used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Let us then repeat, that Madame d'Orbigny was a slight, fair, delicate woman, with eyelashes almost white, round and palish blue eyes, with a soft voice, a hypocritical air, insidious and insinuating manners.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Let us then repeat, that Madame d'Orbigny was a slight, fair, delicate woman, with eyelashes almost white, round and palish blue eyes, with a soft voice, a hypocritical air, insidious and insinuating manners.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Let us then repeat, that Madame d'Orbigny was a slight, fair, delicate woman, with eyelashes almost white, round and palish blue eyes, with a soft voice, a hypocritical air, insidious and insinuating manners.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let us then repeat, that Madame d'Orbigny was a slight, fair, delicate woman, with eyelashes almost white, round and palish blue eyes, with a soft voice, a hypocritical air, insidious and insinuating manners.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Any one who studied her treacherous and perfidious countenance would detect therein craft and cruelty.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The reader may have forgotten the portrait of the stepmother of Madame d'Harville as drawn by the latter.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Let us then repeat, that Madame d'Orbigny was a slight, fair, delicate woman, with eyelashes almost white, round and palish blue eyes, with a soft voice, a hypocritical air, insidious and insinuating manners.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The reader may have forgotten the portrait of the stepmother of Madame d'Harville as drawn by the latter.
CLIENTSnounUS /ˈklaɪənts/
plural of “client” — a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer
From this reading THE CLIENTS.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading Any one who studied her treacherous and perfidious countenance would detect therein craft and cruelty.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading Any one who studied her treacherous and perfidious countenance would detect therein craft and cruelty.
crueltynounUS /ˈkruːlti/
a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
From this reading Any one who studied her treacherous and perfidious countenance would detect therein craft and cruelty.
d'Harville
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From this reading The reader may have forgotten the portrait of the stepmother of Madame d'Harville as drawn by the latter.
d'Orbigny
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From this reading Let us then repeat, that Madame d'Orbigny was a slight, fair, delicate woman, with eyelashes almost white, round and palish blue eyes, with a soft voice, a hypocritical air, insidious and insinuating manners.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "What a delightful young man M. de Saint-Remy is!" said Madame d'Orbigny to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had left them.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading Let us then repeat, that Madame d'Orbigny was a slight, fair, delicate woman, with eyelashes almost white, round and palish blue eyes, with a soft voice, a hypocritical air, insidious and insinuating manners.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading "What a delightful young man M. de Saint-Remy is!" said Madame d'Orbigny to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had left them.
detectverbUS /dɪˈtekt/
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading Any one who studied her treacherous and perfidious countenance would detect therein craft and cruelty.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading The reader may have forgotten the portrait of the stepmother of Madame d'Harville as drawn by the latter.
eyelashesnounUS /ˈaɪlæʃɪz/
plural of “eyelash” — any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
From this reading Let us then repeat, that Madame d'Orbigny was a slight, fair, delicate woman, with eyelashes almost white, round and palish blue eyes, with a soft voice, a hypocritical air, insidious and insinuating manners.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Let us then repeat, that Madame d'Orbigny was a slight, fair, delicate woman, with eyelashes almost white, round and palish blue eyes, with a soft voice, a hypocritical air, insidious and insinuating manners.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Let us then repeat, that Madame d'Orbigny was a slight, fair, delicate woman, with eyelashes almost white, round and palish blue eyes, with a soft voice, a hypocritical air, insidious and insinuating manners.
Ferrand
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From this reading "What a delightful young man M. de Saint-Remy is!" said Madame d'Orbigny to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had left them.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading The reader may have forgotten the portrait of the stepmother of Madame d'Harville as drawn by the latter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "What a delightful young man M. de Saint-Remy is!" said Madame d'Orbigny to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had left them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The reader may have forgotten the portrait of the stepmother of Madame d'Harville as drawn by the latter.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Any one who studied her treacherous and perfidious countenance would detect therein craft and cruelty.
hypocriticaladjectiveUS /ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkəl/
professing feelings or virtues one does not have
From this reading Let us then repeat, that Madame d'Orbigny was a slight, fair, delicate woman, with eyelashes almost white, round and palish blue eyes, with a soft voice, a hypocritical air, insidious and insinuating manners.
insidiousadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsɪdiːəs/
beguiling but harmful
From this reading Let us then repeat, that Madame d'Orbigny was a slight, fair, delicate woman, with eyelashes almost white, round and palish blue eyes, with a soft voice, a hypocritical air, insidious and insinuating manners.
insinuatingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsɪnjuːeɪtɪŋ/
calculated to please or gain favor
From this reading Let us then repeat, that Madame d'Orbigny was a slight, fair, delicate woman, with eyelashes almost white, round and palish blue eyes, with a soft voice, a hypocritical air, insidious and insinuating manners.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What a delightful young man M. de Saint-Remy is!" said Madame d'Orbigny to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had left them.
Jacques
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From this reading "What a delightful young man M. de Saint-Remy is!" said Madame d'Orbigny to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had left them.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading The reader may have forgotten the portrait of the stepmother of Madame d'Harville as drawn by the latter.
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 "What a delightful young man M. de Saint-Remy is!" said Madame d'Orbigny to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had left them.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us then repeat, that Madame d'Orbigny was a slight, fair, delicate woman, with eyelashes almost white, round and palish blue eyes, with a soft voice, a hypocritical air, insidious and insinuating manners.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading "What a delightful young man M. de Saint-Remy is!" said Madame d'Orbigny to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had left them.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading The reader may have forgotten the portrait of the stepmother of Madame d'Harville as drawn by the latter.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "What a delightful young man M. de Saint-Remy is!" said Madame d'Orbigny to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had left them.
social deportment
From this reading Let us then repeat, that Madame d'Orbigny was a slight, fair, delicate woman, with eyelashes almost white, round and palish blue eyes, with a soft voice, a hypocritical air, insidious and insinuating manners.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The reader may have forgotten the portrait of the stepmother of Madame d'Harville as drawn by the latter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The reader may have forgotten the portrait of the stepmother of Madame d'Harville as drawn by the latter.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Any one who studied her treacherous and perfidious countenance would detect therein craft and cruelty.
palishadjective
slightly pale
From this reading Let us then repeat, that Madame d'Orbigny was a slight, fair, delicate woman, with eyelashes almost white, round and palish blue eyes, with a soft voice, a hypocritical air, insidious and insinuating manners.
perfidiousadjective
tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans
From this reading Any one who studied her treacherous and perfidious countenance would detect therein craft and cruelty.
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading The reader may have forgotten the portrait of the stepmother of Madame d'Harville as drawn by the latter.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading The reader may have forgotten the portrait of the stepmother of Madame d'Harville as drawn by the latter.
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading Let us then repeat, that Madame d'Orbigny was a slight, fair, delicate woman, with eyelashes almost white, round and palish blue eyes, with a soft voice, a hypocritical air, insidious and insinuating manners.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Let us then repeat, that Madame d'Orbigny was a slight, fair, delicate woman, with eyelashes almost white, round and palish blue eyes, with a soft voice, a hypocritical air, insidious and insinuating manners.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What a delightful young man M. de Saint-Remy is!" said Madame d'Orbigny to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had left them.
Saint-Remy
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From this reading "What a delightful young man M. de Saint-Remy is!" said Madame d'Orbigny to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had left them.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading Let us then repeat, that Madame d'Orbigny was a slight, fair, delicate woman, with eyelashes almost white, round and palish blue eyes, with a soft voice, a hypocritical air, insidious and insinuating manners.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Let us then repeat, that Madame d'Orbigny was a slight, fair, delicate woman, with eyelashes almost white, round and palish blue eyes, with a soft voice, a hypocritical air, insidious and insinuating manners.
stepmothernounUS /ˈstepmʌðər/
the wife of your father by a subsequent marriage
From this reading The reader may have forgotten the portrait of the stepmother of Madame d'Harville as drawn by the latter.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading Any one who studied her treacherous and perfidious countenance would detect therein craft and cruelty.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Let us then repeat, that Madame d'Orbigny was a slight, fair, delicate woman, with eyelashes almost white, round and palish blue eyes, with a soft voice, a hypocritical air, insidious and insinuating manners.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CLIENTS.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "What a delightful young man M. de Saint-Remy is!" said Madame d'Orbigny to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had left them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Let us then repeat, that Madame d'Orbigny was a slight, fair, delicate woman, with eyelashes almost white, round and palish blue eyes, with a soft voice, a hypocritical air, insidious and insinuating manners.
thereinadverbUS /ðeˈrɪn/
(formal) in or into that thing or place
From this reading Any one who studied her treacherous and perfidious countenance would detect therein craft and cruelty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What a delightful young man M. de Saint-Remy is!" said Madame d'Orbigny to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had left them.
treacherousadjectiveUS /ˈtretʃərəs/
dangerously unstable and unpredictable
From this reading Any one who studied her treacherous and perfidious countenance would detect therein craft and cruelty.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us then repeat, that Madame d'Orbigny was a slight, fair, delicate woman, with eyelashes almost white, round and palish blue eyes, with a soft voice, a hypocritical air, insidious and insinuating manners.
viscountnounUS /ˈvɪskaʊnt/
(in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
From this reading "What a delightful young man M. de Saint-Remy is!" said Madame d'Orbigny to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had left them.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Let us then repeat, that Madame d'Orbigny was a slight, fair, delicate woman, with eyelashes almost white, round and palish blue eyes, with a soft voice, a hypocritical air, insidious and insinuating manners.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Let us then repeat, that Madame d'Orbigny was a slight, fair, delicate woman, with eyelashes almost white, round and palish blue eyes, with a soft voice, a hypocritical air, insidious and insinuating manners.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a delightful young man M. de Saint-Remy is!" said Madame d'Orbigny to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had left them.
at the time that
From this reading "What a delightful young man M. de Saint-Remy is!" said Madame d'Orbigny to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had left them.
a Caucasian
From this reading Let us then repeat, that Madame d'Orbigny was a slight, fair, delicate woman, with eyelashes almost white, round and palish blue eyes, with a soft voice, a hypocritical air, insidious and insinuating manners.
which person or people
From this reading Any one who studied her treacherous and perfidious countenance would detect therein craft and cruelty.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Let us then repeat, that Madame d'Orbigny was a slight, fair, delicate woman, with eyelashes almost white, round and palish blue eyes, with a soft voice, a hypocritical air, insidious and insinuating manners.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Let us then repeat, that Madame d'Orbigny was a slight, fair, delicate woman, with eyelashes almost white, round and palish blue eyes, with a soft voice, a hypocritical air, insidious and insinuating manners.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Any one who studied her treacherous and perfidious countenance would detect therein craft and cruelty.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "What a delightful young man M. de Saint-Remy is!" said Madame d'Orbigny to Jacques Ferrand, when the viscount had left them.
