adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Some minutes after the meeting of Mother Bunch with the Bacchanal Queen, the two sisters were alone together in a small room in the tavern.
afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "Let me kiss you again," said Cephyse to the young sempstress; "at least now we are alone, you will not be afraid?"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Some minutes after the meeting of Mother Bunch with the Bacchanal Queen, the two sisters were alone together in a small room in the tavern.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading "Let me kiss you again," said Cephyse to the young sempstress; "at least now we are alone, you will not be afraid?"
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Some minutes after the meeting of Mother Bunch with the Bacchanal Queen, the two sisters were alone together in a small room in the tavern.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At sight of those miserable garments, which she had hardly had time to observe on the Place du Chatelet, in the midst of the crowd, Cephyse clasped her hands, and could not repress an exclamation of painful surprise.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At sight of those miserable garments, which she had hardly had time to observe on the Place du Chatelet, in the midst of the crowd, Cephyse clasped her hands, and could not repress an exclamation of painful surprise.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Let me kiss you again," said Cephyse to the young sempstress; "at least now we are alone, you will not be afraid?"
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading In the effort of the Bacchanal Queen to clasp Mother Bunch in her arms, the cloak fell from the form of the latter.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Let me kiss you again," said Cephyse to the young sempstress; "at least now we are alone, you will not be afraid?"
BacchanalnounUS /bəˈkeɪnəl/
someone who engages in drinking bouts
From this reading Some minutes after the meeting of Mother Bunch with the Bacchanal Queen, the two sisters were alone together in a small room in the tavern.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Let me kiss you again," said Cephyse to the young sempstress; "at least now we are alone, you will not be afraid?"
BunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading Some minutes after the meeting of Mother Bunch with the Bacchanal Queen, the two sisters were alone together in a small room in the tavern.
Cephyse
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From this reading "Let me kiss you again," said Cephyse to the young sempstress; "at least now we are alone, you will not be afraid?"
Chatelet
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From this reading At sight of those miserable garments, which she had hardly had time to observe on the Place du Chatelet, in the midst of the crowd, Cephyse clasped her hands, and could not repress an exclamation of painful surprise.
claspverbUS /klæsp/
hold firmly and tightly
From this reading In the effort of the Bacchanal Queen to clasp Mother Bunch in her arms, the cloak fell from the form of the latter.
claspedverbUS /klæspt/
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading At sight of those miserable garments, which she had hardly had time to observe on the Place du Chatelet, in the midst of the crowd, Cephyse clasped her hands, and could not repress an exclamation of painful surprise.
cloaknounUS /kloʊk/
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading In the effort of the Bacchanal Queen to clasp Mother Bunch in her arms, the cloak fell from the form of the latter.
CONTRASTnounUS /ˈkɑːntræst/
the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
From this reading THE CONTRAST.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At sight of those miserable garments, which she had hardly had time to observe on the Place du Chatelet, in the midst of the crowd, Cephyse clasped her hands, and could not repress an exclamation of painful surprise.
crowdverbUS /kraʊd/
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading At sight of those miserable garments, which she had hardly had time to observe on the Place du Chatelet, in the midst of the crowd, Cephyse clasped her hands, and could not repress an exclamation of painful surprise.
du
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From this reading At sight of those miserable garments, which she had hardly had time to observe on the Place du Chatelet, in the midst of the crowd, Cephyse clasped her hands, and could not repress an exclamation of painful surprise.
effortnounUS /ˈefərt/
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading In the effort of the Bacchanal Queen to clasp Mother Bunch in her arms, the cloak fell from the form of the latter.
exclamationnounUS /ˌekskləˈmeɪʃən/
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading At sight of those miserable garments, which she had hardly had time to observe on the Place du Chatelet, in the midst of the crowd, Cephyse clasped her hands, and could not repress an exclamation of painful surprise.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading In the effort of the Bacchanal Queen to clasp Mother Bunch in her arms, the cloak fell from the form of the latter.
formnounUS /fɔːrm/
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading In the effort of the Bacchanal Queen to clasp Mother Bunch in her arms, the cloak fell from the form of the latter.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the effort of the Bacchanal Queen to clasp Mother Bunch in her arms, the cloak fell from the form of the latter.
garmentsnounUS /ˈɡɑːrmənts/
plural of “garment” — an article of clothing
From this reading At sight of those miserable garments, which she had hardly had time to observe on the Place du Chatelet, in the midst of the crowd, Cephyse clasped her hands, and could not repress an exclamation of painful surprise.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At sight of those miserable garments, which she had hardly had time to observe on the Place du Chatelet, in the midst of the crowd, Cephyse clasped her hands, and could not repress an exclamation of painful surprise.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading At sight of those miserable garments, which she had hardly had time to observe on the Place du Chatelet, in the midst of the crowd, Cephyse clasped her hands, and could not repress an exclamation of painful surprise.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading At sight of those miserable garments, which she had hardly had time to observe on the Place du Chatelet, in the midst of the crowd, Cephyse clasped her hands, and could not repress an exclamation of painful surprise.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the effort of the Bacchanal Queen to clasp Mother Bunch in her arms, the cloak fell from the form of the latter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some minutes after the meeting of Mother Bunch with the Bacchanal Queen, the two sisters were alone together in a small room in the tavern.
kissnounUS /kɪs/
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading "Let me kiss you again," said Cephyse to the young sempstress; "at least now we are alone, you will not be afraid?"
latteradjectiveUS /ˈlætər/
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading In the effort of the Bacchanal Queen to clasp Mother Bunch in her arms, the cloak fell from the form of the latter.
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 "Let me kiss you again," said Cephyse to the young sempstress; "at least now we are alone, you will not be afraid?"
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me kiss you again," said Cephyse to the young sempstress; "at least now we are alone, you will not be afraid?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me kiss you again," said Cephyse to the young sempstress; "at least now we are alone, you will not be afraid?"
meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading Some minutes after the meeting of Mother Bunch with the Bacchanal Queen, the two sisters were alone together in a small room in the tavern.
midstnounUS /mɪdst/
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading At sight of those miserable garments, which she had hardly had time to observe on the Place du Chatelet, in the midst of the crowd, Cephyse clasped her hands, and could not repress an exclamation of painful surprise.
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Some minutes after the meeting of Mother Bunch with the Bacchanal Queen, the two sisters were alone together in a small room in the tavern.
miserableadjectiveUS /ˈmɪzərəbəl/
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading At sight of those miserable garments, which she had hardly had time to observe on the Place du Chatelet, in the midst of the crowd, Cephyse clasped her hands, and could not repress an exclamation of painful surprise.
MothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Some minutes after the meeting of Mother Bunch with the Bacchanal Queen, the two sisters were alone together in a small room in the tavern.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Let me kiss you again," said Cephyse to the young sempstress; "at least now we are alone, you will not be afraid?"
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Let me kiss you again," said Cephyse to the young sempstress; "at least now we are alone, you will not be afraid?"
observeverbUS /əbˈzɜːrv/
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading At sight of those miserable garments, which she had hardly had time to observe on the Place du Chatelet, in the midst of the crowd, Cephyse clasped her hands, and could not repress an exclamation of painful surprise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some minutes after the meeting of Mother Bunch with the Bacchanal Queen, the two sisters were alone together in a small room in the tavern.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At sight of those miserable garments, which she had hardly had time to observe on the Place du Chatelet, in the midst of the crowd, Cephyse clasped her hands, and could not repress an exclamation of painful surprise.
painfuladjectiveUS /ˈpeɪnfəl/
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading At sight of those miserable garments, which she had hardly had time to observe on the Place du Chatelet, in the midst of the crowd, Cephyse clasped her hands, and could not repress an exclamation of painful surprise.
PlacenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading At sight of those miserable garments, which she had hardly had time to observe on the Place du Chatelet, in the midst of the crowd, Cephyse clasped her hands, and could not repress an exclamation of painful surprise.
QueennounUS /kwiːn/
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Some minutes after the meeting of Mother Bunch with the Bacchanal Queen, the two sisters were alone together in a small room in the tavern.
repressverbUS /riˈpres/
put down by force or intimidation
From this reading At sight of those miserable garments, which she had hardly had time to observe on the Place du Chatelet, in the midst of the crowd, Cephyse clasped her hands, and could not repress an exclamation of painful surprise.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Some minutes after the meeting of Mother Bunch with the Bacchanal Queen, the two sisters were alone together in a small room in the tavern.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Let me kiss you again," said Cephyse to the young sempstress; "at least now we are alone, you will not be afraid?"
sempstressnoun
someone who makes or mends dresses
From this reading "Let me kiss you again," said Cephyse to the young sempstress; "at least now we are alone, you will not be afraid?"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At sight of those miserable garments, which she had hardly had time to observe on the Place du Chatelet, in the midst of the crowd, Cephyse clasped her hands, and could not repress an exclamation of painful surprise.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading At sight of those miserable garments, which she had hardly had time to observe on the Place du Chatelet, in the midst of the crowd, Cephyse clasped her hands, and could not repress an exclamation of painful surprise.
sistersnounUS /ˈsɪstərz/
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Some minutes after the meeting of Mother Bunch with the Bacchanal Queen, the two sisters were alone together in a small room in the tavern.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Some minutes after the meeting of Mother Bunch with the Bacchanal Queen, the two sisters were alone together in a small room in the tavern.
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some minutes after the meeting of Mother Bunch with the Bacchanal Queen, the two sisters were alone together in a small room in the tavern.
surprisenounUS /sərˈpraɪz/
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading At sight of those miserable garments, which she had hardly had time to observe on the Place du Chatelet, in the midst of the crowd, Cephyse clasped her hands, and could not repress an exclamation of painful surprise.
tavernnounUS /ˈtævərn/
a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
From this reading Some minutes after the meeting of Mother Bunch with the Bacchanal Queen, the two sisters were alone together in a small room in the tavern.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONTRAST.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading At sight of those miserable garments, which she had hardly had time to observe on the Place du Chatelet, in the midst of the crowd, Cephyse clasped her hands, and could not repress an exclamation of painful surprise.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At sight of those miserable garments, which she had hardly had time to observe on the Place du Chatelet, in the midst of the crowd, Cephyse clasped her hands, and could not repress an exclamation of painful surprise.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Let me kiss you again," said Cephyse to the young sempstress; "at least now we are alone, you will not be afraid?"
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Some minutes after the meeting of Mother Bunch with the Bacchanal Queen, the two sisters were alone together in a small room in the tavern.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Some minutes after the meeting of Mother Bunch with the Bacchanal Queen, the two sisters were alone together in a small room in the tavern.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Let me kiss you again," said Cephyse to the young sempstress; "at least now we are alone, you will not be afraid?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some minutes after the meeting of Mother Bunch with the Bacchanal Queen, the two sisters were alone together in a small room in the tavern.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At sight of those miserable garments, which she had hardly had time to observe on the Place du Chatelet, in the midst of the crowd, Cephyse clasped her hands, and could not repress an exclamation of painful surprise.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Let me kiss you again," said Cephyse to the young sempstress; "at least now we are alone, you will not be afraid?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some minutes after the meeting of Mother Bunch with the Bacchanal Queen, the two sisters were alone together in a small room in the tavern.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Let me kiss you again," said Cephyse to the young sempstress; "at least now we are alone, you will not be afraid?"
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Let me kiss you again," said Cephyse to the young sempstress; "at least now we are alone, you will not be afraid?"
