Chapter V · Coffee for Three

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

From this reading It was with a critical eye that Petite Jeanne studied her strange companions as they marched away across the park toward the nearest row of shops where a lunch counter might be found.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading It was with a critical eye that Petite Jeanne studied her strange companions as they marched away across the park toward the nearest row of shops where a lunch counter might be found.

occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion

From this reading “They amuse me,” she told herself.

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

From this reading And yet, I wonder if amuse is just the right word.

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

From this reading It was with a critical eye that Petite Jeanne studied her strange companions as they marched away across the park toward the nearest row of shops where a lunch counter might be found.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading It was with a critical eye that Petite Jeanne studied her strange companions as they marched away across the park toward the nearest row of shops where a lunch counter might be found.

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

From this reading It was with a critical eye that Petite Jeanne studied her strange companions as they marched away across the park toward the nearest row of shops where a lunch counter might be found.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading With her native French caution she resolved not to be taken in by strangers.

the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger

From this reading With her native French caution she resolved not to be taken in by strangers.

plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading It was with a critical eye that Petite Jeanne studied her strange companions as they marched away across the park toward the nearest row of shops where a lunch counter might be found.

table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted

From this reading It was with a critical eye that Petite Jeanne studied her strange companions as they marched away across the park toward the nearest row of shops where a lunch counter might be found.

marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws

From this reading It was with a critical eye that Petite Jeanne studied her strange companions as they marched away across the park toward the nearest row of shops where a lunch counter might be found.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading “Especially the old man.

the organ of sight

From this reading It was with a critical eye that Petite Jeanne studied her strange companions as they marched away across the park toward the nearest row of shops where a lunch counter might be found.

set up or found

From this reading It was with a critical eye that Petite Jeanne studied her strange companions as they marched away across the park toward the nearest row of shops where a lunch counter might be found.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading With her native French caution she resolved not to be taken in by strangers.

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

From this reading It was with a critical eye that Petite Jeanne studied her strange companions as they marched away across the park toward the nearest row of shops where a lunch counter might be found.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “They amuse me,” she told herself.

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

From this reading And yet, I wonder if amuse is just the right word.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading And yet, I wonder if amuse is just the right word.

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

From this reading With her native French caution she resolved not to be taken in by strangers.

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

From this reading And yet, I wonder if amuse is just the right word.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was with a critical eye that Petite Jeanne studied her strange companions as they marched away across the park toward the nearest row of shops where a lunch counter might be found.

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From this reading It was with a critical eye that Petite Jeanne studied her strange companions as they marched away across the park toward the nearest row of shops where a lunch counter might be found.

and nothing more

From this reading And yet, I wonder if amuse is just the right word.

take the midday meal

From this reading It was with a critical eye that Petite Jeanne studied her strange companions as they marched away across the park toward the nearest row of shops where a lunch counter might be found.

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

From this reading “Especially the old man.

past form of “march” — march in a procession

From this reading It was with a critical eye that Petite Jeanne studied her strange companions as they marched away across the park toward the nearest row of shops where a lunch counter might be found.

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

From this reading “They amuse me,” she told herself.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading It was with a critical eye that Petite Jeanne studied her strange companions as they marched away across the park toward the nearest row of shops where a lunch counter might be found.

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading With her native French caution she resolved not to be taken in by strangers.

(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance

From this reading It was with a critical eye that Petite Jeanne studied her strange companions as they marched away across the park toward the nearest row of shops where a lunch counter might be found.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading With her native French caution she resolved not to be taken in by strangers.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was with a critical eye that Petite Jeanne studied her strange companions as they marched away across the park toward the nearest row of shops where a lunch counter might be found.

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

From this reading “Especially the old man.

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

From this reading It was with a critical eye that Petite Jeanne studied her strange companions as they marched away across the park toward the nearest row of shops where a lunch counter might be found.

very small

From this reading It was with a critical eye that Petite Jeanne studied her strange companions as they marched away across the park toward the nearest row of shops where a lunch counter might be found.

determined

From this reading With her native French caution she resolved not to be taken in by strangers.

precisely, exactly

From this reading And yet, I wonder if amuse is just the right word.

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading It was with a critical eye that Petite Jeanne studied her strange companions as they marched away across the park toward the nearest row of shops where a lunch counter might be found.

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

From this reading With her native French caution she resolved not to be taken in by strangers.

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

From this reading It was with a critical eye that Petite Jeanne studied her strange companions as they marched away across the park toward the nearest row of shops where a lunch counter might be found.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading It was with a critical eye that Petite Jeanne studied her strange companions as they marched away across the park toward the nearest row of shops where a lunch counter might be found.

plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading With her native French caution she resolved not to be taken in by strangers.

produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation

From this reading It was with a critical eye that Petite Jeanne studied her strange companions as they marched away across the park toward the nearest row of shops where a lunch counter might be found.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading With her native French caution she resolved not to be taken in by strangers.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was with a critical eye that Petite Jeanne studied her strange companions as they marched away across the park toward the nearest row of shops where a lunch counter might be found.

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

From this reading It was with a critical eye that Petite Jeanne studied her strange companions as they marched away across the park toward the nearest row of shops where a lunch counter might be found.

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

From this reading It was with a critical eye that Petite Jeanne studied her strange companions as they marched away across the park toward the nearest row of shops where a lunch counter might be found.

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

From this reading With her native French caution she resolved not to be taken in by strangers.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading “They amuse me,” she told herself.

in the direction of

From this reading It was with a critical eye that Petite Jeanne studied her strange companions as they marched away across the park toward the nearest row of shops where a lunch counter might be found.

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

From this reading It was with a critical eye that Petite Jeanne studied her strange companions as they marched away across the park toward the nearest row of shops where a lunch counter might be found.

in or at the place that

From this reading It was with a critical eye that Petite Jeanne studied her strange companions as they marched away across the park toward the nearest row of shops where a lunch counter might be found.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was with a critical eye that Petite Jeanne studied her strange companions as they marched away across the park toward the nearest row of shops where a lunch counter might be found.

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading And yet, I wonder if amuse is just the right word.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading And yet, I wonder if amuse is just the right word.

but in spite of that

From this reading And yet, I wonder if amuse is just the right word.