Chapter III

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

From this reading Sight-seeing in Paris must be like looking at the Venus of Milo on a roll of cinematograph films--an experience too harrowing to be remembered.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Thus one catches the artists, in the multiform moods of their life, as ordinary beings; and stumbles across historic wonders enough into the bargain.

(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 Really to take Paris unawares, one must get up in the morning before she does, and slip out into the street when the white-bloused baker’s boy and a sleepy _cocher_ or two, with their drowsy, dawdling horses, are all the life to be seen.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading One walks along the empty boulevards, down the quiet Rue de la Paix, into the stately serenity of the Place Vendôme and on across the shining Seine into the grey, ancient stillness of the crooked Rue du Bac.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am sure it is the better part of discretion to forswear Baedeker, and without system just to “poke round.”

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Sight-seeing in Paris must be like looking at the Venus of Milo on a roll of cinematograph films--an experience too harrowing to be remembered.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading One walks along the empty boulevards, down the quiet Rue de la Paix, into the stately serenity of the Place Vendôme and on across the shining Seine into the grey, ancient stillness of the crooked Rue du Bac.

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

From this reading I am sure it is the better part of discretion to forswear Baedeker, and without system just to “poke round.”

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

From this reading Really to take Paris unawares, one must get up in the morning before she does, and slip out into the street when the white-bloused baker’s boy and a sleepy _cocher_ or two, with their drowsy, dawdling horses, are all the life to be seen.

plural of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

From this reading Thus one catches the artists, in the multiform moods of their life, as ordinary beings; and stumbles across historic wonders enough into the bargain.

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

From this reading Thus one catches the artists, in the multiform moods of their life, as ordinary beings; and stumbles across historic wonders enough into the bargain.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Sight-seeing in Paris must be like looking at the Venus of Milo on a roll of cinematograph films--an experience too harrowing to be remembered.

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From this reading One walks along the empty boulevards, down the quiet Rue de la Paix, into the stately serenity of the Place Vendôme and on across the shining Seine into the grey, ancient stillness of the crooked Rue du Bac.

German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks (1801-1859)

From this reading I am sure it is the better part of discretion to forswear Baedeker, and without system just to “poke round.”

possessive form of “baker” — someone who bakes commercially

From this reading Really to take Paris unawares, one must get up in the morning before she does, and slip out into the street when the white-bloused baker’s boy and a sleepy _cocher_ or two, with their drowsy, dawdling horses, are all the life to be seen.

an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each

From this reading Thus one catches the artists, in the multiform moods of their life, as ordinary beings; and stumbles across historic wonders enough into the bargain.

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

From this reading Sight-seeing in Paris must be like looking at the Venus of Milo on a roll of cinematograph films--an experience too harrowing to be remembered.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Really to take Paris unawares, one must get up in the morning before she does, and slip out into the street when the white-bloused baker’s boy and a sleepy _cocher_ or two, with their drowsy, dawdling horses, are all the life to be seen.

plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing

From this reading Thus one catches the artists, in the multiform moods of their life, as ordinary beings; and stumbles across historic wonders enough into the bargain.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading I am sure it is the better part of discretion to forswear Baedeker, and without system just to “poke round.”

plural of “boulevard” — a wide street or thoroughfare

From this reading One walks along the empty boulevards, down the quiet Rue de la Paix, into the stately serenity of the Place Vendôme and on across the shining Seine into the grey, ancient stillness of the crooked Rue du Bac.

a youthful male person

From this reading Really to take Paris unawares, one must get up in the morning before she does, and slip out into the street when the white-bloused baker’s boy and a sleepy _cocher_ or two, with their drowsy, dawdling horses, are all the life to be seen.

plural of “catch” — a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident

From this reading Thus one catches the artists, in the multiform moods of their life, as ordinary beings; and stumbles across historic wonders enough into the bargain.

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From this reading Sight-seeing in Paris must be like looking at the Venus of Milo on a roll of cinematograph films--an experience too harrowing to be remembered.

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

From this reading Really to take Paris unawares, one must get up in the morning before she does, and slip out into the street when the white-bloused baker’s boy and a sleepy _cocher_ or two, with their drowsy, dawdling horses, are all the life to be seen.

having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned

From this reading One walks along the empty boulevards, down the quiet Rue de la Paix, into the stately serenity of the Place Vendôme and on across the shining Seine into the grey, ancient stillness of the crooked Rue du Bac.

the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working

From this reading Really to take Paris unawares, one must get up in the morning before she does, and slip out into the street when the white-bloused baker’s boy and a sleepy _cocher_ or two, with their drowsy, dawdling horses, are all the life to be seen.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading One walks along the empty boulevards, down the quiet Rue de la Paix, into the stately serenity of the Place Vendôme and on across the shining Seine into the grey, ancient stillness of the crooked Rue du Bac.

freedom to act or judge on one's own

From this reading I am sure it is the better part of discretion to forswear Baedeker, and without system just to “poke round.”

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

From this reading Really to take Paris unawares, one must get up in the morning before she does, and slip out into the street when the white-bloused baker’s boy and a sleepy _cocher_ or two, with their drowsy, dawdling horses, are all the life to be seen.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading One walks along the empty boulevards, down the quiet Rue de la Paix, into the stately serenity of the Place Vendôme and on across the shining Seine into the grey, ancient stillness of the crooked Rue du Bac.

half asleep

From this reading Really to take Paris unawares, one must get up in the morning before she does, and slip out into the street when the white-bloused baker’s boy and a sleepy _cocher_ or two, with their drowsy, dawdling horses, are all the life to be seen.

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From this reading One walks along the empty boulevards, down the quiet Rue de la Paix, into the stately serenity of the Place Vendôme and on across the shining Seine into the grey, ancient stillness of the crooked Rue du Bac.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading One walks along the empty boulevards, down the quiet Rue de la Paix, into the stately serenity of the Place Vendôme and on across the shining Seine into the grey, ancient stillness of the crooked Rue du Bac.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading Thus one catches the artists, in the multiform moods of their life, as ordinary beings; and stumbles across historic wonders enough into the bargain.

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading Sight-seeing in Paris must be like looking at the Venus of Milo on a roll of cinematograph films--an experience too harrowing to be remembered.

plural of “film” — a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

From this reading Sight-seeing in Paris must be like looking at the Venus of Milo on a roll of cinematograph films--an experience too harrowing to be remembered.

formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

From this reading I am sure it is the better part of discretion to forswear Baedeker, and without system just to “poke round.”

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Really to take Paris unawares, one must get up in the morning before she does, and slip out into the street when the white-bloused baker’s boy and a sleepy _cocher_ or two, with their drowsy, dawdling horses, are all the life to be seen.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading One walks along the empty boulevards, down the quiet Rue de la Paix, into the stately serenity of the Place Vendôme and on across the shining Seine into the grey, ancient stillness of the crooked Rue du Bac.

extremely painful

From this reading Sight-seeing in Paris must be like looking at the Venus of Milo on a roll of cinematograph films--an experience too harrowing to be remembered.

belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past

From this reading Thus one catches the artists, in the multiform moods of their life, as ordinary beings; and stumbles across historic wonders enough into the bargain.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Really to take Paris unawares, one must get up in the morning before she does, and slip out into the street when the white-bloused baker’s boy and a sleepy _cocher_ or two, with their drowsy, dawdling horses, are all the life to be seen.

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

From this reading I am sure it is the better part of discretion to forswear Baedeker, and without system just to “poke round.”

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

From this reading Sight-seeing in Paris must be like looking at the Venus of Milo on a roll of cinematograph films--an experience too harrowing to be remembered.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Thus one catches the artists, in the multiform moods of their life, as ordinary beings; and stumbles across historic wonders enough into the bargain.

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

From this reading I am sure it is the better part of discretion to forswear Baedeker, and without system just to “poke round.”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I am sure it is the better part of discretion to forswear Baedeker, and without system just to “poke round.”

and nothing more

From this reading I am sure it is the better part of discretion to forswear Baedeker, and without system just to “poke round.”

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

From this reading One walks along the empty boulevards, down the quiet Rue de la Paix, into the stately serenity of the Place Vendôme and on across the shining Seine into the grey, ancient stillness of the crooked Rue du Bac.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Thus one catches the artists, in the multiform moods of their life, as ordinary beings; and stumbles across historic wonders enough into the bargain.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Sight-seeing in Paris must be like looking at the Venus of Milo on a roll of cinematograph films--an experience too harrowing to be remembered.

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

From this reading Sight-seeing in Paris must be like looking at the Venus of Milo on a roll of cinematograph films--an experience too harrowing to be remembered.

small drought-resistant sorghums having large yellow or whitish grains

From this reading Sight-seeing in Paris must be like looking at the Venus of Milo on a roll of cinematograph films--an experience too harrowing to be remembered.

plural of “mood” — a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading Thus one catches the artists, in the multiform moods of their life, as ordinary beings; and stumbles across historic wonders enough into the bargain.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Really to take Paris unawares, one must get up in the morning before she does, and slip out into the street when the white-bloused baker’s boy and a sleepy _cocher_ or two, with their drowsy, dawdling horses, are all the life to be seen.

occurring in or having many forms or shapes or appearances

From this reading Thus one catches the artists, in the multiform moods of their life, as ordinary beings; and stumbles across historic wonders enough into the bargain.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Sight-seeing in Paris must be like looking at the Venus of Milo on a roll of cinematograph films--an experience too harrowing to be remembered.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Sight-seeing in Paris must be like looking at the Venus of Milo on a roll of cinematograph films--an experience too harrowing to be remembered.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Sight-seeing in Paris must be like looking at the Venus of Milo on a roll of cinematograph films--an experience too harrowing to be remembered.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Thus one catches the artists, in the multiform moods of their life, as ordinary beings; and stumbles across historic wonders enough into the bargain.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Really to take Paris unawares, one must get up in the morning before she does, and slip out into the street when the white-bloused baker’s boy and a sleepy _cocher_ or two, with their drowsy, dawdling horses, are all the life to be seen.

a judge of a probate court

From this reading Thus one catches the artists, in the multiform moods of their life, as ordinary beings; and stumbles across historic wonders enough into the bargain.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Really to take Paris unawares, one must get up in the morning before she does, and slip out into the street when the white-bloused baker’s boy and a sleepy _cocher_ or two, with their drowsy, dawdling horses, are all the life to be seen.

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From this reading One walks along the empty boulevards, down the quiet Rue de la Paix, into the stately serenity of the Place Vendôme and on across the shining Seine into the grey, ancient stillness of the crooked Rue du Bac.

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

From this reading Sight-seeing in Paris must be like looking at the Venus of Milo on a roll of cinematograph films--an experience too harrowing to be remembered.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading I am sure it is the better part of discretion to forswear Baedeker, and without system just to “poke round.”

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading One walks along the empty boulevards, down the quiet Rue de la Paix, into the stately serenity of the Place Vendôme and on across the shining Seine into the grey, ancient stillness of the crooked Rue du Bac.

poke or thrust abruptly

From this reading I am sure it is the better part of discretion to forswear Baedeker, and without system just to “poke round.”

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading One walks along the empty boulevards, down the quiet Rue de la Paix, into the stately serenity of the Place Vendôme and on across the shining Seine into the grey, ancient stillness of the crooked Rue du Bac.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading Really to take Paris unawares, one must get up in the morning before she does, and slip out into the street when the white-bloused baker’s boy and a sleepy _cocher_ or two, with their drowsy, dawdling horses, are all the life to be seen.

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading Sight-seeing in Paris must be like looking at the Venus of Milo on a roll of cinematograph films--an experience too harrowing to be remembered.

move by turning over or rotating

From this reading Sight-seeing in Paris must be like looking at the Venus of Milo on a roll of cinematograph films--an experience too harrowing to be remembered.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading I am sure it is the better part of discretion to forswear Baedeker, and without system just to “poke round.”

European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy

From this reading One walks along the empty boulevards, down the quiet Rue de la Paix, into the stately serenity of the Place Vendôme and on across the shining Seine into the grey, ancient stillness of the crooked Rue du Bac.

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

From this reading Really to take Paris unawares, one must get up in the morning before she does, and slip out into the street when the white-bloused baker’s boy and a sleepy _cocher_ or two, with their drowsy, dawdling horses, are all the life to be seen.

a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel

From this reading One walks along the empty boulevards, down the quiet Rue de la Paix, into the stately serenity of the Place Vendôme and on across the shining Seine into the grey, ancient stillness of the crooked Rue du Bac.

The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled by external storms.

From this reading One walks along the empty boulevards, down the quiet Rue de la Paix, into the stately serenity of the Place Vendôme and on across the shining Seine into the grey, ancient stillness of the crooked Rue du Bac.

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

From this reading Really to take Paris unawares, one must get up in the morning before she does, and slip out into the street when the white-bloused baker’s boy and a sleepy _cocher_ or two, with their drowsy, dawdling horses, are all the life to be seen.

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading One walks along the empty boulevards, down the quiet Rue de la Paix, into the stately serenity of the Place Vendôme and on across the shining Seine into the grey, ancient stillness of the crooked Rue du Bac.

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From this reading Sight-seeing in Paris must be like looking at the Venus of Milo on a roll of cinematograph films--an experience too harrowing to be remembered.

ready to fall asleep

From this reading Really to take Paris unawares, one must get up in the morning before she does, and slip out into the street when the white-bloused baker’s boy and a sleepy _cocher_ or two, with their drowsy, dawdling horses, are all the life to be seen.

move stealthily

From this reading Really to take Paris unawares, one must get up in the morning before she does, and slip out into the street when the white-bloused baker’s boy and a sleepy _cocher_ or two, with their drowsy, dawdling horses, are all the life to be seen.

impressive in appearance

From this reading One walks along the empty boulevards, down the quiet Rue de la Paix, into the stately serenity of the Place Vendôme and on across the shining Seine into the grey, ancient stillness of the crooked Rue du Bac.

(poetic) tranquil silence

From this reading One walks along the empty boulevards, down the quiet Rue de la Paix, into the stately serenity of the Place Vendôme and on across the shining Seine into the grey, ancient stillness of the crooked Rue du Bac.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading Really to take Paris unawares, one must get up in the morning before she does, and slip out into the street when the white-bloused baker’s boy and a sleepy _cocher_ or two, with their drowsy, dawdling horses, are all the life to be seen.

plural of “stumble” — an unsteady uneven gait

From this reading Thus one catches the artists, in the multiform moods of their life, as ordinary beings; and stumbles across historic wonders enough into the bargain.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading I am sure it is the better part of discretion to forswear Baedeker, and without system just to “poke round.”

instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

From this reading I am sure it is the better part of discretion to forswear Baedeker, and without system just to “poke round.”

carry out

From this reading Really to take Paris unawares, one must get up in the morning before she does, and slip out into the street when the white-bloused baker’s boy and a sleepy _cocher_ or two, with their drowsy, dawdling horses, are all the life to be seen.

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

From this reading Sight-seeing in Paris must be like looking at the Venus of Milo on a roll of cinematograph films--an experience too harrowing to be remembered.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Thus one catches the artists, in the multiform moods of their life, as ordinary beings; and stumbles across historic wonders enough into the bargain.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Thus one catches the artists, in the multiform moods of their life, as ordinary beings; and stumbles across historic wonders enough into the bargain.

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

From this reading Sight-seeing in Paris must be like looking at the Venus of Milo on a roll of cinematograph films--an experience too harrowing to be remembered.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Sight-seeing in Paris must be like looking at the Venus of Milo on a roll of cinematograph films--an experience too harrowing to be remembered.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Really to take Paris unawares, one must get up in the morning before she does, and slip out into the street when the white-bloused baker’s boy and a sleepy _cocher_ or two, with their drowsy, dawdling horses, are all the life to be seen.

without forethought or plan; inadvertently

From this reading Really to take Paris unawares, one must get up in the morning before she does, and slip out into the street when the white-bloused baker’s boy and a sleepy _cocher_ or two, with their drowsy, dawdling horses, are all the life to be seen.

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

From this reading Really to take Paris unawares, one must get up in the morning before she does, and slip out into the street when the white-bloused baker’s boy and a sleepy _cocher_ or two, with their drowsy, dawdling horses, are all the life to be seen.

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

From this reading One walks along the empty boulevards, down the quiet Rue de la Paix, into the stately serenity of the Place Vendôme and on across the shining Seine into the grey, ancient stillness of the crooked Rue du Bac.

the second nearest planet to the sun

From this reading Sight-seeing in Paris must be like looking at the Venus of Milo on a roll of cinematograph films--an experience too harrowing to be remembered.

plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot

From this reading One walks along the empty boulevards, down the quiet Rue de la Paix, into the stately serenity of the Place Vendôme and on across the shining Seine into the grey, ancient stillness of the crooked Rue du Bac.

at the time that

From this reading Really to take Paris unawares, one must get up in the morning before she does, and slip out into the street when the white-bloused baker’s boy and a sleepy _cocher_ or two, with their drowsy, dawdling horses, are all the life to be seen.

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

From this reading Really to take Paris unawares, one must get up in the morning before she does, and slip out into the street when the white-bloused baker’s boy and a sleepy _cocher_ or two, with their drowsy, dawdling horses, are all the life to be seen.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Really to take Paris unawares, one must get up in the morning before she does, and slip out into the street when the white-bloused baker’s boy and a sleepy _cocher_ or two, with their drowsy, dawdling horses, are all the life to be seen.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading I am sure it is the better part of discretion to forswear Baedeker, and without system just to “poke round.”

plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading Thus one catches the artists, in the multiform moods of their life, as ordinary beings; and stumbles across historic wonders enough into the bargain.