Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading And on Sunday, when she rendered her weekly accounts, it was without a blush that she increased by a few centimes the price of each object, rejoicing when she had thus scraped a dozen francs, and finding, to justify herself to her own eyes, those sophisms which passion never lacks.

A person who helps another commit a daring crime or secret scheme.

From this reading She went so far as to confide to her servant, and to make of the girl the accomplice of her operations.

plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading And on Sunday, when she rendered her weekly accounts, it was without a blush that she increased by a few centimes the price of each object, rejoicing when she had thus scraped a dozen francs, and finding, to justify herself to her own eyes, those sophisms which passion never lacks.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading She applied all her ingenuity to serve to M. Favoral dinners in which the excellence of the dressing concealed the want of solid substance.

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

From this reading For this son, in anticipation of growing expenses, she stooped to expedients which formerly would have seemed to her unworthy and disgraceful.

an expectation

From this reading For this son, in anticipation of growing expenses, she stooped to expedients which formerly would have seemed to her unworthy and disgraceful.

concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles

From this reading She applied all her ingenuity to serve to M. Favoral dinners in which the excellence of the dressing concealed the want of solid substance.

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

From this reading She went so far as to confide to her servant, and to make of the girl the accomplice of her operations.

turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

From this reading And on Sunday, when she rendered her weekly accounts, it was without a blush that she increased by a few centimes the price of each object, rejoicing when she had thus scraped a dozen francs, and finding, to justify herself to her own eyes, those sophisms which passion never lacks.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading And on Sunday, when she rendered her weekly accounts, it was without a blush that she increased by a few centimes the price of each object, rejoicing when she had thus scraped a dozen francs, and finding, to justify herself to her own eyes, those sophisms which passion never lacks.

plural of “centime” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries: France and Algeria and Belgium and Burkina Faso and Burundi and Cameroon and Chad and the Congo and Gabon and Haiti and the Ivory Coast and Luxembourg and Mali and Morocco and Niger and Rwanda and Senegal and Switzerland and Togo

From this reading And on Sunday, when she rendered her weekly accounts, it was without a blush that she increased by a few centimes the price of each object, rejoicing when she had thus scraped a dozen francs, and finding, to justify herself to her own eyes, those sophisms which passion never lacks.

not faithful to a spouse or lover

From this reading She robbed the household, cheating on her own marketing.

not accessible to view

From this reading She applied all her ingenuity to serve to M. Favoral dinners in which the excellence of the dressing concealed the want of solid substance.

reveal in private; tell confidentially

From this reading She went so far as to confide to her servant, and to make of the girl the accomplice of her operations.

plural of “dinner” — the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading She applied all her ingenuity to serve to M. Favoral dinners in which the excellence of the dressing concealed the want of solid substance.

giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation

From this reading For this son, in anticipation of growing expenses, she stooped to expedients which formerly would have seemed to her unworthy and disgraceful.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading And on Sunday, when she rendered her weekly accounts, it was without a blush that she increased by a few centimes the price of each object, rejoicing when she had thus scraped a dozen francs, and finding, to justify herself to her own eyes, those sophisms which passion never lacks.

savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type

From this reading She applied all her ingenuity to serve to M. Favoral dinners in which the excellence of the dressing concealed the want of solid substance.

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

From this reading And on Sunday, when she rendered her weekly accounts, it was without a blush that she increased by a few centimes the price of each object, rejoicing when she had thus scraped a dozen francs, and finding, to justify herself to her own eyes, those sophisms which passion never lacks.

the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree

From this reading She applied all her ingenuity to serve to M. Favoral dinners in which the excellence of the dressing concealed the want of solid substance.

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From this reading For this son, in anticipation of growing expenses, she stooped to expedients which formerly would have seemed to her unworthy and disgraceful.

plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)

From this reading For this son, in anticipation of growing expenses, she stooped to expedients which formerly would have seemed to her unworthy and disgraceful.

opinion or judgment

From this reading And on Sunday, when she rendered her weekly accounts, it was without a blush that she increased by a few centimes the price of each object, rejoicing when she had thus scraped a dozen francs, and finding, to justify herself to her own eyes, those sophisms which passion never lacks.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading She went so far as to confide to her servant, and to make of the girl the accomplice of her operations.

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From this reading She applied all her ingenuity to serve to M. Favoral dinners in which the excellence of the dressing concealed the want of solid substance.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading And on Sunday, when she rendered her weekly accounts, it was without a blush that she increased by a few centimes the price of each object, rejoicing when she had thus scraped a dozen francs, and finding, to justify herself to her own eyes, those sophisms which passion never lacks.

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading And on Sunday, when she rendered her weekly accounts, it was without a blush that she increased by a few centimes the price of each object, rejoicing when she had thus scraped a dozen francs, and finding, to justify herself to her own eyes, those sophisms which passion never lacks.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For this son, in anticipation of growing expenses, she stooped to expedients which formerly would have seemed to her unworthy and disgraceful.

at a previous time

From this reading For this son, in anticipation of growing expenses, she stooped to expedients which formerly would have seemed to her unworthy and disgraceful.

plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes

From this reading And on Sunday, when she rendered her weekly accounts, it was without a blush that she increased by a few centimes the price of each object, rejoicing when she had thus scraped a dozen francs, and finding, to justify herself to her own eyes, those sophisms which passion never lacks.

a young female

From this reading She went so far as to confide to her servant, and to make of the girl the accomplice of her operations.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading For this son, in anticipation of growing expenses, she stooped to expedients which formerly would have seemed to her unworthy and disgraceful.

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

From this reading And on Sunday, when she rendered her weekly accounts, it was without a blush that she increased by a few centimes the price of each object, rejoicing when she had thus scraped a dozen francs, and finding, to justify herself to her own eyes, those sophisms which passion never lacks.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading For this son, in anticipation of growing expenses, she stooped to expedients which formerly would have seemed to her unworthy and disgraceful.

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

From this reading For this son, in anticipation of growing expenses, she stooped to expedients which formerly would have seemed to her unworthy and disgraceful.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading And on Sunday, when she rendered her weekly accounts, it was without a blush that she increased by a few centimes the price of each object, rejoicing when she had thus scraped a dozen francs, and finding, to justify herself to her own eyes, those sophisms which passion never lacks.

a social unit living together

From this reading She robbed the household, cheating on her own marketing.

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

From this reading For this son, in anticipation of growing expenses, she stooped to expedients which formerly would have seemed to her unworthy and disgraceful.

made greater in size or amount or degree

From this reading And on Sunday, when she rendered her weekly accounts, it was without a blush that she increased by a few centimes the price of each object, rejoicing when she had thus scraped a dozen francs, and finding, to justify herself to her own eyes, those sophisms which passion never lacks.

the power of creative imagination

From this reading She applied all her ingenuity to serve to M. Favoral dinners in which the excellence of the dressing concealed the want of solid substance.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And on Sunday, when she rendered her weekly accounts, it was without a blush that she increased by a few centimes the price of each object, rejoicing when she had thus scraped a dozen francs, and finding, to justify herself to her own eyes, those sophisms which passion never lacks.

show to be right by providing justification or proof

From this reading And on Sunday, when she rendered her weekly accounts, it was without a blush that she increased by a few centimes the price of each object, rejoicing when she had thus scraped a dozen francs, and finding, to justify herself to her own eyes, those sophisms which passion never lacks.

plural of “lack” — the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

From this reading And on Sunday, when she rendered her weekly accounts, it was without a blush that she increased by a few centimes the price of each object, rejoicing when she had thus scraped a dozen francs, and finding, to justify herself to her own eyes, those sophisms which passion never lacks.

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

From this reading She applied all her ingenuity to serve to M. Favoral dinners in which the excellence of the dressing concealed the want of solid substance.

engage in

From this reading She went so far as to confide to her servant, and to make of the girl the accomplice of her operations.

the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money

From this reading She robbed the household, cheating on her own marketing.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading And on Sunday, when she rendered her weekly accounts, it was without a blush that she increased by a few centimes the price of each object, rejoicing when she had thus scraped a dozen francs, and finding, to justify herself to her own eyes, those sophisms which passion never lacks.

a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading And on Sunday, when she rendered her weekly accounts, it was without a blush that she increased by a few centimes the price of each object, rejoicing when she had thus scraped a dozen francs, and finding, to justify herself to her own eyes, those sophisms which passion never lacks.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading For this son, in anticipation of growing expenses, she stooped to expedients which formerly would have seemed to her unworthy and disgraceful.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She robbed the household, cheating on her own marketing.

financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records

From this reading She went so far as to confide to her servant, and to make of the girl the accomplice of her operations.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading She robbed the household, cheating on her own marketing.

a strong feeling or emotion

From this reading And on Sunday, when she rendered her weekly accounts, it was without a blush that she increased by a few centimes the price of each object, rejoicing when she had thus scraped a dozen francs, and finding, to justify herself to her own eyes, those sophisms which passion never lacks.

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading And on Sunday, when she rendered her weekly accounts, it was without a blush that she increased by a few centimes the price of each object, rejoicing when she had thus scraped a dozen francs, and finding, to justify herself to her own eyes, those sophisms which passion never lacks.

a feeling of great happiness

From this reading And on Sunday, when she rendered her weekly accounts, it was without a blush that she increased by a few centimes the price of each object, rejoicing when she had thus scraped a dozen francs, and finding, to justify herself to her own eyes, those sophisms which passion never lacks.

past form of “render” — cause to become

From this reading And on Sunday, when she rendered her weekly accounts, it was without a blush that she increased by a few centimes the price of each object, rejoicing when she had thus scraped a dozen francs, and finding, to justify herself to her own eyes, those sophisms which passion never lacks.

inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

From this reading She robbed the household, cheating on her own marketing.

past form of “scrape” — scratch repeatedly

From this reading And on Sunday, when she rendered her weekly accounts, it was without a blush that she increased by a few centimes the price of each object, rejoicing when she had thus scraped a dozen francs, and finding, to justify herself to her own eyes, those sophisms which passion never lacks.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading For this son, in anticipation of growing expenses, she stooped to expedients which formerly would have seemed to her unworthy and disgraceful.

a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading She went so far as to confide to her servant, and to make of the girl the accomplice of her operations.

serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading She applied all her ingenuity to serve to M. Favoral dinners in which the excellence of the dressing concealed the want of solid substance.

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

From this reading For this son, in anticipation of growing expenses, she stooped to expedients which formerly would have seemed to her unworthy and disgraceful.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She went so far as to confide to her servant, and to make of the girl the accomplice of her operations.

characterized by good substantial quality

From this reading She applied all her ingenuity to serve to M. Favoral dinners in which the excellence of the dressing concealed the want of solid substance.

a male human offspring

From this reading For this son, in anticipation of growing expenses, she stooped to expedients which formerly would have seemed to her unworthy and disgraceful.

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From this reading And on Sunday, when she rendered her weekly accounts, it was without a blush that she increased by a few centimes the price of each object, rejoicing when she had thus scraped a dozen francs, and finding, to justify herself to her own eyes, those sophisms which passion never lacks.

having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect

From this reading For this son, in anticipation of growing expenses, she stooped to expedients which formerly would have seemed to her unworthy and disgraceful.

the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists

From this reading She applied all her ingenuity to serve to M. Favoral dinners in which the excellence of the dressing concealed the want of solid substance.

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading And on Sunday, when she rendered her weekly accounts, it was without a blush that she increased by a few centimes the price of each object, rejoicing when she had thus scraped a dozen francs, and finding, to justify herself to her own eyes, those sophisms which passion never lacks.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And on Sunday, when she rendered her weekly accounts, it was without a blush that she increased by a few centimes the price of each object, rejoicing when she had thus scraped a dozen francs, and finding, to justify herself to her own eyes, those sophisms which passion never lacks.

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

From this reading She robbed the household, cheating on her own marketing.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading For this son, in anticipation of growing expenses, she stooped to expedients which formerly would have seemed to her unworthy and disgraceful.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading And on Sunday, when she rendered her weekly accounts, it was without a blush that she increased by a few centimes the price of each object, rejoicing when she had thus scraped a dozen francs, and finding, to justify herself to her own eyes, those sophisms which passion never lacks.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading And on Sunday, when she rendered her weekly accounts, it was without a blush that she increased by a few centimes the price of each object, rejoicing when she had thus scraped a dozen francs, and finding, to justify herself to her own eyes, those sophisms which passion never lacks.

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

From this reading For this son, in anticipation of growing expenses, she stooped to expedients which formerly would have seemed to her unworthy and disgraceful.

lacking in value or merit

From this reading For this son, in anticipation of growing expenses, she stooped to expedients which formerly would have seemed to her unworthy and disgraceful.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading She applied all her ingenuity to serve to M. Favoral dinners in which the excellence of the dressing concealed the want of solid substance.

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

From this reading And on Sunday, when she rendered her weekly accounts, it was without a blush that she increased by a few centimes the price of each object, rejoicing when she had thus scraped a dozen francs, and finding, to justify herself to her own eyes, those sophisms which passion never lacks.

a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)

From this reading And on Sunday, when she rendered her weekly accounts, it was without a blush that she increased by a few centimes the price of each object, rejoicing when she had thus scraped a dozen francs, and finding, to justify herself to her own eyes, those sophisms which passion never lacks.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading She went so far as to confide to her servant, and to make of the girl the accomplice of her operations.

at the time that

From this reading And on Sunday, when she rendered her weekly accounts, it was without a blush that she increased by a few centimes the price of each object, rejoicing when she had thus scraped a dozen francs, and finding, to justify herself to her own eyes, those sophisms which passion never lacks.

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

From this reading For this son, in anticipation of growing expenses, she stooped to expedients which formerly would have seemed to her unworthy and disgraceful.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading And on Sunday, when she rendered her weekly accounts, it was without a blush that she increased by a few centimes the price of each object, rejoicing when she had thus scraped a dozen francs, and finding, to justify herself to her own eyes, those sophisms which passion never lacks.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading For this son, in anticipation of growing expenses, she stooped to expedients which formerly would have seemed to her unworthy and disgraceful.