Chapter XXVI · Chapter 26

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

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading She was one of those women who are above and beyond a name--of a class, or, rather, of a type that a relatively merciful world produces sparingly.

(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 Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

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

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

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

From this reading She was one of those women who are above and beyond a name--of a class, or, rather, of a type that a relatively merciful world produces sparingly.

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

From this reading She was one of those women who are above and beyond a name--of a class, or, rather, of a type that a relatively merciful world produces sparingly.

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

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

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

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Folly's original name had been--but why give it away?

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

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Folly's original name had been--but why give it away?

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading She was one of those women who are above and beyond a name--of a class, or, rather, of a type that a relatively merciful world produces sparingly.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading She was all body and no soul.

brought into existence

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading She was one of those women who are above and beyond a name--of a class, or, rather, of a type that a relatively merciful world produces sparingly.

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From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

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From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

(plural) the deepest and most remote part

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

a conversation between two persons

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

-ing form of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

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

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

an analytic or interpretive literary composition

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

divisible by two

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

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From this reading Folly's original name had been--but why give it away?

plural of “fortification” — defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Folly's original name had been--but why give it away?

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

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

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

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

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

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

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

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

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

orienting or directing homeward or to a destination

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

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

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

vague or not clearly defined or stated

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

someone who controls resources and expenditures

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

a pair of people who live together

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

showing or giving mercy

From this reading She was one of those women who are above and beyond a name--of a class, or, rather, of a type that a relatively merciful world produces sparingly.

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From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

a particular point in time

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

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

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Folly's original name had been--but why give it away?

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

not any; not one

From this reading She was all body and no soul.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

an event that occurs at a critical time

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading She was one of those women who are above and beyond a name--of a class, or, rather, of a type that a relatively merciful world produces sparingly.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading She was one of those women who are above and beyond a name--of a class, or, rather, of a type that a relatively merciful world produces sparingly.

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading Folly's original name had been--but why give it away?

above and across; more than

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

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

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

plural of “produce” — fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market

From this reading She was one of those women who are above and beyond a name--of a class, or, rather, of a type that a relatively merciful world produces sparingly.

on the contrary

From this reading She was one of those women who are above and beyond a name--of a class, or, rather, of a type that a relatively merciful world produces sparingly.

in a relative manner; by comparison to something else

From this reading She was one of those women who are above and beyond a name--of a class, or, rather, of a type that a relatively merciful world produces sparingly.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

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

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading She was all body and no soul.

to a meager degree or in a meager manner

From this reading She was one of those women who are above and beyond a name--of a class, or, rather, of a type that a relatively merciful world produces sparingly.

possessive form of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

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

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

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

From this reading She was one of those women who are above and beyond a name--of a class, or, rather, of a type that a relatively merciful world produces sparingly.

propel through the air

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

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

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

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

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

From this reading She was one of those women who are above and beyond a name--of a class, or, rather, of a type that a relatively merciful world produces sparingly.

be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

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

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

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

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

which person or people

From this reading She was one of those women who are above and beyond a name--of a class, or, rather, of a type that a relatively merciful world produces sparingly.

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

From this reading Folly's original name had been--but why give it away?

in the company of; together with

From this reading From the moment that Lewis kissed Folly, and then kissed her several times more, discovering with each essay depths in the art which even his free and easy life had never given him occasion to dream of, he became infatuated--so infatuated that the following dialogue passed over him and did not wake him.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading She was one of those women who are above and beyond a name--of a class, or, rather, of a type that a relatively merciful world produces sparingly.

the words that are spoken

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading She was one of those women who are above and beyond a name--of a class, or, rather, of a type that a relatively merciful world produces sparingly.

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

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Mlle. Folly Delaires was not born within a stone's throw of the Paris fortifications, as her manager would have liked you to believe, but in an indefinite street in Cockneydom, so like its mates that, in the words of Folly herself, she had to have the homing instinct of a pigeon to find it at all.