used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had passed a very bad night, she had coughed fearfully, and her fever had become worse.
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading In the morning, when the physician paid his visit, she was raving; he felt alarmed, and begged to be sent for so soon as M. Madeleine arrived.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All the morning she was gloomy, said little, and made folds in sheets, while murmuring in a low voice, and calculating what seemed to be distances.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had passed a very bad night, she had coughed fearfully, and her fever had become worse.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading In the morning, when the physician paid his visit, she was raving; he felt alarmed, and begged to be sent for so soon as M. Madeleine arrived.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the morning, when the physician paid his visit, she was raving; he felt alarmed, and begged to be sent for so soon as M. Madeleine arrived.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this very moment Fantine was joyful.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading She had passed a very bad night, she had coughed fearfully, and her fever had become worse.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the morning, when the physician paid his visit, she was raving; he felt alarmed, and begged to be sent for so soon as M. Madeleine arrived.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading She had passed a very bad night, she had coughed fearfully, and her fever had become worse.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading In the morning, when the physician paid his visit, she was raving; he felt alarmed, and begged to be sent for so soon as M. Madeleine arrived.
calculatingadjectiveUS /ˈkælkjəleɪtɪŋ/
acting with a specific goal
From this reading All the morning she was gloomy, said little, and made folds in sheets, while murmuring in a low voice, and calculating what seemed to be distances.
coughedverbUS /kɔːft/
past form of “cough” — exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
From this reading She had passed a very bad night, she had coughed fearfully, and her fever had become worse.
distancesnounUS /ˈdɪstənsəz/
plural of “distance” — the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading All the morning she was gloomy, said little, and made folds in sheets, while murmuring in a low voice, and calculating what seemed to be distances.
Fantine
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From this reading At this very moment Fantine was joyful.
fearfullyadverb
in fear
From this reading She had passed a very bad night, she had coughed fearfully, and her fever had become worse.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading In the morning, when the physician paid his visit, she was raving; he felt alarmed, and begged to be sent for so soon as M. Madeleine arrived.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading She had passed a very bad night, she had coughed fearfully, and her fever had become worse.
foldsnounUS /foʊldz/
plural of “fold” — an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading All the morning she was gloomy, said little, and made folds in sheets, while murmuring in a low voice, and calculating what seemed to be distances.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the morning, when the physician paid his visit, she was raving; he felt alarmed, and begged to be sent for so soon as M. Madeleine arrived.
depressingly dark
From this reading All the morning she was gloomy, said little, and made folds in sheets, while murmuring in a low voice, and calculating what seemed to be distances.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had passed a very bad night, she had coughed fearfully, and her fever had become worse.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the morning, when the physician paid his visit, she was raving; he felt alarmed, and begged to be sent for so soon as M. Madeleine arrived.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had passed a very bad night, she had coughed fearfully, and her fever had become worse.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the morning, when the physician paid his visit, she was raving; he felt alarmed, and begged to be sent for so soon as M. Madeleine arrived.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning, when the physician paid his visit, she was raving; he felt alarmed, and begged to be sent for so soon as M. Madeleine arrived.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SISTER SIMPLICE IS SORELY TRIED.
joyfuladjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪfəl/
full of or producing joy
From this reading At this very moment Fantine was joyful.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading All the morning she was gloomy, said little, and made folds in sheets, while murmuring in a low voice, and calculating what seemed to be distances.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading All the morning she was gloomy, said little, and made folds in sheets, while murmuring in a low voice, and calculating what seemed to be distances.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading In the morning, when the physician paid his visit, she was raving; he felt alarmed, and begged to be sent for so soon as M. Madeleine arrived.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading All the morning she was gloomy, said little, and made folds in sheets, while murmuring in a low voice, and calculating what seemed to be distances.
Madeleine
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From this reading In the morning, when the physician paid his visit, she was raving; he felt alarmed, and begged to be sent for so soon as M. Madeleine arrived.
a particular point in time
From this reading At this very moment Fantine was joyful.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading In the morning, when the physician paid his visit, she was raving; he felt alarmed, and begged to be sent for so soon as M. Madeleine arrived.
murmuringnounUS /ˈmɜːrmərɪŋ/
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading All the morning she was gloomy, said little, and made folds in sheets, while murmuring in a low voice, and calculating what seemed to be distances.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She had passed a very bad night, she had coughed fearfully, and her fever had become worse.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading In the morning, when the physician paid his visit, she was raving; he felt alarmed, and begged to be sent for so soon as M. Madeleine arrived.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading She had passed a very bad night, she had coughed fearfully, and her fever had become worse.
physiciannounUS /fəˈzɪʃən/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading In the morning, when the physician paid his visit, she was raving; he felt alarmed, and begged to be sent for so soon as M. Madeleine arrived.
ravingnounUS /ˈreɪvɪŋ/
declaiming wildly
From this reading In the morning, when the physician paid his visit, she was raving; he felt alarmed, and begged to be sent for so soon as M. Madeleine arrived.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading All the morning she was gloomy, said little, and made folds in sheets, while murmuring in a low voice, and calculating what seemed to be distances.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading All the morning she was gloomy, said little, and made folds in sheets, while murmuring in a low voice, and calculating what seemed to be distances.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading In the morning, when the physician paid his visit, she was raving; he felt alarmed, and begged to be sent for so soon as M. Madeleine arrived.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had passed a very bad night, she had coughed fearfully, and her fever had become worse.
sheetsnounUS /ʃiːts/
plural of “sheet” — any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading All the morning she was gloomy, said little, and made folds in sheets, while murmuring in a low voice, and calculating what seemed to be distances.
SIMPLICE
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From this reading SISTER SIMPLICE IS SORELY TRIED.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading SISTER SIMPLICE IS SORELY TRIED.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In the morning, when the physician paid his visit, she was raving; he felt alarmed, and begged to be sent for so soon as M. Madeleine arrived.
in the near future
From this reading In the morning, when the physician paid his visit, she was raving; he felt alarmed, and begged to be sent for so soon as M. Madeleine arrived.
SORELYadverbUS /ˈsɔːrli/
to a great degree
From this reading SISTER SIMPLICE IS SORELY TRIED.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the morning, when the physician paid his visit, she was raving; he felt alarmed, and begged to be sent for so soon as M. Madeleine arrived.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this very moment Fantine was joyful.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the morning, when the physician paid his visit, she was raving; he felt alarmed, and begged to be sent for so soon as M. Madeleine arrived.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading SISTER SIMPLICE IS SORELY TRIED.
precisely as stated
From this reading At this very moment Fantine was joyful.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading In the morning, when the physician paid his visit, she was raving; he felt alarmed, and begged to be sent for so soon as M. Madeleine arrived.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading All the morning she was gloomy, said little, and made folds in sheets, while murmuring in a low voice, and calculating what seemed to be distances.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At this very moment Fantine was joyful.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading All the morning she was gloomy, said little, and made folds in sheets, while murmuring in a low voice, and calculating what seemed to be distances.
at the time that
From this reading In the morning, when the physician paid his visit, she was raving; he felt alarmed, and begged to be sent for so soon as M. Madeleine arrived.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading All the morning she was gloomy, said little, and made folds in sheets, while murmuring in a low voice, and calculating what seemed to be distances.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading She had passed a very bad night, she had coughed fearfully, and her fever had become worse.
