used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A slight moan from the invalid caused Mamma Caraman to bend over her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She still lay motionless and pale, and Madame Caraman never left her bedside.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Poor child," she sorrowfully murmured, "she looks as if she were going to die.
bedsidenounUS /ˈbedsaɪd/
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading She still lay motionless and pale, and Madame Caraman never left her bedside.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Three days had passed since Jane Zild had been taken to the elegant house.
bendverbUS /bend/
form a curve
From this reading A slight moan from the invalid caused Mamma Caraman to bend over her.
Caraman
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From this reading She still lay motionless and pale, and Madame Caraman never left her bedside.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading A slight moan from the invalid caused Mamma Caraman to bend over her.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Poor child," she sorrowfully murmured, "she looks as if she were going to die.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Three days had passed since Jane Zild had been taken to the elegant house.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "Poor child," she sorrowfully murmured, "she looks as if she were going to die.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading DISAPPEARED Let us return to the Vicomte Spero.
elegantadjectiveUS /ˈeləɡənt/
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
From this reading Three days had passed since Jane Zild had been taken to the elegant house.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A slight moan from the invalid caused Mamma Caraman to bend over her.
the act of departing
From this reading "Poor child," she sorrowfully murmured, "she looks as if she were going to die.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Three days had passed since Jane Zild had been taken to the elegant house.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She still lay motionless and pale, and Madame Caraman never left her bedside.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Three days had passed since Jane Zild had been taken to the elegant house.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Poor child," she sorrowfully murmured, "she looks as if she were going to die.
invalidnounUS /ˈɪnvələd/
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading A slight moan from the invalid caused Mamma Caraman to bend over her.
Jane
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From this reading Three days had passed since Jane Zild had been taken to the elegant house.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She still lay motionless and pale, and Madame Caraman never left her bedside.
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 She still lay motionless and pale, and Madame Caraman never left her bedside.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading DISAPPEARED Let us return to the Vicomte Spero.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "Poor child," she sorrowfully murmured, "she looks as if she were going to die.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading She still lay motionless and pale, and Madame Caraman never left her bedside.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading A slight moan from the invalid caused Mamma Caraman to bend over her.
moannounUS /moʊn/
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading A slight moan from the invalid caused Mamma Caraman to bend over her.
not in physical motion
From this reading She still lay motionless and pale, and Madame Caraman never left her bedside.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "Poor child," she sorrowfully murmured, "she looks as if she were going to die.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She still lay motionless and pale, and Madame Caraman never left her bedside.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A slight moan from the invalid caused Mamma Caraman to bend over her.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading She still lay motionless and pale, and Madame Caraman never left her bedside.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Three days had passed since Jane Zild had been taken to the elegant house.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Poor child," she sorrowfully murmured, "she looks as if she were going to die.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading DISAPPEARED Let us return to the Vicomte Spero.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She still lay motionless and pale, and Madame Caraman never left her bedside.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Three days had passed since Jane Zild had been taken to the elegant house.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading A slight moan from the invalid caused Mamma Caraman to bend over her.
sorrowfullyadverb
in a sorrowful manner
From this reading "Poor child," she sorrowfully murmured, "she looks as if she were going to die.
Spero
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From this reading DISAPPEARED Let us return to the Vicomte Spero.
not in physical motion
From this reading She still lay motionless and pale, and Madame Caraman never left her bedside.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Three days had passed since Jane Zild had been taken to the elegant house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DISAPPEARED Let us return to the Vicomte Spero.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three days had passed since Jane Zild had been taken to the elegant house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DISAPPEARED Let us return to the Vicomte Spero.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DISAPPEARED Let us return to the Vicomte Spero.
Vicomte
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From this reading DISAPPEARED Let us return to the Vicomte Spero.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Poor child," she sorrowfully murmured, "she looks as if she were going to die.
Zild
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From this reading Three days had passed since Jane Zild had been taken to the elegant house.
