used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Maxence sent off his cab to wait for him at a particular spot, and took the pedestrians’ road, that follows the edge of the lakes.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading Still he advanced towards them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Maxence sent off his cab to wait for him at a particular spot, and took the pedestrians’ road, that follows the edge of the lakes.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He turned around, and, within two lengths of his cane, saw M. Saint Pavin and M. Costeclar.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Maxence sent off his cab to wait for him at a particular spot, and took the pedestrians’ road, that follows the edge of the lakes.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had not gone fifty steps, however, before he heard some one call him.
cabnounUS /kæb/
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading Maxence sent off his cab to wait for him at a particular spot, and took the pedestrians’ road, that follows the edge of the lakes.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He had not gone fifty steps, however, before he heard some one call him.
canenounUS /keɪn/
a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
From this reading He turned around, and, within two lengths of his cane, saw M. Saint Pavin and M. Costeclar.
Costeclar
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From this reading He turned around, and, within two lengths of his cane, saw M. Saint Pavin and M. Costeclar.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Maxence sent off his cab to wait for him at a particular spot, and took the pedestrians’ road, that follows the edge of the lakes.
execrated
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From this reading Maxence hardly knew M. Saint Pavin, whom he had only seen two or three times in the Rue St. Gilles, and execrated M. Costeclar.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading He had not gone fifty steps, however, before he heard some one call him.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Maxence sent off his cab to wait for him at a particular spot, and took the pedestrians’ road, that follows the edge of the lakes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Maxence sent off his cab to wait for him at a particular spot, and took the pedestrians’ road, that follows the edge of the lakes.
Gilles
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From this reading Maxence hardly knew M. Saint Pavin, whom he had only seen two or three times in the Rue St. Gilles, and execrated M. Costeclar.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He had not gone fifty steps, however, before he heard some one call him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not gone fifty steps, however, before he heard some one call him.
only a very short time before
From this reading Maxence hardly knew M. Saint Pavin, whom he had only seen two or three times in the Rue St. Gilles, and execrated M. Costeclar.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not gone fifty steps, however, before he heard some one call him.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He had not gone fifty steps, however, before he heard some one call him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Maxence sent off his cab to wait for him at a particular spot, and took the pedestrians’ road, that follows the edge of the lakes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Maxence sent off his cab to wait for him at a particular spot, and took the pedestrians’ road, that follows the edge of the lakes.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He had not gone fifty steps, however, before he heard some one call him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Maxence hardly knew M. Saint Pavin, whom he had only seen two or three times in the Rue St. Gilles, and execrated M. Costeclar.
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 Maxence hardly knew M. Saint Pavin, whom he had only seen two or three times in the Rue St. Gilles, and execrated M. Costeclar.
lakesnounUS /leɪks/
plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Maxence sent off his cab to wait for him at a particular spot, and took the pedestrians’ road, that follows the edge of the lakes.
lengthsnounUS /leŋkθs/
plural of “length” — the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading He turned around, and, within two lengths of his cane, saw M. Saint Pavin and M. Costeclar.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading He turned around, and, within two lengths of his cane, saw M. Saint Pavin and M. Costeclar.
Maxence
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From this reading Maxence sent off his cab to wait for him at a particular spot, and took the pedestrians’ road, that follows the edge of the lakes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not gone fifty steps, however, before he heard some one call him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Maxence sent off his cab to wait for him at a particular spot, and took the pedestrians’ road, that follows the edge of the lakes.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Maxence sent off his cab to wait for him at a particular spot, and took the pedestrians’ road, that follows the edge of the lakes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had not gone fifty steps, however, before he heard some one call him.
and nothing more
From this reading Maxence hardly knew M. Saint Pavin, whom he had only seen two or three times in the Rue St. Gilles, and execrated M. Costeclar.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Maxence hardly knew M. Saint Pavin, whom he had only seen two or three times in the Rue St. Gilles, and execrated M. Costeclar.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Maxence sent off his cab to wait for him at a particular spot, and took the pedestrians’ road, that follows the edge of the lakes.
Pavin
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From this reading He turned around, and, within two lengths of his cane, saw M. Saint Pavin and M. Costeclar.
pedestriansnounUS /pəˈdestriənz/
plural of “pedestrian” — a person who travels by foot
From this reading Maxence sent off his cab to wait for him at a particular spot, and took the pedestrians’ road, that follows the edge of the lakes.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Maxence sent off his cab to wait for him at a particular spot, and took the pedestrians’ road, that follows the edge of the lakes.
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading Maxence hardly knew M. Saint Pavin, whom he had only seen two or three times in the Rue St. Gilles, and execrated M. Costeclar.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading He turned around, and, within two lengths of his cane, saw M. Saint Pavin and M. Costeclar.
cut with a saw
From this reading He turned around, and, within two lengths of his cane, saw M. Saint Pavin and M. Costeclar.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Maxence hardly knew M. Saint Pavin, whom he had only seen two or three times in the Rue St. Gilles, and execrated M. Costeclar.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Maxence sent off his cab to wait for him at a particular spot, and took the pedestrians’ road, that follows the edge of the lakes.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He had not gone fifty steps, however, before he heard some one call him.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Maxence sent off his cab to wait for him at a particular spot, and took the pedestrians’ road, that follows the edge of the lakes.
St
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From this reading Maxence hardly knew M. Saint Pavin, whom he had only seen two or three times in the Rue St. Gilles, and execrated M. Costeclar.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading He had not gone fifty steps, however, before he heard some one call him.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still he advanced towards them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Maxence sent off his cab to wait for him at a particular spot, and took the pedestrians’ road, that follows the edge of the lakes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Maxence sent off his cab to wait for him at a particular spot, and took the pedestrians’ road, that follows the edge of the lakes.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Still he advanced towards them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Maxence hardly knew M. Saint Pavin, whom he had only seen two or three times in the Rue St. Gilles, and execrated M. Costeclar.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Maxence hardly knew M. Saint Pavin, whom he had only seen two or three times in the Rue St. Gilles, and execrated M. Costeclar.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Maxence sent off his cab to wait for him at a particular spot, and took the pedestrians’ road, that follows the edge of the lakes.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Maxence sent off his cab to wait for him at a particular spot, and took the pedestrians’ road, that follows the edge of the lakes.
in the direction of
From this reading Still he advanced towards them.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned around, and, within two lengths of his cane, saw M. Saint Pavin and M. Costeclar.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He turned around, and, within two lengths of his cane, saw M. Saint Pavin and M. Costeclar.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Maxence sent off his cab to wait for him at a particular spot, and took the pedestrians’ road, that follows the edge of the lakes.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Maxence hardly knew M. Saint Pavin, whom he had only seen two or three times in the Rue St. Gilles, and execrated M. Costeclar.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading He turned around, and, within two lengths of his cane, saw M. Saint Pavin and M. Costeclar.
