Rastignac

an eager social climber

du

• Contraction

  Contraction of de + le (“of the”)

• Article

ce

• Det

  this, that

• Pron

couple

1. two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship
2. a force couple; a pure moment
3. an ordered pair

en

• Prep

  1. in (used to indicate space, also see usage notes)
  2. to (indicates direction towards certain very large locations, see usage notes)
  3. by (used to indicate means)
  4. as
  5. at (used to describe an ability)
  6. of, made of (used to describe composition)
  7. in (during the following time (used for months and years))
  8. while
  9. by, in (describing a way of getting something)
  10. in (used to describe color)
  11. in (used to describe feelings)
  12. in (as part of something)

• Pron

demeurant

• Noun

  rest

• Adj
• Verb

abîmé

past participle of abîmer

dans

• Prep

  1. in, inside (enclosed in a physical space, a group, a state)
  2. to (indicates direction towards certain large subdivisions, see usage notes)
  3. in, within (a longer period of time)
  4. during
  5. out of, from
  6. in; in the works of
  7. (colloquial) Used in dans les (“about, around”)

• Noun