personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “No,” replied I, with hesitation; “I really have not any acquaintance.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Beauvilliers,” said the marquis, throwing himself back in his seat, and remaining for some minutes silent.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “No,” replied I, with hesitation; “I really have not any acquaintance.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Where to?,” asked the coachman, as we entered the _calèche_.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Where to?,” asked the coachman, as we entered the _calèche_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last, as if suddenly recollecting that we were strangers to each other, he said, “You know Beauvilliers, of course?”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Beauvilliers,” said the marquis, throwing himself back in his seat, and remaining for some minutes silent.
Beauvilliers
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From this reading “Beauvilliers,” said the marquis, throwing himself back in his seat, and remaining for some minutes silent.
calèche
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From this reading “Where to?,” asked the coachman, as we entered the _calèche_.
coachmannounUS /ˈkoʊtʃmən/
a man who drives a coach (or carriage)
From this reading “Where to?,” asked the coachman, as we entered the _calèche_.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading At last, as if suddenly recollecting that we were strangers to each other, he said, “You know Beauvilliers, of course?”
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading At last, as if suddenly recollecting that we were strangers to each other, he said, “You know Beauvilliers, of course?”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “Where to?,” asked the coachman, as we entered the _calèche_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Beauvilliers,” said the marquis, throwing himself back in his seat, and remaining for some minutes silent.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading “Parbleu,” said he, laughing, “you ought at least to have his friendship.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “No,” replied I, with hesitation; “I really have not any acquaintance.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last, as if suddenly recollecting that we were strangers to each other, he said, “You know Beauvilliers, of course?”
indecision in speech or action
From this reading “No,” replied I, with hesitation; “I really have not any acquaintance.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Beauvilliers,” said the marquis, throwing himself back in his seat, and remaining for some minutes silent.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Beauvilliers,” said the marquis, throwing himself back in his seat, and remaining for some minutes silent.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No,” replied I, with hesitation; “I really have not any acquaintance.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At last, as if suddenly recollecting that we were strangers to each other, he said, “You know Beauvilliers, of course?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Beauvilliers,” said the marquis, throwing himself back in his seat, and remaining for some minutes silent.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading At last, as if suddenly recollecting that we were strangers to each other, he said, “You know Beauvilliers, of course?”
immediately past
From this reading At last, as if suddenly recollecting that we were strangers to each other, he said, “You know Beauvilliers, of course?”
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “Parbleu,” said he, laughing, “you ought at least to have his friendship.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Parbleu,” said he, laughing, “you ought at least to have his friendship.
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading “Beauvilliers,” said the marquis, throwing himself back in his seat, and remaining for some minutes silent.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “Beauvilliers,” said the marquis, throwing himself back in his seat, and remaining for some minutes silent.
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” replied I, with hesitation; “I really have not any acquaintance.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No,” replied I, with hesitation; “I really have not any acquaintance.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At last, as if suddenly recollecting that we were strangers to each other, he said, “You know Beauvilliers, of course?”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading At last, as if suddenly recollecting that we were strangers to each other, he said, “You know Beauvilliers, of course?”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “Parbleu,” said he, laughing, “you ought at least to have his friendship.
Parbleu
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From this reading “Parbleu,” said he, laughing, “you ought at least to have his friendship.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “No,” replied I, with hesitation; “I really have not any acquaintance.”
recollectingverbUS /ˌrekəˈlektɪŋ/
-ing form of “recollect” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading At last, as if suddenly recollecting that we were strangers to each other, he said, “You know Beauvilliers, of course?”
not used up
From this reading “Beauvilliers,” said the marquis, throwing himself back in his seat, and remaining for some minutes silent.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “No,” replied I, with hesitation; “I really have not any acquaintance.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Beauvilliers,” said the marquis, throwing himself back in his seat, and remaining for some minutes silent.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading “Beauvilliers,” said the marquis, throwing himself back in his seat, and remaining for some minutes silent.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading “Beauvilliers,” said the marquis, throwing himself back in his seat, and remaining for some minutes silent.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Beauvilliers,” said the marquis, throwing himself back in his seat, and remaining for some minutes silent.
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading At last, as if suddenly recollecting that we were strangers to each other, he said, “You know Beauvilliers, of course?”
happening unexpectedly
From this reading At last, as if suddenly recollecting that we were strangers to each other, he said, “You know Beauvilliers, of course?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At last, as if suddenly recollecting that we were strangers to each other, he said, “You know Beauvilliers, of course?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Where to?,” asked the coachman, as we entered the _calèche_.
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “Beauvilliers,” said the marquis, throwing himself back in his seat, and remaining for some minutes silent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Where to?,” asked the coachman, as we entered the _calèche_.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Where to?,” asked the coachman, as we entered the _calèche_.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At last, as if suddenly recollecting that we were strangers to each other, he said, “You know Beauvilliers, of course?”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where to?,” asked the coachman, as we entered the _calèche_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “No,” replied I, with hesitation; “I really have not any acquaintance.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At last, as if suddenly recollecting that we were strangers to each other, he said, “You know Beauvilliers, of course?”
