used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sir Charles Collingham and his escort, M. Floçon, entered a cab together and were driven first to the Faubourg St. Honoré.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Charles Collingham and his escort, M. Floçon, entered a cab together and were driven first to the Faubourg St. Honoré.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading But no words passed between them until they arrived at the portals of the British Embassy, and the General handed out his card to the magnificent porter who received them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The General tried hard to maintain his nonchalance, but he was yet a little crestfallen at the turn things had taken, and M. Floçon, who, on the other hand, was elated and triumphant, saw it.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading But no words passed between them until they arrived at the portals of the British Embassy, and the General handed out his card to the magnificent porter who received them.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading But no words passed between them until they arrived at the portals of the British Embassy, and the General handed out his card to the magnificent porter who received them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The General tried hard to maintain his nonchalance, but he was yet a little crestfallen at the turn things had taken, and M. Floçon, who, on the other hand, was elated and triumphant, saw it.
cabnounUS /kæb/
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading Sir Charles Collingham and his escort, M. Floçon, entered a cab together and were driven first to the Faubourg St. Honoré.
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 But no words passed between them until they arrived at the portals of the British Embassy, and the General handed out his card to the magnificent porter who received them.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Sir Charles Collingham and his escort, M. Floçon, entered a cab together and were driven first to the Faubourg St. Honoré.
Collingham
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From this reading Sir Charles Collingham and his escort, M. Floçon, entered a cab together and were driven first to the Faubourg St. Honoré.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “Kindly let Colonel Papillon have that without delay.”
crestfallenadjectiveUS /ˈkrestfɔːlən/
brought low in spirit
From this reading The General tried hard to maintain his nonchalance, but he was yet a little crestfallen at the turn things had taken, and M. Floçon, who, on the other hand, was elated and triumphant, saw it.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading “Kindly let Colonel Papillon have that without delay.”
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading Sir Charles Collingham and his escort, M. Floçon, entered a cab together and were driven first to the Faubourg St. Honoré.
elatedadjectiveUS /ɪˈleɪtəd/
exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
From this reading The General tried hard to maintain his nonchalance, but he was yet a little crestfallen at the turn things had taken, and M. Floçon, who, on the other hand, was elated and triumphant, saw it.
EmbassynounUS /ˈembəsi/
a diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work
From this reading But no words passed between them until they arrived at the portals of the British Embassy, and the General handed out his card to the magnificent porter who received them.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Sir Charles Collingham and his escort, M. Floçon, entered a cab together and were driven first to the Faubourg St. Honoré.
escortnounUS /eˈskɔːrt/
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading Sir Charles Collingham and his escort, M. Floçon, entered a cab together and were driven first to the Faubourg St. Honoré.
Faubourgnoun
a New Orleans district lying outside the original city limits; used in combination with the names of various quarters of the city
From this reading Sir Charles Collingham and his escort, M. Floçon, entered a cab together and were driven first to the Faubourg St. Honoré.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The General had written a few words: “I have got into fresh trouble.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Sir Charles Collingham and his escort, M. Floçon, entered a cab together and were driven first to the Faubourg St. Honoré.
Floçon
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From this reading Sir Charles Collingham and his escort, M. Floçon, entered a cab together and were driven first to the Faubourg St. Honoré.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading The General had written a few words: “I have got into fresh trouble.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading The General tried hard to maintain his nonchalance, but he was yet a little crestfallen at the turn things had taken, and M. Floçon, who, on the other hand, was elated and triumphant, saw it.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The General had written a few words: “I have got into fresh trouble.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The General tried hard to maintain his nonchalance, but he was yet a little crestfallen at the turn things had taken, and M. Floçon, who, on the other hand, was elated and triumphant, saw it.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The General tried hard to maintain his nonchalance, but he was yet a little crestfallen at the turn things had taken, and M. Floçon, who, on the other hand, was elated and triumphant, saw it.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading But no words passed between them until they arrived at the portals of the British Embassy, and the General handed out his card to the magnificent porter who received them.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The General tried hard to maintain his nonchalance, but he was yet a little crestfallen at the turn things had taken, and M. Floçon, who, on the other hand, was elated and triumphant, saw it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Kindly let Colonel Papillon have that without delay.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The General tried hard to maintain his nonchalance, but he was yet a little crestfallen at the turn things had taken, and M. Floçon, who, on the other hand, was elated and triumphant, saw it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Charles Collingham and his escort, M. Floçon, entered a cab together and were driven first to the Faubourg St. Honoré.
Honoré
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From this reading Sir Charles Collingham and his escort, M. Floçon, entered a cab together and were driven first to the Faubourg St. Honoré.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The General had written a few words: “I have got into fresh trouble.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The General had written a few words: “I have got into fresh trouble.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The General tried hard to maintain his nonchalance, but he was yet a little crestfallen at the turn things had taken, and M. Floçon, who, on the other hand, was elated and triumphant, saw it.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading “Kindly let Colonel Papillon have that without delay.”
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Kindly let Colonel Papillon have that without delay.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The General tried hard to maintain his nonchalance, but he was yet a little crestfallen at the turn things had taken, and M. Floçon, who, on the other hand, was elated and triumphant, saw it.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Sir Charles Collingham and his escort, M. Floçon, entered a cab together and were driven first to the Faubourg St. Honoré.
characterized by grandeur
From this reading But no words passed between them until they arrived at the portals of the British Embassy, and the General handed out his card to the magnificent porter who received them.
maintainverbUS /meɪnˈteɪn/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The General tried hard to maintain his nonchalance, but he was yet a little crestfallen at the turn things had taken, and M. Floçon, who, on the other hand, was elated and triumphant, saw it.
not any; not one
From this reading But no words passed between them until they arrived at the portals of the British Embassy, and the General handed out his card to the magnificent porter who received them.
nonchalancenounUS /ˈnɑːnʃəˈlɑːns/
the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern
From this reading The General tried hard to maintain his nonchalance, but he was yet a little crestfallen at the turn things had taken, and M. Floçon, who, on the other hand, was elated and triumphant, saw it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But no words passed between them until they arrived at the portals of the British Embassy, and the General handed out his card to the magnificent porter who received them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The General tried hard to maintain his nonchalance, but he was yet a little crestfallen at the turn things had taken, and M. Floçon, who, on the other hand, was elated and triumphant, saw it.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The General tried hard to maintain his nonchalance, but he was yet a little crestfallen at the turn things had taken, and M. Floçon, who, on the other hand, was elated and triumphant, saw it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But no words passed between them until they arrived at the portals of the British Embassy, and the General handed out his card to the magnificent porter who received them.
Papillonnoun
small slender toy spaniel with erect ears and a black-spotted brown to white coat
From this reading “Kindly let Colonel Papillon have that without delay.”
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading But no words passed between them until they arrived at the portals of the British Embassy, and the General handed out his card to the magnificent porter who received them.
portalsnounUS /ˈpɔːrtəlz/
plural of “portal” — a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically)
From this reading But no words passed between them until they arrived at the portals of the British Embassy, and the General handed out his card to the magnificent porter who received them.
porternounUS /ˈpɔːrtər/
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading But no words passed between them until they arrived at the portals of the British Embassy, and the General handed out his card to the magnificent porter who received them.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading But no words passed between them until they arrived at the portals of the British Embassy, and the General handed out his card to the magnificent porter who received them.
cut with a saw
From this reading The General tried hard to maintain his nonchalance, but he was yet a little crestfallen at the turn things had taken, and M. Floçon, who, on the other hand, was elated and triumphant, saw it.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Charles Collingham and his escort, M. Floçon, entered a cab together and were driven first to the Faubourg St. Honoré.
St
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From this reading Sir Charles Collingham and his escort, M. Floçon, entered a cab together and were driven first to the Faubourg St. Honoré.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The General tried hard to maintain his nonchalance, but he was yet a little crestfallen at the turn things had taken, and M. Floçon, who, on the other hand, was elated and triumphant, saw it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Kindly let Colonel Papillon have that without delay.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sir Charles Collingham and his escort, M. Floçon, entered a cab together and were driven first to the Faubourg St. Honoré.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But no words passed between them until they arrived at the portals of the British Embassy, and the General handed out his card to the magnificent porter who received them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But no words passed between them until they arrived at the portals of the British Embassy, and the General handed out his card to the magnificent porter who received them.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The General tried hard to maintain his nonchalance, but he was yet a little crestfallen at the turn things had taken, and M. Floçon, who, on the other hand, was elated and triumphant, saw it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir Charles Collingham and his escort, M. Floçon, entered a cab together and were driven first to the Faubourg St. Honoré.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Sir Charles Collingham and his escort, M. Floçon, entered a cab together and were driven first to the Faubourg St. Honoré.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading The General tried hard to maintain his nonchalance, but he was yet a little crestfallen at the turn things had taken, and M. Floçon, who, on the other hand, was elated and triumphant, saw it.
triumphantadjectiveUS /traɪˈʌmfənt/
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading The General tried hard to maintain his nonchalance, but he was yet a little crestfallen at the turn things had taken, and M. Floçon, who, on the other hand, was elated and triumphant, saw it.
a source of difficulty
From this reading The General had written a few words: “I have got into fresh trouble.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading The General tried hard to maintain his nonchalance, but he was yet a little crestfallen at the turn things had taken, and M. Floçon, who, on the other hand, was elated and triumphant, saw it.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But no words passed between them until they arrived at the portals of the British Embassy, and the General handed out his card to the magnificent porter who received them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The General tried hard to maintain his nonchalance, but he was yet a little crestfallen at the turn things had taken, and M. Floçon, who, on the other hand, was elated and triumphant, saw it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sir Charles Collingham and his escort, M. Floçon, entered a cab together and were driven first to the Faubourg St. Honoré.
which person or people
From this reading The General tried hard to maintain his nonchalance, but he was yet a little crestfallen at the turn things had taken, and M. Floçon, who, on the other hand, was elated and triumphant, saw it.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Kindly let Colonel Papillon have that without delay.”
the words that are spoken
From this reading But no words passed between them until they arrived at the portals of the British Embassy, and the General handed out his card to the magnificent porter who received them.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading The General had written a few words: “I have got into fresh trouble.
but in spite of that
From this reading The General tried hard to maintain his nonchalance, but he was yet a little crestfallen at the turn things had taken, and M. Floçon, who, on the other hand, was elated and triumphant, saw it.
