Chapter I

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

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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

From this reading It is long since Père Depardieu slept the sleep of the just, and he was quite old when he told me this story of the naïve adventures of his youth.

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

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

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

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From this reading It was told to me by the man himself during several of the _breyage_ evenings,--a name given, as you know, to the late hours of the night spent in grinding hemp, when those present relate their village chronicles.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

a university in England

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a young person of either sex

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

plural of “chronicle” — a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading It was told to me by the man himself during several of the _breyage_ evenings,--a name given, as you know, to the late hours of the night spent in grinding hemp, when those present relate their village chronicles.

dearly loved

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

French film actor (born in 1948)

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading It was told to me by the man himself during several of the _breyage_ evenings,--a name given, as you know, to the late hours of the night spent in grinding hemp, when those present relate their village chronicles.

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

From this reading It was told to me by the man himself during several of the _breyage_ evenings,--a name given, as you know, to the late hours of the night spent in grinding hemp, when those present relate their village chronicles.

plural of “fragment” — a piece broken off or cut off of something else

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading It was told to me by the man himself during several of the _breyage_ evenings,--a name given, as you know, to the late hours of the night spent in grinding hemp, when those present relate their village chronicles.

material resulting from the process of grinding

From this reading It was told to me by the man himself during several of the _breyage_ evenings,--a name given, as you know, to the late hours of the night spent in grinding hemp, when those present relate their village chronicles.

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

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

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

From this reading It is long since Père Depardieu slept the sleep of the just, and he was quite old when he told me this story of the naïve adventures of his youth.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

a plant fiber

From this reading It was told to me by the man himself during several of the _breyage_ evenings,--a name given, as you know, to the late hours of the night spent in grinding hemp, when those present relate their village chronicles.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading It was told to me by the man himself during several of the _breyage_ evenings,--a name given, as you know, to the late hours of the night spent in grinding hemp, when those present relate their village chronicles.

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

From this reading It is long since Père Depardieu slept the sleep of the just, and he was quite old when he told me this story of the naïve adventures of his youth.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading It was told to me by the man himself during several of the _breyage_ evenings,--a name given, as you know, to the late hours of the night spent in grinding hemp, when those present relate their village chronicles.

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

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

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

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

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

From this reading It is long since Père Depardieu slept the sleep of the just, and he was quite old when he told me this story of the naïve adventures of his youth.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

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and nothing more

From this reading It is long since Père Depardieu slept the sleep of the just, and he was quite old when he told me this story of the naïve adventures of his youth.

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

From this reading It was told to me by the man himself during several of the _breyage_ evenings,--a name given, as you know, to the late hours of the night spent in grinding hemp, when those present relate their village chronicles.

a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter

From this reading TO M. EUGÈNE LAMBERT.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading It was told to me by the man himself during several of the _breyage_ evenings,--a name given, as you know, to the late hours of the night spent in grinding hemp, when those present relate their village chronicles.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

hear with intention

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

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 It is long since Père Depardieu slept the sleep of the just, and he was quite old when he told me this story of the naïve adventures of his youth.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading TO M. EUGÈNE LAMBERT.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading It was told to me by the man himself during several of the _breyage_ evenings,--a name given, as you know, to the late hours of the night spent in grinding hemp, when those present relate their village chronicles.

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

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading It was told to me by the man himself during several of the _breyage_ evenings,--a name given, as you know, to the late hours of the night spent in grinding hemp, when those present relate their village chronicles.

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From this reading It is long since Père Depardieu slept the sleep of the just, and he was quite old when he told me this story of the naïve adventures of his youth.

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

From this reading It was told to me by the man himself during several of the _breyage_ evenings,--a name given, as you know, to the late hours of the night spent in grinding hemp, when those present relate their village chronicles.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading It is long since Père Depardieu slept the sleep of the just, and he was quite old when he told me this story of the naïve adventures of his youth.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

plural of “peasant” — a country person

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading It was told to me by the man himself during several of the _breyage_ evenings,--a name given, as you know, to the late hours of the night spent in grinding hemp, when those present relate their village chronicles.

exert pressure or force to or upon

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From this reading It is long since Père Depardieu slept the sleep of the just, and he was quite old when he told me this story of the naïve adventures of his youth.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading It is long since Père Depardieu slept the sleep of the just, and he was quite old when he told me this story of the naïve adventures of his youth.

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

make a logical or causal connection

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

not used up

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

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occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading It was told to me by the man himself during several of the _breyage_ evenings,--a name given, as you know, to the late hours of the night spent in grinding hemp, when those present relate their village chronicles.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading It is long since Père Depardieu slept the sleep of the just, and he was quite old when he told me this story of the naïve adventures of his youth.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading It is long since Père Depardieu slept the sleep of the just, and he was quite old when he told me this story of the naïve adventures of his youth.

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading It is long since Père Depardieu slept the sleep of the just, and he was quite old when he told me this story of the naïve adventures of his youth.

a male human offspring

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depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading It was told to me by the man himself during several of the _breyage_ evenings,--a name given, as you know, to the late hours of the night spent in grinding hemp, when those present relate their village chronicles.

not in physical motion

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

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

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading It was told to me by the man himself during several of the _breyage_ evenings,--a name given, as you know, to the late hours of the night spent in grinding hemp, when those present relate their village chronicles.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

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

From this reading It is long since Père Depardieu slept the sleep of the just, and he was quite old when he told me this story of the naïve adventures of his youth.

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

From this reading It was told to me by the man himself during several of the _breyage_ evenings,--a name given, as you know, to the late hours of the night spent in grinding hemp, when those present relate their village chronicles.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

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

From this reading TO M. EUGÈNE LAMBERT.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

make an effort or attempt

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

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the body of faculty and students at a university

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From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading It was told to me by the man himself during several of the _breyage_ evenings,--a name given, as you know, to the late hours of the night spent in grinding hemp, when those present relate their village chronicles.

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

From this reading It was told to me by the man himself during several of the _breyage_ evenings,--a name given, as you know, to the late hours of the night spent in grinding hemp, when those present relate their village chronicles.

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From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

at the time that

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)

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the person or people being spoken to

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.

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From this reading MY DEAR CHILD,--As you like to hear me relate the tales told by the peasants at our _veillées_,--I mean the watch-nights of my youth, when I had time to listen to them,--I shall try to recall the story of Étienne Depardieu, and piece together the scattered fragments of it still remaining in my memory.