Chapter I

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

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

(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 A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

a purgative made from the leaves of aloe

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

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

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

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

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

without missing a year

From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

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From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

plural of “balcony” — an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

the hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles

From this reading And the Princess Nadège Napraxine, who had set her heart, or rather her fancy, upon it, was sitting in a bamboo rocking-chair and looking over the house front, and thinking that decidedly she did not like it.

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

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

confined by bonds

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use

From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

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From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

a sudden desire

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

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From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk

From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

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From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

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From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

of or relating to the first significant period of a civilization, culture, area of study, etc.

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

past form of “command” — be in command of

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

greatly desired

From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

without question and beyond doubt

From this reading And the Princess Nadège Napraxine, who had set her heart, or rather her fancy, upon it, was sitting in a bamboo rocking-chair and looking over the house front, and thinking that decidedly she did not like it.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading And the Princess Nadège Napraxine, who had set her heart, or rather her fancy, upon it, was sitting in a bamboo rocking-chair and looking over the house front, and thinking that decidedly she did not like it.

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From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

deeply involved especially in something complicated

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

an old word for “before”

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

past form of “erect” — construct, build, or erect

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

divisible by two

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

every person

From this reading What the name had meant originally nobody knew or everybody had forgotten.

something many people believe that is false

From this reading And the Princess Nadège Napraxine, who had set her heart, or rather her fancy, upon it, was sitting in a bamboo rocking-chair and looking over the house front, and thinking that decidedly she did not like it.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading What the name had meant originally nobody knew or everybody had forgotten.

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading And the Princess Nadège Napraxine, who had set her heart, or rather her fancy, upon it, was sitting in a bamboo rocking-chair and looking over the house front, and thinking that decidedly she did not like it.

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From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

plural of “geranium” — any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

plural of “group” — any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading What the name had meant originally nobody knew or everybody had forgotten.

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From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

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From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

plural of “ham” — meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)

From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading And the Princess Nadège Napraxine, who had set her heart, or rather her fancy, upon it, was sitting in a bamboo rocking-chair and looking over the house front, and thinking that decidedly she did not like it.

plural of “hedge” — a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading And the Princess Nadège Napraxine, who had set her heart, or rather her fancy, upon it, was sitting in a bamboo rocking-chair and looking over the house front, and thinking that decidedly she did not like it.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

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

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

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From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading What the name had meant originally nobody knew or everybody had forgotten.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading And the Princess Nadège Napraxine, who had set her heart, or rather her fancy, upon it, was sitting in a bamboo rocking-chair and looking over the house front, and thinking that decidedly she did not like it.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

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 A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading And the Princess Nadège Napraxine, who had set her heart, or rather her fancy, upon it, was sitting in a bamboo rocking-chair and looking over the house front, and thinking that decidedly she did not like it.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean

From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading What the name had meant originally nobody knew or everybody had forgotten.

the location of something surrounded by other things

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

used to form the superlative

From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

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From this reading And the Princess Nadège Napraxine, who had set her heart, or rather her fancy, upon it, was sitting in a bamboo rocking-chair and looking over the house front, and thinking that decidedly she did not like it.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading What the name had meant originally nobody knew or everybody had forgotten.

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From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

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From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

no person; not anyone

From this reading What the name had meant originally nobody knew or everybody had forgotten.

so unreasonable as to invite derision

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

held or filled or in use

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

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

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

and nothing more

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading What the name had meant originally nobody knew or everybody had forgotten.

round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

in an original manner

From this reading What the name had meant originally nobody knew or everybody had forgotten.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

above and across; more than

From this reading And the Princess Nadège Napraxine, who had set her heart, or rather her fancy, upon it, was sitting in a bamboo rocking-chair and looking over the house front, and thinking that decidedly she did not like it.

plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

past form of “pocket” — put in one's pocket

From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

a person who owns something

From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading And the Princess Nadège Napraxine, who had set her heart, or rather her fancy, upon it, was sitting in a bamboo rocking-chair and looking over the house front, and thinking that decidedly she did not like it.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

on the contrary

From this reading And the Princess Nadège Napraxine, who had set her heart, or rather her fancy, upon it, was sitting in a bamboo rocking-chair and looking over the house front, and thinking that decidedly she did not like it.

characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals

From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

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From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

a coastal area between La Spezia in Italy and Cannes in France

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

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From this reading And the Princess Nadège Napraxine, who had set her heart, or rather her fancy, upon it, was sitting in a bamboo rocking-chair and looking over the house front, and thinking that decidedly she did not like it.

a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

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From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

a geographical region of historical importance; a former duchy in what is now southwestern France, western Switzerland, and northwestern Italy

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort

From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

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From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading And the Princess Nadège Napraxine, who had set her heart, or rather her fancy, upon it, was sitting in a bamboo rocking-chair and looking over the house front, and thinking that decidedly she did not like it.

in an aggressive manner

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And the Princess Nadège Napraxine, who had set her heart, or rather her fancy, upon it, was sitting in a bamboo rocking-chair and looking over the house front, and thinking that decidedly she did not like it.

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

transport commercially

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

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From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

plural of “shutter” — a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading And the Princess Nadège Napraxine, who had set her heart, or rather her fancy, upon it, was sitting in a bamboo rocking-chair and looking over the house front, and thinking that decidedly she did not like it.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens

From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

travel by means of steam power

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

a quantity of money

From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And the Princess Nadège Napraxine, who had set her heart, or rather her fancy, upon it, was sitting in a bamboo rocking-chair and looking over the house front, and thinking that decidedly she did not like it.

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

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

plural of “thicket” — a dense growth of bushes

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading And the Princess Nadège Napraxine, who had set her heart, or rather her fancy, upon it, was sitting in a bamboo rocking-chair and looking over the house front, and thinking that decidedly she did not like it.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

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

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

an inherited pattern of thought or action

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

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

From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

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From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading And the Princess Nadège Napraxine, who had set her heart, or rather her fancy, upon it, was sitting in a bamboo rocking-chair and looking over the house front, and thinking that decidedly she did not like it.

someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money

From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

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

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

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

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What the name had meant originally nobody knew or everybody had forgotten.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

a Caucasian

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

which person or people

From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading It was one of the most coveted spots on the whole seaboard of our modern Capua, and brought a little fortune annually to its happy possessor, a respectable vendor of hams, cheese, and butter in the Cannebière at Marseilles, who for the coming season had pocketed now, from Prince Napraxine, the round little sum of two thousand napoleons.

a mill that is powered by the wind

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

in the company of; together with

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading What La Jacquemerille had been in the beginning of time--whether a woman, a plant, a saint, a ship, a game, a shrine, or only a caprice--was not known even to tradition; but La Jacquemerille the villa was called, as, before it, had been the old windmill which had occupied the site, ere steam and fashion, revolutionising the seashores of Savoy, had caused the present pretty nonsensical, half-rustic, half-classical house to be erected on the tongue of land which ran sharply out into the midst of the blue waves, and commanded a sea view, west and east, as far as the Cape of Antibes on the one side and the Tête du Chien on the other.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.

but in spite of that

From this reading A blue sea, some palms with their heads bound up, some hedges of cactus and aloes; some thickets of high rose-laurel, a long marble terrace shining in the sun, huge groups of geraniums not yet frost-bitten, a low white house with green shutters and wooden balconies, a châlet roof and a classical colonnade, these all--together with some entangled shrubberies, an orange orchard, and an olive wood--made up a place which was known on the French Riviera as La Jacquemerille.