Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

past form of “allure” — dispose or incline or entice to

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

a native or inhabitant of Alsace

From this reading He had extemporized a counter from a board rested on two empty barrels before the door of his house, and over it he dealt out his stock in trade at four sous a glass, assisted by the strapping young Alsatian whom he had taken into his service three days before.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

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

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

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

From this reading As Honoré was touching glasses with Maurice his eyes lighted on this man.

having help; often used as a combining form

From this reading He had extemporized a counter from a board rested on two empty barrels before the door of his house, and over it he dealt out his stock in trade at four sous a glass, assisted by the strapping young Alsatian whom he had taken into his service three days before.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He had extemporized a counter from a board rested on two empty barrels before the door of his house, and over it he dealt out his stock in trade at four sous a glass, assisted by the strapping young Alsatian whom he had taken into his service three days before.

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

the amount that many barrels might hold

From this reading He had extemporized a counter from a board rested on two empty barrels before the door of his house, and over it he dealt out his stock in trade at four sous a glass, assisted by the strapping young Alsatian whom he had taken into his service three days before.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading He had extemporized a counter from a board rested on two empty barrels before the door of his house, and over it he dealt out his stock in trade at four sous a glass, assisted by the strapping young Alsatian whom he had taken into his service three days before.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

the quantity a cask will hold

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

past form of “conduct” — direct the course of; manage or control

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted

From this reading He had extemporized a counter from a board rested on two empty barrels before the door of his house, and over it he dealt out his stock in trade at four sous a glass, assisted by the strapping young Alsatian whom he had taken into his service three days before.

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading He had extemporized a counter from a board rested on two empty barrels before the door of his house, and over it he dealt out his stock in trade at four sous a glass, assisted by the strapping young Alsatian whom he had taken into his service three days before.

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

From this reading “_Tonnerre de Dieu!_ Goliah!”

inflected form of “deal” — act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading He had extemporized a counter from a board rested on two empty barrels before the door of his house, and over it he dealt out his stock in trade at four sous a glass, assisted by the strapping young Alsatian whom he had taken into his service three days before.

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From this reading “_Tonnerre de Dieu!_ Goliah!”

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading He had extemporized a counter from a board rested on two empty barrels before the door of his house, and over it he dealt out his stock in trade at four sous a glass, assisted by the strapping young Alsatian whom he had taken into his service three days before.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading He had extemporized a counter from a board rested on two empty barrels before the door of his house, and over it he dealt out his stock in trade at four sous a glass, assisted by the strapping young Alsatian whom he had taken into his service three days before.

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From this reading He had extemporized a counter from a board rested on two empty barrels before the door of his house, and over it he dealt out his stock in trade at four sous a glass, assisted by the strapping young Alsatian whom he had taken into his service three days before.

opinion or judgment

From this reading As Honoré was touching glasses with Maurice his eyes lighted on this man.

house for a farmer and family

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading He had extemporized a counter from a board rested on two empty barrels before the door of his house, and over it he dealt out his stock in trade at four sous a glass, assisted by the strapping young Alsatian whom he had taken into his service three days before.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He had extemporized a counter from a board rested on two empty barrels before the door of his house, and over it he dealt out his stock in trade at four sous a glass, assisted by the strapping young Alsatian whom he had taken into his service three days before.

past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading He gazed at him a moment as if stupefied, then let slip a terrible oath.

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading He had extemporized a counter from a board rested on two empty barrels before the door of his house, and over it he dealt out his stock in trade at four sous a glass, assisted by the strapping young Alsatian whom he had taken into his service three days before.

(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

From this reading As Honoré was touching glasses with Maurice his eyes lighted on this man.

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From this reading “_Tonnerre de Dieu!_ Goliah!”

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

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

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

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He gazed at him a moment as if stupefied, then let slip a terrible oath.

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

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

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From this reading As Honoré was touching glasses with Maurice his eyes lighted on this man.

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

From this reading He had extemporized a counter from a board rested on two empty barrels before the door of his house, and over it he dealt out his stock in trade at four sous a glass, assisted by the strapping young Alsatian whom he had taken into his service three days before.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading He gazed at him a moment as if stupefied, then let slip a terrible oath.

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

From this reading He had extemporized a counter from a board rested on two empty barrels before the door of his house, and over it he dealt out his stock in trade at four sous a glass, assisted by the strapping young Alsatian whom he had taken into his service three days before.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He had extemporized a counter from a board rested on two empty barrels before the door of his house, and over it he dealt out his stock in trade at four sous a glass, assisted by the strapping young Alsatian whom he had taken into his service three days before.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He had extemporized a counter from a board rested on two empty barrels before the door of his house, and over it he dealt out his stock in trade at four sous a glass, assisted by the strapping young Alsatian whom he had taken into his service three days before.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading He gazed at him a moment as if stupefied, then let slip a terrible oath.

set afire or burning

From this reading As Honoré was touching glasses with Maurice his eyes lighted on this man.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

something lost (especially money lost at gambling)

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

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

From this reading As Honoré was touching glasses with Maurice his eyes lighted on this man.

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From this reading As Honoré was touching glasses with Maurice his eyes lighted on this man.

a particular point in time

From this reading He gazed at him a moment as if stupefied, then let slip a terrible oath.

profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

From this reading He gazed at him a moment as if stupefied, then let slip a terrible oath.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

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

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He had extemporized a counter from a board rested on two empty barrels before the door of his house, and over it he dealt out his stock in trade at four sous a glass, assisted by the strapping young Alsatian whom he had taken into his service three days before.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading He had extemporized a counter from a board rested on two empty barrels before the door of his house, and over it he dealt out his stock in trade at four sous a glass, assisted by the strapping young Alsatian whom he had taken into his service three days before.

above and across; more than

From this reading He had extemporized a counter from a board rested on two empty barrels before the door of his house, and over it he dealt out his stock in trade at four sous a glass, assisted by the strapping young Alsatian whom he had taken into his service three days before.

a country person

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

the possibility of future success

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing

From this reading He had extemporized a counter from a board rested on two empty barrels before the door of his house, and over it he dealt out his stock in trade at four sous a glass, assisted by the strapping young Alsatian whom he had taken into his service three days before.

a reason for wanting something done

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading He had extemporized a counter from a board rested on two empty barrels before the door of his house, and over it he dealt out his stock in trade at four sous a glass, assisted by the strapping young Alsatian whom he had taken into his service three days before.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

move stealthily

From this reading He gazed at him a moment as if stupefied, then let slip a terrible oath.

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

plural of “sou” — a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money

From this reading He had extemporized a counter from a board rested on two empty barrels before the door of his house, and over it he dealt out his stock in trade at four sous a glass, assisted by the strapping young Alsatian whom he had taken into his service three days before.

the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest

From this reading He had extemporized a counter from a board rested on two empty barrels before the door of his house, and over it he dealt out his stock in trade at four sous a glass, assisted by the strapping young Alsatian whom he had taken into his service three days before.

muscular and heavily built

From this reading He had extemporized a counter from a board rested on two empty barrels before the door of his house, and over it he dealt out his stock in trade at four sous a glass, assisted by the strapping young Alsatian whom he had taken into his service three days before.

as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise

From this reading He gazed at him a moment as if stupefied, then let slip a terrible oath.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading He had extemporized a counter from a board rested on two empty barrels before the door of his house, and over it he dealt out his stock in trade at four sous a glass, assisted by the strapping young Alsatian whom he had taken into his service three days before.

in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading He gazed at him a moment as if stupefied, then let slip a terrible oath.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

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

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading He gazed at him a moment as if stupefied, then let slip a terrible oath.

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

From this reading As Honoré was touching glasses with Maurice his eyes lighted on this man.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading He had extemporized a counter from a board rested on two empty barrels before the door of his house, and over it he dealt out his stock in trade at four sous a glass, assisted by the strapping young Alsatian whom he had taken into his service three days before.

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

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

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From this reading “_Tonnerre de Dieu!_ Goliah!”

arousing affect

From this reading As Honoré was touching glasses with Maurice his eyes lighted on this man.

the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

From this reading He had extemporized a counter from a board rested on two empty barrels before the door of his house, and over it he dealt out his stock in trade at four sous a glass, assisted by the strapping young Alsatian whom he had taken into his service three days before.

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading He had extemporized a counter from a board rested on two empty barrels before the door of his house, and over it he dealt out his stock in trade at four sous a glass, assisted by the strapping young Alsatian whom he had taken into his service three days before.

not deterred

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

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

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

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

From this reading As Honoré was touching glasses with Maurice his eyes lighted on this man.

in or at the place that

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He had extemporized a counter from a board rested on two empty barrels before the door of his house, and over it he dealt out his stock in trade at four sous a glass, assisted by the strapping young Alsatian whom he had taken into his service three days before.

fermented juice (of grapes especially)

From this reading For the sake of privacy he conducted his cousin to the little farmhouse that the soldiers had looted the day before, where the old peasant, undeterred by his losses and allured by the prospect of turning an honest penny, had tapped a cask of wine and set up a kind of public bar.

in the company of; together with

From this reading As Honoré was touching glasses with Maurice his eyes lighted on this man.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading He had extemporized a counter from a board rested on two empty barrels before the door of his house, and over it he dealt out his stock in trade at four sous a glass, assisted by the strapping young Alsatian whom he had taken into his service three days before.