipped out with my little electric lamp, through the Place de la République, almost empty; low and splendid stars hung over the town.

immediately past

From this reading THE CHÂLONS CANTEEN HÔTEL DE LA HAUTE MÈRE DIEU, CHÂLONS, _October 17th, 1.30 a.m._ Lodged at last with the “High Mother of God.”

plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation

From this reading On arriving, dined in a low-ceilinged, dingy, dowdy room, but the acetylene lights, the uniforms and decorations of the officers, made something brilliant, which half veiled the knowledge of the dark night outside, the approaching winter, the continuing war.

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

From this reading Afterward, I slipped out with my little electric lamp, through the Place de la République, almost empty; low and splendid stars hung over the town.

past form of “lodge” — be a lodger; stay temporarily

From this reading THE CHÂLONS CANTEEN HÔTEL DE LA HAUTE MÈRE DIEU, CHÂLONS, _October 17th, 1.30 a.m._ Lodged at last with the “High Mother of God.”

plural of “lombard” — a member of a Germanic people who invaded northern Italy in the 6th century

From this reading In the rue des Lombards, St.-Alpin was a dark mass, and from its tower the hour was striking a quarter to nine o’clock.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading I turned into the long, perfectly black rue de Marne.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Afterward, I slipped out with my little electric lamp, through the Place de la République, almost empty; low and splendid stars hung over the town.

having a lower than normal ceiling

From this reading On arriving, dined in a low-ceilinged, dingy, dowdy room, but the acetylene lights, the uniforms and decorations of the officers, made something brilliant, which half veiled the knowledge of the dark night outside, the approaching winter, the continuing war.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading THE CHÂLONS CANTEEN HÔTEL DE LA HAUTE MÈRE DIEU, CHÂLONS, _October 17th, 1.30 a.m._ Lodged at last with the “High Mother of God.”

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading On arriving, dined in a low-ceilinged, dingy, dowdy room, but the acetylene lights, the uniforms and decorations of the officers, made something brilliant, which half veiled the knowledge of the dark night outside, the approaching winter, the continuing war.

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From this reading I turned into the long, perfectly black rue de Marne.

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

From this reading In the rue des Lombards, St.-Alpin was a dark mass, and from its tower the hour was striking a quarter to nine o’clock.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading THE CHÂLONS CANTEEN HÔTEL DE LA HAUTE MÈRE DIEU, CHÂLONS, _October 17th, 1.30 a.m._ Lodged at last with the “High Mother of God.”

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Afterward, I slipped out with my little electric lamp, through the Place de la République, almost empty; low and splendid stars hung over the town.

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From this reading THE CHÂLONS CANTEEN HÔTEL DE LA HAUTE MÈRE DIEU, CHÂLONS, _October 17th, 1.30 a.m._ Lodged at last with the “High Mother of God.”

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading On arriving, dined in a low-ceilinged, dingy, dowdy room, but the acetylene lights, the uniforms and decorations of the officers, made something brilliant, which half veiled the knowledge of the dark night outside, the approaching winter, the continuing war.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading In the rue des Lombards, St.-Alpin was a dark mass, and from its tower the hour was striking a quarter to nine o’clock.

according to the clock

From this reading In the rue des Lombards, St.-Alpin was a dark mass, and from its tower the hour was striking a quarter to nine o’clock.

the month following September and preceding November

From this reading THE CHÂLONS CANTEEN HÔTEL DE LA HAUTE MÈRE DIEU, CHÂLONS, _October 17th, 1.30 a.m._ Lodged at last with the “High Mother of God.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE CHÂLONS CANTEEN HÔTEL DE LA HAUTE MÈRE DIEU, CHÂLONS, _October 17th, 1.30 a.m._ Lodged at last with the “High Mother of God.”

plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading On arriving, dined in a low-ceilinged, dingy, dowdy room, but the acetylene lights, the uniforms and decorations of the officers, made something brilliant, which half veiled the knowledge of the dark night outside, the approaching winter, the continuing war.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On arriving, dined in a low-ceilinged, dingy, dowdy room, but the acetylene lights, the uniforms and decorations of the officers, made something brilliant, which half veiled the knowledge of the dark night outside, the approaching winter, the continuing war.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Afterward, I slipped out with my little electric lamp, through the Place de la République, almost empty; low and splendid stars hung over the town.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading On arriving, dined in a low-ceilinged, dingy, dowdy room, but the acetylene lights, the uniforms and decorations of the officers, made something brilliant, which half veiled the knowledge of the dark night outside, the approaching winter, the continuing war.

above and across; more than

From this reading Afterward, I slipped out with my little electric lamp, through the Place de la République, almost empty; low and splendid stars hung over the town.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading I turned into the long, perfectly black rue de Marne.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Afterward, I slipped out with my little electric lamp, through the Place de la République, almost empty; low and splendid stars hung over the town.

one of four equal parts

From this reading In the rue des Lombards, St.-Alpin was a dark mass, and from its tower the hour was striking a quarter to nine o’clock.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading On arriving, dined in a low-ceilinged, dingy, dowdy room, but the acetylene lights, the uniforms and decorations of the officers, made something brilliant, which half veiled the knowledge of the dark night outside, the approaching winter, the continuing war.

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

From this reading In the rue des Lombards, St.-Alpin was a dark mass, and from its tower the hour was striking a quarter to nine o’clock.

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From this reading Afterward, I slipped out with my little electric lamp, through the Place de la République, almost empty; low and splendid stars hung over the town.

inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily

From this reading Afterward, I slipped out with my little electric lamp, through the Place de la République, almost empty; low and splendid stars hung over the town.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading On arriving, dined in a low-ceilinged, dingy, dowdy room, but the acetylene lights, the uniforms and decorations of the officers, made something brilliant, which half veiled the knowledge of the dark night outside, the approaching winter, the continuing war.

having great beauty and splendor

From this reading Afterward, I slipped out with my little electric lamp, through the Place de la République, almost empty; low and splendid stars hung over the town.

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From this reading In the rue des Lombards, St.-Alpin was a dark mass, and from its tower the hour was striking a quarter to nine o’clock.

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading Afterward, I slipped out with my little electric lamp, through the Place de la République, almost empty; low and splendid stars hung over the town.

sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect

From this reading In the rue des Lombards, St.-Alpin was a dark mass, and from its tower the hour was striking a quarter to nine o’clock.

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

From this reading THE CHÂLONS CANTEEN HÔTEL DE LA HAUTE MÈRE DIEU, CHÂLONS, _October 17th, 1.30 a.m._ Lodged at last with the “High Mother of God.”

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Afterward, I slipped out with my little electric lamp, through the Place de la République, almost empty; low and splendid stars hung over the town.

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

From this reading In the rue des Lombards, St.-Alpin was a dark mass, and from its tower the hour was striking a quarter to nine o’clock.

a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

From this reading In the rue des Lombards, St.-Alpin was a dark mass, and from its tower the hour was striking a quarter to nine o’clock.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading Afterward, I slipped out with my little electric lamp, through the Place de la République, almost empty; low and splendid stars hung over the town.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading I turned into the long, perfectly black rue de Marne.

plural of “uniform” — clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification

From this reading On arriving, dined in a low-ceilinged, dingy, dowdy room, but the acetylene lights, the uniforms and decorations of the officers, made something brilliant, which half veiled the knowledge of the dark night outside, the approaching winter, the continuing war.

having or as if having a veil or concealing cover

From this reading On arriving, dined in a low-ceilinged, dingy, dowdy room, but the acetylene lights, the uniforms and decorations of the officers, made something brilliant, which half veiled the knowledge of the dark night outside, the approaching winter, the continuing war.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading On arriving, dined in a low-ceilinged, dingy, dowdy room, but the acetylene lights, the uniforms and decorations of the officers, made something brilliant, which half veiled the knowledge of the dark night outside, the approaching winter, the continuing war.

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

From this reading In the rue des Lombards, St.-Alpin was a dark mass, and from its tower the hour was striking a quarter to nine o’clock.

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

From this reading On arriving, dined in a low-ceilinged, dingy, dowdy room, but the acetylene lights, the uniforms and decorations of the officers, made something brilliant, which half veiled the knowledge of the dark night outside, the approaching winter, the continuing war.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading On arriving, dined in a low-ceilinged, dingy, dowdy room, but the acetylene lights, the uniforms and decorations of the officers, made something brilliant, which half veiled the knowledge of the dark night outside, the approaching winter, the continuing war.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE CHÂLONS CANTEEN HÔTEL DE LA HAUTE MÈRE DIEU, CHÂLONS, _October 17th, 1.30 a.m._ Lodged at last with the “High Mother of God.”