Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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

From this reading "The King's Jackal!" he said, not without a sour resentment.

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

From this reading FRANCOIS VILLON, POET AND GALLOWS-CHEAT La Mothe stared up at him incredulously.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading FRANCOIS VILLON, POET AND GALLOWS-CHEAT La Mothe stared up at him incredulously.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading "Necessite faict gens mesprendre: Et fain sallir le loup des boys!

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

the trait of extreme cruelty

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

rid of obstructions

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

the state of being polluted

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry

From this reading "Necessite faict gens mesprendre: Et fain sallir le loup des boys!

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

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From this reading "Necessite faict gens mesprendre: Et fain sallir le loup des boys!

opinion or judgment

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

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From this reading "Necessite faict gens mesprendre: Et fain sallir le loup des boys!

having made preparations

From this reading "Necessite faict gens mesprendre: Et fain sallir le loup des boys!

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But Villon read something of his meaning in his eyes and rounded off the sentence for him.

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From this reading FRANCOIS VILLON, POET AND GALLOWS-CHEAT La Mothe stared up at him incredulously.

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From this reading FRANCOIS VILLON, POET AND GALLOWS-CHEAT La Mothe stared up at him incredulously.

family based on male descent

From this reading "Necessite faict gens mesprendre: Et fain sallir le loup des boys!

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

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading FRANCOIS VILLON, POET AND GALLOWS-CHEAT La Mothe stared up at him incredulously.

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

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

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

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

in an incredulous manner

From this reading FRANCOIS VILLON, POET AND GALLOWS-CHEAT La Mothe stared up at him incredulously.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

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

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair

From this reading "The King's Jackal!" he said, not without a sour resentment.

possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading "The King's Jackal!" he said, not without a sour resentment.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading FRANCOIS VILLON, POET AND GALLOWS-CHEAT La Mothe stared up at him incredulously.

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading "Necessite faict gens mesprendre: Et fain sallir le loup des boys!

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

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From this reading "Necessite faict gens mesprendre: Et fain sallir le loup des boys!

softly bright or radiant

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

the message that is intended or expressed or signified

From this reading But Villon read something of his meaning in his eyes and rounded off the sentence for him.

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From this reading "Necessite faict gens mesprendre: Et fain sallir le loup des boys!

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

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From this reading FRANCOIS VILLON, POET AND GALLOWS-CHEAT La Mothe stared up at him incredulously.

completely unclothed

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

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From this reading "Necessite faict gens mesprendre: Et fain sallir le loup des boys!

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

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

From this reading But Villon read something of his meaning in his eyes and rounded off the sentence for him.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading FRANCOIS VILLON, POET AND GALLOWS-CHEAT La Mothe stared up at him incredulously.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading But Villon read something of his meaning in his eyes and rounded off the sentence for him.

a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

From this reading "The King's Jackal!" he said, not without a sour resentment.

curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged

From this reading But Villon read something of his meaning in his eyes and rounded off the sentence for him.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "The King's Jackal!" he said, not without a sour resentment.

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From this reading "Necessite faict gens mesprendre: Et fain sallir le loup des boys!

a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language

From this reading But Villon read something of his meaning in his eyes and rounded off the sentence for him.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading But Villon read something of his meaning in his eyes and rounded off the sentence for him.

go sour or spoil

From this reading "The King's Jackal!" he said, not without a sour resentment.

past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading FRANCOIS VILLON, POET AND GALLOWS-CHEAT La Mothe stared up at him incredulously.

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

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

make physical contact with, come in contact with

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

used of persons or their behavior; feeling no shame

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

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

From this reading FRANCOIS VILLON, POET AND GALLOWS-CHEAT La Mothe stared up at him incredulously.

precisely as stated

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

French poet (flourished around 1460)

From this reading FRANCOIS VILLON, POET AND GALLOWS-CHEAT La Mothe stared up at him incredulously.

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

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

belonging to which person

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading "The King's Jackal!" he said, not without a sour resentment.

the words that are spoken

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You Francois Villon?" he began; "Francois Villon the--the----" The gallows-cheat, the human pitch whose very touch is defilement was what was in his mind, but with those clear luminous eyes looking down unashamed into his own he could not put the brutal thought into the naked brutality of words.