Chapter XX · Chapter 20

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

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading Nor was there a man who had not heard some account of the resistance of other regiments to the order, which had been nevertheless enforced wherever possible, although in cases not a few Eagles had been hidden or disappeared mysteriously and had not been given up.

anew

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Nor was there a man who had not heard some account of the resistance of other regiments to the order, which had been nevertheless enforced wherever possible, although in cases not a few Eagles had been hidden or disappeared mysteriously and had not been given up.

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

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading It was more fitting that it should meet that end than be turned back to Paris to be broken up, melted down and cast into metal for ignoble use--and any other use would be ignoble in the estimation of the regiment.

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

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

From this reading There was scarcely a man in the regiment--unless some royalist officer or new recruit--who had not been glad that their own Eagle had been lost honorably in battle and buried, as they believed, in the river.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading It was more fitting that it should meet that end than be turned back to Paris to be broken up, melted down and cast into metal for ignoble use--and any other use would be ignoble in the estimation of the regiment.

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading There was scarcely a man in the regiment--unless some royalist officer or new recruit--who had not been glad that their own Eagle had been lost honorably in battle and buried, as they believed, in the river.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Nor was there a man who had not heard some account of the resistance of other regiments to the order, which had been nevertheless enforced wherever possible, although in cases not a few Eagles had been hidden or disappeared mysteriously and had not been given up.

past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true

From this reading There was scarcely a man in the regiment--unless some royalist officer or new recruit--who had not been glad that their own Eagle had been lost honorably in battle and buried, as they believed, in the river.

the organic process of bearing flowers

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

placed in a grave

From this reading There was scarcely a man in the regiment--unless some royalist officer or new recruit--who had not been glad that their own Eagle had been lost honorably in battle and buried, as they believed, in the river.

plural of “case” — an occurrence of something

From this reading Nor was there a man who had not heard some account of the resistance of other regiments to the order, which had been nevertheless enforced wherever possible, although in cases not a few Eagles had been hidden or disappeared mysteriously and had not been given up.

put or send forth

From this reading It was more fitting that it should meet that end than be turned back to Paris to be broken up, melted down and cast into metal for ignoble use--and any other use would be ignoble in the estimation of the regiment.

past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading Nor was there a man who had not heard some account of the resistance of other regiments to the order, which had been nevertheless enforced wherever possible, although in cases not a few Eagles had been hidden or disappeared mysteriously and had not been given up.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight

From this reading There was scarcely a man in the regiment--unless some royalist officer or new recruit--who had not been glad that their own Eagle had been lost honorably in battle and buried, as they believed, in the river.

plural of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading It was more fitting that it should meet that end than be turned back to Paris to be broken up, melted down and cast into metal for ignoble use--and any other use would be ignoble in the estimation of the regiment.

forced or compelled or put in force

From this reading Nor was there a man who had not heard some account of the resistance of other regiments to the order, which had been nevertheless enforced wherever possible, although in cases not a few Eagles had been hidden or disappeared mysteriously and had not been given up.

a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)

From this reading It was more fitting that it should meet that end than be turned back to Paris to be broken up, melted down and cast into metal for ignoble use--and any other use would be ignoble in the estimation of the regiment.

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

From this reading Nor was there a man who had not heard some account of the resistance of other regiments to the order, which had been nevertheless enforced wherever possible, although in cases not a few Eagles had been hidden or disappeared mysteriously and had not been given up.

in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion

From this reading It was more fitting that it should meet that end than be turned back to Paris to be broken up, melted down and cast into metal for ignoble use--and any other use would be ignoble in the estimation of the regiment.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading Nor was there a man who had not heard some account of the resistance of other regiments to the order, which had been nevertheless enforced wherever possible, although in cases not a few Eagles had been hidden or disappeared mysteriously and had not been given up.

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading There was scarcely a man in the regiment--unless some royalist officer or new recruit--who had not been glad that their own Eagle had been lost honorably in battle and buried, as they believed, in the river.

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From this reading "I would rather throw it into the Isere," growled old Grenier, "than send it back."

past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds

From this reading "I would rather throw it into the Isere," growled old Grenier, "than send it back."

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

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

not accessible to view

From this reading Nor was there a man who had not heard some account of the resistance of other regiments to the order, which had been nevertheless enforced wherever possible, although in cases not a few Eagles had been hidden or disappeared mysteriously and had not been given up.

in an honorable manner

From this reading There was scarcely a man in the regiment--unless some royalist officer or new recruit--who had not been glad that their own Eagle had been lost honorably in battle and buried, as they believed, in the river.

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

From this reading "I would rather throw it into the Isere," growled old Grenier, "than send it back."

completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose

From this reading It was more fitting that it should meet that end than be turned back to Paris to be broken up, melted down and cast into metal for ignoble use--and any other use would be ignoble in the estimation of the regiment.

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

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It was more fitting that it should meet that end than be turned back to Paris to be broken up, melted down and cast into metal for ignoble use--and any other use would be ignoble in the estimation of the regiment.

a river in southeastern France; a tributary of the Rhone

From this reading "I would rather throw it into the Isere," growled old Grenier, "than send it back."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was more fitting that it should meet that end than be turned back to Paris to be broken up, melted down and cast into metal for ignoble use--and any other use would be ignoble in the estimation of the regiment.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading There was scarcely a man in the regiment--unless some royalist officer or new recruit--who had not been glad that their own Eagle had been lost honorably in battle and buried, as they believed, in the river.

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

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

come together

From this reading It was more fitting that it should meet that end than be turned back to Paris to be broken up, melted down and cast into metal for ignoble use--and any other use would be ignoble in the estimation of the regiment.

changed from a solid to a liquid state

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

From this reading It was more fitting that it should meet that end than be turned back to Paris to be broken up, melted down and cast into metal for ignoble use--and any other use would be ignoble in the estimation of the regiment.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading It was more fitting that it should meet that end than be turned back to Paris to be broken up, melted down and cast into metal for ignoble use--and any other use would be ignoble in the estimation of the regiment.

in a cryptic manner

From this reading Nor was there a man who had not heard some account of the resistance of other regiments to the order, which had been nevertheless enforced wherever possible, although in cases not a few Eagles had been hidden or disappeared mysteriously and had not been given up.

in spite of what has just been said

From this reading Nor was there a man who had not heard some account of the resistance of other regiments to the order, which had been nevertheless enforced wherever possible, although in cases not a few Eagles had been hidden or disappeared mysteriously and had not been given up.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading There was scarcely a man in the regiment--unless some royalist officer or new recruit--who had not been glad that their own Eagle had been lost honorably in battle and buried, as they believed, in the river.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Nor was there a man who had not heard some account of the resistance of other regiments to the order, which had been nevertheless enforced wherever possible, although in cases not a few Eagles had been hidden or disappeared mysteriously and had not been given up.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

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

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading There was scarcely a man in the regiment--unless some royalist officer or new recruit--who had not been glad that their own Eagle had been lost honorably in battle and buried, as they believed, in the river.

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

From this reading "I would rather throw it into the Isere," growled old Grenier, "than send it back."

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Nor was there a man who had not heard some account of the resistance of other regiments to the order, which had been nevertheless enforced wherever possible, although in cases not a few Eagles had been hidden or disappeared mysteriously and had not been given up.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Nor was there a man who had not heard some account of the resistance of other regiments to the order, which had been nevertheless enforced wherever possible, although in cases not a few Eagles had been hidden or disappeared mysteriously and had not been given up.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading There was scarcely a man in the regiment--unless some royalist officer or new recruit--who had not been glad that their own Eagle had been lost honorably in battle and buried, as they believed, in the river.

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading Nor was there a man who had not heard some account of the resistance of other regiments to the order, which had been nevertheless enforced wherever possible, although in cases not a few Eagles had been hidden or disappeared mysteriously and had not been given up.

on the contrary

From this reading "I would rather throw it into the Isere," growled old Grenier, "than send it back."

register formally as a participant or member

From this reading There was scarcely a man in the regiment--unless some royalist officer or new recruit--who had not been glad that their own Eagle had been lost honorably in battle and buried, as they believed, in the river.

subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization

From this reading There was scarcely a man in the regiment--unless some royalist officer or new recruit--who had not been glad that their own Eagle had been lost honorably in battle and buried, as they believed, in the river.

plural of “regiment” — army unit smaller than a division

From this reading Nor was there a man who had not heard some account of the resistance of other regiments to the order, which had been nevertheless enforced wherever possible, although in cases not a few Eagles had been hidden or disappeared mysteriously and had not been given up.

the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

From this reading Nor was there a man who had not heard some account of the resistance of other regiments to the order, which had been nevertheless enforced wherever possible, although in cases not a few Eagles had been hidden or disappeared mysteriously and had not been given up.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading There was scarcely a man in the regiment--unless some royalist officer or new recruit--who had not been glad that their own Eagle had been lost honorably in battle and buried, as they believed, in the river.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

an advocate of the principles of monarchy

From this reading There was scarcely a man in the regiment--unless some royalist officer or new recruit--who had not been glad that their own Eagle had been lost honorably in battle and buried, as they believed, in the river.

only a very short time before

From this reading There was scarcely a man in the regiment--unless some royalist officer or new recruit--who had not been glad that their own Eagle had been lost honorably in battle and buried, as they believed, in the river.

cause to go somewhere

From this reading "I would rather throw it into the Isere," growled old Grenier, "than send it back."

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading It was more fitting that it should meet that end than be turned back to Paris to be broken up, melted down and cast into metal for ignoble use--and any other use would be ignoble in the estimation of the regiment.

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

From this reading Nor was there a man who had not heard some account of the resistance of other regiments to the order, which had been nevertheless enforced wherever possible, although in cases not a few Eagles had been hidden or disappeared mysteriously and had not been given up.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading It was more fitting that it should meet that end than be turned back to Paris to be broken up, melted down and cast into metal for ignoble use--and any other use would be ignoble in the estimation of the regiment.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

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

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading There was scarcely a man in the regiment--unless some royalist officer or new recruit--who had not been glad that their own Eagle had been lost honorably in battle and buried, as they believed, in the river.

in or at that place or location

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

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

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

propel through the air

From this reading "I would rather throw it into the Isere," growled old Grenier, "than send it back."

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

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading It was more fitting that it should meet that end than be turned back to Paris to be broken up, melted down and cast into metal for ignoble use--and any other use would be ignoble in the estimation of the regiment.

except if; if not

From this reading There was scarcely a man in the regiment--unless some royalist officer or new recruit--who had not been glad that their own Eagle had been lost honorably in battle and buried, as they believed, in the river.

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

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

the act of using

From this reading It was more fitting that it should meet that end than be turned back to Paris to be broken up, melted down and cast into metal for ignoble use--and any other use would be ignoble in the estimation of the regiment.

plural of “violet” — any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

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

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

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

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

at the time that

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

in or at the place that

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

in or to any place at all

From this reading Nor was there a man who had not heard some account of the resistance of other regiments to the order, which had been nevertheless enforced wherever possible, although in cases not a few Eagles had been hidden or disappeared mysteriously and had not been given up.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Nor was there a man who had not heard some account of the resistance of other regiments to the order, which had been nevertheless enforced wherever possible, although in cases not a few Eagles had been hidden or disappeared mysteriously and had not been given up.

which person or people

From this reading WHEN THE VIOLETS BLOOM AGAIN Now there was not a man in the room who had not heard of the order to return the Eagles to Paris, where they were to be broken up and melted down, not a man in the army for that matter.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading It was more fitting that it should meet that end than be turned back to Paris to be broken up, melted down and cast into metal for ignoble use--and any other use would be ignoble in the estimation of the regiment.