adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As long as she was in Norbert’s presence, anger and indignation gave the Duchess de Champdoce strength; but as soon as she was left alone her energy gave way, and with an outburst of tears she sank, half fainting, upon a couch.
abandonedadjectiveUS /əˈbændənd/
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading She at first thought of seeking refuge with her father, but abandoned the idea almost immediately, for she felt that he would refuse to enter into her grievance, or would say, “You are a duchess; you have an enormous fortune.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading “Had I not made that fatal appointment,” she sobbed, “he would be alive and well now; my love has slain him as surely as if my hand had held the steel that has pierced his heart!”
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She at first thought of seeking refuge with her father, but abandoned the idea almost immediately, for she felt that he would refuse to enter into her grievance, or would say, “You are a duchess; you have an enormous fortune.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading As long as she was in Norbert’s presence, anger and indignation gave the Duchess de Champdoce strength; but as soon as she was left alone her energy gave way, and with an outburst of tears she sank, half fainting, upon a couch.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As long as she was in Norbert’s presence, anger and indignation gave the Duchess de Champdoce strength; but as soon as she was left alone her energy gave way, and with an outburst of tears she sank, half fainting, upon a couch.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As long as she was in Norbert’s presence, anger and indignation gave the Duchess de Champdoce strength; but as soon as she was left alone her energy gave way, and with an outburst of tears she sank, half fainting, upon a couch.
angernounUS /ˈæŋɡər/
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading As long as she was in Norbert’s presence, anger and indignation gave the Duchess de Champdoce strength; but as soon as she was left alone her energy gave way, and with an outburst of tears she sank, half fainting, upon a couch.
appointmentnounUS /əˈpɔɪntmənt/
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading “Had I not made that fatal appointment,” she sobbed, “he would be alive and well now; my love has slain him as surely as if my hand had held the steel that has pierced his heart!”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She at first thought of seeking refuge with her father, but abandoned the idea almost immediately, for she felt that he would refuse to enter into her grievance, or would say, “You are a duchess; you have an enormous fortune.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As long as she was in Norbert’s presence, anger and indignation gave the Duchess de Champdoce strength; but as soon as she was left alone her energy gave way, and with an outburst of tears she sank, half fainting, upon a couch.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She at first thought of seeking refuge with her father, but abandoned the idea almost immediately, for she felt that he would refuse to enter into her grievance, or would say, “You are a duchess; you have an enormous fortune.
augmentedadjectiveUS /ɑːɡˈmentɪd/
added to or made greater in amount or number or strength
From this reading Her despair was augmented from the fact that she felt that had it not been for her, George de Croisenois would never have met with his death.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Had I not made that fatal appointment,” she sobbed, “he would be alive and well now; my love has slain him as surely as if my hand had held the steel that has pierced his heart!”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her despair was augmented from the fact that she felt that had it not been for her, George de Croisenois would never have met with his death.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As long as she was in Norbert’s presence, anger and indignation gave the Duchess de Champdoce strength; but as soon as she was left alone her energy gave way, and with an outburst of tears she sank, half fainting, upon a couch.
CHAMPDOCE
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From this reading THE HEIR OF CHAMPDOCE.
couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading As long as she was in Norbert’s presence, anger and indignation gave the Duchess de Champdoce strength; but as soon as she was left alone her energy gave way, and with an outburst of tears she sank, half fainting, upon a couch.
Croisenois
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From this reading Her despair was augmented from the fact that she felt that had it not been for her, George de Croisenois would never have met with his death.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading As long as she was in Norbert’s presence, anger and indignation gave the Duchess de Champdoce strength; but as soon as she was left alone her energy gave way, and with an outburst of tears she sank, half fainting, upon a couch.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Her despair was augmented from the fact that she felt that had it not been for her, George de Croisenois would never have met with his death.
despairnounUS /dɪˈsper/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Her despair was augmented from the fact that she felt that had it not been for her, George de Croisenois would never have met with his death.
DuchessnounUS /ˈdʌtʃəs/
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading As long as she was in Norbert’s presence, anger and indignation gave the Duchess de Champdoce strength; but as soon as she was left alone her energy gave way, and with an outburst of tears she sank, half fainting, upon a couch.
energynounUS /ˈenərdʒi/
(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 As long as she was in Norbert’s presence, anger and indignation gave the Duchess de Champdoce strength; but as soon as she was left alone her energy gave way, and with an outburst of tears she sank, half fainting, upon a couch.
enormousadjectiveUS /ɪˈnɔːrməs/
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading She at first thought of seeking refuge with her father, but abandoned the idea almost immediately, for she felt that he would refuse to enter into her grievance, or would say, “You are a duchess; you have an enormous fortune.
enterverbUS /ˈentər/
to come or go into
From this reading She at first thought of seeking refuge with her father, but abandoned the idea almost immediately, for she felt that he would refuse to enter into her grievance, or would say, “You are a duchess; you have an enormous fortune.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Her despair was augmented from the fact that she felt that had it not been for her, George de Croisenois would never have met with his death.
faintingverbUS /ˈfeɪntɪŋ/
-ing form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading As long as she was in Norbert’s presence, anger and indignation gave the Duchess de Champdoce strength; but as soon as she was left alone her energy gave way, and with an outburst of tears she sank, half fainting, upon a couch.
fataladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtəl/
bringing death
From this reading “Had I not made that fatal appointment,” she sobbed, “he would be alive and well now; my love has slain him as surely as if my hand had held the steel that has pierced his heart!”
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She at first thought of seeking refuge with her father, but abandoned the idea almost immediately, for she felt that he would refuse to enter into her grievance, or would say, “You are a duchess; you have an enormous fortune.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Her despair was augmented from the fact that she felt that had it not been for her, George de Croisenois would never have met with his death.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She at first thought of seeking refuge with her father, but abandoned the idea almost immediately, for she felt that he would refuse to enter into her grievance, or would say, “You are a duchess; you have an enormous fortune.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her despair was augmented from the fact that she felt that had it not been for her, George de Croisenois would never have met with his death.
fortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading She at first thought of seeking refuge with her father, but abandoned the idea almost immediately, for she felt that he would refuse to enter into her grievance, or would say, “You are a duchess; you have an enormous fortune.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her despair was augmented from the fact that she felt that had it not been for her, George de Croisenois would never have met with his death.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading As long as she was in Norbert’s presence, anger and indignation gave the Duchess de Champdoce strength; but as soon as she was left alone her energy gave way, and with an outburst of tears she sank, half fainting, upon a couch.
GeorgenounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/
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 Her despair was augmented from the fact that she felt that had it not been for her, George de Croisenois would never have met with his death.
grievancenounUS /ˈɡriːvəns/
a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
From this reading She at first thought of seeking refuge with her father, but abandoned the idea almost immediately, for she felt that he would refuse to enter into her grievance, or would say, “You are a duchess; you have an enormous fortune.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her despair was augmented from the fact that she felt that had it not been for her, George de Croisenois would never have met with his death.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading As long as she was in Norbert’s presence, anger and indignation gave the Duchess de Champdoce strength; but as soon as she was left alone her energy gave way, and with an outburst of tears she sank, half fainting, upon a couch.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “Had I not made that fatal appointment,” she sobbed, “he would be alive and well now; my love has slain him as surely as if my hand had held the steel that has pierced his heart!”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Had I not made that fatal appointment,” she sobbed, “he would be alive and well now; my love has slain him as surely as if my hand had held the steel that has pierced his heart!”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her despair was augmented from the fact that she felt that had it not been for her, George de Croisenois would never have met with his death.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Had I not made that fatal appointment,” she sobbed, “he would be alive and well now; my love has slain him as surely as if my hand had held the steel that has pierced his heart!”
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “Had I not made that fatal appointment,” she sobbed, “he would be alive and well now; my love has slain him as surely as if my hand had held the steel that has pierced his heart!”
HEIRnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading THE HEIR OF CHAMPDOCE.
heldadjectiveUS /held/
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading “Had I not made that fatal appointment,” she sobbed, “he would be alive and well now; my love has slain him as surely as if my hand had held the steel that has pierced his heart!”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As long as she was in Norbert’s presence, anger and indignation gave the Duchess de Champdoce strength; but as soon as she was left alone her energy gave way, and with an outburst of tears she sank, half fainting, upon a couch.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Had I not made that fatal appointment,” she sobbed, “he would be alive and well now; my love has slain him as surely as if my hand had held the steel that has pierced his heart!”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her despair was augmented from the fact that she felt that had it not been for her, George de Croisenois would never have met with his death.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Had I not made that fatal appointment,” she sobbed, “he would be alive and well now; my love has slain him as surely as if my hand had held the steel that has pierced his heart!”
ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She at first thought of seeking refuge with her father, but abandoned the idea almost immediately, for she felt that he would refuse to enter into her grievance, or would say, “You are a duchess; you have an enormous fortune.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Had I not made that fatal appointment,” she sobbed, “he would be alive and well now; my love has slain him as surely as if my hand had held the steel that has pierced his heart!”
immediatelyadverbUS /ˌɪˈmiːdiːətli/
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading She at first thought of seeking refuge with her father, but abandoned the idea almost immediately, for she felt that he would refuse to enter into her grievance, or would say, “You are a duchess; you have an enormous fortune.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As long as she was in Norbert’s presence, anger and indignation gave the Duchess de Champdoce strength; but as soon as she was left alone her energy gave way, and with an outburst of tears she sank, half fainting, upon a couch.
indignationnounUS /ˌɪndɪɡˈneɪʃən/
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading As long as she was in Norbert’s presence, anger and indignation gave the Duchess de Champdoce strength; but as soon as she was left alone her energy gave way, and with an outburst of tears she sank, half fainting, upon a couch.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She at first thought of seeking refuge with her father, but abandoned the idea almost immediately, for she felt that he would refuse to enter into her grievance, or would say, “You are a duchess; you have an enormous fortune.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her despair was augmented from the fact that she felt that had it not been for her, George de Croisenois would never have met with his death.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading As long as she was in Norbert’s presence, anger and indignation gave the Duchess de Champdoce strength; but as soon as she was left alone her energy gave way, and with an outburst of tears she sank, half fainting, upon a couch.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
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 As long as she was in Norbert’s presence, anger and indignation gave the Duchess de Champdoce strength; but as soon as she was left alone her energy gave way, and with an outburst of tears she sank, half fainting, upon a couch.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Had I not made that fatal appointment,” she sobbed, “he would be alive and well now; my love has slain him as surely as if my hand had held the steel that has pierced his heart!”
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “Had I not made that fatal appointment,” she sobbed, “he would be alive and well now; my love has slain him as surely as if my hand had held the steel that has pierced his heart!”
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Her despair was augmented from the fact that she felt that had it not been for her, George de Croisenois would never have met with his death.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Had I not made that fatal appointment,” she sobbed, “he would be alive and well now; my love has slain him as surely as if my hand had held the steel that has pierced his heart!”
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Her despair was augmented from the fact that she felt that had it not been for her, George de Croisenois would never have met with his death.
Norbert's
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From this reading As long as she was in Norbert’s presence, anger and indignation gave the Duchess de Champdoce strength; but as soon as she was left alone her energy gave way, and with an outburst of tears she sank, half fainting, upon a couch.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her despair was augmented from the fact that she felt that had it not been for her, George de Croisenois would never have met with his death.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Had I not made that fatal appointment,” she sobbed, “he would be alive and well now; my love has slain him as surely as if my hand had held the steel that has pierced his heart!”
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HEIR OF CHAMPDOCE.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She at first thought of seeking refuge with her father, but abandoned the idea almost immediately, for she felt that he would refuse to enter into her grievance, or would say, “You are a duchess; you have an enormous fortune.
outburstnounUS /ˈaʊtbɜːrst/
an unrestrained expression of emotion
From this reading As long as she was in Norbert’s presence, anger and indignation gave the Duchess de Champdoce strength; but as soon as she was left alone her energy gave way, and with an outburst of tears she sank, half fainting, upon a couch.
piercedadjectiveUS /pɪrst/
having a hole cut through
From this reading “Had I not made that fatal appointment,” she sobbed, “he would be alive and well now; my love has slain him as surely as if my hand had held the steel that has pierced his heart!”
presencenounUS /ˈprezəns/
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading As long as she was in Norbert’s presence, anger and indignation gave the Duchess de Champdoce strength; but as soon as she was left alone her energy gave way, and with an outburst of tears she sank, half fainting, upon a couch.
refugenounUS /ˈrefjuːdʒ/
a safe place
From this reading She at first thought of seeking refuge with her father, but abandoned the idea almost immediately, for she felt that he would refuse to enter into her grievance, or would say, “You are a duchess; you have an enormous fortune.
refuseverbUS /rəˈfjuːz/
show unwillingness towards
From this reading She at first thought of seeking refuge with her father, but abandoned the idea almost immediately, for she felt that he would refuse to enter into her grievance, or would say, “You are a duchess; you have an enormous fortune.
sankverbUS /sæŋk/
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading As long as she was in Norbert’s presence, anger and indignation gave the Duchess de Champdoce strength; but as soon as she was left alone her energy gave way, and with an outburst of tears she sank, half fainting, upon a couch.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading She at first thought of seeking refuge with her father, but abandoned the idea almost immediately, for she felt that he would refuse to enter into her grievance, or would say, “You are a duchess; you have an enormous fortune.
seekingnounUS /ˈsiːkɪŋ/
the act of searching for something
From this reading She at first thought of seeking refuge with her father, but abandoned the idea almost immediately, for she felt that he would refuse to enter into her grievance, or would say, “You are a duchess; you have an enormous fortune.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As long as she was in Norbert’s presence, anger and indignation gave the Duchess de Champdoce strength; but as soon as she was left alone her energy gave way, and with an outburst of tears she sank, half fainting, upon a couch.
slainnounUS /sleɪn/
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading “Had I not made that fatal appointment,” she sobbed, “he would be alive and well now; my love has slain him as surely as if my hand had held the steel that has pierced his heart!”
sobbedverbUS /sɑːbd/
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “Had I not made that fatal appointment,” she sobbed, “he would be alive and well now; my love has slain him as surely as if my hand had held the steel that has pierced his heart!”
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading As long as she was in Norbert’s presence, anger and indignation gave the Duchess de Champdoce strength; but as soon as she was left alone her energy gave way, and with an outburst of tears she sank, half fainting, upon a couch.
steelnounUS /stiːl/
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading “Had I not made that fatal appointment,” she sobbed, “he would be alive and well now; my love has slain him as surely as if my hand had held the steel that has pierced his heart!”
strengthnounUS /streŋkθ/
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading As long as she was in Norbert’s presence, anger and indignation gave the Duchess de Champdoce strength; but as soon as she was left alone her energy gave way, and with an outburst of tears she sank, half fainting, upon a couch.
surelyadverbUS /ˈʃʊrli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Had I not made that fatal appointment,” she sobbed, “he would be alive and well now; my love has slain him as surely as if my hand had held the steel that has pierced his heart!”
tearsnounUS /terz/
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading As long as she was in Norbert’s presence, anger and indignation gave the Duchess de Champdoce strength; but as soon as she was left alone her energy gave way, and with an outburst of tears she sank, half fainting, upon a couch.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her despair was augmented from the fact that she felt that had it not been for her, George de Croisenois would never have met with his death.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HEIR OF CHAMPDOCE.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She at first thought of seeking refuge with her father, but abandoned the idea almost immediately, for she felt that he would refuse to enter into her grievance, or would say, “You are a duchess; you have an enormous fortune.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She at first thought of seeking refuge with her father, but abandoned the idea almost immediately, for she felt that he would refuse to enter into her grievance, or would say, “You are a duchess; you have an enormous fortune.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As long as she was in Norbert’s presence, anger and indignation gave the Duchess de Champdoce strength; but as soon as she was left alone her energy gave way, and with an outburst of tears she sank, half fainting, upon a couch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As long as she was in Norbert’s presence, anger and indignation gave the Duchess de Champdoce strength; but as soon as she was left alone her energy gave way, and with an outburst of tears she sank, half fainting, upon a couch.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading As long as she was in Norbert’s presence, anger and indignation gave the Duchess de Champdoce strength; but as soon as she was left alone her energy gave way, and with an outburst of tears she sank, half fainting, upon a couch.
welladverbUS /wel/
(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 “Had I not made that fatal appointment,” she sobbed, “he would be alive and well now; my love has slain him as surely as if my hand had held the steel that has pierced his heart!”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As long as she was in Norbert’s presence, anger and indignation gave the Duchess de Champdoce strength; but as soon as she was left alone her energy gave way, and with an outburst of tears she sank, half fainting, upon a couch.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her despair was augmented from the fact that she felt that had it not been for her, George de Croisenois would never have met with his death.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She at first thought of seeking refuge with her father, but abandoned the idea almost immediately, for she felt that he would refuse to enter into her grievance, or would say, “You are a duchess; you have an enormous fortune.
