Chapter II

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

From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

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From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

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

From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “He left home at daybreak; on what errand, or in what company, I know not.”

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

From this reading “Then he is a son to be proud of!” said Mowbray heartily.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “But to end my story.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading She looked a third time at her husband, who shuffled his long limbs under his chair uneasily.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading “He left home at daybreak; on what errand, or in what company, I know not.”

the first light of day

From this reading “He left home at daybreak; on what errand, or in what company, I know not.”

the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

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

From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading “But to end my story.

a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission

From this reading “He left home at daybreak; on what errand, or in what company, I know not.”

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From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

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

From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

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

From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement

From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

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

From this reading “He left home at daybreak; on what errand, or in what company, I know not.”

with gusto and without reservation

From this reading “Then he is a son to be proud of!” said Mowbray heartily.

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

From this reading She looked a third time at her husband, who shuffled his long limbs under his chair uneasily.

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

From this reading She looked a third time at her husband, who shuffled his long limbs under his chair uneasily.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading “He left home at daybreak; on what errand, or in what company, I know not.”

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading She looked a third time at her husband, who shuffled his long limbs under his chair uneasily.

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

From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

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

From this reading “He left home at daybreak; on what errand, or in what company, I know not.”

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

From this reading “Then he is a son to be proud of!” said Mowbray heartily.

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

From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

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

From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

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

From this reading “He left home at daybreak; on what errand, or in what company, I know not.”

a polite name for any woman

From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

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 “He left home at daybreak; on what errand, or in what company, I know not.”

plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

From this reading She looked a third time at her husband, who shuffled his long limbs under his chair uneasily.

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

From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading She looked a third time at her husband, who shuffled his long limbs under his chair uneasily.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading She looked a third time at her husband, who shuffled his long limbs under his chair uneasily.

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From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

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

From this reading “Then he is a son to be proud of!” said Mowbray heartily.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

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

From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “He left home at daybreak; on what errand, or in what company, I know not.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “He left home at daybreak; on what errand, or in what company, I know not.”

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “He left home at daybreak; on what errand, or in what company, I know not.”

have ownership or possession of

From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

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

From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

(ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)

From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading “Then he is a son to be proud of!” said Mowbray heartily.

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

From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

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

From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Then he is a son to be proud of!” said Mowbray heartily.

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

From this reading She looked a third time at her husband, who shuffled his long limbs under his chair uneasily.

past form of “shuffle” — walk by dragging one's feet

From this reading She looked a third time at her husband, who shuffled his long limbs under his chair uneasily.

a male human offspring

From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading “But to end my story.

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

From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading “Then he is a son to be proud of!” said Mowbray heartily.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading She looked a third time at her husband, who shuffled his long limbs under his chair uneasily.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading She looked a third time at her husband, who shuffled his long limbs under his chair uneasily.

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

From this reading “Then he is a son to be proud of!” said Mowbray heartily.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading She looked a third time at her husband, who shuffled his long limbs under his chair uneasily.

fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation

From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

with anxiety or apprehension

From this reading She looked a third time at her husband, who shuffled his long limbs under his chair uneasily.

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

From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “He left home at daybreak; on what errand, or in what company, I know not.”

which person or people

From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.

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

From this reading “_Mais, parbleu! est-ce que je n’aie pas déjà dit, qu’il était fort joli garçon?_” “I believe you are speaking of my own son, gentlemen,” was the quiet reply of Lady Alice, who understood a little French.