Chapter VII

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

From this reading We must now give a space, a very short space indeed, to Rose d'Albret, who, after speaking a few moments with her uncle, the priest, and Chazeul, had retired to her own chamber in search of solitary meditation.

later than; following

From this reading We must now give a space, a very short space indeed, to Rose d'Albret, who, after speaking a few moments with her uncle, the priest, and Chazeul, had retired to her own chamber in search of solitary meditation.

a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction

From this reading They have just come from Italy, and will tell you, I don't doubt, how much prettier the girls of France are than those on the other side of the Alps.

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

From this reading We must now give a space, a very short space indeed, to Rose d'Albret, who, after speaking a few moments with her uncle, the priest, and Chazeul, had retired to her own chamber in search of solitary meditation.

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

From this reading They have just come from Italy, and will tell you, I don't doubt, how much prettier the girls of France are than those on the other side of the Alps.

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

From this reading There, however, she found her maid waiting for her, it having been her custom for some weeks, since Chazeul had taken up his residence at the château, to quit the rest of the party as soon after supper as possible.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There, however, she found her maid waiting for her, it having been her custom for some weeks, since Chazeul had taken up his residence at the château, to quit the rest of the party as soon after supper as possible.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading There, however, she found her maid waiting for her, it having been her custom for some weeks, since Chazeul had taken up his residence at the château, to quit the rest of the party as soon after supper as possible.

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From this reading "There, take off this stiff gown, Blanchette; give me a dressing gown, undo and comb my hair; and then you may go and gossip with Monsieur de Montigni's servants.

a natural or artificial enclosed space

From this reading We must now give a space, a very short space indeed, to Rose d'Albret, who, after speaking a few moments with her uncle, the priest, and Chazeul, had retired to her own chamber in search of solitary meditation.

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From this reading We must now give a space, a very short space indeed, to Rose d'Albret, who, after speaking a few moments with her uncle, the priest, and Chazeul, had retired to her own chamber in search of solitary meditation.

A large French country house or castle, often surrounded by expansive estates and private galleries.

From this reading There, however, she found her maid waiting for her, it having been her custom for some weeks, since Chazeul had taken up his residence at the château, to quit the rest of the party as soon after supper as possible.

straighten with a comb

From this reading "There, take off this stiff gown, Blanchette; give me a dressing gown, undo and comb my hair; and then you may go and gossip with Monsieur de Montigni's servants.

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

From this reading They have just come from Italy, and will tell you, I don't doubt, how much prettier the girls of France are than those on the other side of the Alps.

accepted or habitual practice

From this reading There, however, she found her maid waiting for her, it having been her custom for some weeks, since Chazeul had taken up his residence at the château, to quit the rest of the party as soon after supper as possible.

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From this reading We must now give a space, a very short space indeed, to Rose d'Albret, who, after speaking a few moments with her uncle, the priest, and Chazeul, had retired to her own chamber in search of solitary meditation.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading "There, take off this stiff gown, Blanchette; give me a dressing gown, undo and comb my hair; and then you may go and gossip with Monsieur de Montigni's servants.

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From this reading They have just come from Italy, and will tell you, I don't doubt, how much prettier the girls of France are than those on the other side of the Alps.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading They have just come from Italy, and will tell you, I don't doubt, how much prettier the girls of France are than those on the other side of the Alps.

savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type

From this reading "There, take off this stiff gown, Blanchette; give me a dressing gown, undo and comb my hair; and then you may go and gossip with Monsieur de Montigni's servants.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading I will undress myself, when I feel sleepy."

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading We must now give a space, a very short space indeed, to Rose d'Albret, who, after speaking a few moments with her uncle, the priest, and Chazeul, had retired to her own chamber in search of solitary meditation.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There, however, she found her maid waiting for her, it having been her custom for some weeks, since Chazeul had taken up his residence at the château, to quit the rest of the party as soon after supper as possible.

set up or found

From this reading There, however, she found her maid waiting for her, it having been her custom for some weeks, since Chazeul had taken up his residence at the château, to quit the rest of the party as soon after supper as possible.

a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

From this reading They have just come from Italy, and will tell you, I don't doubt, how much prettier the girls of France are than those on the other side of the Alps.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading They have just come from Italy, and will tell you, I don't doubt, how much prettier the girls of France are than those on the other side of the Alps.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading They have just come from Italy, and will tell you, I don't doubt, how much prettier the girls of France are than those on the other side of the Alps.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading We must now give a space, a very short space indeed, to Rose d'Albret, who, after speaking a few moments with her uncle, the priest, and Chazeul, had retired to her own chamber in search of solitary meditation.

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

From this reading "There, take off this stiff gown, Blanchette; give me a dressing gown, undo and comb my hair; and then you may go and gossip with Monsieur de Montigni's servants.

light informal conversation for social occasions

From this reading "There, take off this stiff gown, Blanchette; give me a dressing gown, undo and comb my hair; and then you may go and gossip with Monsieur de Montigni's servants.

a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions

From this reading "There, take off this stiff gown, Blanchette; give me a dressing gown, undo and comb my hair; and then you may go and gossip with Monsieur de Montigni's servants.

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

From this reading We must now give a space, a very short space indeed, to Rose d'Albret, who, after speaking a few moments with her uncle, the priest, and Chazeul, had retired to her own chamber in search of solitary meditation.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading "There, take off this stiff gown, Blanchette; give me a dressing gown, undo and comb my hair; and then you may go and gossip with Monsieur de Montigni's servants.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading They have just come from Italy, and will tell you, I don't doubt, how much prettier the girls of France are than those on the other side of the Alps.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading There, however, she found her maid waiting for her, it having been her custom for some weeks, since Chazeul had taken up his residence at the château, to quit the rest of the party as soon after supper as possible.

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

From this reading We must now give a space, a very short space indeed, to Rose d'Albret, who, after speaking a few moments with her uncle, the priest, and Chazeul, had retired to her own chamber in search of solitary meditation.

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

From this reading There, however, she found her maid waiting for her, it having been her custom for some weeks, since Chazeul had taken up his residence at the château, to quit the rest of the party as soon after supper as possible.

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From this reading They have just come from Italy, and will tell you, I don't doubt, how much prettier the girls of France are than those on the other side of the Alps.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading There, however, she found her maid waiting for her, it having been her custom for some weeks, since Chazeul had taken up his residence at the château, to quit the rest of the party as soon after supper as possible.

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

From this reading They have just come from Italy, and will tell you, I don't doubt, how much prettier the girls of France are than those on the other side of the Alps.

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

From this reading We must now give a space, a very short space indeed, to Rose d'Albret, who, after speaking a few moments with her uncle, the priest, and Chazeul, had retired to her own chamber in search of solitary meditation.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading We must now give a space, a very short space indeed, to Rose d'Albret, who, after speaking a few moments with her uncle, the priest, and Chazeul, had retired to her own chamber in search of solitary meditation.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading There, however, she found her maid waiting for her, it having been her custom for some weeks, since Chazeul had taken up his residence at the château, to quit the rest of the party as soon after supper as possible.

a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD

From this reading They have just come from Italy, and will tell you, I don't doubt, how much prettier the girls of France are than those on the other side of the Alps.

and nothing more

From this reading They have just come from Italy, and will tell you, I don't doubt, how much prettier the girls of France are than those on the other side of the Alps.

a female domestic

From this reading There, however, she found her maid waiting for her, it having been her custom for some weeks, since Chazeul had taken up his residence at the château, to quit the rest of the party as soon after supper as possible.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading "There, take off this stiff gown, Blanchette; give me a dressing gown, undo and comb my hair; and then you may go and gossip with Monsieur de Montigni's servants.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "There, take off this stiff gown, Blanchette; give me a dressing gown, undo and comb my hair; and then you may go and gossip with Monsieur de Montigni's servants.

continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

From this reading We must now give a space, a very short space indeed, to Rose d'Albret, who, after speaking a few moments with her uncle, the priest, and Chazeul, had retired to her own chamber in search of solitary meditation.

plural of “moment” — a particular point in time

From this reading We must now give a space, a very short space indeed, to Rose d'Albret, who, after speaking a few moments with her uncle, the priest, and Chazeul, had retired to her own chamber in search of solitary meditation.

used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”

From this reading "There, take off this stiff gown, Blanchette; give me a dressing gown, undo and comb my hair; and then you may go and gossip with Monsieur de Montigni's servants.

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From this reading "There, take off this stiff gown, Blanchette; give me a dressing gown, undo and comb my hair; and then you may go and gossip with Monsieur de Montigni's servants.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading They have just come from Italy, and will tell you, I don't doubt, how much prettier the girls of France are than those on the other side of the Alps.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading We must now give a space, a very short space indeed, to Rose d'Albret, who, after speaking a few moments with her uncle, the priest, and Chazeul, had retired to her own chamber in search of solitary meditation.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "There, take off this stiff gown, Blanchette; give me a dressing gown, undo and comb my hair; and then you may go and gossip with Monsieur de Montigni's servants.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I will undress myself, when I feel sleepy."

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

From this reading We must now give a space, a very short space indeed, to Rose d'Albret, who, after speaking a few moments with her uncle, the priest, and Chazeul, had retired to her own chamber in search of solitary meditation.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We must now give a space, a very short space indeed, to Rose d'Albret, who, after speaking a few moments with her uncle, the priest, and Chazeul, had retired to her own chamber in search of solitary meditation.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "There, take off this stiff gown, Blanchette; give me a dressing gown, undo and comb my hair; and then you may go and gossip with Monsieur de Montigni's servants.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading They have just come from Italy, and will tell you, I don't doubt, how much prettier the girls of France are than those on the other side of the Alps.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading They have just come from Italy, and will tell you, I don't doubt, how much prettier the girls of France are than those on the other side of the Alps.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading We must now give a space, a very short space indeed, to Rose d'Albret, who, after speaking a few moments with her uncle, the priest, and Chazeul, had retired to her own chamber in search of solitary meditation.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading There, however, she found her maid waiting for her, it having been her custom for some weeks, since Chazeul had taken up his residence at the château, to quit the rest of the party as soon after supper as possible.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading There, however, she found her maid waiting for her, it having been her custom for some weeks, since Chazeul had taken up his residence at the château, to quit the rest of the party as soon after supper as possible.

comparative of “pretty” — pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading They have just come from Italy, and will tell you, I don't doubt, how much prettier the girls of France are than those on the other side of the Alps.

a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

From this reading We must now give a space, a very short space indeed, to Rose d'Albret, who, after speaking a few moments with her uncle, the priest, and Chazeul, had retired to her own chamber in search of solitary meditation.

put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading There, however, she found her maid waiting for her, it having been her custom for some weeks, since Chazeul had taken up his residence at the château, to quit the rest of the party as soon after supper as possible.

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading There, however, she found her maid waiting for her, it having been her custom for some weeks, since Chazeul had taken up his residence at the château, to quit the rest of the party as soon after supper as possible.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading There, however, she found her maid waiting for her, it having been her custom for some weeks, since Chazeul had taken up his residence at the château, to quit the rest of the party as soon after supper as possible.

no longer active in your work or profession

From this reading We must now give a space, a very short space indeed, to Rose d'Albret, who, after speaking a few moments with her uncle, the priest, and Chazeul, had retired to her own chamber in search of solitary meditation.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading We must now give a space, a very short space indeed, to Rose d'Albret, who, after speaking a few moments with her uncle, the priest, and Chazeul, had retired to her own chamber in search of solitary meditation.

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading We must now give a space, a very short space indeed, to Rose d'Albret, who, after speaking a few moments with her uncle, the priest, and Chazeul, had retired to her own chamber in search of solitary meditation.

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading "There, take off this stiff gown, Blanchette; give me a dressing gown, undo and comb my hair; and then you may go and gossip with Monsieur de Montigni's servants.

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

From this reading There, however, she found her maid waiting for her, it having been her custom for some weeks, since Chazeul had taken up his residence at the château, to quit the rest of the party as soon after supper as possible.

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

From this reading We must now give a space, a very short space indeed, to Rose d'Albret, who, after speaking a few moments with her uncle, the priest, and Chazeul, had retired to her own chamber in search of solitary meditation.

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

From this reading They have just come from Italy, and will tell you, I don't doubt, how much prettier the girls of France are than those on the other side of the Alps.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading There, however, she found her maid waiting for her, it having been her custom for some weeks, since Chazeul had taken up his residence at the château, to quit the rest of the party as soon after supper as possible.

ready to fall asleep

From this reading I will undress myself, when I feel sleepy."

characterized by or preferring solitude

From this reading We must now give a space, a very short space indeed, to Rose d'Albret, who, after speaking a few moments with her uncle, the priest, and Chazeul, had retired to her own chamber in search of solitary meditation.

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

From this reading There, however, she found her maid waiting for her, it having been her custom for some weeks, since Chazeul had taken up his residence at the château, to quit the rest of the party as soon after supper as possible.

in the near future

From this reading There, however, she found her maid waiting for her, it having been her custom for some weeks, since Chazeul had taken up his residence at the château, to quit the rest of the party as soon after supper as possible.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading We must now give a space, a very short space indeed, to Rose d'Albret, who, after speaking a few moments with her uncle, the priest, and Chazeul, had retired to her own chamber in search of solitary meditation.

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading We must now give a space, a very short space indeed, to Rose d'Albret, who, after speaking a few moments with her uncle, the priest, and Chazeul, had retired to her own chamber in search of solitary meditation.

not moving or operating freely

From this reading "There, take off this stiff gown, Blanchette; give me a dressing gown, undo and comb my hair; and then you may go and gossip with Monsieur de Montigni's servants.

a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime

From this reading There, however, she found her maid waiting for her, it having been her custom for some weeks, since Chazeul had taken up his residence at the château, to quit the rest of the party as soon after supper as possible.

carry out

From this reading "There, take off this stiff gown, Blanchette; give me a dressing gown, undo and comb my hair; and then you may go and gossip with Monsieur de Montigni's servants.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading There, however, she found her maid waiting for her, it having been her custom for some weeks, since Chazeul had taken up his residence at the château, to quit the rest of the party as soon after supper as possible.

express in words

From this reading They have just come from Italy, and will tell you, I don't doubt, how much prettier the girls of France are than those on the other side of the Alps.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading They have just come from Italy, and will tell you, I don't doubt, how much prettier the girls of France are than those on the other side of the Alps.

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

From this reading We must now give a space, a very short space indeed, to Rose d'Albret, who, after speaking a few moments with her uncle, the priest, and Chazeul, had retired to her own chamber in search of solitary meditation.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "There, take off this stiff gown, Blanchette; give me a dressing gown, undo and comb my hair; and then you may go and gossip with Monsieur de Montigni's servants.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There, however, she found her maid waiting for her, it having been her custom for some weeks, since Chazeul had taken up his residence at the château, to quit the rest of the party as soon after supper as possible.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They have just come from Italy, and will tell you, I don't doubt, how much prettier the girls of France are than those on the other side of the Alps.

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

From this reading "There, take off this stiff gown, Blanchette; give me a dressing gown, undo and comb my hair; and then you may go and gossip with Monsieur de Montigni's servants.

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

From this reading They have just come from Italy, and will tell you, I don't doubt, how much prettier the girls of France are than those on the other side of the Alps.

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

From this reading We must now give a space, a very short space indeed, to Rose d'Albret, who, after speaking a few moments with her uncle, the priest, and Chazeul, had retired to her own chamber in search of solitary meditation.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading We must now give a space, a very short space indeed, to Rose d'Albret, who, after speaking a few moments with her uncle, the priest, and Chazeul, had retired to her own chamber in search of solitary meditation.

cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect

From this reading "There, take off this stiff gown, Blanchette; give me a dressing gown, undo and comb my hair; and then you may go and gossip with Monsieur de Montigni's servants.

get undressed

From this reading I will undress myself, when I feel sleepy."

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

From this reading There, however, she found her maid waiting for her, it having been her custom for some weeks, since Chazeul had taken up his residence at the château, to quit the rest of the party as soon after supper as possible.

precisely as stated

From this reading We must now give a space, a very short space indeed, to Rose d'Albret, who, after speaking a few moments with her uncle, the priest, and Chazeul, had retired to her own chamber in search of solitary meditation.

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

From this reading There, however, she found her maid waiting for her, it having been her custom for some weeks, since Chazeul had taken up his residence at the château, to quit the rest of the party as soon after supper as possible.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We must now give a space, a very short space indeed, to Rose d'Albret, who, after speaking a few moments with her uncle, the priest, and Chazeul, had retired to her own chamber in search of solitary meditation.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading There, however, she found her maid waiting for her, it having been her custom for some weeks, since Chazeul had taken up his residence at the château, to quit the rest of the party as soon after supper as possible.

at the time that

From this reading I will undress myself, when I feel sleepy."

which person or people

From this reading We must now give a space, a very short space indeed, to Rose d'Albret, who, after speaking a few moments with her uncle, the priest, and Chazeul, had retired to her own chamber in search of solitary meditation.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading They have just come from Italy, and will tell you, I don't doubt, how much prettier the girls of France are than those on the other side of the Alps.

in the company of; together with

From this reading We must now give a space, a very short space indeed, to Rose d'Albret, who, after speaking a few moments with her uncle, the priest, and Chazeul, had retired to her own chamber in search of solitary meditation.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "There, take off this stiff gown, Blanchette; give me a dressing gown, undo and comb my hair; and then you may go and gossip with Monsieur de Montigni's servants.