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Chapter CCXVI
A few moments later, about three o’clock, Courfeyrac chanced to be passing along the Rue Mouffetard in company with Bossuet. The snow had redoubled in violence, and filled the air. Bossuet was just saying to Courfeyrac:— “One would say, to see all these snow-flakes fall, that there was a plague of white butterflies in heaven.” All at once, Bossuet caught sight of Marius coming up the street towards the barrier with a peculiar air. “Hold!” said Bossuet.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “A few moments later, about three o’clock, Courfeyrac chanced to be passing along the Rue Mouffetard in company with Bossuet.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “A few moments later, about three o’clock, Courfeyrac chanced to be passing along the Rue Mouffetard in company with Bossuet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All at once, Bossuet caught sight of Marius coming up the street towards the barrier with a peculiar air.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Bossuet was just saying to Courfeyrac:— “One would say, to see all these snow-flakes fall, that there was a plague of white butterflies in heaven.””
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Bossuet was just saying to Courfeyrac:— “One would say, to see all these snow-flakes fall, that there was a plague of white butterflies in heaven.””
in the direction of
From this reading “All at once, Bossuet caught sight of Marius coming up the street towards the barrier with a peculiar air.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Bossuet was just saying to Courfeyrac:— “One would say, to see all these snow-flakes fall, that there was a plague of white butterflies in heaven.””
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A few moments later, about three o’clock, Courfeyrac chanced to be passing along the Rue Mouffetard in company with Bossuet.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A few moments later, about three o’clock, Courfeyrac chanced to be passing along the Rue Mouffetard in company with Bossuet.
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From this reading The snow had redoubled in violence, and filled the air.
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From this reading Bossuet was just saying to Courfeyrac:— “One would say, to see all these snow-flakes fall, that there was a plague of white butterflies in heaven.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A few moments later, about three o’clock, Courfeyrac chanced to be passing along the Rue Mouffetard in company with Bossuet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The snow had redoubled in violence, and filled the air.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All at once, Bossuet caught sight of Marius coming up the street towards the barrier with a peculiar air.
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From this reading All at once, Bossuet caught sight of Marius coming up the street towards the barrier with a peculiar air.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A few moments later, about three o’clock, Courfeyrac chanced to be passing along the Rue Mouffetard in company with Bossuet.
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From this reading A few moments later, about three o’clock, Courfeyrac chanced to be passing along the Rue Mouffetard in company with Bossuet.
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From this reading Bossuet was just saying to Courfeyrac:— “One would say, to see all these snow-flakes fall, that there was a plague of white butterflies in heaven.”
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From this reading All at once, Bossuet caught sight of Marius coming up the street towards the barrier with a peculiar air.
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From this reading A few moments later, about three o’clock, Courfeyrac chanced to be passing along the Rue Mouffetard in company with Bossuet.
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From this reading All at once, Bossuet caught sight of Marius coming up the street towards the barrier with a peculiar air.
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From this reading A few moments later, about three o’clock, Courfeyrac chanced to be passing along the Rue Mouffetard in company with Bossuet.
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From this reading A few moments later, about three o’clock, Courfeyrac chanced to be passing along the Rue Mouffetard in company with Bossuet.
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From this reading Bossuet was just saying to Courfeyrac:— “One would say, to see all these snow-flakes fall, that there was a plague of white butterflies in heaven.”
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From this reading A few moments later, about three o’clock, Courfeyrac chanced to be passing along the Rue Mouffetard in company with Bossuet.
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From this reading The snow had redoubled in violence, and filled the air.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The snow had redoubled in violence, and filled the air.
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From this reading Bossuet was just saying to Courfeyrac:— “One would say, to see all these snow-flakes fall, that there was a plague of white butterflies in heaven.”
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From this reading “Hold!” said Bossuet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few moments later, about three o’clock, Courfeyrac chanced to be passing along the Rue Mouffetard in company with Bossuet.
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From this reading Bossuet was just saying to Courfeyrac:— “One would say, to see all these snow-flakes fall, that there was a plague of white butterflies in heaven.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few moments later, about three o’clock, Courfeyrac chanced to be passing along the Rue Mouffetard in company with Bossuet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All at once, Bossuet caught sight of Marius coming up the street towards the barrier with a peculiar air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few moments later, about three o’clock, Courfeyrac chanced to be passing along the Rue Mouffetard in company with Bossuet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few moments later, about three o’clock, Courfeyrac chanced to be passing along the Rue Mouffetard in company with Bossuet.
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From this reading A few moments later, about three o’clock, Courfeyrac chanced to be passing along the Rue Mouffetard in company with Bossuet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bossuet was just saying to Courfeyrac:— “One would say, to see all these snow-flakes fall, that there was a plague of white butterflies in heaven.”
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From this reading All at once, Bossuet caught sight of Marius coming up the street towards the barrier with a peculiar air.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Bossuet was just saying to Courfeyrac:— “One would say, to see all these snow-flakes fall, that there was a plague of white butterflies in heaven.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few moments later, about three o’clock, Courfeyrac chanced to be passing along the Rue Mouffetard in company with Bossuet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All at once, Bossuet caught sight of Marius coming up the street towards the barrier with a peculiar air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bossuet was just saying to Courfeyrac:— “One would say, to see all these snow-flakes fall, that there was a plague of white butterflies in heaven.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The snow had redoubled in violence, and filled the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few moments later, about three o’clock, Courfeyrac chanced to be passing along the Rue Mouffetard in company with Bossuet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hold!” said Bossuet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bossuet was just saying to Courfeyrac:— “One would say, to see all these snow-flakes fall, that there was a plague of white butterflies in heaven.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bossuet was just saying to Courfeyrac:— “One would say, to see all these snow-flakes fall, that there was a plague of white butterflies in heaven.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bossuet was just saying to Courfeyrac:— “One would say, to see all these snow-flakes fall, that there was a plague of white butterflies in heaven.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All at once, Bossuet caught sight of Marius coming up the street towards the barrier with a peculiar air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The snow had redoubled in violence, and filled the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bossuet was just saying to Courfeyrac:— “One would say, to see all these snow-flakes fall, that there was a plague of white butterflies in heaven.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All at once, Bossuet caught sight of Marius coming up the street towards the barrier with a peculiar air.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bossuet was just saying to Courfeyrac:— “One would say, to see all these snow-flakes fall, that there was a plague of white butterflies in heaven.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few moments later, about three o’clock, Courfeyrac chanced to be passing along the Rue Mouffetard in company with Bossuet.
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From this reading Bossuet was just saying to Courfeyrac:— “One would say, to see all these snow-flakes fall, that there was a plague of white butterflies in heaven.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Bossuet was just saying to Courfeyrac:— “One would say, to see all these snow-flakes fall, that there was a plague of white butterflies in heaven.”
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From this reading A few moments later, about three o’clock, Courfeyrac chanced to be passing along the Rue Mouffetard in company with Bossuet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A few moments later, about three o’clock, Courfeyrac chanced to be passing along the Rue Mouffetard in company with Bossuet.
in the direction of
From this reading All at once, Bossuet caught sight of Marius coming up the street towards the barrier with a peculiar air.
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From this reading All at once, Bossuet caught sight of Marius coming up the street towards the barrier with a peculiar air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The snow had redoubled in violence, and filled the air.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bossuet was just saying to Courfeyrac:— “One would say, to see all these snow-flakes fall, that there was a plague of white butterflies in heaven.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bossuet was just saying to Courfeyrac:— “One would say, to see all these snow-flakes fall, that there was a plague of white butterflies in heaven.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading A few moments later, about three o’clock, Courfeyrac chanced to be passing along the Rue Mouffetard in company with Bossuet.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Bossuet was just saying to Courfeyrac:— “One would say, to see all these snow-flakes fall, that there was a plague of white butterflies in heaven.”
