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abandon
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From this reading Has Frederick--" "M. David!" exclaimed the young woman, "it is impossible for you to abandon us in this way!"
abruptly
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From this reading At the sight of the young woman, pale, weeping, her hair dishevelled, and in the disorder of her night-dress, he rose abruptly, and, turning as pale as Marie herself, at the fear that some dreadful event had taken place, said:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the sight of the young woman, pale, weeping, her hair dishevelled, and in the disorder of her night-dress, he rose abruptly, and, turning as pale as Marie herself, at the fear that some dreadful event had taken place, said:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the sight of the young woman, pale, weeping, her hair dishevelled, and in the disorder of her night-dress, he rose abruptly, and, turning as pale as Marie herself, at the fear that some dreadful event had taken place, said:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Marie presented herself so unexpectedly before him, David was seated at his little table in the attitude of meditation.
attitude
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From this reading When Marie presented herself so unexpectedly before him, David was seated at his little table in the attitude of meditation.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When Marie presented herself so unexpectedly before him, David was seated at his little table in the attitude of meditation.
cannot
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From this reading "Madame--" "I tell you, that you shall not leave, no, you cannot have the heart to do it.
David
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From this reading When Marie presented herself so unexpectedly before him, David was seated at his little table in the attitude of meditation.
dishevelled
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From this reading At the sight of the young woman, pale, weeping, her hair dishevelled, and in the disorder of her night-dress, he rose abruptly, and, turning as pale as Marie herself, at the fear that some dreadful event had taken place, said:
disorder
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From this reading At the sight of the young woman, pale, weeping, her hair dishevelled, and in the disorder of her night-dress, he rose abruptly, and, turning as pale as Marie herself, at the fear that some dreadful event had taken place, said:
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Madame--" "I tell you, that you shall not leave, no, you cannot have the heart to do it.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading At the sight of the young woman, pale, weeping, her hair dishevelled, and in the disorder of her night-dress, he rose abruptly, and, turning as pale as Marie herself, at the fear that some dreadful event had taken place, said:
event
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From this reading At the sight of the young woman, pale, weeping, her hair dishevelled, and in the disorder of her night-dress, he rose abruptly, and, turning as pale as Marie herself, at the fear that some dreadful event had taken place, said:
exclaimed
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From this reading Has Frederick--" "M. David!" exclaimed the young woman, "it is impossible for you to abandon us in this way!"
fear
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From this reading At the sight of the young woman, pale, weeping, her hair dishevelled, and in the disorder of her night-dress, he rose abruptly, and, turning as pale as Marie herself, at the fear that some dreadful event had taken place, said:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Has Frederick--" "M. David!" exclaimed the young woman, "it is impossible for you to abandon us in this way!"
Frederick
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From this reading Has Frederick--" "M. David!" exclaimed the young woman, "it is impossible for you to abandon us in this way!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the sight of the young woman, pale, weeping, her hair dishevelled, and in the disorder of her night-dress, he rose abruptly, and, turning as pale as Marie herself, at the fear that some dreadful event had taken place, said:
hair
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From this reading At the sight of the young woman, pale, weeping, her hair dishevelled, and in the disorder of her night-dress, he rose abruptly, and, turning as pale as Marie herself, at the fear that some dreadful event had taken place, said:
happened
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From this reading "Madame, what has happened?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Madame, what has happened?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Madame--" "I tell you, that you shall not leave, no, you cannot have the heart to do it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the sight of the young woman, pale, weeping, her hair dishevelled, and in the disorder of her night-dress, he rose abruptly, and, turning as pale as Marie herself, at the fear that some dreadful event had taken place, said:
heart
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From this reading "Madame--" "I tell you, that you shall not leave, no, you cannot have the heart to do it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the sight of the young woman, pale, weeping, her hair dishevelled, and in the disorder of her night-dress, he rose abruptly, and, turning as pale as Marie herself, at the fear that some dreadful event had taken place, said:
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Marie presented herself so unexpectedly before him, David was seated at his little table in the attitude of meditation.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Marie presented herself so unexpectedly before him, David was seated at his little table in the attitude of meditation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Marie presented herself so unexpectedly before him, David was seated at his little table in the attitude of meditation.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Madame--" "I tell you, that you shall not leave, no, you cannot have the heart to do it.
impossible
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From this reading Has Frederick--" "M. David!" exclaimed the young woman, "it is impossible for you to abandon us in this way!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Marie presented herself so unexpectedly before him, David was seated at his little table in the attitude of meditation.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Has Frederick--" "M. David!" exclaimed the young woman, "it is impossible for you to abandon us in this way!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Has Frederick--" "M. David!" exclaimed the young woman, "it is impossible for you to abandon us in this way!"
leave
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From this reading "Madame--" "I tell you, that you shall not leave, no, you cannot have the heart to do it.
little
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From this reading When Marie presented herself so unexpectedly before him, David was seated at his little table in the attitude of meditation.
M
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From this reading Has Frederick--" "M. David!" exclaimed the young woman, "it is impossible for you to abandon us in this way!"
Madame
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From this reading "Madame, what has happened?
Marie
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From this reading When Marie presented herself so unexpectedly before him, David was seated at his little table in the attitude of meditation.
meditation
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From this reading When Marie presented herself so unexpectedly before him, David was seated at his little table in the attitude of meditation.
night-dress
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From this reading At the sight of the young woman, pale, weeping, her hair dishevelled, and in the disorder of her night-dress, he rose abruptly, and, turning as pale as Marie herself, at the fear that some dreadful event had taken place, said:
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Madame--" "I tell you, that you shall not leave, no, you cannot have the heart to do it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Madame--" "I tell you, that you shall not leave, no, you cannot have the heart to do it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Marie presented herself so unexpectedly before him, David was seated at his little table in the attitude of meditation.
pale
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From this reading At the sight of the young woman, pale, weeping, her hair dishevelled, and in the disorder of her night-dress, he rose abruptly, and, turning as pale as Marie herself, at the fear that some dreadful event had taken place, said:
place
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From this reading At the sight of the young woman, pale, weeping, her hair dishevelled, and in the disorder of her night-dress, he rose abruptly, and, turning as pale as Marie herself, at the fear that some dreadful event had taken place, said:
presented
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From this reading When Marie presented herself so unexpectedly before him, David was seated at his little table in the attitude of meditation.
rose
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From this reading At the sight of the young woman, pale, weeping, her hair dishevelled, and in the disorder of her night-dress, he rose abruptly, and, turning as pale as Marie herself, at the fear that some dreadful event had taken place, said:
said
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From this reading At the sight of the young woman, pale, weeping, her hair dishevelled, and in the disorder of her night-dress, he rose abruptly, and, turning as pale as Marie herself, at the fear that some dreadful event had taken place, said:
seated
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From this reading When Marie presented herself so unexpectedly before him, David was seated at his little table in the attitude of meditation.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Madame--" "I tell you, that you shall not leave, no, you cannot have the heart to do it.
sight
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From this reading At the sight of the young woman, pale, weeping, her hair dishevelled, and in the disorder of her night-dress, he rose abruptly, and, turning as pale as Marie herself, at the fear that some dreadful event had taken place, said:
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When Marie presented herself so unexpectedly before him, David was seated at his little table in the attitude of meditation.
some
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From this reading At the sight of the young woman, pale, weeping, her hair dishevelled, and in the disorder of her night-dress, he rose abruptly, and, turning as pale as Marie herself, at the fear that some dreadful event had taken place, said:
table
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From this reading When Marie presented herself so unexpectedly before him, David was seated at his little table in the attitude of meditation.
taken
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From this reading At the sight of the young woman, pale, weeping, her hair dishevelled, and in the disorder of her night-dress, he rose abruptly, and, turning as pale as Marie herself, at the fear that some dreadful event had taken place, said:
tell
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From this reading "Madame--" "I tell you, that you shall not leave, no, you cannot have the heart to do it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the sight of the young woman, pale, weeping, her hair dishevelled, and in the disorder of her night-dress, he rose abruptly, and, turning as pale as Marie herself, at the fear that some dreadful event had taken place, said:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Marie presented herself so unexpectedly before him, David was seated at his little table in the attitude of meditation.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Has Frederick--" "M. David!" exclaimed the young woman, "it is impossible for you to abandon us in this way!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Has Frederick--" "M. David!" exclaimed the young woman, "it is impossible for you to abandon us in this way!"
turning
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From this reading At the sight of the young woman, pale, weeping, her hair dishevelled, and in the disorder of her night-dress, he rose abruptly, and, turning as pale as Marie herself, at the fear that some dreadful event had taken place, said:
unexpectedly
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From this reading When Marie presented herself so unexpectedly before him, David was seated at his little table in the attitude of meditation.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Has Frederick--" "M. David!" exclaimed the young woman, "it is impossible for you to abandon us in this way!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Marie presented herself so unexpectedly before him, David was seated at his little table in the attitude of meditation.
way
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From this reading Has Frederick--" "M. David!" exclaimed the young woman, "it is impossible for you to abandon us in this way!"
weeping
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From this reading At the sight of the young woman, pale, weeping, her hair dishevelled, and in the disorder of her night-dress, he rose abruptly, and, turning as pale as Marie herself, at the fear that some dreadful event had taken place, said:
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Madame, what has happened?
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Marie presented herself so unexpectedly before him, David was seated at his little table in the attitude of meditation.
woman
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From this reading At the sight of the young woman, pale, weeping, her hair dishevelled, and in the disorder of her night-dress, he rose abruptly, and, turning as pale as Marie herself, at the fear that some dreadful event had taken place, said:
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Has Frederick--" "M. David!" exclaimed the young woman, "it is impossible for you to abandon us in this way!"
young
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From this reading At the sight of the young woman, pale, weeping, her hair dishevelled, and in the disorder of her night-dress, he rose abruptly, and, turning as pale as Marie herself, at the fear that some dreadful event had taken place, said:
