Chapter XVII

to or in a foreign country

From this reading Those travelled youths whom tender mothers wean And send abroad to see and to be seen, Have made all Europe's vices so well known, They seem almost as natural as our own.--_Churchill_.

(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 Those travelled youths whom tender mothers wean And send abroad to see and to be seen, Have made all Europe's vices so well known, They seem almost as natural as our own.--_Churchill_.

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

From this reading Those travelled youths whom tender mothers wean And send abroad to see and to be seen, Have made all Europe's vices so well known, They seem almost as natural as our own.--_Churchill_.

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

From this reading On the next morning, Vinal, Morton, and two other young Americans were seated together in the coffee room at Meurice's.

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

From this reading Those travelled youths whom tender mothers wean And send abroad to see and to be seen, Have made all Europe's vices so well known, They seem almost as natural as our own.--_Churchill_.

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

From this reading Those travelled youths whom tender mothers wean And send abroad to see and to be seen, Have made all Europe's vices so well known, They seem almost as natural as our own.--_Churchill_.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading On the next morning, Vinal, Morton, and two other young Americans were seated together in the coffee room at Meurice's.

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

From this reading Those travelled youths whom tender mothers wean And send abroad to see and to be seen, Have made all Europe's vices so well known, They seem almost as natural as our own.--_Churchill_.

English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722)

From this reading Those travelled youths whom tender mothers wean And send abroad to see and to be seen, Have made all Europe's vices so well known, They seem almost as natural as our own.--_Churchill_.

a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans

From this reading On the next morning, Vinal, Morton, and two other young Americans were seated together in the coffee room at Meurice's.

-ing form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing

From this reading They were discussing plans of travel.

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From this reading "Then you don't intend to stay long in Paris," said one of the strangers to Morton.

possessive form of “europe” — the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

From this reading Those travelled youths whom tender mothers wean And send abroad to see and to be seen, Have made all Europe's vices so well known, They seem almost as natural as our own.--_Churchill_.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Those travelled youths whom tender mothers wean And send abroad to see and to be seen, Have made all Europe's vices so well known, They seem almost as natural as our own.--_Churchill_.

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

From this reading On the next morning, Vinal, Morton, and two other young Americans were seated together in the coffee room at Meurice's.

have in mind as a purpose

From this reading "Then you don't intend to stay long in Paris," said one of the strangers to Morton.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading Those travelled youths whom tender mothers wean And send abroad to see and to be seen, Have made all Europe's vices so well known, They seem almost as natural as our own.--_Churchill_.

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 "Then you don't intend to stay long in Paris," said one of the strangers to Morton.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Those travelled youths whom tender mothers wean And send abroad to see and to be seen, Have made all Europe's vices so well known, They seem almost as natural as our own.--_Churchill_.

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

From this reading On the next morning, Vinal, Morton, and two other young Americans were seated together in the coffee room at Meurice's.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading On the next morning, Vinal, Morton, and two other young Americans were seated together in the coffee room at Meurice's.

United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)

From this reading On the next morning, Vinal, Morton, and two other young Americans were seated together in the coffee room at Meurice's.

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

From this reading Those travelled youths whom tender mothers wean And send abroad to see and to be seen, Have made all Europe's vices so well known, They seem almost as natural as our own.--_Churchill_.

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading Those travelled youths whom tender mothers wean And send abroad to see and to be seen, Have made all Europe's vices so well known, They seem almost as natural as our own.--_Churchill_.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading On the next morning, Vinal, Morton, and two other young Americans were seated together in the coffee room at Meurice's.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Not at present.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading They were discussing plans of travel.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the next morning, Vinal, Morton, and two other young Americans were seated together in the coffee room at Meurice's.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "Then you don't intend to stay long in Paris," said one of the strangers to Morton.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading On the next morning, Vinal, Morton, and two other young Americans were seated together in the coffee room at Meurice's.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Those travelled youths whom tender mothers wean And send abroad to see and to be seen, Have made all Europe's vices so well known, They seem almost as natural as our own.--_Churchill_.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Those travelled youths whom tender mothers wean And send abroad to see and to be seen, Have made all Europe's vices so well known, They seem almost as natural as our own.--_Churchill_.

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

From this reading "Then you don't intend to stay long in Paris," said one of the strangers to Morton.

plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

From this reading They were discussing plans of travel.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading "Not at present.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading On the next morning, Vinal, Morton, and two other young Americans were seated together in the coffee room at Meurice's.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Then you don't intend to stay long in Paris," said one of the strangers to Morton.

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

From this reading On the next morning, Vinal, Morton, and two other young Americans were seated together in the coffee room at Meurice's.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Those travelled youths whom tender mothers wean And send abroad to see and to be seen, Have made all Europe's vices so well known, They seem almost as natural as our own.--_Churchill_.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Those travelled youths whom tender mothers wean And send abroad to see and to be seen, Have made all Europe's vices so well known, They seem almost as natural as our own.--_Churchill_.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Those travelled youths whom tender mothers wean And send abroad to see and to be seen, Have made all Europe's vices so well known, They seem almost as natural as our own.--_Churchill_.

cause to go somewhere

From this reading Those travelled youths whom tender mothers wean And send abroad to see and to be seen, Have made all Europe's vices so well known, They seem almost as natural as our own.--_Churchill_.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Those travelled youths whom tender mothers wean And send abroad to see and to be seen, Have made all Europe's vices so well known, They seem almost as natural as our own.--_Churchill_.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading "Then you don't intend to stay long in Paris," said one of the strangers to Morton.

plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading "Then you don't intend to stay long in Paris," said one of the strangers to Morton.

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading Those travelled youths whom tender mothers wean And send abroad to see and to be seen, Have made all Europe's vices so well known, They seem almost as natural as our own.--_Churchill_.

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

From this reading On the next morning, Vinal, Morton, and two other young Americans were seated together in the coffee room at Meurice's.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "Then you don't intend to stay long in Paris," said one of the strangers to Morton.

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

From this reading Those travelled youths whom tender mothers wean And send abroad to see and to be seen, Have made all Europe's vices so well known, They seem almost as natural as our own.--_Churchill_.

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

From this reading Those travelled youths whom tender mothers wean And send abroad to see and to be seen, Have made all Europe's vices so well known, They seem almost as natural as our own.--_Churchill_.

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

From this reading Those travelled youths whom tender mothers wean And send abroad to see and to be seen, Have made all Europe's vices so well known, They seem almost as natural as our own.--_Churchill_.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading On the next morning, Vinal, Morton, and two other young Americans were seated together in the coffee room at Meurice's.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading They were discussing plans of travel.

familiar with many parts of the world

From this reading Those travelled youths whom tender mothers wean And send abroad to see and to be seen, Have made all Europe's vices so well known, They seem almost as natural as our own.--_Churchill_.

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

From this reading On the next morning, Vinal, Morton, and two other young Americans were seated together in the coffee room at Meurice's.

plural of “vice” — moral weakness

From this reading Those travelled youths whom tender mothers wean And send abroad to see and to be seen, Have made all Europe's vices so well known, They seem almost as natural as our own.--_Churchill_.

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

From this reading On the next morning, Vinal, Morton, and two other young Americans were seated together in the coffee room at Meurice's.

gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk

From this reading Those travelled youths whom tender mothers wean And send abroad to see and to be seen, Have made all Europe's vices so well known, They seem almost as natural as our own.--_Churchill_.

(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 Those travelled youths whom tender mothers wean And send abroad to see and to be seen, Have made all Europe's vices so well known, They seem almost as natural as our own.--_Churchill_.

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

From this reading On the next morning, Vinal, Morton, and two other young Americans were seated together in the coffee room at Meurice's.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Those travelled youths whom tender mothers wean And send abroad to see and to be seen, Have made all Europe's vices so well known, They seem almost as natural as our own.--_Churchill_.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Then you don't intend to stay long in Paris," said one of the strangers to Morton.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading On the next morning, Vinal, Morton, and two other young Americans were seated together in the coffee room at Meurice's.

plural of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading Those travelled youths whom tender mothers wean And send abroad to see and to be seen, Have made all Europe's vices so well known, They seem almost as natural as our own.--_Churchill_.