adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Cardinal was a free agent,--he had a perfect right to befriend a homeless boy and give him sustenance and protection if he chose.
absorbedadjectiveUS /əbˈzɔːrbd/
giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading She glanced at Manuel himself to see how he accepted this sudden change in his fortunes, but he was entirely absorbed in watching Henri and Babette lead their little crippled friend away.
acceptedadjectiveUS /ækˈseptɪd/
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading She glanced at Manuel himself to see how he accepted this sudden change in his fortunes, but he was entirely absorbed in watching Henri and Babette lead their little crippled friend away.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After all, there was nothing to be said.
agentnounUS /ˈeɪdʒənt/
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading The Cardinal was a free agent,--he had a perfect right to befriend a homeless boy and give him sustenance and protection if he chose.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading After all, there was nothing to be said.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She glanced at Manuel himself to see how he accepted this sudden change in his fortunes, but he was entirely absorbed in watching Henri and Babette lead their little crippled friend away.
announcementnounUS /əˈnaʊnsmənt/
a formal public statement
From this reading Madame was scarcely surprised at this announcement.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Madame was scarcely surprised at this announcement.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She glanced at Manuel himself to see how he accepted this sudden change in his fortunes, but he was entirely absorbed in watching Henri and Babette lead their little crippled friend away.
Babette
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From this reading She glanced at Manuel himself to see how he accepted this sudden change in his fortunes, but he was entirely absorbed in watching Henri and Babette lead their little crippled friend away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After all, there was nothing to be said.
befriendverbUS /bɪˈfrend/
become friends with
From this reading The Cardinal was a free agent,--he had a perfect right to befriend a homeless boy and give him sustenance and protection if he chose.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading The Cardinal was a free agent,--he had a perfect right to befriend a homeless boy and give him sustenance and protection if he chose.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She glanced at Manuel himself to see how he accepted this sudden change in his fortunes, but he was entirely absorbed in watching Henri and Babette lead their little crippled friend away.
CardinalnounUS /ˈkɑːrdənəl/
(Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
From this reading The Cardinal was a free agent,--he had a perfect right to befriend a homeless boy and give him sustenance and protection if he chose.
changeverbUS /tʃeɪndʒ/
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading She glanced at Manuel himself to see how he accepted this sudden change in his fortunes, but he was entirely absorbed in watching Henri and Babette lead their little crippled friend away.
choseverbUS /tʃoʊz/
inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading The Cardinal was a free agent,--he had a perfect right to befriend a homeless boy and give him sustenance and protection if he chose.
crippledadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪpəld/
disabled in the feet or legs
From this reading She glanced at Manuel himself to see how he accepted this sudden change in his fortunes, but he was entirely absorbed in watching Henri and Babette lead their little crippled friend away.
entirelyadverbUS /ɪnˈtaɪərli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading She glanced at Manuel himself to see how he accepted this sudden change in his fortunes, but he was entirely absorbed in watching Henri and Babette lead their little crippled friend away.
expectedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektəd/
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading She had indeed expected it.
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading She glanced at Manuel himself to see how he accepted this sudden change in his fortunes, but he was entirely absorbed in watching Henri and Babette lead their little crippled friend away.
freeverbUS /friː/
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading The Cardinal was a free agent,--he had a perfect right to befriend a homeless boy and give him sustenance and protection if he chose.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading She glanced at Manuel himself to see how he accepted this sudden change in his fortunes, but he was entirely absorbed in watching Henri and Babette lead their little crippled friend away.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The Cardinal was a free agent,--he had a perfect right to befriend a homeless boy and give him sustenance and protection if he chose.
glancedverbUS /ɡlænst/
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading She glanced at Manuel himself to see how he accepted this sudden change in his fortunes, but he was entirely absorbed in watching Henri and Babette lead their little crippled friend away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had indeed expected it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She glanced at Manuel himself to see how he accepted this sudden change in his fortunes, but he was entirely absorbed in watching Henri and Babette lead their little crippled friend away.
Henri
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She glanced at Manuel himself to see how he accepted this sudden change in his fortunes, but he was entirely absorbed in watching Henri and Babette lead their little crippled friend away.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Cardinal was a free agent,--he had a perfect right to befriend a homeless boy and give him sustenance and protection if he chose.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She glanced at Manuel himself to see how he accepted this sudden change in his fortunes, but he was entirely absorbed in watching Henri and Babette lead their little crippled friend away.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She glanced at Manuel himself to see how he accepted this sudden change in his fortunes, but he was entirely absorbed in watching Henri and Babette lead their little crippled friend away.
homelessnounUS /ˈhoʊmləs/
someone unfortunate without housing
From this reading The Cardinal was a free agent,--he had a perfect right to befriend a homeless boy and give him sustenance and protection if he chose.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She glanced at Manuel himself to see how he accepted this sudden change in his fortunes, but he was entirely absorbed in watching Henri and Babette lead their little crippled friend away.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The Cardinal was a free agent,--he had a perfect right to befriend a homeless boy and give him sustenance and protection if he chose.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She glanced at Manuel himself to see how he accepted this sudden change in his fortunes, but he was entirely absorbed in watching Henri and Babette lead their little crippled friend away.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading She had indeed expected it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had indeed expected it.
leadverbUS /led/
take somebody somewhere
From this reading She glanced at Manuel himself to see how he accepted this sudden change in his fortunes, but he was entirely absorbed in watching Henri and Babette lead their little crippled friend away.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She glanced at Manuel himself to see how he accepted this sudden change in his fortunes, but he was entirely absorbed in watching Henri and Babette lead their little crippled friend away.
MadamenounUS /ˈmædəm/
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame was scarcely surprised at this announcement.
Manuel
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From this reading She glanced at Manuel himself to see how he accepted this sudden change in his fortunes, but he was entirely absorbed in watching Henri and Babette lead their little crippled friend away.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading After all, there was nothing to be said.
perfectadjectiveUS /pərˈfekt/
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading The Cardinal was a free agent,--he had a perfect right to befriend a homeless boy and give him sustenance and protection if he chose.
protectionnounUS /prəˈtekʃən/
the activity of protecting someone or something
From this reading The Cardinal was a free agent,--he had a perfect right to befriend a homeless boy and give him sustenance and protection if he chose.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading The Cardinal was a free agent,--he had a perfect right to befriend a homeless boy and give him sustenance and protection if he chose.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading After all, there was nothing to be said.
scarcelyadverbUS /ˈskersli/
only a very short time before
From this reading Madame was scarcely surprised at this announcement.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She glanced at Manuel himself to see how he accepted this sudden change in his fortunes, but he was entirely absorbed in watching Henri and Babette lead their little crippled friend away.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had indeed expected it.
suddenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌdən/
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading She glanced at Manuel himself to see how he accepted this sudden change in his fortunes, but he was entirely absorbed in watching Henri and Babette lead their little crippled friend away.
surprisedadjectiveUS /sərˈpraɪzd/
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading Madame was scarcely surprised at this announcement.
sustenancenounUS /ˈsʌstənəns/
a source of materials to nourish the body
From this reading The Cardinal was a free agent,--he had a perfect right to befriend a homeless boy and give him sustenance and protection if he chose.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Cardinal was a free agent,--he had a perfect right to befriend a homeless boy and give him sustenance and protection if he chose.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She glanced at Manuel himself to see how he accepted this sudden change in his fortunes, but he was entirely absorbed in watching Henri and Babette lead their little crippled friend away.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading After all, there was nothing to be said.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Madame was scarcely surprised at this announcement.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She glanced at Manuel himself to see how he accepted this sudden change in his fortunes, but he was entirely absorbed in watching Henri and Babette lead their little crippled friend away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Madame was scarcely surprised at this announcement.
watchingnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃɪŋ/
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading She glanced at Manuel himself to see how he accepted this sudden change in his fortunes, but he was entirely absorbed in watching Henri and Babette lead their little crippled friend away.
