Chapter II

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

From this reading RIGHT HAND AND LEFT LEG "One rogue less in the world, Little Mother Coralie!" cried Patrice Belval, after he had led the girl back to the drawing-room and made a rapid investigation with Ya-Bon.

plural of “accomplice” — a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)

From this reading "You and I, Little Mother Coralie, who have witnessed so many tragedies and seen so many good fellows die, need not waste tears over the death of Mustapha Rovalaïof or his murder by his accomplices.

later than; following

From this reading RIGHT HAND AND LEFT LEG "One rogue less in the world, Little Mother Coralie!" cried Patrice Belval, after he had led the girl back to the drawing-room and made a rapid investigation with Ya-Bon.

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

From this reading RIGHT HAND AND LEFT LEG "One rogue less in the world, Little Mother Coralie!" cried Patrice Belval, after he had led the girl back to the drawing-room and made a rapid investigation with Ya-Bon.

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

From this reading He spoke gaily, with no emotion in his voice, and continued, as he walked up and down the room:

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading RIGHT HAND AND LEFT LEG "One rogue less in the world, Little Mother Coralie!" cried Patrice Belval, after he had led the girl back to the drawing-room and made a rapid investigation with Ya-Bon.

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From this reading RIGHT HAND AND LEFT LEG "One rogue less in the world, Little Mother Coralie!" cried Patrice Belval, after he had led the girl back to the drawing-room and made a rapid investigation with Ya-Bon.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "You and I, Little Mother Coralie, who have witnessed so many tragedies and seen so many good fellows die, need not waste tears over the death of Mustapha Rovalaïof or his murder by his accomplices.

without stop or interruption

From this reading He spoke gaily, with no emotion in his voice, and continued, as he walked up and down the room:

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From this reading RIGHT HAND AND LEFT LEG "One rogue less in the world, Little Mother Coralie!" cried Patrice Belval, after he had led the girl back to the drawing-room and made a rapid investigation with Ya-Bon.

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading RIGHT HAND AND LEFT LEG "One rogue less in the world, Little Mother Coralie!" cried Patrice Belval, after he had led the girl back to the drawing-room and made a rapid investigation with Ya-Bon.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading "You and I, Little Mother Coralie, who have witnessed so many tragedies and seen so many good fellows die, need not waste tears over the death of Mustapha Rovalaïof or his murder by his accomplices.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading "You and I, Little Mother Coralie, who have witnessed so many tragedies and seen so many good fellows die, need not waste tears over the death of Mustapha Rovalaïof or his murder by his accomplices.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading He spoke gaily, with no emotion in his voice, and continued, as he walked up and down the room:

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From this reading RIGHT HAND AND LEFT LEG "One rogue less in the world, Little Mother Coralie!" cried Patrice Belval, after he had led the girl back to the drawing-room and made a rapid investigation with Ya-Bon.

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From this reading Not even a funeral oration, eh?

any strong feeling

From this reading He spoke gaily, with no emotion in his voice, and continued, as he walked up and down the room:

cut or impressed into a surface

From this reading "Remember his name--I found it engraved on his watch--Mustapha Rovalaïof, the name of a rogue!"

divisible by two

From this reading Not even a funeral oration, eh?

plural of “fellow” — a boy or man

From this reading "You and I, Little Mother Coralie, who have witnessed so many tragedies and seen so many good fellows die, need not waste tears over the death of Mustapha Rovalaïof or his murder by his accomplices.

set up or found

From this reading "Remember his name--I found it engraved on his watch--Mustapha Rovalaïof, the name of a rogue!"

a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated

From this reading Not even a funeral oration, eh?

in a gay manner

From this reading He spoke gaily, with no emotion in his voice, and continued, as he walked up and down the room:

a young female

From this reading RIGHT HAND AND LEFT LEG "One rogue less in the world, Little Mother Coralie!" cried Patrice Belval, after he had led the girl back to the drawing-room and made a rapid investigation with Ya-Bon.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "You and I, Little Mother Coralie, who have witnessed so many tragedies and seen so many good fellows die, need not waste tears over the death of Mustapha Rovalaïof or his murder by his accomplices.

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

From this reading RIGHT HAND AND LEFT LEG "One rogue less in the world, Little Mother Coralie!" cried Patrice Belval, after he had led the girl back to the drawing-room and made a rapid investigation with Ya-Bon.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading RIGHT HAND AND LEFT LEG "One rogue less in the world, Little Mother Coralie!" cried Patrice Belval, after he had led the girl back to the drawing-room and made a rapid investigation with Ya-Bon.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "You and I, Little Mother Coralie, who have witnessed so many tragedies and seen so many good fellows die, need not waste tears over the death of Mustapha Rovalaïof or his murder by his accomplices.

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

From this reading RIGHT HAND AND LEFT LEG "One rogue less in the world, Little Mother Coralie!" cried Patrice Belval, after he had led the girl back to the drawing-room and made a rapid investigation with Ya-Bon.

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

From this reading "Remember his name--I found it engraved on his watch--Mustapha Rovalaïof, the name of a rogue!"

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

From this reading "Remember his name--I found it engraved on his watch--Mustapha Rovalaïof, the name of a rogue!"

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

From this reading RIGHT HAND AND LEFT LEG "One rogue less in the world, Little Mother Coralie!" cried Patrice Belval, after he had led the girl back to the drawing-room and made a rapid investigation with Ya-Bon.

an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities

From this reading RIGHT HAND AND LEFT LEG "One rogue less in the world, Little Mother Coralie!" cried Patrice Belval, after he had led the girl back to the drawing-room and made a rapid investigation with Ya-Bon.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Remember his name--I found it engraved on his watch--Mustapha Rovalaïof, the name of a rogue!"

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading RIGHT HAND AND LEFT LEG "One rogue less in the world, Little Mother Coralie!" cried Patrice Belval, after he had led the girl back to the drawing-room and made a rapid investigation with Ya-Bon.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading RIGHT HAND AND LEFT LEG "One rogue less in the world, Little Mother Coralie!" cried Patrice Belval, after he had led the girl back to the drawing-room and made a rapid investigation with Ya-Bon.

a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle

From this reading RIGHT HAND AND LEFT LEG "One rogue less in the world, Little Mother Coralie!" cried Patrice Belval, after he had led the girl back to the drawing-room and made a rapid investigation with Ya-Bon.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading RIGHT HAND AND LEFT LEG "One rogue less in the world, Little Mother Coralie!" cried Patrice Belval, after he had led the girl back to the drawing-room and made a rapid investigation with Ya-Bon.

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

From this reading RIGHT HAND AND LEFT LEG "One rogue less in the world, Little Mother Coralie!" cried Patrice Belval, after he had led the girl back to the drawing-room and made a rapid investigation with Ya-Bon.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading RIGHT HAND AND LEFT LEG "One rogue less in the world, Little Mother Coralie!" cried Patrice Belval, after he had led the girl back to the drawing-room and made a rapid investigation with Ya-Bon.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading "You and I, Little Mother Coralie, who have witnessed so many tragedies and seen so many good fellows die, need not waste tears over the death of Mustapha Rovalaïof or his murder by his accomplices.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading RIGHT HAND AND LEFT LEG "One rogue less in the world, Little Mother Coralie!" cried Patrice Belval, after he had led the girl back to the drawing-room and made a rapid investigation with Ya-Bon.

kill intentionally and with premeditation

From this reading "You and I, Little Mother Coralie, who have witnessed so many tragedies and seen so many good fellows die, need not waste tears over the death of Mustapha Rovalaïof or his murder by his accomplices.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Remember his name--I found it engraved on his watch--Mustapha Rovalaïof, the name of a rogue!"

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading "Remember his name--I found it engraved on his watch--Mustapha Rovalaïof, the name of a rogue!"

a condition requiring relief

From this reading "You and I, Little Mother Coralie, who have witnessed so many tragedies and seen so many good fellows die, need not waste tears over the death of Mustapha Rovalaïof or his murder by his accomplices.

not any; not one

From this reading He spoke gaily, with no emotion in his voice, and continued, as he walked up and down the room:

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "You and I, Little Mother Coralie, who have witnessed so many tragedies and seen so many good fellows die, need not waste tears over the death of Mustapha Rovalaïof or his murder by his accomplices.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Remember his name--I found it engraved on his watch--Mustapha Rovalaïof, the name of a rogue!"

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Remember his name--I found it engraved on his watch--Mustapha Rovalaïof, the name of a rogue!"

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading RIGHT HAND AND LEFT LEG "One rogue less in the world, Little Mother Coralie!" cried Patrice Belval, after he had led the girl back to the drawing-room and made a rapid investigation with Ya-Bon.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "You and I, Little Mother Coralie, who have witnessed so many tragedies and seen so many good fellows die, need not waste tears over the death of Mustapha Rovalaïof or his murder by his accomplices.

an instance of oratory

From this reading Not even a funeral oration, eh?

above and across; more than

From this reading "You and I, Little Mother Coralie, who have witnessed so many tragedies and seen so many good fellows die, need not waste tears over the death of Mustapha Rovalaïof or his murder by his accomplices.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading RIGHT HAND AND LEFT LEG "One rogue less in the world, Little Mother Coralie!" cried Patrice Belval, after he had led the girl back to the drawing-room and made a rapid investigation with Ya-Bon.

done or occurring in a brief period of time

From this reading RIGHT HAND AND LEFT LEG "One rogue less in the world, Little Mother Coralie!" cried Patrice Belval, after he had led the girl back to the drawing-room and made a rapid investigation with Ya-Bon.

To recall to mind.

From this reading "Remember his name--I found it engraved on his watch--Mustapha Rovalaïof, the name of a rogue!"

precisely, exactly

From this reading RIGHT HAND AND LEFT LEG "One rogue less in the world, Little Mother Coralie!" cried Patrice Belval, after he had led the girl back to the drawing-room and made a rapid investigation with Ya-Bon.

a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

From this reading RIGHT HAND AND LEFT LEG "One rogue less in the world, Little Mother Coralie!" cried Patrice Belval, after he had led the girl back to the drawing-room and made a rapid investigation with Ya-Bon.

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

From this reading He spoke gaily, with no emotion in his voice, and continued, as he walked up and down the room:

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Remember his name--I found it engraved on his watch--Mustapha Rovalaïof, the name of a rogue!"

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "You and I, Little Mother Coralie, who have witnessed so many tragedies and seen so many good fellows die, need not waste tears over the death of Mustapha Rovalaïof or his murder by his accomplices.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "You and I, Little Mother Coralie, who have witnessed so many tragedies and seen so many good fellows die, need not waste tears over the death of Mustapha Rovalaïof or his murder by his accomplices.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading He spoke gaily, with no emotion in his voice, and continued, as he walked up and down the room:

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading "You and I, Little Mother Coralie, who have witnessed so many tragedies and seen so many good fellows die, need not waste tears over the death of Mustapha Rovalaïof or his murder by his accomplices.

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

From this reading RIGHT HAND AND LEFT LEG "One rogue less in the world, Little Mother Coralie!" cried Patrice Belval, after he had led the girl back to the drawing-room and made a rapid investigation with Ya-Bon.

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

From this reading RIGHT HAND AND LEFT LEG "One rogue less in the world, Little Mother Coralie!" cried Patrice Belval, after he had led the girl back to the drawing-room and made a rapid investigation with Ya-Bon.

plural of “tragedy” — an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading "You and I, Little Mother Coralie, who have witnessed so many tragedies and seen so many good fellows die, need not waste tears over the death of Mustapha Rovalaïof or his murder by his accomplices.

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

From this reading He spoke gaily, with no emotion in his voice, and continued, as he walked up and down the room:

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading He spoke gaily, with no emotion in his voice, and continued, as he walked up and down the room:

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading He spoke gaily, with no emotion in his voice, and continued, as he walked up and down the room:

any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

From this reading "You and I, Little Mother Coralie, who have witnessed so many tragedies and seen so many good fellows die, need not waste tears over the death of Mustapha Rovalaïof or his murder by his accomplices.

look attentively

From this reading "Remember his name--I found it engraved on his watch--Mustapha Rovalaïof, the name of a rogue!"

which person or people

From this reading "You and I, Little Mother Coralie, who have witnessed so many tragedies and seen so many good fellows die, need not waste tears over the death of Mustapha Rovalaïof or his murder by his accomplices.

in the company of; together with

From this reading RIGHT HAND AND LEFT LEG "One rogue less in the world, Little Mother Coralie!" cried Patrice Belval, after he had led the girl back to the drawing-room and made a rapid investigation with Ya-Bon.

past form of “witness” — be a witness to

From this reading "You and I, Little Mother Coralie, who have witnessed so many tragedies and seen so many good fellows die, need not waste tears over the death of Mustapha Rovalaïof or his murder by his accomplices.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading RIGHT HAND AND LEFT LEG "One rogue less in the world, Little Mother Coralie!" cried Patrice Belval, after he had led the girl back to the drawing-room and made a rapid investigation with Ya-Bon.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading RIGHT HAND AND LEFT LEG "One rogue less in the world, Little Mother Coralie!" cried Patrice Belval, after he had led the girl back to the drawing-room and made a rapid investigation with Ya-Bon.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You and I, Little Mother Coralie, who have witnessed so many tragedies and seen so many good fellows die, need not waste tears over the death of Mustapha Rovalaïof or his murder by his accomplices.