Chapter II · Chapter 2

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading About the beginning of 1800, my father solicited and obtained the situation of resident attorney at Senegal, on the west coast of Africa.

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

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading About the beginning of 1800, my father solicited and obtained the situation of resident attorney at Senegal, on the west coast of Africa.

the state of being absent

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

later than; following

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

anew

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

how long something has existed

From this reading My mother was then nursing my youngest sister, and could not be persuaded to expose us, at so tender an age, to the fatigue and danger of so long a voyage.

(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 M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

Having no one else present.

From this reading It was then resolved that my father should go alone, and that we should join him on the following year; but my mother's hopes were disappointed, war having rendered impossible all communication with our colonies.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading My mother was then nursing my youngest sister, and could not be persuaded to expose us, at so tender an age, to the fatigue and danger of so long a voyage.

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

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

From this reading About the beginning of 1800, my father solicited and obtained the situation of resident attorney at Senegal, on the west coast of Africa.

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

From this reading My mother was then nursing my youngest sister, and could not be persuaded to expose us, at so tender an age, to the fatigue and danger of so long a voyage.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading About the beginning of 1800, my father solicited and obtained the situation of resident attorney at Senegal, on the west coast of Africa.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was then resolved that my father should go alone, and that we should join him on the following year; but my mother's hopes were disappointed, war having rendered impossible all communication with our colonies.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading About the beginning of 1800, my father solicited and obtained the situation of resident attorney at Senegal, on the west coast of Africa.

plural of “colony” — a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading It was then resolved that my father should go alone, and that we should join him on the following year; but my mother's hopes were disappointed, war having rendered impossible all communication with our colonies.

the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information

From this reading It was then resolved that my father should go alone, and that we should join him on the following year; but my mother's hopes were disappointed, war having rendered impossible all communication with our colonies.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading My mother was then nursing my youngest sister, and could not be persuaded to expose us, at so tender an age, to the fatigue and danger of so long a voyage.

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading My mother was then nursing my youngest sister, and could not be persuaded to expose us, at so tender an age, to the fatigue and danger of so long a voyage.

plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

third-person singular of “depart” — move away from a place into another direction

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

disappointingly unsuccessful

From this reading It was then resolved that my father should go alone, and that we should join him on the following year; but my mother's hopes were disappointed, war having rendered impossible all communication with our colonies.

expose or make accessible to some action or influence

From this reading My mother was then nursing my youngest sister, and could not be persuaded to expose us, at so tender an age, to the fatigue and danger of so long a voyage.

a social unit living together

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading About the beginning of 1800, my father solicited and obtained the situation of resident attorney at Senegal, on the west coast of Africa.

temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work

From this reading My mother was then nursing my youngest sister, and could not be persuaded to expose us, at so tender an age, to the fatigue and danger of so long a voyage.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading It was then resolved that my father should go alone, and that we should join him on the following year; but my mother's hopes were disappointed, war having rendered impossible all communication with our colonies.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading It was then resolved that my father should go alone, and that we should join him on the following year; but my mother's hopes were disappointed, war having rendered impossible all communication with our colonies.

the father of your father or mother

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading It was then resolved that my father should go alone, and that we should join him on the following year; but my mother's hopes were disappointed, war having rendered impossible all communication with our colonies.

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

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It was then resolved that my father should go alone, and that we should join him on the following year; but my mother's hopes were disappointed, war having rendered impossible all communication with our colonies.

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

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading It was then resolved that my father should go alone, and that we should join him on the following year; but my mother's hopes were disappointed, war having rendered impossible all communication with our colonies.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading At this period I was not quite two years old.

not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with

From this reading It was then resolved that my father should go alone, and that we should join him on the following year; but my mother's hopes were disappointed, war having rendered impossible all communication with our colonies.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was then resolved that my father should go alone, and that we should join him on the following year; but my mother's hopes were disappointed, war having rendered impossible all communication with our colonies.

become part of; become a member of a group or organization

From this reading It was then resolved that my father should go alone, and that we should join him on the following year; but my mother's hopes were disappointed, war having rendered impossible all communication with our colonies.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

the act of departing

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading My mother was then nursing my youngest sister, and could not be persuaded to expose us, at so tender an age, to the fatigue and danger of so long a voyage.

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

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

third-person singular of “marry” — take in marriage

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

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

From this reading My mother was then nursing my youngest sister, and could not be persuaded to expose us, at so tender an age, to the fatigue and danger of so long a voyage.

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading It was then resolved that my father should go alone, and that we should join him on the following year; but my mother's hopes were disappointed, war having rendered impossible all communication with our colonies.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading About the beginning of 1800, my father solicited and obtained the situation of resident attorney at Senegal, on the west coast of Africa.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading My mother was then nursing my youngest sister, and could not be persuaded to expose us, at so tender an age, to the fatigue and danger of so long a voyage.

the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm

From this reading My mother was then nursing my youngest sister, and could not be persuaded to expose us, at so tender an age, to the fatigue and danger of so long a voyage.

past form of “obtain” — come into possession of

From this reading About the beginning of 1800, my father solicited and obtained the situation of resident attorney at Senegal, on the west coast of Africa.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading At this period I was not quite two years old.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading About the beginning of 1800, my father solicited and obtained the situation of resident attorney at Senegal, on the west coast of Africa.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading It was then resolved that my father should go alone, and that we should join him on the following year; but my mother's hopes were disappointed, war having rendered impossible all communication with our colonies.

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

an amount of time

From this reading At this period I was not quite two years old.

past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for

From this reading My mother was then nursing my youngest sister, and could not be persuaded to expose us, at so tender an age, to the fatigue and danger of so long a voyage.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading At this period I was not quite two years old.

past form of “render” — cause to become

From this reading It was then resolved that my father should go alone, and that we should join him on the following year; but my mother's hopes were disappointed, war having rendered impossible all communication with our colonies.

living in a particular place

From this reading About the beginning of 1800, my father solicited and obtained the situation of resident attorney at Senegal, on the west coast of Africa.

determined

From this reading It was then resolved that my father should go alone, and that we should join him on the following year; but my mother's hopes were disappointed, war having rendered impossible all communication with our colonies.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

a republic in northwestern Africa on the coast of the Atlantic; formerly a French colony but achieved independence in 1960

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading It was then resolved that my father should go alone, and that we should join him on the following year; but my mother's hopes were disappointed, war having rendered impossible all communication with our colonies.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading My mother was then nursing my youngest sister, and could not be persuaded to expose us, at so tender an age, to the fatigue and danger of so long a voyage.

the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

From this reading About the beginning of 1800, my father solicited and obtained the situation of resident attorney at Senegal, on the west coast of Africa.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading My mother was then nursing my youngest sister, and could not be persuaded to expose us, at so tender an age, to the fatigue and danger of so long a voyage.

past form of “solicit” — make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently

From this reading About the beginning of 1800, my father solicited and obtained the situation of resident attorney at Senegal, on the west coast of Africa.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading My mother was then nursing my youngest sister, and could not be persuaded to expose us, at so tender an age, to the fatigue and danger of so long a voyage.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was then resolved that my father should go alone, and that we should join him on the following year; but my mother's hopes were disappointed, war having rendered impossible all communication with our colonies.

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

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading My mother was then nursing my youngest sister, and could not be persuaded to expose us, at so tender an age, to the fatigue and danger of so long a voyage.

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

From this reading At this period I was not quite two years old.

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

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading My mother was then nursing my youngest sister, and could not be persuaded to expose us, at so tender an age, to the fatigue and danger of so long a voyage.

an act of traveling by water

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading It was then resolved that my father should go alone, and that we should join him on the following year; but my mother's hopes were disappointed, war having rendered impossible all communication with our colonies.

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

From this reading My mother was then nursing my youngest sister, and could not be persuaded to expose us, at so tender an age, to the fatigue and danger of so long a voyage.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading It was then resolved that my father should go alone, and that we should join him on the following year; but my mother's hopes were disappointed, war having rendered impossible all communication with our colonies.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading It was then resolved that my father should go alone, and that we should join him on the following year; but my mother's hopes were disappointed, war having rendered impossible all communication with our colonies.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading About the beginning of 1800, my father solicited and obtained the situation of resident attorney at Senegal, on the west coast of Africa.

during the time that

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

in the company of; together with

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading It was then resolved that my father should go alone, and that we should join him on the following year; but my mother's hopes were disappointed, war having rendered impossible all communication with our colonies.

a late time of life

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading M. PICARD MAKES HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO AFRICA, LEAVING AT PARIS HIS WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS--DEATH OF MADAME PICARD--THE CHILDREN TAKEN HOME TO THE HOUSE OF THEIR GRANDFATHER--RETURN OF M. PICARD AFTER NINE YEARS ABSENCE--HE MARRIES AGAIN, AND DEPARTS A SHORT WHILE AFTER, WITH ALL HIS FAMILY, FOR SENEGAL--DESCRIPTION OF THE JOURNEY BETWEEN PARIS AND ROCHEFORT.

superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading My mother was then nursing my youngest sister, and could not be persuaded to expose us, at so tender an age, to the fatigue and danger of so long a voyage.