Chapter III

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From this reading It clung to the trees of the Avenue Champs Elysees, and it half veiled the Avenue Malakoff as Adams's _fiacre_ turned into that thoroughfare and drew up at No. 14, a house with a carriage drive, a porter's lodge, and wrought-iron gates.

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

From this reading CAPTAIN BERSELIUS Next morning was chill and a white Seine mist wrapped Paris in its folds.

American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)

From this reading "He's got the money," thought Adams, as the glass swing-door was opened by a flunkey as magnificent as a Lord Mayor's footman, who took the visitor's card and the card of M. Thenard and presented them to a functionary with a large pale face, who was seated at a table close to the door.

possessive form of “adams” — American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)

From this reading It clung to the trees of the Avenue Champs Elysees, and it half veiled the Avenue Malakoff as Adams's _fiacre_ turned into that thoroughfare and drew up at No. 14, a house with a carriage drive, a porter's lodge, and wrought-iron gates.

inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading The American paid off his cab, rang at the porter's lodge, was instantly admitted, and found himself in an enormous courtyard domed in with glass.

succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa

From this reading He noted the orange and aloe trees growing in tubs of porcelain, as the porter led him to the big double glass doors giving entrance to the house.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading The American paid off his cab, rang at the porter's lodge, was instantly admitted, and found himself in an enormous courtyard domed in with glass.

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

From this reading The American paid off his cab, rang at the porter's lodge, was instantly admitted, and found himself in an enormous courtyard domed in with glass.

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

From this reading CAPTAIN BERSELIUS Next morning was chill and a white Seine mist wrapped Paris in its folds.

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

From this reading It clung to the trees of the Avenue Champs Elysees, and it half veiled the Avenue Malakoff as Adams's _fiacre_ turned into that thoroughfare and drew up at No. 14, a house with a carriage drive, a porter's lodge, and wrought-iron gates.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It clung to the trees of the Avenue Champs Elysees, and it half veiled the Avenue Malakoff as Adams's _fiacre_ turned into that thoroughfare and drew up at No. 14, a house with a carriage drive, a porter's lodge, and wrought-iron gates.

a line of approach

From this reading It clung to the trees of the Avenue Champs Elysees, and it half veiled the Avenue Malakoff as Adams's _fiacre_ turned into that thoroughfare and drew up at No. 14, a house with a carriage drive, a porter's lodge, and wrought-iron gates.

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

From this reading CAPTAIN BERSELIUS Next morning was chill and a white Seine mist wrapped Paris in its folds.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading He noted the orange and aloe trees growing in tubs of porcelain, as the porter led him to the big double glass doors giving entrance to the house.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "He's got the money," thought Adams, as the glass swing-door was opened by a flunkey as magnificent as a Lord Mayor's footman, who took the visitor's card and the card of M. Thenard and presented them to a functionary with a large pale face, who was seated at a table close to the door.

a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits

From this reading The American paid off his cab, rang at the porter's lodge, was instantly admitted, and found himself in an enormous courtyard domed in with glass.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading CAPTAIN BERSELIUS Next morning was chill and a white Seine mist wrapped Paris in its folds.

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 "He's got the money," thought Adams, as the glass swing-door was opened by a flunkey as magnificent as a Lord Mayor's footman, who took the visitor's card and the card of M. Thenard and presented them to a functionary with a large pale face, who was seated at a table close to the door.

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading It clung to the trees of the Avenue Champs Elysees, and it half veiled the Avenue Malakoff as Adams's _fiacre_ turned into that thoroughfare and drew up at No. 14, a house with a carriage drive, a porter's lodge, and wrought-iron gates.

plural of “champ” — someone who has won first place in a competition

From this reading It clung to the trees of the Avenue Champs Elysees, and it half veiled the Avenue Malakoff as Adams's _fiacre_ turned into that thoroughfare and drew up at No. 14, a house with a carriage drive, a porter's lodge, and wrought-iron gates.

coldness due to a cold environment

From this reading CAPTAIN BERSELIUS Next morning was chill and a white Seine mist wrapped Paris in its folds.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading "He's got the money," thought Adams, as the glass swing-door was opened by a flunkey as magnificent as a Lord Mayor's footman, who took the visitor's card and the card of M. Thenard and presented them to a functionary with a large pale face, who was seated at a table close to the door.

inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

From this reading It clung to the trees of the Avenue Champs Elysees, and it half veiled the Avenue Malakoff as Adams's _fiacre_ turned into that thoroughfare and drew up at No. 14, a house with a carriage drive, a porter's lodge, and wrought-iron gates.

An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by the walls of a house.

From this reading The American paid off his cab, rang at the porter's lodge, was instantly admitted, and found himself in an enormous courtyard domed in with glass.

having a hemispherical vault or dome

From this reading The American paid off his cab, rang at the porter's lodge, was instantly admitted, and found himself in an enormous courtyard domed in with glass.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading "He's got the money," thought Adams, as the glass swing-door was opened by a flunkey as magnificent as a Lord Mayor's footman, who took the visitor's card and the card of M. Thenard and presented them to a functionary with a large pale face, who was seated at a table close to the door.

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

From this reading He noted the orange and aloe trees growing in tubs of porcelain, as the porter led him to the big double glass doors giving entrance to the house.

increase twofold

From this reading He noted the orange and aloe trees growing in tubs of porcelain, as the porter led him to the big double glass doors giving entrance to the house.

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

From this reading It clung to the trees of the Avenue Champs Elysees, and it half veiled the Avenue Malakoff as Adams's _fiacre_ turned into that thoroughfare and drew up at No. 14, a house with a carriage drive, a porter's lodge, and wrought-iron gates.

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading It clung to the trees of the Avenue Champs Elysees, and it half veiled the Avenue Malakoff as Adams's _fiacre_ turned into that thoroughfare and drew up at No. 14, a house with a carriage drive, a porter's lodge, and wrought-iron gates.

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

From this reading It clung to the trees of the Avenue Champs Elysees, and it half veiled the Avenue Malakoff as Adams's _fiacre_ turned into that thoroughfare and drew up at No. 14, a house with a carriage drive, a porter's lodge, and wrought-iron gates.

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading The American paid off his cab, rang at the porter's lodge, was instantly admitted, and found himself in an enormous courtyard domed in with glass.

something that provides access (to get in or get out)

From this reading He noted the orange and aloe trees growing in tubs of porcelain, as the porter led him to the big double glass doors giving entrance to the house.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading "He's got the money," thought Adams, as the glass swing-door was opened by a flunkey as magnificent as a Lord Mayor's footman, who took the visitor's card and the card of M. Thenard and presented them to a functionary with a large pale face, who was seated at a table close to the door.

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

From this reading It clung to the trees of the Avenue Champs Elysees, and it half veiled the Avenue Malakoff as Adams's _fiacre_ turned into that thoroughfare and drew up at No. 14, a house with a carriage drive, a porter's lodge, and wrought-iron gates.

a male servant (especially a footman)

From this reading "He's got the money," thought Adams, as the glass swing-door was opened by a flunkey as magnificent as a Lord Mayor's footman, who took the visitor's card and the card of M. Thenard and presented them to a functionary with a large pale face, who was seated at a table close to the door.

plural of “fold” — an angular or rounded shape made by folding

From this reading CAPTAIN BERSELIUS Next morning was chill and a white Seine mist wrapped Paris in its folds.

a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores

From this reading "He's got the money," thought Adams, as the glass swing-door was opened by a flunkey as magnificent as a Lord Mayor's footman, who took the visitor's card and the card of M. Thenard and presented them to a functionary with a large pale face, who was seated at a table close to the door.

set up or found

From this reading The American paid off his cab, rang at the porter's lodge, was instantly admitted, and found himself in an enormous courtyard domed in with glass.

a worker who holds or is invested with an office

From this reading "He's got the money," thought Adams, as the glass swing-door was opened by a flunkey as magnificent as a Lord Mayor's footman, who took the visitor's card and the card of M. Thenard and presented them to a functionary with a large pale face, who was seated at a table close to the door.

United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)

From this reading It clung to the trees of the Avenue Champs Elysees, and it half veiled the Avenue Malakoff as Adams's _fiacre_ turned into that thoroughfare and drew up at No. 14, a house with a carriage drive, a porter's lodge, and wrought-iron gates.

the act of giving

From this reading He noted the orange and aloe trees growing in tubs of porcelain, as the porter led him to the big double glass doors giving entrance to the house.

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading The American paid off his cab, rang at the porter's lodge, was instantly admitted, and found himself in an enormous courtyard domed in with glass.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "He's got the money," thought Adams, as the glass swing-door was opened by a flunkey as magnificent as a Lord Mayor's footman, who took the visitor's card and the card of M. Thenard and presented them to a functionary with a large pale face, who was seated at a table close to the door.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading He noted the orange and aloe trees growing in tubs of porcelain, as the porter led him to the big double glass doors giving entrance to the house.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading It clung to the trees of the Avenue Champs Elysees, and it half veiled the Avenue Malakoff as Adams's _fiacre_ turned into that thoroughfare and drew up at No. 14, a house with a carriage drive, a porter's lodge, and wrought-iron gates.

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

From this reading He noted the orange and aloe trees growing in tubs of porcelain, as the porter led him to the big double glass doors giving entrance to the house.

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

From this reading "He's got the money," thought Adams, as the glass swing-door was opened by a flunkey as magnificent as a Lord Mayor's footman, who took the visitor's card and the card of M. Thenard and presented them to a functionary with a large pale face, who was seated at a table close to the door.

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

From this reading He noted the orange and aloe trees growing in tubs of porcelain, as the porter led him to the big double glass doors giving entrance to the house.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading The American paid off his cab, rang at the porter's lodge, was instantly admitted, and found himself in an enormous courtyard domed in with glass.

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

From this reading The American paid off his cab, rang at the porter's lodge, was instantly admitted, and found himself in an enormous courtyard domed in with glass.

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

From this reading It clung to the trees of the Avenue Champs Elysees, and it half veiled the Avenue Malakoff as Adams's _fiacre_ turned into that thoroughfare and drew up at No. 14, a house with a carriage drive, a porter's lodge, and wrought-iron gates.

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

From this reading CAPTAIN BERSELIUS Next morning was chill and a white Seine mist wrapped Paris in its folds.

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading The American paid off his cab, rang at the porter's lodge, was instantly admitted, and found himself in an enormous courtyard domed in with glass.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It clung to the trees of the Avenue Champs Elysees, and it half veiled the Avenue Malakoff as Adams's _fiacre_ turned into that thoroughfare and drew up at No. 14, a house with a carriage drive, a porter's lodge, and wrought-iron gates.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It clung to the trees of the Avenue Champs Elysees, and it half veiled the Avenue Malakoff as Adams's _fiacre_ turned into that thoroughfare and drew up at No. 14, a house with a carriage drive, a porter's lodge, and wrought-iron gates.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading CAPTAIN BERSELIUS Next morning was chill and a white Seine mist wrapped Paris in its folds.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "He's got the money," thought Adams, as the glass swing-door was opened by a flunkey as magnificent as a Lord Mayor's footman, who took the visitor's card and the card of M. Thenard and presented them to a functionary with a large pale face, who was seated at a table close to the door.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading He noted the orange and aloe trees growing in tubs of porcelain, as the porter led him to the big double glass doors giving entrance to the house.

be a lodger; stay temporarily

From this reading It clung to the trees of the Avenue Champs Elysees, and it half veiled the Avenue Malakoff as Adams's _fiacre_ turned into that thoroughfare and drew up at No. 14, a house with a carriage drive, a porter's lodge, and wrought-iron gates.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading "He's got the money," thought Adams, as the glass swing-door was opened by a flunkey as magnificent as a Lord Mayor's footman, who took the visitor's card and the card of M. Thenard and presented them to a functionary with a large pale face, who was seated at a table close to the door.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading "He's got the money," thought Adams, as the glass swing-door was opened by a flunkey as magnificent as a Lord Mayor's footman, who took the visitor's card and the card of M. Thenard and presented them to a functionary with a large pale face, who was seated at a table close to the door.

characterized by grandeur

From this reading "He's got the money," thought Adams, as the glass swing-door was opened by a flunkey as magnificent as a Lord Mayor's footman, who took the visitor's card and the card of M. Thenard and presented them to a functionary with a large pale face, who was seated at a table close to the door.

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

From this reading It clung to the trees of the Avenue Champs Elysees, and it half veiled the Avenue Malakoff as Adams's _fiacre_ turned into that thoroughfare and drew up at No. 14, a house with a carriage drive, a porter's lodge, and wrought-iron gates.

possessive form of “mayor” — the head of a city government

From this reading "He's got the money," thought Adams, as the glass swing-door was opened by a flunkey as magnificent as a Lord Mayor's footman, who took the visitor's card and the card of M. Thenard and presented them to a functionary with a large pale face, who was seated at a table close to the door.

become covered with mist

From this reading CAPTAIN BERSELIUS Next morning was chill and a white Seine mist wrapped Paris in its folds.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading "He's got the money," thought Adams, as the glass swing-door was opened by a flunkey as magnificent as a Lord Mayor's footman, who took the visitor's card and the card of M. Thenard and presented them to a functionary with a large pale face, who was seated at a table close to the door.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading CAPTAIN BERSELIUS Next morning was chill and a white Seine mist wrapped Paris in its folds.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading CAPTAIN BERSELIUS Next morning was chill and a white Seine mist wrapped Paris in its folds.

not any; not one

From this reading It clung to the trees of the Avenue Champs Elysees, and it half veiled the Avenue Malakoff as Adams's _fiacre_ turned into that thoroughfare and drew up at No. 14, a house with a carriage drive, a porter's lodge, and wrought-iron gates.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading He noted the orange and aloe trees growing in tubs of porcelain, as the porter led him to the big double glass doors giving entrance to the house.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It clung to the trees of the Avenue Champs Elysees, and it half veiled the Avenue Malakoff as Adams's _fiacre_ turned into that thoroughfare and drew up at No. 14, a house with a carriage drive, a porter's lodge, and wrought-iron gates.

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

From this reading The American paid off his cab, rang at the porter's lodge, was instantly admitted, and found himself in an enormous courtyard domed in with glass.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading "He's got the money," thought Adams, as the glass swing-door was opened by a flunkey as magnificent as a Lord Mayor's footman, who took the visitor's card and the card of M. Thenard and presented them to a functionary with a large pale face, who was seated at a table close to the door.

round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees

From this reading He noted the orange and aloe trees growing in tubs of porcelain, as the porter led him to the big double glass doors giving entrance to the house.

marked by the reception of pay

From this reading The American paid off his cab, rang at the porter's lodge, was instantly admitted, and found himself in an enormous courtyard domed in with glass.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading "He's got the money," thought Adams, as the glass swing-door was opened by a flunkey as magnificent as a Lord Mayor's footman, who took the visitor's card and the card of M. Thenard and presented them to a functionary with a large pale face, who was seated at a table close to the door.

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

From this reading CAPTAIN BERSELIUS Next morning was chill and a white Seine mist wrapped Paris in its folds.

ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic

From this reading He noted the orange and aloe trees growing in tubs of porcelain, as the porter led him to the big double glass doors giving entrance to the house.

a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

From this reading He noted the orange and aloe trees growing in tubs of porcelain, as the porter led him to the big double glass doors giving entrance to the house.

possessive form of “porter” — a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

From this reading It clung to the trees of the Avenue Champs Elysees, and it half veiled the Avenue Malakoff as Adams's _fiacre_ turned into that thoroughfare and drew up at No. 14, a house with a carriage drive, a porter's lodge, and wrought-iron gates.

past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading "He's got the money," thought Adams, as the glass swing-door was opened by a flunkey as magnificent as a Lord Mayor's footman, who took the visitor's card and the card of M. Thenard and presented them to a functionary with a large pale face, who was seated at a table close to the door.

inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading The American paid off his cab, rang at the porter's lodge, was instantly admitted, and found himself in an enormous courtyard domed in with glass.

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

From this reading "He's got the money," thought Adams, as the glass swing-door was opened by a flunkey as magnificent as a Lord Mayor's footman, who took the visitor's card and the card of M. Thenard and presented them to a functionary with a large pale face, who was seated at a table close to the door.

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

From this reading CAPTAIN BERSELIUS Next morning was chill and a white Seine mist wrapped Paris in its folds.

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

From this reading "He's got the money," thought Adams, as the glass swing-door was opened by a flunkey as magnificent as a Lord Mayor's footman, who took the visitor's card and the card of M. Thenard and presented them to a functionary with a large pale face, who was seated at a table close to the door.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading "He's got the money," thought Adams, as the glass swing-door was opened by a flunkey as magnificent as a Lord Mayor's footman, who took the visitor's card and the card of M. Thenard and presented them to a functionary with a large pale face, who was seated at a table close to the door.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It clung to the trees of the Avenue Champs Elysees, and it half veiled the Avenue Malakoff as Adams's _fiacre_ turned into that thoroughfare and drew up at No. 14, a house with a carriage drive, a porter's lodge, and wrought-iron gates.

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

From this reading It clung to the trees of the Avenue Champs Elysees, and it half veiled the Avenue Malakoff as Adams's _fiacre_ turned into that thoroughfare and drew up at No. 14, a house with a carriage drive, a porter's lodge, and wrought-iron gates.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "He's got the money," thought Adams, as the glass swing-door was opened by a flunkey as magnificent as a Lord Mayor's footman, who took the visitor's card and the card of M. Thenard and presented them to a functionary with a large pale face, who was seated at a table close to the door.

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

From this reading "He's got the money," thought Adams, as the glass swing-door was opened by a flunkey as magnificent as a Lord Mayor's footman, who took the visitor's card and the card of M. Thenard and presented them to a functionary with a large pale face, who was seated at a table close to the door.

a public road from one place to another

From this reading It clung to the trees of the Avenue Champs Elysees, and it half veiled the Avenue Malakoff as Adams's _fiacre_ turned into that thoroughfare and drew up at No. 14, a house with a carriage drive, a porter's lodge, and wrought-iron gates.

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

From this reading "He's got the money," thought Adams, as the glass swing-door was opened by a flunkey as magnificent as a Lord Mayor's footman, who took the visitor's card and the card of M. Thenard and presented them to a functionary with a large pale face, who was seated at a table close to the door.

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

From this reading It clung to the trees of the Avenue Champs Elysees, and it half veiled the Avenue Malakoff as Adams's _fiacre_ turned into that thoroughfare and drew up at No. 14, a house with a carriage drive, a porter's lodge, and wrought-iron gates.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading "He's got the money," thought Adams, as the glass swing-door was opened by a flunkey as magnificent as a Lord Mayor's footman, who took the visitor's card and the card of M. Thenard and presented them to a functionary with a large pale face, who was seated at a table close to the door.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading It clung to the trees of the Avenue Champs Elysees, and it half veiled the Avenue Malakoff as Adams's _fiacre_ turned into that thoroughfare and drew up at No. 14, a house with a carriage drive, a porter's lodge, and wrought-iron gates.

plural of “tub” — a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body

From this reading He noted the orange and aloe trees growing in tubs of porcelain, as the porter led him to the big double glass doors giving entrance to the house.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading It clung to the trees of the Avenue Champs Elysees, and it half veiled the Avenue Malakoff as Adams's _fiacre_ turned into that thoroughfare and drew up at No. 14, a house with a carriage drive, a porter's lodge, and wrought-iron gates.

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

From this reading It clung to the trees of the Avenue Champs Elysees, and it half veiled the Avenue Malakoff as Adams's _fiacre_ turned into that thoroughfare and drew up at No. 14, a house with a carriage drive, a porter's lodge, and wrought-iron gates.

having or as if having a veil or concealing cover

From this reading It clung to the trees of the Avenue Champs Elysees, and it half veiled the Avenue Malakoff as Adams's _fiacre_ turned into that thoroughfare and drew up at No. 14, a house with a carriage drive, a porter's lodge, and wrought-iron gates.

possessive form of “visitor” — someone who visits

From this reading "He's got the money," thought Adams, as the glass swing-door was opened by a flunkey as magnificent as a Lord Mayor's footman, who took the visitor's card and the card of M. Thenard and presented them to a functionary with a large pale face, who was seated at a table close to the door.

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

From this reading CAPTAIN BERSELIUS Next morning was chill and a white Seine mist wrapped Paris in its folds.

a Caucasian

From this reading CAPTAIN BERSELIUS Next morning was chill and a white Seine mist wrapped Paris in its folds.

which person or people

From this reading "He's got the money," thought Adams, as the glass swing-door was opened by a flunkey as magnificent as a Lord Mayor's footman, who took the visitor's card and the card of M. Thenard and presented them to a functionary with a large pale face, who was seated at a table close to the door.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It clung to the trees of the Avenue Champs Elysees, and it half veiled the Avenue Malakoff as Adams's _fiacre_ turned into that thoroughfare and drew up at No. 14, a house with a carriage drive, a porter's lodge, and wrought-iron gates.

covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak

From this reading CAPTAIN BERSELIUS Next morning was chill and a white Seine mist wrapped Paris in its folds.

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From this reading It clung to the trees of the Avenue Champs Elysees, and it half veiled the Avenue Malakoff as Adams's _fiacre_ turned into that thoroughfare and drew up at No. 14, a house with a carriage drive, a porter's lodge, and wrought-iron gates.