abodenounUS /əˈboʊd/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading As they drew nearer to her abode, Edmond became more thoughtful and silent; he even went so far as to sigh, like his companion.
agentnounUS /ˈeɪdʒənt/
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading The young man had now become the agent; he made all the arrangements.
(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 The young man had now become the agent; he made all the arrangements.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As they drew nearer to her abode, Edmond became more thoughtful and silent; he even went so far as to sigh, like his companion.
arrangementsnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənts/
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading The young man had now become the agent; he made all the arrangements.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they drew nearer to her abode, Edmond became more thoughtful and silent; he even went so far as to sigh, like his companion.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Chamoureau's only function seemed to be to sigh.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading As they drew nearer to her abode, Edmond became more thoughtful and silent; he even went so far as to sigh, like his companion.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The young man had now become the agent; he made all the arrangements.
cabnounUS /kæb/
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading From the notary's they set off in their cab to go to Madame Dalmont's.
Chamoureau
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From this reading Edmond took Chamoureau to see the notary.
Chamoureau's
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From this reading Chamoureau's only function seemed to be to sigh.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading As they drew nearer to her abode, Edmond became more thoughtful and silent; he even went so far as to sigh, like his companion.
Dalmont's
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From this reading From the notary's they set off in their cab to go to Madame Dalmont's.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading As they drew nearer to her abode, Edmond became more thoughtful and silent; he even went so far as to sigh, like his companion.
Edmond
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From this reading Edmond took Chamoureau to see the notary.
divisible by two
From this reading As they drew nearer to her abode, Edmond became more thoughtful and silent; he even went so far as to sigh, like his companion.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading As they drew nearer to her abode, Edmond became more thoughtful and silent; he even went so far as to sigh, like his companion.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the notary's they set off in their cab to go to Madame Dalmont's.
functionnounUS /ˈfʌŋkʃən/
(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
From this reading Chamoureau's only function seemed to be to sigh.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading From the notary's they set off in their cab to go to Madame Dalmont's.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The young man had now become the agent; he made all the arrangements.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The young man had now become the agent; he made all the arrangements.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As they drew nearer to her abode, Edmond became more thoughtful and silent; he even went so far as to sigh, like his companion.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As they drew nearer to her abode, Edmond became more thoughtful and silent; he even went so far as to sigh, like his companion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From the notary's they set off in their cab to go to Madame Dalmont's.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading As they drew nearer to her abode, Edmond became more thoughtful and silent; he even went so far as to sigh, like his companion.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading From the notary's they set off in their cab to go to Madame Dalmont's.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The young man had now become the agent; he made all the arrangements.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The young man had now become the agent; he made all the arrangements.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading As they drew nearer to her abode, Edmond became more thoughtful and silent; he even went so far as to sigh, like his companion.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading As they drew nearer to her abode, Edmond became more thoughtful and silent; he even went so far as to sigh, like his companion.
notarynounUS /ˈnoʊtəri/
someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions
From this reading Edmond took Chamoureau to see the notary.
notary's
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From this reading From the notary's they set off in their cab to go to Madame Dalmont's.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The young man had now become the agent; he made all the arrangements.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading From the notary's they set off in their cab to go to Madame Dalmont's.
and nothing more
From this reading Chamoureau's only function seemed to be to sigh.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Edmond took Chamoureau to see the notary.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Chamoureau's only function seemed to be to sigh.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading From the notary's they set off in their cab to go to Madame Dalmont's.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Chamoureau's only function seemed to be to sigh.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading As they drew nearer to her abode, Edmond became more thoughtful and silent; he even went so far as to sigh, like his companion.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As they drew nearer to her abode, Edmond became more thoughtful and silent; he even went so far as to sigh, like his companion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Edmond took Chamoureau to see the notary.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading From the notary's they set off in their cab to go to Madame Dalmont's.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the notary's they set off in their cab to go to Madame Dalmont's.
thoughtfuladjectiveUS /ˈθɔːtfəl/
having intellectual depth
From this reading As they drew nearer to her abode, Edmond became more thoughtful and silent; he even went so far as to sigh, like his companion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Edmond took Chamoureau to see the notary.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Edmond took Chamoureau to see the notary.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As they drew nearer to her abode, Edmond became more thoughtful and silent; he even went so far as to sigh, like his companion.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young man had now become the agent; he made all the arrangements.
