Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading Laurence Vanderlyn, unpaid attache at the American Embassy in Paris, strode down the long grey platform marked No. 5, of the Gare de Lyon.

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

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading It was seven o'clock, the hour at which Paris is dining or is about to dine, and the huge station was almost deserted.

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

anew

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

in the past

From this reading The train de luxe had gone more than an hour ago, the Riviera rapide would not start till ten, but one of those trains bound for the South, curiously named demi-rapides, was timed to leave in twenty minutes.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading It was seven o'clock, the hour at which Paris is dining or is about to dine, and the huge station was almost deserted.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading Laurence Vanderlyn, unpaid attache at the American Embassy in Paris, strode down the long grey platform marked No. 5, of the Gare de Lyon.

plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

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

From this reading The train de luxe had gone more than an hour ago, the Riviera rapide would not start till ten, but one of those trains bound for the South, curiously named demi-rapides, was timed to leave in twenty minutes.

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

From this reading It was seven o'clock, the hour at which Paris is dining or is about to dine, and the huge station was almost deserted.

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

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Laurence Vanderlyn, unpaid attache at the American Embassy in Paris, strode down the long grey platform marked No. 5, of the Gare de Lyon.

a specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission

From this reading Laurence Vanderlyn, unpaid attache at the American Embassy in Paris, strode down the long grey platform marked No. 5, of the Gare de Lyon.

stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

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

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

confined by bonds

From this reading The train de luxe had gone more than an hour ago, the Riviera rapide would not start till ten, but one of those trains bound for the South, curiously named demi-rapides, was timed to leave in twenty minutes.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The train de luxe had gone more than an hour ago, the Riviera rapide would not start till ten, but one of those trains bound for the South, curiously named demi-rapides, was timed to leave in twenty minutes.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "Thou shalt by no means come out thence till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing."

one who is the object of choice; who is given preference

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

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

From this reading "Thou shalt by no means come out thence till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing."

not accessible to view

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

in a manner differing from the usual or expected

From this reading The train de luxe had gone more than an hour ago, the Riviera rapide would not start till ten, but one of those trains bound for the South, curiously named demi-rapides, was timed to leave in twenty minutes.

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

From this reading Laurence Vanderlyn, unpaid attache at the American Embassy in Paris, strode down the long grey platform marked No. 5, of the Gare de Lyon.

state of violent mental agitation

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

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From this reading The train de luxe had gone more than an hour ago, the Riviera rapide would not start till ten, but one of those trains bound for the South, curiously named demi-rapides, was timed to leave in twenty minutes.

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading It was seven o'clock, the hour at which Paris is dining or is about to dine, and the huge station was almost deserted.

have supper; eat dinner

From this reading It was seven o'clock, the hour at which Paris is dining or is about to dine, and the huge station was almost deserted.

the act of eating dinner

From this reading It was seven o'clock, the hour at which Paris is dining or is about to dine, and the huge station was almost deserted.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Laurence Vanderlyn, unpaid attache at the American Embassy in Paris, strode down the long grey platform marked No. 5, of the Gare de Lyon.

a diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work

From this reading Laurence Vanderlyn, unpaid attache at the American Embassy in Paris, strode down the long grey platform marked No. 5, of the Gare de Lyon.

plural of “englishman” — a man who is a native or inhabitant of England

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

at any time

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny

From this reading "Thou shalt by no means come out thence till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The train de luxe had gone more than an hour ago, the Riviera rapide would not start till ten, but one of those trains bound for the South, curiously named demi-rapides, was timed to leave in twenty minutes.

plural of “foreigner” — a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

set up or found

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

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From this reading Laurence Vanderlyn, unpaid attache at the American Embassy in Paris, strode down the long grey platform marked No. 5, of the Gare de Lyon.

destroyed or killed

From this reading The train de luxe had gone more than an hour ago, the Riviera rapide would not start till ten, but one of those trains bound for the South, curiously named demi-rapides, was timed to leave in twenty minutes.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading Laurence Vanderlyn, unpaid attache at the American Embassy in Paris, strode down the long grey platform marked No. 5, of the Gare de Lyon.

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

From this reading The train de luxe had gone more than an hour ago, the Riviera rapide would not start till ten, but one of those trains bound for the South, curiously named demi-rapides, was timed to leave in twenty minutes.

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading "Thou shalt by no means come out thence till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing."

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

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

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

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading It was seven o'clock, the hour at which Paris is dining or is about to dine, and the huge station was almost deserted.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading It was seven o'clock, the hour at which Paris is dining or is about to dine, and the huge station was almost deserted.

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

From this reading Laurence Vanderlyn, unpaid attache at the American Embassy in Paris, strode down the long grey platform marked No. 5, of the Gare de Lyon.

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

From this reading It was seven o'clock, the hour at which Paris is dining or is about to dine, and the huge station was almost deserted.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was seven o'clock, the hour at which Paris is dining or is about to dine, and the huge station was almost deserted.

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From this reading Laurence Vanderlyn, unpaid attache at the American Embassy in Paris, strode down the long grey platform marked No. 5, of the Gare de Lyon.

go away from a place

From this reading The train de luxe had gone more than an hour ago, the Riviera rapide would not start till ten, but one of those trains bound for the South, curiously named demi-rapides, was timed to leave in twenty minutes.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Laurence Vanderlyn, unpaid attache at the American Embassy in Paris, strode down the long grey platform marked No. 5, of the Gare de Lyon.

elegant and sumptuous

From this reading The train de luxe had gone more than an hour ago, the Riviera rapide would not start till ten, but one of those trains bound for the South, curiously named demi-rapides, was timed to leave in twenty minutes.

a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon

From this reading Laurence Vanderlyn, unpaid attache at the American Embassy in Paris, strode down the long grey platform marked No. 5, of the Gare de Lyon.

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading Laurence Vanderlyn, unpaid attache at the American Embassy in Paris, strode down the long grey platform marked No. 5, of the Gare de Lyon.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading "Thou shalt by no means come out thence till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing."

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

the force of workers available

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading The train de luxe had gone more than an hour ago, the Riviera rapide would not start till ten, but one of those trains bound for the South, curiously named demi-rapides, was timed to leave in twenty minutes.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The train de luxe had gone more than an hour ago, the Riviera rapide would not start till ten, but one of those trains bound for the South, curiously named demi-rapides, was timed to leave in twenty minutes.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The train de luxe had gone more than an hour ago, the Riviera rapide would not start till ten, but one of those trains bound for the South, curiously named demi-rapides, was timed to leave in twenty minutes.

not any; not one

From this reading "Thou shalt by no means come out thence till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The train de luxe had gone more than an hour ago, the Riviera rapide would not start till ten, but one of those trains bound for the South, curiously named demi-rapides, was timed to leave in twenty minutes.

according to the clock

From this reading It was seven o'clock, the hour at which Paris is dining or is about to dine, and the huge station was almost deserted.

reduced to nothingness

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Laurence Vanderlyn, unpaid attache at the American Embassy in Paris, strode down the long grey platform marked No. 5, of the Gare de Lyon.

on one occasion

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The train de luxe had gone more than an hour ago, the Riviera rapide would not start till ten, but one of those trains bound for the South, curiously named demi-rapides, was timed to leave in twenty minutes.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It was seven o'clock, the hour at which Paris is dining or is about to dine, and the huge station was almost deserted.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "Thou shalt by no means come out thence till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing."

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

marked by the reception of pay

From this reading "Thou shalt by no means come out thence till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing."

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

From this reading Laurence Vanderlyn, unpaid attache at the American Embassy in Paris, strode down the long grey platform marked No. 5, of the Gare de Lyon.

a raised horizontal surface

From this reading Laurence Vanderlyn, unpaid attache at the American Embassy in Paris, strode down the long grey platform marked No. 5, of the Gare de Lyon.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

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From this reading The train de luxe had gone more than an hour ago, the Riviera rapide would not start till ten, but one of those trains bound for the South, curiously named demi-rapides, was timed to leave in twenty minutes.

on the contrary

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

a coastal area between La Spezia in Italy and Cannes in France

From this reading The train de luxe had gone more than an hour ago, the Riviera rapide would not start till ten, but one of those trains bound for the South, curiously named demi-rapides, was timed to leave in twenty minutes.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading It was seven o'clock, the hour at which Paris is dining or is about to dine, and the huge station was almost deserted.

an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”

From this reading "Thou shalt by no means come out thence till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing."

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The train de luxe had gone more than an hour ago, the Riviera rapide would not start till ten, but one of those trains bound for the South, curiously named demi-rapides, was timed to leave in twenty minutes.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading The train de luxe had gone more than an hour ago, the Riviera rapide would not start till ten, but one of those trains bound for the South, curiously named demi-rapides, was timed to leave in twenty minutes.

(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading It was seven o'clock, the hour at which Paris is dining or is about to dine, and the huge station was almost deserted.

inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps

From this reading Laurence Vanderlyn, unpaid attache at the American Embassy in Paris, strode down the long grey platform marked No. 5, of the Gare de Lyon.

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

From this reading The train de luxe had gone more than an hour ago, the Riviera rapide would not start till ten, but one of those trains bound for the South, curiously named demi-rapides, was timed to leave in twenty minutes.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The train de luxe had gone more than an hour ago, the Riviera rapide would not start till ten, but one of those trains bound for the South, curiously named demi-rapides, was timed to leave in twenty minutes.

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

From this reading "Thou shalt by no means come out thence till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing."

from that place or that time

From this reading "Thou shalt by no means come out thence till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing."

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

a special situation

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

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

From this reading The train de luxe had gone more than an hour ago, the Riviera rapide would not start till ten, but one of those trains bound for the South, curiously named demi-rapides, was timed to leave in twenty minutes.

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading "Thou shalt by no means come out thence till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing."

up to a particular time

From this reading "Thou shalt by no means come out thence till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing."

regularly spaced in time

From this reading The train de luxe had gone more than an hour ago, the Riviera rapide would not start till ten, but one of those trains bound for the South, curiously named demi-rapides, was timed to leave in twenty minutes.

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

From this reading It was seven o'clock, the hour at which Paris is dining or is about to dine, and the huge station was almost deserted.

create by training and teaching

From this reading The train de luxe had gone more than an hour ago, the Riviera rapide would not start till ten, but one of those trains bound for the South, curiously named demi-rapides, was timed to leave in twenty minutes.

plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive

From this reading The train de luxe had gone more than an hour ago, the Riviera rapide would not start till ten, but one of those trains bound for the South, curiously named demi-rapides, was timed to leave in twenty minutes.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading The train de luxe had gone more than an hour ago, the Riviera rapide would not start till ten, but one of those trains bound for the South, curiously named demi-rapides, was timed to leave in twenty minutes.

not paid

From this reading Laurence Vanderlyn, unpaid attache at the American Embassy in Paris, strode down the long grey platform marked No. 5, of the Gare de Lyon.

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

From this reading "Thou shalt by no means come out thence till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing."

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From this reading Laurence Vanderlyn, unpaid attache at the American Embassy in Paris, strode down the long grey platform marked No. 5, of the Gare de Lyon.

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

From this reading It was seven o'clock, the hour at which Paris is dining or is about to dine, and the huge station was almost deserted.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

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

From this reading It was seven o'clock, the hour at which Paris is dining or is about to dine, and the huge station was almost deserted.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Foreigners, especially Englishmen and Americans, avoid these trains, and this was why Laurence Vanderlyn had chosen it as the starting point of what was to be a great adventure, an adventure which must for ever be concealed, obliterated as much as may be from his own memory--do not men babble in delirium?--once life had again become the rather grey thing he had found it to be.

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

From this reading The train de luxe had gone more than an hour ago, the Riviera rapide would not start till ten, but one of those trains bound for the South, curiously named demi-rapides, was timed to leave in twenty minutes.