Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

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

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

higher than, or over, something

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

plural of “accomplice” — a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

united by being of the same opinion

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading In the gardens, the rose-laurel which is beginning to bloom in profusion is becoming already magnificently pink.

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

From this reading Here come the long, pale twilights of June, somewhat veiled like those of May, less uncertain, however, and more tepid still.

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

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

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

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together

From this reading At the end of each work day, the good folks sit outside, in front of their doors, to look at the night falling--the night which soon confuses, under the vaults of the plane-trees, their groups assembled for benevolent rest.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the end of each work day, the good folks sit outside, in front of their doors, to look at the night falling--the night which soon confuses, under the vaults of the plane-trees, their groups assembled for benevolent rest.

third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

according with custom or propriety

From this reading In the gardens, the rose-laurel which is beginning to bloom in profusion is becoming already magnificently pink.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading In the gardens, the rose-laurel which is beginning to bloom in profusion is becoming already magnificently pink.

intending or showing kindness

From this reading At the end of each work day, the good folks sit outside, in front of their doors, to look at the night falling--the night which soon confuses, under the vaults of the plane-trees, their groups assembled for benevolent rest.

bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

the organic process of bearing flowers

From this reading In the gardens, the rose-laurel which is beginning to bloom in profusion is becoming already magnificently pink.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

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From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

plural of “carpet” — floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

pleasing or delighting

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

clothing in general

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Here come the long, pale twilights of June, somewhat veiled like those of May, less uncertain, however, and more tepid still.

third-person singular of “confuse” — mistake one thing for another

From this reading At the end of each work day, the good folks sit outside, in front of their doors, to look at the night falling--the night which soon confuses, under the vaults of the plane-trees, their groups assembled for benevolent rest.

traveling across

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading At the end of each work day, the good folks sit outside, in front of their doors, to look at the night falling--the night which soon confuses, under the vaults of the plane-trees, their groups assembled for benevolent rest.

past form of “deck” — be beautiful to look at

From this reading Gracieuse regretted the month of Mary, the offices of the Virgin in the nave, decked with white flowers.

third-person singular of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading At the end of each work day, the good folks sit outside, in front of their doors, to look at the night falling--the night which soon confuses, under the vaults of the plane-trees, their groups assembled for benevolent rest.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading At the end of each work day, the good folks sit outside, in front of their doors, to look at the night falling--the night which soon confuses, under the vaults of the plane-trees, their groups assembled for benevolent rest.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading At the end of each work day, the good folks sit outside, in front of their doors, to look at the night falling--the night which soon confuses, under the vaults of the plane-trees, their groups assembled for benevolent rest.

a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

plural of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

decreasing in amount or degree

From this reading At the end of each work day, the good folks sit outside, in front of their doors, to look at the night falling--the night which soon confuses, under the vaults of the plane-trees, their groups assembled for benevolent rest.

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From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading Gracieuse regretted the month of Mary, the offices of the Virgin in the nave, decked with white flowers.

your parents

From this reading At the end of each work day, the good folks sit outside, in front of their doors, to look at the night falling--the night which soon confuses, under the vaults of the plane-trees, their groups assembled for benevolent rest.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading At the end of each work day, the good folks sit outside, in front of their doors, to look at the night falling--the night which soon confuses, under the vaults of the plane-trees, their groups assembled for benevolent rest.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading At the end of each work day, the good folks sit outside, in front of their doors, to look at the night falling--the night which soon confuses, under the vaults of the plane-trees, their groups assembled for benevolent rest.

plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading In the gardens, the rose-laurel which is beginning to bloom in profusion is becoming already magnificently pink.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading At the end of each work day, the good folks sit outside, in front of their doors, to look at the night falling--the night which soon confuses, under the vaults of the plane-trees, their groups assembled for benevolent rest.

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From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

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

From this reading At the end of each work day, the good folks sit outside, in front of their doors, to look at the night falling--the night which soon confuses, under the vaults of the plane-trees, their groups assembled for benevolent rest.

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

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here come the long, pale twilights of June, somewhat veiled like those of May, less uncertain, however, and more tepid still.

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

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

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

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading Here come the long, pale twilights of June, somewhat veiled like those of May, less uncertain, however, and more tepid still.

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

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

past form of “impregnate” — fill, as with a certain quality

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

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

From this reading In the gardens, the rose-laurel which is beginning to bloom in profusion is becoming already magnificently pink.

tiresomely long; seemingly without end

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

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

From this reading In the gardens, the rose-laurel which is beginning to bloom in profusion is becoming already magnificently pink.

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading Here come the long, pale twilights of June, somewhat veiled like those of May, less uncertain, however, and more tepid still.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

immediately past

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Here come the long, pale twilights of June, somewhat veiled like those of May, less uncertain, however, and more tepid still.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Here come the long, pale twilights of June, somewhat veiled like those of May, less uncertain, however, and more tepid still.

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 Here come the long, pale twilights of June, somewhat veiled like those of May, less uncertain, however, and more tepid still.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading At the end of each work day, the good folks sit outside, in front of their doors, to look at the night falling--the night which soon confuses, under the vaults of the plane-trees, their groups assembled for benevolent rest.

extremely well

From this reading In the gardens, the rose-laurel which is beginning to bloom in profusion is becoming already magnificently pink.

the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading Gracieuse regretted the month of Mary, the offices of the Virgin in the nave, decked with white flowers.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Here come the long, pale twilights of June, somewhat veiled like those of May, less uncertain, however, and more tepid still.

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

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From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading Gracieuse regretted the month of Mary, the offices of the Virgin in the nave, decked with white flowers.

a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Here come the long, pale twilights of June, somewhat veiled like those of May, less uncertain, however, and more tepid still.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

the central area of a church

From this reading Gracieuse regretted the month of Mary, the offices of the Virgin in the nave, decked with white flowers.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading At the end of each work day, the good folks sit outside, in front of their doors, to look at the night falling--the night which soon confuses, under the vaults of the plane-trees, their groups assembled for benevolent rest.

any property detected by the olfactory system

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Here come the long, pale twilights of June, somewhat veiled like those of May, less uncertain, however, and more tepid still.

plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading Gracieuse regretted the month of Mary, the offices of the Virgin in the nave, decked with white flowers.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading At the end of each work day, the good folks sit outside, in front of their doors, to look at the night falling--the night which soon confuses, under the vaults of the plane-trees, their groups assembled for benevolent rest.

above and across; more than

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading Here come the long, pale twilights of June, somewhat veiled like those of May, less uncertain, however, and more tepid still.

a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

a light shade of red

From this reading In the gardens, the rose-laurel which is beginning to bloom in profusion is becoming already magnificently pink.

plural of “pink” — a light shade of red

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

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From this reading At the end of each work day, the good folks sit outside, in front of their doors, to look at the night falling--the night which soon confuses, under the vaults of the plane-trees, their groups assembled for benevolent rest.

plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

the property of being extremely abundant

From this reading In the gardens, the rose-laurel which is beginning to bloom in profusion is becoming already magnificently pink.

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From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

plural of “ravine” — a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

inflected form of “regret” — feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

From this reading Gracieuse regretted the month of Mary, the offices of the Virgin in the nave, decked with white flowers.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading At the end of each work day, the good folks sit outside, in front of their doors, to look at the night falling--the night which soon confuses, under the vaults of the plane-trees, their groups assembled for benevolent rest.

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From this reading In the gardens, the rose-laurel which is beginning to bloom in profusion is becoming already magnificently pink.

express in words

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

be seated

From this reading At the end of each work day, the good folks sit outside, in front of their doors, to look at the night falling--the night which soon confuses, under the vaults of the plane-trees, their groups assembled for benevolent rest.

the state of being asleep

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

to a small degree or extent

From this reading Here come the long, pale twilights of June, somewhat veiled like those of May, less uncertain, however, and more tepid still.

in the near future

From this reading At the end of each work day, the good folks sit outside, in front of their doors, to look at the night falling--the night which soon confuses, under the vaults of the plane-trees, their groups assembled for benevolent rest.

the season of growth

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

plural of “spring” — the season of growth

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

not in physical motion

From this reading Here come the long, pale twilights of June, somewhat veiled like those of May, less uncertain, however, and more tepid still.

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From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

plural of “summit” — the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

moderately warm

From this reading Here come the long, pale twilights of June, somewhat veiled like those of May, less uncertain, however, and more tepid still.

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

From this reading Here come the long, pale twilights of June, somewhat veiled like those of May, less uncertain, however, and more tepid still.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading At the end of each work day, the good folks sit outside, in front of their doors, to look at the night falling--the night which soon confuses, under the vaults of the plane-trees, their groups assembled for benevolent rest.

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

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Here come the long, pale twilights of June, somewhat veiled like those of May, less uncertain, however, and more tepid still.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

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

From this reading In the gardens, the rose-laurel which is beginning to bloom in profusion is becoming already magnificently pink.

in the direction of

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

a source of difficulty

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

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From this reading Here come the long, pale twilights of June, somewhat veiled like those of May, less uncertain, however, and more tepid still.

lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance

From this reading Here come the long, pale twilights of June, somewhat veiled like those of May, less uncertain, however, and more tepid still.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading At the end of each work day, the good folks sit outside, in front of their doors, to look at the night falling--the night which soon confuses, under the vaults of the plane-trees, their groups assembled for benevolent rest.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

plural of “vault” — a burial chamber (usually underground)

From this reading At the end of each work day, the good folks sit outside, in front of their doors, to look at the night falling--the night which soon confuses, under the vaults of the plane-trees, their groups assembled for benevolent rest.

having or as if having a veil or concealing cover

From this reading Here come the long, pale twilights of June, somewhat veiled like those of May, less uncertain, however, and more tepid still.

plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

a person who has never had sex

From this reading Gracieuse regretted the month of Mary, the offices of the Virgin in the nave, decked with white flowers.

a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

migratory

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

at the time that

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

in or at the place that

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

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

From this reading In the gardens, the rose-laurel which is beginning to bloom in profusion is becoming already magnificently pink.

a Caucasian

From this reading Gracieuse regretted the month of Mary, the offices of the Virgin in the nave, decked with white flowers.

which person or people

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading At the end of each work day, the good folks sit outside, in front of their doors, to look at the night falling--the night which soon confuses, under the vaults of the plane-trees, their groups assembled for benevolent rest.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading And a tranquil melancholy descends over villages, in those interminable evenings-- For Ramuntcho, this is the epoch when smuggling becomes a trade almost without trouble, with charming hours, marching toward summits through spring clouds; crossing ravines, wandering in lands of springs and of wild fig-trees; sleeping, waiting for the agreed hour, with carbineers who are accomplices, on carpets of mint and pinks.--The good odor of plants impregnated his clothes, his waistcoat which he never wore, but used as a pillow or a blanket--and Gracieuse would say to him at night: “I know where you went last night, for you smell of mint of the mountain above Mendizpi”--or: “You smell of absinthe of the Subernoa morass.”