Adeline
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From this reading We now return to the course of the narrative, and to Adeline, who was carried from the court to the lodging of Madame de La Motte.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Madame was, however, at the Chatelet with her husband, suffering all the distress which the sentence pronounced against him might be supposed to inflict.
agitationnounUS /ˌædʒəˈteɪʃən/
a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
From this reading The feeble frame of Adeline, so long harassed by grief and fatigue, almost sunk under the agitation which the discovery of her birth excited.
(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 Madame was, however, at the Chatelet with her husband, suffering all the distress which the sentence pronounced against him might be supposed to inflict.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The feeble frame of Adeline, so long harassed by grief and fatigue, almost sunk under the agitation which the discovery of her birth excited.
analysed
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From this reading Her feelings on this occasion were too complex to be analysed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We now return to the course of the narrative, and to Adeline, who was carried from the court to the lodging of Madame de La Motte.
eagerly desirous
From this reading While anxious doubt distracts the tortured heart.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Madame was, however, at the Chatelet with her husband, suffering all the distress which the sentence pronounced against him might be supposed to inflict.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Madame was, however, at the Chatelet with her husband, suffering all the distress which the sentence pronounced against him might be supposed to inflict.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading The feeble frame of Adeline, so long harassed by grief and fatigue, almost sunk under the agitation which the discovery of her birth excited.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The feeble frame of Adeline, so long harassed by grief and fatigue, almost sunk under the agitation which the discovery of her birth excited.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading We now return to the course of the narrative, and to Adeline, who was carried from the court to the lodging of Madame de La Motte.
Chatelet
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From this reading Madame was, however, at the Chatelet with her husband, suffering all the distress which the sentence pronounced against him might be supposed to inflict.
complexnounUS /ˈkɑːmpleks/
a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
From this reading Her feelings on this occasion were too complex to be analysed.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading We now return to the course of the narrative, and to Adeline, who was carried from the court to the lodging of Madame de La Motte.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading We now return to the course of the narrative, and to Adeline, who was carried from the court to the lodging of Madame de La Motte.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading We now return to the course of the narrative, and to Adeline, who was carried from the court to the lodging of Madame de La Motte.
the act of discovering something
From this reading The feeble frame of Adeline, so long harassed by grief and fatigue, almost sunk under the agitation which the discovery of her birth excited.
distractsverbUS /dɪˈstrækts/
third-person singular of “distract” — draw someone's attention away from something
From this reading While anxious doubt distracts the tortured heart.
psychological suffering
From this reading Madame was, however, at the Chatelet with her husband, suffering all the distress which the sentence pronounced against him might be supposed to inflict.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading While anxious doubt distracts the tortured heart.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading The feeble frame of Adeline, so long harassed by grief and fatigue, almost sunk under the agitation which the discovery of her birth excited.
fatiguenounUS /fəˈtiːɡ/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading The feeble frame of Adeline, so long harassed by grief and fatigue, almost sunk under the agitation which the discovery of her birth excited.
feebleadjectiveUS /ˈfiːbəl/
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading The feeble frame of Adeline, so long harassed by grief and fatigue, almost sunk under the agitation which the discovery of her birth excited.
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading Her feelings on this occasion were too complex to be analysed.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading The feeble frame of Adeline, so long harassed by grief and fatigue, almost sunk under the agitation which the discovery of her birth excited.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We now return to the course of the narrative, and to Adeline, who was carried from the court to the lodging of Madame de La Motte.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading The feeble frame of Adeline, so long harassed by grief and fatigue, almost sunk under the agitation which the discovery of her birth excited.
harassedadjectiveUS /hərˈæst/
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
From this reading The feeble frame of Adeline, so long harassed by grief and fatigue, almost sunk under the agitation which the discovery of her birth excited.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading While anxious doubt distracts the tortured heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame was, however, at the Chatelet with her husband, suffering all the distress which the sentence pronounced against him might be supposed to inflict.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Madame was, however, at the Chatelet with her husband, suffering all the distress which the sentence pronounced against him might be supposed to inflict.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Madame was, however, at the Chatelet with her husband, suffering all the distress which the sentence pronounced against him might be supposed to inflict.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Madame was, however, at the Chatelet with her husband, suffering all the distress which the sentence pronounced against him might be supposed to inflict.
inflictverbUS /ˌɪnˈflɪkt/
impose something unpleasant
From this reading Madame was, however, at the Chatelet with her husband, suffering all the distress which the sentence pronounced against him might be supposed to inflict.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading We now return to the course of the narrative, and to Adeline, who was carried from the court to the lodging of Madame de La Motte.
lodgingnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋ/
structures collectively in which people are housed
From this reading We now return to the course of the narrative, and to Adeline, who was carried from the court to the lodging of Madame de La Motte.
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 The feeble frame of Adeline, so long harassed by grief and fatigue, almost sunk under the agitation which the discovery of her birth excited.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading We now return to the course of the narrative, and to Adeline, who was carried from the court to the lodging of Madame de La Motte.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Madame was, however, at the Chatelet with her husband, suffering all the distress which the sentence pronounced against him might be supposed to inflict.
Motte
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From this reading We now return to the course of the narrative, and to Adeline, who was carried from the court to the lodging of Madame de La Motte.
narrativenounUS /ˈnærətɪv/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading We now return to the course of the narrative, and to Adeline, who was carried from the court to the lodging of Madame de La Motte.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We now return to the course of the narrative, and to Adeline, who was carried from the court to the lodging of Madame de La Motte.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading Her feelings on this occasion were too complex to be analysed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We now return to the course of the narrative, and to Adeline, who was carried from the court to the lodging of Madame de La Motte.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her feelings on this occasion were too complex to be analysed.
pronouncedadjectiveUS /prəˈnaʊnst/
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading Madame was, however, at the Chatelet with her husband, suffering all the distress which the sentence pronounced against him might be supposed to inflict.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading We now return to the course of the narrative, and to Adeline, who was carried from the court to the lodging of Madame de La Motte.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading Madame was, however, at the Chatelet with her husband, suffering all the distress which the sentence pronounced against him might be supposed to inflict.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The feeble frame of Adeline, so long harassed by grief and fatigue, almost sunk under the agitation which the discovery of her birth excited.
a state of acute pain
From this reading Madame was, however, at the Chatelet with her husband, suffering all the distress which the sentence pronounced against him might be supposed to inflict.
sunkadjectiveUS /sʌŋk/
doomed to extinction
From this reading The feeble frame of Adeline, so long harassed by grief and fatigue, almost sunk under the agitation which the discovery of her birth excited.
required or under orders
From this reading Madame was, however, at the Chatelet with her husband, suffering all the distress which the sentence pronounced against him might be supposed to inflict.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While anxious doubt distracts the tortured heart.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Her feelings on this occasion were too complex to be analysed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We now return to the course of the narrative, and to Adeline, who was carried from the court to the lodging of Madame de La Motte.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Her feelings on this occasion were too complex to be analysed.
torturedadjectiveUS /ˈtɔːrtʃərd/
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
From this reading While anxious doubt distracts the tortured heart.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The feeble frame of Adeline, so long harassed by grief and fatigue, almost sunk under the agitation which the discovery of her birth excited.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We now return to the course of the narrative, and to Adeline, who was carried from the court to the lodging of Madame de La Motte.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We now return to the course of the narrative, and to Adeline, who was carried from the court to the lodging of Madame de La Motte.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her feelings on this occasion were too complex to be analysed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Madame was, however, at the Chatelet with her husband, suffering all the distress which the sentence pronounced against him might be supposed to inflict.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While anxious doubt distracts the tortured heart.
which person or people
From this reading We now return to the course of the narrative, and to Adeline, who was carried from the court to the lodging of Madame de La Motte.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Madame was, however, at the Chatelet with her husband, suffering all the distress which the sentence pronounced against him might be supposed to inflict.
