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devoirs [dəˈvwɑː (French) dəvwar] pl n (sometimes singular) compliments or respects; courteous attentions [from Old French: duty, from devoir to be obliged to, owe, from Latin dēbēre; see debt] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Dans ma position j'ai des devoirs,"* said Helene changing from Russian, in which language she always felt that her case did not sound quite clear, into French which suited it better. I meant to make her my devoirs, but, as I stepped forward, the old wound broke out afresh, and I had to turn away. I remember this well; for, having sat up late that evening, correcting devoirs, and feeling weary and a little oppressed with the closeness of my small room, I opened the often-mentioned boarded window, whose boards, however, I had persuaded old Madame Pelet to have removed since I had filled the post of professor in the pensionnat de demoiselles, as, from that time, it was no longer "inconvenient" for me to overlook my own pupils at their sports. |
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