Chapter IV

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

From this reading For, as the good woman said, some of the worst debtors she had were among her pleasantest customers, and kept the old place lively; and Madame Michot took as much pride in having her common room a jovial place as any duchess in Paris gloried in the brilliance of her salon.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Sad dogs some of these were, and great was the score chalked up against them--and oftentimes generously rubbed out by Madame Michot.

(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 For this inn was the rendezvous for all the gay blades, young and old, among the fifteen or twenty thousand English, Scotch, and Irish Jacobites, who crowded the little town of St. Germains.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading SHOWING HOW ROGER EGREMONT FALLS INTO GOOD COMPANY THE inn of Michot was almost as well known at St. Germains as the palace itself--and Madame Michot and her lame son, Jacques, were as well known as the inn.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading For this inn was the rendezvous for all the gay blades, young and old, among the fifteen or twenty thousand English, Scotch, and Irish Jacobites, who crowded the little town of St. Germains.

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

From this reading SHOWING HOW ROGER EGREMONT FALLS INTO GOOD COMPANY THE inn of Michot was almost as well known at St. Germains as the palace itself--and Madame Michot and her lame son, Jacques, were as well known as the inn.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading For, as the good woman said, some of the worst debtors she had were among her pleasantest customers, and kept the old place lively; and Madame Michot took as much pride in having her common room a jovial place as any duchess in Paris gloried in the brilliance of her salon.

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

From this reading SHOWING HOW ROGER EGREMONT FALLS INTO GOOD COMPANY THE inn of Michot was almost as well known at St. Germains as the palace itself--and Madame Michot and her lame son, Jacques, were as well known as the inn.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading SHOWING HOW ROGER EGREMONT FALLS INTO GOOD COMPANY THE inn of Michot was almost as well known at St. Germains as the palace itself--and Madame Michot and her lame son, Jacques, were as well known as the inn.

playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment

From this reading And especially was it the resort of the body of guards, known as the gentlemen-at-arms, who attended the poor, broken-down old King James Stuart, at the palace.

plural of “blade” — especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole

From this reading For this inn was the rendezvous for all the gay blades, young and old, among the fifteen or twenty thousand English, Scotch, and Irish Jacobites, who crowded the little town of St. Germains.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading And especially was it the resort of the body of guards, known as the gentlemen-at-arms, who attended the poor, broken-down old King James Stuart, at the palace.

a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted

From this reading For, as the good woman said, some of the worst debtors she had were among her pleasantest customers, and kept the old place lively; and Madame Michot took as much pride in having her common room a jovial place as any duchess in Paris gloried in the brilliance of her salon.

in deplorable condition

From this reading And especially was it the resort of the body of guards, known as the gentlemen-at-arms, who attended the poor, broken-down old King James Stuart, at the palace.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Sad dogs some of these were, and great was the score chalked up against them--and oftentimes generously rubbed out by Madame Michot.

past form of “chalk” — write, draw, or trace with chalk

From this reading Sad dogs some of these were, and great was the score chalked up against them--and oftentimes generously rubbed out by Madame Michot.

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading For, as the good woman said, some of the worst debtors she had were among her pleasantest customers, and kept the old place lively; and Madame Michot took as much pride in having her common room a jovial place as any duchess in Paris gloried in the brilliance of her salon.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading SHOWING HOW ROGER EGREMONT FALLS INTO GOOD COMPANY THE inn of Michot was almost as well known at St. Germains as the palace itself--and Madame Michot and her lame son, Jacques, were as well known as the inn.

overfilled or compacted or concentrated

From this reading For this inn was the rendezvous for all the gay blades, young and old, among the fifteen or twenty thousand English, Scotch, and Irish Jacobites, who crowded the little town of St. Germains.

plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services

From this reading For, as the good woman said, some of the worst debtors she had were among her pleasantest customers, and kept the old place lively; and Madame Michot took as much pride in having her common room a jovial place as any duchess in Paris gloried in the brilliance of her salon.

plural of “debtor” — a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt

From this reading For, as the good woman said, some of the worst debtors she had were among her pleasantest customers, and kept the old place lively; and Madame Michot took as much pride in having her common room a jovial place as any duchess in Paris gloried in the brilliance of her salon.

plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading Sad dogs some of these were, and great was the score chalked up against them--and oftentimes generously rubbed out by Madame Michot.

the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right

From this reading For, as the good woman said, some of the worst debtors she had were among her pleasantest customers, and kept the old place lively; and Madame Michot took as much pride in having her common room a jovial place as any duchess in Paris gloried in the brilliance of her salon.

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From this reading SHOWING HOW ROGER EGREMONT FALLS INTO GOOD COMPANY THE inn of Michot was almost as well known at St. Germains as the palace itself--and Madame Michot and her lame son, Jacques, were as well known as the inn.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading For this inn was the rendezvous for all the gay blades, young and old, among the fifteen or twenty thousand English, Scotch, and Irish Jacobites, who crowded the little town of St. Germains.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading And especially was it the resort of the body of guards, known as the gentlemen-at-arms, who attended the poor, broken-down old King James Stuart, at the palace.

the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)

From this reading SHOWING HOW ROGER EGREMONT FALLS INTO GOOD COMPANY THE inn of Michot was almost as well known at St. Germains as the palace itself--and Madame Michot and her lame son, Jacques, were as well known as the inn.

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading For this inn was the rendezvous for all the gay blades, young and old, among the fifteen or twenty thousand English, Scotch, and Irish Jacobites, who crowded the little town of St. Germains.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For this inn was the rendezvous for all the gay blades, young and old, among the fifteen or twenty thousand English, Scotch, and Irish Jacobites, who crowded the little town of St. Germains.

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading For this inn was the rendezvous for all the gay blades, young and old, among the fifteen or twenty thousand English, Scotch, and Irish Jacobites, who crowded the little town of St. Germains.

in a generous manner

From this reading Sad dogs some of these were, and great was the score chalked up against them--and oftentimes generously rubbed out by Madame Michot.

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From this reading And especially was it the resort of the body of guards, known as the gentlemen-at-arms, who attended the poor, broken-down old King James Stuart, at the palace.

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

From this reading SHOWING HOW ROGER EGREMONT FALLS INTO GOOD COMPANY THE inn of Michot was almost as well known at St. Germains as the palace itself--and Madame Michot and her lame son, Jacques, were as well known as the inn.

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From this reading For, as the good woman said, some of the worst debtors she had were among her pleasantest customers, and kept the old place lively; and Madame Michot took as much pride in having her common room a jovial place as any duchess in Paris gloried in the brilliance of her salon.

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

From this reading SHOWING HOW ROGER EGREMONT FALLS INTO GOOD COMPANY THE inn of Michot was almost as well known at St. Germains as the palace itself--and Madame Michot and her lame son, Jacques, were as well known as the inn.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Sad dogs some of these were, and great was the score chalked up against them--and oftentimes generously rubbed out by Madame Michot.

plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone

From this reading And especially was it the resort of the body of guards, known as the gentlemen-at-arms, who attended the poor, broken-down old King James Stuart, at the palace.

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

From this reading For, as the good woman said, some of the worst debtors she had were among her pleasantest customers, and kept the old place lively; and Madame Michot took as much pride in having her common room a jovial place as any duchess in Paris gloried in the brilliance of her salon.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading For, as the good woman said, some of the worst debtors she had were among her pleasantest customers, and kept the old place lively; and Madame Michot took as much pride in having her common room a jovial place as any duchess in Paris gloried in the brilliance of her salon.

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

From this reading SHOWING HOW ROGER EGREMONT FALLS INTO GOOD COMPANY THE inn of Michot was almost as well known at St. Germains as the palace itself--and Madame Michot and her lame son, Jacques, were as well known as the inn.

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

From this reading SHOWING HOW ROGER EGREMONT FALLS INTO GOOD COMPANY THE inn of Michot was almost as well known at St. Germains as the palace itself--and Madame Michot and her lame son, Jacques, were as well known as the inn.

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

From this reading For, as the good woman said, some of the worst debtors she had were among her pleasantest customers, and kept the old place lively; and Madame Michot took as much pride in having her common room a jovial place as any duchess in Paris gloried in the brilliance of her salon.

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

From this reading SHOWING HOW ROGER EGREMONT FALLS INTO GOOD COMPANY THE inn of Michot was almost as well known at St. Germains as the palace itself--and Madame Michot and her lame son, Jacques, were as well known as the inn.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading SHOWING HOW ROGER EGREMONT FALLS INTO GOOD COMPANY THE inn of Michot was almost as well known at St. Germains as the palace itself--and Madame Michot and her lame son, Jacques, were as well known as the inn.

people of Ireland or of Irish extraction

From this reading For this inn was the rendezvous for all the gay blades, young and old, among the fifteen or twenty thousand English, Scotch, and Irish Jacobites, who crowded the little town of St. Germains.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And especially was it the resort of the body of guards, known as the gentlemen-at-arms, who attended the poor, broken-down old King James Stuart, at the palace.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading SHOWING HOW ROGER EGREMONT FALLS INTO GOOD COMPANY THE inn of Michot was almost as well known at St. Germains as the palace itself--and Madame Michot and her lame son, Jacques, were as well known as the inn.

plural of “jacobite” — a supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts

From this reading For this inn was the rendezvous for all the gay blades, young and old, among the fifteen or twenty thousand English, Scotch, and Irish Jacobites, who crowded the little town of St. Germains.

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

From this reading SHOWING HOW ROGER EGREMONT FALLS INTO GOOD COMPANY THE inn of Michot was almost as well known at St. Germains as the palace itself--and Madame Michot and her lame son, Jacques, were as well known as the inn.

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading And especially was it the resort of the body of guards, known as the gentlemen-at-arms, who attended the poor, broken-down old King James Stuart, at the palace.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading For, as the good woman said, some of the worst debtors she had were among her pleasantest customers, and kept the old place lively; and Madame Michot took as much pride in having her common room a jovial place as any duchess in Paris gloried in the brilliance of her salon.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading For, as the good woman said, some of the worst debtors she had were among her pleasantest customers, and kept the old place lively; and Madame Michot took as much pride in having her common room a jovial place as any duchess in Paris gloried in the brilliance of her salon.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading And especially was it the resort of the body of guards, known as the gentlemen-at-arms, who attended the poor, broken-down old King James Stuart, at the palace.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading SHOWING HOW ROGER EGREMONT FALLS INTO GOOD COMPANY THE inn of Michot was almost as well known at St. Germains as the palace itself--and Madame Michot and her lame son, Jacques, were as well known as the inn.

someone who doesn't understand what is going on

From this reading SHOWING HOW ROGER EGREMONT FALLS INTO GOOD COMPANY THE inn of Michot was almost as well known at St. Germains as the palace itself--and Madame Michot and her lame son, Jacques, were as well known as the inn.

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

From this reading For this inn was the rendezvous for all the gay blades, young and old, among the fifteen or twenty thousand English, Scotch, and Irish Jacobites, who crowded the little town of St. Germains.

full of life and energy

From this reading For, as the good woman said, some of the worst debtors she had were among her pleasantest customers, and kept the old place lively; and Madame Michot took as much pride in having her common room a jovial place as any duchess in Paris gloried in the brilliance of her salon.

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading SHOWING HOW ROGER EGREMONT FALLS INTO GOOD COMPANY THE inn of Michot was almost as well known at St. Germains as the palace itself--and Madame Michot and her lame son, Jacques, were as well known as the inn.

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

From this reading SHOWING HOW ROGER EGREMONT FALLS INTO GOOD COMPANY THE inn of Michot was almost as well known at St. Germains as the palace itself--and Madame Michot and her lame son, Jacques, were as well known as the inn.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading For, as the good woman said, some of the worst debtors she had were among her pleasantest customers, and kept the old place lively; and Madame Michot took as much pride in having her common room a jovial place as any duchess in Paris gloried in the brilliance of her salon.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SHOWING HOW ROGER EGREMONT FALLS INTO GOOD COMPANY THE inn of Michot was almost as well known at St. Germains as the palace itself--and Madame Michot and her lame son, Jacques, were as well known as the inn.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Sad dogs some of these were, and great was the score chalked up against them--and oftentimes generously rubbed out by Madame Michot.

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

From this reading For this inn was the rendezvous for all the gay blades, young and old, among the fifteen or twenty thousand English, Scotch, and Irish Jacobites, who crowded the little town of St. Germains.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading For this inn was the rendezvous for all the gay blades, young and old, among the fifteen or twenty thousand English, Scotch, and Irish Jacobites, who crowded the little town of St. Germains.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Sad dogs some of these were, and great was the score chalked up against them--and oftentimes generously rubbed out by Madame Michot.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading SHOWING HOW ROGER EGREMONT FALLS INTO GOOD COMPANY THE inn of Michot was almost as well known at St. Germains as the palace itself--and Madame Michot and her lame son, Jacques, were as well known as the inn.

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

From this reading For, as the good woman said, some of the worst debtors she had were among her pleasantest customers, and kept the old place lively; and Madame Michot took as much pride in having her common room a jovial place as any duchess in Paris gloried in the brilliance of her salon.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading For, as the good woman said, some of the worst debtors she had were among her pleasantest customers, and kept the old place lively; and Madame Michot took as much pride in having her common room a jovial place as any duchess in Paris gloried in the brilliance of her salon.

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From this reading For, as the good woman said, some of the worst debtors she had were among her pleasantest customers, and kept the old place lively; and Madame Michot took as much pride in having her common room a jovial place as any duchess in Paris gloried in the brilliance of her salon.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading And especially was it the resort of the body of guards, known as the gentlemen-at-arms, who attended the poor, broken-down old King James Stuart, at the palace.

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading For, as the good woman said, some of the worst debtors she had were among her pleasantest customers, and kept the old place lively; and Madame Michot took as much pride in having her common room a jovial place as any duchess in Paris gloried in the brilliance of her salon.

a meeting planned at a certain time and place

From this reading For this inn was the rendezvous for all the gay blades, young and old, among the fifteen or twenty thousand English, Scotch, and Irish Jacobites, who crowded the little town of St. Germains.

a hotel located in a resort area

From this reading And especially was it the resort of the body of guards, known as the gentlemen-at-arms, who attended the poor, broken-down old King James Stuart, at the palace.

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

From this reading SHOWING HOW ROGER EGREMONT FALLS INTO GOOD COMPANY THE inn of Michot was almost as well known at St. Germains as the palace itself--and Madame Michot and her lame son, Jacques, were as well known as the inn.

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

From this reading For, as the good woman said, some of the worst debtors she had were among her pleasantest customers, and kept the old place lively; and Madame Michot took as much pride in having her common room a jovial place as any duchess in Paris gloried in the brilliance of her salon.

inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure

From this reading Sad dogs some of these were, and great was the score chalked up against them--and oftentimes generously rubbed out by Madame Michot.

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading Sad dogs some of these were, and great was the score chalked up against them--and oftentimes generously rubbed out by Madame Michot.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading For, as the good woman said, some of the worst debtors she had were among her pleasantest customers, and kept the old place lively; and Madame Michot took as much pride in having her common room a jovial place as any duchess in Paris gloried in the brilliance of her salon.

gallery where works of art can be displayed

From this reading For, as the good woman said, some of the worst debtors she had were among her pleasantest customers, and kept the old place lively; and Madame Michot took as much pride in having her common room a jovial place as any duchess in Paris gloried in the brilliance of her salon.

a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)

From this reading Sad dogs some of these were, and great was the score chalked up against them--and oftentimes generously rubbed out by Madame Michot.

a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)

From this reading For this inn was the rendezvous for all the gay blades, young and old, among the fifteen or twenty thousand English, Scotch, and Irish Jacobites, who crowded the little town of St. Germains.

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

From this reading For, as the good woman said, some of the worst debtors she had were among her pleasantest customers, and kept the old place lively; and Madame Michot took as much pride in having her common room a jovial place as any duchess in Paris gloried in the brilliance of her salon.

the display of a motion picture

From this reading SHOWING HOW ROGER EGREMONT FALLS INTO GOOD COMPANY THE inn of Michot was almost as well known at St. Germains as the palace itself--and Madame Michot and her lame son, Jacques, were as well known as the inn.

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

From this reading Sad dogs some of these were, and great was the score chalked up against them--and oftentimes generously rubbed out by Madame Michot.

a male human offspring

From this reading SHOWING HOW ROGER EGREMONT FALLS INTO GOOD COMPANY THE inn of Michot was almost as well known at St. Germains as the palace itself--and Madame Michot and her lame son, Jacques, were as well known as the inn.

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

From this reading SHOWING HOW ROGER EGREMONT FALLS INTO GOOD COMPANY THE inn of Michot was almost as well known at St. Germains as the palace itself--and Madame Michot and her lame son, Jacques, were as well known as the inn.

United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)

From this reading And especially was it the resort of the body of guards, known as the gentlemen-at-arms, who attended the poor, broken-down old King James Stuart, at the palace.

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

From this reading SHOWING HOW ROGER EGREMONT FALLS INTO GOOD COMPANY THE inn of Michot was almost as well known at St. Germains as the palace itself--and Madame Michot and her lame son, Jacques, were as well known as the inn.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Sad dogs some of these were, and great was the score chalked up against them--and oftentimes generously rubbed out by Madame Michot.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Sad dogs some of these were, and great was the score chalked up against them--and oftentimes generously rubbed out by Madame Michot.

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

From this reading For this inn was the rendezvous for all the gay blades, young and old, among the fifteen or twenty thousand English, Scotch, and Irish Jacobites, who crowded the little town of St. Germains.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading For this inn was the rendezvous for all the gay blades, young and old, among the fifteen or twenty thousand English, Scotch, and Irish Jacobites, who crowded the little town of St. Germains.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading For, as the good woman said, some of the worst debtors she had were among her pleasantest customers, and kept the old place lively; and Madame Michot took as much pride in having her common room a jovial place as any duchess in Paris gloried in the brilliance of her salon.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading For this inn was the rendezvous for all the gay blades, young and old, among the fifteen or twenty thousand English, Scotch, and Irish Jacobites, who crowded the little town of St. Germains.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading For this inn was the rendezvous for all the gay blades, young and old, among the fifteen or twenty thousand English, Scotch, and Irish Jacobites, who crowded the little town of St. Germains.

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

From this reading Sad dogs some of these were, and great was the score chalked up against them--and oftentimes generously rubbed out by Madame Michot.

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

From this reading SHOWING HOW ROGER EGREMONT FALLS INTO GOOD COMPANY THE inn of Michot was almost as well known at St. Germains as the palace itself--and Madame Michot and her lame son, Jacques, were as well known as the inn.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading SHOWING HOW ROGER EGREMONT FALLS INTO GOOD COMPANY THE inn of Michot was almost as well known at St. Germains as the palace itself--and Madame Michot and her lame son, Jacques, were as well known as the inn.

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

From this reading SHOWING HOW ROGER EGREMONT FALLS INTO GOOD COMPANY THE inn of Michot was almost as well known at St. Germains as the palace itself--and Madame Michot and her lame son, Jacques, were as well known as the inn.

which person or people

From this reading For this inn was the rendezvous for all the gay blades, young and old, among the fifteen or twenty thousand English, Scotch, and Irish Jacobites, who crowded the little town of St. Germains.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading For, as the good woman said, some of the worst debtors she had were among her pleasantest customers, and kept the old place lively; and Madame Michot took as much pride in having her common room a jovial place as any duchess in Paris gloried in the brilliance of her salon.

the least favorable outcome

From this reading For, as the good woman said, some of the worst debtors she had were among her pleasantest customers, and kept the old place lively; and Madame Michot took as much pride in having her common room a jovial place as any duchess in Paris gloried in the brilliance of her salon.

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

From this reading For this inn was the rendezvous for all the gay blades, young and old, among the fifteen or twenty thousand English, Scotch, and Irish Jacobites, who crowded the little town of St. Germains.