abandonverbUS /əˈbændən/
forsake, leave behind
From this reading “Well, then, sir, where could M. Favoral have found time to abandon himself to the excesses of which you accuse him?”
accuseverbUS /əˈkjuːz/
bring an accusation against; level a charge against
From this reading “Well, then, sir, where could M. Favoral have found time to abandon himself to the excesses of which you accuse him?”
appropriatedverbUS /əˈproʊprieɪtɪd/
past form of “appropriate” — give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
From this reading What matters it, moreover, whether your husband spent in this way or in that way the sums which he is charged with having appropriated?
of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge
From this reading What matters it, moreover, whether your husband spent in this way or in that way the sums which he is charged with having appropriated?
commissarynounUS /ˈkɑːməseri/
a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel)
From this reading Imperceptibly the commissary of police shrugged his shoulders.
make right or correct
From this reading “Perfectly correct.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Well, then, sir, where could M. Favoral have found time to abandon himself to the excesses of which you accuse him?”
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “Far from me, madame,” he uttered, “to doubt your good faith.
excessesnounUS /ˌekˈsesɪz/
plural of “excess” — a quantity much larger than is needed
From this reading “Well, then, sir, where could M. Favoral have found time to abandon himself to the excesses of which you accuse him?”
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “Far from me, madame,” he uttered, “to doubt your good faith.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “Far from me, madame,” he uttered, “to doubt your good faith.
Favoral
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From this reading “Well, then, sir, where could M. Favoral have found time to abandon himself to the excesses of which you accuse him?”
set up or found
From this reading “Well, then, sir, where could M. Favoral have found time to abandon himself to the excesses of which you accuse him?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Far from me, madame,” he uttered, “to doubt your good faith.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Far from me, madame,” he uttered, “to doubt your good faith.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, then, sir, where could M. Favoral have found time to abandon himself to the excesses of which you accuse him?”
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading What matters it, moreover, whether your husband spent in this way or in that way the sums which he is charged with having appropriated?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Far from me, madame,” he uttered, “to doubt your good faith.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, then, sir, where could M. Favoral have found time to abandon himself to the excesses of which you accuse him?”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Well, then, sir, where could M. Favoral have found time to abandon himself to the excesses of which you accuse him?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Imperceptibly the commissary of police shrugged his shoulders.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading What matters it, moreover, whether your husband spent in this way or in that way the sums which he is charged with having appropriated?
ImperceptiblyadverbUS /ˌɪmpərˈseptɪbli/
in an imperceptible manner or to an imperceptible degree
From this reading Imperceptibly the commissary of police shrugged his shoulders.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What matters it, moreover, whether your husband spent in this way or in that way the sums which he is charged with having appropriated?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What matters it, moreover, whether your husband spent in this way or in that way the sums which he is charged with having appropriated?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What matters it, moreover, whether your husband spent in this way or in that way the sums which he is charged with having appropriated?
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading “Well, then, sir, where could M. Favoral have found time to abandon himself to the excesses of which you accuse him?”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “Far from me, madame,” he uttered, “to doubt your good faith.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading What matters it, moreover, whether your husband spent in this way or in that way the sums which he is charged with having appropriated?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Far from me, madame,” he uttered, “to doubt your good faith.
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading What matters it, moreover, whether your husband spent in this way or in that way the sums which he is charged with having appropriated?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well, then, sir, where could M. Favoral have found time to abandon himself to the excesses of which you accuse him?”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What matters it, moreover, whether your husband spent in this way or in that way the sums which he is charged with having appropriated?
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “Perfectly correct.”
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading Imperceptibly the commissary of police shrugged his shoulders.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Imperceptibly the commissary of police shrugged his shoulders.
shruggedverbUS /ʃrʌɡd/
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading Imperceptibly the commissary of police shrugged his shoulders.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Well, then, sir, where could M. Favoral have found time to abandon himself to the excesses of which you accuse him?”
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading What matters it, moreover, whether your husband spent in this way or in that way the sums which he is charged with having appropriated?
sumsnounUS /sʌmz/
plural of “sum” — a quantity of money
From this reading What matters it, moreover, whether your husband spent in this way or in that way the sums which he is charged with having appropriated?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What matters it, moreover, whether your husband spent in this way or in that way the sums which he is charged with having appropriated?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, then, sir, where could M. Favoral have found time to abandon himself to the excesses of which you accuse him?”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Well, then, sir, where could M. Favoral have found time to abandon himself to the excesses of which you accuse him?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What matters it, moreover, whether your husband spent in this way or in that way the sums which he is charged with having appropriated?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Well, then, sir, where could M. Favoral have found time to abandon himself to the excesses of which you accuse him?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, then, sir, where could M. Favoral have found time to abandon himself to the excesses of which you accuse him?”
communicated in words
From this reading “Far from me, madame,” he uttered, “to doubt your good faith.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading What matters it, moreover, whether your husband spent in this way or in that way the sums which he is charged with having appropriated?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, then, sir, where could M. Favoral have found time to abandon himself to the excesses of which you accuse him?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What matters it, moreover, whether your husband spent in this way or in that way the sums which he is charged with having appropriated?
in or at the place that
From this reading “Well, then, sir, where could M. Favoral have found time to abandon himself to the excesses of which you accuse him?”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading What matters it, moreover, whether your husband spent in this way or in that way the sums which he is charged with having appropriated?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Well, then, sir, where could M. Favoral have found time to abandon himself to the excesses of which you accuse him?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading What matters it, moreover, whether your husband spent in this way or in that way the sums which he is charged with having appropriated?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, then, sir, where could M. Favoral have found time to abandon himself to the excesses of which you accuse him?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Far from me, madame,” he uttered, “to doubt your good faith.
