Chapter IX

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

From this reading She had spent the summer with her mother at Niort, and the autumn with her husband at a little Normandy seaside place, so that they had hardly seen each other four or five times.

anew

From this reading But since the winter, kindly to lovers, had brought them back to town again, Maurice had been receiving her twice a week in his little flat in the Rue de Rome, and received no one else.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT, AS AN ANCIENT GREEK POET SAID, "NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN APHRODITE THE GOLDEN" Although he had enjoyed Madame des Aubels' favours for six whole months, Maurice still loved her.

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

From this reading WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT, AS AN ANCIENT GREEK POET SAID, "NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN APHRODITE THE GOLDEN" Although he had enjoyed Madame des Aubels' favours for six whole months, Maurice still loved her.

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

From this reading WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT, AS AN ANCIENT GREEK POET SAID, "NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN APHRODITE THE GOLDEN" Although he had enjoyed Madame des Aubels' favours for six whole months, Maurice still loved her.

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

From this reading For lack of funds of his own he had had to go to Switzerland with his mother, and then to stop with the whole family at the Château d'Esparvieu.

goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus

From this reading WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT, AS AN ANCIENT GREEK POET SAID, "NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN APHRODITE THE GOLDEN" Although he had enjoyed Madame des Aubels' favours for six whole months, Maurice still loved her.

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

From this reading WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT, AS AN ANCIENT GREEK POET SAID, "NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN APHRODITE THE GOLDEN" Although he had enjoyed Madame des Aubels' favours for six whole months, Maurice still loved her.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading For lack of funds of his own he had had to go to Switzerland with his mother, and then to stop with the whole family at the Château d'Esparvieu.

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

From this reading WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT, AS AN ANCIENT GREEK POET SAID, "NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN APHRODITE THE GOLDEN" Although he had enjoyed Madame des Aubels' favours for six whole months, Maurice still loved her.

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading She had spent the summer with her mother at Niort, and the autumn with her husband at a little Normandy seaside place, so that they had hardly seen each other four or five times.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading But since the winter, kindly to lovers, had brought them back to town again, Maurice had been receiving her twice a week in his little flat in the Rue de Rome, and received no one else.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading But since the winter, kindly to lovers, had brought them back to town again, Maurice had been receiving her twice a week in his little flat in the Rue de Rome, and received no one else.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading But since the winter, kindly to lovers, had brought them back to town again, Maurice had been receiving her twice a week in his little flat in the Rue de Rome, and received no one else.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But since the winter, kindly to lovers, had brought them back to town again, Maurice had been receiving her twice a week in his little flat in the Rue de Rome, and received no one else.

A large French country house or castle, often surrounded by expansive estates and private galleries.

From this reading For lack of funds of his own he had had to go to Switzerland with his mother, and then to stop with the whole family at the Château d'Esparvieu.

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

From this reading For lack of funds of his own he had had to go to Switzerland with his mother, and then to stop with the whole family at the Château d'Esparvieu.

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

From this reading But since the winter, kindly to lovers, had brought them back to town again, Maurice had been receiving her twice a week in his little flat in the Rue de Rome, and received no one else.

a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry

From this reading WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT, AS AN ANCIENT GREEK POET SAID, "NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN APHRODITE THE GOLDEN" Although he had enjoyed Madame des Aubels' favours for six whole months, Maurice still loved her.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading True they had had to separate during the summer.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading She had spent the summer with her mother at Niort, and the autumn with her husband at a little Normandy seaside place, so that they had hardly seen each other four or five times.

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

From this reading But since the winter, kindly to lovers, had brought them back to town again, Maurice had been receiving her twice a week in his little flat in the Rue de Rome, and received no one else.

past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT, AS AN ANCIENT GREEK POET SAID, "NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN APHRODITE THE GOLDEN" Although he had enjoyed Madame des Aubels' favours for six whole months, Maurice still loved her.

a social unit living together

From this reading For lack of funds of his own he had had to go to Switzerland with his mother, and then to stop with the whole family at the Château d'Esparvieu.

plural of “favour” — a feeling of favorable regard

From this reading WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT, AS AN ANCIENT GREEK POET SAID, "NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN APHRODITE THE GOLDEN" Although he had enjoyed Madame des Aubels' favours for six whole months, Maurice still loved her.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading She had spent the summer with her mother at Niort, and the autumn with her husband at a little Normandy seaside place, so that they had hardly seen each other four or five times.

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading But since the winter, kindly to lovers, had brought them back to town again, Maurice had been receiving her twice a week in his little flat in the Rue de Rome, and received no one else.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT, AS AN ANCIENT GREEK POET SAID, "NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN APHRODITE THE GOLDEN" Although he had enjoyed Madame des Aubels' favours for six whole months, Maurice still loved her.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading She had spent the summer with her mother at Niort, and the autumn with her husband at a little Normandy seaside place, so that they had hardly seen each other four or five times.

assets in the form of money

From this reading For lack of funds of his own he had had to go to Switzerland with his mother, and then to stop with the whole family at the Château d'Esparvieu.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading For lack of funds of his own he had had to go to Switzerland with his mother, and then to stop with the whole family at the Château d'Esparvieu.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT, AS AN ANCIENT GREEK POET SAID, "NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN APHRODITE THE GOLDEN" Although he had enjoyed Madame des Aubels' favours for six whole months, Maurice still loved her.

the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages

From this reading WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT, AS AN ANCIENT GREEK POET SAID, "NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN APHRODITE THE GOLDEN" Although he had enjoyed Madame des Aubels' favours for six whole months, Maurice still loved her.

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

From this reading WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT, AS AN ANCIENT GREEK POET SAID, "NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN APHRODITE THE GOLDEN" Although he had enjoyed Madame des Aubels' favours for six whole months, Maurice still loved her.

only a very short time before

From this reading She had spent the summer with her mother at Niort, and the autumn with her husband at a little Normandy seaside place, so that they had hardly seen each other four or five times.

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

From this reading WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT, AS AN ANCIENT GREEK POET SAID, "NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN APHRODITE THE GOLDEN" Although he had enjoyed Madame des Aubels' favours for six whole months, Maurice still loved her.

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

From this reading WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT, AS AN ANCIENT GREEK POET SAID, "NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN APHRODITE THE GOLDEN" Although he had enjoyed Madame des Aubels' favours for six whole months, Maurice still loved her.

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

From this reading For lack of funds of his own he had had to go to Switzerland with his mother, and then to stop with the whole family at the Château d'Esparvieu.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading She had spent the summer with her mother at Niort, and the autumn with her husband at a little Normandy seaside place, so that they had hardly seen each other four or five times.

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

From this reading But since the winter, kindly to lovers, had brought them back to town again, Maurice had been receiving her twice a week in his little flat in the Rue de Rome, and received no one else.

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

From this reading WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT, AS AN ANCIENT GREEK POET SAID, "NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN APHRODITE THE GOLDEN" Although he had enjoyed Madame des Aubels' favours for six whole months, Maurice still loved her.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT, AS AN ANCIENT GREEK POET SAID, "NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN APHRODITE THE GOLDEN" Although he had enjoyed Madame des Aubels' favours for six whole months, Maurice still loved her.

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

From this reading But since the winter, kindly to lovers, had brought them back to town again, Maurice had been receiving her twice a week in his little flat in the Rue de Rome, and received no one else.

the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

From this reading For lack of funds of his own he had had to go to Switzerland with his mother, and then to stop with the whole family at the Château d'Esparvieu.

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

From this reading She had spent the summer with her mother at Niort, and the autumn with her husband at a little Normandy seaside place, so that they had hardly seen each other four or five times.

held dear

From this reading WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT, AS AN ANCIENT GREEK POET SAID, "NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN APHRODITE THE GOLDEN" Although he had enjoyed Madame des Aubels' favours for six whole months, Maurice still loved her.

plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading But since the winter, kindly to lovers, had brought them back to town again, Maurice had been receiving her twice a week in his little flat in the Rue de Rome, and received no one else.

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT, AS AN ANCIENT GREEK POET SAID, "NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN APHRODITE THE GOLDEN" Although he had enjoyed Madame des Aubels' favours for six whole months, Maurice still loved her.

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

From this reading WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT, AS AN ANCIENT GREEK POET SAID, "NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN APHRODITE THE GOLDEN" Although he had enjoyed Madame des Aubels' favours for six whole months, Maurice still loved her.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT, AS AN ANCIENT GREEK POET SAID, "NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN APHRODITE THE GOLDEN" Although he had enjoyed Madame des Aubels' favours for six whole months, Maurice still loved her.

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

From this reading For lack of funds of his own he had had to go to Switzerland with his mother, and then to stop with the whole family at the Château d'Esparvieu.

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

From this reading She had spent the summer with her mother at Niort, and the autumn with her husband at a little Normandy seaside place, so that they had hardly seen each other four or five times.

not any; not one

From this reading But since the winter, kindly to lovers, had brought them back to town again, Maurice had been receiving her twice a week in his little flat in the Rue de Rome, and received no one else.

a former province of northwestern France on the English channel; divided into Haute-Normandie and Basse-Normandie

From this reading She had spent the summer with her mother at Niort, and the autumn with her husband at a little Normandy seaside place, so that they had hardly seen each other four or five times.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT, AS AN ANCIENT GREEK POET SAID, "NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN APHRODITE THE GOLDEN" Although he had enjoyed Madame des Aubels' favours for six whole months, Maurice still loved her.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading For lack of funds of his own he had had to go to Switzerland with his mother, and then to stop with the whole family at the Château d'Esparvieu.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But since the winter, kindly to lovers, had brought them back to town again, Maurice had been receiving her twice a week in his little flat in the Rue de Rome, and received no one else.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading She had spent the summer with her mother at Niort, and the autumn with her husband at a little Normandy seaside place, so that they had hardly seen each other four or five times.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading She had spent the summer with her mother at Niort, and the autumn with her husband at a little Normandy seaside place, so that they had hardly seen each other four or five times.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading For lack of funds of his own he had had to go to Switzerland with his mother, and then to stop with the whole family at the Château d'Esparvieu.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading She had spent the summer with her mother at Niort, and the autumn with her husband at a little Normandy seaside place, so that they had hardly seen each other four or five times.

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT, AS AN ANCIENT GREEK POET SAID, "NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN APHRODITE THE GOLDEN" Although he had enjoyed Madame des Aubels' favours for six whole months, Maurice still loved her.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading But since the winter, kindly to lovers, had brought them back to town again, Maurice had been receiving her twice a week in his little flat in the Rue de Rome, and received no one else.

-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of

From this reading But since the winter, kindly to lovers, had brought them back to town again, Maurice had been receiving her twice a week in his little flat in the Rue de Rome, and received no one else.

capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire

From this reading But since the winter, kindly to lovers, had brought them back to town again, Maurice had been receiving her twice a week in his little flat in the Rue de Rome, and received no one else.

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

From this reading But since the winter, kindly to lovers, had brought them back to town again, Maurice had been receiving her twice a week in his little flat in the Rue de Rome, and received no one else.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT, AS AN ANCIENT GREEK POET SAID, "NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN APHRODITE THE GOLDEN" Although he had enjoyed Madame des Aubels' favours for six whole months, Maurice still loved her.

the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort

From this reading She had spent the summer with her mother at Niort, and the autumn with her husband at a little Normandy seaside place, so that they had hardly seen each other four or five times.

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

From this reading She had spent the summer with her mother at Niort, and the autumn with her husband at a little Normandy seaside place, so that they had hardly seen each other four or five times.

act as a barrier between; stand between

From this reading True they had had to separate during the summer.

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

From this reading She had spent the summer with her mother at Niort, and the autumn with her husband at a little Normandy seaside place, so that they had hardly seen each other four or five times.

inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT, AS AN ANCIENT GREEK POET SAID, "NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN APHRODITE THE GOLDEN" Although he had enjoyed Madame des Aubels' favours for six whole months, Maurice still loved her.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading But since the winter, kindly to lovers, had brought them back to town again, Maurice had been receiving her twice a week in his little flat in the Rue de Rome, and received no one else.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT, AS AN ANCIENT GREEK POET SAID, "NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN APHRODITE THE GOLDEN" Although he had enjoyed Madame des Aubels' favours for six whole months, Maurice still loved her.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She had spent the summer with her mother at Niort, and the autumn with her husband at a little Normandy seaside place, so that they had hardly seen each other four or five times.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading She had spent the summer with her mother at Niort, and the autumn with her husband at a little Normandy seaside place, so that they had hardly seen each other four or five times.

not in physical motion

From this reading WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT, AS AN ANCIENT GREEK POET SAID, "NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN APHRODITE THE GOLDEN" Although he had enjoyed Madame des Aubels' favours for six whole months, Maurice still loved her.

come to a halt, stop moving

From this reading For lack of funds of his own he had had to go to Switzerland with his mother, and then to stop with the whole family at the Château d'Esparvieu.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading True they had had to separate during the summer.

comparative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT, AS AN ANCIENT GREEK POET SAID, "NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN APHRODITE THE GOLDEN" Although he had enjoyed Madame des Aubels' favours for six whole months, Maurice still loved her.

a landlocked federal republic in central Europe

From this reading For lack of funds of his own he had had to go to Switzerland with his mother, and then to stop with the whole family at the Château d'Esparvieu.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT, AS AN ANCIENT GREEK POET SAID, "NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN APHRODITE THE GOLDEN" Although he had enjoyed Madame des Aubels' favours for six whole months, Maurice still loved her.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT, AS AN ANCIENT GREEK POET SAID, "NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN APHRODITE THE GOLDEN" Although he had enjoyed Madame des Aubels' favours for six whole months, Maurice still loved her.

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

From this reading WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT, AS AN ANCIENT GREEK POET SAID, "NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN APHRODITE THE GOLDEN" Although he had enjoyed Madame des Aubels' favours for six whole months, Maurice still loved her.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading But since the winter, kindly to lovers, had brought them back to town again, Maurice had been receiving her twice a week in his little flat in the Rue de Rome, and received no one else.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading For lack of funds of his own he had had to go to Switzerland with his mother, and then to stop with the whole family at the Château d'Esparvieu.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading True they had had to separate during the summer.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading She had spent the summer with her mother at Niort, and the autumn with her husband at a little Normandy seaside place, so that they had hardly seen each other four or five times.

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

From this reading True they had had to separate during the summer.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading But since the winter, kindly to lovers, had brought them back to town again, Maurice had been receiving her twice a week in his little flat in the Rue de Rome, and received no one else.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading True they had had to separate during the summer.

two times

From this reading But since the winter, kindly to lovers, had brought them back to town again, Maurice had been receiving her twice a week in his little flat in the Rue de Rome, and received no one else.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading But since the winter, kindly to lovers, had brought them back to town again, Maurice had been receiving her twice a week in his little flat in the Rue de Rome, and received no one else.

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

From this reading WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT, AS AN ANCIENT GREEK POET SAID, "NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN APHRODITE THE GOLDEN" Although he had enjoyed Madame des Aubels' favours for six whole months, Maurice still loved her.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT, AS AN ANCIENT GREEK POET SAID, "NOTHING IS SWEETER THAN APHRODITE THE GOLDEN" Although he had enjoyed Madame des Aubels' favours for six whole months, Maurice still loved her.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading But since the winter, kindly to lovers, had brought them back to town again, Maurice had been receiving her twice a week in his little flat in the Rue de Rome, and received no one else.

in the company of; together with

From this reading For lack of funds of his own he had had to go to Switzerland with his mother, and then to stop with the whole family at the Château d'Esparvieu.