Chapter VIII

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

From this reading A month passed by.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading Now that the two girls were left alone in the house, without father or mother, they would have had to engage a servant, which would have been ruinous, on account of the increasing price of manual labour.

(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 Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

Having no one else present.

From this reading Now that the two girls were left alone in the house, without father or mother, they would have had to engage a servant, which would have been ruinous, on account of the increasing price of manual labour.

in addition

From this reading Lise and Françoise also sold their cousin their horse, which had now become useless, but they kept the two cows, La Coliche and La Rousse, as well as the donkey, Gédéon.

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

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

subject to appointment

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

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

From this reading Delhomme, moreover, was simply doing them a service, as he undertook to cancel the lease as soon as either of them married, and a division of the inheritance became necessary.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Delhomme, moreover, was simply doing them a service, as he undertook to cancel the lease as soon as either of them married, and a division of the inheritance became necessary.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Lise and Françoise also sold their cousin their horse, which had now become useless, but they kept the two cows, La Coliche and La Rousse, as well as the donkey, Gédéon.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Now that the two girls were left alone in the house, without father or mother, they would have had to engage a servant, which would have been ruinous, on account of the increasing price of manual labour.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Lise and Françoise also sold their cousin their horse, which had now become useless, but they kept the two cows, La Coliche and La Rousse, as well as the donkey, Gédéon.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A month passed by.

postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

From this reading Delhomme, moreover, was simply doing them a service, as he undertook to cancel the lease as soon as either of them married, and a division of the inheritance became necessary.

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From this reading Lise and Françoise also sold their cousin their horse, which had now become useless, but they kept the two cows, La Coliche and La Rousse, as well as the donkey, Gédéon.

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading Lise and Françoise also sold their cousin their horse, which had now become useless, but they kept the two cows, La Coliche and La Rousse, as well as the donkey, Gédéon.

(of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

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

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

an army unit large enough to sustain combat

From this reading Delhomme, moreover, was simply doing them a service, as he undertook to cancel the lease as soon as either of them married, and a division of the inheritance became necessary.

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading Delhomme, moreover, was simply doing them a service, as he undertook to cancel the lease as soon as either of them married, and a division of the inheritance became necessary.

the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874

From this reading Lise and Françoise also sold their cousin their horse, which had now become useless, but they kept the two cows, La Coliche and La Rousse, as well as the donkey, Gédéon.

one or the other of two

From this reading Delhomme, moreover, was simply doing them a service, as he undertook to cancel the lease as soon as either of them married, and a division of the inheritance became necessary.

a person who is older than you are

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

From this reading Now that the two girls were left alone in the house, without father or mother, they would have had to engage a servant, which would have been ruinous, on account of the increasing price of manual labour.

a movement into or inward

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

-ing form of “except” — take exception to

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Now that the two girls were left alone in the house, without father or mother, they would have had to engage a servant, which would have been ruinous, on account of the increasing price of manual labour.

coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

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

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

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

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

a person who cares for persons or property

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

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

From this reading Lise and Françoise also sold their cousin their horse, which had now become useless, but they kept the two cows, La Coliche and La Rousse, as well as the donkey, Gédéon.

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

From this reading Now that the two girls were left alone in the house, without father or mother, they would have had to engage a servant, which would have been ruinous, on account of the increasing price of manual labour.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Now that the two girls were left alone in the house, without father or mother, they would have had to engage a servant, which would have been ruinous, on account of the increasing price of manual labour.

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

From this reading Delhomme, moreover, was simply doing them a service, as he undertook to cancel the lease as soon as either of them married, and a division of the inheritance became necessary.

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

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

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

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Lise and Françoise also sold their cousin their horse, which had now become useless, but they kept the two cows, La Coliche and La Rousse, as well as the donkey, Gédéon.

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

From this reading Now that the two girls were left alone in the house, without father or mother, they would have had to engage a servant, which would have been ruinous, on account of the increasing price of manual labour.

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

From this reading Now that the two girls were left alone in the house, without father or mother, they would have had to engage a servant, which would have been ruinous, on account of the increasing price of manual labour.

becoming greater or larger

From this reading Now that the two girls were left alone in the house, without father or mother, they would have had to engage a servant, which would have been ruinous, on account of the increasing price of manual labour.

brought about or caused; not spontaneous

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

hereditary succession to a title or an office or property

From this reading Delhomme, moreover, was simply doing them a service, as he undertook to cancel the lease as soon as either of them married, and a division of the inheritance became necessary.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

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

From this reading Lise and Françoise also sold their cousin their horse, which had now become useless, but they kept the two cows, La Coliche and La Rousse, as well as the donkey, Gédéon.

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

From this reading Now that the two girls were left alone in the house, without father or mother, they would have had to engage a servant, which would have been ruinous, on account of the increasing price of manual labour.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

property that is leased or rented out or let

From this reading Delhomme, moreover, was simply doing them a service, as he undertook to cancel the lease as soon as either of them married, and a division of the inheritance became necessary.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Now that the two girls were left alone in the house, without father or mother, they would have had to engage a servant, which would have been ruinous, on account of the increasing price of manual labour.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

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

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

a small handbook

From this reading Now that the two girls were left alone in the house, without father or mother, they would have had to engage a servant, which would have been ruinous, on account of the increasing price of manual labour.

joined in matrimony

From this reading Delhomme, moreover, was simply doing them a service, as he undertook to cancel the lease as soon as either of them married, and a division of the inheritance became necessary.

a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading A month passed by.

in addition to what has just been said

From this reading Delhomme, moreover, was simply doing them a service, as he undertook to cancel the lease as soon as either of them married, and a division of the inheritance became necessary.

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

From this reading Now that the two girls were left alone in the house, without father or mother, they would have had to engage a servant, which would have been ruinous, on account of the increasing price of manual labour.

absolutely essential

From this reading Delhomme, moreover, was simply doing them a service, as he undertook to cancel the lease as soon as either of them married, and a division of the inheritance became necessary.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now that the two girls were left alone in the house, without father or mother, they would have had to engage a servant, which would have been ruinous, on account of the increasing price of manual labour.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Now that the two girls were left alone in the house, without father or mother, they would have had to engage a servant, which would have been ruinous, on account of the increasing price of manual labour.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading A month passed by.

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading Now that the two girls were left alone in the house, without father or mother, they would have had to engage a servant, which would have been ruinous, on account of the increasing price of manual labour.

in the right manner; correctly; suitably

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

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

From this reading Lise and Françoise also sold their cousin their horse, which had now become useless, but they kept the two cows, La Coliche and La Rousse, as well as the donkey, Gédéon.

extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin

From this reading Now that the two girls were left alone in the house, without father or mother, they would have had to engage a servant, which would have been ruinous, on account of the increasing price of manual labour.

a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading Now that the two girls were left alone in the house, without father or mother, they would have had to engage a servant, which would have been ruinous, on account of the increasing price of manual labour.

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading Delhomme, moreover, was simply doing them a service, as he undertook to cancel the lease as soon as either of them married, and a division of the inheritance became necessary.

and nothing more

From this reading Delhomme, moreover, was simply doing them a service, as he undertook to cancel the lease as soon as either of them married, and a division of the inheritance became necessary.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

disposed of to a purchaser

From this reading Lise and Françoise also sold their cousin their horse, which had now become useless, but they kept the two cows, La Coliche and La Rousse, as well as the donkey, Gédéon.

in the near future

From this reading Delhomme, moreover, was simply doing them a service, as he undertook to cancel the lease as soon as either of them married, and a division of the inheritance became necessary.

take away possessions from someone

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

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

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Delhomme, moreover, was simply doing them a service, as he undertook to cancel the lease as soon as either of them married, and a division of the inheritance became necessary.

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

From this reading Now that the two girls were left alone in the house, without father or mother, they would have had to engage a servant, which would have been ruinous, on account of the increasing price of manual labour.

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

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise

From this reading Delhomme, moreover, was simply doing them a service, as he undertook to cancel the lease as soon as either of them married, and a division of the inheritance became necessary.

having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully

From this reading Lise and Françoise also sold their cousin their horse, which had now become useless, but they kept the two cows, La Coliche and La Rousse, as well as the donkey, Gédéon.

a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

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

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Lise and Françoise also sold their cousin their horse, which had now become useless, but they kept the two cows, La Coliche and La Rousse, as well as the donkey, Gédéon.

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

From this reading Now that the two girls were left alone in the house, without father or mother, they would have had to engage a servant, which would have been ruinous, on account of the increasing price of manual labour.

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

From this reading Now that the two girls were left alone in the house, without father or mother, they would have had to engage a servant, which would have been ruinous, on account of the increasing price of manual labour.

which person or people

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Now that the two girls were left alone in the house, without father or mother, they would have had to engage a servant, which would have been ruinous, on account of the increasing price of manual labour.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Now that the two girls were left alone in the house, without father or mother, they would have had to engage a servant, which would have been ruinous, on account of the increasing price of manual labour.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.

a late time of life

From this reading Old Fouan, appointed guardian to Françoise, who was entering on her fifteenth year, induced the two girls--his ward and Lise, who was the elder by ten years--to let all their land, excepting a strip of meadow, to cousin Delhomme, so that it might be properly cultivated and kept.