having companions or an escort
From this reading He was accompanied by Joan; his mind was troubled and he trembled at the bare thought of again bearding the bad humor of the Sire of Baudricourt.
anew
From this reading He was accompanied by Joan; his mind was troubled and he trembled at the bare thought of again bearding the bad humor of the Sire of Baudricourt.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading He did not now come alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Poor Denis Laxart tumbled out of the room and the Castle of Vaucouleurs at his wits' end; but he soon returned.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE CASTLE OF VAUCOULEURS.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading He was accompanied by Joan; his mind was troubled and he trembled at the bare thought of again bearding the bad humor of the Sire of Baudricourt.
completely unclothed
From this reading He was accompanied by Joan; his mind was troubled and he trembled at the bare thought of again bearding the bad humor of the Sire of Baudricourt.
Baudricourt
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From this reading He was accompanied by Joan; his mind was troubled and he trembled at the bare thought of again bearding the bad humor of the Sire of Baudricourt.
bearding
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From this reading He was accompanied by Joan; his mind was troubled and he trembled at the bare thought of again bearding the bad humor of the Sire of Baudricourt.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading But so persistently had Joan begged and beseeched her uncle to take her to the terrible captain that he had yielded.
beseechedverbUS /biˈsiːtʃt/
past form of “beseech” — ask for or request earnestly
From this reading But so persistently had Joan begged and beseeched her uncle to take her to the terrible captain that he had yielded.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Poor Denis Laxart tumbled out of the room and the Castle of Vaucouleurs at his wits' end; but he soon returned.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was accompanied by Joan; his mind was troubled and he trembled at the bare thought of again bearding the bad humor of the Sire of Baudricourt.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading But so persistently had Joan begged and beseeched her uncle to take her to the terrible captain that he had yielded.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading AT THE CASTLE OF VAUCOULEURS.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He did not now come alone.
Denis
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From this reading Poor Denis Laxart tumbled out of the room and the Castle of Vaucouleurs at his wits' end; but he soon returned.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not now come alone.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Poor Denis Laxart tumbled out of the room and the Castle of Vaucouleurs at his wits' end; but he soon returned.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But so persistently had Joan begged and beseeched her uncle to take her to the terrible captain that he had yielded.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Poor Denis Laxart tumbled out of the room and the Castle of Vaucouleurs at his wits' end; but he soon returned.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But so persistently had Joan begged and beseeched her uncle to take her to the terrible captain that he had yielded.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Poor Denis Laxart tumbled out of the room and the Castle of Vaucouleurs at his wits' end; but he soon returned.
humornounUS /ˈhjuːmər/
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading He was accompanied by Joan; his mind was troubled and he trembled at the bare thought of again bearding the bad humor of the Sire of Baudricourt.
Joan
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From this reading He was accompanied by Joan; his mind was troubled and he trembled at the bare thought of again bearding the bad humor of the Sire of Baudricourt.
Laxart
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From this reading Poor Denis Laxart tumbled out of the room and the Castle of Vaucouleurs at his wits' end; but he soon returned.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading He was accompanied by Joan; his mind was troubled and he trembled at the bare thought of again bearding the bad humor of the Sire of Baudricourt.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not now come alone.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He did not now come alone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT THE CASTLE OF VAUCOULEURS.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Poor Denis Laxart tumbled out of the room and the Castle of Vaucouleurs at his wits' end; but he soon returned.
persistentlyadverbUS /pərˈsɪstəntli/
in a persistent manner
From this reading But so persistently had Joan begged and beseeched her uncle to take her to the terrible captain that he had yielded.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor Denis Laxart tumbled out of the room and the Castle of Vaucouleurs at his wits' end; but he soon returned.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Poor Denis Laxart tumbled out of the room and the Castle of Vaucouleurs at his wits' end; but he soon returned.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Poor Denis Laxart tumbled out of the room and the Castle of Vaucouleurs at his wits' end; but he soon returned.
SireverbUS /ˈsaɪər/
make (offspring) by reproduction
From this reading He was accompanied by Joan; his mind was troubled and he trembled at the bare thought of again bearding the bad humor of the Sire of Baudricourt.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But so persistently had Joan begged and beseeched her uncle to take her to the terrible captain that he had yielded.
in the near future
From this reading Poor Denis Laxart tumbled out of the room and the Castle of Vaucouleurs at his wits' end; but he soon returned.
carry out
From this reading But so persistently had Joan begged and beseeched her uncle to take her to the terrible captain that he had yielded.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading But so persistently had Joan begged and beseeched her uncle to take her to the terrible captain that he had yielded.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But so persistently had Joan begged and beseeched her uncle to take her to the terrible captain that he had yielded.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE CASTLE OF VAUCOULEURS.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He was accompanied by Joan; his mind was troubled and he trembled at the bare thought of again bearding the bad humor of the Sire of Baudricourt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But so persistently had Joan begged and beseeched her uncle to take her to the terrible captain that he had yielded.
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading He was accompanied by Joan; his mind was troubled and he trembled at the bare thought of again bearding the bad humor of the Sire of Baudricourt.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading He was accompanied by Joan; his mind was troubled and he trembled at the bare thought of again bearding the bad humor of the Sire of Baudricourt.
tumbledverbUS /ˈtʌmbəld/
past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading Poor Denis Laxart tumbled out of the room and the Castle of Vaucouleurs at his wits' end; but he soon returned.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading But so persistently had Joan begged and beseeched her uncle to take her to the terrible captain that he had yielded.
VAUCOULEURS
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From this reading AT THE CASTLE OF VAUCOULEURS.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was accompanied by Joan; his mind was troubled and he trembled at the bare thought of again bearding the bad humor of the Sire of Baudricourt.
witsnounUS /wɪts/
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading Poor Denis Laxart tumbled out of the room and the Castle of Vaucouleurs at his wits' end; but he soon returned.
yieldedverbUS /ˈjiːldɪd/
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading But so persistently had Joan begged and beseeched her uncle to take her to the terrible captain that he had yielded.
