Chapter V

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading My uncle died like a gentleman, and at the last the Marquise seemed to find courage too.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading My uncle died like a gentleman, and at the last the Marquise seemed to find courage too.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading My uncle died like a gentleman, and at the last the Marquise seemed to find courage too.

a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

From this reading My uncle died like a gentleman, and at the last the Marquise seemed to find courage too.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading `Marguerite told us the day they were guillotined.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading They must have repented of much in those last days I think.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading My uncle died like a gentleman, and at the last the Marquise seemed to find courage too.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading My uncle died like a gentleman, and at the last the Marquise seemed to find courage too.

stop blaming or grant forgiveness

From this reading See! this is what my poor uncle sent us secretly,' and she held out a soiled scrap of paper, on which were written the two words `Forgive me!'

a man of refinement

From this reading My uncle died like a gentleman, and at the last the Marquise seemed to find courage too.

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From this reading `Marguerite told us the day they were guillotined.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading They must have repented of much in those last days I think.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading See! this is what my poor uncle sent us secretly,' and she held out a soiled scrap of paper, on which were written the two words `Forgive me!'

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading They must have repented of much in those last days I think.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "`They were not long in prison,' she said.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading See! this is what my poor uncle sent us secretly,' and she held out a soiled scrap of paper, on which were written the two words `Forgive me!'

immediately past

From this reading My uncle died like a gentleman, and at the last the Marquise seemed to find courage too.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading My uncle died like a gentleman, and at the last the Marquise seemed to find courage too.

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 "`They were not long in prison,' she said.

tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum

From this reading `Marguerite told us the day they were guillotined.

a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess

From this reading My uncle died like a gentleman, and at the last the Marquise seemed to find courage too.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading See! this is what my poor uncle sent us secretly,' and she held out a soiled scrap of paper, on which were written the two words `Forgive me!'

to a great degree or extent

From this reading They must have repented of much in those last days I think.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading They must have repented of much in those last days I think.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My uncle died like a gentleman, and at the last the Marquise seemed to find courage too.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "`They were not long in prison,' she said.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading They must have repented of much in those last days I think.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading See! this is what my poor uncle sent us secretly,' and she held out a soiled scrap of paper, on which were written the two words `Forgive me!'

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading See! this is what my poor uncle sent us secretly,' and she held out a soiled scrap of paper, on which were written the two words `Forgive me!'

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading See! this is what my poor uncle sent us secretly,' and she held out a soiled scrap of paper, on which were written the two words `Forgive me!'

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading See! this is what my poor uncle sent us secretly,' and she held out a soiled scrap of paper, on which were written the two words `Forgive me!'

a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

From this reading "`They were not long in prison,' she said.

past form of “repent” — turn away from sin or do penitence

From this reading They must have repented of much in those last days I think.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "`They were not long in prison,' she said.

a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

From this reading See! this is what my poor uncle sent us secretly,' and she held out a soiled scrap of paper, on which were written the two words `Forgive me!'

in secrecy; not openly

From this reading See! this is what my poor uncle sent us secretly,' and she held out a soiled scrap of paper, on which were written the two words `Forgive me!'

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading See! this is what my poor uncle sent us secretly,' and she held out a soiled scrap of paper, on which were written the two words `Forgive me!'

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading My uncle died like a gentleman, and at the last the Marquise seemed to find courage too.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading See! this is what my poor uncle sent us secretly,' and she held out a soiled scrap of paper, on which were written the two words `Forgive me!'

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "`They were not long in prison,' she said.

soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

From this reading See! this is what my poor uncle sent us secretly,' and she held out a soiled scrap of paper, on which were written the two words `Forgive me!'

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading `Marguerite told us the day they were guillotined.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "`They were not long in prison,' she said.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading They must have repented of much in those last days I think.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading See! this is what my poor uncle sent us secretly,' and she held out a soiled scrap of paper, on which were written the two words `Forgive me!'

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading They must have repented of much in those last days I think.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading My uncle died like a gentleman, and at the last the Marquise seemed to find courage too.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading `Marguerite told us the day they were guillotined.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading My uncle died like a gentleman, and at the last the Marquise seemed to find courage too.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading See! this is what my poor uncle sent us secretly,' and she held out a soiled scrap of paper, on which were written the two words `Forgive me!'

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading My uncle died like a gentleman, and at the last the Marquise seemed to find courage too.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading `Marguerite told us the day they were guillotined.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "`They were not long in prison,' she said.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading See! this is what my poor uncle sent us secretly,' and she held out a soiled scrap of paper, on which were written the two words `Forgive me!'

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading See! this is what my poor uncle sent us secretly,' and she held out a soiled scrap of paper, on which were written the two words `Forgive me!'

the words that are spoken

From this reading See! this is what my poor uncle sent us secretly,' and she held out a soiled scrap of paper, on which were written the two words `Forgive me!'

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading See! this is what my poor uncle sent us secretly,' and she held out a soiled scrap of paper, on which were written the two words `Forgive me!'