7th Grade Spelling Words With Definition

This evening I will be wholly and absolutely at your service, you helpless little mortal.

On Sunday, after morning service, the separation, so agreeable to almost all, took place.

They discovered I could draw: their pencils and colour-boxes were immediately at my service.

Father, let me bring you a shield, two spears, and a brass helmet for your temples.

Let us then show fight; draw your swords, and hold up the tables to shield you from his arrows.

Once on a time, a knight went out into the world to seek his fortune, for he had nothing but his sword and his shield.

Many men might have been handsomer, but certainly there could be none whose appearance was more significant, if the expression may be used.

Here Haidee cast a significant glance at Monte Cristo, whose eyes had been riveted on her countenance during the whole course of her narrative.

The old man looked at her for an instant with an expression of the deepest tenderness, then, turning towards the notary, he significantly winked his eye in token of dissent.

I doubted I had taken a step which sank instead of raising me in the scale of social existence.

de Villefort moved in the first Parisian circles, less owing to his social position than to his personal merit.

His rusty coat had a social air, and the baggy pockets plainly proved that little hands often went in empty and came out full.

A strange and solemn object was that corpse to me.

I saw his solemn eye melt with sudden fire, and flicker with resistless emotion.

Here an ancient monastery, whence the solemn chanting of the monks came down to them.

To be kept in strict solitary confinement, and to be closely watched and guarded.

In strict accordance with the promise made to the abbe, Dantes spoke no more of escape.

And I believe, upon a strict inquiry, those quarrels might be shown as ill-grounded among us as they are among that people.

Not even a god could see them so fine and subtle were they.

Thus the Genoese, subtle as he was, was duped by Edmond, in whose favor his mild demeanor, his nautical skill, and his admirable dissimulation, pleaded.

Presently he got rather interested and suddenly made a suggestion.

The suggestion was sensible, and yet I could not force myself to act on it.

Villefort shuddered at the suggestion; but he had gone too far to draw back.

The intrepid treasure-seeker walked round it, and, selecting the spot from whence it appeared most susceptible to attack, placed his lever in one of the crevices, and strained every nerve to move the mass.

"Go on, Signor Pastrini," continued Franz, smiling at his friend's susceptibility.

Signor Pastrini," returned Franz, "you are more susceptible than Cassandra, who was a prophetess, and yet no one believed her; while you, at least, are sure of the credence of half your audience.

He talks of her constantly, writes poetry, and moons about in a most suspicious manner.

Danglars cast another suspicious look towards him without answering, and Monte Cristo turned away to conceal the expression of pity which passed over his features, but which was gone in a moment.

Danglars began to look suspiciously at Morcerf, when some one came and whispered a few words to him.

Out, therefore it came, and with it many necessary links in the story.

Have respect, therefore, to your own consciences and to public opinion.

We will put an end therefore to all this weeping, and attend to our supper again.

Till she reached the age of thirteen she had not once been beyond the range of the park by herself.

Well, all at once here comes a canoe; just a beauty, too, about thirteen or fourteen foot long, riding high like a duck.

No person dined with the queen but the two princesses royal, the eldest sixteen years old, and the younger at that time thirteen and a month.

So far I have governed myself thoroughly.

I believe you do feel thoroughly at home with us.

Yes, now I am beginning to understand thoroughly.

So far I have governed myself thoroughly.

I believe you do feel thoroughly at home with us.

Yes, now I am beginning to understand thoroughly.

Alice looked up, and there stood the Queen in front of them, with her arms folded, frowning like a thunderstorm.

She went to the open door and stood in it and looked out among the tomato vines and "jimpson" weeds that constituted the garden.

This, spoken in a cool, tranquil tone, was mortifying and baffling enough.

Reader, though I look comfortably accommodated, I am not very tranquil in my mind.

Jo leaned down to kiss the tranquil face, and with that silent kiss, she dedicated herself soul and body to Beth.

He was in a tremendous state of excitement.

But it cost a tremendous lot of money, Christine.

Many a time I was desperately tired; but all the same it was a tremendous pleasure to sit there working and earning money.

He is the most estimable, the most trustworthy creature in the world, and I will venture to say, there is not a better seaman in all the merchant service.

You are aware, monsieur, that a man may be estimable and trustworthy in private life, and the best seaman in the merchant service, and yet be, politically speaking, a great criminal.

It was empty, and Dantes emerged from the tunnel.

They toiled their way to the farther end of the tunnel, then made their spliced kite-strings fast and moved on.

Then the tunnel will be discovered; the men who cast me into the sea and who must have heard the cry I uttered, will be questioned.

Given at our palace at Belfaborac, the twelfth day of the ninety-first moon of our reign.

All members to appear in uniform.

With sword, and uniform, and plume so high.

On grand occasions you must wear your uniform; that will look very well.

The year is gone, we still unite.

Words were insufficient for the elevation of his feelings; and he was obliged to walk about the room, while Elizabeth tried to unite civility and truth in a few short sentences.

I never saw more simple tastes united to greater magnificence.

But when Laurie was gone, and peace prevailed again, the vague anxiety returned and haunted her.

This reproach of my dependence had become a vague sing-song in my ear: very painful and crushing, but only half intelligible.

My work, which had appeared so vague, so hopelessly diffuse, condensed itself as he proceeded, and assumed a definite form under his shaping hand.

The park was very large, and contained great variety of ground.

He had contemplated a good part of the performance before he contributed his bit of variety to it.

The place is stored with great variety of sextants, quadrants, telescopes, astrolabes, and other astronomical instruments.

So I was satisfied, and said we would waltz in on it.

There was one in the room; Bessie went and opened it, and then asked me to sit down and give her a tune: I played a waltz or two, and she was charmed.

And as at this moment the orchestra gave the signal for the waltz, Albert put his arm round the waist of the countess, and disappeared with her in the whirl of dancers.

I think she is worth looking at.

Never mind fine clothes and jewels, now: all that is not worth a fillip.

She has sold everything she had that was worth selling, and now she is enjoying herself.

We can only shave our heads for them and wring the tears from our cheeks.

Aunt Polly fell to crying and wringing her hands.

He remained motionless, but gnashing his teeth and wringing his hands with fury.

I did not want him to yield, though I could not help being afraid in my heart.

To agitate him thus deeply, by a resistance he so abhorred, was cruel: to yield was out of the question.

A regard for the requester would often make one readily yield to a request, without waiting for arguments to reason one into it.