filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "I'm no more afraid of the Devil than yourself," answered Louise pertly; "and I suppose I shall meet with no one worse than he is."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'm no more afraid of the Devil than yourself," answered Louise pertly; "and I suppose I shall meet with no one worse than he is."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I'm no more afraid of the Devil than yourself," answered Louise pertly; "and I suppose I shall meet with no one worse than he is."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Remember, Madame Louise, I take you with no good-will: you insist upon going; so now if you meet with any thing disagreeable, it is your own fault,--mark that, _ma poule_."
in or near a particular place or position
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aunounUS /oʊ/
a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia
From this reading "_Bon gré mal gré va le prêtre au séné_," grumbled the Norman.
Bon
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From this reading "_Bon gré mal gré va le prêtre au séné_," grumbled the Norman.
ChateaunounUS /ʃæˈtoʊ/
an impressive country house (or castle) in France
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a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The consequence of fishing in troubled water.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading "I'm no more afraid of the Devil than yourself," answered Louise pertly; "and I suppose I shall meet with no one worse than he is."
disagreeableadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbəl/
not to your liking
From this reading "Remember, Madame Louise, I take you with no good-will: you insist upon going; so now if you meet with any thing disagreeable, it is your own fault,--mark that, _ma poule_."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
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a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "Remember, Madame Louise, I take you with no good-will: you insist upon going; so now if you meet with any thing disagreeable, it is your own fault,--mark that, _ma poule_."
fishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading The consequence of fishing in troubled water.
the act of departing
From this reading "Remember, Madame Louise, I take you with no good-will: you insist upon going; so now if you meet with any thing disagreeable, it is your own fault,--mark that, _ma poule_."
good-will
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From this reading "Remember, Madame Louise, I take you with no good-will: you insist upon going; so now if you meet with any thing disagreeable, it is your own fault,--mark that, _ma poule_."
grumbledverbUS /ˈɡrʌmbəld/
past form of “grumble” — show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
From this reading "_Bon gré mal gré va le prêtre au séné_," grumbled the Norman.
gré
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From this reading "_Bon gré mal gré va le prêtre au séné_," grumbled the Norman.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'm no more afraid of the Devil than yourself," answered Louise pertly; "and I suppose I shall meet with no one worse than he is."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Remember, Madame Louise, I take you with no good-will: you insist upon going; so now if you meet with any thing disagreeable, it is your own fault,--mark that, _ma poule_."
I'm
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From this reading "I'm no more afraid of the Devil than yourself," answered Louise pertly; "and I suppose I shall meet with no one worse than he is."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Remember, Madame Louise, I take you with no good-will: you insist upon going; so now if you meet with any thing disagreeable, it is your own fault,--mark that, _ma poule_."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The consequence of fishing in troubled water.
insistverbUS /ˌɪnˈsɪst/
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading "Remember, Madame Louise, I take you with no good-will: you insist upon going; so now if you meet with any thing disagreeable, it is your own fault,--mark that, _ma poule_."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Remember, Madame Louise, I take you with no good-will: you insist upon going; so now if you meet with any thing disagreeable, it is your own fault,--mark that, _ma poule_."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Remember, Madame Louise, I take you with no good-will: you insist upon going; so now if you meet with any thing disagreeable, it is your own fault,--mark that, _ma poule_."
joggingnounUS /ˈdʒɑːɡɪŋ/
running at a jog trot as a form of cardiopulmonary exercise
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a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading "_Bon gré mal gré va le prêtre au séné_," grumbled the Norman.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
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Louise
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From this reading "Remember, Madame Louise, I take you with no good-will: you insist upon going; so now if you meet with any thing disagreeable, it is your own fault,--mark that, _ma poule_."
Loup
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manounUS /mɑː/
informal terms for a mother
From this reading "Remember, Madame Louise, I take you with no good-will: you insist upon going; so now if you meet with any thing disagreeable, it is your own fault,--mark that, _ma poule_."
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading "Remember, Madame Louise, I take you with no good-will: you insist upon going; so now if you meet with any thing disagreeable, it is your own fault,--mark that, _ma poule_."
mal
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From this reading "_Bon gré mal gré va le prêtre au séné_," grumbled the Norman.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading "Remember, Madame Louise, I take you with no good-will: you insist upon going; so now if you meet with any thing disagreeable, it is your own fault,--mark that, _ma poule_."
come together
From this reading "Remember, Madame Louise, I take you with no good-will: you insist upon going; so now if you meet with any thing disagreeable, it is your own fault,--mark that, _ma poule_."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I'm no more afraid of the Devil than yourself," answered Louise pertly; "and I suppose I shall meet with no one worse than he is."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
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not any; not one
From this reading "Remember, Madame Louise, I take you with no good-will: you insist upon going; so now if you meet with any thing disagreeable, it is your own fault,--mark that, _ma poule_."
NormannounUS /ˈnɔːrmən/
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading "_Bon gré mal gré va le prêtre au séné_," grumbled the Norman.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The consequence of fishing in troubled water.
touching and supported by a surface
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I'm no more afraid of the Devil than yourself," answered Louise pertly; "and I suppose I shall meet with no one worse than he is."
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Remember, Madame Louise, I take you with no good-will: you insist upon going; so now if you meet with any thing disagreeable, it is your own fault,--mark that, _ma poule_."
personages
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pertlyadverb
in an impudent or impertinent manner
From this reading "I'm no more afraid of the Devil than yourself," answered Louise pertly; "and I suppose I shall meet with no one worse than he is."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
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poule
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From this reading "Remember, Madame Louise, I take you with no good-will: you insist upon going; so now if you meet with any thing disagreeable, it is your own fault,--mark that, _ma poule_."
preciseadjectiveUS /prɪˈsaɪs/
sharply exact or accurate or delimited
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prêtre
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From this reading "_Bon gré mal gré va le prêtre au séné_," grumbled the Norman.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Remember, Madame Louise, I take you with no good-will: you insist upon going; so now if you meet with any thing disagreeable, it is your own fault,--mark that, _ma poule_."
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading We must now return to the two worthy personages whom we left jogging on towards the Chateau of St. Loup, taking them up at the precise place where we set them down.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We must now return to the two worthy personages whom we left jogging on towards the Chateau of St. Loup, taking them up at the precise place where we set them down.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I'm no more afraid of the Devil than yourself," answered Louise pertly; "and I suppose I shall meet with no one worse than he is."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Remember, Madame Louise, I take you with no good-will: you insist upon going; so now if you meet with any thing disagreeable, it is your own fault,--mark that, _ma poule_."
St
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express a supposition
From this reading "I'm no more afraid of the Devil than yourself," answered Louise pertly; "and I suppose I shall meet with no one worse than he is."
séné
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From this reading "_Bon gré mal gré va le prêtre au séné_," grumbled the Norman.
carry out
From this reading "Remember, Madame Louise, I take you with no good-will: you insist upon going; so now if you meet with any thing disagreeable, it is your own fault,--mark that, _ma poule_."
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
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used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I'm no more afraid of the Devil than yourself," answered Louise pertly; "and I suppose I shall meet with no one worse than he is."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Remember, Madame Louise, I take you with no good-will: you insist upon going; so now if you meet with any thing disagreeable, it is your own fault,--mark that, _ma poule_."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The consequence of fishing in troubled water.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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a special situation
From this reading "Remember, Madame Louise, I take you with no good-will: you insist upon going; so now if you meet with any thing disagreeable, it is your own fault,--mark that, _ma poule_."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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in the direction of
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characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading The consequence of fishing in troubled water.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Remember, Madame Louise, I take you with no good-will: you insist upon going; so now if you meet with any thing disagreeable, it is your own fault,--mark that, _ma poule_."
vanoun
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading "_Bon gré mal gré va le prêtre au séné_," grumbled the Norman.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The consequence of fishing in troubled water.
the speaker together with one or more other people
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in or at the place that
From this reading We must now return to the two worthy personages whom we left jogging on towards the Chateau of St. Loup, taking them up at the precise place where we set them down.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We must now return to the two worthy personages whom we left jogging on towards the Chateau of St. Loup, taking them up at the precise place where we set them down.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Remember, Madame Louise, I take you with no good-will: you insist upon going; so now if you meet with any thing disagreeable, it is your own fault,--mark that, _ma poule_."
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading "I'm no more afraid of the Devil than yourself," answered Louise pertly; "and I suppose I shall meet with no one worse than he is."
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading We must now return to the two worthy personages whom we left jogging on towards the Chateau of St. Loup, taking them up at the precise place where we set them down.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Remember, Madame Louise, I take you with no good-will: you insist upon going; so now if you meet with any thing disagreeable, it is your own fault,--mark that, _ma poule_."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Remember, Madame Louise, I take you with no good-will: you insist upon going; so now if you meet with any thing disagreeable, it is your own fault,--mark that, _ma poule_."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "I'm no more afraid of the Devil than yourself," answered Louise pertly; "and I suppose I shall meet with no one worse than he is."
