7th Grade Spelling Words With Definition

So she gave her mornings to duty, her afternoons to pleasure, and prospered finely.

But these were mere trifles, and they assured their mother that the experiment was working finely.

Serves me right for trying to be fine.

None of that, it is forbidden.

The count had, indeed, just arrived, but he was in his bath, and had forbidden that any one should be admitted.

Some of the people threw up stones, hoping to drive the monkey down; but this was strictly forbidden, or else, very probably, my brains had been dashed out.

Neither of them had forgotten Camp Laurence, or the fun we had there.

So Beth lay down on the sofa, the others returned to their work, and the Hummels were forgotten.

Hannah had left a pan of bread to rise, Meg had worked it up early, set it on the hearth for a second rising, and forgotten it.

You have just come at a fortunate moment, Mrs Linde.

Soon after you left me on Saturday, I was fortunate enough to find out in what part of London they were.

The last of these voyages not proving very fortunate, I grew weary of the sea, and intended to stay at home with my wife and family.

If you were to give me forty such men, I never could be so happy as you.

But you see there is a considerable difference in age: Mr. Rochester is nearly forty; she is but twenty-five.

The country around appeared like a continued garden, and the enclosed fields, which were generally forty feet square, resembled so many beds of flowers.

His friendship was of value to me: to lose it tried me severely.

I never thought of anything but a traveling friendship till the serenade night.

Her innocent friendship with Laurie was spoiled by the silly speeches she had overheard.

Then boats filled with armed soldiers will pursue the wretched fugitive.

Instantly afterwards four carbineers, on horseback, appeared on the edge of the wood; three of them appeared to be looking for the fugitive, while the fourth dragged a brigand prisoner by the neck.

The bats chased the children a good distance; but the fugitives plunged into every new passage that offered, and at last got rid of the perilous things.

And furthermore, the Prince had a nightingale, who could sing in such a manner that it seemed as though all sweet melodies dwelt in her little throat.

I have not had a glimpse of one for weeks.

One of the windows looking upon the courtyard gave also a glimpse of the lawn.

A lover finds his mistress asleep on a mossy bank; he wishes to catch a glimpse of her fair face without waking her.

Madame de Villefort acknowledged the salutation with one of her most gracious smiles.

He forgot himself still further when Laurie said, in his most gracious manner, at parting.

This prince was so gracious as to order a guard to conduct me to Glanguenstald, which is a royal port to the south-west part of the island.

For the touch of grief will render.

Not even any sorrow or grief to live upon.

Then he went downstairs again, leaving Penelope in an agony of grief.

My grievance is purely personal, and turns on two great misfortunes which have fallen upon my house.

Mrs. Bennet had many grievances to relate, and much to complain of.

She saw that he wanted to engage her on the old subject of his grievances, and she was in no humour to indulge him.

In guarantee whereof, I attached myself to my seat by my hands.

She entered, transformed as her guardian had predicted.

I am your guardian, though I am a poor one for any child.

Thus he spoke, and Mercury, guide and guardian, slayer of Argus, did as he was told.

Becky responded to his call, and they made a smoke-mark for future guidance, and started upon their quest.

He followed my guidance without waste of words, and I ushered him into the presence of the master and mistress, whose flushed cheeks betrayed signs of warm talking.

I am not going out under human guidance, subject to the defective laws and erring control of my feeble fellow-worms: my king, my lawgiver, my captain, is the All-perfect.

Danglars is guilty, he shall cease to live, or I shall die.

Mrs Helmer, you evidently do not realise clearly what it is that you have been guilty of.

As far as you yourself are concerned, I see but one point in which you are really guilty.

Such as I am, it is I, who after long wandering and much hardship have got home in the twentieth year to my own country.

I am very sensible, madam, of the hardship to my fair cousins, and could say much on the subject, but that I am cautious of appearing forward and precipitate.

But the privations, or rather the hardships, of Lowood lessened.

He might well be a little shocked at the irregularity of my lineaments, his own being so harmonious.

I had imbibed from her something of her nature and much of her habits: more harmonious thoughts: what seemed better regulated feelings had become the inmates of my mind.

The grace and harmony of beauty are quite wanting in those features.

The grace and harmony of beauty are quite wanting in those features.

He wandered far from the accustomed haunts of boys, and sought desolate places that were in harmony with his spirit.

Bertuccio bowed, and as his wishes were in perfect harmony with the order he had received, he started the same evening.

Read on: only make haste, for I suffer.

My dear Jane, make haste and hurry down.

means all right I am in haste as it is nearly school.

Yes, yes, I know how good a son you are, so now hasten away to see your father.

I went into another chamber, but was ready to hasten back, being almost overcome with a horrible stink.

Once thus ensnared, unless the protecting hand of God snatch him thence, all is over, and his struggles but tend to hasten his destruction.

Fatigue bore so heavily upon Becky that she drowsed off to sleep.

His great neck hung heavily backwards and a deep sleep took hold upon him.

Tom presently wondered to find that his coveted vacation was beginning to hang a little heavily on his hands.

he may desire to become my heir, and re.

Noirtier evidently intends making me his heir.

A great addition, in my eyes, was his being left without an heir.

On entering the room, he seemed to hesitate; but Jane happened to look round, and happened to smile: it was decided.

If Edgar Linton meets me, I shall not hesitate to knock him down, and give him enough to insure his quiescence while I stay.

Your father did not hesitate an instant, and the sum was sent to the frontier of Piedmont, with a passport signed for Italy.

The more you love and trust Him, the nearer you will feel to Him, and the less you will depend on human power and wisdom.

I believe that before all else I am a reasonable human being, just as you are--or, at all events, that I must try and become one.

Her small virtues were so sweet that she would have been quite angelic if a few small naughtinesses had not kept her delightfully human.

Two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration.

It is so, Mother, and my great wish is to be to my husband and children what you have been to yours.

John came home early, Meg gadded no more, and that greatcoat was put on in the morning by a very happy husband, and taken off at night by a most devoted little wife.

Taking advantage of the propitious moment, Meg slipped away and ran down to greet her husband with a smiling face and the little blue bow in her hair which was his especial admiration.

They were ignorant, idle, and vain.

But if you are really innocent and ignorant, I must be more explicit.

I knew it myself, as it was known to Miss Bingley; but her brother is even yet ignorant of it.

They were ignorant, idle, and vain.

But if you are really innocent and ignorant, I must be more explicit.

I knew it myself, as it was known to Miss Bingley; but her brother is even yet ignorant of it.

However, I have managed to live thirty years without this protection, you will say; but I will endeavor a little to illustrate my meaning.

The book was a beautiful one with superb colored illustrations and he turned to one of them.

Jo glanced at the sheet and saw a pleasing illustration composed of a lunatic, a corpse, a villain, and a viper.

The cell was clean, though empty, and dry, though situated at an immeasurable distance under the earth.

Ulysses answered, "Telemachus, you ought not to be so immeasurably astonished at my being really here."

An affair of the greatest importance, that demands my immediate presence in Paris.

Under such circumstances, however, he was not likely to be proof against the temptation of immediate relief.

An immediate interest kindled within me for the unknown Catherine, and I began forthwith to decipher her faded hieroglyphics.

Elizabeth listened, wondered, doubted, and was impatient for more.

Amy heard the clash of skates, and looked out with an impatient exclamation.

Mr. Darcy is impatient to see his sister; and, to confess the truth, we are scarcely less eager to meet her again.

To sneer at his imperfect attempt was very bad breeding.

The learning of that country very imperfect and confined.

It is thus that human weakness fails, from its debilitated and imperfect organs.

Indeed he has no improper pride.

If you had remembered that Hareton was your cousin as much as Master Heathcliff, you would have felt how improper it was to behave in that way.

And away went Meg to help 'that man' in his highly improper employment.