ambitionnounUS /æmˈbɪʃən/
a cherished desire
From this reading Her own life was so upright, her mind so pure, that it was impossible for her to divine the jealous, mean-spirited ambition that had grown up by her side within the past fifteen years.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was entirely ignorant of what had formerly taken place between her friend and Georges at Savigny.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was entirely ignorant of what had formerly taken place between her friend and Georges at Savigny.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What can be the matter?
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She was entirely ignorant of what had formerly taken place between her friend and Georges at Savigny.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her own life was so upright, her mind so pure, that it was impossible for her to divine the jealous, mean-spirited ambition that had grown up by her side within the past fifteen years.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What can be the matter?
Claire
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From this reading Claire Fromont very often wondered when she thought of Sidonie.
divineadjectiveUS /dɪˈvaɪn/
emanating from God
From this reading Her own life was so upright, her mind so pure, that it was impossible for her to divine the jealous, mean-spirited ambition that had grown up by her side within the past fifteen years.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading What have I done to her?"
entirelyadverbUS /ɪnˈtaɪərli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading She was entirely ignorant of what had formerly taken place between her friend and Georges at Savigny.
fifteennounUS /fɪfˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading Her own life was so upright, her mind so pure, that it was impossible for her to divine the jealous, mean-spirited ambition that had grown up by her side within the past fifteen years.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her own life was so upright, her mind so pure, that it was impossible for her to divine the jealous, mean-spirited ambition that had grown up by her side within the past fifteen years.
formerlyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrmərli/
at a previous time
From this reading She was entirely ignorant of what had formerly taken place between her friend and Georges at Savigny.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading She was entirely ignorant of what had formerly taken place between her friend and Georges at Savigny.
Fromont
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From this reading Claire Fromont very often wondered when she thought of Sidonie.
GeorgesnounUS /ˈdʒɔːrdʒəz/
plural of “george” — Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading She was entirely ignorant of what had formerly taken place between her friend and Georges at Savigny.
grownadjectiveUS /ɡroʊn/
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Her own life was so upright, her mind so pure, that it was impossible for her to divine the jealous, mean-spirited ambition that had grown up by her side within the past fifteen years.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was entirely ignorant of what had formerly taken place between her friend and Georges at Savigny.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What have I done to her?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What have I done to her?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What have I done to her?"
ignorantadjectiveUS /ˈɪɡnərənt/
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
From this reading She was entirely ignorant of what had formerly taken place between her friend and Georges at Savigny.
impossibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɑːsəbəl/
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading Her own life was so upright, her mind so pure, that it was impossible for her to divine the jealous, mean-spirited ambition that had grown up by her side within the past fifteen years.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her own life was so upright, her mind so pure, that it was impossible for her to divine the jealous, mean-spirited ambition that had grown up by her side within the past fifteen years.
jealousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒeləs/
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading Her own life was so upright, her mind so pure, that it was impossible for her to divine the jealous, mean-spirited ambition that had grown up by her side within the past fifteen years.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Her own life was so upright, her mind so pure, that it was impossible for her to divine the jealous, mean-spirited ambition that had grown up by her side within the past fifteen years.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What can be the matter?
mean-spirited
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From this reading Her own life was so upright, her mind so pure, that it was impossible for her to divine the jealous, mean-spirited ambition that had grown up by her side within the past fifteen years.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Her own life was so upright, her mind so pure, that it was impossible for her to divine the jealous, mean-spirited ambition that had grown up by her side within the past fifteen years.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Claire Fromont very often wondered when she thought of Sidonie.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading Claire Fromont very often wondered when she thought of Sidonie.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Her own life was so upright, her mind so pure, that it was impossible for her to divine the jealous, mean-spirited ambition that had grown up by her side within the past fifteen years.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Her own life was so upright, her mind so pure, that it was impossible for her to divine the jealous, mean-spirited ambition that had grown up by her side within the past fifteen years.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading She was entirely ignorant of what had formerly taken place between her friend and Georges at Savigny.
pureadjectiveUS /pjʊr/
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading Her own life was so upright, her mind so pure, that it was impossible for her to divine the jealous, mean-spirited ambition that had grown up by her side within the past fifteen years.
Savigny
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From this reading She was entirely ignorant of what had formerly taken place between her friend and Georges at Savigny.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Claire Fromont very often wondered when she thought of Sidonie.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Her own life was so upright, her mind so pure, that it was impossible for her to divine the jealous, mean-spirited ambition that had grown up by her side within the past fifteen years.
Sidonie
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From this reading Claire Fromont very often wondered when she thought of Sidonie.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her own life was so upright, her mind so pure, that it was impossible for her to divine the jealous, mean-spirited ambition that had grown up by her side within the past fifteen years.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She was entirely ignorant of what had formerly taken place between her friend and Georges at Savigny.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her own life was so upright, her mind so pure, that it was impossible for her to divine the jealous, mean-spirited ambition that had grown up by her side within the past fifteen years.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What can be the matter?
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Claire Fromont very often wondered when she thought of Sidonie.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What have I done to her?"
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Her own life was so upright, her mind so pure, that it was impossible for her to divine the jealous, mean-spirited ambition that had grown up by her side within the past fifteen years.
uprightadjectiveUS /əˈpraɪt/
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading Her own life was so upright, her mind so pure, that it was impossible for her to divine the jealous, mean-spirited ambition that had grown up by her side within the past fifteen years.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Claire Fromont very often wondered when she thought of Sidonie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was entirely ignorant of what had formerly taken place between her friend and Georges at Savigny.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What can be the matter?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Claire Fromont very often wondered when she thought of Sidonie.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Her own life was so upright, her mind so pure, that it was impossible for her to divine the jealous, mean-spirited ambition that had grown up by her side within the past fifteen years.
wonderedverbUS /ˈwʌndərd/
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Claire Fromont very often wondered when she thought of Sidonie.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Her own life was so upright, her mind so pure, that it was impossible for her to divine the jealous, mean-spirited ambition that had grown up by her side within the past fifteen years.
