Chapter III

anew

From this reading Once there, she again passed slowly up the single street, scanning the signs of the shops.

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

From this reading At early daylight _la Fleuriotte_ and her child still slept.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At early daylight _la Fleuriotte_ and her child still slept.

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading At last one of these seemed to fix her attention.

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From this reading _La Bretonne_ furtively glided out of the house, and, walking hastily in the direction of Auberive, did not pause until she reached the first houses.

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From this reading _La Bretonne_ furtively glided out of the house, and, walking hastily in the direction of Auberive, did not pause until she reached the first houses.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading She rapped upon the window-shutter, and by and by it was opened.

a young person of either sex

From this reading At early daylight _la Fleuriotte_ and her child still slept.

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

From this reading At early daylight _la Fleuriotte_ and her child still slept.

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

From this reading _La Bretonne_ furtively glided out of the house, and, walking hastily in the direction of Auberive, did not pause until she reached the first houses.

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading _La Bretonne_ furtively glided out of the house, and, walking hastily in the direction of Auberive, did not pause until she reached the first houses.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading At early daylight _la Fleuriotte_ and her child still slept.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading _La Bretonne_ furtively glided out of the house, and, walking hastily in the direction of Auberive, did not pause until she reached the first houses.

restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

From this reading At last one of these seemed to fix her attention.

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From this reading At early daylight _la Fleuriotte_ and her child still slept.

in a furtive manner

From this reading _La Bretonne_ furtively glided out of the house, and, walking hastily in the direction of Auberive, did not pause until she reached the first houses.

past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly

From this reading _La Bretonne_ furtively glided out of the house, and, walking hastily in the direction of Auberive, did not pause until she reached the first houses.

in a hurried or hasty manner

From this reading _La Bretonne_ furtively glided out of the house, and, walking hastily in the direction of Auberive, did not pause until she reached the first houses.

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

From this reading At early daylight _la Fleuriotte_ and her child still slept.

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

From this reading _La Bretonne_ furtively glided out of the house, and, walking hastily in the direction of Auberive, did not pause until she reached the first houses.

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading _La Bretonne_ furtively glided out of the house, and, walking hastily in the direction of Auberive, did not pause until she reached the first houses.

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

From this reading _La Bretonne_ furtively glided out of the house, and, walking hastily in the direction of Auberive, did not pause until she reached the first houses.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She rapped upon the window-shutter, and by and by it was opened.

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

From this reading At early daylight _la Fleuriotte_ and her child still slept.

immediately past

From this reading At last one of these seemed to fix her attention.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _La Bretonne_ furtively glided out of the house, and, walking hastily in the direction of Auberive, did not pause until she reached the first houses.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _La Bretonne_ furtively glided out of the house, and, walking hastily in the direction of Auberive, did not pause until she reached the first houses.

on one occasion

From this reading Once there, she again passed slowly up the single street, scanning the signs of the shops.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading At last one of these seemed to fix her attention.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading She rapped upon the window-shutter, and by and by it was opened.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading _La Bretonne_ furtively glided out of the house, and, walking hastily in the direction of Auberive, did not pause until she reached the first houses.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading Once there, she again passed slowly up the single street, scanning the signs of the shops.

a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

From this reading _La Bretonne_ furtively glided out of the house, and, walking hastily in the direction of Auberive, did not pause until she reached the first houses.

inflected form of “rap” — strike sharply

From this reading She rapped upon the window-shutter, and by and by it was opened.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading _La Bretonne_ furtively glided out of the house, and, walking hastily in the direction of Auberive, did not pause until she reached the first houses.

the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer

From this reading Once there, she again passed slowly up the single street, scanning the signs of the shops.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading At last one of these seemed to fix her attention.

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

From this reading _La Bretonne_ furtively glided out of the house, and, walking hastily in the direction of Auberive, did not pause until she reached the first houses.

plural of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading Once there, she again passed slowly up the single street, scanning the signs of the shops.

plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading Once there, she again passed slowly up the single street, scanning the signs of the shops.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading Once there, she again passed slowly up the single street, scanning the signs of the shops.

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading At early daylight _la Fleuriotte_ and her child still slept.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading Once there, she again passed slowly up the single street, scanning the signs of the shops.

not in physical motion

From this reading At early daylight _la Fleuriotte_ and her child still slept.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading Once there, she again passed slowly up the single street, scanning the signs of the shops.

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

From this reading _La Bretonne_ furtively glided out of the house, and, walking hastily in the direction of Auberive, did not pause until she reached the first houses.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Once there, she again passed slowly up the single street, scanning the signs of the shops.

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

From this reading At last one of these seemed to fix her attention.

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

From this reading At last one of these seemed to fix her attention.

up to a particular time

From this reading _La Bretonne_ furtively glided out of the house, and, walking hastily in the direction of Auberive, did not pause until she reached the first houses.

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

From this reading Once there, she again passed slowly up the single street, scanning the signs of the shops.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading She rapped upon the window-shutter, and by and by it was opened.

close enough to be walked to

From this reading _La Bretonne_ furtively glided out of the house, and, walking hastily in the direction of Auberive, did not pause until she reached the first houses.

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

From this reading She rapped upon the window-shutter, and by and by it was opened.

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From this reading She rapped upon the window-shutter, and by and by it was opened.