Chapter IV

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

From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

anew

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

plural of “ancestor” — someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

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

From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

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From this reading André was standing in the churchyard of the hamlet, but it was not at the landscape that he knew so well that he was looking, nor even up the slope beyond, where the great Château de Beau Séjour shot its towers and pointed turrets through its encircling domain of wood.

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

From this reading Yet it was not of his mother that he was thinking, still less of the enchantress of the forest whose identity he had discovered--one Mademoiselle d’Étiolles she had proved to be, “La Petite d’Étiolles,” as that gay Lothario the Duc de Richelieu called her, the daughter of a Farmer-General, a _bourgeoisie_ notorious for her beauty, her wit, and her friendship with the wits.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading André was standing in the churchyard of the hamlet, but it was not at the landscape that he knew so well that he was looking, nor even up the slope beyond, where the great Château de Beau Séjour shot its towers and pointed turrets through its encircling domain of wood.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

a light shade of blue

From this reading Indeed he had forgotten the rose-pink divinity in the azure phaeton entirely.

only a very short time before

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Yet it was not of his mother that he was thinking, still less of the enchantress of the forest whose identity he had discovered--one Mademoiselle d’Étiolles she had proved to be, “La Petite d’Étiolles,” as that gay Lothario the Duc de Richelieu called her, the daughter of a Farmer-General, a _bourgeoisie_ notorious for her beauty, her wit, and her friendship with the wits.

a man who is the lover of a man or woman

From this reading André was standing in the churchyard of the hamlet, but it was not at the landscape that he knew so well that he was looking, nor even up the slope beyond, where the great Château de Beau Séjour shot its towers and pointed turrets through its encircling domain of wood.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading Yet it was not of his mother that he was thinking, still less of the enchantress of the forest whose identity he had discovered--one Mademoiselle d’Étiolles she had proved to be, “La Petite d’Étiolles,” as that gay Lothario the Duc de Richelieu called her, the daughter of a Farmer-General, a _bourgeoisie_ notorious for her beauty, her wit, and her friendship with the wits.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading André was standing in the churchyard of the hamlet, but it was not at the landscape that he knew so well that he was looking, nor even up the slope beyond, where the great Château de Beau Séjour shot its towers and pointed turrets through its encircling domain of wood.

the social class between the lower and upper classes

From this reading Yet it was not of his mother that he was thinking, still less of the enchantress of the forest whose identity he had discovered--one Mademoiselle d’Étiolles she had proved to be, “La Petite d’Étiolles,” as that gay Lothario the Duc de Richelieu called her, the daughter of a Farmer-General, a _bourgeoisie_ notorious for her beauty, her wit, and her friendship with the wits.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading André was standing in the churchyard of the hamlet, but it was not at the landscape that he knew so well that he was looking, nor even up the slope beyond, where the great Château de Beau Séjour shot its towers and pointed turrets through its encircling domain of wood.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Yet it was not of his mother that he was thinking, still less of the enchantress of the forest whose identity he had discovered--one Mademoiselle d’Étiolles she had proved to be, “La Petite d’Étiolles,” as that gay Lothario the Duc de Richelieu called her, the daughter of a Farmer-General, a _bourgeoisie_ notorious for her beauty, her wit, and her friendship with the wits.

courtesy towards women

From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

the yard associated with a church

From this reading André was standing in the churchyard of the hamlet, but it was not at the landscape that he knew so well that he was looking, nor even up the slope beyond, where the great Château de Beau Séjour shot its towers and pointed turrets through its encircling domain of wood.

A large French country house or castle, often surrounded by expansive estates and private galleries.

From this reading André was standing in the churchyard of the hamlet, but it was not at the landscape that he knew so well that he was looking, nor even up the slope beyond, where the great Château de Beau Séjour shot its towers and pointed turrets through its encircling domain of wood.

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From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

a baby bed with sides and rockers

From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

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From this reading Yet it was not of his mother that he was thinking, still less of the enchantress of the forest whose identity he had discovered--one Mademoiselle d’Étiolles she had proved to be, “La Petite d’Étiolles,” as that gay Lothario the Duc de Richelieu called her, the daughter of a Farmer-General, a _bourgeoisie_ notorious for her beauty, her wit, and her friendship with the wits.

a female human offspring

From this reading Yet it was not of his mother that he was thinking, still less of the enchantress of the forest whose identity he had discovered--one Mademoiselle d’Étiolles she had proved to be, “La Petite d’Étiolles,” as that gay Lothario the Duc de Richelieu called her, the daughter of a Farmer-General, a _bourgeoisie_ notorious for her beauty, her wit, and her friendship with the wits.

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

From this reading André was standing in the churchyard of the hamlet, but it was not at the landscape that he knew so well that he was looking, nor even up the slope beyond, where the great Château de Beau Séjour shot its towers and pointed turrets through its encircling domain of wood.

plural of “debt” — the state of owing something (especially money)

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

reach, make, or come to a decision about something

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

lacking in light; not bright or harsh

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading Yet it was not of his mother that he was thinking, still less of the enchantress of the forest whose identity he had discovered--one Mademoiselle d’Étiolles she had proved to be, “La Petite d’Étiolles,” as that gay Lothario the Duc de Richelieu called her, the daughter of a Farmer-General, a _bourgeoisie_ notorious for her beauty, her wit, and her friendship with the wits.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force

From this reading Indeed he had forgotten the rose-pink divinity in the azure phaeton entirely.

a particular environment or walk of life

From this reading André was standing in the churchyard of the hamlet, but it was not at the landscape that he knew so well that he was looking, nor even up the slope beyond, where the great Château de Beau Séjour shot its towers and pointed turrets through its encircling domain of wood.

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From this reading Yet it was not of his mother that he was thinking, still less of the enchantress of the forest whose identity he had discovered--one Mademoiselle d’Étiolles she had proved to be, “La Petite d’Étiolles,” as that gay Lothario the Duc de Richelieu called her, the daughter of a Farmer-General, a _bourgeoisie_ notorious for her beauty, her wit, and her friendship with the wits.

a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive

From this reading Yet it was not of his mother that he was thinking, still less of the enchantress of the forest whose identity he had discovered--one Mademoiselle d’Étiolles she had proved to be, “La Petite d’Étiolles,” as that gay Lothario the Duc de Richelieu called her, the daughter of a Farmer-General, a _bourgeoisie_ notorious for her beauty, her wit, and her friendship with the wits.

being all around the edges; enclosing

From this reading André was standing in the churchyard of the hamlet, but it was not at the landscape that he knew so well that he was looking, nor even up the slope beyond, where the great Château de Beau Séjour shot its towers and pointed turrets through its encircling domain of wood.

loaded to excess or impeded by a heavy load

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading Indeed he had forgotten the rose-pink divinity in the azure phaeton entirely.

divisible by two

From this reading André was standing in the churchyard of the hamlet, but it was not at the landscape that he knew so well that he was looking, nor even up the slope beyond, where the great Château de Beau Séjour shot its towers and pointed turrets through its encircling domain of wood.

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From this reading Yet it was not of his mother that he was thinking, still less of the enchantress of the forest whose identity he had discovered--one Mademoiselle d’Étiolles she had proved to be, “La Petite d’Étiolles,” as that gay Lothario the Duc de Richelieu called her, the daughter of a Farmer-General, a _bourgeoisie_ notorious for her beauty, her wit, and her friendship with the wits.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading Yet it was not of his mother that he was thinking, still less of the enchantress of the forest whose identity he had discovered--one Mademoiselle d’Étiolles she had proved to be, “La Petite d’Étiolles,” as that gay Lothario the Duc de Richelieu called her, the daughter of a Farmer-General, a _bourgeoisie_ notorious for her beauty, her wit, and her friendship with the wits.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading Indeed he had forgotten the rose-pink divinity in the azure phaeton entirely.

a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

the state of being friends (or friendly)

From this reading Yet it was not of his mother that he was thinking, still less of the enchantress of the forest whose identity he had discovered--one Mademoiselle d’Étiolles she had proved to be, “La Petite d’Étiolles,” as that gay Lothario the Duc de Richelieu called her, the daughter of a Farmer-General, a _bourgeoisie_ notorious for her beauty, her wit, and her friendship with the wits.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading Yet it was not of his mother that he was thinking, still less of the enchantress of the forest whose identity he had discovered--one Mademoiselle d’Étiolles she had proved to be, “La Petite d’Étiolles,” as that gay Lothario the Duc de Richelieu called her, the daughter of a Farmer-General, a _bourgeoisie_ notorious for her beauty, her wit, and her friendship with the wits.

a farewell remark

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

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

From this reading André was standing in the churchyard of the hamlet, but it was not at the landscape that he knew so well that he was looking, nor even up the slope beyond, where the great Château de Beau Séjour shot its towers and pointed turrets through its encircling domain of wood.

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

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

a community of people smaller than a village

From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

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

From this reading André was standing in the churchyard of the hamlet, but it was not at the landscape that he knew so well that he was looking, nor even up the slope beyond, where the great Château de Beau Séjour shot its towers and pointed turrets through its encircling domain of wood.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Yet it was not of his mother that he was thinking, still less of the enchantress of the forest whose identity he had discovered--one Mademoiselle d’Étiolles she had proved to be, “La Petite d’Étiolles,” as that gay Lothario the Duc de Richelieu called her, the daughter of a Farmer-General, a _bourgeoisie_ notorious for her beauty, her wit, and her friendship with the wits.

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

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity

From this reading Yet it was not of his mother that he was thinking, still less of the enchantress of the forest whose identity he had discovered--one Mademoiselle d’Étiolles she had proved to be, “La Petite d’Étiolles,” as that gay Lothario the Duc de Richelieu called her, the daughter of a Farmer-General, a _bourgeoisie_ notorious for her beauty, her wit, and her friendship with the wits.

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

From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Indeed he had forgotten the rose-pink divinity in the azure phaeton entirely.

stimulating or exalting to the spirit

From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading André was standing in the churchyard of the hamlet, but it was not at the landscape that he knew so well that he was looking, nor even up the slope beyond, where the great Château de Beau Séjour shot its towers and pointed turrets through its encircling domain of wood.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading André was standing in the churchyard of the hamlet, but it was not at the landscape that he knew so well that he was looking, nor even up the slope beyond, where the great Château de Beau Séjour shot its towers and pointed turrets through its encircling domain of wood.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading André was standing in the churchyard of the hamlet, but it was not at the landscape that he knew so well that he was looking, nor even up the slope beyond, where the great Château de Beau Séjour shot its towers and pointed turrets through its encircling domain of wood.

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

From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view

From this reading André was standing in the churchyard of the hamlet, but it was not at the landscape that he knew so well that he was looking, nor even up the slope beyond, where the great Château de Beau Séjour shot its towers and pointed turrets through its encircling domain of wood.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

plural of “league” — an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Yet it was not of his mother that he was thinking, still less of the enchantress of the forest whose identity he had discovered--one Mademoiselle d’Étiolles she had proved to be, “La Petite d’Étiolles,” as that gay Lothario the Duc de Richelieu called her, the daughter of a Farmer-General, a _bourgeoisie_ notorious for her beauty, her wit, and her friendship with the wits.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading André was standing in the churchyard of the hamlet, but it was not at the landscape that he knew so well that he was looking, nor even up the slope beyond, where the great Château de Beau Séjour shot its towers and pointed turrets through its encircling domain of wood.

a successful womanizer; a man who behaves selfishly in his sexual relationships with women

From this reading Yet it was not of his mother that he was thinking, still less of the enchantress of the forest whose identity he had discovered--one Mademoiselle d’Étiolles she had proved to be, “La Petite d’Étiolles,” as that gay Lothario the Duc de Richelieu called her, the daughter of a Farmer-General, a _bourgeoisie_ notorious for her beauty, her wit, and her friendship with the wits.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

possessive form of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico

From this reading Yet it was not of his mother that he was thinking, still less of the enchantress of the forest whose identity he had discovered--one Mademoiselle d’Étiolles she had proved to be, “La Petite d’Étiolles,” as that gay Lothario the Duc de Richelieu called her, the daughter of a Farmer-General, a _bourgeoisie_ notorious for her beauty, her wit, and her friendship with the wits.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

march in a procession

From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

deficient in amount or quality or extent

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

Recollections of past events.

From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

used to form the superlative

From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

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

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

impressive in appearance

From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading André was standing in the churchyard of the hamlet, but it was not at the landscape that he knew so well that he was looking, nor even up the slope beyond, where the great Château de Beau Séjour shot its towers and pointed turrets through its encircling domain of wood.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading André was standing in the churchyard of the hamlet, but it was not at the landscape that he knew so well that he was looking, nor even up the slope beyond, where the great Château de Beau Séjour shot its towers and pointed turrets through its encircling domain of wood.

known widely and usually unfavorably

From this reading Yet it was not of his mother that he was thinking, still less of the enchantress of the forest whose identity he had discovered--one Mademoiselle d’Étiolles she had proved to be, “La Petite d’Étiolles,” as that gay Lothario the Duc de Richelieu called her, the daughter of a Farmer-General, a _bourgeoisie_ notorious for her beauty, her wit, and her friendship with the wits.

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From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Yet it was not of his mother that he was thinking, still less of the enchantress of the forest whose identity he had discovered--one Mademoiselle d’Étiolles she had proved to be, “La Petite d’Étiolles,” as that gay Lothario the Duc de Richelieu called her, the daughter of a Farmer-General, a _bourgeoisie_ notorious for her beauty, her wit, and her friendship with the wits.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

a church endowment

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

very small

From this reading Yet it was not of his mother that he was thinking, still less of the enchantress of the forest whose identity he had discovered--one Mademoiselle d’Étiolles she had proved to be, “La Petite d’Étiolles,” as that gay Lothario the Duc de Richelieu called her, the daughter of a Farmer-General, a _bourgeoisie_ notorious for her beauty, her wit, and her friendship with the wits.

large open car seating four with folding top

From this reading Indeed he had forgotten the rose-pink divinity in the azure phaeton entirely.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

having a point

From this reading André was standing in the churchyard of the hamlet, but it was not at the landscape that he knew so well that he was looking, nor even up the slope beyond, where the great Château de Beau Séjour shot its towers and pointed turrets through its encircling domain of wood.

poor enough to need help from others

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

superlative of “proud” — feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

established beyond doubt

From this reading Yet it was not of his mother that he was thinking, still less of the enchantress of the forest whose identity he had discovered--one Mademoiselle d’Étiolles she had proved to be, “La Petite d’Étiolles,” as that gay Lothario the Duc de Richelieu called her, the daughter of a Farmer-General, a _bourgeoisie_ notorious for her beauty, her wit, and her friendship with the wits.

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642)

From this reading Yet it was not of his mother that he was thinking, still less of the enchantress of the forest whose identity he had discovered--one Mademoiselle d’Étiolles she had proved to be, “La Petite d’Étiolles,” as that gay Lothario the Duc de Richelieu called her, the daughter of a Farmer-General, a _bourgeoisie_ notorious for her beauty, her wit, and her friendship with the wits.

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From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

a relationship between two lovers

From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

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From this reading Indeed he had forgotten the rose-pink divinity in the azure phaeton entirely.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

the context and environment in which something is set

From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Yet it was not of his mother that he was thinking, still less of the enchantress of the forest whose identity he had discovered--one Mademoiselle d’Étiolles she had proved to be, “La Petite d’Étiolles,” as that gay Lothario the Duc de Richelieu called her, the daughter of a Farmer-General, a _bourgeoisie_ notorious for her beauty, her wit, and her friendship with the wits.

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading André was standing in the churchyard of the hamlet, but it was not at the landscape that he knew so well that he was looking, nor even up the slope beyond, where the great Château de Beau Séjour shot its towers and pointed turrets through its encircling domain of wood.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

an elevated geological formation

From this reading André was standing in the churchyard of the hamlet, but it was not at the landscape that he knew so well that he was looking, nor even up the slope beyond, where the great Château de Beau Séjour shot its towers and pointed turrets through its encircling domain of wood.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

having a supporting base

From this reading André was standing in the churchyard of the hamlet, but it was not at the landscape that he knew so well that he was looking, nor even up the slope beyond, where the great Château de Beau Séjour shot its towers and pointed turrets through its encircling domain of wood.

not in physical motion

From this reading Yet it was not of his mother that he was thinking, still less of the enchantress of the forest whose identity he had discovered--one Mademoiselle d’Étiolles she had proved to be, “La Petite d’Étiolles,” as that gay Lothario the Duc de Richelieu called her, the daughter of a Farmer-General, a _bourgeoisie_ notorious for her beauty, her wit, and her friendship with the wits.

past form of “suffice” — be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

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From this reading André was standing in the churchyard of the hamlet, but it was not at the landscape that he knew so well that he was looking, nor even up the slope beyond, where the great Château de Beau Séjour shot its towers and pointed turrets through its encircling domain of wood.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading André was standing in the churchyard of the hamlet, but it was not at the landscape that he knew so well that he was looking, nor even up the slope beyond, where the great Château de Beau Séjour shot its towers and pointed turrets through its encircling domain of wood.

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

From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading Yet it was not of his mother that he was thinking, still less of the enchantress of the forest whose identity he had discovered--one Mademoiselle d’Étiolles she had proved to be, “La Petite d’Étiolles,” as that gay Lothario the Duc de Richelieu called her, the daughter of a Farmer-General, a _bourgeoisie_ notorious for her beauty, her wit, and her friendship with the wits.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading André was standing in the churchyard of the hamlet, but it was not at the landscape that he knew so well that he was looking, nor even up the slope beyond, where the great Château de Beau Séjour shot its towers and pointed turrets through its encircling domain of wood.

a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

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

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

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From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

plural of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

From this reading André was standing in the churchyard of the hamlet, but it was not at the landscape that he knew so well that he was looking, nor even up the slope beyond, where the great Château de Beau Séjour shot its towers and pointed turrets through its encircling domain of wood.

plural of “tradition” — an inherited pattern of thought or action

From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

a cunning or deceitful action or device

From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

plural of “turret” — a small tower extending above a building

From this reading André was standing in the churchyard of the hamlet, but it was not at the landscape that he knew so well that he was looking, nor even up the slope beyond, where the great Château de Beau Séjour shot its towers and pointed turrets through its encircling domain of wood.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading André was standing in the churchyard of the hamlet, but it was not at the landscape that he knew so well that he was looking, nor even up the slope beyond, where the great Château de Beau Séjour shot its towers and pointed turrets through its encircling domain of wood.

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

From this reading A LOVER’S TRICK THE March sun was setting on the hamlet of La Rivière, in the pleasant land of Touraine--Touraine the fit home of so many noble châteaux, the cradle of so many of the proudest traditions and the most inspiring memories of the romance of love and chivalry in the history of France.

(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 André was standing in the churchyard of the hamlet, but it was not at the landscape that he knew so well that he was looking, nor even up the slope beyond, where the great Château de Beau Séjour shot its towers and pointed turrets through its encircling domain of wood.

in or at the place that

From this reading André was standing in the churchyard of the hamlet, but it was not at the landscape that he knew so well that he was looking, nor even up the slope beyond, where the great Château de Beau Séjour shot its towers and pointed turrets through its encircling domain of wood.

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

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

belonging to which person

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

single because of death of the spouse

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

From this reading Yet it was not of his mother that he was thinking, still less of the enchantress of the forest whose identity he had discovered--one Mademoiselle d’Étiolles she had proved to be, “La Petite d’Étiolles,” as that gay Lothario the Duc de Richelieu called her, the daughter of a Farmer-General, a _bourgeoisie_ notorious for her beauty, her wit, and her friendship with the wits.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Ten leagues away in the dim distance lay Nérac, the poverty-stricken home from which he took his title, and whose meagre patrimony encumbered with the debts of his ancestors and his own barely sufficed to provide a living for the widowed mother to whom that morning he had said good-bye and whom the English in the Low Countries might decide he should never see again.

the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception

From this reading Yet it was not of his mother that he was thinking, still less of the enchantress of the forest whose identity he had discovered--one Mademoiselle d’Étiolles she had proved to be, “La Petite d’Étiolles,” as that gay Lothario the Duc de Richelieu called her, the daughter of a Farmer-General, a _bourgeoisie_ notorious for her beauty, her wit, and her friendship with the wits.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading André was standing in the churchyard of the hamlet, but it was not at the landscape that he knew so well that he was looking, nor even up the slope beyond, where the great Château de Beau Séjour shot its towers and pointed turrets through its encircling domain of wood.

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet it was not of his mother that he was thinking, still less of the enchantress of the forest whose identity he had discovered--one Mademoiselle d’Étiolles she had proved to be, “La Petite d’Étiolles,” as that gay Lothario the Duc de Richelieu called her, the daughter of a Farmer-General, a _bourgeoisie_ notorious for her beauty, her wit, and her friendship with the wits.