adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I am a lost man,” he thought.
AbbenounUS /ˈæbi/
a French abbot
From this reading He did not breathe freely until he saw Maurice led from the hall by Abbe Midon and the friendly officers, for he knew that his son would try to confess connection with the affair.
affairnounUS /əˈfer/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading He did not breathe freely until he saw Maurice led from the hall by Abbe Midon and the friendly officers, for he knew that his son would try to confess connection with the affair.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am a lost man,” he thought.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Though among the first to be arrested at the time of the panic before Montaignac, the Baron d’Escorval had not for an instant deluded himself with false hopes.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Though among the first to be arrested at the time of the panic before Montaignac, the Baron d’Escorval had not for an instant deluded himself with false hopes.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And confronting death calmly, he now thought only of the danger that threatened his son.
arrestedverbUS /ərˈestɪd/
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading Though among the first to be arrested at the time of the panic before Montaignac, the Baron d’Escorval had not for an instant deluded himself with false hopes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Though among the first to be arrested at the time of the panic before Montaignac, the Baron d’Escorval had not for an instant deluded himself with false hopes.
BaronnounUS /ˈbærən/
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading Though among the first to be arrested at the time of the panic before Montaignac, the Baron d’Escorval had not for an instant deluded himself with false hopes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Though among the first to be arrested at the time of the panic before Montaignac, the Baron d’Escorval had not for an instant deluded himself with false hopes.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Though among the first to be arrested at the time of the panic before Montaignac, the Baron d’Escorval had not for an instant deluded himself with false hopes.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading He did not breathe freely until he saw Maurice led from the hall by Abbe Midon and the friendly officers, for he knew that his son would try to confess connection with the affair.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He did not breathe freely until he saw Maurice led from the hall by Abbe Midon and the friendly officers, for he knew that his son would try to confess connection with the affair.
calmlyadverbUS /ˈkɑːmli/
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading And confronting death calmly, he now thought only of the danger that threatened his son.
confessverbUS /kənˈfes/
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading He did not breathe freely until he saw Maurice led from the hall by Abbe Midon and the friendly officers, for he knew that his son would try to confess connection with the affair.
confrontingverbUS /kənˈfrʌntɪŋ/
-ing form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading And confronting death calmly, he now thought only of the danger that threatened his son.
connectionnounUS /kəˈnekʃən/
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading He did not breathe freely until he saw Maurice led from the hall by Abbe Midon and the friendly officers, for he knew that his son would try to confess connection with the affair.
d'Escorval
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From this reading Though among the first to be arrested at the time of the panic before Montaignac, the Baron d’Escorval had not for an instant deluded himself with false hopes.
dangernounUS /ˈdeɪndʒər/
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading And confronting death calmly, he now thought only of the danger that threatened his son.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading And confronting death calmly, he now thought only of the danger that threatened his son.
deludedverbUS /dɪˈluːdɪd/
past form of “delude” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading Though among the first to be arrested at the time of the panic before Montaignac, the Baron d’Escorval had not for an instant deluded himself with false hopes.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not breathe freely until he saw Maurice led from the hall by Abbe Midon and the friendly officers, for he knew that his son would try to confess connection with the affair.
falseadjectiveUS /fɔːls/
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading Though among the first to be arrested at the time of the panic before Montaignac, the Baron d’Escorval had not for an instant deluded himself with false hopes.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Though among the first to be arrested at the time of the panic before Montaignac, the Baron d’Escorval had not for an instant deluded himself with false hopes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Though among the first to be arrested at the time of the panic before Montaignac, the Baron d’Escorval had not for an instant deluded himself with false hopes.
freelyadverbUS /ˈfriːli/
in a free manner
From this reading He did not breathe freely until he saw Maurice led from the hall by Abbe Midon and the friendly officers, for he knew that his son would try to confess connection with the affair.
friendlyadjectiveUS /ˈfrendli/
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading He did not breathe freely until he saw Maurice led from the hall by Abbe Midon and the friendly officers, for he knew that his son would try to confess connection with the affair.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He did not breathe freely until he saw Maurice led from the hall by Abbe Midon and the friendly officers, for he knew that his son would try to confess connection with the affair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Though among the first to be arrested at the time of the panic before Montaignac, the Baron d’Escorval had not for an instant deluded himself with false hopes.
hallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading He did not breathe freely until he saw Maurice led from the hall by Abbe Midon and the friendly officers, for he knew that his son would try to confess connection with the affair.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I am a lost man,” he thought.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Though among the first to be arrested at the time of the panic before Montaignac, the Baron d’Escorval had not for an instant deluded himself with false hopes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And confronting death calmly, he now thought only of the danger that threatened his son.
hopesnounUS /hoʊps/
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Though among the first to be arrested at the time of the panic before Montaignac, the Baron d’Escorval had not for an instant deluded himself with false hopes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am a lost man,” he thought.
instantnounUS /ˈɪnstənt/
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Though among the first to be arrested at the time of the panic before Montaignac, the Baron d’Escorval had not for an instant deluded himself with false hopes.
judgesnounUS /ˈdʒʌdʒɪz/
a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges
From this reading His mistake before the judges was the result of his preoccupation.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He did not breathe freely until he saw Maurice led from the hall by Abbe Midon and the friendly officers, for he knew that his son would try to confess connection with the affair.
lednounUS /led/
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading He did not breathe freely until he saw Maurice led from the hall by Abbe Midon and the friendly officers, for he knew that his son would try to confess connection with the affair.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “I am a lost man,” he thought.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “I am a lost man,” he thought.
Maurice
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From this reading He did not breathe freely until he saw Maurice led from the hall by Abbe Midon and the friendly officers, for he knew that his son would try to confess connection with the affair.
Midon
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From this reading He did not breathe freely until he saw Maurice led from the hall by Abbe Midon and the friendly officers, for he knew that his son would try to confess connection with the affair.
mistakenounUS /mɪˈsteɪk/
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading His mistake before the judges was the result of his preoccupation.
Montaignac
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From this reading Though among the first to be arrested at the time of the panic before Montaignac, the Baron d’Escorval had not for an instant deluded himself with false hopes.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Though among the first to be arrested at the time of the panic before Montaignac, the Baron d’Escorval had not for an instant deluded himself with false hopes.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And confronting death calmly, he now thought only of the danger that threatened his son.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Though among the first to be arrested at the time of the panic before Montaignac, the Baron d’Escorval had not for an instant deluded himself with false hopes.
officersnounUS /ˈɔːfəsərz/
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading He did not breathe freely until he saw Maurice led from the hall by Abbe Midon and the friendly officers, for he knew that his son would try to confess connection with the affair.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading And confronting death calmly, he now thought only of the danger that threatened his son.
panicnounUS /ˈpænɪk/
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Though among the first to be arrested at the time of the panic before Montaignac, the Baron d’Escorval had not for an instant deluded himself with false hopes.
preoccupationnounUS /priˌɑːkjəˈpeɪʃən/
an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention
From this reading His mistake before the judges was the result of his preoccupation.
resultnounUS /rɪˈzʌlt/
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading His mistake before the judges was the result of his preoccupation.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading He did not breathe freely until he saw Maurice led from the hall by Abbe Midon and the friendly officers, for he knew that his son would try to confess connection with the affair.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading And confronting death calmly, he now thought only of the danger that threatened his son.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And confronting death calmly, he now thought only of the danger that threatened his son.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Though among the first to be arrested at the time of the panic before Montaignac, the Baron d’Escorval had not for an instant deluded himself with false hopes.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though among the first to be arrested at the time of the panic before Montaignac, the Baron d’Escorval had not for an instant deluded himself with false hopes.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I am a lost man,” he thought.
threatenedadjectiveUS /ˈθretənd/
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading And confronting death calmly, he now thought only of the danger that threatened his son.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Though among the first to be arrested at the time of the panic before Montaignac, the Baron d’Escorval had not for an instant deluded himself with false hopes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though among the first to be arrested at the time of the panic before Montaignac, the Baron d’Escorval had not for an instant deluded himself with false hopes.
tryverbUS /traɪ/
make an effort or attempt
From this reading He did not breathe freely until he saw Maurice led from the hall by Abbe Midon and the friendly officers, for he knew that his son would try to confess connection with the affair.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He did not breathe freely until he saw Maurice led from the hall by Abbe Midon and the friendly officers, for he knew that his son would try to confess connection with the affair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His mistake before the judges was the result of his preoccupation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Though among the first to be arrested at the time of the panic before Montaignac, the Baron d’Escorval had not for an instant deluded himself with false hopes.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He did not breathe freely until he saw Maurice led from the hall by Abbe Midon and the friendly officers, for he knew that his son would try to confess connection with the affair.
