Chapter VI

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading “Go, my dear,” his wife added aloud, “and see if the table is laid as you wish; if the names of the guests are arranged to your satisfaction.”

anew

From this reading Glumeau did not wait to be told again; he hurried toward the door, saying to himself:

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading “All right, all right! but go.”

using the voice; not silently

From this reading “Go, my dear,” his wife added aloud, “and see if the table is laid as you wish; if the names of the guests are arranged to your satisfaction.”

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

From this reading “Go, my dear,” his wife added aloud, “and see if the table is laid as you wish; if the names of the guests are arranged to your satisfaction.”

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

From this reading “Go, my dear,” his wife added aloud, “and see if the table is laid as you wish; if the names of the guests are arranged to your satisfaction.”

disposed or placed in a particular kind of order

From this reading “Go, my dear,” his wife added aloud, “and see if the table is laid as you wish; if the names of the guests are arranged to your satisfaction.”

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

From this reading “Go, my dear,” his wife added aloud, “and see if the table is laid as you wish; if the names of the guests are arranged to your satisfaction.”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “At last I can take it!”

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

From this reading Glumeau did not wait to be told again; he hurried toward the door, saying to himself:

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “Yes, yes, you are right; I will go; but we can’t sit down, you know, until Madame de Grangeville comes.”

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “At last I can take it!”

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From this reading “Yes, yes, you are right; I will go; but we can’t sit down, you know, until Madame de Grangeville comes.”

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading “Yes, yes, you are right; I will go; but we can’t sit down, you know, until Madame de Grangeville comes.”

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

From this reading “Yes, yes, you are right; I will go; but we can’t sit down, you know, until Madame de Grangeville comes.”

dearly loved

From this reading “Go, my dear,” his wife added aloud, “and see if the table is laid as you wish; if the names of the guests are arranged to your satisfaction.”

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

From this reading Glumeau did not wait to be told again; he hurried toward the door, saying to himself:

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

From this reading Glumeau did not wait to be told again; he hurried toward the door, saying to himself:

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading “Yes, yes, you are right; I will go; but we can’t sit down, you know, until Madame de Grangeville comes.”

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From this reading Glumeau did not wait to be told again; he hurried toward the door, saying to himself:

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading “Go, my dear,” his wife added aloud, “and see if the table is laid as you wish; if the names of the guests are arranged to your satisfaction.”

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From this reading “Yes, yes, you are right; I will go; but we can’t sit down, you know, until Madame de Grangeville comes.”

plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

From this reading “Go, my dear,” his wife added aloud, “and see if the table is laid as you wish; if the names of the guests are arranged to your satisfaction.”

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

From this reading Glumeau did not wait to be told again; he hurried toward the door, saying to himself:

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

From this reading Glumeau did not wait to be told again; he hurried toward the door, saying to himself:

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

From this reading “Go, my dear,” his wife added aloud, “and see if the table is laid as you wish; if the names of the guests are arranged to your satisfaction.”

moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste

From this reading Glumeau did not wait to be told again; he hurried toward the door, saying to himself:

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

From this reading “Yes, yes, you are right; I will go; but we can’t sit down, you know, until Madame de Grangeville comes.”

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “Go, my dear,” his wife added aloud, “and see if the table is laid as you wish; if the names of the guests are arranged to your satisfaction.”

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

From this reading “Go, my dear,” his wife added aloud, “and see if the table is laid as you wish; if the names of the guests are arranged to your satisfaction.”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “At last I can take it!”

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

From this reading “Yes, yes, you are right; I will go; but we can’t sit down, you know, until Madame de Grangeville comes.”

set down according to a plan

From this reading “Go, my dear,” his wife added aloud, “and see if the table is laid as you wish; if the names of the guests are arranged to your satisfaction.”

immediately past

From this reading “At last I can take it!”

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading “Yes, yes, you are right; I will go; but we can’t sit down, you know, until Madame de Grangeville comes.”

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Go, my dear,” his wife added aloud, “and see if the table is laid as you wish; if the names of the guests are arranged to your satisfaction.”

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading “Go, my dear,” his wife added aloud, “and see if the table is laid as you wish; if the names of the guests are arranged to your satisfaction.”

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Glumeau did not wait to be told again; he hurried toward the door, saying to himself:

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Go, my dear,” his wife added aloud, “and see if the table is laid as you wish; if the names of the guests are arranged to your satisfaction.”

precisely, exactly

From this reading “Yes, yes, you are right; I will go; but we can’t sit down, you know, until Madame de Grangeville comes.”

the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation

From this reading “Go, my dear,” his wife added aloud, “and see if the table is laid as you wish; if the names of the guests are arranged to your satisfaction.”

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading Glumeau did not wait to be told again; he hurried toward the door, saying to himself:

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “Go, my dear,” his wife added aloud, “and see if the table is laid as you wish; if the names of the guests are arranged to your satisfaction.”

be seated

From this reading “Yes, yes, you are right; I will go; but we can’t sit down, you know, until Madame de Grangeville comes.”

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading “Go, my dear,” his wife added aloud, “and see if the table is laid as you wish; if the names of the guests are arranged to your satisfaction.”

carry out

From this reading “At last I can take it!”

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

From this reading “Go, my dear,” his wife added aloud, “and see if the table is laid as you wish; if the names of the guests are arranged to your satisfaction.”

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

From this reading “Go, my dear,” his wife added aloud, “and see if the table is laid as you wish; if the names of the guests are arranged to your satisfaction.”

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Glumeau did not wait to be told again; he hurried toward the door, saying to himself:

in the direction of

From this reading Glumeau did not wait to be told again; he hurried toward the door, saying to himself:

up to a particular time

From this reading “Yes, yes, you are right; I will go; but we can’t sit down, you know, until Madame de Grangeville comes.”

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading Glumeau did not wait to be told again; he hurried toward the door, saying to himself:

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “Yes, yes, you are right; I will go; but we can’t sit down, you know, until Madame de Grangeville comes.”

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading “Go, my dear,” his wife added aloud, “and see if the table is laid as you wish; if the names of the guests are arranged to your satisfaction.”

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “Yes, yes, you are right; I will go; but we can’t sit down, you know, until Madame de Grangeville comes.”

hope for; have a wish

From this reading “Go, my dear,” his wife added aloud, “and see if the table is laid as you wish; if the names of the guests are arranged to your satisfaction.”

an affirmative

From this reading “Yes, yes, you are right; I will go; but we can’t sit down, you know, until Madame de Grangeville comes.”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Go, my dear,” his wife added aloud, “and see if the table is laid as you wish; if the names of the guests are arranged to your satisfaction.”

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Go, my dear,” his wife added aloud, “and see if the table is laid as you wish; if the names of the guests are arranged to your satisfaction.”