Chapter II

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

From this reading I insist on a house with a good piano--German for choice.”

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

distinctive manner of oral expression

From this reading “_Ce qu’on appelle unembarras de choix_,” said Fortune with his rather comical exaggeration of accent.

(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 They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

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

From this reading “And Blear-eyed Bill wants us to go on beating the Boche.

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From this reading “_Ce qu’on appelle unembarras de choix_,” said Fortune with his rather comical exaggeration of accent.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading IV I had the luck to be billeted in Lille at the house of Madame Chéri, in the rue Esquermoise.

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

From this reading IV I had the luck to be billeted in Lille at the house of Madame Chéri, in the rue Esquermoise.

the act of overcoming or outdoing

From this reading “And Blear-eyed Bill wants us to go on beating the Boche.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading “And Blear-eyed Bill wants us to go on beating the Boche.

a short personal letter

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

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From this reading IV I had the luck to be billeted in Lille at the house of Madame Chéri, in the rue Esquermoise.

tired to the point of exhaustion

From this reading “And Blear-eyed Bill wants us to go on beating the Boche.

offensive term for a person of German descent

From this reading “And Blear-eyed Bill wants us to go on beating the Boche.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group

From this reading “_Ce qu’on appelle unembarras de choix_,” said Fortune with his rather comical exaggeration of accent.

the person or thing chosen or selected

From this reading I insist on a house with a good piano--German for choice.”

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From this reading “_Ce qu’on appelle unembarras de choix_,” said Fortune with his rather comical exaggeration of accent.

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

From this reading IV I had the luck to be billeted in Lille at the house of Madame Chéri, in the rue Esquermoise.

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading “_Ce qu’on appelle unembarras de choix_,” said Fortune with his rather comical exaggeration of accent.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

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

From this reading “_Ce qu’on appelle unembarras de choix_,” said Fortune with his rather comical exaggeration of accent.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

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From this reading IV I had the luck to be billeted in Lille at the house of Madame Chéri, in the rue Esquermoise.

extravagant exaggeration

From this reading “_Ce qu’on appelle unembarras de choix_,” said Fortune with his rather comical exaggeration of accent.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I insist on a house with a good piano--German for choice.”

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading “_Ce qu’on appelle unembarras de choix_,” said Fortune with his rather comical exaggeration of accent.

set up or found

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

a person of German nationality

From this reading I insist on a house with a good piano--German for choice.”

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

From this reading “And Blear-eyed Bill wants us to go on beating the Boche.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading I insist on a house with a good piano--German for choice.”

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

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

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

From this reading “_Ce qu’on appelle unembarras de choix_,” said Fortune with his rather comical exaggeration of accent.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

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

From this reading I insist on a house with a good piano--German for choice.”

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From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I insist on a house with a good piano--German for choice.”

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

From this reading IV I had the luck to be billeted in Lille at the house of Madame Chéri, in the rue Esquermoise.

be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

From this reading I insist on a house with a good piano--German for choice.”

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading IV I had the luck to be billeted in Lille at the house of Madame Chéri, in the rue Esquermoise.

an industrial city in northern France near the Belgian border; was the medieval capital of Flanders

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading IV I had the luck to be billeted in Lille at the house of Madame Chéri, in the rue Esquermoise.

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading IV I had the luck to be billeted in Lille at the house of Madame Chéri, in the rue Esquermoise.

of greater importance or stature or rank

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “_Ce qu’on appelle unembarras de choix_,” said Fortune with his rather comical exaggeration of accent.

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

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “And Blear-eyed Bill wants us to go on beating the Boche.

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds

From this reading I insist on a house with a good piano--German for choice.”

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From this reading “_Ce qu’on appelle unembarras de choix_,” said Fortune with his rather comical exaggeration of accent.

a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

with speed

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

on the contrary

From this reading “_Ce qu’on appelle unembarras de choix_,” said Fortune with his rather comical exaggeration of accent.

any long object resembling a thin line

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy

From this reading IV I had the luck to be billeted in Lille at the house of Madame Chéri, in the rue Esquermoise.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “_Ce qu’on appelle unembarras de choix_,” said Fortune with his rather comical exaggeration of accent.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

express in words

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

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

From this reading “And Blear-eyed Bill wants us to go on beating the Boche.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

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

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

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

From this reading “And Blear-eyed Bill wants us to go on beating the Boche.

having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

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

From this reading “_Ce qu’on appelle unembarras de choix_,” said Fortune with his rather comical exaggeration of accent.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “And Blear-eyed Bill wants us to go on beating the Boche.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty

From this reading “And Blear-eyed Bill wants us to go on beating the Boche.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

in or at the place that

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

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

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “_Ce qu’on appelle unembarras de choix_,” said Fortune with his rather comical exaggeration of accent.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

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

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

produce a literary work

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading They went off on their quest, and I to my billet, which had been found by the Major of ours, where I wrote the story of how we entered Lille, on a typewriter with a twisted ribbon which would not write quickly enough all I wanted to tell the world about a day of history.