adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “My poor niece became insane,” continued the physician, after a few moment’s silence.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After being, by dreadful fatality, separated from the grenadier, whose name was Fleuriot, she was dragged about for two years at the heels of the army, the plaything of a crowd of wretches.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “My poor niece became insane,” continued the physician, after a few moment’s silence.
Ah
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah! monsieur,” he said, seizing the marquis’s hand, “life has been awful indeed for that poor little woman, so young, so delicate!
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
animalnounUS /ˈænəməl/
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
armynounUS /ˈɑːrmi/
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading After being, by dreadful fatality, separated from the grenadier, whose name was Fleuriot, she was dragged about for two years at the heels of the army, the plaything of a crowd of wretches.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After being, by dreadful fatality, separated from the grenadier, whose name was Fleuriot, she was dragged about for two years at the heels of the army, the plaything of a crowd of wretches.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “Ah! monsieur,” he said, seizing the marquis’s hand, “life has been awful indeed for that poor little woman, so young, so delicate!
barefooted
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From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “My poor niece became insane,” continued the physician, after a few moment’s silence.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Ah! monsieur,” he said, seizing the marquis’s hand, “life has been awful indeed for that poor little woman, so young, so delicate!
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading After being, by dreadful fatality, separated from the grenadier, whose name was Fleuriot, she was dragged about for two years at the heels of the army, the plaything of a crowd of wretches.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After being, by dreadful fatality, separated from the grenadier, whose name was Fleuriot, she was dragged about for two years at the heels of the army, the plaything of a crowd of wretches.
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
clothedadjectiveUS /kloʊðd/
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/
without stop or interruption
From this reading “My poor niece became insane,” continued the physician, after a few moment’s silence.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
creaturenounUS /ˈkriːtʃər/
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
crowdverbUS /kraʊd/
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading After being, by dreadful fatality, separated from the grenadier, whose name was Fleuriot, she was dragged about for two years at the heels of the army, the plaything of a crowd of wretches.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading She was locked up in a madhouse, in a little town in Germany, at the time her relatives, thinking her dead, divided her property.
delicateadjectiveUS /ˈdeləkət/
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading “Ah! monsieur,” he said, seizing the marquis’s hand, “life has been awful indeed for that poor little woman, so young, so delicate!
dividedadjectiveUS /dɪˈvaɪdɪd/
separated into parts or pieces
From this reading She was locked up in a madhouse, in a little town in Germany, at the time her relatives, thinking her dead, divided her property.
draggedverbUS /dræɡd/
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading After being, by dreadful fatality, separated from the grenadier, whose name was Fleuriot, she was dragged about for two years at the heels of the army, the plaything of a crowd of wretches.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdredfəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading After being, by dreadful fatality, separated from the grenadier, whose name was Fleuriot, she was dragged about for two years at the heels of the army, the plaything of a crowd of wretches.
drivenadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪvən/
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
fatalitynounUS /fəˈtælɪti/
a death resulting from an accident or a disaster
From this reading After being, by dreadful fatality, separated from the grenadier, whose name was Fleuriot, she was dragged about for two years at the heels of the army, the plaything of a crowd of wretches.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading “My poor niece became insane,” continued the physician, after a few moment’s silence.
Fleuriot
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After being, by dreadful fatality, separated from the grenadier, whose name was Fleuriot, she was dragged about for two years at the heels of the army, the plaything of a crowd of wretches.
foodnounUS /fuːd/
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Ah! monsieur,” he said, seizing the marquis’s hand, “life has been awful indeed for that poor little woman, so young, so delicate!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After being, by dreadful fatality, separated from the grenadier, whose name was Fleuriot, she was dragged about for two years at the heels of the army, the plaything of a crowd of wretches.
GermanynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrməni/
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading She was locked up in a madhouse, in a little town in Germany, at the time her relatives, thinking her dead, divided her property.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
grenadier
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After being, by dreadful fatality, separated from the grenadier, whose name was Fleuriot, she was dragged about for two years at the heels of the army, the plaything of a crowd of wretches.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “Ah! monsieur,” he said, seizing the marquis’s hand, “life has been awful indeed for that poor little woman, so young, so delicate!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ah! monsieur,” he said, seizing the marquis’s hand, “life has been awful indeed for that poor little woman, so young, so delicate!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ah! monsieur,” he said, seizing the marquis’s hand, “life has been awful indeed for that poor little woman, so young, so delicate!
heelsnounUS /hiːlz/
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading After being, by dreadful fatality, separated from the grenadier, whose name was Fleuriot, she was dragged about for two years at the heels of the army, the plaything of a crowd of wretches.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was locked up in a madhouse, in a little town in Germany, at the time her relatives, thinking her dead, divided her property.
horrorsnounUS /ˈhɔːrərz/
plural of “horror” — intense and profound fear
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
hospitalsnounUS /ˈhɑːspɪtəlz/
plural of “hospital” — a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “Ah! monsieur,” he said, seizing the marquis’s hand, “life has been awful indeed for that poor little woman, so young, so delicate!
insaneadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈseɪn/
afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement
From this reading “My poor niece became insane,” continued the physician, after a few moment’s silence.
keptadjectiveUS /kept/
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
knowsnounUS /noʊz/
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Ah! monsieur,” he said, seizing the marquis’s hand, “life has been awful indeed for that poor little woman, so young, so delicate!
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Ah! monsieur,” he said, seizing the marquis’s hand, “life has been awful indeed for that poor little woman, so young, so delicate!
lockedverbUS /lɑːkt/
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading She was locked up in a madhouse, in a little town in Germany, at the time her relatives, thinking her dead, divided her property.
madhousenounUS /ˈmædhaʊs/
pejorative terms for an insane asylum
From this reading She was locked up in a madhouse, in a little town in Germany, at the time her relatives, thinking her dead, divided her property.
marquis's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah! monsieur,” he said, seizing the marquis’s hand, “life has been awful indeed for that poor little woman, so young, so delicate!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
moment'snounUS /ˈmoʊmənts/
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading “My poor niece became insane,” continued the physician, after a few moment’s silence.
monsieurnounUS /məˈsjɜːr/
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “Ah! monsieur,” he said, seizing the marquis’s hand, “life has been awful indeed for that poor little woman, so young, so delicate!
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My poor niece became insane,” continued the physician, after a few moment’s silence.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading After being, by dreadful fatality, separated from the grenadier, whose name was Fleuriot, she was dragged about for two years at the heels of the army, the plaything of a crowd of wretches.
niecenounUS /niːs/
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading “My poor niece became insane,” continued the physician, after a few moment’s silence.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After being, by dreadful fatality, separated from the grenadier, whose name was Fleuriot, she was dragged about for two years at the heels of the army, the plaything of a crowd of wretches.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
physiciannounUS /fəˈzɪʃən/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “My poor niece became insane,” continued the physician, after a few moment’s silence.
pickverbUS /pɪk/
select carefully from a group
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
playthingnounUS /ˈpleɪθɪŋ/
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading After being, by dreadful fatality, separated from the grenadier, whose name was Fleuriot, she was dragged about for two years at the heels of the army, the plaything of a crowd of wretches.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “My poor niece became insane,” continued the physician, after a few moment’s silence.
propertynounUS /ˈprɑːpərti/
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading She was locked up in a madhouse, in a little town in Germany, at the time her relatives, thinking her dead, divided her property.
relativesnounUS /ˈrelətɪvz/
plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading She was locked up in a madhouse, in a little town in Germany, at the time her relatives, thinking her dead, divided her property.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Ah! monsieur,” he said, seizing the marquis’s hand, “life has been awful indeed for that poor little woman, so young, so delicate!
scarcelyadverbUS /ˈskersli/
only a very short time before
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
seizingnounUS /ˈsiːzɪŋ/
small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
From this reading “Ah! monsieur,” he said, seizing the marquis’s hand, “life has been awful indeed for that poor little woman, so young, so delicate!
separatedadjectiveUS /ˈsepəreɪtɪd/
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading After being, by dreadful fatality, separated from the grenadier, whose name was Fleuriot, she was dragged about for two years at the heels of the army, the plaything of a crowd of wretches.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After being, by dreadful fatality, separated from the grenadier, whose name was Fleuriot, she was dragged about for two years at the heels of the army, the plaything of a crowd of wretches.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “My poor niece became insane,” continued the physician, after a few moment’s silence.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Ah! monsieur,” he said, seizing the marquis’s hand, “life has been awful indeed for that poor little woman, so young, so delicate!
sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
survivedverbUS /sərˈvaɪvd/
past form of “survive” — continue to live and avoid dying
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Ah! monsieur,” he said, seizing the marquis’s hand, “life has been awful indeed for that poor little woman, so young, so delicate!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “My poor niece became insane,” continued the physician, after a few moment’s silence.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading She was locked up in a madhouse, in a little town in Germany, at the time her relatives, thinking her dead, divided her property.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She was locked up in a madhouse, in a little town in Germany, at the time her relatives, thinking her dead, divided her property.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading She was locked up in a madhouse, in a little town in Germany, at the time her relatives, thinking her dead, divided her property.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading After being, by dreadful fatality, separated from the grenadier, whose name was Fleuriot, she was dragged about for two years at the heels of the army, the plaything of a crowd of wretches.
unfortunateadjectiveUS /ənˈfɔːrtʃənət/
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After being, by dreadful fatality, separated from the grenadier, whose name was Fleuriot, she was dragged about for two years at the heels of the army, the plaything of a crowd of wretches.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She was often, they tell me, barefooted, and scarcely clothed; for months together, she had no care, no food but what she could pick up; sometimes kept in hospitals, sometimes driven away like an animal, God alone knows the horrors that poor unfortunate creature has survived.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading After being, by dreadful fatality, separated from the grenadier, whose name was Fleuriot, she was dragged about for two years at the heels of the army, the plaything of a crowd of wretches.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Ah! monsieur,” he said, seizing the marquis’s hand, “life has been awful indeed for that poor little woman, so young, so delicate!
wretches
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After being, by dreadful fatality, separated from the grenadier, whose name was Fleuriot, she was dragged about for two years at the heels of the army, the plaything of a crowd of wretches.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading After being, by dreadful fatality, separated from the grenadier, whose name was Fleuriot, she was dragged about for two years at the heels of the army, the plaything of a crowd of wretches.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Ah! monsieur,” he said, seizing the marquis’s hand, “life has been awful indeed for that poor little woman, so young, so delicate!
