used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Consistent in his theories of self-discipline, Ned took lodgings in a poor quarter of Paris with the widow Gamelle.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
adventitiousadjective
associated by chance and not an integral part
From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
age-long
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From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
alighting-board
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From this reading For thence, often watching, speculative, he would see the scene-shifters of the early Revolution--come out in front of the high, mute screen of the prison, that closed his vista eastwards as if it were a stage-curtain--busy as bees on the alighting-board of a hive.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
Antoine
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From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
barringnounUS /ˈbɑːrɪŋ/
the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
BastillenounUS /ˈbæstɪl/
a fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution
From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
Beautreillis
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From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
beesnounUS /biːz/
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading For thence, often watching, speculative, he would see the scene-shifters of the early Revolution--come out in front of the high, mute screen of the prison, that closed his vista eastwards as if it were a stage-curtain--busy as bees on the alighting-board of a hive.
belfrynounUS /ˈbelfri/
a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building
From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading For thence, often watching, speculative, he would see the scene-shifters of the early Revolution--come out in front of the high, mute screen of the prison, that closed his vista eastwards as if it were a stage-curtain--busy as bees on the alighting-board of a hive.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
channelnounUS /ˈtʃænəl/
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading For thence, often watching, speculative, he would see the scene-shifters of the early Revolution--come out in front of the high, mute screen of the prison, that closed his vista eastwards as if it were a stage-curtain--busy as bees on the alighting-board of a hive.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading For thence, often watching, speculative, he would see the scene-shifters of the early Revolution--come out in front of the high, mute screen of the prison, that closed his vista eastwards as if it were a stage-curtain--busy as bees on the alighting-board of a hive.
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
congratulatedverbUS /kənˈɡrætʃəleɪtɪd/
past form of “congratulate” — say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
ConsistentadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪstənt/
(sometimes followed by “with”) in agreement or consistent or reliable
From this reading Consistent in his theories of self-discipline, Ned took lodgings in a poor quarter of Paris with the widow Gamelle.
without stop or interruption
From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
conventsnounUS /ˈkɑːnvənts/
plural of “convent” — a religious residence especially for nuns
From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
Croix
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From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
decorumnounUS /dɪˈkɔːrəm/
propriety in manners and conduct
From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
defecationnoun
the elimination of fecal waste through the anus
From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
dischargedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒd/
having lost your job
From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
ditchnounUS /dɪtʃ/
a long narrow excavation in the earth
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading For thence, often watching, speculative, he would see the scene-shifters of the early Revolution--come out in front of the high, mute screen of the prison, that closed his vista eastwards as if it were a stage-curtain--busy as bees on the alighting-board of a hive.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
eastwardsadverb
toward the east
From this reading For thence, often watching, speculative, he would see the scene-shifters of the early Revolution--come out in front of the high, mute screen of the prison, that closed his vista eastwards as if it were a stage-curtain--busy as bees on the alighting-board of a hive.
EnglishmannounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃmən/
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
enviedverbUS /ˈenvid/
inflected form of “envy” — feel envious towards; admire enviously
From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
fednounUS /fed/
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading For thence, often watching, speculative, he would see the scene-shifters of the early Revolution--come out in front of the high, mute screen of the prison, that closed his vista eastwards as if it were a stage-curtain--busy as bees on the alighting-board of a hive.
frontagenounUS /ˈfrʌntɪdʒ/
the extent of land abutting on a street or water
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
fruiterernoun
a person who sells fruit
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
Gamelle
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From this reading Consistent in his theories of self-discipline, Ned took lodgings in a poor quarter of Paris with the widow Gamelle.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading For thence, often watching, speculative, he would see the scene-shifters of the early Revolution--come out in front of the high, mute screen of the prison, that closed his vista eastwards as if it were a stage-curtain--busy as bees on the alighting-board of a hive.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Consistent in his theories of self-discipline, Ned took lodgings in a poor quarter of Paris with the widow Gamelle.
hivenounUS /haɪv/
a teeming multitude
From this reading For thence, often watching, speculative, he would see the scene-shifters of the early Revolution--come out in front of the high, mute screen of the prison, that closed his vista eastwards as if it were a stage-curtain--busy as bees on the alighting-board of a hive.
house-enclosed
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From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
the quality of being humane
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For thence, often watching, speculative, he would see the scene-shifters of the early Revolution--come out in front of the high, mute screen of the prison, that closed his vista eastwards as if it were a stage-curtain--busy as bees on the alighting-board of a hive.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Consistent in his theories of self-discipline, Ned took lodgings in a poor quarter of Paris with the widow Gamelle.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
lodgingsnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋz/
temporary living quarters
From this reading Consistent in his theories of self-discipline, Ned took lodgings in a poor quarter of Paris with the widow Gamelle.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
luxuriesnounUS /ˈlʌɡʒəriz/
plural of “luxury” — something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
most important element
From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
Marie
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From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
muddyadjectiveUS /ˈmʌdi/
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
muteadjectiveUS /mjuːt/
expressed without speech
From this reading For thence, often watching, speculative, he would see the scene-shifters of the early Revolution--come out in front of the high, mute screen of the prison, that closed his vista eastwards as if it were a stage-curtain--busy as bees on the alighting-board of a hive.
Ned
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From this reading Consistent in his theories of self-discipline, Ned took lodgings in a poor quarter of Paris with the widow Gamelle.
Ned's
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From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
neighbouringverbUS /ˈneɪbərɪŋ/
-ing form of “neighbour” — live or be located as a neighbor
From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
north-westadverb
to, toward, or in the northwest
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Consistent in his theories of self-discipline, Ned took lodgings in a poor quarter of Paris with the widow Gamelle.
many times at short intervals
From this reading For thence, often watching, speculative, he would see the scene-shifters of the early Revolution--come out in front of the high, mute screen of the prison, that closed his vista eastwards as if it were a stage-curtain--busy as bees on the alighting-board of a hive.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading For thence, often watching, speculative, he would see the scene-shifters of the early Revolution--come out in front of the high, mute screen of the prison, that closed his vista eastwards as if it were a stage-curtain--busy as bees on the alighting-board of a hive.
outlinenounUS /ˈaʊtlaɪn/
the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
ownedadjectiveUS /oʊnd/
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Consistent in his theories of self-discipline, Ned took lodgings in a poor quarter of Paris with the widow Gamelle.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Consistent in his theories of self-discipline, Ned took lodgings in a poor quarter of Paris with the widow Gamelle.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading For thence, often watching, speculative, he would see the scene-shifters of the early Revolution--come out in front of the high, mute screen of the prison, that closed his vista eastwards as if it were a stage-curtain--busy as bees on the alighting-board of a hive.
promontorynoun
a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
one of four equal parts
From this reading Consistent in his theories of self-discipline, Ned took lodgings in a poor quarter of Paris with the widow Gamelle.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
reservoirnounUS /ˈrezəvwɑːr/
a large or extra supply of something
From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
RevolutionnounUS /ˌrevəˈluːʃən/
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading For thence, often watching, speculative, he would see the scene-shifters of the early Revolution--come out in front of the high, mute screen of the prison, that closed his vista eastwards as if it were a stage-curtain--busy as bees on the alighting-board of a hive.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
roundedadjectiveUS /ˈraʊndəd/
curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
Royale
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From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
RuenounUS /ruː/
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
scene-shifters
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From this reading For thence, often watching, speculative, he would see the scene-shifters of the early Revolution--come out in front of the high, mute screen of the prison, that closed his vista eastwards as if it were a stage-curtain--busy as bees on the alighting-board of a hive.
screennounUS /skriːn/
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading For thence, often watching, speculative, he would see the scene-shifters of the early Revolution--come out in front of the high, mute screen of the prison, that closed his vista eastwards as if it were a stage-curtain--busy as bees on the alighting-board of a hive.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading For thence, often watching, speculative, he would see the scene-shifters of the early Revolution--come out in front of the high, mute screen of the prison, that closed his vista eastwards as if it were a stage-curtain--busy as bees on the alighting-board of a hive.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
self-disciplinenoun
the trait of practicing self discipline
From this reading Consistent in his theories of self-discipline, Ned took lodgings in a poor quarter of Paris with the widow Gamelle.
semi-circular
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From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
sharpernounUS /ˈʃɑːrpər/
a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
do one's shopping
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
speculativeadjectiveUS /ˈspekjələtɪv/
not financially safe or secure
From this reading For thence, often watching, speculative, he would see the scene-shifters of the early Revolution--come out in front of the high, mute screen of the prison, that closed his vista eastwards as if it were a stage-curtain--busy as bees on the alighting-board of a hive.
St
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From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
stage-curtain
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From this reading For thence, often watching, speculative, he would see the scene-shifters of the early Revolution--come out in front of the high, mute screen of the prison, that closed his vista eastwards as if it were a stage-curtain--busy as bees on the alighting-board of a hive.
having a supporting base
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Consistent in his theories of self-discipline, Ned took lodgings in a poor quarter of Paris with the widow Gamelle.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading For thence, often watching, speculative, he would see the scene-shifters of the early Revolution--come out in front of the high, mute screen of the prison, that closed his vista eastwards as if it were a stage-curtain--busy as bees on the alighting-board of a hive.
theoriesnounUS /ˈθɪriz/
plural of “theory” — a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading Consistent in his theories of self-discipline, Ned took lodgings in a poor quarter of Paris with the widow Gamelle.
thoroughfarenounUS /ˈθɜːroʊfer/
a public road from one place to another
From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Consistent in his theories of self-discipline, Ned took lodgings in a poor quarter of Paris with the widow Gamelle.
towersnounUS /ˈtaʊərz/
plural of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
trafficnounUS /ˈtræfɪk/
the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
tributaryadjectiveUS /ˈtrɪbjəteri/
(of a stream) flowing into a larger stream
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
unprofitableadjectiveUS /ənˈprɑːfɪtəbəl/
producing little or no profit or gain
From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
precisely as stated
From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
a vivid mental image
From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
vistanounUS /ˈvɪstə/
the visual percept of a region
From this reading For thence, often watching, speculative, he would see the scene-shifters of the early Revolution--come out in front of the high, mute screen of the prison, that closed his vista eastwards as if it were a stage-curtain--busy as bees on the alighting-board of a hive.
vulgarities
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From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
washverbUS /wɑːʃ/
clean with some chemical process
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading For thence, often watching, speculative, he would see the scene-shifters of the early Revolution--come out in front of the high, mute screen of the prison, that closed his vista eastwards as if it were a stage-curtain--busy as bees on the alighting-board of a hive.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For thence, often watching, speculative, he would see the scene-shifters of the early Revolution--come out in front of the high, mute screen of the prison, that closed his vista eastwards as if it were a stage-curtain--busy as bees on the alighting-board of a hive.
wheelingnounUS /ˈwiːlɪŋ/
a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
in or at the place that
From this reading Madame, a fruiterer in a small way of business, owned a little shop of semi-circular frontage that, standing like a river promontory at the north-west corner of the Rue Beautreillis--where that tributary ditch of humanity ran into and fed the muddy channel of the Rue St Antoine--seemed to have rounded from sharper outline in the age-long wash of traffic wheeling by its walls.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading Consistent in his theories of self-discipline, Ned took lodgings in a poor quarter of Paris with the widow Gamelle.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading From his window on the second floor the Englishman thus commanded a view of two streets, and, indeed, of three; for across the main thoroughfare the Rue Beautreillis, become now the Rue Royale, was continued until it discharged itself into a great house-enclosed _place_, as into a mighty reservoir of decorum built for the defecation of neighbouring vulgarities.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Consistent in his theories of self-discipline, Ned took lodgings in a poor quarter of Paris with the widow Gamelle.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Looking east, moreover, between the belfry towers of the convents of St Marie and La Croix, Ned’s vision might reach, without strain, the very twilight mass of the Bastille; so that, as he congratulated himself, his situation was such as--barring adventitious and unprofitable luxuries--a blood prince with any imagination might have envied him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For thence, often watching, speculative, he would see the scene-shifters of the early Revolution--come out in front of the high, mute screen of the prison, that closed his vista eastwards as if it were a stage-curtain--busy as bees on the alighting-board of a hive.
