aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "How about my watching the plaza?" wondered Farrell as Raoul admitted them.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading "How about my watching the plaza?" wondered Farrell as Raoul admitted them.
Antoinette
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From this reading "In fact, you have made yourself so painfully conspicuous that from now on I will have to watch you more closely than Mademoiselle Antoinette, or you will be found full of daggers yourself."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They drew up at d'Artois' house as he concluded his refreshing of Farrell's memory on the origin of the menace that had taken root in Bayonne.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They drew up at d'Artois' house as he concluded his refreshing of Farrell's memory on the origin of the menace that had taken root in Bayonne.
BayonnenounUS /ˌbeɪˈjoʊn/
a city in northeastern New Jersey
From this reading They drew up at d'Artois' house as he concluded his refreshing of Farrell's memory on the origin of the menace that had taken root in Bayonne.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "In fact, you have made yourself so painfully conspicuous that from now on I will have to watch you more closely than Mademoiselle Antoinette, or you will be found full of daggers yourself."
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading "In fact, you have made yourself so painfully conspicuous that from now on I will have to watch you more closely than Mademoiselle Antoinette, or you will be found full of daggers yourself."
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading They drew up at d'Artois' house as he concluded his refreshing of Farrell's memory on the origin of the menace that had taken root in Bayonne.
conspicuousadjectiveUS /kənˈspɪkjuːəs/
obvious to the eye or mind
From this reading "In fact, you have made yourself so painfully conspicuous that from now on I will have to watch you more closely than Mademoiselle Antoinette, or you will be found full of daggers yourself."
d'Artois
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From this reading They drew up at d'Artois' house as he concluded his refreshing of Farrell's memory on the origin of the menace that had taken root in Bayonne.
daggersnounUS /ˈdæɡərz/
plural of “dagger” — a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing
From this reading "In fact, you have made yourself so painfully conspicuous that from now on I will have to watch you more closely than Mademoiselle Antoinette, or you will be found full of daggers yourself."
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "You have watched enough," declared d'Artois.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading They drew up at d'Artois' house as he concluded his refreshing of Farrell's memory on the origin of the menace that had taken root in Bayonne.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "You have watched enough," declared d'Artois.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "In fact, you have made yourself so painfully conspicuous that from now on I will have to watch you more closely than Mademoiselle Antoinette, or you will be found full of daggers yourself."
FarrellnounUS /ˈferɪl/
United States writer remembered for his novels (1904-1979)
From this reading "How about my watching the plaza?" wondered Farrell as Raoul admitted them.
Farrell'snounUS /ˈferɪlz/
possessive form of “farrell” — United States writer remembered for his novels (1904-1979)
From this reading They drew up at d'Artois' house as he concluded his refreshing of Farrell's memory on the origin of the menace that had taken root in Bayonne.
set up or found
From this reading "In fact, you have made yourself so painfully conspicuous that from now on I will have to watch you more closely than Mademoiselle Antoinette, or you will be found full of daggers yourself."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "In fact, you have made yourself so painfully conspicuous that from now on I will have to watch you more closely than Mademoiselle Antoinette, or you will be found full of daggers yourself."
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading "In fact, you have made yourself so painfully conspicuous that from now on I will have to watch you more closely than Mademoiselle Antoinette, or you will be found full of daggers yourself."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They drew up at d'Artois' house as he concluded his refreshing of Farrell's memory on the origin of the menace that had taken root in Bayonne.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have watched enough," declared d'Artois.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They drew up at d'Artois' house as he concluded his refreshing of Farrell's memory on the origin of the menace that had taken root in Bayonne.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They drew up at d'Artois' house as he concluded his refreshing of Farrell's memory on the origin of the menace that had taken root in Bayonne.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading They drew up at d'Artois' house as he concluded his refreshing of Farrell's memory on the origin of the menace that had taken root in Bayonne.
How
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From this reading "How about my watching the plaza?" wondered Farrell as Raoul admitted them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "In fact, you have made yourself so painfully conspicuous that from now on I will have to watch you more closely than Mademoiselle Antoinette, or you will be found full of daggers yourself."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They drew up at d'Artois' house as he concluded his refreshing of Farrell's memory on the origin of the menace that had taken root in Bayonne.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "In fact, you have made yourself so painfully conspicuous that from now on I will have to watch you more closely than Mademoiselle Antoinette, or you will be found full of daggers yourself."
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading "In fact, you have made yourself so painfully conspicuous that from now on I will have to watch you more closely than Mademoiselle Antoinette, or you will be found full of daggers yourself."
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading They drew up at d'Artois' house as he concluded his refreshing of Farrell's memory on the origin of the menace that had taken root in Bayonne.
menaceverbUS /ˈmenəs/
pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading They drew up at d'Artois' house as he concluded his refreshing of Farrell's memory on the origin of the menace that had taken root in Bayonne.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "In fact, you have made yourself so painfully conspicuous that from now on I will have to watch you more closely than Mademoiselle Antoinette, or you will be found full of daggers yourself."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "How about my watching the plaza?" wondered Farrell as Raoul admitted them.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "In fact, you have made yourself so painfully conspicuous that from now on I will have to watch you more closely than Mademoiselle Antoinette, or you will be found full of daggers yourself."
NutsadjectiveUS /nʌts/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading "Nuts, Pierre!" protested Farrell.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They drew up at d'Artois' house as he concluded his refreshing of Farrell's memory on the origin of the menace that had taken root in Bayonne.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They drew up at d'Artois' house as he concluded his refreshing of Farrell's memory on the origin of the menace that had taken root in Bayonne.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "In fact, you have made yourself so painfully conspicuous that from now on I will have to watch you more closely than Mademoiselle Antoinette, or you will be found full of daggers yourself."
originnounUS /ˈɔːrədʒən/
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading They drew up at d'Artois' house as he concluded his refreshing of Farrell's memory on the origin of the menace that had taken root in Bayonne.
painfullyadverbUS /ˈpeɪnfəli/
unpleasantly
From this reading "In fact, you have made yourself so painfully conspicuous that from now on I will have to watch you more closely than Mademoiselle Antoinette, or you will be found full of daggers yourself."
PierrenounUS /piˈer/
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading "Nuts, Pierre!" protested Farrell.
plazanounUS /ˈplɑːzə/
a public square with room for pedestrians
From this reading "How about my watching the plaza?" wondered Farrell as Raoul admitted them.
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading "Nuts, Pierre!" protested Farrell.
Raoul
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From this reading "How about my watching the plaza?" wondered Farrell as Raoul admitted them.
refreshingadjectiveUS /rɪˈfreʃɪŋ/
imparting vitality and energy
From this reading They drew up at d'Artois' house as he concluded his refreshing of Farrell's memory on the origin of the menace that had taken root in Bayonne.
rootnounUS /ruːt/
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
From this reading They drew up at d'Artois' house as he concluded his refreshing of Farrell's memory on the origin of the menace that had taken root in Bayonne.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "In fact, you have made yourself so painfully conspicuous that from now on I will have to watch you more closely than Mademoiselle Antoinette, or you will be found full of daggers yourself."
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading They drew up at d'Artois' house as he concluded his refreshing of Farrell's memory on the origin of the menace that had taken root in Bayonne.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "In fact, you have made yourself so painfully conspicuous that from now on I will have to watch you more closely than Mademoiselle Antoinette, or you will be found full of daggers yourself."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They drew up at d'Artois' house as he concluded his refreshing of Farrell's memory on the origin of the menace that had taken root in Bayonne.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They drew up at d'Artois' house as he concluded his refreshing of Farrell's memory on the origin of the menace that had taken root in Bayonne.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "How about my watching the plaza?" wondered Farrell as Raoul admitted them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They drew up at d'Artois' house as he concluded his refreshing of Farrell's memory on the origin of the menace that had taken root in Bayonne.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "In fact, you have made yourself so painfully conspicuous that from now on I will have to watch you more closely than Mademoiselle Antoinette, or you will be found full of daggers yourself."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They drew up at d'Artois' house as he concluded his refreshing of Farrell's memory on the origin of the menace that had taken root in Bayonne.
look attentively
From this reading "In fact, you have made yourself so painfully conspicuous that from now on I will have to watch you more closely than Mademoiselle Antoinette, or you will be found full of daggers yourself."
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading "You have watched enough," declared d'Artois.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading "How about my watching the plaza?" wondered Farrell as Raoul admitted them.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "In fact, you have made yourself so painfully conspicuous that from now on I will have to watch you more closely than Mademoiselle Antoinette, or you will be found full of daggers yourself."
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading "How about my watching the plaza?" wondered Farrell as Raoul admitted them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have watched enough," declared d'Artois.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "In fact, you have made yourself so painfully conspicuous that from now on I will have to watch you more closely than Mademoiselle Antoinette, or you will be found full of daggers yourself."
