Chapter VII

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

From this reading The party formed a committee of inquiry which the expropriation jury had despatched to the spot to estimate the value of certain property, the owners of which had not come to an amicable arrangement with the city of Paris.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading So that his wife's name might completely disappear from the affair, he had at first devised a mock sale of the ground and the music-hall.

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

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

characterized by friendship and good will

From this reading The party formed a committee of inquiry which the expropriation jury had despatched to the spot to estimate the value of certain property, the owners of which had not come to an amicable arrangement with the city of Paris.

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

From this reading The party formed a committee of inquiry which the expropriation jury had despatched to the spot to estimate the value of certain property, the owners of which had not come to an amicable arrangement with the city of Paris.

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

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

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

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

the thing arranged or agreed to

From this reading The party formed a committee of inquiry which the expropriation jury had despatched to the spot to estimate the value of certain property, the owners of which had not come to an amicable arrangement with the city of Paris.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

a wide street or thoroughfare

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading The party formed a committee of inquiry which the expropriation jury had despatched to the spot to estimate the value of certain property, the owners of which had not come to an amicable arrangement with the city of Paris.

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

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading The party formed a committee of inquiry which the expropriation jury had despatched to the spot to estimate the value of certain property, the owners of which had not come to an amicable arrangement with the city of Paris.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The party formed a committee of inquiry which the expropriation jury had despatched to the spot to estimate the value of certain property, the owners of which had not come to an amicable arrangement with the city of Paris.

a special group delegated to consider some matter

From this reading The party formed a committee of inquiry which the expropriation jury had despatched to the spot to estimate the value of certain property, the owners of which had not come to an amicable arrangement with the city of Paris.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading So that his wife's name might completely disappear from the affair, he had at first devised a mock sale of the ground and the music-hall.

a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists

From this reading Larsonneau relinquished the whole to a supposed creditor.

a slight wetness

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

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

From this reading Saccard was renewing his Rue de la Pépinière stroke of fortune.

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

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

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

From this reading The party formed a committee of inquiry which the expropriation jury had despatched to the spot to estimate the value of certain property, the owners of which had not come to an amicable arrangement with the city of Paris.

past form of “devise” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

From this reading So that his wife's name might completely disappear from the affair, he had at first devised a mock sale of the ground and the music-hall.

the state of being poorly illuminated

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading So that his wife's name might completely disappear from the affair, he had at first devised a mock sale of the ground and the music-hall.

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

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth

From this reading The party formed a committee of inquiry which the expropriation jury had despatched to the spot to estimate the value of certain property, the owners of which had not come to an amicable arrangement with the city of Paris.

taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority)

From this reading The party formed a committee of inquiry which the expropriation jury had despatched to the spot to estimate the value of certain property, the owners of which had not come to an amicable arrangement with the city of Paris.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading So that his wife's name might completely disappear from the affair, he had at first devised a mock sale of the ground and the music-hall.

having or given a form or shape

From this reading The party formed a committee of inquiry which the expropriation jury had despatched to the spot to estimate the value of certain property, the owners of which had not come to an amicable arrangement with the city of Paris.

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading Saccard was renewing his Rue de la Pépinière stroke of fortune.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

yet to be or coming

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

depressingly dark

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading So that his wife's name might completely disappear from the affair, he had at first devised a mock sale of the ground and the music-hall.

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

From this reading The party formed a committee of inquiry which the expropriation jury had despatched to the spot to estimate the value of certain property, the owners of which had not come to an amicable arrangement with the city of Paris.

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

From this reading So that his wife's name might completely disappear from the affair, he had at first devised a mock sale of the ground and the music-hall.

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

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

a search for knowledge

From this reading The party formed a committee of inquiry which the expropriation jury had despatched to the spot to estimate the value of certain property, the owners of which had not come to an amicable arrangement with the city of Paris.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law

From this reading The party formed a committee of inquiry which the expropriation jury had despatched to the spot to estimate the value of certain property, the owners of which had not come to an amicable arrangement with the city of Paris.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading Saccard was renewing his Rue de la Pépinière stroke of fortune.

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

From this reading Larsonneau relinquished the whole to a supposed creditor.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading So that his wife's name might completely disappear from the affair, he had at first devised a mock sale of the ground and the music-hall.

treat with contempt

From this reading So that his wife's name might completely disappear from the affair, he had at first devised a mock sale of the ground and the music-hall.

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

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

plural of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

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

From this reading So that his wife's name might completely disappear from the affair, he had at first devised a mock sale of the ground and the music-hall.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading So that his wife's name might completely disappear from the affair, he had at first devised a mock sale of the ground and the music-hall.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The party formed a committee of inquiry which the expropriation jury had despatched to the spot to estimate the value of certain property, the owners of which had not come to an amicable arrangement with the city of Paris.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

plural of “owner” — (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading The party formed a committee of inquiry which the expropriation jury had despatched to the spot to estimate the value of certain property, the owners of which had not come to an amicable arrangement with the city of Paris.

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

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading The party formed a committee of inquiry which the expropriation jury had despatched to the spot to estimate the value of certain property, the owners of which had not come to an amicable arrangement with the city of Paris.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

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

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

From this reading The party formed a committee of inquiry which the expropriation jury had despatched to the spot to estimate the value of certain property, the owners of which had not come to an amicable arrangement with the city of Paris.

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

From this reading Saccard was renewing his Rue de la Pépinière stroke of fortune.

that has been withdrawn or retreated from

From this reading Larsonneau relinquished the whole to a supposed creditor.

tending to impart new life and vigor to

From this reading Saccard was renewing his Rue de la Pépinière stroke of fortune.

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

From this reading Saccard was renewing his Rue de la Pépinière stroke of fortune.

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

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

a particular instance of selling

From this reading So that his wife's name might completely disappear from the affair, he had at first devised a mock sale of the ground and the music-hall.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So that his wife's name might completely disappear from the affair, he had at first devised a mock sale of the ground and the music-hall.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The party formed a committee of inquiry which the expropriation jury had despatched to the spot to estimate the value of certain property, the owners of which had not come to an amicable arrangement with the city of Paris.

the season of growth

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

From this reading Saccard was renewing his Rue de la Pépinière stroke of fortune.

required or under orders

From this reading Larsonneau relinquished the whole to a supposed creditor.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading So that his wife's name might completely disappear from the affair, he had at first devised a mock sale of the ground and the music-hall.

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

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

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

From this reading The party formed a committee of inquiry which the expropriation jury had despatched to the spot to estimate the value of certain property, the owners of which had not come to an amicable arrangement with the city of Paris.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

From this reading The party formed a committee of inquiry which the expropriation jury had despatched to the spot to estimate the value of certain property, the owners of which had not come to an amicable arrangement with the city of Paris.

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

From this reading Saccard was renewing his Rue de la Pépinière stroke of fortune.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

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

From this reading Larsonneau relinquished the whole to a supposed creditor.

possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading So that his wife's name might completely disappear from the affair, he had at first devised a mock sale of the ground and the music-hall.

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

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Three months later, on one of those gloomy spring mornings which bring back into Paris the dimness and dirty dampness of winter, Aristide Saccard alighted from his carriage at the Place du Château-d'Eau, and turned with four other gentlemen into the gorge of demolitions opened by the future Boulevard du Prince-Eugène.