Chapter XXXV · Chapter 35

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

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

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From this reading Certainly it is not usual in Paris thus to afficher one’s self as a “man of letters”?

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

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

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

From this reading Certainly it is not usual in Paris thus to afficher one’s self as a “man of letters”?

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

a wide street or thoroughfare

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

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From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But Genius scorns what is usual.

one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes

From this reading On one of the doors on the landing-place was nailed a card, inscribed, “Gustave Rameau, homme de lettres.”

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading Certainly it is not usual in Paris thus to afficher one’s self as a “man of letters”?

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From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

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From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

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

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others

From this reading Had not Victor Hugo left in the hotel-books on the Rhine his designation “homme de lettres”?

plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading On one of the doors on the landing-place was nailed a card, inscribed, “Gustave Rameau, homme de lettres.”

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

the face or front of a building

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

-ing form of “gain” — obtain

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

diffusing warmth and friendliness

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

From this reading But Genius scorns what is usual.

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From this reading On one of the doors on the landing-place was nailed a card, inscribed, “Gustave Rameau, homme de lettres.”

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

From this reading Had not Victor Hugo left in the hotel-books on the Rhine his designation “homme de lettres”?

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

From this reading Had not Victor Hugo left in the hotel-books on the Rhine his designation “homme de lettres”?

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From this reading On one of the doors on the landing-place was nailed a card, inscribed, “Gustave Rameau, homme de lettres.”

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

From this reading Had not Victor Hugo left in the hotel-books on the Rhine his designation “homme de lettres”?

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)

From this reading Had not Victor Hugo left in the hotel-books on the Rhine his designation “homme de lettres”?

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

From this reading Certainly it is not usual in Paris thus to afficher one’s self as a “man of letters”?

written (by handwriting, printing, engraving, or carving) on or in a surface

From this reading On one of the doors on the landing-place was nailed a card, inscribed, “Gustave Rameau, homme de lettres.”

moving to the inside of something

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

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

From this reading Certainly it is not usual in Paris thus to afficher one’s self as a “man of letters”?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Certainly it is not usual in Paris thus to afficher one’s self as a “man of letters”?

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From this reading On one of the doors on the landing-place was nailed a card, inscribed, “Gustave Rameau, homme de lettres.”

the act of departing

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

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 Had not Victor Hugo left in the hotel-books on the Rhine his designation “homme de lettres”?

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From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

the literary culture

From this reading Certainly it is not usual in Paris thus to afficher one’s self as a “man of letters”?

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From this reading On one of the doors on the landing-place was nailed a card, inscribed, “Gustave Rameau, homme de lettres.”

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Certainly it is not usual in Paris thus to afficher one’s self as a “man of letters”?

assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

past form of “nail” — attach something somewhere by means of nails

From this reading On one of the doors on the landing-place was nailed a card, inscribed, “Gustave Rameau, homme de lettres.”

clean or organized

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Certainly it is not usual in Paris thus to afficher one’s self as a “man of letters”?

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

amounting to a large indefinite number

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading On one of the doors on the landing-place was nailed a card, inscribed, “Gustave Rameau, homme de lettres.”

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From this reading Certainly it is not usual in Paris thus to afficher one’s self as a “man of letters”?

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

From this reading Certainly it is not usual in Paris thus to afficher one’s self as a “man of letters”?

-ing form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

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

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

French composer of operas whose writings laid the foundation for the modern theory of harmony (1683-1764)

From this reading On one of the doors on the landing-place was nailed a card, inscribed, “Gustave Rameau, homme de lettres.”

past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

United States parapsychologist (1895-1980)

From this reading Had not Victor Hugo left in the hotel-books on the Rhine his designation “homme de lettres”?

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

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

a sponge cake baked in a ring mold

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

plural of “scorn” — lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

From this reading But Genius scorns what is usual.

your consciousness of your own identity

From this reading Certainly it is not usual in Paris thus to afficher one’s self as a “man of letters”?

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

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

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 On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

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

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

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

From this reading Certainly it is not usual in Paris thus to afficher one’s self as a “man of letters”?

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

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading Certainly it is not usual in Paris thus to afficher one’s self as a “man of letters”?

precisely as stated

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

From this reading Had not Victor Hugo left in the hotel-books on the Rhine his designation “homme de lettres”?

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

From this reading On one of the doors on the landing-place was nailed a card, inscribed, “Gustave Rameau, homme de lettres.”

kept in good condition

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

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

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading But Genius scorns what is usual.

in the company of; together with

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.

the words that are spoken

From this reading On leaving Lemercier and De Breze, Savarin regained the Boulevard, and pausing every now and then to exchange a few words with acquaintances--the acquaintances of the genial author were numerous--turned into the quartier Chaussee d’Antin, and gaining a small neat house, with a richly-ornamented facade, mounted very clean, well-kept stairs to a third story.