adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But Ombreval at least was in Caron's power, and it came to him now that by virtue of that circumstance he might devise a way to bring her back without the need to go after her.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For fully an hour after their prisoners had been removed La Boulaye paced the narrow limits of the kitchen with face inscrutable and busy mind.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For fully an hour after their prisoners had been removed La Boulaye paced the narrow limits of the kitchen with face inscrutable and busy mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For fully an hour after their prisoners had been removed La Boulaye paced the narrow limits of the kitchen with face inscrutable and busy mind.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He recalled what Suzanne had said touching her betrothal to Ombreval, whom she looked to meet at Treves.
aye
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From this reading He would send her word--aye, and proof--that he had taken him captive, and it should be hers to choose whether she would come to his rescue and humble herself to save him or leave him to his fate.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But Ombreval at least was in Caron's power, and it came to him now that by virtue of that circumstance he might devise a way to bring her back without the need to go after her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He would send her word--aye, and proof--that he had taken him captive, and it should be hers to choose whether she would come to his rescue and humble herself to save him or leave him to his fate.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For fully an hour after their prisoners had been removed La Boulaye paced the narrow limits of the kitchen with face inscrutable and busy mind.
betrothalnoun
a mutual promise to marry
From this reading He recalled what Suzanne had said touching her betrothal to Ombreval, whom she looked to meet at Treves.
Boulaye
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From this reading For fully an hour after their prisoners had been removed La Boulaye paced the narrow limits of the kitchen with face inscrutable and busy mind.
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading But Ombreval at least was in Caron's power, and it came to him now that by virtue of that circumstance he might devise a way to bring her back without the need to go after her.
busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading For fully an hour after their prisoners had been removed La Boulaye paced the narrow limits of the kitchen with face inscrutable and busy mind.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Ombreval at least was in Caron's power, and it came to him now that by virtue of that circumstance he might devise a way to bring her back without the need to go after her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But Ombreval at least was in Caron's power, and it came to him now that by virtue of that circumstance he might devise a way to bring her back without the need to go after her.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But Ombreval at least was in Caron's power, and it came to him now that by virtue of that circumstance he might devise a way to bring her back without the need to go after her.
captivenounUS /ˈkæptɪv/
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading He would send her word--aye, and proof--that he had taken him captive, and it should be hers to choose whether she would come to his rescue and humble herself to save him or leave him to his fate.
Caron's
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From this reading But Ombreval at least was in Caron's power, and it came to him now that by virtue of that circumstance he might devise a way to bring her back without the need to go after her.
chooseverbUS /tʃuːz/
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading He would send her word--aye, and proof--that he had taken him captive, and it should be hers to choose whether she would come to his rescue and humble herself to save him or leave him to his fate.
circumstancenounUS /ˈsɜːrkəmstæns/
a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
From this reading But Ombreval at least was in Caron's power, and it came to him now that by virtue of that circumstance he might devise a way to bring her back without the need to go after her.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He would send her word--aye, and proof--that he had taken him captive, and it should be hers to choose whether she would come to his rescue and humble herself to save him or leave him to his fate.
deviseverbUS /dɪˈvaɪz/
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading But Ombreval at least was in Caron's power, and it came to him now that by virtue of that circumstance he might devise a way to bring her back without the need to go after her.
dupedverbUS /duːpt/
past form of “dupe” — fool or hoax
From this reading This miserable individual, then, was the man for whose sake she had duped him.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading For fully an hour after their prisoners had been removed La Boulaye paced the narrow limits of the kitchen with face inscrutable and busy mind.
fatenounUS /feɪt/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading He would send her word--aye, and proof--that he had taken him captive, and it should be hers to choose whether she would come to his rescue and humble herself to save him or leave him to his fate.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For fully an hour after their prisoners had been removed La Boulaye paced the narrow limits of the kitchen with face inscrutable and busy mind.
fullyadverbUS /ˈfʊli/
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading For fully an hour after their prisoners had been removed La Boulaye paced the narrow limits of the kitchen with face inscrutable and busy mind.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But Ombreval at least was in Caron's power, and it came to him now that by virtue of that circumstance he might devise a way to bring her back without the need to go after her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For fully an hour after their prisoners had been removed La Boulaye paced the narrow limits of the kitchen with face inscrutable and busy mind.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He recalled what Suzanne had said touching her betrothal to Ombreval, whom she looked to meet at Treves.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He recalled what Suzanne had said touching her betrothal to Ombreval, whom she looked to meet at Treves.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading He would send her word--aye, and proof--that he had taken him captive, and it should be hers to choose whether she would come to his rescue and humble herself to save him or leave him to his fate.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading He would send her word--aye, and proof--that he had taken him captive, and it should be hers to choose whether she would come to his rescue and humble herself to save him or leave him to his fate.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This miserable individual, then, was the man for whose sake she had duped him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He would send her word--aye, and proof--that he had taken him captive, and it should be hers to choose whether she would come to his rescue and humble herself to save him or leave him to his fate.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading For fully an hour after their prisoners had been removed La Boulaye paced the narrow limits of the kitchen with face inscrutable and busy mind.
humbleadjectiveUS /ˈhʌmbəl/
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading He would send her word--aye, and proof--that he had taken him captive, and it should be hers to choose whether she would come to his rescue and humble herself to save him or leave him to his fate.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Ombreval at least was in Caron's power, and it came to him now that by virtue of that circumstance he might devise a way to bring her back without the need to go after her.
individualadjectiveUS /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəl/
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading This miserable individual, then, was the man for whose sake she had duped him.
inscrutableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈskruːtəbəl/
of an obscure nature
From this reading For fully an hour after their prisoners had been removed La Boulaye paced the narrow limits of the kitchen with face inscrutable and busy mind.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But Ombreval at least was in Caron's power, and it came to him now that by virtue of that circumstance he might devise a way to bring her back without the need to go after her.
kitchennounUS /ˈkɪtʃən/
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading For fully an hour after their prisoners had been removed La Boulaye paced the narrow limits of the kitchen with face inscrutable and busy mind.
LanounUS /lɑː/
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading For fully an hour after their prisoners had been removed La Boulaye paced the narrow limits of the kitchen with face inscrutable and busy mind.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading But Ombreval at least was in Caron's power, and it came to him now that by virtue of that circumstance he might devise a way to bring her back without the need to go after her.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading He would send her word--aye, and proof--that he had taken him captive, and it should be hers to choose whether she would come to his rescue and humble herself to save him or leave him to his fate.
limitsnounUS /ˈlɪməts/
plural of “limit” — the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading For fully an hour after their prisoners had been removed La Boulaye paced the narrow limits of the kitchen with face inscrutable and busy mind.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He recalled what Suzanne had said touching her betrothal to Ombreval, whom she looked to meet at Treves.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading This miserable individual, then, was the man for whose sake she had duped him.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading He recalled what Suzanne had said touching her betrothal to Ombreval, whom she looked to meet at Treves.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But Ombreval at least was in Caron's power, and it came to him now that by virtue of that circumstance he might devise a way to bring her back without the need to go after her.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading For fully an hour after their prisoners had been removed La Boulaye paced the narrow limits of the kitchen with face inscrutable and busy mind.
miserableadjectiveUS /ˈmɪzərəbəl/
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading This miserable individual, then, was the man for whose sake she had duped him.
narrowverbUS /ˈneroʊ/
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading For fully an hour after their prisoners had been removed La Boulaye paced the narrow limits of the kitchen with face inscrutable and busy mind.
neednounUS /niːd/
a condition requiring relief
From this reading But Ombreval at least was in Caron's power, and it came to him now that by virtue of that circumstance he might devise a way to bring her back without the need to go after her.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But Ombreval at least was in Caron's power, and it came to him now that by virtue of that circumstance he might devise a way to bring her back without the need to go after her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For fully an hour after their prisoners had been removed La Boulaye paced the narrow limits of the kitchen with face inscrutable and busy mind.
Ombreval
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From this reading He recalled what Suzanne had said touching her betrothal to Ombreval, whom she looked to meet at Treves.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He would send her word--aye, and proof--that he had taken him captive, and it should be hers to choose whether she would come to his rescue and humble herself to save him or leave him to his fate.
pacedverbUS /peɪst/
past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces
From this reading For fully an hour after their prisoners had been removed La Boulaye paced the narrow limits of the kitchen with face inscrutable and busy mind.
powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/
possession of controlling influence
From this reading But Ombreval at least was in Caron's power, and it came to him now that by virtue of that circumstance he might devise a way to bring her back without the need to go after her.
prisonersnounUS /ˈprɪzənərz/
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading For fully an hour after their prisoners had been removed La Boulaye paced the narrow limits of the kitchen with face inscrutable and busy mind.
proofnounUS /pruːf/
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading He would send her word--aye, and proof--that he had taken him captive, and it should be hers to choose whether she would come to his rescue and humble herself to save him or leave him to his fate.
recalledverbUS /rɪˈkɔːld/
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading He recalled what Suzanne had said touching her betrothal to Ombreval, whom she looked to meet at Treves.
removedadjectiveUS /riˈmuːvd/
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading For fully an hour after their prisoners had been removed La Boulaye paced the narrow limits of the kitchen with face inscrutable and busy mind.
rescueverbUS /ˈreskjuː/
free from harm or evil
From this reading He would send her word--aye, and proof--that he had taken him captive, and it should be hers to choose whether she would come to his rescue and humble herself to save him or leave him to his fate.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He recalled what Suzanne had said touching her betrothal to Ombreval, whom she looked to meet at Treves.
sakenounUS /seɪk/
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading This miserable individual, then, was the man for whose sake she had duped him.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading He would send her word--aye, and proof--that he had taken him captive, and it should be hers to choose whether she would come to his rescue and humble herself to save him or leave him to his fate.
sendverbUS /send/
cause to go somewhere
From this reading He would send her word--aye, and proof--that he had taken him captive, and it should be hers to choose whether she would come to his rescue and humble herself to save him or leave him to his fate.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He recalled what Suzanne had said touching her betrothal to Ombreval, whom she looked to meet at Treves.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He would send her word--aye, and proof--that he had taken him captive, and it should be hers to choose whether she would come to his rescue and humble herself to save him or leave him to his fate.
Suzanne
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From this reading He recalled what Suzanne had said touching her betrothal to Ombreval, whom she looked to meet at Treves.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He would send her word--aye, and proof--that he had taken him captive, and it should be hers to choose whether she would come to his rescue and humble herself to save him or leave him to his fate.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But Ombreval at least was in Caron's power, and it came to him now that by virtue of that circumstance he might devise a way to bring her back without the need to go after her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For fully an hour after their prisoners had been removed La Boulaye paced the narrow limits of the kitchen with face inscrutable and busy mind.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For fully an hour after their prisoners had been removed La Boulaye paced the narrow limits of the kitchen with face inscrutable and busy mind.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading This miserable individual, then, was the man for whose sake she had duped him.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This miserable individual, then, was the man for whose sake she had duped him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He recalled what Suzanne had said touching her betrothal to Ombreval, whom she looked to meet at Treves.
touchingadjectiveUS /ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/
arousing affect
From this reading He recalled what Suzanne had said touching her betrothal to Ombreval, whom she looked to meet at Treves.
Treves
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From this reading He recalled what Suzanne had said touching her betrothal to Ombreval, whom she looked to meet at Treves.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading But Ombreval at least was in Caron's power, and it came to him now that by virtue of that circumstance he might devise a way to bring her back without the need to go after her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This miserable individual, then, was the man for whose sake she had duped him.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But Ombreval at least was in Caron's power, and it came to him now that by virtue of that circumstance he might devise a way to bring her back without the need to go after her.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He recalled what Suzanne had said touching her betrothal to Ombreval, whom she looked to meet at Treves.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading He would send her word--aye, and proof--that he had taken him captive, and it should be hers to choose whether she would come to his rescue and humble herself to save him or leave him to his fate.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He recalled what Suzanne had said touching her betrothal to Ombreval, whom she looked to meet at Treves.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading This miserable individual, then, was the man for whose sake she had duped him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For fully an hour after their prisoners had been removed La Boulaye paced the narrow limits of the kitchen with face inscrutable and busy mind.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But Ombreval at least was in Caron's power, and it came to him now that by virtue of that circumstance he might devise a way to bring her back without the need to go after her.
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading He would send her word--aye, and proof--that he had taken him captive, and it should be hers to choose whether she would come to his rescue and humble herself to save him or leave him to his fate.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would send her word--aye, and proof--that he had taken him captive, and it should be hers to choose whether she would come to his rescue and humble herself to save him or leave him to his fate.
