used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "M. Baudoyer, the mayor of your arrondissement, a man as stupid as the late Crevel; Crevel once financed Gaudissart, you know, and a few days ago he died and left me nothing, not so much as a pot of pomatum.
how long something has existed
From this reading That made me say just now that this age of ours is something sickening."
in the past
From this reading "M. Baudoyer, the mayor of your arrondissement, a man as stupid as the late Crevel; Crevel once financed Gaudissart, you know, and a few days ago he died and left me nothing, not so much as a pot of pomatum.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "M. Baudoyer, the mayor of your arrondissement, a man as stupid as the late Crevel; Crevel once financed Gaudissart, you know, and a few days ago he died and left me nothing, not so much as a pot of pomatum.
arrondissement
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From this reading "M. Baudoyer, the mayor of your arrondissement, a man as stupid as the late Crevel; Crevel once financed Gaudissart, you know, and a few days ago he died and left me nothing, not so much as a pot of pomatum.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "M. Baudoyer, the mayor of your arrondissement, a man as stupid as the late Crevel; Crevel once financed Gaudissart, you know, and a few days ago he died and left me nothing, not so much as a pot of pomatum.
Baudoyer
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From this reading "M. Baudoyer, the mayor of your arrondissement, a man as stupid as the late Crevel; Crevel once financed Gaudissart, you know, and a few days ago he died and left me nothing, not so much as a pot of pomatum.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Who is your gentleman, child?"
Crevel
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From this reading "M. Baudoyer, the mayor of your arrondissement, a man as stupid as the late Crevel; Crevel once financed Gaudissart, you know, and a few days ago he died and left me nothing, not so much as a pot of pomatum.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "M. Baudoyer, the mayor of your arrondissement, a man as stupid as the late Crevel; Crevel once financed Gaudissart, you know, and a few days ago he died and left me nothing, not so much as a pot of pomatum.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "What did he die of?"
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "What did he die of?"
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "M. Baudoyer, the mayor of your arrondissement, a man as stupid as the late Crevel; Crevel once financed Gaudissart, you know, and a few days ago he died and left me nothing, not so much as a pot of pomatum.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "M. Baudoyer, the mayor of your arrondissement, a man as stupid as the late Crevel; Crevel once financed Gaudissart, you know, and a few days ago he died and left me nothing, not so much as a pot of pomatum.
financedverbUS /fɪˈnænst/
past form of “finance” — obtain or provide money for
From this reading "M. Baudoyer, the mayor of your arrondissement, a man as stupid as the late Crevel; Crevel once financed Gaudissart, you know, and a few days ago he died and left me nothing, not so much as a pot of pomatum.
Gaudissart
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From this reading "M. Baudoyer, the mayor of your arrondissement, a man as stupid as the late Crevel; Crevel once financed Gaudissart, you know, and a few days ago he died and left me nothing, not so much as a pot of pomatum.
a man of refinement
From this reading "Who is your gentleman, child?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "M. Baudoyer, the mayor of your arrondissement, a man as stupid as the late Crevel; Crevel once financed Gaudissart, you know, and a few days ago he died and left me nothing, not so much as a pot of pomatum.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Of his wife.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Who is your gentleman, child?"
and nothing more
From this reading That made me say just now that this age of ours is something sickening."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "M. Baudoyer, the mayor of your arrondissement, a man as stupid as the late Crevel; Crevel once financed Gaudissart, you know, and a few days ago he died and left me nothing, not so much as a pot of pomatum.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "M. Baudoyer, the mayor of your arrondissement, a man as stupid as the late Crevel; Crevel once financed Gaudissart, you know, and a few days ago he died and left me nothing, not so much as a pot of pomatum.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "M. Baudoyer, the mayor of your arrondissement, a man as stupid as the late Crevel; Crevel once financed Gaudissart, you know, and a few days ago he died and left me nothing, not so much as a pot of pomatum.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading "M. Baudoyer, the mayor of your arrondissement, a man as stupid as the late Crevel; Crevel once financed Gaudissart, you know, and a few days ago he died and left me nothing, not so much as a pot of pomatum.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading That made me say just now that this age of ours is something sickening."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "M. Baudoyer, the mayor of your arrondissement, a man as stupid as the late Crevel; Crevel once financed Gaudissart, you know, and a few days ago he died and left me nothing, not so much as a pot of pomatum.
mayornounUS /ˈmeɪər/
the head of a city government
From this reading "M. Baudoyer, the mayor of your arrondissement, a man as stupid as the late Crevel; Crevel once financed Gaudissart, you know, and a few days ago he died and left me nothing, not so much as a pot of pomatum.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "M. Baudoyer, the mayor of your arrondissement, a man as stupid as the late Crevel; Crevel once financed Gaudissart, you know, and a few days ago he died and left me nothing, not so much as a pot of pomatum.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "M. Baudoyer, the mayor of your arrondissement, a man as stupid as the late Crevel; Crevel once financed Gaudissart, you know, and a few days ago he died and left me nothing, not so much as a pot of pomatum.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "M. Baudoyer, the mayor of your arrondissement, a man as stupid as the late Crevel; Crevel once financed Gaudissart, you know, and a few days ago he died and left me nothing, not so much as a pot of pomatum.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "M. Baudoyer, the mayor of your arrondissement, a man as stupid as the late Crevel; Crevel once financed Gaudissart, you know, and a few days ago he died and left me nothing, not so much as a pot of pomatum.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading That made me say just now that this age of ours is something sickening."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "M. Baudoyer, the mayor of your arrondissement, a man as stupid as the late Crevel; Crevel once financed Gaudissart, you know, and a few days ago he died and left me nothing, not so much as a pot of pomatum.
on one occasion
From this reading "M. Baudoyer, the mayor of your arrondissement, a man as stupid as the late Crevel; Crevel once financed Gaudissart, you know, and a few days ago he died and left me nothing, not so much as a pot of pomatum.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading That made me say just now that this age of ours is something sickening."
pomatumnoun
hairdressing consisting of a perfumed oil or ointment
From this reading "M. Baudoyer, the mayor of your arrondissement, a man as stupid as the late Crevel; Crevel once financed Gaudissart, you know, and a few days ago he died and left me nothing, not so much as a pot of pomatum.
potnounUS /pɑːt/
metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading "M. Baudoyer, the mayor of your arrondissement, a man as stupid as the late Crevel; Crevel once financed Gaudissart, you know, and a few days ago he died and left me nothing, not so much as a pot of pomatum.
express in words
From this reading That made me say just now that this age of ours is something sickening."
sickeningadjectiveUS /ˈsɪkənɪŋ/
causing or able to cause nausea
From this reading That made me say just now that this age of ours is something sickening."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "M. Baudoyer, the mayor of your arrondissement, a man as stupid as the late Crevel; Crevel once financed Gaudissart, you know, and a few days ago he died and left me nothing, not so much as a pot of pomatum.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading That made me say just now that this age of ours is something sickening."
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading "M. Baudoyer, the mayor of your arrondissement, a man as stupid as the late Crevel; Crevel once financed Gaudissart, you know, and a few days ago he died and left me nothing, not so much as a pot of pomatum.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That made me say just now that this age of ours is something sickening."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "M. Baudoyer, the mayor of your arrondissement, a man as stupid as the late Crevel; Crevel once financed Gaudissart, you know, and a few days ago he died and left me nothing, not so much as a pot of pomatum.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That made me say just now that this age of ours is something sickening."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What did he die of?"
which person or people
From this reading "Who is your gentleman, child?"
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "Of his wife.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "M. Baudoyer, the mayor of your arrondissement, a man as stupid as the late Crevel; Crevel once financed Gaudissart, you know, and a few days ago he died and left me nothing, not so much as a pot of pomatum.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Who is your gentleman, child?"
