used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
the state of being absent
From this reading "Madeleine, dear Madeleine! after such a long absence, at last you have come!"
accentsnounUS /ˈæksents/
plural of “accent” — distinctive manner of oral expression
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Madeleine, dear Madeleine! after such a long absence, at last you have come!"
(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 At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After the two young women had embraced each other Sophie said to her friend as she looked at her husband and the old man:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
beamedverbUS /biːmd/
past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading "Madeleine, my husband and his father,--our father, as he calls me his daughter."
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Madeleine, dear Madeleine! after such a long absence, at last you have come!"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
a female human offspring
From this reading "Madeleine, my husband and his father,--our father, as he calls me his daughter."
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
dearly loved
From this reading "Madeleine, dear Madeleine! after such a long absence, at last you have come!"
distinguishverbUS /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
mark as different
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
Dutertre
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From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
Dutertre's
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From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading After the two young women had embraced each other Sophie said to her friend as she looked at her husband and the old man:
embracedverbUS /emˈbreɪst/
past form of “embrace” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading After the two young women had embraced each other Sophie said to her friend as she looked at her husband and the old man:
a movement into or inward
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Madeleine, my husband and his father,--our father, as he calls me his daughter."
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading After the two young women had embraced each other Sophie said to her friend as she looked at her husband and the old man:
yet to be or coming
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After the two young women had embraced each other Sophie said to her friend as she looked at her husband and the old man:
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Madeleine, dear Madeleine! after such a long absence, at last you have come!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Madeleine, my husband and his father,--our father, as he calls me his daughter."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Madeleine, my husband and his father,--our father, as he calls me his daughter."
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading After the two young women had embraced each other Sophie said to her friend as she looked at her husband and the old man:
impetuousadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpetʃwəs/
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
immediately past
From this reading "Madeleine, dear Madeleine! after such a long absence, at last you have come!"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Madeleine, dear Madeleine! after such a long absence, at last you have come!"
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading After the two young women had embraced each other Sophie said to her friend as she looked at her husband and the old man:
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
Madeleine
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From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading After the two young women had embraced each other Sophie said to her friend as she looked at her husband and the old man:
Marquisenoun
a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Madeleine, my husband and his father,--our father, as he calls me his daughter."
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
Miranda
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From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
a particular point in time
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Madeleine, my husband and his father,--our father, as he calls me his daughter."
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
newlyadverbUS /ˈnuːli/
very recently
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
not any; not one
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading After the two young women had embraced each other Sophie said to her friend as she looked at her husband and the old man:
and nothing more
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Madeleine, my husband and his father,--our father, as he calls me his daughter."
PascalnounUS /pæˈskæl/
a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
positiveadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːzətɪv/
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
pronounceverbUS /prəˈnaʊns/
speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading After the two young women had embraced each other Sophie said to her friend as she looked at her husband and the old man:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
an instance of visual perception
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
Sophie
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From this reading After the two young women had embraced each other Sophie said to her friend as she looked at her husband and the old man:
Sophie's
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From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
sorrowsnounUS /ˈsɑːroʊz/
plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Madeleine, dear Madeleine! after such a long absence, at last you have come!"
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
terrorsnounUS /ˈterərz/
plural of “terror” — an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After the two young women had embraced each other Sophie said to her friend as she looked at her husband and the old man:
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading After the two young women had embraced each other Sophie said to her friend as she looked at her husband and the old man:
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
vindictiveadjectiveUS /vɪnˈdɪktɪv/
disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
at the time that
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
which person or people
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The marquise, entering suddenly, had thrown herself upon Sophie's neck with such impetuous affection that Charles Dutertre could not distinguish the features of the stranger, but when, at Madame Dutertre's last words, the newly arrived friend turned toward him, he felt a sudden strange impression,--an impression so positive that, for a few minutes, he, like his wife, forgot the vindictive speech of M. Pascal.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading After the two young women had embraced each other Sophie said to her friend as she looked at her husband and the old man:
the words that are spoken
From this reading At the sight of Madeleine, who was no other than the Marquise de Miranda, the happiness of Madame Dutertre was so great that for a moment all her sorrows and all her terrors for the future were forgotten; her sweet and gracious countenance beamed with joy, she could only pronounce these words in broken accents:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Madeleine, dear Madeleine! after such a long absence, at last you have come!"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading After the two young women had embraced each other Sophie said to her friend as she looked at her husband and the old man:
