66th
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From this reading (_Sent open to the Marchioness de Merteuil, in the 66th Letter of the Viscount._) Ah, my Cecilia! what will become of us?
Ah
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From this reading (_Sent open to the Marchioness de Merteuil, in the 66th Letter of the Viscount._) Ah, my Cecilia! what will become of us?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I cannot express my astonishment, my distraction, on seeing my letters, and reading Madame de Volanges’.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading I cannot express my astonishment, my distraction, on seeing my letters, and reading Madame de Volanges’.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Love, at least, can give us resolution to support them.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading (_Sent open to the Marchioness de Merteuil, in the 66th Letter of the Viscount._) Ah, my Cecilia! what will become of us?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Love, at least, can give us resolution to support them.
cannot
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From this reading I cannot express my astonishment, my distraction, on seeing my letters, and reading Madame de Volanges’.
Cecilia
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From this reading Chevalier Danceny _to_ Cecilia Volanges.
ChevaliernounUS /ˌʃevəˈlɪr/
French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972)
From this reading Chevalier Danceny _to_ Cecilia Volanges.
Danceny
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From this reading Chevalier Danceny _to_ Cecilia Volanges.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading (_Sent open to the Marchioness de Merteuil, in the 66th Letter of the Viscount._) Ah, my Cecilia! what will become of us?
distractionnounUS /dɪˈstrækʃən/
mental turmoil
From this reading I cannot express my astonishment, my distraction, on seeing my letters, and reading Madame de Volanges’.
give expression to
From this reading I cannot express my astonishment, my distraction, on seeing my letters, and reading Madame de Volanges’.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading What will save us from the miseries that hang over us?
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Love, at least, can give us resolution to support them.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading What will save us from the miseries that hang over us?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cannot express my astonishment, my distraction, on seeing my letters, and reading Madame de Volanges’.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (_Sent open to the Marchioness de Merteuil, in the 66th Letter of the Viscount._) Ah, my Cecilia! what will become of us?
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Love, at least, can give us resolution to support them.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading (_Sent open to the Marchioness de Merteuil, in the 66th Letter of the Viscount._) Ah, my Cecilia! what will become of us?
the literary culture
From this reading I cannot express my astonishment, my distraction, on seeing my letters, and reading Madame de Volanges’.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Love, at least, can give us resolution to support them.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading I cannot express my astonishment, my distraction, on seeing my letters, and reading Madame de Volanges’.
MarchionessnounUS /ˈmɑːrʃənɪs/
the wife or widow of a marquis
From this reading (_Sent open to the Marchioness de Merteuil, in the 66th Letter of the Viscount._) Ah, my Cecilia! what will become of us?
Merteuil
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From this reading (_Sent open to the Marchioness de Merteuil, in the 66th Letter of the Viscount._) Ah, my Cecilia! what will become of us?
miseriesnounUS /ˈmɪzəriz/
plural of “misery” — a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading What will save us from the miseries that hang over us?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading (_Sent open to the Marchioness de Merteuil, in the 66th Letter of the Viscount._) Ah, my Cecilia! what will become of us?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (_Sent open to the Marchioness de Merteuil, in the 66th Letter of the Viscount._) Ah, my Cecilia! what will become of us?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I cannot express my astonishment, my distraction, on seeing my letters, and reading Madame de Volanges’.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading (_Sent open to the Marchioness de Merteuil, in the 66th Letter of the Viscount._) Ah, my Cecilia! what will become of us?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading What will save us from the miseries that hang over us?
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading I cannot express my astonishment, my distraction, on seeing my letters, and reading Madame de Volanges’.
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading Love, at least, can give us resolution to support them.
except for; apart from
From this reading What will save us from the miseries that hang over us?
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading I cannot express my astonishment, my distraction, on seeing my letters, and reading Madame de Volanges’.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading (_Sent open to the Marchioness de Merteuil, in the 66th Letter of the Viscount._) Ah, my Cecilia! what will become of us?
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading Love, at least, can give us resolution to support them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What will save us from the miseries that hang over us?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (_Sent open to the Marchioness de Merteuil, in the 66th Letter of the Viscount._) Ah, my Cecilia! what will become of us?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Love, at least, can give us resolution to support them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Chevalier Danceny _to_ Cecilia Volanges.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading (_Sent open to the Marchioness de Merteuil, in the 66th Letter of the Viscount._) Ah, my Cecilia! what will become of us?
ViscountnounUS /ˈvɪskaʊnt/
(in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
From this reading (_Sent open to the Marchioness de Merteuil, in the 66th Letter of the Viscount._) Ah, my Cecilia! what will become of us?
Volanges
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From this reading Chevalier Danceny _to_ Cecilia Volanges.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading (_Sent open to the Marchioness de Merteuil, in the 66th Letter of the Viscount._) Ah, my Cecilia! what will become of us?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading (_Sent open to the Marchioness de Merteuil, in the 66th Letter of the Viscount._) Ah, my Cecilia! what will become of us?
