used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That he might have embezzled millions, she admitted: that he had deceived and betrayed her so shamefully, that he had made a wretched dupe of her for so many years, seemed to her insensate, monstrous, impossible.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading That he might have embezzled millions, she admitted: that he had deceived and betrayed her so shamefully, that he had made a wretched dupe of her for so many years, seemed to her insensate, monstrous, impossible.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Mme. Favoral alone, usually so timid, boldly defended, and with her utmost energy, the man whose name she bore.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mme. Favoral alone, usually so timid, boldly defended, and with her utmost energy, the man whose name she bore.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And purple with shame: “Your suspicions would vanish at once, sir,” she said to the commissary, “if I could but explain to you our mode of life.”
past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading That he might have embezzled millions, she admitted: that he had deceived and betrayed her so shamefully, that he had made a wretched dupe of her for so many years, seemed to her insensate, monstrous, impossible.
boldlyadverbUS /ˈboʊldli/
with boldness, in a bold manner
From this reading Mme. Favoral alone, usually so timid, boldly defended, and with her utmost energy, the man whose name she bore.
cause to be bored
From this reading Mme. Favoral alone, usually so timid, boldly defended, and with her utmost energy, the man whose name she bore.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading Encouraged by his first discovery, he was proceeding more minutely with his perquisitions, undoing the strings of every bundle.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And purple with shame: “Your suspicions would vanish at once, sir,” she said to the commissary, “if I could but explain to you our mode of life.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Encouraged by his first discovery, he was proceeding more minutely with his perquisitions, undoing the strings of every bundle.
commissarynounUS /ˈkɑːməseri/
a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel)
From this reading And purple with shame: “Your suspicions would vanish at once, sir,” she said to the commissary, “if I could but explain to you our mode of life.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And purple with shame: “Your suspicions would vanish at once, sir,” she said to the commissary, “if I could but explain to you our mode of life.”
past form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading That he might have embezzled millions, she admitted: that he had deceived and betrayed her so shamefully, that he had made a wretched dupe of her for so many years, seemed to her insensate, monstrous, impossible.
defendedverbUS /dɪˈfendəd/
past form of “defend” — argue or speak in defense of
From this reading Mme. Favoral alone, usually so timid, boldly defended, and with her utmost energy, the man whose name she bore.
the act of discovering something
From this reading Encouraged by his first discovery, he was proceeding more minutely with his perquisitions, undoing the strings of every bundle.
dupeverbUS /duːp/
fool or hoax
From this reading That he might have embezzled millions, she admitted: that he had deceived and betrayed her so shamefully, that he had made a wretched dupe of her for so many years, seemed to her insensate, monstrous, impossible.
embezzledadjectiveUS /ɪmˈbezəld/
taken for your own use in violation of a trust
From this reading That he might have embezzled millions, she admitted: that he had deceived and betrayed her so shamefully, that he had made a wretched dupe of her for so many years, seemed to her insensate, monstrous, impossible.
EncouragedadjectiveUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒd/
inspired with confidence
From this reading Encouraged by his first discovery, he was proceeding more minutely with his perquisitions, undoing the strings of every bundle.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading Mme. Favoral alone, usually so timid, boldly defended, and with her utmost energy, the man whose name she bore.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Encouraged by his first discovery, he was proceeding more minutely with his perquisitions, undoing the strings of every bundle.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading And purple with shame: “Your suspicions would vanish at once, sir,” she said to the commissary, “if I could but explain to you our mode of life.”
Favoral
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From this reading Mme. Favoral alone, usually so timid, boldly defended, and with her utmost energy, the man whose name she bore.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Encouraged by his first discovery, he was proceeding more minutely with his perquisitions, undoing the strings of every bundle.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That he might have embezzled millions, she admitted: that he had deceived and betrayed her so shamefully, that he had made a wretched dupe of her for so many years, seemed to her insensate, monstrous, impossible.
Gilberte
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From this reading Mlle. Gilberte was weeping.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That he might have embezzled millions, she admitted: that he had deceived and betrayed her so shamefully, that he had made a wretched dupe of her for so many years, seemed to her insensate, monstrous, impossible.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That he might have embezzled millions, she admitted: that he had deceived and betrayed her so shamefully, that he had made a wretched dupe of her for so many years, seemed to her insensate, monstrous, impossible.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That he might have embezzled millions, she admitted: that he had deceived and betrayed her so shamefully, that he had made a wretched dupe of her for so many years, seemed to her insensate, monstrous, impossible.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mme. Favoral alone, usually so timid, boldly defended, and with her utmost energy, the man whose name she bore.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Encouraged by his first discovery, he was proceeding more minutely with his perquisitions, undoing the strings of every bundle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And purple with shame: “Your suspicions would vanish at once, sir,” she said to the commissary, “if I could but explain to you our mode of life.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And purple with shame: “Your suspicions would vanish at once, sir,” she said to the commissary, “if I could but explain to you our mode of life.”
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading That he might have embezzled millions, she admitted: that he had deceived and betrayed her so shamefully, that he had made a wretched dupe of her for so many years, seemed to her insensate, monstrous, impossible.
insensateadjective
devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation
From this reading That he might have embezzled millions, she admitted: that he had deceived and betrayed her so shamefully, that he had made a wretched dupe of her for so many years, seemed to her insensate, monstrous, impossible.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading And purple with shame: “Your suspicions would vanish at once, sir,” she said to the commissary, “if I could but explain to you our mode of life.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading That he might have embezzled millions, she admitted: that he had deceived and betrayed her so shamefully, that he had made a wretched dupe of her for so many years, seemed to her insensate, monstrous, impossible.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Mme. Favoral alone, usually so timid, boldly defended, and with her utmost energy, the man whose name she bore.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading That he might have embezzled millions, she admitted: that he had deceived and betrayed her so shamefully, that he had made a wretched dupe of her for so many years, seemed to her insensate, monstrous, impossible.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading That he might have embezzled millions, she admitted: that he had deceived and betrayed her so shamefully, that he had made a wretched dupe of her for so many years, seemed to her insensate, monstrous, impossible.
plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading That he might have embezzled millions, she admitted: that he had deceived and betrayed her so shamefully, that he had made a wretched dupe of her for so many years, seemed to her insensate, monstrous, impossible.
minutelyadverbUS /ˈmɪnətli/
in minute detail
From this reading Encouraged by his first discovery, he was proceeding more minutely with his perquisitions, undoing the strings of every bundle.
Mlle
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From this reading Mlle. Gilberte was weeping.
Mme
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From this reading Mme. Favoral alone, usually so timid, boldly defended, and with her utmost energy, the man whose name she bore.
modenounUS /moʊd/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And purple with shame: “Your suspicions would vanish at once, sir,” she said to the commissary, “if I could but explain to you our mode of life.”
monstrousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːnstrəs/
abnormally large
From this reading That he might have embezzled millions, she admitted: that he had deceived and betrayed her so shamefully, that he had made a wretched dupe of her for so many years, seemed to her insensate, monstrous, impossible.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Encouraged by his first discovery, he was proceeding more minutely with his perquisitions, undoing the strings of every bundle.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Mme. Favoral alone, usually so timid, boldly defended, and with her utmost energy, the man whose name she bore.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That he might have embezzled millions, she admitted: that he had deceived and betrayed her so shamefully, that he had made a wretched dupe of her for so many years, seemed to her insensate, monstrous, impossible.
on one occasion
From this reading And purple with shame: “Your suspicions would vanish at once, sir,” she said to the commissary, “if I could but explain to you our mode of life.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And purple with shame: “Your suspicions would vanish at once, sir,” she said to the commissary, “if I could but explain to you our mode of life.”
perquisitions
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From this reading Encouraged by his first discovery, he was proceeding more minutely with his perquisitions, undoing the strings of every bundle.
proceedingnounUS /prəˈsiːdɪŋ/
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading Encouraged by his first discovery, he was proceeding more minutely with his perquisitions, undoing the strings of every bundle.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading And purple with shame: “Your suspicions would vanish at once, sir,” she said to the commissary, “if I could but explain to you our mode of life.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And purple with shame: “Your suspicions would vanish at once, sir,” she said to the commissary, “if I could but explain to you our mode of life.”
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading That he might have embezzled millions, she admitted: that he had deceived and betrayed her so shamefully, that he had made a wretched dupe of her for so many years, seemed to her insensate, monstrous, impossible.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading And purple with shame: “Your suspicions would vanish at once, sir,” she said to the commissary, “if I could but explain to you our mode of life.”
shamefullyadverb
in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree
From this reading That he might have embezzled millions, she admitted: that he had deceived and betrayed her so shamefully, that he had made a wretched dupe of her for so many years, seemed to her insensate, monstrous, impossible.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mme. Favoral alone, usually so timid, boldly defended, and with her utmost energy, the man whose name she bore.
term of address for a man
From this reading And purple with shame: “Your suspicions would vanish at once, sir,” she said to the commissary, “if I could but explain to you our mode of life.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mme. Favoral alone, usually so timid, boldly defended, and with her utmost energy, the man whose name she bore.
stringsnounUS /strɪŋz/
the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
From this reading Encouraged by his first discovery, he was proceeding more minutely with his perquisitions, undoing the strings of every bundle.
suspicionsnounUS /səˈspɪʃənz/
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading And purple with shame: “Your suspicions would vanish at once, sir,” she said to the commissary, “if I could but explain to you our mode of life.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That he might have embezzled millions, she admitted: that he had deceived and betrayed her so shamefully, that he had made a wretched dupe of her for so many years, seemed to her insensate, monstrous, impossible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mme. Favoral alone, usually so timid, boldly defended, and with her utmost energy, the man whose name she bore.
timidadjectiveUS /ˈtɪmɪd/
showing fear and lack of confidence
From this reading Mme. Favoral alone, usually so timid, boldly defended, and with her utmost energy, the man whose name she bore.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That he might have embezzled millions, she admitted: that he had deceived and betrayed her so shamefully, that he had made a wretched dupe of her for so many years, seemed to her insensate, monstrous, impossible.
undoingnounUS /ənˈduːɪŋ/
an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done)
From this reading Encouraged by his first discovery, he was proceeding more minutely with his perquisitions, undoing the strings of every bundle.
under normal conditions
From this reading Mme. Favoral alone, usually so timid, boldly defended, and with her utmost energy, the man whose name she bore.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading Mme. Favoral alone, usually so timid, boldly defended, and with her utmost energy, the man whose name she bore.
vanishverbUS /ˈvænɪʃ/
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading And purple with shame: “Your suspicions would vanish at once, sir,” she said to the commissary, “if I could but explain to you our mode of life.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mlle. Gilberte was weeping.
showing sorrow
From this reading Mlle. Gilberte was weeping.
belonging to which person
From this reading Mme. Favoral alone, usually so timid, boldly defended, and with her utmost energy, the man whose name she bore.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mme. Favoral alone, usually so timid, boldly defended, and with her utmost energy, the man whose name she bore.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And purple with shame: “Your suspicions would vanish at once, sir,” she said to the commissary, “if I could but explain to you our mode of life.”
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading That he might have embezzled millions, she admitted: that he had deceived and betrayed her so shamefully, that he had made a wretched dupe of her for so many years, seemed to her insensate, monstrous, impossible.
a late time of life
From this reading That he might have embezzled millions, she admitted: that he had deceived and betrayed her so shamefully, that he had made a wretched dupe of her for so many years, seemed to her insensate, monstrous, impossible.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And purple with shame: “Your suspicions would vanish at once, sir,” she said to the commissary, “if I could but explain to you our mode of life.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And purple with shame: “Your suspicions would vanish at once, sir,” she said to the commissary, “if I could but explain to you our mode of life.”
