Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading Yes, Ambrosine Eustasie, for me to-morrow there is also the guillotine; and perhaps I, too, could walk up the steps smiling if I were allowed a rose to keep off the smell of the common people; Augustus's mother uses patchouli.

possessing life

From this reading I believe she is remaining alive simply by strength of will and that she will die when all is over.

(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 I believe she is remaining alive simply by strength of will and that she will die when all is over.

past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading Yes, Ambrosine Eustasie, for me to-morrow there is also the guillotine; and perhaps I, too, could walk up the steps smiling if I were allowed a rose to keep off the smell of the common people; Augustus's mother uses patchouli.

in addition

From this reading Yes, Ambrosine Eustasie, for me to-morrow there is also the guillotine; and perhaps I, too, could walk up the steps smiling if I were allowed a rose to keep off the smell of the common people; Augustus's mother uses patchouli.

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From this reading She has given me the greatest treasure of her life, the miniature of Ambrosine Eustasie.

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

From this reading She has grown terribly feeble, and has twice had fainting-fits like the one that changed my destiny.

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From this reading Yes, Ambrosine Eustasie, for me to-morrow there is also the guillotine; and perhaps I, too, could walk up the steps smiling if I were allowed a rose to keep off the smell of the common people; Augustus's mother uses patchouli.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading I believe she is remaining alive simply by strength of will and that she will die when all is over.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I believe she is remaining alive simply by strength of will and that she will die when all is over.

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading She has grown terribly feeble, and has twice had fainting-fits like the one that changed my destiny.

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading Yes, Ambrosine Eustasie, for me to-morrow there is also the guillotine; and perhaps I, too, could walk up the steps smiling if I were allowed a rose to keep off the smell of the common people; Augustus's mother uses patchouli.

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

From this reading Yes, Ambrosine Eustasie, for me to-morrow there is also the guillotine; and perhaps I, too, could walk up the steps smiling if I were allowed a rose to keep off the smell of the common people; Augustus's mother uses patchouli.

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading She has grown terribly feeble, and has twice had fainting-fits like the one that changed my destiny.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading I believe she is remaining alive simply by strength of will and that she will die when all is over.

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From this reading She has given me the greatest treasure of her life, the miniature of Ambrosine Eustasie.

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

From this reading She has grown terribly feeble, and has twice had fainting-fits like the one that changed my destiny.

pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness

From this reading She has grown terribly feeble, and has twice had fainting-fits like the one that changed my destiny.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I have it here by my side for my very own.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading She has given me the greatest treasure of her life, the miniature of Ambrosine Eustasie.

highest in quality

From this reading She has given me the greatest treasure of her life, the miniature of Ambrosine Eustasie.

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading She has grown terribly feeble, and has twice had fainting-fits like the one that changed my destiny.

closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill

From this reading Yes, Ambrosine Eustasie, for me to-morrow there is also the guillotine; and perhaps I, too, could walk up the steps smiling if I were allowed a rose to keep off the smell of the common people; Augustus's mother uses patchouli.

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

From this reading She has grown terribly feeble, and has twice had fainting-fits like the one that changed my destiny.

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

From this reading She has grown terribly feeble, and has twice had fainting-fits like the one that changed my destiny.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have it here by my side for my very own.

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

From this reading She has given me the greatest treasure of her life, the miniature of Ambrosine Eustasie.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading I have it here by my side for my very own.

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

From this reading I believe she is remaining alive simply by strength of will and that she will die when all is over.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Yes, Ambrosine Eustasie, for me to-morrow there is also the guillotine; and perhaps I, too, could walk up the steps smiling if I were allowed a rose to keep off the smell of the common people; Augustus's mother uses patchouli.

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

From this reading I believe she is remaining alive simply by strength of will and that she will die when all is over.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I have it here by my side for my very own.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading Yes, Ambrosine Eustasie, for me to-morrow there is also the guillotine; and perhaps I, too, could walk up the steps smiling if I were allowed a rose to keep off the smell of the common people; Augustus's mother uses patchouli.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading She has given me the greatest treasure of her life, the miniature of Ambrosine Eustasie.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading She has grown terribly feeble, and has twice had fainting-fits like the one that changed my destiny.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She has given me the greatest treasure of her life, the miniature of Ambrosine Eustasie.

painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)

From this reading She has given me the greatest treasure of her life, the miniature of Ambrosine Eustasie.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Yes, Ambrosine Eustasie, for me to-morrow there is also the guillotine; and perhaps I, too, could walk up the steps smiling if I were allowed a rose to keep off the smell of the common people; Augustus's mother uses patchouli.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading She has grown terribly feeble, and has twice had fainting-fits like the one that changed my destiny.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I believe she is remaining alive simply by strength of will and that she will die when all is over.

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

From this reading Yes, Ambrosine Eustasie, for me to-morrow there is also the guillotine; and perhaps I, too, could walk up the steps smiling if I were allowed a rose to keep off the smell of the common people; Augustus's mother uses patchouli.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading She has grown terribly feeble, and has twice had fainting-fits like the one that changed my destiny.

above and across; more than

From this reading I believe she is remaining alive simply by strength of will and that she will die when all is over.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading I have it here by my side for my very own.

small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes

From this reading Yes, Ambrosine Eustasie, for me to-morrow there is also the guillotine; and perhaps I, too, could walk up the steps smiling if I were allowed a rose to keep off the smell of the common people; Augustus's mother uses patchouli.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Yes, Ambrosine Eustasie, for me to-morrow there is also the guillotine; and perhaps I, too, could walk up the steps smiling if I were allowed a rose to keep off the smell of the common people; Augustus's mother uses patchouli.

by chance

From this reading Yes, Ambrosine Eustasie, for me to-morrow there is also the guillotine; and perhaps I, too, could walk up the steps smiling if I were allowed a rose to keep off the smell of the common people; Augustus's mother uses patchouli.

not used up

From this reading I believe she is remaining alive simply by strength of will and that she will die when all is over.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Yes, Ambrosine Eustasie, for me to-morrow there is also the guillotine; and perhaps I, too, could walk up the steps smiling if I were allowed a rose to keep off the smell of the common people; Augustus's mother uses patchouli.

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

From this reading She has grown terribly feeble, and has twice had fainting-fits like the one that changed my destiny.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading I have it here by my side for my very own.

and nothing more

From this reading I believe she is remaining alive simply by strength of will and that she will die when all is over.

the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

From this reading Yes, Ambrosine Eustasie, for me to-morrow there is also the guillotine; and perhaps I, too, could walk up the steps smiling if I were allowed a rose to keep off the smell of the common people; Augustus's mother uses patchouli.

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading Yes, Ambrosine Eustasie, for me to-morrow there is also the guillotine; and perhaps I, too, could walk up the steps smiling if I were allowed a rose to keep off the smell of the common people; Augustus's mother uses patchouli.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading Yes, Ambrosine Eustasie, for me to-morrow there is also the guillotine; and perhaps I, too, could walk up the steps smiling if I were allowed a rose to keep off the smell of the common people; Augustus's mother uses patchouli.

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading I believe she is remaining alive simply by strength of will and that she will die when all is over.

used as intensifiers

From this reading She has grown terribly feeble, and has twice had fainting-fits like the one that changed my destiny.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She has grown terribly feeble, and has twice had fainting-fits like the one that changed my destiny.

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

From this reading She has grown terribly feeble, and has twice had fainting-fits like the one that changed my destiny.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Yes, Ambrosine Eustasie, for me to-morrow there is also the guillotine; and perhaps I, too, could walk up the steps smiling if I were allowed a rose to keep off the smell of the common people; Augustus's mother uses patchouli.

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

From this reading Yes, Ambrosine Eustasie, for me to-morrow there is also the guillotine; and perhaps I, too, could walk up the steps smiling if I were allowed a rose to keep off the smell of the common people; Augustus's mother uses patchouli.

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

From this reading Yes, Ambrosine Eustasie, for me to-morrow there is also the guillotine; and perhaps I, too, could walk up the steps smiling if I were allowed a rose to keep off the smell of the common people; Augustus's mother uses patchouli.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Yes, Ambrosine Eustasie, for me to-morrow there is also the guillotine; and perhaps I, too, could walk up the steps smiling if I were allowed a rose to keep off the smell of the common people; Augustus's mother uses patchouli.

accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.

From this reading She has given me the greatest treasure of her life, the miniature of Ambrosine Eustasie.

two times

From this reading She has grown terribly feeble, and has twice had fainting-fits like the one that changed my destiny.

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

From this reading Yes, Ambrosine Eustasie, for me to-morrow there is also the guillotine; and perhaps I, too, could walk up the steps smiling if I were allowed a rose to keep off the smell of the common people; Augustus's mother uses patchouli.

plural of “use” — the act of using

From this reading Yes, Ambrosine Eustasie, for me to-morrow there is also the guillotine; and perhaps I, too, could walk up the steps smiling if I were allowed a rose to keep off the smell of the common people; Augustus's mother uses patchouli.

precisely as stated

From this reading I have it here by my side for my very own.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading Yes, Ambrosine Eustasie, for me to-morrow there is also the guillotine; and perhaps I, too, could walk up the steps smiling if I were allowed a rose to keep off the smell of the common people; Augustus's mother uses patchouli.

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

From this reading Yes, Ambrosine Eustasie, for me to-morrow there is also the guillotine; and perhaps I, too, could walk up the steps smiling if I were allowed a rose to keep off the smell of the common people; Augustus's mother uses patchouli.

at the time that

From this reading I believe she is remaining alive simply by strength of will and that she will die when all is over.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I believe she is remaining alive simply by strength of will and that she will die when all is over.

an affirmative

From this reading Yes, Ambrosine Eustasie, for me to-morrow there is also the guillotine; and perhaps I, too, could walk up the steps smiling if I were allowed a rose to keep off the smell of the common people; Augustus's mother uses patchouli.